1980 New England Patriots Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (10-6)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1980 New England Patriots Statistics
1980 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots moved the ball well, scoring 441 points, and the defensive squad yielded 325. Steve Grogan passed for 2,475 yards. Stanley Morgan paced all receivers, catching 45 passes for 991 yards. Russ Francis and Harold Jackson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Vagas Ferguson rushed for a team-best 818 yards for New England, and Don Calhoun also aided the ground game.

Raymond Clayborn snatched 5 opponent throws.

Ron Erhardt coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
85Julius AdamsRDEApril 26, 19486'3"270Texas SouthernMacon, GA USA1616
61Sam AdamsRGSeptember 20, 19486'3"256Prairie ViewJasper, TX USA1514
64Richard BishopLDEMarch 23, 19506'1"275LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA135
58Pete BrockC-T-GJuly 14, 19546'5"267ColoradoPortland, OR USA160
87Preston BrownWRMarch 2, 19585'10"184VanderbiltNashville, TN USA50
44Don CalhounFBApril 29, 19526'0"206Kansas St.Muskogee, OK USA1616
12Matt CavanaughQBOctober 27, 19566'2"212PittsburghYoungstown, OH USA164
35Allan ClarkRBJune 8, 19575'10"186Northern ArizonaGrand Rapids, MN USA110
26Raymond ClaybornLCBJanuary 2, 19556'0"186TexasFort Worth, TX USA1616
75Bob CryderTSeptember 7, 19566'4"275AlabamaEast St. Louis, IL USA162
28Bill CurrierDBJanuary 5, 19556'0"196South CarolinaGlen Burnie, MD USA160
43Vagas FergusonRBMarch 6, 19576'1"204Notre DameRichmond, IN USA1616
22Chuck ForemanRBOctober 26, 19506'2"210Miami (FL)Frederick, MD USA160
48Tim FoxFSNovember 1, 19535'11"186Ohio St.Canton, OH USA1616
81Russ FrancisTEApril 3, 19536'6"240OregonSeattle, WA USA1515
51Bob GolicNTOctober 26, 19576'2"264Notre DameCleveland, OH USA163
14Steve GroganQBJuly 24, 19536'4"210Kansas St.San Antonio, TX USA1212
71Ray HamiltonNTJanuary 20, 19516'1"244OklahomaOmaha, NE USA1515
73John HannahLGApril 4, 19516'2"265AlabamaCanton, GA USA1616
80Don HasselbeckTEApril 1, 19556'7"245ColoradoCincinnati, OH USA162
59Mike HawkinsLOLBOctober 29, 19556'2"235Texas A&M-KingsvilleBay City, TX USA1616
40Mike HaynesRCBJuly 1, 19536'2"192Arizona St.Denison, TX USA1312
6Mike HubachPJanuary 26, 19585'10"185KansasCleveland, OH USA160
23Horace IvoryKRAugust 8, 19546'0"197OklahomaFort Worth, TX USA140
29Harold JacksonWRJanuary 6, 19465'10"175Jackson St.Hattiesburg, MS USA1615
38Roland JamesPRFebruary 18, 19586'2"191TennesseeXenia, OH USA1610
32Andy JohnsonRBOctober 18, 19526'0"204GeorgiaAthens, GA USA160
74Shelby JordanRTJanuary 23, 19526'7"260Washington (MO)St. Louis, MO USA1616
52Steve KingLBJune 10, 19516'4"232TulsaMcAlester, OK USA160
67Bill LenkaitisCJune 30, 19466'4"255Penn St.Cleveland, OH USA1616
72Mel LunsfordLDEJune 13, 19506'3"256Central State (OH)Cincinnati, OH USA1212
53Bill MatthewsLBMarch 12, 19566'2"235South Dakota St.Santa Monica, CA USA160
34Prentice McCrayDBMarch 1, 19516'1"188Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA30
70Doug McDougaldDEFebruary 6, 19576'5"271Virginia TechFayetteville, NC USA80
78Tony McGeeDE-DTJanuary 18, 19496'4"250WyomingBattle Creek, MI USA160
50Larry McGrewLBJuly 23, 19576'5"233USCBerkeley, CA USA110
66Steve McMichaelDT-NTOctober 17, 19576'2"270TexasHouston, TX USA60
86Stanley MorganWRFebruary 17, 19555'11"181TennesseeEasley, SC USA1616
57Steve NelsonLILBApril 26, 19516'2"230AugsburgFarmington, MN USA1616
88Carlos PennywellWRMarch 18, 19566'2"180Grambling St.Crowley, LA USA110
77Garry PuetzG-TMarch 14, 19526'3"263ValparaisoElmhurst, IL USA160
25Rick SanfordSSJanuary 9, 19576'1"192South CarolinaRock Hill, SC USA1610
56Rod ShoateROLBApril 26, 19536'1"214OklahomaSpiro, OK USA1616
1John SmithKDecember 30, 19496'0"186King Alfred's (England)Leafield, England160
30Mosi TatupuRBApril 26, 19556'0"227USCPago Pago, American Samoa160
83Don WestbrookWRNovember 1, 19525'10"185NebraskaCheyenne, WY USA140
62Dwight WheelerLTJanuary 13, 19556'3"269Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA1616
54John ZamberlinRILBFebruary 13, 19566'2"230Pacific LutheranTacoma, WA USA1613



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