1980 Atlanta Falcons Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Leeman Bennett (12-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1980 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
1980 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Atlanta kept the scoreboard humming with 405 points, while the miserly defensive unit allowed 272. Steve Bartkowski directed the offense, passing for 3,544 yards. Alfred Jenkins hauled in 58 passes for 1,035 yards, while William Andrews, Junior Miller and Wallace Francis each were targeted regularly, too.

William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,308 yards for the Falcons.

Al Richardson intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Leeman Bennett coached the team. The 1980 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
33Anthony AndersonRBSeptember 27, 19566'0"197TempleWilmington, DE USA160
31William AndrewsFBDecember 25, 19556'0"206AuburnThomasville, GA USA1616
10Steve BartkowskiQBNovember 12, 19526'4"216CaliforniaDes Moines, IA USA1616
61Jon BrooksLBJune 22, 19576'2"215ClemsonSaluda, SC USA40
66Warren BryantRTNovember 11, 19556'6"273KentuckyMiami, FL USA1616
38Rick ByasDBOctober 19, 19505'9"180East. MichiganDetroit, MI USA150
21Lynn CainRBOctober 16, 19556'1"205USCLos Angeles, CA USA1616
53Chuck CorrealCMay 17, 19566'3"247Penn St.Uniontown, PA USA160
50Buddy CurryRILBJune 4, 19586'4"224North CarolinaGreenville, NC USA1616
55Tony DaykinLBMay 13, 19556'1"215Georgia TechTaipei, Taiwan160
74Wilson FaumuinaDTAugust 11, 19546'5"275San Jose St., American Samoa144
77Edgar FieldsDTMarch 10, 19546'2"255Texas A&MAustin, TX USA141
89Wallace FrancisWRNovember 7, 19515'11"190Ark-Pine BluffFranklin, LA USA1616
36Bob GlazebrookSSMarch 7, 19566'1"200Fresno St.Fresno, CA USA169
61Chuck HermanGOctober 7, 19586'3"250ArkansasNorth Little Rock, AR USA20
64Pat HowellGMarch 12, 19576'5"257USCFresno, CA USA50
85Alfred JacksonWRAugust 3, 19555'11"176TexasCameron, TX USA160
6John JamesPJanuary 21, 19496'3"197FloridaPanama City, FL USA160
84Alfred JenkinsWRJanuary 25, 19525'10"170Morris BrownHogansville, GA USA1616
37Kenny JohnsonRCBJanuary 7, 19585'10"176Mississippi St.Columbia, MS USA1616
20Earl JonesDBJuly 19, 19576'0"178Norfolk St.Tuscaloosa, AL USA160
78Mike KennLTFebruary 9, 19566'7"273MichiganEvanston, IL USA1616
30Jerome KingDBJanuary 4, 19555'10"175PurdueJersey City, NJ USA20
54Fulton KuykendallLILBJune 10, 19536'4"225UCLACoronado, CA USA108
51Jim LaughlinLILBJuly 5, 19586'0"222Ohio St.Euclid, OH USA166
22Rolland LawrenceLCBMarch 24, 19515'10"179TaborFranklin, PA USA1616
39James MayberryRBNovember 5, 19575'11"210ColoradoAmarillo, TX USA160
4Tim MazzettiKFebruary 1, 19566'1"175PennsylvaniaSao Paulo, CT Brazil160
52Dewey McClainLBApril 25, 19546'3"236East Central (OK)Okmulgee, OK USA150
73Phil McKinnelyT-G-TEJuly 8, 19546'4"248UCLAOakland, CA USA70
75Jeff MerrowRDEJuly 12, 19536'4"236West VirginiaAkron, OH USA1616
87Russ MikeskaTESeptember 10, 19556'3"225Texas A&MTemple, TX USA162
67Calvin MillerNT-DT-DEAugust 31, 19536'2"260Oklahoma St.Gulfport, MS USA20
80Junior MillerTENovember 26, 19576'4"239NebraskaMidland, TX USA1614
15Mike MoroskiQBSeptember 4, 19576'4"200California-DavisBakersfield, CA USA30
59Robert PennywellLBNovember 6, 19546'1"222Grambling St.Crowley, LA USA162
27Tom PridemoreFSApril 29, 19565'10"186West VirginiaOak Hill, WV USA1616
28Frank ReedSSMay 13, 19545'11"193WashingtonSeattle, WA USA167
56Al RichardsonLOLBSeptember 23, 19576'2"211Georgia TechAbbeville, AL USA1616
70Dave ScottLGDecember 26, 19536'4"276KansasHackensack, NJ USA1616
65Don SmithNTMay 9, 19576'5"256Miami (FL)Oakland, CA USA169
86Mike SmithWRApril 28, 19585'10"194Grambling St.Bastrop, LA USA50
16Reggie SmithKRJuly 15, 19565'4"168North Carolina CentralKinston, NC USA80
25Ray StrongRBMay 7, 19565'9"184UNLVBerkeley, CA USA160
61Stan SytsmaLBMay 3, 19566'2"220MinnesotaGlendale, AZ USA20
68R.C. ThielemannRGAugust 12, 19556'4"255ArkansasHouston, TX USA1616
57Jeff Van NoteCFebruary 7, 19466'2"247KentuckySouth Orange, NJ USA1616
58Joel WilliamsROLBDecember 13, 19566'1"222Peru St.Miami, FL USA1616
79Jeff YeatesLDEAugust 3, 19516'3"248Boston Col.Buffalo, NY USA1614
63Mike ZeleNTJuly 3, 19566'3"239Kent St.Cleveland, OH USA114



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