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1980 Kansas City Chiefs: 8-8-0
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Home record: 3-5-0 (139 points scored, 170 allowed) Road record: 5-3-0 (180 points scored, 166 allowed) Head Coach: Marv Levy

319 points scored (14th of 28 teams), 336 points allowed (19th) NFL Averages: 20.5 points/game (327.8 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   237   401   2,448   (27)   5.34   15   14    552   1,873   (18)    3.4   15    4,321    (28)      30
Defense:   278   523   3,109   (10)   5.55   25   28    536   2,206   (21)    4.1   17    5,315    (18)      43

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Bob Grupp            P     16   5'11  193   25    2   Duke
 2  Tom Clements         QB     1   6'0   183   27    1   Notre Dame
 4  Steve Fuller         QB    14   6'4   198   23    2   Clemson
 8  Nick Lowery          K     16   6'4   190   24    2   Dartmouth
 9  Bill Kenney          QB     3   6'4   210   25    1   Northern Colorado
21  Arnold Morgado       RB    11   6'0   205   28    4   Hawaii
22  Ted McKnight         RB    16   6'1   216   26    4   Minnesota-Duluth
23  Earl Gant            RB     4   6'0   207   23    2   Missouri
24  Gary Green           DB    16   5'11  184   25    4   Baylor
26  Gary Barbaro         DB    16   6'4   204   26    5   Nicholls State
27  Donovan Rose         DB     7   6'1   180   23    1   Hampton
31  Jerry Reese          DB    14   6'3   192   25    2   Oklahoma
32  Tony Reed            RB    15   5'11  197   25    4   Colorado
35  Horace Belton        RB    14   5'8   200   25    3   Southeastern Louisiana
41  Herb Christopher     DB    16   5'10  190   26    2   Morris Brown
42  M.L. Carter          DB     7   5'9   173   24    2   San Jose State
44  Eric Harris          DB    15   6'3   191   25    1   Memphis
45  Ken Talton           RB     2   6'0   205   24    1   Cornell
46  Paul Dombroski       DB    16   6'0   185   24    1   Linfield
48  James Hadnot         RB    13   6'2   244   23    R   Texas Tech
50  Clarence Sanders     LB     1   6'4   230   27    2   Cincinnati
50  Cal Peterson         LB    16   6'3   220   28    5   UCLA
51  Charles Jackson      LB    16   6'2   220   25    3   Washington
52  Tom Howard           LB    16   6'2   208   26    4   Texas Tech
53  Whitney Paul         LB    12   6'3   220   27    5   Colorado
54  Frank Manumaleuga    LB    16   6'2   245   24    2   San Jose State
56  Charlie Ane          C     16   6'1   237   28    6   Michigan State
57  Jerry Blanton        LB    16   6'1   225   23    2   Kentucky
58  Jack Rudnay          C     12   6'3   242   32   11   Northwestern
59  Gary Spani           LB    16   6'2   230   24    3   Kansas State
60  Matt Herkenhoff      OT    14   6'4   270   29    5   Minnesota
61  Don Parrish          DT    16   6'2   259   25    3   Pittsburgh
62  Kelly Kirchbaum      LB     1   6'2   240   23    1   Kentucky
65  Tom Condon           OG    16   6'3   254   28    7   Boston College
66  Brad Budde           OG    16   6'4   255   22    R   Southern California
67  Art Still            DE    16   6'7   252   24    3   Kentucky
70  Jim Rourke           OT    15   6'5   264   23    1   Boston College
71  Dave Lindstrom       DE    16   6'6   257   25    3   Boston University
72  Brad Oates           OT     1   6'6   275   27    5   Brigham Young
72  Franky Smith         OT     4   6'6   279   24    1   Alabama A&M
73  Bob Simmons          OG    15   6'4   260   26    4   Texas
74  Dino Mangiero        DT    16   6'2   265   21    R   Rutgers
75  Sylvester Hicks      DE    10   6'4   252   25    3   Tennessee State
76  Rod Walters          OG     6   6'3   258   26    4   Iowa
77  Charlie Getty        OT     6   6'4   269   28    7   Penn State
79  Jerry Meyers         DE     2   6'4   253   26    5   Northern Illinois
80  Mike Williams        TE    16   6'3   222   23    2   New Mexico
80  Bubba Garcia         WR     5   5'11  185   23    R   Texas-El Paso
81  Tony Samuels         TE     4   6'4   233   25    4   Bethune-Cookman
84  Al Dixon             TE    12   6'5   220   26    4   Iowa State
85  Ed Beckman           TE    16   6'4   226   25    4   Florida State
86  J.T. Smith           WR    16   6'2   185   25    3   North Texas State
87  Stan Rome            WR    10   6'5   205   24    2   Clemson
88  Carlos Carson        WR    16   5'10  172   21    R   Louisiana State
89  Henry Marshall       WR    16   6'2   214   26    5   Missouri
91  Ken Kremer           DT    14   6'4   250   23    2   Ball State
99  Mike Bell            DE     2   6'4   255   23    2   Colorado State

