1980 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Flores (11-5)
Location: Oakland, California
1980 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Tom Flores (11-5)
Location: Oakland, California
1980 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.
Oakland chalked up 364 points, while the defense yielded 306. Jim Plunkett threw for 2,299 yards. Bob Chandler paced all receivers, hauling in 49 passes, while Cliff Branch accumulated 858 receiving yards.
Mark van Eeghen ran for a team-best 838 yards for the Raiders, and Kenny King also aided the ground game.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 52 turnovers, best in the league. Lester Hayes picked off 13 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Flores coached the team. The 1980 Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | ROLB | March 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 223 | California | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio St. | Highland, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | RDE | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 254 | Maryland | Wilmington, DE USA | 10 | 0 |
| 87 | Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 240 | Notre Dame | Bemidji, MN USA | 6 | 6 |
| 52 | Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 16 | 10 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen | TE-FB | August 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | BYU | Bellefonte, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6'3" | 247 | UCLA | Alexandria, MN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 79 | Bruce Davis | T-G | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | SS | April 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Ray Guy | P | December 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Southern Miss | Swainsboro, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Dwight Harrison | DB-WR | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | LCB | January 22, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LOLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | I.M. Hipp | RB | February 15, 1956 | 5'11" | 201 | Nebraska | Chapin, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Monte Jackson | RCB | July 14, 1953 | 5'11" | 193 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | RB | April 27, 1956 | 6'1" | 221 | Texas-Arlington | Waukegan, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 90 | Willie Jones | DE | November 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Florida St. | Dublin, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Kenny King | RB | March 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 203 | Oklahoma | Clarendon, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
| 62 | Reggie Kinlaw | NT | January 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | RT | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 272 | Florida A&M | Danville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Alva Liles | NT-DT | March 6, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Boise St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Rod Martin | ROLB | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | USC | Welch, WV USA | 16 | 10 |
| 89 | Rich Martini | WR | November 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 185 | California-Davis | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | RG | October 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Tennessee | Pisgah Forest, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Lindsey Mason | T | August 1, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Ira Matthews | KR | August 23, 1957 | 5'8" | 175 | Wisconsin | Rockford, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | John Matuszak | LDE | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | RILB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 14 | 8 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | DB | May 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Matt Millen | LILB | March 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Hokendauqua, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Keith Moody | DB | June 13, 1953 | 5'11" | 171 | Syracuse | Salisbury, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Bob Nelson | RILB | June 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 232 | Nebraska | Stillwater, MN USA | 9 | 8 |
| 35 | Dwayne O'Steen | RCB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 44 | Burgess Owens | FS | August 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Dan Pastorini | QB | May 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 208 | Santa Clara | Sonora, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 74 | Dave Pear | NT | June 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Washington | Vancouver, WA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 84 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Art Shell | LT | November 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | C | March 4, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | LG | August 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Robstown, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Mark van Eeghen | FB | April 19, 1952 | 6'2" | 223 | Colgate | Cambridge, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Mesa | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | Marc Wilson | QB | February 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 205 | BYU | Bremerton, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
