Leading Passers
1980 - Dan Fouts 4715
San Diego Chargers
1981 - Dan Fouts 4802
San Diego Chargers
1982 - Dan Fouts 2883
San Diego Chargers (strike season)
1983 - Lynn Dickey 4458
Green Bay Packers
1984 - Dan Marino 5084
Miami Dolphins
1985 - Dan Marino 4137
Miami Dolphins
1986 - Dan Marino 4746
Miami Dolphins
1987 - Neol Lomax 3387
St. Louis Cardinals
1988 - Dan Marino 4434
Miami Dolphins
1989 - Don Majkowski 4318
Green Bay Packers
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Leading Rushers
1980 - Earl Campbell 1934
Houston Oilers
1981 - George Rogers 1674
New Orleans Saints
1982 - Freeman McNeil 786
New York Jets (strike season)
1983 - Eric Dickerson 1808
Los Angeles Rams
1984 - Eric Dickerson 2105
Los Angeles Rams
1985 - Marcus Allen 1759
Los Angeles Raiders
1986 - Eric Dickerson 1821
Los Angeles Rams
1987 - Charles White 1374
Los Angeles Rams
1988 - Eric Dickerson 1659
Indianapolis Colts
1989 - Christian Okoye 1480
Kansas City Chiefs
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Leading Receivers
1980 - John Jefferson 1340
San Diego Chargers
1981 - Alfred Jenkins 1358
Atlanta Falcons
1982 - Wes Chandler 1032
San Diego Chargers (strike season)
1983 - Mike Quick 1409
Philadelphia Eagles
1984 - Roy Green 1555
St. Louis Cardinals
1985 - Steve Largent 1287
Seattle Seahawks
1986 - Jerry Rice 1570
San Francisco 49ers
1987 - J.T. Smith 1117
St. Louis Cardinals
1988 - Henry Ellard 1414
Los Angeles Rams
1989 - Jerry Rice 1483
San Francisco 49ers
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Sack Leaders
1982 - Doug Martin 11.5
Minnesota Vikings (strike season)
1983 - Mark Gastineau 19
New York Jets
1984 - Mark Gastineau 22
New York Jets
1985 - Richard Dent 17
Chicago Bears
1986 - Lawrence Taylor 20.5
New York Giants
1987 - Reggie White 21
Philadelphia Eagles
1988 - Reggie White 18
Philadelphia Eagles
1989 - Chris Doleman 21
Minnesota Vikings
The Los Angeles Raiders beat the Washington Redskins 38-9 in Super Bowl XVIII at Tampa Stadium.
Super Bowl MVP Marcus Allen capped off the victory with a 74-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter.
Marcus Allen finished the game with 191 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns.
Joe Montana
Super Bowl Winners
1980 - Oakland Raiders
Losing Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Score: 27-10
MVP: Jim Plunkett Coach: Tom Flores
1981 - San Francisco 49ers
Losing Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Score: 26-21
MVP: Joe Montana Coach: Bill Walsh
1982 - Washington Redskins
Losing Team: Miami Dolphins
Score: 27-17
MVP: John Riggins Coach: Joe Gibbs
1983 - Los Angeles Raiders
Losing Team: Washington Redskins
Score: 38-9
MVP: Marcus Allen Coach: Tom Flores
1984 - San Francisco 49ers
Losing Team: Miami Dolphina
Score: 38-16
MVP: Joe Montana Coach: Bill Walsh
1985 - Chicago Bears
Losing Team: New England Patriots
Score: 46-10
MVP: Richard Dent Coach: Mike Ditka
1986 - New York Giants
Losing Team: Denver Broncos
Score: 39-20
MVP: Otis Anderson Coach: Bill Parcells
1987 Washington Redskins
Losing Team: Denver Broncos
Score: 42-10
MVP: Doug Williams Winning Coach: Joe Gibbs
1988 San Francisco 49ers
Losing Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Score: 20-16
MVP: Jerry Rice Winning Coach: Bill Walsh
1989 San Francisco 49ers 55 Denver Broncos 10
Losing Team: Denver Broncos
Score: 55-10
MVP: Joe Montana Winning Coach: George Seifert
Regular Season Awards
Most Valuable Player
1980 - Brian Sipe (QB)
Cleveland Browns
1981 - Ken Anderson (QB)
Cincinnati Bengals
1982 - Mark Moseley (K)
Washinton Redskins
* Only kicker to win MVP Award
1983 - Joe Theismann (QB)
Washington Redskins
1984 - Dan Marino (QB)
Miami Dolphins
1985 - Marcus Allen (RB)
Los Angeles Raiders
1986 - Lawrence Taylor (LB)
New York Giants
1987 - John Elway (QB)
Denver Broncos
1988 - Boomer Esiason (QB)
Cincinnati Bengals
1989 - Joe Montana (QB)
San Francisco 49ers (Quarterback)
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Defensive Player of the Year
1980 - Lester Hayes
Oakland Raiders (Defensive Back)
1981 - Lawrence Taylor