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Steve Fuller         320  193   60.3  2,250   7.03  11.7  10   3.1   12   3.8    49   348    76.4
Bill Kenney           69   37   53.6    542   7.86  14.6   5   7.2    2   2.9     5    43    91.6
Tom Clements          12    7   58.3     77   6.42  11.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     3    30    77.4
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Henry Marshall         47    799   17.0    6
J.T. Smith             46    655   14.2    2
Tony Reed              44    422    9.6    1
Ted McKnight           38    320    8.4    0
James Hadnot           15     97    6.5    0
Earl Gant               9     68    7.6    0
Tony Samuels            8    110   13.8    2
Al Dixon                7    115   16.4    1
Horace Belton           5     94   18.8    0
Carlos Carson           5     68   13.6    0
Arnold Morgado          5     27    5.4    1
Stan Rome               3     58   19.3    0
Bubba Garcia            3     27    9.0    1
Mike Williams           2      9    4.5    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ted McKnight          206    693    3.4    3
Steve Fuller           60    274    4.6    4
Horace Belton          68    273    4.0    2
James Hadnot           76    244    3.2    2
Tony Reed              68    180    2.6    0
Arnold Morgado         47    120    2.6    4
Carlos Carson           2     41   20.5    0
Earl Gant               9     32    3.6    0
Henry Marshall          3     22    7.3    0
Bill Kenney             8      8    1.0    0
Tom Clements            2      0    0.0    0
Bob Grupp               3    -14   -4.7    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Carlos Carson          40    917   22.9    0
Horace Belton           6    110   18.3    0
Mike Williams           4     79   19.8    0
Earl Gant               3     44   14.7    0
Ed Beckman              3     38   12.7    0
Brad Budde              3     28    9.3    0
Arnold Morgado          2     33   16.5    0
Al Dixon                1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
J.T. Smith             40    581   14.5    8    2
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Bob Grupp 84 3,317 39.5 8 23 1 44 289 33.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Nick Lowery 0/0 6/6 7/9 3/4 4/7 20/26 37/37 97 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Gary Barbaro 10 163 0 Mike Bell 1.5 Herb Christopher 2 25 0 Paul Dombroski 1 6 0 Gary Green 2 25 0 Eric Harris 7 54 0 Sylvester Hicks 1.0 Tom Howard 3.0 Ken Kremer 4.0 Dave Lindstrom 4.0 Dino Mangiero 1.0 1 0 0 Frank Manumaleuga 3 44 1 Don Parrish 3.5 Whitney Paul 0.5 1 0 0 Cal Peterson 0.5 Gary Spani 2.5 1 47 1 Art Still 14.5

1980 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 11 OG Brad Budde 92 USC 3 66 RB James Hadnot 43 Texas Tech 4 94 LB Dave Klug 26 Concordia 5 114 WR Carlos Carson 126 LSU [pick acquired from BAL] 5 115 DT Dan Pensick Nebraska [pick acquired from STL] 6 147 WR Bubba Garcia 6 Texas-El Paso 6 164 RB Larry Heater 29 Arizona [pick acquired from LA] 8 203 LB Sam Stepney Boston University 9 230 WR Tom Donovan 5 Penn State 10 261 OT Rob Martinovich Notre Dame 11 287 DT Dale Markham 3 North Dakota 12 314 LB Mike Brewington East Carolina

Traded draft picks: #2 to HOU (Angelo Fields), #5 to DET (Tommie Ginn), #7 to LA (Kirk Collins)


Transactions:

04-09-1980traded Mark Bailey to Colts for Baltimore's #5 pick in the 1980 draft
04-10-1980traded Kansas City's #5 pick and #9 San Francisco's #9 pick in the 1980 draft to Lions for Larry Tearry
04-25-1980traded Walter White to Cardinals for a third round pick (trade later voided when White failed to report)
04-29-1980traded Walter White and Kansas City's #7 pick in the 1980 draft to Rams for Los Angeles' #6 pick in the 1980 draft and #3 pick in the 1981 draft
07-09-1980Chargers claimed Jim Nicholson on waivers
10-16-1980traded Rod Walters to Dolphins for an undisclosed draft pick
12-18-1980claimed Kelly Kirchbaum on waivers from Jets


1980 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/07/80 vs Oakland Raiders L 14-27 0-1-0 09/14/80 vs Seattle Seahawks L 16-17 0-2-0 09/21/80 at Cleveland Browns L 13-20 0-3-0 09/28/80 vs San Diego Chargers L 7-24 0-4-0 10/05/80 at Oakland Raiders W 31-17 1-4-0 10/12/80 vs Houston Oilers W 21-20 2-4-0 10/19/80 at Denver Broncos W 23-17 3-4-0 10/26/80 vs Detroit Lions W 20-17 4-4-0 11/02/80 vs Baltimore Colts L 24-31 4-5-0 11/09/80 at Seattle Seahawks W 31-30 5-5-0 11/16/80 at San Diego Chargers L 7-20 5-6-0 11/23/80 at St. Louis Cardinals W 21-13 6-6-0 11/30/80 vs Cincinnati Bengals L 6-20 6-7-0 12/07/80 vs Denver Broncos W 31-14 7-7-0 12/14/80 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-21 7-8-0 12/21/80 at Baltimore Colts W 38-28 8-8-0

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