1981 Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 |  | W. Andrews | RB | 6'0" | 206 | 12/25/1955 | 26 | Auburn |
10 | | S. Bartkowski | QB | 6'4" | 213 | 11/12/1952 | 29 | California |
66 | | W. Bryant | OL | 6'6" | 273 | 11/11/1955 | 26 | Kentucky |
23 | | B. Butler | DB | 5'11" | 170 | 5/28/1959 | 22 | Florida State |
21 | | L. Cain | RB | 6'1" | 205 | 10/16/1955 | 26 | Southern California |
50 | | B. Curry | LB | 6'4" | 224 | 6/4/1958 | 23 | North Carolina |
59 | | P. Davis | LB | 6'2" | 221 | 7/10/1958 | 23 | North Carolina |
55 | | T. Daykin | LB | 6'1" | 215 | 5/13/1955 | 26 | Georgia Tech |
74 | | W. Faumuina | DL | 6'5" | 275 | 6/11/1954 | 27 | San Jose State |
48 | | M. Fitzgerald | RB | 6'2" | 235 | 4/10/1958 | 23 | Virginia Tech |
89 | | W. Francis | WR | 5'11" | 190 | 11/7/1951 | 30 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
34 | | B. Gaison | DB | 6'0" | 185 | 5/13/1958 | 23 | Hawaii |
36 | | B. Glazebrook | DB | 6'1" | 200 | 3/7/1956 | 25 | Fresno State |
64 | | P. Howell | OL | 6'5" | 257 | 3/12/1957 | 24 | Southern California |
85 | | A. Jackson | WR | 5'11" | 176 | 8/3/1955 | 26 | Texas |
6 | | J. James | P | 6'3" | 197 | 1/21/1949 | 32 | Florida |
84 | | A. Jenkins | WR | 5'10" | 170 | 1/25/1952 | 29 | Morris Brown |
37 | | K. Johnson | DB | 5'10" | 176 | 1/7/1958 | 23 | Mississippi State |
20 | | E. Jones | DB | 6'0" | 178 | 7/19/1957 | 24 | Norfolk State |
14 | | J. Jones | QB | 6'4" | 200 | 2/19/1953 | 28 | Portland State |
78 | | M. Kenn | OL | 6'7" | 286 | 2/9/1956 | 25 | Michigan |
54 | | F. Kuykendall | LB | 6'4" | 225 | 6/10/1953 | 28 | UCLA |
51 | | J. Laughlin | LB | 6'0" | 222 | 7/5/1958 | 23 | Ohio State |
18 | | M. Luckhurst | K | 6'1" | 180 | 3/31/1958 | 23 | California |
39 | | J. Mayberry | RB | 5'11" | 210 | 11/5/1957 | 24 | Colorado |
75 | | J. Merrow | DL | 6'4" | 236 | 7/12/1953 | 28 | West Virginia |
87 | | R. Mikeska | TE | 6'3" | 225 | 9/10/1955 | 26 | Texas A&M |
80 | | J. Miller | TE | 6'4" | 239 | 11/26/1957 | 24 | Nebraska |
45 | | T. Moriarty | DB | 6'0" | 185 | 4/7/1953 | 28 | Bowling Green |
15 | | M. Moroski | QB | 6'4" | 200 | 9/4/1957 | 24 | California-Davis |
53 | | N. Musser | LB | 6'2" | 220 | 3/20/1957 | 24 | North Carolina State |
27 | | T. Pridemore | DB | 5'10" | 186 | 4/29/1956 | 25 | West Virginia |
56 | | A. Richardson | LB | 6'2" | 211 | 9/23/1957 | 24 | Georgia Tech |
33 | | B. Robinson | RB | 6'2" | 228 | 5/27/1956 | 25 | West Texas A&M |
67 | | E. Sanders | OL | 6'6" | 255 | 10/22/1958 | 23 | Nevada |
70 | | D. Scott | OL | 6'4" | 276 | 12/26/1953 | 28 | Kansas |
61 | | J. Scully | OL | 6'6" | 262 | 8/2/1958 | 23 | Notre Dame |
65 | | D. Smith | DL | 6'5" | 256 | 5/9/1957 | 24 | Miami (FL) |
16 | | R. Smith | WR | 5'4" | 168 | 7/15/1956 | 25 | North Carolina Central |
25 | | R. Strong | RB | 5'9" | 184 | 5/7/1956 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas |
72 | | M. Teague | DL | 6'5" | 240 | 10/22/1958 | 23 | Prairie View |
68 | | R.C. Thielemann | OL | 6'4" | 255 | 8/12/1955 | 26 | Arkansas |
57 | | J. Van Note | OL | 6'2" | 247 | 2/7/1946 | 35 | Kentucky |
52 | | L. White | LB | 6'0" | 217 | 1/3/1959 | 22 | Louisiana State |
58 | | J. Williams | LB | 6'1" | 222 | 12/13/1956 | 25 | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
30 | | S. Woerner | DB | 6'0" | 190 | 12/18/1958 | 23 | Georgia |
79 | | J. Yeates | DL | 6'3" | 248 | 8/3/1951 | 30 | Boston College |
63 | | M. Zele | DL | 6'3" | 239 | 7/3/1956 | 25 | Kent State |
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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 |