1981 Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 |  | B. Barnes | DB | 6'1" | 190 | 3/3/1951 | 30 | Stanford |
76 | | L. Bethea | DL | 6'5" | 251 | 7/21/1956 | 25 | Michigan State |
53 | | B. Breunig | LB | 6'2" | 226 | 7/4/1953 | 28 | Arizona State |
59 | | G. Brown | LB | 6'4" | 223 | 6/1/1955 | 26 | Houston |
18 | | G. Carano | QB | 6'3" | 201 | 11/18/1955 | 26 | Nevada-Las Vegas |
61 | | J. Cooper | OL | 6'5" | 262 | 9/28/1955 | 26 | Temple |
84 | | D. Cosbie | TE | 6'6" | 236 | 3/27/1956 | 25 | Santa Clara |
51 | | A. Dickerson | LB | 6'2" | 220 | 6/9/1957 | 24 | Southern Methodist |
83 | | D. Donley | WR | 6'0" | 175 | 2/6/1959 | 22 | Ohio State |
67 | | P. Donovan | OL | 6'5" | 253 | 7/1/1953 | 28 | Stanford |
33 | | T. Dorsett | RB | 5'11" | 192 | 4/7/1954 | 27 | Pittsburgh |
26 | | M. Downs | DB | 6'3" | 205 | 6/9/1959 | 22 | Rice |
89 | | B. Joe DuPree | TE | 6'4" | 225 | 3/7/1950 | 31 | Michigan State |
78 | | J. Dutton | DL | 6'6" | 266 | 2/6/1951 | 30 | Nebraska |
27 | | R. Fellows | DB | 6'0" | 178 | 11/7/1958 | 23 | Missouri |
71 | | A. Frederick | OL | 6'6" | 257 | 7/25/1954 | 27 | New Mexico |
58 | | M. Hegman | LB | 6'1" | 227 | 1/17/1953 | 28 | Tennessee State |
80 | | T. Hill | WR | 6'2" | 199 | 6/23/1956 | 25 | Stanford |
14 | | G. Hogeboom | QB | 6'4" | 205 | 8/21/1958 | 23 | Central Michigan |
86 | | B. Johnson | WR | 6'1" | 187 | 5/28/1954 | 27 | California-Riverside |
23 | | J. Jones | RB | 5'10" | 200 | 12/6/1958 | 23 | Mississippi State |
72 | | T. Tall Jones | DL | 6'9" | 271 | 2/23/1951 | 30 | Tennessee State |
57 | | A. King | LB | 6'1" | 224 | 2/10/1958 | 23 | South Carolina State |
50 | | D.D. Lewis | LB | 6'1" | 225 | 10/16/1945 | 36 | Mississippi State |
79 | | H. Martin | DL | 6'5" | 262 | 11/16/1950 | 31 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
44 | | R. Newhouse | RB | 5'10" | 209 | 1/9/1950 | 31 | Houston |
30 | | T. Newsome | RB | 6'1" | 232 | 5/17/1958 | 23 | Winston-Salem |
88 | | D. Pearson | WR | 6'0" | 184 | 1/12/1951 | 30 | Tulsa |
65 | | K. Petersen | OL | 6'4" | 264 | 6/17/1957 | 24 | Missouri |
64 | | T. Rafferty | OL | 6'3" | 256 | 8/2/1954 | 27 | Penn State |
70 | | H. Richards | OL | 6'6" | 263 | 8/7/1959 | 22 | Missouri |
87 | | J. Saldi | TE | 6'3" | 225 | 10/8/1954 | 27 | South Carolina |
68 | | H. Scott | OL | 6'2" | 254 | 1/18/1953 | 28 | Virginia Union |
1 | | R. Septien | K | 5'10" | 176 | 12/12/1953 | 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
52 | | R. Shaw | OL | 6'4" | 245 | 10/15/1956 | 25 | Tennessee |
60 | | D. Smerek | DL | 6'7" | 255 | 12/20/1957 | 24 | Nevada |
55 | | D. Spradlin | LB | 6'1" | 235 | 3/3/1959 | 22 | Tennessee |
20 | | R. Springs | RB | 6'0" | 213 | 11/4/1956 | 25 | Ohio State |
77 | | B. Thornton | DL | 6'5" | 263 | 2/14/1958 | 23 | Illinois |
32 | | D. Thurman | DB | 5'11" | 176 | 4/13/1956 | 25 | Southern California |
63 | | G. Titensor | OL | 6'4" | 263 | 2/21/1958 | 23 | Brigham Young |
24 | | E. Walls | DB | 6'1" | 194 | 12/28/1959 | 22 | Grambling |
41 | | C. Waters | DB | 6'1" | 193 | 9/10/1948 | 33 | Clemson |
11 | | D. White | QB | 6'2" | 193 | 2/9/1952 | 29 | Arizona State |
54 | | R. White | DL | 6'4" | 257 | 1/15/1953 | 28 | Maryland |
45 | | S. Wilson | DB | 5'10" | 195 | 8/24/1957 | 24 | Howard |
73 | | S. Wright | OL | 6'6" | 263 | 4/8/1959 | 22 | Northern Iowa |
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |