1981 Green Bay Packers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-8)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1981 Green Bay Packers StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-8)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1981 Green Bay Packers Results
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Packers chalked up 324 points, but the defensive squad allowed 361. Lynn Dickey passed for 2,593 yards. James Lofton paced pass catchers, snagging 71 passes for 1,294 yards, while Paul Coffman and Gerry Ellis provided receiving help as well.
Gerry Ellis carried the ball for a team-best 860 yards for Green Bay.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 54 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Lee and Maurice Harvey each snatched 6 opponent throws.
Bart Starr coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Kurt Allerman | LB | August 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 222 | Penn St. | Glen Ridge, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | John Anderson | LOLB | February 14, 1956 | 6'3" | 226 | Michigan | Waukesha, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Charlie Ane | C | August 12, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Michigan St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Steve Atkins | RB | June 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 216 | Maryland | Spotsylvania, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Byron Braggs | DE | October 10, 1959 | 6'4" | 290 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Butler | LDE | April 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Rich Campbell | QB | December 22, 1958 | 6'4" | 224 | California | Miami, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Cassidy | WR | July 23, 1957 | 6'0" | 184 | Utah St. | Ventura, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Paul Coffman | TE | March 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 222 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | George Cumby | RILB | July 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 220 | Oklahoma | Gorman, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Lynn Dickey | QB | October 19, 1949 | 6'3" | 214 | Kansas St. | Paola, KS USA | 13 | 13 |
| 53 | Mike Douglass | ROLB | March 15, 1955 | 6'0" | 220 | Arizona St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Gerry Ellis | FB | November 12, 1957 | 5'11" | 221 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Derrel Gofourth | LG | March 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Parsons, KS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Johnnie Gray | SS | December 18, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Cal State-Fullerton | Lake Charles, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 69 | Leotis Harris | RG | June 28, 1955 | 6'1" | 267 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Maurice Harvey | FS | January 14, 1956 | 5'10" | 190 | Ball St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Estus Hood | DB | November 14, 1955 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Harlan Huckleby | RB | December 30, 1957 | 6'1" | 199 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 74 | Tim Huffman | G | August 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 277 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Eddie Ivery | RB | July 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 210 | Georgia Tech | McDuffie, GA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | John Jefferson | WR | February 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 198 | Arizona St. | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Jim Jensen | RB | November 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 90 | Ezra Johnson | DE | October 2, 1955 | 6'4" | 250 | Morris Brown | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 63 | Terry Jones | NT | November 8, 1956 | 6'2" | 259 | Alabama | Sandersville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Syd Kitson | G-T | September 27, 1958 | 6'4" | 258 | Wake Forest | Orange, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 68 | Greg Koch | RT | June 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Arkansas | Bethesda, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Mark Koncar | LT | May 5, 1953 | 6'5" | 271 | Colorado | Murray, UT USA | 13 | 11 |
| 22 | Mark Lee | KR | March 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 187 | Washington | Hanford, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Cliff Lewis | LB | November 9, 1959 | 6'1" | 226 | Southern Miss | Brewton, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Gary Lewis | TE-WR | December 30, 1958 | 6'5" | 234 | Texas-Arlington | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | James Lofton | WR | July 5, 1956 | 6'3" | 192 | Stanford | Fort Ord, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Larry McCarren | C | November 9, 1951 | 6'3" | 246 | Illinois | Park Forest, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Mike McCoy | RCB | August 16, 1953 | 5'11" | 183 | Colorado | West Memphis, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Casey Merrill | RDE | July 16, 1957 | 6'4" | 254 | California-Davis | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 34 | Terdell Middleton | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 3 |
| 37 | Mark Murphy | SS | April 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 200 | West Liberty St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 7 |
| 84 | Fred Nixon | WR | September 22, 1958 | 5'11" | 191 | Oklahoma | Camilla, GA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 72 | Brad Oates | T-G | September 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 274 | Duke | Mesa, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | David Petway | DB | October 17, 1955 | 6'1" | 207 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | Guy Prather | LB | March 28, 1958 | 6'2" | 230 | Grambling St. | Gaithersburg, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Randy Scott | LB | January 31, 1959 | 6'1" | 223 | Alabama | Decatur, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Ray Stachowicz | P | March 6, 1959 | 5'11" | 185 | Michigan St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Stenerud | K | November 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 187 | Montana St. | Fetsund, Norway | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Tim Stokes | T | March 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Oregon | Oakland, CA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 67 | Karl Swanke | T-C-G | December 29, 1957 | 6'6" | 257 | Boston Col. | Elmhurst, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Arland Thompson | G | September 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Baylor | Lockney, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 89 | Aundra Thompson | WR | January 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 2 |
| 87 | John Thompson | TE | January 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 228 | Weber St. | Jackson, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Eric Torkelson | RB | March 23, 1952 | 6'2" | 194 | Connecticut | Troy, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | Richard Turner | NT | February 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma | Hugo, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 30 | Bill Whitaker | DB | November 18, 1959 | 6'0" | 182 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | David Whitehurst | QB | April 27, 1955 | 6'2" | 204 | Furman | Baumhaulder, Germany | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Delvin Williams | RB | April 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Rich Wingo | LILB | July 16, 1956 | 6'1" | 230 | Alabama | Elkhart, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
