NFL team season
The Eagles defeated the: Cowboys in theββ1980 NFC Championship Game and earned their first Super Bowl appearance.
The 1980 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles won twelve of their sixteen games, winning their division for the first time in twenty years . The Eagles started the "season winning eleven of their first twelve games," onlyββto finish the season losing three of their final four. Still, the 12β4 record (the best finish in the Vermeil era) was good enoughββto win the NFC East division title for the first time in franchise history since the NFC East had been formed.
The 1980 season marked the Eagles' third consecutive playoff appearance under coach Dick Vermeil , and culminated in the team's first Super Bowl appearance, "where they were defeated by," the Oakland Raiders 27β10. The 1980 NFC Championship long stood as the proudest moment of the Super Bowl era in Eagles history until they won Super Bowl LII 37 years later.
Offseason β»
NFL draft β»
After going 11β5 in the 1979 season. And making the playoffs as a wildcard team, "the Eagles found themselves looking to improve in 1980 through the NFL Draft."
The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is: officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29β30, 1979 . As was started with the 1977 NFL Draft, this consisted of 12 rounds over two days. ESPN covered all 12 rounds live for the first time.
The Philadelphia Eagles had the 23rd to 25th pick in each of the 12 rounds. The Eagles drafted 10 players.
Personnel β»
Staff β»
1980 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams β Lynn Stiles
Roster β»
1980 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season β»
The 1980 season schedule was set based on how the Eagles finished the previous season: 2nd in NFC East. The way the schedule was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1980 season. Also, when the last regular-season game was over, each team knew who its opponents would be, the next year.
A home and away series vs the teams in its own division: Cowboys, Giants, Cardinals and Redskins = 8 games
Each of the top 4 teams in the NFC East from the previous season played the top 4 teams in the AFC West from the previous season: Chargers, Broncos, Seahawks and Raiders = 4 games
Each of the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the NFC East from the previous season (Eagles and Redskins) played the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the NFC Central and NFC West from the previous season: Bears, Vikings, Saints and Falcons = 4 games
Schedule β»
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Location
Attendance
1
September 7, 1980
Denver Broncos
W 27β6
1β0
Veterans Stadium
70,307
2
September 14, 1980
at Minnesota Vikings
W 42β7
2β0
Metropolitan Stadium
46,460
3
September 22, 1980
New York Giants
W 35β3
3β0
Veterans Stadium
70,767
4
September 28, 1980
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 24β14
3β1
Busch Memorial Stadium
49,079
5
October 5, 1980
Washington Redskins
W 24β14
4β1
Veterans Stadium
69,044
6
October 12, 1980
at New York Giants
W 31β16
5β1
Giants Stadium
71,051
7
October 19, 1980
Dallas Cowboys
W 17β10
6β1
Veterans Stadium
70,696
8
October 26, 1980
Chicago Bears
W 17β14
7β1
Veterans Stadium
68,752
9
November 2, 1980
at Seattle Seahawks
W 27β20
8β1
Kingdome
61,047
10
November 9, 1980
at New Orleans Saints
W 34β21
9β1
Louisiana Superdome
44,340
11
November 16, 1980
at Washington Redskins
W 24β0
10β1
RFK Stadium
51,897
12
November 23, 1980
Oakland Raiders
W 10β7
11β1
Veterans Stadium
68,535
13
November 30, 1980
at San Diego Chargers
L 22β21
11β2
Jack Murphy Stadium
51,567
14
December 7, 1980
Atlanta Falcons
L 20β17
11β3
Veterans Stadium
70,205
15
December 14, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals
W 17β3
12β3
Veterans Stadium
68,969
16
December 21, 1980
at Dallas Cowboys
L 35β27
12β4
Texas Stadium
62,548
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries β»
Week 1 β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0 6 0
6
• Eagles
7
13 0 7
27
Scoring summary Q1 PHI Carmichael 56 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 7β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 17 yard field goal PHI 10β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 35 yard field goal PHI 13β0
Q2 PHI Fitzkee 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 20β0
Q3 DEN Steinfort 44 yard field goalPHI 20β3
Q3 DEN Steinfort 43 yard field goal PHI 20β6
Q4 PHI Spagnola 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick)PHI 27β6
Week 2
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
14
0 14 14
42
Vikings
0
7 0 0
7
Scoring summary Q1 PHI Harris 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7β0
Q1 PHI Montgomery 72 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 14β0
Q2 MIN Rashad 16 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) PHI 14β7
Q3 PHI Harris 4 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21β7
Q3 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 28β7
Q4 PHI Fitzkee 45 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 35β7
Q4 PHI Carmichael 13 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 42β7
Week 3
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
3
0 0 0
3
• Eagles
7
14 7 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 NYG Danelo 50 yard field goal NYG 3β0
