1980 Game by Game
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| 1980 - Regular Season Record: 4-12 | ||
| 09/07/80 | Baltimore | 17-14 |
| 09/14/80 | at Buffalo | 20-10 |
| 09/21/80 | San Francisco | 37-27 |
| 09/28/80 | at Baltimore | 35-21 |
| 10/05/80 | New England | 21-11 |
| 10/12/80 | at Atlanta | 14-7 |
| 10/19/80 | Seattle | 27-17 |
| 10/27/80 | Miami | 17-14 |
| 11/02/80 | at New England | 34-21 |
| 11/09/80 | Buffalo | 31-24 |
| 11/16/80 | at Denver | 31-24 |
| 11/23/80 | Houston | 31-28 |
| 11/30/80 | at Los Angeles | 38-13 |
| 12/07/80 | at Cleveland | 17-14 |
| 12/14/80 | New Orleans | 21-20 |
| 12/20/80 | at Miami | 24-17 |
The 1980 regular season.
Week 1: vs Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 50,777
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- BAL - Jones 12 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
3rd Quarter
- BAL - Franklin 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Todd 3 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Ray 75 fumble return (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- BAL - FG Mike-Mayer 46
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park
- Game attendance: 65,315
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 44
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Cribbs 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 47
3rd Quarter
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 38
- BUF - Nixon 50 interception return (Mike-Mayer kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Gaines 11 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 3: vs San Francisco 49ers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 27 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 50,608
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- SF - Young 15 pass from DeBerg (Wersching kick)
- SF - Montana 5 run (Wersching kick)
2nd Quarter
- SF - Clark 20 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
- SF - FG Wersching 25
- NYJ - FG Leahy 49
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 35
- SF - Clark 7 pass from Montana (kick failed)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Gaffney 15 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- SF - Solomon 32 pass from DeBerg (Wersching kick)
- NYJ - Harper 9 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Darby 13 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
Week 4: at Baltimore Colts
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
- Game attendance: 33,373
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BAL - Washington 5 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
2nd Quarter
- BAL - McCauley 14 pass from B.Jones (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Long 5 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Gaines 10 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- BAL - Burke 19 pass from B.Jones (Mike-Mayer kick)
3rd Quarter
- BAL - Dickey 3 run (Mike-Mayer kick
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Long 5 run (Leahy kick)
- BAL - Carr 5 pass from B.Jones (Mike-Mayer kick)
Week 5: vs New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New England Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | |
| New York Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 53,603
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Calhoun 1 run (Smith kick)
- NYJ - Gaines 16 pass from Todd (kick failed)
2nd Quarter
- NE - Haynes 65 blocked field goal return (Smith kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - Jackson 37 pass from Cavanaugh (Smith kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 40
- NYJ - Safety (Cavanaugh ran out of end zone)
Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
- Game attendance: 57,458
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- ATL - Cain 1 run (Mazzetti kick)
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Leahy kick)
Week 7: vs Seattle Seahawks
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 52,496
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- SEA - FG Herrera 48
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Shuler 4 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 20 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- SEA - J.Green 32 blocked punt return (Herrera kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
- SEA - FG Herrera 23
- SEA - Jodat 2 run (Herrera kick)
- SEA - Jodat 1 run (Herrera kick)
Week 8: vs Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 53,046
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Todd 16 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 48
- MIA - Nathan 11 pass from Woodley (von Schamann
kick)
- MIA - Nathan 1 run (von Schamann kick)
Week 9: at New England Patriots
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | |
| New England Patriots | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
at Schaefer Stadium, Boston
- Game attendance: 60,834
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NE - Francis 33 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NE - James 75 punt return (Smith kick)
- NE - FG Smith 21
2nd Quarter
- NE - Morgan 9 pass from Grogan (Smith kick)
- NYJ - Barkum 27 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Harper 18 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NE - Ivory 1 run (Smith kick)
3rd Quarter
- NE - FG Smith 27
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Long 3 run (Leahy kick)
Week 10: vs Buffalo Bills
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 45,677
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- BUF - Brammer 6 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- BUF - FG Mike-Mayer 30
2nd Quarter
- BUF - Brammer 3 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
- NYJ - Todd 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 33
3rd Quarter
- BUF - Leaks 1 run (Mike-Mayer kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Gaffney 9 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Dierking 2 run (Leahy kick)
- BUF - Lewis 31 pass from Ferguson (Mike-Mayer kick)
Week 11: at Denver Broncos
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 | |
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver
- Game attendance: 72,114
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- DEN - FG Steinfort 30
- NYJ - Walker 36 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 23
- NYJ - J.Jones 31 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- DEN - Odoms 22 pass from Morton (Steinfort kick)
3rd Quarter
- DEN - Preston 3 run (Steinfort kick)
4th Quarter
- DEN - Keyworth 1 run (Steinfort kick)
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
- DEN - Upchurch 3 pass from Morton (Steinfort kick)
Week 12: vs Houston Oilers
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OTl | Final | ||
| Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| New York Jets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 52,358
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NYJ - Schroy 82 interception return (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - Todd 1 run (Leahy kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- HOU - Barber 5 pass from Stabler (Thompson kick)
- HOU - Johnson 6 pass from Stabler (Thompson kick)
- HOU - Caster 68 pass from Stabler (Thompson kick)
- NYJ - Harper 45 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- HOU - Caster 5 pass from Stabler (Thompson kick)
Overtime
- NYJ - FG Leahy 38
Week 13: at L.A. Rams
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| L.A. Rams | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
- Game attendance: 59,743
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- LA - Bryant 12 pass from Ferragamo (Corral kick)
- LA - FG Corral 25
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - FG Leahy 22
- NYJ - FG Leahy 40
- LA - Waddy 44 pass from Ferragamo (Corral kick)
- NYJ - Jones 35 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- LA - Miller 15 pass from Ferragamo (Corral kick)
4th Quarter
- LA - Guman 4 run (Corral kick)
- LA - Miller 19 pass from Ferragamo (Corral kick)
Week 14: at Cleveland Browns
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
- Game attendance: 78,454
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter
- CLE - FG Cockroft 34
3rd Quarter
- CLE - M.Pruitt 9 run (Cockroft kick)
- NYJ - J.Jones 39 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- NYJ - Shuler 5 pass from Todd (Leahy kick)
- CLE - G.Pruitt 5 pass from Sipe (Cockroft kick)
Week 15: vs New Orleans Saints
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | |
| New York Jets | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Shea Stadium, New York
- Game attendance: 38,077
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- NO - Holmes 14 pass from Manning (Ricardo kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Long 1 run (Leahy kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 27
- NYJ - FG Leahy 47
4th Quarter
- NO - Galbreath 1 run (Ricardo kick)
- NYJ - Todd 31 run (Leahy kick)
- NO - Galbreath 1 run (Ricardo kick)
Week 16: at Miami Dolphins
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | ||
| New York Jets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Orange Bowl, Miami
- Game attendance: 41,854
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
- MIA - FG von Schamann 21
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
- MIA - Harris 16 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
2nd Quarter
- NYJ - Dierking 1 run (Leahy kick)
3rd Quarter
- NYJ - Ray 71 interception return (Leahy kick)
4th Quarter
- MIA - Woodley 1 run (von Schamann kick)
- NYJ - FG Leahy 35
