The 1980 season schedule was set based on how the Eagles finished the previous season: 2nd in NFC East. - Ray Sydnor TE ( IR Tooltip Injured reserve).Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell.Director of Player Personnel – Carl Peterson.Personnel Staff 1980 Philadelphia Eagles staff The Philadelphia Eagles had the 23rd to 25th pick in each of the 12 rounds. ESPN covered all 12 rounds live for the first time. As was started with the 1977 NFL Draft, this consisted of 12 rounds over two days. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The 1980 NFC Championship long stood as the proudest moment of the Super Bowl era in Eagles history until they won Super Bowl LII 37 years later.Īfter going 11–5 in the 1979 season and making the playoffs as a wildcard team, the Eagles found themselves looking to improve in 1980 through the NFL Draft. The 1980 season marked the Eagles' third consecutive playoff appearance under coach Dick Vermeil, and culminated in the team's first Super Bowl appearance, where they were defeated by the Oakland Raiders. Still, the 12–4 record was good enough to win the NFC East division title for the first time in franchise history since the NFC East had been formed. The Eagles started the season winning eleven of their first twelve games, only to finish the season losing three of their final four. The Eagles won twelve of their sixteen games, winning their division for the first time in twenty years. The 1980 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL).

The Eagles defeated the Cowboys in the 1980 NFC Championship Game and earned their first Super Bowl appearance.

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