1980 New York Giants season

1980 New York Giants season
Head coach	Ray Perkins
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 New York Giants season was the 56th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants finished in last place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 4–12 record.^[1] One highlight was a Week 10 win over the Dallas Cowboys, which snapped an eight-game losing streak.^[2]

Personnel

Staff

1980 New York Giants staff

Front office

President – Wellington Mara
General Manager – George Young
Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Trimble

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ray Perkins

Offensive coaches

Offensive Backfield – Bob Lord
Receivers – Pat Hodgson
Offensive Line – Bill Austin
Offensive Assistant – Ernie Adams

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ralph Hawkins
Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman
Defensive Backfield – Deek Pollard

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Bill Belichick

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 41–35	49,122
2	September 14, 1980	Washington Redskins	L 23–21	73,343
3	September 22, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–3	70,767
4	September 28, 1980	Los Angeles Rams	L 28–7	73,414
5	October 5, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–3	59,126
6	October 12, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–16	71,051
7	October 19, 1980	at San Diego Chargers	L 44–7	50,397
8	October 26, 1980	Denver Broncos	L 14–9	67,598
9	November 2, 1980	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 30–13	68,256
10	November 9, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	W 38–35	68,343
11	November 16, 1980	Green Bay Packers	W 27–21	76,609
12	November 23, 1980	at San Francisco 49ers	L 12–0	38,574
13	November 30, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	L 23–7	65,852
14	December 7, 1980	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–21	51,617
15	December 13, 1980	at Washington Redskins	L 16–13	44,443
16	December 21, 1980	Oakland Raiders	L 33–17	61,287

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys⁽⁴⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2

References

↑ "1980 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
↑ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 191. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.

New York Giants

Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks

History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history

Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium

Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets

Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo

Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011

Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011

League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)

Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56

Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young

Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

New York Giants seasons

1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1980 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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