1980 Washington Redskins season
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| 1980 Washington Redskins season | |
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| Head coach | Jack Pardee |
| General manager | Bobby Beathard |
| Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
| Home field | RFK Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1980 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1979. They could not improve, dropping to 6–10, their only double-digit losing season between 1964 and 1992. This was Jack Pardee's last season as head coach.
Contents
Offseason
NFL draft
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| 1980 Washington Redskins draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 18 | Art Monk * † | Wide receiver | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 55 | Mat Mendenhall | Defensive end | BYU | |
| 6 | 155 | Farley Bell | Linebacker | Cincinnati | |
| 7 | 187 | Melvin Jones | Guard | Houston | |
| 9 | 241 | Lawrence McCullough | Wide receiver | Illinois | |
| 10 | 268 | Lewis Walker | Running back | Utah | |
| 11 | 295 | Mike Matocha | Defensive end | Texas–Arlington | |
| 12 | 327 | Marcene Emmett | Defensive back | North Alabama | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
| 1980 Washington Redskins staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 8, 1980 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–3 |
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| 2 | September 18, 1980 | at New York Giants | W 23–21 |
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| 3 | September 21, 1980 | at Oakland Raiders | L 24–21 |
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| 4 | September 28, 1980 | Seattle Seahawks | L 14–0 |
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| 5 | October 5, 1980 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–14 |
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| 6 | October 13, 1980 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–17 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 23–0 |
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| 8 | October 26, 1980 | New Orleans Saints | W 22–14 |
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| 9 | November 2, 1980 | Minnesota Vikings | L 39–14 |
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| 10 | November 9, 1980 | at Chicago Bears | L 35–21 |
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| 11 | November 16, 1980 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 24–0 |
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| 12 | November 23, 1980 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 14–10 |
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| 13 | November 30, 1980 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–6 |
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| 14 | December 7, 1980 | San Diego Chargers | W 40–17 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1980 | New York Giants | W 16–13 |
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| 16 | December 21, 1980 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–7 |
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Standings
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| 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 |
References
External links
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