1980 Buffalo Bills Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (11-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1980 Buffalo Bills RosterTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (11-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1980 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bills scored 320 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 260. Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-leading 1,185 yards for Buffalo.
Joe Ferguson passed for 2,805 yards. Jerry Butler topped pass catchers, hauling in 57 balls for 832 yards. Joe Cribbs and Frank Lewis contributed to the receiving game also.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers. Steve Freeman intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Chuck Knox coached the team. The 1980 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Joe Ferguson | 439 | 251 | 57.2 | 2805 | 6.4 | 20 | 4.6 | 18 | 4.1 | 69 | 13 | 129 | 74.5 | Dan Manucci | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 5 | 48 | 111.1 | David Humm | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 9.8 | Greg Cater | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | Joe Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 461 | 262 | 56.8 | 2936 | 6.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 19 | 4.1 | 69 | 20 | 186 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joe Cribbs | 306 | 1185 | 3.9 | 48 | 11 | Curtis Brown | 153 | 559 | 3.7 | 34 | 3 | Roosevelt Leaks | 67 | 219 | 3.3 | 15 | 2 | Roland Hooks | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 25 | 1 | Joe Ferguson | 31 | 65 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 | Terry Miller | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 | Dan Manucci | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 | Jerry Butler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Mark Brammer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | David Humm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Ron Jessie | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | Greg Cater | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -1 | 0 |
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| Totals | 603 | 2222 | 3.7 | 48 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Jerry Butler | 57 | 832 | 14.6 | 69 | 6 | Joe Cribbs | 52 | 415 | 8.0 | 21 | 1 | Frank Lewis | 40 | 648 | 16.2 | 31 | 6 | Curtis Brown | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 | Mark Brammer | 26 | 283 | 10.9 | 36 | 4 | Roland Hooks | 23 | 179 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 | Reuben Gant | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 48 | 1 | Roosevelt Leaks | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 18 | 1 | Lou Piccone | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 | Ron Jessie | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 20 | 1 | Duke Fergerson | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 | Terry Miller | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
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| Totals | 262 | 2936 | 11.2 | 69 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Nick Mike-Mayer | 39 | 37 | 94.9 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 76 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 37 | 94.9 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 76 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Greg Cater | 73 | 2828 | 38.7 | 61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 73 | 2828 | 38.7 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joe Cribbs | 29 | 154 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | Roland Hooks | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 17 | 0 | Lou Piccone | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39 | 259 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Terry Miller | 16 | 303 | 18.9 | 43 | 0 | Curtis Brown | 10 | 181 | 18.1 | 25 | 0 | Artie Owens | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 29 | 0 | Roland Hooks | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 35 | 0 | Joe Cribbs | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | Chris Keating | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | Tim Vogler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 47 | 827 | 17.6 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Steve Freeman | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 47 | 1 | Jeff Nixon | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 50 | 1 | Bill Simpson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | Charles Romes | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 | Jim Haslett | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | Mario Clark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Sherman White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 24 | 334 | 13.9 | 50 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Rod Kush | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Shane Nelson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Scott Hutchinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lucius Sanford | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | Roosevelt Leaks | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roland Hooks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Nixon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ben Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Ferguson | 9 | 1 | -12 | 0 | 0 | Jim Haslett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Cribbs | 16 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | Reggie McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | Will Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lou Piccone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ervin Parker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sherman White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Keating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Isiah Robertson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Humm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Curtis Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Nick Mike-Mayer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 76 | Joe Cribbs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Frank Lewis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Jerry Butler | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Mark Brammer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Curtis Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Reuben Gant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Steve Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Lucius Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jeff Nixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ron Jessie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bill Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Ken Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 320 |
