1980 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (11-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1980 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1980 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Bills scored 320 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 260. Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-leading 1,185 yards for Buffalo.

Joe Ferguson passed for 2,805 yards. Jerry Butler topped pass catchers, hauling in 57 balls for 832 yards. Frank Lewis and Joe Cribbs contributed to the receiving game also.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers. Steve Freeman intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Chuck Knox coached the team. The 1980 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
28Rufus BessDBSeptember 13, 19565'9"184South Carolina St.Hartsville, SC USA161
73Jon BorchardtG-TAugust 13, 19576'5"260Montana St.Minneapolis, MN USA160
86Mark BrammerTEMay 3, 19586'3"238Michigan St.Traverse City, MI USA165
47Curtis BrownFBDecember 7, 19545'10"203MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
80Jerry ButlerWROctober 12, 19576'0"178ClemsonWare Shoals, SC USA1616
7Greg CaterPApril 17, 19576'0"191Tenn-ChattanoogaLa Grange, GA USA160
29Mario ClarkLCBMarch 29, 19546'2"194OregonPasadena, CA USA1615
20Joe CribbsPRJanuary 5, 19585'11"190AuburnSulligent, AL USA1616
70Joe DevlinRTFebruary 23, 19546'5"261IowaPhoenixville, PA USA1616
69Conrad DoblerRGOctober 1, 19506'3"254WyomingChicago, IL USA1616
19Duke FergersonWRApril 21, 19546'1"189Washington St.Boise, ID USA90
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA1616
22Steve FreemanSSMay 8, 19535'11"185Mississippi St.Lamesa, TX USA1616
88Reuben GantTEApril 12, 19526'4"230Oklahoma St.Tulsa, OK USA1611
53Will GrantCMarch 7, 19546'3"254Idaho St.Milton, MA USA1616
21Doug GreeneDBFebruary 10, 19566'2"205Texas A&M-KingsvilleLos Angeles, CA USA80
74Dee HardisonDE-DT-NT-DEMay 2, 19566'4"274North CarolinaJacksonville, NC USA160
55Jim HaslettLILBDecember 9, 19556'3"232Indiana (PA)Pittsburgh, PA USA1616
25Roland HooksRBJanuary 2, 19536'0"197North Carolina St.Brooklyn, NY USA160
10David HummQBApril 2, 19526'2"188NebraskaLas Vegas, NV USA160
90Scott HutchinsonDEMay 27, 19566'4"246FloridaWinter Park, FL USA163
97Darrell IrvinDEJanuary 21, 19576'4"259OklahomaPawhuska, OK USA70
81Ron JessieWRFebruary 4, 19486'0"185KansasYuma, AZ USA162
91Ken JohnsonDEMarch 25, 19556'5"253KnoxvilleNashville, TN USA160
72Ken JonesLTDecember 1, 19526'5"260Arkansas St.St. Louis, MO USA1616
71Mike KadishDT-NTMay 27, 19506'5"270Notre DameGrand Rapids, MI USA160
52Chris KeatingLBOctober 12, 19576'2"223MaineBoston, MA USA150
42Rod KushDBDecember 29, 19566'0"188Nebraska-OmahaOmaha, NE USA50
48Roosevelt LeaksRBJanuary 31, 19535'10"225TexasBrenham, TX USA160
82Frank LewisWRJuly 4, 19476'1"196Grambling St.Houma, LA USA1514
11Dan ManucciQBSeptember 3, 19576'2"196Kansas St.Erie, PA USA20
67Reggie McKenzieLGJuly 27, 19506'4"255MichiganDetroit, MI USA1616
5Nick Mike-MayerKMarch 1, 19505'8"186TempleBologna, Italy160
40Terry MillerKRJanuary 7, 19565'10"196Oklahoma St.Columbus, GA USA150
59Shane NelsonRILBMay 25, 19556'1"226BaylorMathis, TX USA1616
38Jeff NixonFSOctober 13, 19566'3"190RichmondFurstenfeldbruck, Germany75
85Artie OwensWR-RBJanuary 14, 19535'10"176West VirginiaMontgomery, AL USA40
62Ervin ParkerLBAugust 19, 19586'4"236South Carolina St.Georgetown, SC USA160
89Lou PicconeWRJuly 17, 19495'9"175West Liberty St.Vineland, NJ USA90
51Jim RitcherGMay 21, 19586'3"273North Carolina St.Hinckley, OH USA140
58Isiah RobertsonROLBAugust 17, 19496'3"225SouthernNew Orleans, LA USA1616
26Charles RomesRCBDecember 16, 19546'1"191North Carolina CentralVerdun, France1616
57Lucius SanfordLOLBFebruary 14, 19566'2"216Georgia TechMilledgeville, GA USA1616
45Bill SimpsonFSDecember 5, 19516'1"184Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1111
76Fred SmerlasNTApril 8, 19576'3"277Boston Col.Waltham, MA USA1616
28Roland SolomonDBFebruary 6, 19566'0"193UtahFort Worth, TX USA10
41Phil VillapianoLBFebruary 26, 19496'2"225Bowling GreenLong Branch, NJ USA160
65Tim VoglerG-COctober 2, 19566'3"259Ohio St.Troy, OH USA100
83Sherman WhiteRDEOctober 6, 19486'5"250CaliforniaManchester, NH USA1513
77Ben WilliamsLDESeptember 1, 19546'3"251MississippiYazoo City, MS USA1616



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