1980 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1980 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles won twelve of their sixteen games, winning their division for the first time in twenty years. The Eagles started the season winning eleven of their first twelve games, only to finish the season losing three of their final four. Still, the 12–4 record was good enough to win the NFC East division title for the first time in franchise history since the NFC East had been formed.

1980 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
General managerJim Murray
Head coachDick Vermeil
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st NFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Vikings) 31–16
Won NFC Championship
(vs. Cowboys) 20–7
Lost Super Bowl XV
(vs. Raiders) 10–27
The Eagles defeated the Cowboys in the 1980 NFC Championship Game and earned their first Super Bowl appearance.

The 1980 season marked the Eagles' third consecutive playoff appearance under coach Dick Vermeil, and culminated in the team's first Super Bowl appearance, where they were defeated by the Oakland Raiders. The 1980 NFC Championship long stood as the proudest moment of the Super Bowl era in Eagles history until they won Super Bowl LII 37 years later.

Offseason

NFL draft

After going 11–5 in the 1979 season and making the playoffs as a wildcard team, the Eagles found themselves looking to improve in 1980 through the NFL Draft.

The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1979. As was started with the 1977 NFL Draft, this consisted of 12 rounds over two days. ESPN covered all 12 rounds live for the first time.

The Philadelphia Eagles had the 23rd to 25th pick in each of the 12 rounds. The Eagles drafted 10 players.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
123Roynell YoungDBAlcorn State University
253Perry HarringtonRBJackson State University
3Traded Pick
4Traded Pick
5135Nate RiversWRSouth Carolina State
6161Greg MurthaTUniversity of Minnesota
7188Terrell WardDBSan Diego State
8218Mike CurcioLBTemple University
9245Bob HarrisTBowling Green
11298Lee JukesWRNorth Carolina State
11302Thomas BrownDEBaylor University
12329Howard FieldsDBBaylor

Personnel

Staff
1980 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Lynn Stiles


Roster
1980 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • -- Ray Sydnor TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

The 1980 season schedule was set based on how the Eagles finished the previous season: 2nd in NFC East. The way the schedule was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1980 season. Also, when the last regular-season game was over, each team knew who its opponents would be the next year.

  • A home and away series vs the teams in its own division: Cowboys, Giants, Cardinals and Redskins = 8 games
  • Each of the top 4 teams in the NFC East from the previous season played the top 4 teams in the AFC West from the previous season: Chargers, Broncos, Seahawks and Raiders = 4 games
  • Each of the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the NFC East from the previous season (Eagles and Redskins) played the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the NFC Central and NFC West from the previous season: Bears, Vikings, Saints and Falcons = 4 games

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance
1 September 7, 1980 Denver Broncos W 27–6 1–0 Veterans Stadium 70,307
2 September 14, 1980 at Minnesota Vikings W 42–7 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 46,460
3 September 22, 1980 New York Giants W 35–3 3–0 Veterans Stadium 70,767
4 September 28, 1980 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–14 3–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,079
5 October 5, 1980 Washington Redskins W 24–14 4–1 Veterans Stadium 69,044
6 October 12, 1980 at New York Giants W 31–16 5–1 Giants Stadium 71,051
7 October 19, 1980 Dallas Cowboys W 17–10 6–1 Veterans Stadium 70,696
8 October 26, 1980 Chicago Bears W 17–14 7–1 Veterans Stadium 68,752
9 November 2, 1980 at Seattle Seahawks W 27–20 8–1 Kingdome 61,047
10 November 9, 1980 at New Orleans Saints W 34–21 9–1 Louisiana Superdome 44,340
11 November 16, 1980 at Washington Redskins W 24–0 10–1 RFK Stadium 51,897
12 November 23, 1980 Oakland Raiders W 10–7 11–1 Veterans Stadium 68,535
13 November 30, 1980 at San Diego Chargers L 22–21 11–2 Jack Murphy Stadium 51,567
14 December 7, 1980 Atlanta Falcons L 20–17 11–3 Veterans Stadium 70,205
15 December 14, 1980 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–3 12–3 Veterans Stadium 68,969
16 December 21, 1980 at Dallas Cowboys L 35–27 12–4 Texas Stadium 62,548

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1
1 234Total
Broncos 0 060 6
• Eagles 7 1307 27
Scoring summary
Q1PHICarmichael 56 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7–0
Q2PHIFranklin 17 yard field goalPHI 10–0
Q2PHIFranklin 35 yard field goalPHI 13–0
Q2PHIFitzkee 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 20–0
Q3DENSteinfort 44 yard field goalPHI 20–3
Q3DENSteinfort 43 yard field goalPHI 20–6
Q4PHISpagnola 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 27–6

Week 2
1 234Total
• Eagles 14 01414 42
Vikings 0 700 7
Scoring summary
Q1PHIHarris 2 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 7–0
Q1PHIMontgomery 72 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 14–0
Q2MINRashad 16 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)PHI 14–7
Q3PHIHarris 4 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 21–7
Q3PHIMontgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 28–7
Q4PHIFitzkee 45 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 35–7
Q4PHICarmichael 13 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 42–7

