| Team: | Los Angeles Rams |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Record: | 11–5 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFC West |
| Coach: | Ray Malavasi |
| General Manager: | Don Klosterman |
| Owner: | Georgia Frontiere |
| Stadium: | Anaheim Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Cowboys) 13–34 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rams seasons |
The 1980 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL), the 35th season in Los Angeles, and the first season at Anaheim Stadium. The Rams improved from their 9–7 Super Bowl season from the previous year with an 11–5 record. They made the playoffs for the 8th straight season. Coming off a Super Bowl appearance the previous season, the Rams had high hopes of winning the championship for the first time. After a slow start to the season, the Rams caught fire and won five games in a row to sit at 5–2. In week 15, the Rams hosted the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football. In a highly anticipated matchup, the Rams wound up crushing the Cowboys 38–14. This win clinched a playoff berth for the Rams for the 8th straight season, still a team record. However, they couldn't beat Dallas when it mattered, losing at Texas Stadium in the Wild Card game 34–13. Because the Steelers missed the playoffs for the first time since 1971, the Rams were the only team from 1973 to this year that never missed the playoffs.
See main article: article and 1980 NFL Draft. [1]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | Detroit Lions | L 20–41 | 0–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,892 | ||
| 2 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 9–10 | 0–2 | Tampa Stadium | 66,576 | |||
| 3 | September 21 | Green Bay Packers | W 51–21 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 63,850 | ||
| 4 | September 28 | at New York Giants | W 28–7 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 73,414 | ||
| 5 | October 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 48–26 | 3–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 62,188 | ||
| 6 | October 12 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 21–13 | 4–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,230 | ||
| 7 | October 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–17 | 5–2 | Candlestick Park | 55,360 | ||
| 8 | October 26 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 10–13 | 5–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 57,401 | ||
| 9 | November 2 | New Orleans Saints | W 45–31 | 6–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 59,909 | ||
| 10 | November 9 | Miami Dolphins | L 14–35 | 6–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 62,198 | ||
| 11 | November 16 | at New England Patriots | W 17–14 | 7–4 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,609 | ||
| 12 | at New Orleans Saints | W 27–7 | 8–4 | Louisiana Superdome | 53,448 | |||
| 13 | November 30 | New York Jets | W 38–13 | 9–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 59,743 | ||
| 14 | December 7 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–10 (OT) | 9–5 | Rich Stadium | 77,133 | ||
| 15 | Dallas Cowboys | W 38–14 | 10–5 | Anaheim Stadium | 65,154 | |||
| 16 | December 21 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20–17 (OT) | 11–5 | Anaheim Stadium | 62,469 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
See also: 1980 Detroit Lions season.
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