1980 Minnesota Vikings 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
9-7-0 0-1 5545 3867 1678 34 338 6161 3579 2582 41 354
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The Minnesota Vikings' twentieth season was in 1980, and it was the fourteenth season Bud Grant served as the head coach of the team. The Vikings played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium. They finished the year 9-7-0 in the regular season, en route to winning the NFC Central, but they lost their first playoff game to the Philadelphia Eagles 31-16.


Games

Week Opponent Score Notes
Week 1 Atlanta Falcons 24-23
Week 2 Philadelphia Eagles 7-42
Week 3 @ Chicago Bears 34-14
Week 4 @ Detroit Lions 7-27
Week 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 17-23
Week 6 Chicago Bears 13-7
Week 7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 0-14
Week 8 @ Green Bay Packers 3-16
Week 9 @ Washington Redskins 39-14
Week 10 Detroit Lions 34-0
Week 11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-30
Week 12 Green Bay Packers 13-25
Week 13 @ New Orleans Saints 23-20
Week 14 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-10
Week 15 Cleveland Browns 28-23
Week 16 @ Houston Oilers 16-20

Playoffs

Week Opponent Score Notes
Divisional Round @ Philadelphia Eagles 16-31

1980 Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Bud Grant Offensive Coordinator: Jerry Burns Defensive Coordinator: Bob Hollway Wide Receivers Coach: Les Steckel Offensive Line Coach: John Michels Linebackers Coach: Floyd Reese Special Teams Coach: Floyd Reese