New York Giants (Linebacker)
1982 - Lawrence Taylor
New York Giants (Linebacker)
1983 - Doug Betters
Miami Dolphins (Defensive End)
1984 - Kenny Easley
Seattle Seahawks (Safety)
1985 - Mike Singletary
Chicago Bears (Linebacker)
1986 - Lawrence Taylor
New York Giants (Linebacker)
1987 - Reggie White
Philadelphia Eagles (Defensive End)
1988 - Mike Singletary
Chicago Bears (Linebacker)
1989 - Keith Millard
MinnesotaVikings (Defensive End)
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Rookie of the Year
Offense
1980 - Billy Simms
Detroit Lions (Running Back)
1981 - George Rogers
New Orleans Saints (Running Back)
1982 - Marcus Allen
Los Angeles Raiders (Running Back)
1983 - Dan Marino
Miami Dolphins (Quarterback)
1984 - Louis Lipps
Pittsburgh Steelers (Wide Receiver)
1985 - Eddie Brown
Cincinnati Bengals (Wide Receiver)
1986 - Rueben Mayes
New Orleans Saints (Running Back)
1987 - Troy Stradford
Miami Dolphins (Running Back)
1988 - John Stephens
New England Patriots (Running Back)
1989 - Barry Sanders
Detroit Lions (Running Back)
Defense
1980 - Buddy Curry and Al Richardson
Atlanta Falcons (Linebackers)
1981 - Lawrence Taylor
New York Giants (Linebacker)
1982 - Chip Banks
Cleveland Browns (Linebacker)
1983 - Vernon Maxwell
Baltimore Colts (Linebacker)
1984 - Bill Maas
Kansas City Chiefs (Defensive Tackle)
1985 - Duane Bickett
Baltimore Colts (Linebacker)
1986 - Leslie O'Neil
San Diego Chargers (Defensive End)
1987 - Shane Conlan
Buffalo Bills (Linebacker)
1988 - Erik McMillan
New York Jets (Safety)
1989 - Derrick Thomas
Kansas City Chiefs (Linebacker)
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Coach of the Year
1980 - Chuck Knox
Pittsburgh Steelers
1981 - Bill Walsh
San Francisco 49ers
1982 - Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
1983 - Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
1984 - Chuck Knox
Pittsburgh Steelers
1985 - Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears
1986 - Bill Parcells
New York Giants
1987 - Jim Mora
New Orleans Saints
1988 - Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears
1989 - Lindy Infante
Green Bay Packers
Marcus Allen
First 80s Touchdown
On January 6, 1980 Houston Oilers defensive back Vernon Perry scored the first touchdown of the 80s with a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 1st quarter
* The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Houston Oilers 27-13 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game to advance to the Super Bowl
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Last 80s Touchdown
On December 31, 1989 Pittsburgh Steelers running back Merril Hoge scored the last touchdown of the 80s
* Hoge scored a touchdown to tie the game 23-23 in the 4th quarter of the Wild Card Game against the Houston Oilers
The Steelers won 26-23 (OT) on a Gary Anderson 50-yard field goal
Marcus Allen Won the Super Bowl XVII MVP
In Super Bowl XXIII Joe Montana drove the 49ers 92-yards to beat the Bengals 20 - 16 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Joe Montana threw for 357 yards and 2 touchdowns and Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice had 11 catches for 251 yards and a touchdown.
This was the highest rated Super Bowl of all time.
80s Football
College FootballNational Champions
1980 - Georgia
Coach: Vince Dooley
1981 - Clemson
Coach: Danny Ford
1982 - Penn State
Coach: Joe Paterno
1983 - Miami (FL)
Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
1984 - BYU
Coach: LaVell Edwards
1985 - Oklahoma
Coach: Barry Switzer
1986 - Penn State
Coach: Joe Paterno
1987 - Miami (FL)
Coach: Jimmy Johnson
1988 - Notre Dame
Coach: Lou Holtz
1989 - Miami (FL)
Coach: Dennis Erickson
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Heisman Trophy Winners
1980 – George Rogers RB
South Carolina
1981 – Marcus Allen RB
USC
1981 – Herschel Walker RB
Georgia
1983 – Mike Rozier RB
Nebraska
1984 – Doug Flutie QB
Boston College
1985 – Bo Jackson RB
Auburn
1986 – Vinny Testaverde QB
Miami
1987 – Tim Brown WR
Notre Dame
1988 – Barry Sanders RB
Oklahoma St.
1989 – Andre Ware QB
Houston