1980 Houston Oilers schedule

Season statistics

		Offense					Defense
Record	Playoff record	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs
11-5-0	0-1	5917	3185	2732	50	347	4862	2940	1922	40	271

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The Houston Oilers' twenty-first season was in 1980, and it was the sixth season Bum Phillips served as the head coach of the team. The Oilers played their home games at Reliant Astrodome. They finished the year 11-5-0 in the regular season but they lost their first playoff game to the Oakland Raiders 27-7. At the end of the season, Earl Campbell was awarded with the AP Offensive Player of the Year award.

Week		Opponent	Score
Week 1	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17-31
Week 2	@	Cleveland Browns	16-7
Week 3		Baltimore Colts	21-16
Week 4	@	Cincinnati Bengals	13-10
Week 5		Seattle Seahawks	7-26
Week 6	@	Kansas City Chiefs	20-21
Week 7		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	20-14
Week 8		Cincinnati Bengals	23-3
Week 9	@	Denver Broncos	20-16
Week 10		New England Patriots	38-34
Week 11	@	Chicago Bears	10-6
Week 12	@	New York Jets	28-31
Week 13		Cleveland Browns	14-17
Week 14		Pittsburgh Steelers	6-0
Week 15	@	Green Bay Packers	22-3
Week 16		Minnesota Vikings	20-16

Week		Opponent	Score	Notes
Wild Card Round	@	Oakland Raiders	7-27

Head Coach: Bum Phillips Defensive Coordinator: Ed Biles Quarterbacks Coach: King Hill Wide Receivers Coach: King Hill Offensive Line Coach: Joe Bugel Offensive Backs Coach: Andy Bourgeois Defensive Line Coach: Wade Phillips Linebackers Coach: John-Paul Young Defensive Backs Coach: Bob Gambold Special Teams Coach: John-Paul Young