1980_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1980 Kansas City Chiefs season
1980 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jim Schaaf
Head coach	Marv Levy
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 WR J. T. Smith; DE Art Still; S Gary Barbaro;
AP All-Pros	3 DE Art Still (2nd team); S Gary Barbaro (2nd team); KR J. T. Smith (1st team);
	← 1979; Chiefs seasons; 1981 →;

1980 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and 21st overall. They improved from 1979 from a 7–9 to an 8–8 record, the most wins for the franchise since an 8–6 season in 1972, but missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

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The Chiefs selected guard Brad Budde, the son of Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Ed Budde, as the team's first-round draft choice, making the Buddes the first father-son combination to become first-round draftees of the same team in NFL history.^[1] In a then-controversial move on August 26, the Chiefs released placekicker Jan Stenerud, who at the time was club's all-time leading scorer. He was replaced by journeyman Nick Lowery, who had been cut 11 times by eight different teams himself.^[1]

After suffering an 0–4 start, the team rebounded to post a four-game winning streak.^[1] After Steve Fuller was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season, former Miami 12th-round draft choice Bill Kenney became the team's starting quarterback. He was so anonymous that when he appeared in that contest, the name on the back of his jersey was inadvertently misspelled "Kenny."^[1] Kenney went on to lead the club to a 31–14 victory against Denver on December 7 in his initial NFL start. The defense continued to evolve as defensive end Art Still and safety Gary Barbaro became the first Chiefs defensive players to be elected to the Pro Bowl in five seasons.^[1]

Regular season

Game summaries

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"Kansas City Chiefs History 1980s". Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.

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"1980 Kansas City Chiefs Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1980 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	11	Brad Budde	Guard	USC
3	66	James Hadnot	Running back	Texas Tech
4	94	Dave Klug	Linebacker	Concordia–Moorhead	Played for Chiefs 1981–83
5	114	Carlos Carson *	Wide receiver	LSU
5	115	Dan Pensick	Defensive tackle	Nebraska
6	147	Bubba Garcia	Wide receiver	UTEP
6	164	Larry Heater	Running back	Arizona
8	203	Sam Stepney	Linebacker	Boston University
9	230	Tom Donovan	Wide receiver	Penn State
10	261	Rob Martinovich	Tackle	Notre Dame
11	287	Dale Markham	Tackle	North Dakota
12	314	Mike Brewington	Linebacker	East Carolina
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 2 Tom Clements 4 Steve Fuller 9 Bill Kenney Running backs 35 Horace Belton 48 James Hadnot 22 Ted McKnight FB 21 Arnold Morgado 32 Tony Reed Wide receivers 88 Carlos Carson 80 Bubba Garcia 89 Henry Marshall 87 Stan Rome 86 J.T. Smith Tight ends 85 Ed Beckman 84 Al Dixon 81 Tony Samuels 83 Mike Williams		Offensive linemen 56 Charlie Ane C 66 Brad Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 70 Jim Rourke T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons G 72 Franky Smith T Defensive linemen 75 Sylvester Hicks DE 91 Ken Kremer DT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero DT 79 Jerry Meyers DT 61 Don Parrish DT 67 Art Still DE		Linebackers 57 Jerry Blanton 52 Thomas Howard, Sr. 51 Charles Jackson 62 Kelly Kirchbaum 54 Frank Manumaleuga 53 Whitney Paul 50 Cal Peterson 55 Clarence Sanders 59 Gary Spani Defensive backs 25 Gary Barbaro FS 42 M. L. Carter 41 Herb Christopher SS 44 Tim Collier CB 46 Paul Dombroski 24 Gary Green CB 44 Eric Harris CB 31 Jerry Reese SS Special teams 1 Bob Grupp P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists 99 Mike Bell DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Charlie Getty T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Dave Klug LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 9	Cleveland Browns	W 42–0	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	38,055	Recap
2	August 18	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–10	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	39,879	Recap
3	August 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–10	3–0	Busch Memorial Stadium	41,687	Recap
4	August 30	vs. San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	3–1	Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)	27,000	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 7	Oakland Raiders	L 14–27	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	54,269	Recap
2	September 14	Seattle Seahawks	L 16–17	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	42,403	Recap
3	September 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–20	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	63,614	Recap
4	September 28	San Diego Chargers	L 7–24	0–4	Arrowhead Stadium	45,161	Recap
5	October 5	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–17	1–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	40,153	Recap
6	October 12	Houston Oilers	W 21–20	2–4	Arrowhead Stadium	75,048	Recap
7	October 19	at Denver Broncos	W 23–17	3–4	Mile High Stadium	74,459	Recap
8	October 26	Detroit Lions	W 20–17	4–4	Arrowhead Stadium	59,391	Recap
9	November 2	Baltimore Colts	L 24–31	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium	52,383	Recap
10	November 9	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–30	5–5	Kingdome	58,976	Recap
11	November 16	at San Diego Chargers	L 7–20	5–6	San Diego Stadium	50,248	Recap
12	November 23	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 21–13	6–6	Busch Memorial Stadium	42,871	Recap
13	November 30	Cincinnati Bengals	L 6–20	6–7	Arrowhead Stadium	41,594	Recap
14	December 7	Denver Broncos	W 31–14	7–7	Arrowhead Stadium	40,237	Recap
15	December 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–21	7–8	Three Rivers Stadium	50,013	Recap
16	December 21	at Baltimore Colts	W 38–28	8–8	Memorial Stadium	16,941	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	0	14	6	27
Chiefs	7	0	0	7	14

1980_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1980 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 3: at Cleveland Browns

Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 5: at Oakland Raiders

Week 6: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 7: at Denver Broncos

Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 16: at Baltimore Colts

Standings

References

External links

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers⁽¹⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	418	327	W2
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	364	306	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–8	319	336	W1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	310	323	W1
Seattle Seahawks	4	12	0	.250	1–7	3–9	291	408	L9