1980 New York Jets Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Walt Michaels (4-12)
Location: New York, New York
1980 New York Jets Statistics
1980 New York Jets Results

The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

New York scored 302 points, while the defensive squad yielded 395. Richard Todd triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,329 yards. Bruce Harper topped all receivers, hauling in 50 balls for 634 yards. Lam Jones provided receiving help as well.

Scott Dierking rushed for a team-leading 567 yards for the Jets.

Ken Schroy picked off 8 opponent throws.

Walt Michaels coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Dan AlexanderRGJune 17, 19556'4"260LSUHouston, TX USA1615
83Jerome BarkumTEJuly 18, 19506'3"218Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA1611
30Bobby BattonRBMarch 17, 19575'11"185UNLVYazoo City, MS USA80
46Woody BennettRBMarch 24, 19556'2"227Miami (FL)York, PA USA100
64Guy BinghamCFebruary 25, 19586'3"255MontanaKoiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan163
54Stan BlinkaMLBApril 29, 19576'2"230Sam Houston St.Columbus, OH USA1616
51Greg ButtleLLBJune 20, 19546'3"235Penn St.Atlantic City, NJ USA1414
49Steve CarpenterDBJanuary 22, 19586'2"195West. IllinoisStaunton, IL USA30
87Gerald CarterWRJune 19, 19576'1"190Texas A&MBryan, TX USA30
55Ron CrosbyRLBMarch 2, 19556'3"224Penn St.McKeesport, PA USA1616
68Eric CunninghamGMarch 16, 19576'3"257Penn St.Akron, OH USA60
84Paul DarbyWROctober 22, 19565'10"192Texas St.Austin, TX USA80
25Scott DierkingRBMay 24, 19555'10"218PurdueGreat Lakes Naval Base, IL USA1613
26Donald DykesRCBAugust 24, 19555'11"182SE LouisianaIndependence, MO USA1616
65Joe FieldsCNovember 14, 19536'2"250Rutgers-CamdenWoodbury, NJ USA1313
81Derrick GaffneyWRMay 24, 19556'1"181FloridaJacksonville, FL USA135
21Clark GainesRBFebruary 1, 19546'1"206Wake ForestElberton, GA USA54
99Mark GastineauLDENovember 20, 19566'5"266Arizona St.Ardmore, OK USA1616
90Chris GodfreyG-T-DE-DTMay 17, 19586'3"263MichiganDetroit, MI USA60
42Bruce HarperKRJune 20, 19555'8"174Kutztown PennsylvaniaEnglewood, NJ USA151
47Jerry HolmesDBDecember 22, 19576'2"175ChowanNewport News, VA USA120
40Bobby JacksonLCBDecember 23, 19565'9"178Florida St.Albany, GA USA1515
27Jesse JohnsonBJanuary 10, 19586'3"185ColoradoFort Collins, CO USA161
80Lam JonesWRApril 4, 19585'11"180TexasLawton, OK USA1613
89Bobby JonesWRJuly 12, 19555'11"180Youngstown St.Sharon, PA USA155
73Joe KleckoRDEOctober 15, 19536'3"263TempleChester, PA USA1515
5Pat LeahyKMarch 19, 19516'0"194St. LouisSt. Louis, MO USA160
24Kenny LewisRBOctober 2, 19576'0"190Virginia TechDanville, VA USA70
33Kevin LongFBJanuary 20, 19556'1"212South CarolinaClinton, SC USA157
93Marty LyonsRDTJanuary 5, 19576'5"269AlabamaTakoma Park, MD USA1616
39Saladin MartinDBJanuary 17, 19566'0"180San Diego St.San Diego, CA USA30
53Mike McKibbenLBSeptember 3, 19566'3"228Kent St.Mount Carmel, IL USA91
56Lance MehlLBFebruary 14, 19586'3"235Penn St.Bellaire, OH USA141
37Tim MorescoDBOctober 3, 19545'11"176SyracuseIthaca, NY USA112
44Tom NewtonRBMarch 8, 19546'0"212CaliforniaCarmel, FL USA164
76Lawrence PillersDENovember 4, 19526'4"255Alcorn St.Hazelhurst, MS USA31
79Marvin PowellRTAugust 30, 19556'5"268USCFort Bragg, NC USA1515
15Chuck RamseyPFebruary 24, 19526'2"191Wake ForestRock Hill, SC USA160
66Randy RasmussenLGMay 10, 19456'2"255Nebraska-KearneySt. Paul, NE USA88
28Darrol RayFSJune 25, 19586'1"200OklahomaSan Francisco, CA USA1616
92Wes RobertsDEAugust 1, 19576'6"253TCUDodge City, KS USA60
61John RomanTAugust 31, 19526'4"255Idaho St.Ventnor City, NJ USA163
4Pat RyanQBSeptember 16, 19556'3"210TennesseeHutchinson, KS USA140
74Abdul SalaamLDTFebruary 12, 19536'3"262Kent St.New Brockton, AL USA1616
48Ken SchroySSSeptember 22, 19526'2"198MarylandValley Forge, PA USA1410
82Mickey ShulerTEAugust 21, 19566'3"232Penn St.Harrisburg, PA USA169
23Shafer SuggsDBApril 28, 19536'1"200Ball St.Elkhart, IN USA44
50John SullivanLBOctober 1, 19566'1"221IllinoisMassapequa Park, NY USA160
14Richard ToddQBNovember 19, 19536'2"207AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA1616
70Stan WaldemoreLGFebruary 20, 19556'4"263NebraskaNewark, NJ USA168
85Wesley WalkerWRMay 26, 19556'0"179CaliforniaSan Bernardino, CA USA107
72Chris WardLTDecember 16, 19556'3"267Ohio St.Cleveland, OH USA1414
71Bob WinkelDT-DEOctober 23, 19556'4"253KentuckyPaducah, KY USA160



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