CINCINNATI BENGALS HISTORY: 1980
1980 FINAL RESULTS
Record: 6-10-0 (4th in AFC Central); 3-5 at home, 3-5 on road Head Coach: Forrest Gregg |
| Date | Opponent | W-L | Score | Att. | Stadium |
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| September 7 | Tampa Bay | L | 12-17 | 43,211 | Riverfront |
| September 14 | at Miami | L | 16-17 | 38,322 | Orange Bowl |
| September 21 | Pittsburgh | W | 30-28 | 52,490 | Riverfront |
| September 28 | Houston | L | 10-13 | 50,413 | Riverfront |
| October 5 | at Green Bay | L | 9-14 | 55,006 | Lambeau Field |
| October 12 | at Pittsburgh | W | 17-16 | 53,668 | Three Rivers |
| October 19 | Minnesota | W | 14-0 | 44,487 | Riverfront |
| October 26 | at Houston | L | 3-23 | 49,189 | Astrodome |
| November 2 | San Diego | L | 14-31 | 46,406 | Riverfront |
| November 9 | at Oakland | L | 17-28 | 44,132 | Oakland Coliseum |
| November 16 | Buffalo | L | 0-14 | 40,836 | Riverfront |
| November 23 | at Cleveland | L | 7-31 | 79,253 | Cleveland |
| November 30 | at Kansas City | W | 20-6 | 41,594 | Arrowhead |
| December 7 | Baltimore | W | 34-33 | 35,651 | Riverfront |
| December 14 | at Chicago | W | 17-14 (OT) | 48,808 | Soldier Field |
| December 21 | Cleveland | L | 24-27 | 50,058 | Riverfront |
Bengals 1980 Summary
The Bengals went 6-10 and managed only 244 points, lowest in the AFC. They did upset defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh twice. First-round draft choice Anthony Muñoz began his Hall of Fame career.
1980: A CLOSER LOOK
PRO BOWL PLAYERS
1980 SEASON LEADERS
- Passing: Ken Anderson (275 Att, 166 Comp, 1778 Yds, 60.4 Pct, 6 TD, 13 Int, 66.9 Rating)
- Rushing: Pete Johnson (186 Att, 747 Yds, 4.0 Avg, 57 Long, 6 TD)
- Receiving: Dan Ross (56 Rec, 724 Yds, 12.9 Avg, 37 Long, 4 TD)
- Scoring: Ian Sunter, 48 points (11 FG; 15 PAT)
1980 NEWS AND NOTES
- While the overall original appearance remained intact, the Bengals uniform underwent three alterations in 1980 to constitute a subtle — yet noticeable — uniform change. On the helmet, the team switched facemask colors from gray to black and added black uniform numbers on the back. On the jersey, the team added uniform numbers to the sides of the sleeves, just above the existing stripes. And on the pants, the orange stripe was widened to about twice its original thickness, though the width of the surrounding black stripes remained the same.
STADIUM
- Riverfront Stadium
1987 HELMET/UNIFORM
1980 LOGO
QB JACK THOMPSON