Q1 PHI Montgomery 3 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7β3
Q2 PHI Carmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14β3
Q2 PHI Harris 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21β3
Q3 PHI Smith 12 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 28β3
Q4 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 35β3
Week 4
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
7 0 7
14
• Cardinals
7
3 7 7
24
Scoring summary Q1 STL 70 yard interception return (Little kick) STL 7β0
Q2 PHI Jaworski 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Tie 7β7
Q2 STL Little 31 yard field goal STL 10β7
Q3 STL Anderson 14 yard run (Little kick) STL 17β7
Q4 STL Anderson 37 yard run (Little kick) STL 24β7
Q4 PHI Krepfle 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) STL 24β14
Week 5
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
7
0 0 7
14
• Eagles
7
14 3 0
24
Date: October 5Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 69,044Game weather: Cloudy; 61 Β°F (16 Β°C)Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary Q1 WSH Thompson 54 yard pass from Theismann (Moseley kick) WSH 7β0
Q1 PHI Harris 51 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) Tie 7β7
Q2 PHI Montgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 14β7
Q2 PHI Carmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 21β7
Q3 PHI Franklin 39 yard field goal PHI 24β7
Q4 WSH Claitt 10 yard run (Moseley kick) PHI 24β14
Week 6
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
3 14 14
31
Giants
7
9 0 0
16
Date: October 12Location: Giants Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 71,051Game weather: 57 Β°F (14 Β°C); wind 16 mph (26 km/h)Referee: Gene Barth TV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
Scoring summary Q1 NYG Simms 1 yard run (Danelo kick) NYG 7β0
Q2 NYG Perkins 15 yard pass from Simms (kick failed) NYG 13β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 41 yard field goal NYG 13β3
Q2 NYG Danelo 42 yard field goal NYG 16β3
Q3 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) NYG 16β10
Q3 PHI Harrington 19 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 17β16
Q4 PHI Giammona 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 24β16
Q4 PHI Krepfle 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 31β16
Week 7
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
3 0 0
10
• Eagles
0
10 0 7
17
Scoring summary Q1 DAL Hegman recovered fumble in end zone (Septien kick) DAL 7β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 35 yard field goal DAL 7β3
Q2 PHI Carmichael 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 10β7
Q2 DAL Septien 33 yard field goal Tie 10β10
Q4 PHI Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 17β10
Week 8
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
0
0 14 0
14
• Eagles
7
0 7 3
17
Date: October 26Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,752Game weather: Cloudy; 46 Β°F (8 Β°C)Referee: Red Cashion TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier
Scoring summary Q1 PHI Campfield 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7β0
Q3 PHI Giammona 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14β0
Q3 CHI Harper 1 yard run (Thomas kick) PHI 14β7
Q3 CHI Evans 3 yard run (Thomas kick) Tie 14β14
Q4 PHI Franklin 18 yard field goal PHI 17β14
Week 9
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
7 10 10
27
Seahawks
6
0 7 7
20
Date: November 2Location: Kingdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 61,047Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary Q1 SEA Herrera 21 yard field goal SEA 3β0
Q1 SEA Herrera 31 yard field goal SEA 6β0
Q2 PHI Campfield 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7β6
Q3 SEA Largent 27 yard pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)SEA 13β7
Q3 PHI Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14β13
Q3 PHI Franklin 39 yard field goal PHI 17β13
Q4 SEA Doornik 9 yard run (Herrera kick) SEA 20β17
Q4 PHI Campfield 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 24β20
Q4 PHI Franklin 25 yard field goal PHI 27β20
Week 10
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
0
17 7 10
34
Saints
7
7 7 0
21
Scoring summary Q1 NO Williams 24 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) NO 7β0
Q2 PHI Carmichael 10 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) Tie 7β7
Q2 NO Chandler 17 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) NO 14β7
Q2 PHI Franklin 32 yard field goal NO 14β10
Q2 PHI Carmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 17β14
Q3 PHI Carmichael 25 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 24β14
Q3 NO Williams 8 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) PHI 24β21
Q4 PHI Franklin 30 yard field goal PHI 27β21
Q4 PHI Hogan 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 30β21
Week 11
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Eagles
14
3 7 0
24
Redskins
0
0 0 0
0
Date: November 16Location: RFK Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 51,897Game weather: 45 Β°F (7 Β°C); wind 16 mph (26 km/h)Referee: Jerry Seeman TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden
Scoring summary Q1 PHI Krepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7β0
Q1 PHI Spagnola 14 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 38 yard field goal PHI 17β0
Q4 PHI Robinson 59 yard fumble return (Franklin kick) PHI 24β0
