The 1980 Baltimore Colts season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the NFL's 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and fourth position in the AFC East division.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at New York Jets W 17–14 1–0 Shea Stadium 50,777 2 September 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 1–1 Memorial Stadium 54,914 3 September 21 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 1–2 Astrodome 47,878 4 September 28 New York Jets W 35–21 2–2 Memorial Stadium 33,373 5 October 5 at Miami Dolphins W 30–17 3–2 Miami Orange Bowl 50,631 6 October 12 at Buffalo Bills W 17–12 4–2 Rich Stadium 73,634 7 October 19 New England Patriots L 21–37 4–3 Memorial Stadium 53,924 8 October 26 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–17 4–4 Memorial Stadium 33,506 9 November 2 at Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium 52,383 10 November 9 Cleveland Browns L 27–28 5–5 Memorial Stadium 45,369 11 November 16 at Detroit Lions W 10–9 6–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,677 12 November 23 at New England Patriots L 21–47 6–6 Schaefer Stadium 60,994 13 November 30 Buffalo Bills W 28–24 7–6 Memorial Stadium 36,184 14 December 7 at Cincinnati Bengals L 33–34 7–7 Riverfront Stadium 35,651 15 December 14 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 7–8 Memorial Stadium 30,564 16 December 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–38 7–9 Memorial Stadium 16,941 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3 Despite Houston's pride and joy Earl Campbell injured and their quarterback Ken Stabler intercepting two passes, the Colts couldn't capitalize on their opportunity as they fell to the Oilers. Rob Carpenter filled in for Campbell and did remarkably well as he carried for 114 yards on 24 carries and 1 touchdown (a 1-yard plunge). Stabler though not perfect did threw 16 of 19 passes for 219 yards and 1 touchdown pass (a 3-yarder to Rich Caster) while the Oilers defense sack Bert Jones 5 times.
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6 at Bills
Week 7
Week 8
Standings
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry
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