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< 1979   1980   1981 >

Dick Vermeil's 5th year as EAGLES head coach.

1980 pre-season:



1980 regular season:

W 27-6       Sept 7      Denver broncos
W 42-7       Sept 14    at Minnesota vikings
W 35-3       Sept 23    NY giants
L 24-14       Sept 30    at St. Louis cardinals
W 24-14     Oct 5       Washington redskins
W 31-16     Oct 12     at NY giants
W 17-10     Oct 19     Dallas cowboys
W 17-14     Oct 26     Chicago bears
W 27-20      Nov 2     at Seattle seahawks
W 34-21      Nov 9     at New Orleans saints
W 24-0        Nov 16   at Washington redskins
W 10-7        Nov 23   Oakland raiders
L 22-21        Nov 30   at San Diego chargers
L 20-17        Dec 7      Atlanta falcons
W 17-3        Dec 14    St. Louis cardinals
L 35-27        Dec 21    at Dallas cowboys     Dallas needed to win game by 25 points to win NFC East


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NFC Divisional game:
W 31-16      Jan 3, 1981      Minnesota vikings      attendance: 68,434

NFC Championship game:
W 20-7        Jan 11, 1981    Dallas cowboys       Wilbert Montgomery 42-yard TD run
     attendance: 70,696
                                                                           Philadelphia Daily News headline 1-12-1981: "Birds Go Marchin' In"


Super Bowl XV   Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA.            MVP: Oakland QB Jim Plunkett - 13 of 21, 261 yards, 3 TDs
Jan 25, 1981   Philadelphia EAGLES 10 - Oakland raiders 27          attendance:  76,135     ticket - $40.00
                                                                                                        raiders become first wild-card team to win a Super Bowl
                                                                                                        raiders LB Rod Martin - 3 INTs (Super Bowl record)
                                                                                                       Eagles WR Wilbert Montgomery - 6 catches for 91 yards
                                                                                                       Eagles WR Harold Carmichael - 5 catches for 83 yards

Super Bowl XV - Oakland QB Jim Plunkett
The PHILADELPHIA EAGLES first Super Bowl appearance.

 

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