1980 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Red Miller (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1980 Denver Broncos Roster
1980 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Denver scored 310 points, while the defense surrendered 323. Craig Morton tossed for 2,150 yards. Jim Jensen paced pass catchers, hauling in 49 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 674 receiving yards. Rick Upchurch and Riley Odoms were targeted regularly as well.

Jim Jensen ran for a team-best 476 yards for the Broncos, while Dave Preston and Otis Armstrong also contributed to the rushing attack.

Steve Foley picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Miller coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Craig Morton	301	183	60.8	2150	7.1	12	4.0	13	4.3	41	26	190	77.8
Matt Robinson	162	78	48.1	942	5.8	2	1.2	12	7.4	52	17	136	39.7
Jeff Knapple	4	1	25.0	15	3.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	0	0	42.7
Lawrence McCutcheon	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	4	0.0
Totals	467	262	56.1	3107	6.7	14	3.0	25	5.4	52	44	330

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Jensen	101	476	4.7	32	2
Otis Armstrong	106	470	4.4	20	4
Dave Preston	111	385	3.5	19	4
Rob Lytle	57	223	3.9	35	1
Jon Keyworth	38	127	3.3	14	1
Lawrence McCutcheon	12	52	4.3	32	0
Rick Upchurch	5	49	9.8	21	0
Matt Robinson	21	47	2.2	22	3
Craig Morton	21	29	1.4	9	1
Emery Moorehead	2	7	3.5	4	0
Jeff Knapple	6	0	0.0	9	0
Totals	480	1865	3.9	35	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Jensen	49	377	7.7	28	1
Rick Upchurch	46	605	13.2	35	3
Riley Odoms	39	590	15.1	30	6
Haven Moses	38	674	17.7	33	4
Dave Preston	35	309	8.8	36	0
Rob Lytle	18	177	9.8	37	0
Jon Keyworth	15	87	5.8	22	0
Otis Armstrong	7	23	3.3	8	0
Steve Watson	6	146	24.3	52	0
Ron Egloff	6	85	14.2	24	0
Larry Brunson	1	15	15.0	15	0
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bill Larson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	262	3107	11.9	52	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Steinfort	33	32	97.0	34	26	76.5	110
Totals	33	32	97.0	34	26	76.5	110

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Luke Prestridge	70	3075	43.9	57
Totals	70	3075	43.9	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rick Upchurch	37	353	9.5	34
Mike Harden	2	36	18.0	23
Larry Brunson	2	12	6.0	12
Dave Preston	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	42	408	9.7	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Brunson	40	923	23.1	53
Mike Harden	12	214	17.8	35
Dave Preston	5	106	21.2	26
Rob Lytle	1	19	19.0	19
Emery Moorehead	1	18	18.0	18
Jim Jensen	1	5	5.0	5
Steve Watson	1	5	5.0	5
Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	62	1290	20.8	53

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Foley	4	115	28.8	36	0
Randy Gradishar	2	96	48.0	93	1
Bill Thompson	2	49	24.5	36	0
Perry Smith	2	3	1.5	3	0
Jim Ryan	1	21	21.0	21	0
Maurice Harvey	1	18	18.0	18	0
Don Latimer	1	15	15.0	15	1
Larry Evans	1	13	13.0	13	0
Bernard Jackson	1	11	11.0	11	0
Rob Nairne	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	16	343	21.4	93	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Craig Morton			4	3	-7	0
Bill Thompson		0	0	2	32	1
Rubin Carter			0	2	0	0
Aaron Kyle			0	2	15	0
Rob Nairne		0	0	2	0	0
Haven Moses			1	1	0	0
Rick Upchurch			2	1	0	0
Bill Bryan			2	1	-20	0
Rulon Jones			0	1	0	0
Barney Chavous			0	1	0	0
Otis Armstrong			1	1	0	0
Steve Watson			0	1	0	0
Tom Glassic			0	1	0	0
Dave Studdard			0	1	0	0
Bernard Jackson		0	1	1	0	0
Riley Odoms			0	1	0	0
Brison Manor			0	1	5	0
Matt Robinson			6	1	-7	0
Greg Boyd			0	1	0	0
Dave Preston			3	1	-8	0
Mike Harden			1	0	0	0
Jon Keyworth			2	0	-9	0
Jim Jensen			1	0	0	0
Rob Lytle			1	0	0	0
Lawrence McCutcheon			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	26	1	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Fred Steinfort	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	32	0			110
Riley Odoms	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Haven Moses	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Otis Armstrong	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Dave Preston	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Matt Robinson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Rick Upchurch	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jim Jensen	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Craig Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Rob Lytle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Don Latimer	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Randy Gradishar	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rulon Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	16	14	0	0	0	2	1	0	26	32	0	0	1	310