1980 Green Bay Packers season

{{main|1980 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start|teamname=Green Bay Packers|year=1980}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=4|player=Bruce Clark|position=Defensive end|college=Penn State|notes=|probowl=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=1|pick=26|player=George Cumby|position=Linebacker|college=Oklahoma|notes=from San Diego|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=2|pick=34|player=Mark Lee|position=Cornerback|college=Washington|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=3|pick=61|player=Syd Kitson|position=Guard|college=Wake Forest|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=4|pick=87|player=Fred Nixon|position=Wide receiver|college=Oklahoma|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=6|pick=143|player=Karl Swanke|position=Offensive tackle|college=Boston College|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=7|pick=169|player=Buddy Aydelette|position=Offensive tackle|college=Alabama|notes=|maderoster=yes}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=8|pick=199|player=Tim Smith|position=Cornerback|college=Oregon State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=9|pick=226|player=Kelly Saalfeld|position=Center|college=Nebraska|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=10|pick=253|player=Jafus White|position=Defensive back|college=Texas A&I|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=11|pick=283|player=Ricky Skiles|position=Linebacker|college=Louisville|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft entry|round=12|pick=310|player=James Stewart|position=Cornerback|college=Memphis State|notes=}}

{{NFL team draft end|hof=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1980_draft.htm|title=1980 Green Bay Packers Draftees|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=May 14, 2022}}

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1980

| team = Green Bay Packers

| front_office =

• President – Dominic Olejniczak
• Vice President – Robert J. Parins
• Corporate General Manager – Bob Harlan
• Director of player personnel – Dick Corrick

| head_coach =

• Head coach – Bart Starr

| offensive =

• Quarterbacks/Offensive Backs – Zeke Bratkowski
• Receivers – Lew Carpenter
• Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan
• Assistant Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
• Special Assistant – Dick Rehbein

| defensive =

• Defensive Coordinator – John Meyer
• Defensive Line – Jim Champion
• Defensive Line – Fred von Appen
• Linebackers – John Marshall
• Defensive Backs – Ross Fichtner

| special_teams =

• Special Teams – John Marshall

}}

{{cite web |url=http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ |title=All Time Coaches Database |work=Packers.com |access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-date=December 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ |url-status=dead }}

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1980

| team = Green Bay Packers

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|12|Lynn Dickey}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Mark Miller|d=quarterback, born 1956}}

{{NFLplayer|17|David Whitehurst}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|44|Vickey Ray Anderson|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Gerry Ellis|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Harlan Huckleby|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|40|Eddie Lee Ivery}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Terdell Middleton}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|88|Ron Cassidy}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Bobby Kimball|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|80|James Lofton}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Fred Nixon|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Aundra Thompson}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|82|Paul Coffman}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Bill Larson|d=tight end}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|74|Ken Brown|d=offensive lineman|C}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Derrel Gofourth|G}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Leotis Harris|G}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Syd Kitson|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Greg Koch|T}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Larry McCarren|C}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Tim Stokes|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Karl Swanke|rookie=y|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|77|Mike Butler|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Charles Johnson|d=defensive tackle|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Ezra Johnson|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Terry Jones|d=defensive tackle|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Kit Lathrop|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Mike Lewis|d=American football|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Casey Merrill|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|60|Kurt Allerman}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Bruce Beekley|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Brian Cabral}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Mike Douglass|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Jim Gueno}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Paul Rudzinski}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|24|Johnnie Gray|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|38|Estus Hood|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Mike Jolly|rookie=y|S}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Mark Lee|d=American football|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|46|Steve Luke|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Mike McCoy|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Mark Murphy|d=safety, born 1958|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Wylie Turner|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|11|David Beverly|P}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Jan Stenerud|K}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|59|John Anderson|d=American football|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Steve Atkins|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Buddy Aydelette|rookie=y|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|52|George Cumby|rookie=y|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Mike Hunt|d=American football|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Mark Koncar|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Melvin Jackson|d=American football|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Ed O'Neil|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Cal Perkins|rookie=y|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Barty Smith|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Tim Smith|d=cornerback|rookie=y|DB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|83|John Thompson|d=American football tight end|TE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Eric Torkelson|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Bill Troup|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Jafus White|rookie=y|DB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Rich Wingo|LB|IR}}

| practice_squad =

}}

{{1980 NFC Central standings}}

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|title=Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

|date=September 7, 1980

|time=1:00 p.m. CST

|road=Bears

|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=0 |R5=0

|home=Packers

|H1=0 |H2=6 |H3=0 |H4=0 |H5=6

|stadium=Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

|attendance=

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|65|F|C}}

|referee= Jim Tunney

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Lindsey Nelson and Sonny Jurgensen

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009070gnb.htm]

|scoring=

First quarter

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Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• CHI – Mike Phipps – 17/30, 174 yards, 3 INT
• GB – Lynn Dickey – 10/22, 138 yards, 1 INT

;Top rushers

• CHI – Walter Payton – 31 rushes, 65 yards
• GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 15 rushes, 73 yards

;Top receivers

• CHI – James Scott – 5 receptions, 59 yards
• GB – James Lofton – 5 receptions, 77 yards

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|title=Week 2: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

|date=September 14, 1980

|time=1:00 p.m. CST

|road=Lions

|R1=3 |R2=13 |R3=6 |R4=7

|home=Packers

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|attendance=

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee= Bob Frederic

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach

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|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• DET – Gary Danielson – 11/17, 246 yards, 1 TD
• GB – Lynn Dickey – 16/30, 174 yards, 1 INT

;Top rushers

• DET – Billy Sims – 20 rushes, 134 yards, 1 TD
• GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 10 rushes, 31 yards, 1 TD

;Top receivers

• DET – Dexter Bussey – 5 receptions, 74 yards
• GB – James Lofton – 4 receptions, 73 yards

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• date=September 21, 1980
• TV: CBS
• TV Announcers: Gary Bender and John Madden

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|title=Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers

|date=September 28, 1980

|time=1:00 p.m. CST

|road=Cowboys

|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Packers

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|attendance=

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|55|F|C}}

|referee=Fred Silva

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=Lindsey Nelson and Sonny Jurgensen

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198009280gnb.htm]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• DAL – Danny White – 16/20, 217 yards, 2 TD
• GB – Lynn Dickey – 11/26, 141 yards, 1 INT

;Top rushers

• DAL – Tony Dorsett – 22 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
• GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 9 rushes, 58 yards

;Top receivers

• DAL – Tony Hill – 5 receptions, 71 yards
• GB – Aundra Thompson – 5 receptions, 77 yards

}}

In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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