1981 Oakland Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Flores (7-9)
Location: Oakland, California
1981 Oakland Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Tom Flores (7-9)
Location: Oakland, California
1981 Oakland Raiders Results
The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Raiders eked out just 273 points, and the defense surrendered 343. Marc Wilson tossed for 2,311 yards. Derrick Ramsey paced pass catchers, hauling in 52 passes for 674 yards, while Cliff Branch provided receiving help, too.
Kenny King ran for a team-best 828 yards for Oakland.
Odis McKinney and Lester Hayes each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Tom Flores coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | LB | March 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 223 | California | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 80 | Malcolm Barnwell | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 184 | Virginia Union | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Greg Bracelin | LB | April 16, 1957 | 6'1" | 214 | California | Lawrence, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio St. | Highland, IL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | RDE | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6'6" | 254 | Maryland | Wilmington, DE USA | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 85 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 88 | Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 232 | Morgan St. | Cambridge, MD USA | 16 | 5 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen | TE-FB | August 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | BYU | Bellefonte, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6'3" | 247 | UCLA | Alexandria, MN USA | 16 | 7 |
| 79 | Bruce Davis | T-G | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | DB | April 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Ray Guy | P | December 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Southern Miss | Swainsboro, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6'3" | 255 | North Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Frank Hawkins | RB | July 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 210 | Nevada-Reno | Las Vegas, NV USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | LCB | January 22, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LOLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Kenny Hill | DB | July 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 194 | Yale | Oak Grove, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Monte Jackson | RCB | July 14, 1953 | 5'11" | 193 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | FB | April 27, 1956 | 6'1" | 221 | Texas-Arlington | Waukegan, IL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 90 | Willie Jones | DE | November 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Florida St. | Dublin, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Kenny King | RB | March 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 203 | Oklahoma | Clarendon, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Reggie Kinlaw | NT | January 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | RT | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 272 | Florida A&M | Danville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Howie Long | DE-NT | January 6, 1960 | 6'5" | 268 | Villanova | Somerville, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Curt Marsh | LG | August 25, 1959 | 6'5" | 273 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 53 | Rod Martin | ROLB | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | USC | Welch, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | RG | October 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Tennessee | Pisgah Forest, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Lindsey Mason | T | August 1, 1955 | 6'5" | 265 | Kansas | Baltimore, MD USA | 11 | 3 |
| 43 | Ira Matthews | RB-WR | August 23, 1957 | 5'8" | 175 | Wisconsin | Rockford, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | John Matuszak | LDE | October 25, 1950 | 6'8" | 272 | Missouri | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | RILB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | SS | May 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 14 |
| 55 | Matt Millen | LILB | March 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Hokendauqua, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Cleo Montgomery | WR | July 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 183 | Abilene Christian | Greenville, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Dwayne O'Steen | RCB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 44 | Burgess Owens | FS | August 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 84 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 68 | Johnny Robinson | NT | February 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Louisiana Tech | Jonesboro, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Art Shell | LT | November 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | C | March 4, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 9 |
| 63 | Gene Upshaw | LG | August 15, 1945 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Robstown, TX USA | 15 | 5 |
| 30 | Mark van Eeghen | RB | April 19, 1952 | 6'2" | 223 | Colgate | Cambridge, MA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 20 | Ted Watts | PR | May 29, 1958 | 6'0" | 195 | Texas Tech | Tarpon Springs, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Mesa | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Arthur Whittington | KR | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 38 | Chester Willis | RB | May 2, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Auburn | Elberton, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | Marc Wilson | QB | February 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 205 | BYU | Bremerton, WA USA | 13 | 9 |
