1980 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1980 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1980 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Chicago chalked up 304 points, while the solid defense surrendered 264. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,460 yards for the Bears.
Vince Evans threw for 2,039 yards. Walter Payton topped all receivers, hauling in 46 balls, while James Scott added 696 receiving yards.
Len Walterscheid snatched 4 opponent throws.
Neill Armstrong coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Ted Albrecht | LT | October 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 253 | California | Harvey, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | WR | January 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Ohio St. | Kingston, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 49 | Dave Becker | S | January 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | Iowa | Atlantic, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | RLB | March 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 4 | 3 |
| 81 | Robin Earl | TE | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 13 |
| 48 | Allan Ellis | RCB | August 19, 1951 | 5'11" | 185 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | 13 | 10 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | SS | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 85 | Bob Fisher | TE | March 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | SMU | Pasadena, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 36 | Wentford Gaines | LCB | February 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Ferrum | Anderson, SC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | LDE | September 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Arkansas | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | FB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 90 | Al Harris | LDE-RDE | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | RDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bruce Herron | LLB | April 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Victoria, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Hicks | MLB | December 18, 1952 | 6'4" | 235 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Jonathan Hoke | CB | January 24, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Ball St. | Hamilton, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | ROT | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 57 | Lee Kunz | LB | April 21, 1957 | 6'2" | 226 | Nebraska | Golden, CO USA | 16 | 2 |
| 70 | Dennis Lick | RT | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 266 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Vaughn Lusby | RCB | August 23, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Arkansas | Fort Polk, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Willie McClendon | RB | September 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Georgia | Brunswick, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Rocco Moore | LOG-ROG-LO | March 31, 1955 | 6'7" | 276 | West. Michigan | Charlotte, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Jerry Muckensturm | LLB | October 13, 1953 | 6'4" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Belleville, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 7 | 6 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | FS | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 76 | Ron Rydalch | DT | January 1, 1952 | 6'4" | 260 | Utah | Tooele, UT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | LCB | May 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | Ball St. | Columbus, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | James Scott | WR | March 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Longview, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 72 | Brad Shearer | LDT | August 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | John Skibinski | FB | April 27, 1955 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | RG | September 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | RB | July 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | Penn St. | Bellefonte, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 53 | Paul Tabor | C | November 30, 1956 | 6'4" | 241 | Oklahoma | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Ulmer | S | December 28, 1954 | 6'0" | 196 | Doane | York, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Len Walterscheid | PR | September 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern Utah | Gainesville, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 80 | Rickey Watts | WR | May 16, 1957 | 6'1" | 203 | Tulsa | Longview, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 22 | Dave Williams | KR | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Minden, LA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | LB | September 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
