1980 New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Head Coach: Ron Erhardt |
| Raymond Berry | Receivers |
| Rick Buffington | Administrative Assistant |
| Gino Cappelletti | Special Teams |
| Billy Kinard | Defensive Backs |
| Bill Parcells | Linebackers |
| John Polonchek | Quarterbacks |
| Jim Ringo | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| Fritz Shurmur | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Tom Yewcic | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/11/1980 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 35-31 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 66656 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1980 | A | Oakland Raiders | 29-31 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 41649 | |
| Sun | 8/24/1980 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-23 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 45207 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1980 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 23-30 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 56947 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1980 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-17 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 49222 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1980 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-37 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 48321 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1980 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 37-31 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61035 | |
| Mon | 9/29/1980 | H | Denver Broncos | 23-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60153 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1980 | A | New York Jets | 21-11 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 53603 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1980 | H | Miami Dolphins | 34-0 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60777 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1980 | A | Baltimore Colts | 37-21 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 53924 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1980 | A | Buffalo Bills | 13-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 75092 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1980 | H | New York Jets | 34-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60834 | |
| Mon | 11/10/1980 | A | Houston Oilers | 34-38 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51524 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-17 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60609 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1980 | H | Baltimore Colts | 47-21 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61297 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1980 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-21 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45254 | |
| Mon | 12/8/1980 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-16 | L | OT | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 63282 |
| Sun | 12/14/1980 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-2 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 63292 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1980 | A | New Orleans Saints | 38-27 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 38277 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Julius Adams | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 262 | 32 | Texas Southern | 16 | 16 |
| Sam Adams | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 32 | Prairie View A&M | 15 | 14 |
| Richard Bishop | 64 | LDE-NT | 6-1 | 265 | 30 | Marshalltown JC; Louisville | 13 | 5 |
| Pete Brock | 58 | C-OT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 87 | WR | 5-11 | 187 | 22 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 44 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 28 | Kansas State | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 12 | QB | 6-2 | 211 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 4 |
| Allan Clark | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 23 | Northern Arizona | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 26 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Bob Cryder | 75 | ROG | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 2 |
| Bill Currier | 28 | S | 6-0 | 193 | 25 | South Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Chuck Foreman | 22 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 48 | FS | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Russ Francis | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 242 | 27 | Oregon | 15 | 15 |
| Bob Golic | 51 | RILB | 6-2 | 261 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 3 |
| Steve Grogan | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 27 | Kansas State | 12 | 12 |
| Ray Hamilton | 71 | NT | 6-1 | 244 | 29 | Oklahoma | 15 | 15 |
| John Hannah | 73 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 29 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 80 | TE | 6-7 | 244 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 2 |
| Mike Hawkins | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Haynes | 40 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 27 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 |
| Mike Hubach | 6 | P | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Navarro JC; Oklahoma | 14 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 29 | WR | 5-10 | 175 | 34 | Jackson State | 16 | 15 |
| Roland James | 30 | SS | 6-2 | 191 | 22 | Tennessee | 16 | 10 |
| Andy Johnson | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 28 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
| Shelby Jordan | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 270 | 28 | Washington-St. Louis | 16 | 16 |
| Steve King | 52 | OLB | 6-4 | 230 | 29 | Tulsa | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 67 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 34 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Mel Lunsford | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 30 | Central State (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Matthews | 53 | ILB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | South Dakota State | 16 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 34 | S | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Doug McDougald | 70 | DE | 6-5 | 271 | 23 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 78 | DE | 6-3 | 249 | 31 | Wyoming; Bishop | 16 | 0 |
| Larry McGrew | 50 | OLB | 6-5 | 233 | 23 | Contra Costa JC; Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Steve McMichael | 66 | NT | 6-2 | 265 | 23 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Nelson | 57 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Augsburg; North Dakota State | 16 | 16 |
| Carlos Pennywell | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 180 | 24 | Grambling State | 11 | 0 |
| Garry Puetz | 75 | OT | 6-4 | 265 | 28 | Valparaiso | 16 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 25 | RCB-SS | 6-1 | 192 | 23 | South Carolina | 16 | 10 |
