1980 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
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 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 463 | 257 | 55.5 | 3544 | 7.7 | 31 | 6.7 | 16 | 3.5 | 81 | 35 | 324 | 88.2 |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 467 | 259 | 55.5 | 3568 | 7.6 | 31 | 6.6 | 17 | 3.6 | 81 | 35 | 324 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 265 | 1308 | 4.9 | 33 | 4 |
| Lynn Cain | 235 | 914 | 3.9 | 37 | 8 |
| James Mayberry | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 25 | 35 | 1.4 | 11 | 2 |
| John James | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior Miller | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 559 | 2405 | 4.3 | 37 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Jenkins | 58 | 1035 | 17.8 | 57 | 6 |
| Wallace Francis | 54 | 862 | 16.0 | 81 | 7 |
| William Andrews | 51 | 456 | 8.9 | 26 | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 46 | 584 | 12.7 | 36 | 9 |
| Lynn Cain | 24 | 223 | 9.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 22 | 403 | 18.3 | 54 | 7 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Russ Mikeska | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 259 | 3568 | 13.8 | 81 | 31 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 |
| Totals | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 23 | 281 | 12.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 27 | 262 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 536 | 10.1 | 56 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Smith | 25 | 512 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 10 | 168 | 16.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Edgar Fields | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 958 | 18.1 | 36 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Richardson | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 52 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Joel Williams | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Laughlin | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jeff Yeates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 313 | 12.0 | 52 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Johnson | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rolland Lawrence | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Richardson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joel Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mike Kenn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Andrews | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Bartkowski | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Strong | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Zele | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Mayberry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buddy Curry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Warren Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Yeates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Daykin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 83 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Tim Mazzetti | 19 | 46 | 0 | 103 | ||||||||||
| Junior Miller | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Lynn Cain | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Wallace Francis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| William Andrews | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Joel Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Buddy Curry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ray Strong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Frank Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Al Richardson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 405 |
