1980 Denver Broncos season

The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach Red Miller the Broncos were 8–8, tied for third in the AFC West (fourth via tiebreaker), and missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.[1]

1980 Denver Broncos season
OwnerGerald Phipps
Head coachRed Miller
General managerFred Gehrke
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

It was Miller's final season; ownership changed in February 1981 and front office changes were made in March.[2][3][4]

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1980 NFL Draft
1980 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 42 Rulon Jones *  Defensive end Utah State
3 74 Larry Carter  DB Kentucky
4 107 Rick Parros  RB Utah State
5 131 Mike Harden  DB Michigan
5 136 Laval Short  DT Colorado
6 157 Keith Bishop *  G Baylor
7 184 John Havekost  G Nebraska
8 197 Don Coleman  WR Oregon
9 243 Greg Bracelin  LB California
10 270 Virgil Seay  WR Troy State
11 297 Phil Farris  WR North Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1980 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps
  • President – Allan Phipps
  • Vice President/General Manager – Fred Gehrke
  • Director of Player Personnel – Carroll Hardy
  • Director of Pro Personnel – John Beake

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Roster
1980 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season
Main article: 1980 NFL season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance
1 September 7 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–27 0–1 Veterans Stadium 70,307
2 September 14 Dallas Cowboys W 41–20 1–1 Mile High Stadium 74,919
3 September 21 San Diego Chargers L 13–30 1–2 Mile High Stadium 74,970
4 September 29 at New England Patriots L 14–23 1–3 Schaefer Stadium 60,153
5 October 5 at Cleveland Browns W 19–16 2–3 Municipal Stadium 81,065
6 October 13 Washington Redskins W 20–17 3–3 Mile High Stadium 74,657
7 October 19 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 3–4 Mile High Stadium 74,459
8 October 26 at New York Giants W 14–9 4–4 Giants Stadium 67,598
9 November 2 Houston Oilers L 16–20 4–5 Mile High Stadium 74,717
10 November 9 at San Diego Chargers W 20–13 5–5 San Diego Stadium 51,435
11 November 16 New York Jets W 31–24 6–5 Mile High Stadium 72,114
12 November 23 Seattle Seahawks W 36–20 7–5 Mile High Stadium 73,274
13 December 1 at Oakland Raiders L 3–9 7–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,593
14 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–31 7–7 Arrowhead Stadium 40,237
15 December 14 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 7–8 Mile High Stadium 73,974
16 December 21 at Seattle Seahawks W 25–17 8–8 Kingdome 51,853

Week 10
1 234Total
• Broncos 0 767 20
Chargers 0 607 13
Source:[5]

Standings
AFC West
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

References
  1. "Broncos sink Hawks as quick as you can say Matt Robinson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 22, 1980. p. B1.
  2. "Red is out, Reeves in at Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1981. p. 19.
  3. Reid, Ron (March 10, 1981). "Miller out, Reeves in as Broncos coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  4. "Reeves hired as new Bronco coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 11, 1981. p. G2.
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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