Week 3
1 234Total
Giants 3 000 3
• Eagles 7 1477 35
Scoring summary
Q1NYGDanelo 50 yard field goalNYG 3–0
Q1PHIMontgomery 3 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7–3
Q2PHICarmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 14–3
Q2PHIHarris 2 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 21–3
Q3PHISmith 12 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 28–3
Q4PHIMontgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 35–3

Week 4
1 234Total
Eagles 0 707 14
• Cardinals 7 377 24
Scoring summary
Q1STL70 yard interception return (Little kick)STL 7–0
Q2PHIJaworski 1 yard run (Franklin kick)Tie 7–7
Q2STLLittle 31 yard field goalSTL 10–7
Q3STLAnderson 14 yard run (Little kick)STL 17–7
Q4STLAnderson 37 yard run (Little kick)STL 24–7
Q4PHIKrepfle 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)STL 24–14

Week 5
1 234Total
Redskins 7 007 14
• Eagles 7 1430 24
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 69,044
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary
Q1WSHThompson 54 yard pass from Theismann (Moseley kick)WSH 7–0
Q1PHIHarris 51 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)Tie 7–7
Q2PHIMontgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 14–7
Q2PHICarmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 21–7
Q3PHIFranklin 39 yard field goalPHI 24–7
Q4WSHClaitt 10 yard run (Moseley kick)PHI 24–14

Week 6
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 31414 31
Giants 7 900 16
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Giants Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 71,051
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
Scoring summary
Q1NYGSimms 1 yard run (Danelo kick)NYG 7–0
Q2NYGPerkins 15 yard pass from Simms (kick failed)NYG 13–0
Q2PHIFranklin 41 yard field goalNYG 13–3
Q2NYGDanelo 42 yard field goalNYG 16–3
Q3PHIGiammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick)NYG 16–10
Q3PHIHarrington 19 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 17–16
Q4PHIGiammona 3 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 24–16
Q4PHIKrepfle 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 31–16

Week 7
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 300 10
• Eagles 0 1007 17
Scoring summary
Q1DALHegman recovered fumble in end zone (Septien kick)DAL 7–0
Q2PHIFranklin 35 yard field goalDAL 7–3
Q2PHICarmichael 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 10–7
Q2DALSeptien 33 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q4PHISmith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 17–10

Week 8
1 234Total
Bears 0 0140 14
• Eagles 7 073 17
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 68,752
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Scoring summary
Q1PHICampfield 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7–0
Q3PHIGiammona 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 14–0
Q3CHIHarper 1 yard run (Thomas kick)PHI 14–7
Q3CHIEvans 3 yard run (Thomas kick)Tie 14–14
Q4PHIFranklin 18 yard field goalPHI 17–14

Week 9
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 71010 27
Seahawks 6 077 20
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Kingdome
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 61,047
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary
Q1SEAHerrera 21 yard field goalSEA 3–0
Q1SEAHerrera 31 yard field goalSEA 6–0
Q2PHICampfield 1 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 7–6
Q3SEALargent 27 yard pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)SEA 13–7
Q3PHISmith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 14–13
Q3PHIFranklin 39 yard field goalPHI 17–13
Q4SEADoornik 9 yard run (Herrera kick)SEA 20–17
Q4PHICampfield 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 24–20
Q4PHIFranklin 25 yard field goalPHI 27–20

Week 10
1 234Total
• Eagles 0 17710 34
Saints 7 770 21
Scoring summary
Q1NOWilliams 24 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick)NO 7–0
Q2PHICarmichael 10 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)Tie 7–7
Q2NOChandler 17 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick)NO 14–7
Q2PHIFranklin 32 yard field goalNO 14–10
Q2PHICarmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 17–14
Q3PHICarmichael 25 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 24–14
Q3NOWilliams 8 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick)PHI 24–21
Q4PHIFranklin 30 yard field goalPHI 27–21
Q4PHIHogan 2 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 30–21

Week 11
1 234Total
• Eagles 14 370 24
Redskins 0 000 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: RFK Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 51,897
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); wind 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary
Q1PHIKrepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7–0
Q1PHISpagnola 14 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 14–0
Q2PHIFranklin 38 yard field goalPHI 17–0
Q4PHIRobinson 59 yard fumble return (Franklin kick)PHI 24–0

Week 12
1 234Total
Raiders 0 007 7
• Eagles 0 037 10
Scoring summary
Q3PHIFranklin 51 yard field goalPHI 3–0
Q4OAKBranch 86 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)OAK 7–3
Q4PHIMontgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 10–7

