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.
The Bears chalked up 304 points, and the solid defense surrendered 264. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,460 yards for Chicago.
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 | DB | 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 | DB | 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 | DE-LB | 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 | LB | 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 | DB | 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 | T-G | 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 | DB | 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 | G-T | 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 | DT | August 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | John Skibinski | RB | 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-G | 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 | DB | 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 |
