1981 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1981 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-9)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1981 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Vikings chalked up 325 points, but the defense gave up 369. Tommy Kramer led the charge, passing for 3,912 yards. Ted Brown snagged 83 passes, while Joe Senser accumulated 1,004 receiving yards. Ahmad Rashad and Sammy White contributed to the receiving game as well.
Ted Brown carried the ball for a team-best 1,063 yards for Minnesota.
Tom Hannon and Willie Teal each snatched 4 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Matt Blair | LOLB | September 20, 1950 | 6'5" | 232 | Iowa St. | Hilo, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Brent Boyd | G | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 268 | UCLA | Downey, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Ted Brown | FB | February 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Bob Bruer | TE | May 22, 1953 | 6'5" | 235 | Mankato St. | Madison, WI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Rick Danmeier | K | April 8, 1952 | 6'0" | 194 | Sioux Falls | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Seattle, WA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Neil Elshire | DE | March 8, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Oregon | Salem, OR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Galbreath | RB | January 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 228 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 14 | 1 |
| 61 | Wes Hamilton | RG | April 24, 1953 | 6'3" | 261 | Tulsa | Texas City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | SS | March 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 193 | Michigan St. | Massillon, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Sam Harrell | RB | February 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 217 | East Carolina | Ahoskie, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Randy Holloway | RDE | August 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 51 | Jim Hough | LG | August 4, 1956 | 6'2" | 267 | Utah St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 56 | Dave Huffman | C | April 4, 1957 | 6'6" | 280 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Tim Irwin | OT | December 13, 1958 | 6'7" | 300 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Dennis Johnson | LB | June 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 234 | USC | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 53 | Henry Johnson | LB | March 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 235 | Georgia Tech | Wrens, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Kurt Knoff | FS | April 6, 1954 | 6'2" | 191 | Kansas | East Grand Forks, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 200 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Jim Langer | C | May 16, 1948 | 6'2" | 250 | South Dakota St. | Little Falls, MN USA | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 87 | Leo Lewis | WR | September 17, 1956 | 5'8" | 170 | Missouri | Columbia, MO USA | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | RDE | May 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington | Fairfield, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 88 | Mardye McDole | WR | May 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 198 | Mississippi St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Fred McNeill | ROLB | May 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 229 | UCLA | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Mark Mullaney | LDE | April 30, 1953 | 6'6" | 242 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 49 | Keith Nord | S | March 3, 1957 | 6'0" | 197 | St. Cloud St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Eddie Payton | KR | August 3, 1951 | 5'8" | 175 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 15 |
| 22 | Jarvis Redwine | RB | May 16, 1957 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Steve Riley | LT | November 23, 1952 | 6'5" | 258 | USC | Chula Vista, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Ken Sanders | DE | August 22, 1950 | 6'5" | 240 | Howard Payne | Valley Mills, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Robin Sendlein | LB | December 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Joe Senser | TE | August 18, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Jeff Siemon | LILB | June 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Rochester, MN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Scott Studwell | RILB | August 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 228 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | John Swain | DB | September 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 67 | Dennis Swilley | C | June 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas A&M | Bossier City, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 37 | Willie Teal | RCB | December 20, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | LSU | Texarkana, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | John Turner | LCB | February 22, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 10 |
| 72 | James White | NT | October 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 265 | Oklahoma St. | Hot Springs, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Walt Williams | LCB | July 10, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Ashland | Bedford Hills, NY USA | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Ray Yakavonis | DE | January 20, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | East Stroudsburg | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Ron Yary | RT | August 16, 1946 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Rickey Young | RB | December 7, 1953 | 6'2" | 196 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