Week 13
1 234Total
Eagles 0 0714 21
• Chargers 9 1003 22
Scoring summary
Q1SDWinslow 14 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed)SD 6–0
Q1SDBenirschke 34 yard field goalSD 9–0
Q2SDWinslow 17 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)SD 16–0
Q2SDBenirschke 45 yard field goalSD 19–0
Q3PHIMontgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick)SD 19–7
Q4SDBenirschke 42 yard field goalSD 22–7
Q4PHIKrepfle 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)SD 22–14
Q4PHIMontgomery 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)SD 22–21

Week 14
1 234Total
• Falcons 3 773 20
Eagles 0 1403 17
  • Date: December 7
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 70,205
  • Game weather: Light rain; 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
Scoring summary
Q1ATLMazzetti 26 yard field goalATL 3–0
Q2PHICarmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7–3
Q2PHISpagnola 15 yard pass from Giammona (Franklin kick)PHI 14–3
Q2ATLFrancis 11 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick)PHI 14–10
Q3ATLCain 12 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick)ATL 17–14
Q4PHIFranklin 40 yard field goalTie 17–17
Q4ATLMazzetti 37 yard field goalATL 20–17

Week 15
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 003 3
• Eagles 0 0710 17
  • Date: December 14
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 68,969
  • Game weather: Sunny; 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
Scoring summary
Q3PHIMontgomery 9 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 7–0
Q4PHIFranklin 19 yard field goalPHI 10–0
Q4STLO'Donoghue 25 yard field goalPHI 10–3
Q4PHIGiammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 17–3

Week 16
1 234Total
Eagles 0 01017 27
• Cowboys 7 1477 35
Scoring summary
Q1DALWhite 1 yard run (Septien kick)DAL 7–0
Q2DALHill 36 yard pass from White (Septien kick)DAL 14–0
Q2DALP. Pearson 9 yard pass from White (Septien kick)DAL 21–0
Q3PHIGiammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick)DAL 21–7
Q3DALD. Pearson 11 yard pass from White (Septien kick)DAL 28–7
Q3PHIFranklin 29 yard field goalDAL 28–10
Q4DALDuPree 15 yard pass from White (Septien kick)DAL 35–10
Q4PHIParker 30 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)DAL 35–17
Q4PHIFranklin 19 yard field goalDAL 35–20
Q4PHIMontgomery 6 yard run (Franklin kick)DAL 35–27
  • Harold Carmichael's streak of games with a pass caught is stopped. Despite losing this game, the Eagles clinched the NFC East Division on a quirky tie-breaker scenario because they lost by less than 25 points. The only caveat to losing by less than 25 points compared to winning this game outright was that the Eagles conceded the number one seed in the NFC to the Atlanta Falcons (who had also lost during this same week). The close defeat however proved to be less significant compared to winning this game outright as their eventual run to the Super Bowl would not have changed due to restrictions regarding teams from the same division meeting in the Divisional Round, and Dallas defeating both the Rams in the Wild Card Round (Dallas could only face Atlanta regardless of seeding), and the Falcons in the Divisional Round (the NFC Championship Game would have still been held in Philadelphia).

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 384 222 L1
Dallas Cowboys(4) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 454 311 W1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–7 261 293 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 299 350 L2
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 249 425 L2

Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance
Divisional January 3, 1981 Minnesota Vikings W 31–16 1–0 Veterans Stadium 68,434
Conference Championship January 11, 1981 Dallas Cowboys W 20–7 2–0 Veterans Stadium 70,696
Super Bowl January 25, 1981 Oakland Raiders L 27–10 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 75,500

Divisional
1 234Total
Vikings 7 720 16
• Eagles 0 71410 31
  • Date: January 3
  • Location: Veterans Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 68,434
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 26 °F (−3 °C)
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
Scoring summary
Q1MINWhite 30 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick)MIN 7–0
Q2MINBrown 1 yard run (Danmeier kick)MIN 14–0
Q2PHICarmichael 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)MIN 14–7
Q3PHIMontgomery 8 yard run (Franklin kick)Tie 14–14
Q3MINSafety, Jaworski tackled in end zoneMIN 16–14
Q3PHIMontgomery 5 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 21–16
Q4PHIFranklin 33 yard field goalPHI 24–16
Q4PHIHarrington 2 yard run (Franklin kick)PHI 31–16

Conference Championship
NFC Championship: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 7 007
Eagles 7 0 10320

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information
Veterans Stadium during the 1980 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981.

Super Bowl
Main article: Super Bowl XV
1 234Total
• Raiders 14 0103 27
Eagles 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q1OAKBranch 2 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)OAK 7–0
Q1OAKKing 80 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)OAK 14–0
Q2PHIFranklin 30 yard field goalOAK 14–3
Q3OAKBranch 29 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)OAK 21–3
Q3OAKBahr 46 yard field goalOAK 24–3
Q4PHIKrepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)OAK 24–10
Q4OAKBahr 35 yard field goalOAK 27–10

Awards and honors

References
  1. "1980 Philadelphia Eagles starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. "1980 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. "Bert Bell Award – Professional Player of the Year: Past Recipients". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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