The 1980 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 13th overall. 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. This was the final season the Bengals wore the Cleveland Browns style uniforms.

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

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Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–17 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 43,211 2 September 14 at Miami Dolphins L 16–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 38,322 3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–28 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 52,490 4 September 28 Houston Oilers L 10–13 1–3 Riverfront Stadium 50,413 5 October 5 at Green Bay Packers L 9–14 1–4 Lambeau Field 55,006 6 October 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 53,668 7 October 19 Minnesota Vikings W 14–0 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 44,487 8 October 26 at Houston Oilers L 3–23 3–5 Astrodome 49,189 9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 46,406 10 November 9 at Oakland Raiders L 17–28 3–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 44,132 11 November 16 Buffalo Bills L 0–14 3–8 Riverfront Stadium 40,836 12 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 7–31 3–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,253 13 November 30 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–6 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium 41,594 14 December 7 Baltimore Colts W 34–33 5–9 Riverfront Stadium 35,651 15 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 17–14 6–9 Soldier Field 48,808 16 December 21 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 50,058 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.

Week 2

The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.

Week 3

Week 16

Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.

Standings

References

External links 1980 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com