| Rod Shoate | 56 | ROLB | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| John Smith | 1 | K | 6-0 | 172 | 31 | King Alfred's; Southampton (England) | 16 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 227 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| Don Westbrook | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 62 | LOT | 6-3 | 270 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| John Zamberlin | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 226 | 24 | Pacific Lutheran | 16 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 14 | Roland James | DB | Tennessee |
| 1 | 25 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 45 | Larry McGrew | LB | Southern California |
| 3 | 73 | Steve McMichael | DT | Texas |
| 5 | 124 | Doug McDougald | DE-DT | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | 160 | Preston Brown | WR | Vanderbilt |
| 7 | 180 | Tom Kearns | G | Kentucky |
| 8 | 208 | Mike House | TE | Pacific |
| 9 | 235 | Barry Burget | LB | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 266 | Tom Daniel | C | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | 293 | Mike Hubach | P | Kansas |
| 12 | 320 | Jimmy Jordan | QB | Florida State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 77 | 132 | 110 | 122 | 0 | 441 |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 97 | 56 | 105 | 3 | 325 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 319 | 139 | 154 | 26 | 98/210 46.7% | / % | 79 | 696 | |
| Opponents Totals | 270 | 118 | 141 | 11 | 79/214 36.9% | / % | 92 | 833 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 0 | 51 | 51 | 100.0 | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 0 | 129 |
| Don Calhoun | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Russ Francis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Stanley Morgan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Don Hasselbeck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Vagas Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roland James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Shoate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 51 | 52 | 98.1 | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 0 | 441 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 2 | 325 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 2 | 44 | 2/2 | 11/11 | 10/14 | 3/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 34 | 76.5 | 2 | 44 | 2/2 | 11/11 | 10/14 | 3/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagas Ferguson | 211 | 818 | 3.9 | 44 | 2 |
| Don Calhoun | 200 | 787 | 3.9 | 22t | 9 |
| Steve Grogan | 30 | 112 | 3.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 42 | 111 | 2.6 | 20t | 2 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 33 | 97 | 2.9 | 11 | 3 |
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 63 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Allan Clark | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Hubach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 588 | 2240 | 3.8 | 44 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 482 | 1876 | 3.9 | 33 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 306 | 175 | 57.2 | 109 | 2475 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 71 | 18 | 5.9 | 22 | 7.2 | 17 | 138 | 2337 | 73.1 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 37 | 885 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 40 | 9 | 8.6 | 5 | 4.8 | 8 | 62 | 823 | 95.9 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 413 | 240 | 58.1 | 146 | 3395 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 71 | 27 | 6.5 | 27 | 6.5 | 25 | 200 | 3195 | 79.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 458 | 266 | 58.1 | 168 | 3232 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 79t | 28 | 6.1 | 24 | 5.2 | 44 | 346 | 2886 | 78.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Morgan | 45 | 991 | 22.0 | 71 | 6 |
| Russ Francis | 41 | 664 | 16.2 | 39t | 8 |
| Harold Jackson | 35 | 737 | 21.1 | 40 | 5 |
| Don Calhoun | 27 | 129 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 24 | 259 | 10.8 | 22 | 3 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 22 | 173 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 8 | 130 | 16.3 | 35t | 4 |
| Don Westbrook | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Carlos Pennywell | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 240 | 3395 | 14.1 | 71 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 266 | 3232 | 12.2 | 79t | 28 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Clayborn | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Tim Fox | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Roland James | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rod Shoate | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 42t | 1 |
| Steve Nelson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 369 | 13.7 | 80 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hubach | 63 | 2392 | 38.0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 237 | 2115 | 33.6 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 2392 | 38.0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 237 | 2115 | 33.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 3775 | 41.0 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 513 | 3062 | 33.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland James | 33 | 3 | 331 | 10.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Mike Haynes | 17 | 2 | 140 | 8.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 10 | 1 | 42 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 6 | 513 | 8.6 | 75t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 13 | 237 | 8.5 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Ivory | 36 | 992 | 27.6 | 98t | 1 | |
| Preston Brown | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bill Currier | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1281 | 22.9 | 98t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 89 | 1649 | 18.5 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Julius Adams | 9.0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 8.5 | |
| Tony McGee | 8.5 | |
| Rod Shoate | 5.5 | |
| Richard Bishop | 5.0 | |
| Mike Hawkins | 3.0 | |
| John Zamberlin | 2.0 | |
| Larry McGrew | 1.0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1.0 | |
| Doug McDougald | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | 346.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25.0 | 200.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Brock | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Allan Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Ray Clayborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vagas Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Ray Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mike Hubach | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland James | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prentice McCray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Sanford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| Rod Shoate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -41 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
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