1980 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Neill Armstrong |
| Jerry Frei | Offensive Line |
| Dale Haupt | Defensive Line |
| Hank Kuhlmann | Running Backs/Special Teams |
| Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
| Ken Meyer | Offensive Coordinator |
| Ted Plumb | Receivers |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/10/1980 | A | New York Jets | 21-9 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 27074 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1980 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-21 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 40595 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1980 | H | Cleveland Browns | 31-33 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57688 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1980 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 13-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56866 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-12 | L | OT | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 54381 |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | H | New Orleans Saints | 22-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62523 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-34 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 59983 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1980 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-38 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 53987 | |
| Mon | 10/6/1980 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 61350 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-13 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 46751 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58508 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-17 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 68752 | |
| Mon | 11/3/1980 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83224 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1980 | H | Washington Redskins | 35-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57159 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | Houston Oilers | 6-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53390 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-28 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 49156 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1980 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-17 | W | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 75397 |
| Sun | 12/7/1980 | H | Green Bay Packers | 61-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57176 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 14-17 | L | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 48808 |
| Sat | 12/20/1980 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 55298 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ted Albrecht | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
| Dave Becker | 49 | S | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Iowa | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Cobb | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 248 | 25 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 |
| Robin Earl | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 13 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | RCB | 5-10 | 181 | 29 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Vince Evans | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 13 | 10 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Yale | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Fisher | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 2 |
| Wentford Gaines | 36 | LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Ferrum JC; Tennessee Tech; Cincinnati | 8 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 1 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Roland Harper | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 208 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 12 |
| Al Harris | 90 | LDE-RDE | 6-5 | 259 | 24 | Arizona State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 27 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Herron | 51 | LLB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | New Mexico | 15 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 54 | MLB | 6-4 | 237 | 28 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Jon Hoke | 47 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 23 | Ball State | 11 | 0 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 29 | Tampa | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 62 | ROT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Harvard | 15 | 0 |
| Lee Kunz | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 2 |
| Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Vaughn Lusby | 47 | RCB | 5-10 | 188 | 24 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
| Rocco Moore | 71 | LOG-ROG-LOT-ROT | 6-5 | 276 | 25 | Western Michigan | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Arkansas State | 15 | 15 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 31 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 31 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Alan Page | 82 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 35 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | P | 6-5 | 232 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | HB | 5-10 | 203 | 27 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Phipps | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 33 | Purdue | 7 | 6 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 27 | Ohio State | 15 | 15 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Utah | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 28 | Ball State | 16 | 16 |
| James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 28 | Trinity Valley CC | 15 | 12 |
| Brad Shearer | 72 | LDT | 6-3 | 254 | 25 | Texas | 13 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 222 | 25 | Purdue | 16 | 0 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 27 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 22 | Penn State | 16 | 1 |
| Paul Tabor | 53 | C | 6-4 | 241 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 28 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Ulmer | 43 | S | 6-0 | 189 | 26 | Doane | 3 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | FS-SS | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Southern Utah | 15 | 2 |
| Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Tulsa | 15 | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 22 | FB | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | Colorado | 16 | 3 |
| Otis Wilson | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Syracuse; Louisville | 16 | 1 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 19 | Otis Wilson | LB | Louisville |
| 2 | 46 | Matt Suhey | RB | Penn State |
| 4 | 103 | Arland Thompson | G | Baylor |
| 5 | 130 | Paul Tabor | C | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 156 | Mike Guess | DB | Ohio State |
| 7 | 183 | Emanuel Tolbert | WR | Southern Methodist |
| 8 | 215 | Randy Clark | G | Northern Illinois |
| 9 | 242 | Turk Schonert | QB | Stanford |
| 10 | 269 | Willie Stephens | DB | Texas Tech |
| 11 | 296 | Chris Judge | DB | Texas Christian |
| 12 | 323 | Bob Fisher | TE | Southern Methodist |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 6 | 304 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 79 | 51 | 68 | 9 | 264 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 286 | 139 | 121 | 26 | 105/248 42.3% | / % | 100 | 842 | |
| Opponents Totals | 285 | 111 | 149 | 25 | 98/236 41.5% | / % | 129 | 1109 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 35 | 37 | 94.6 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 74 |
| Vince Evans | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Walter Payton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Roland Harper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Robin Earl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| James Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Phipps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Alan Page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 35 | 37 | 94.6 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 1 | 304 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 0 | 264 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 44 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 317 | 1460 | 4.6 | 69t | 6 |
| Roland Harper | 113 | 404 | 3.6 | 13 | 5 |
| Vince Evans | 60 | 306 | 5.1 | 58 | 8 |
| Willie McClendon | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Dave Williams | 26 | 57 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 22 | 45 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 9 | 2 |
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 579 | 2440 | 4.2 | 69t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 506 | 2015 | 4.0 | 56t | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Evans | 278 | 148 | 53.2 | 114 | 2039 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 89t | 11 | 4.0 | 16 | 5.8 | 26 | 205 | 1834 | 66.2 |
| Mike Phipps | 122 | 61 | 50.0 | 52 | 630 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 56t | 2 | 1.6 | 9 | 7.4 | 7 | 69 | 561 | 40.0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Walter Payton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 404 | 209 | 51.7 | 170 | 2669 | 6.6 | 12.8 | 89t | 13 | 3.2 | 25 | 6.2 | 33 | 274 | 2395 | 57.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 451 | 238 | 52.8 | 196 | 3271 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 76t | 20 | 4.4 | 17 | 3.8 | 46 | 379 | 2892 | 75.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 46 | 367 | 8.0 | 54t | 1 |
| James Scott | 36 | 696 | 19.3 | 64t | 3 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 28 | 396 | 14.1 | 37 | 2 |
| Rickey Watts | 22 | 444 | 20.2 | 89t | 2 |
| Dave Williams | 22 | 132 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 28 | 3 |
| Bob Fisher | 12 | 203 | 16.9 | 56t | 2 |
| Matt Suhey | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 209 | 2669 | 12.8 | 89t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 238 | 3271 | 13.7 | 76t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Gary Campbell | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Plank | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Allan Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 162 | 9.5 | 36t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 161 | 6.4 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 79 | 3207 | 40.6 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 415 | 2592 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3207 | 40.6 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 415 | 2592 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 82 | 3197 | 39.0 | 65 | 4 | 20 | 277 | 2840 | 34.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 33 | 11 | 239 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Vaughn Lusby | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Plank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 12 | 277 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 7 | 415 | 9.0 | 56 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Williams | 27 | 666 | 24.7 | 95t | 1 | |
| Matt Suhey | 19 | 406 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bob Fisher | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Robin Earl | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Bruce Herron | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kris Haines | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Ulmer | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1153 | 20.6 | 95t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 1251 | 21.6 | 54 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Page | 5.0 | |
| Dan Hampton | 5.0 | |
| Jim Osborne | 4.0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 3.0 | |
| Gary Campbell | 2.0 | |
| Doug Plank | 1.0 | |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 1.0 | |
| (Unknown) | 25.0 | |
| Team Totals | 46.0 | 379.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 274.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Becker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Lusby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Plank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 59 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0 |
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