1980 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (10-6)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1980 New England Patriots Roster
1980 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots moved the ball well, scoring 441 points, and the defensive squad yielded 325. Steve Grogan passed for 2,475 yards. Stanley Morgan paced all receivers, catching 45 passes for 991 yards. Russ Francis and Harold Jackson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Vagas Ferguson rushed for a team-best 818 yards for New England, and Don Calhoun also aided the ground game.

Raymond Clayborn snatched 5 opponent throws.

Ron Erhardt coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Grogan	306	175	57.2	2475	8.1	18	5.9	22	7.2	71	17	138	73.1
Matt Cavanaugh	105	63	60.0	885	8.4	9	8.6	5	4.8	40	8	62	95.9
Harold Jackson	2	2	100.0	35	17.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	118.8
Totals	413	240	58.1	3395	8.2	27	6.5	27	6.5	71	25	200

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Vagas Ferguson	211	818	3.9	44	2
Don Calhoun	200	787	3.9	22	9
Steve Grogan	30	112	3.7	19	1
Horace Ivory	42	111	2.6	20	2
Matt Cavanaugh	19	97	5.1	22	0
Mosi Tatupu	33	97	2.9	11	3
Chuck Foreman	23	63	2.7	7	1
Allan Clark	9	56	6.2	15	1
Harold Jackson	5	37	7.4	16	0
Stanley Morgan	4	36	9.0	16	0
Andy Johnson	11	26	2.4	11	0
Mike Hubach	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	588	2240	3.8	44	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stanley Morgan	45	991	22.0	71	6
Russ Francis	41	664	16.2	39	8
Harold Jackson	35	737	21.1	40	5
Don Calhoun	27	129	4.8	12	0
Andy Johnson	24	259	10.8	22	3
Vagas Ferguson	22	173	7.9	18	0
Chuck Foreman	14	99	7.1	18	0
Horace Ivory	12	95	7.9	19	0
Don Hasselbeck	8	130	16.2	35	4
Don Westbrook	4	60	15.0	21	0
Carlos Pennywell	4	31	7.8	16	1
Mosi Tatupu	4	27	6.8	11	0
Totals	240	3395	14.1	71	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	51	51	100.0	34	26	76.5	129
Totals	51	51	100.0	34	26	76.5	129

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Hubach	63	2392	38.0	69
Totals	63	2392	38.0	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Roland James	33	331	10.0	75	1
Mike Haynes	17	140	8.2	35	0
Preston Brown	10	42	4.2	14	0
Totals	60	513	8.6	75	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Horace Ivory	36	992	27.6	98	1
Preston Brown	9	156	17.3	26	0
Bill Currier	6	98	16.3	26	0
Allan Clark	3	21	7.0	13	0
Don Westbrook	1	14	14.0	14	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	56	1281	22.9	98	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Raymond Clayborn	5	87	17.4	29	0
Tim Fox	4	41	10.2	23	0
Roland James	4	32	8.0	19	0
Rod Shoate	3	50	16.7	42	1
Steve Nelson	3	37	12.3	33	0
Mike Hawkins	2	5	2.5	5	0
Mike Haynes	1	31	31.0	31	0
Bill Matthews	1	5	5.0	5	0
Rick Sanford	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	288	12.0	42	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Steve McMichael	5	5	0
Mike Haynes				0	2	3	6		0
Rick Sanford				0	0	2	22	1	0
Chuck Foreman					0	1	0		0
Allan Clark					0	1	15	1	0
Matt Cavanaugh					1	1	-4	0	0
Mike Hubach					0	1	0	0	0
Ray Hamilton					0	1	0	0	0
Rod Shoate				0	0	1	0		0
Steve Nelson				0	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Brock					0	1	0	0	0
Roland James				0	2	1	0		0
Stanley Morgan					0	1	3		0
Sam Adams					0	1	0	0	0
Raymond Clayborn				0	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Grogan					4	1	-10		0
Prentice McCray					0	1	0	0	0
Richard Bishop					0	1	0	0	0
Don Calhoun					2	0	0		0
Preston Brown					1	0	0	0	0
Dwight Wheeler					1	0	-41	0	0
Horace Ivory					3	0	0		0
Vagas Ferguson					3	0	0		0
Totals	5	5	0	0	19	20	-9	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith									26	51	0			129
Don Calhoun	9	0							0	0	0			54
Russ Francis		8							0	0	0			48
Stanley Morgan	0	6							0	0	0			36
Harold Jackson	0	5							0	0	0			30
Don Hasselbeck		4							0	0	0			24
Mosi Tatupu	3	0							0	0	0			18
Horace Ivory	2	0		1					0	0	0			18
Andy Johnson	0	3							0	0	0			18
Allan Clark	1			0			1		0	0	0			12
Vagas Ferguson	2	0							0	0	0			12
Rod Shoate						1			0	0	0			6
Rick Sanford						0	1		0	0	0			6
Chuck Foreman	1	0							0	0	0			6
Roland James			1			0			0	0	0			6
Mike Haynes			0			0		1	0	0	0			6
Carlos Pennywell		1		0					0	0	0			6
Steve Grogan	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	19	27	1	1	0	1	2	1	26	51	0	0	0	441