1981 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (10-6)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1981 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Chuck Knox (10-6)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1981 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Chuck Knox coached the team. The 1981 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Steve Alvers | TE | April 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Taft | Palm Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Buster Barnett | TE | November 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Macon, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Rufus Bess | CB | September 13, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | South Carolina St. | Hartsville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 73 | Jon Borchardt | LG | August 13, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Montana St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 9 |
| 86 | Mark Brammer | TE | May 3, 1958 | 6'3" | 238 | Michigan St. | Traverse City, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | FB | December 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 203 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 8 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Ware Shoals, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Greg Cater | P | April 17, 1957 | 6'0" | 191 | Tenn-Chattanooga | La Grange, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Sulligent, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Conrad Dobler | RG | October 1, 1950 | 6'3" | 254 | Wyoming | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Byron Franklin | KR | September 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 179 | Auburn | Florence, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | SS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Idaho St. | Milton, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Jim Haslett | LILB | December 9, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Indiana (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | PR | January 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 50 | Mike Humiston | LB | January 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 238 | Weber St. | Oceanside, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Darrell Irvin | DE | January 21, 1957 | 6'4" | 259 | Oklahoma | Pawhuska, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6'0" | 185 | Kansas | Yuma, AZ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 91 | Ken Johnson | DE | March 25, 1955 | 6'5" | 253 | Knoxville | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | LT | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | NT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Chris Keating | LB | October 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 223 | Maine | Boston, MA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Rod Kush | SS | December 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 188 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | FB | January 31, 1953 | 5'10" | 225 | Texas | Brenham, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Grambling St. | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | G | May 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 256 | Boston Col. | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | June 2, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado St. | Plainview, TX USA | 6 | 3 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5'8" | 186 | Temple | Bologna, Italy | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | RILB | May 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 226 | Baylor | Mathis, TX USA | 10 | 10 |
| 38 | Jeff Nixon | FS | October 13, 1956 | 6'3" | 190 | Richmond | Furstenfeldbruck, Germany | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Ervin Parker | LB | August 19, 1958 | 6'4" | 236 | South Carolina St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Robb Riddick | RB | April 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | G | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 14 | 3 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | ROLB | August 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Matt Robinson | QB | June 28, 1955 | 6'2" | 196 | Georgia | Farmington, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | RCB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | LOLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Milledgeville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Bill Simpson | FS | December 5, 1951 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | LB | February 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Bowling Green | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 4 |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | OG-C | October 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