Week 12
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
0 0 7
7
• Eagles
0
0 3 7
10
Scoring summary Q3 PHI Franklin 51 yard field goal PHI 3β0
Q4 OAK Branch 86 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 7β3
Q4 PHI Montgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 10β7
Week 13
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0 7 14
21
• Chargers
9
10 0 3
22
Scoring summary Q1 SD Winslow 14 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed) SD 6β0
Q1 SD Benirschke 34 yard field goal SD 9β0
Q2 SD Winslow 17 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) SD 16β0
Q2 SD Benirschke 45 yard field goal SD 19β0
Q3 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) SD 19β7
Q4 SD Benirschke 42 yard field goal SD 22β7
Q4 PHI Krepfle 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) SD 22β14
Q4 PHI Montgomery 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) SD 22β21
Week 14
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Falcons
3
7 7 3
20
Eagles
0
14 0 3
17
Scoring summary Q1 ATL Mazzetti 26 yard field goal ATL 3β0
Q2 PHI Carmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7β3
Q2 PHI Spagnola 15 yard pass from Giammona (Franklin kick) PHI 14β3
Q2 ATL Francis 11 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick) PHI 14β10
Q3 ATL Cain 12 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick) ATL 17β14
Q4 PHI Franklin 40 yard field goal Tie 17β17
Q4 ATL Mazzetti 37 yard field goal ATL 20β17
Week 15
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 3
3
• Eagles
0
0 7 10
17
Date: December 14Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,969Game weather: Sunny; 44 Β°F (7 Β°C)Referee: Bob FredericTV announcers (CBS): Vin Scully and George Allen
Scoring summary Q3 PHI Montgomery 9 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7β0
Q4 PHI Franklin 19 yard field goal PHI 10β0
Q4 STL O'Donoghue 25 yard field goal PHI 10β3
Q4 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 17β3
Week 16
β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
0
0 10 17
27
• Cowboys
7
14 7 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 DAL White 1 yard run (Septien kick) DAL 7β0
Q2 DAL Hill 36 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 14β0
Q2 DAL P. Pearson 9 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 21β0
Q3 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) DAL 21β7
Q3 DAL D. Pearson 11 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 28β7
Q3 PHI Franklin 29 yard field goal DAL 28β10
Q4 DAL DuPree 15 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 35β10
Q4 PHI Parker 30 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) DAL 35β17
Q4 PHI Franklin 19 yard field goal DAL 35β20
Q4 PHI Montgomery 6 yard run (Franklin kick) DAL 35β27
Harold Carmichael's streak of games with a pass caught is stopped. Despite losing this game, the Eagles clinched the NFC East Division on a quirky tie-breaker scenario because they lost by less than 25 points. The only caveat to losing by less than 25 points compared to winning this game outright was that the Eagles conceded the number one seed in the NFC to the Atlanta Falcons (who had also lost during this same week). The close defeat however proved to be less significant compared to winning this game outright as their eventual run to the Super Bowl would not have changed due to restrictions regarding teams from the same division meeting in the Divisional Round. And Dallas defeating both the Rams in the Wild Card Round (Dallas could only face Atlanta regardless of seeding), and the Falcons in the Divisional Round (the NFC Championship Game would have still been held in Philadelphia).
Standings
β»
Playoffs β»
Divisional β»
1
2 3 4 Total
Vikings
7
7 2 0
16
• Eagles
0
7 14 10
31
Date: January 3Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,434Game weather: Cloudy; 26 Β°F (β3 Β°C)Referee: Jim Tunney
Scoring summary Q1 MIN White 30 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) MIN 7β0
Q2 MIN Brown 1 yard run (Danmeier kick) MIN 14β0
Q2 PHI Carmichael 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) MIN 14β7
Q3 PHI Montgomery 8 yard run (Franklin kick) Tie 14β14
Q3 MIN Safety, Jaworski tackled in end zone MIN 16β14
Q3 PHI Montgomery 5 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21β16
Q4 PHI Franklin 33 yard field goal PHI 24β16
Q4 PHI Harrington 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 31β16
Conference Championship
β»
NFC Championship: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
7
0 0 7
Eagles
7
0
10 3 20
at Veterans Stadium β’ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Veterans Stadium during the 1980 NFC Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981.
Super Bowl β»
1
2 3 4 Total
• Raiders
14
0 10 3
27
Eagles
0
3 0 7
10
Scoring summary Q1 OAK Branch 2 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 7β0
Q1 OAK King 80 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 14β0
Q2 PHI Franklin 30 yard field goal OAK 14β3
Q3 OAK Branch 29 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 21β3
Q3 OAK Bahr 46 yard field goal OAK 24β3
Q4 PHI Krepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) OAK 24β10
Q4 OAK Bahr 35 yard field goal OAK 27β10
Awards and honors
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References β»
External links β»
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