1980 San Francisco 49ers season
1980 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Walsh |
Home field | Candlestick Park |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Uniform | |
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The 1980 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 31st in the National Football League. This was both Bill Walsh's and Joe Montana's second season with the team. The 49ers looked to improve on their previous output of 2–14 (which they had earned in both of the two previous seasons). They failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, but they did improve to 6–10.[1]
On December 7, 1980, the 49ers staged the greatest come from behind victory in the history of the NFL's regular season. The 49ers rallied from 28 points down to defeat the New Orleans Saints by a score of 38–35 in Week Fourteen.[2][3]
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 7, 1980 | at New Orleans Saints | W 26–23 | |
2 | September 14, 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–21 | |
3 | September 21, 1980 | at New York Jets | W 37–27 | |
4 | September 28, 1980 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20–17 | |
5 | October 5, 1980 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 48–26 | |
6 | October 12, 1980 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 59–14 | |
7 | October 19, 1980 | Los Angeles Rams | L 31–17 | |
8 | October 26, 1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24–23 | |
9 | November 2, 1980 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–13 | |
10 | November 9, 1980 | at Green Bay Packers | L 23–16 | |
11 | November 16, 1980 | at Miami Dolphins | L 17–13 | |
12 | November 23, 1980 | New York Giants | W 12–0 | |
13 | November 30, 1980 | New England Patriots | W 21–17 | |
14 | December 7, 1980 | New Orleans Saints | W 38–35 | |
15 | December 14, 1980 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 35–10 | |
16 | December 21, 1980 | Buffalo Bills | L 18–13 | |
Game summaries
Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Saints | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
49ers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: Sunday, December 7
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 48°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Kelly & Jim Hill
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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The 49ers fought a 28-point deficit in the second half to win in overtime 38–35. The game was named as #8 on NFL Top 10 on Top Ten Comebacks.[4]
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Atlanta Falcons(1) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 405 | 272 | L1 |
Los Angeles Rams(5) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 424 | 289 | W2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 320 | 415 | L2 |
New Orleans Saints | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 0–6 | 0–12 | 291 | 487 | L1 |
References
- ↑ 1980 San Francisco 49ers
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 260
- ↑ New Orleans Saints 35 at San Francisco 49ers 38
- ↑ "Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history". National Football League. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-03.