1981 Seattle Seahawks Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (6-10)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1981 Seattle Seahawks Statistics
1981 Seattle Seahawks Results

The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Seattle scored 322 points, while the leaky defense conceded 388. Jim Zorn threw for 2,788 yards. Steve Largent paced the receiving corps, snagging 75 passes for 1,224 yards.

Theotis Brown ran for a team-best 531 yards for the Seahawks.

The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. John Harris picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.

Jack Patera coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
12Sam AdkinsQBMay 21, 19556'2"214Wichita St.Van Nuys, CA USA30
2Wilson AlvarezKMarch 22, 19576'0"165New Mex. Mil. Inst.Santa Cruz, Bolivia40
63Fred AndersonRDEOctober 30, 19546'4"238Oregon St.Toppenish, WA USA146
76Steve AugustRTSeptember 4, 19546'4"255TulsaJeannette, PA USA1616
65Edwin BaileyLGMay 15, 19596'4"271South Carolina St.Savannah, GA USA1616
58Terry BeesonMLBSeptember 19, 19556'3"240KansasCoffeyville, KS USA157
68Dennis BoydDT-DE-T-CNovember 5, 19556'6"255Oregon St.Washington, DC USA160
22Dave BrownRCBJanuary 16, 19536'1"190MichiganAkron, OH USA1010
30Theotis BrownRBApril 20, 19576'2"225UCLAChicago, IL USA106
53Keith ButlerRLBMay 16, 19566'4"230MemphisAnniston, AL USA1616
57Pete CronanLBJanuary 13, 19556'2"238Boston Col.Bourne, MA USA50
33Dan DoorninkFBFebruary 1, 19566'3"210Washington St.Yakima, WA USA158
25Don DufekDBApril 28, 19546'0"195MichiganAnn Arbor, MI USA150
66Bill DuganGJune 5, 19596'4"275Penn St.Hornell, NY USA162
45Kenny EasleySSJanuary 15, 19596'3"206UCLAChesapeake, VA USA1414
64Ron EssinkLTJuly 30, 19586'6"260Grand Valley St.Zeeland, MI USA1616
50Brian FlonesLBSeptember 1, 19596'1"228Washington St.Mount Vernon, WA USA40
56Greg GainesLBOctober 16, 19586'3"220TennesseeMartinsville, VA USA81
6Frank GarciaPJune 5, 19576'0"205Arizona St.Tucson, AZ USA10
79Jacob GreenLDEJanuary 21, 19576'3"255Texas A&MPasadena, TX USA1616
75Robert HardyLDTJuly 3, 19566'2"250Jackson St.Tulsa, OK USA1413
44John HarrisFSJune 13, 19566'2"200Arizona St.Fort Benning, GA USA1616
1Efren HerreraKJuly 30, 19515'9"185UCLAGuadalajara, Mexico120
46David HughesRBJune 1, 19596'0"220Boise St.Honolulu, HI USA162
32Horace IvoryRBAugust 8, 19546'0"197OklahomaFort Worth, TX USA60
55Michael JacksonLLBJuly 15, 19576'1"220WashingtonPasco, WA USA1616
43Jim JodatFBMarch 3, 19545'11"210CarthageMilwaukee, WI USA126
85Paul JohnsPRNovember 14, 19585'11"173TulsaWaco, TX USA160
27Gregg JohnsonDBOctober 20, 19586'1"191Oklahoma St.Houston, TX USA163
26Kerry JustinRCBMay 3, 19555'11"175Oregon St.New Orleans, LA USA159
17Dave KriegQBOctober 20, 19586'1"193MiltonIola, WI USA73
54Art KuehnCFebruary 12, 19536'3"257San Jose St.Victoria, BC Canada167
37Eric LaneRBJanuary 6, 19596'0"195BYUOakland, CA USA140
80Steve LargentWRSeptember 28, 19545'11"187TulsaTulsa, OK USA1616
41Will LewisKRJanuary 16, 19585'9"185MillersvilleQuakertown, PA USA100
84Sam McCullumWRNovember 30, 19526'2"203Montana St.McComb, MS USA1614
89Mark McGrathWRDecember 17, 19575'11"175Montana St.San Diego, CA USA60
34Terry MillerRBJanuary 7, 19565'10"196Oklahoma St.Columbus, GA USA10
21Vic MinorDBNovember 28, 19586'0"198La-MonroeShreveport, LA USA40
32Jeff MooreRBAugust 20, 19566'0"195Jackson St.Kosciusko, MS USA20
78Bob NewtonRGAugust 16, 19496'4"257NebraskaPomona, CA USA1515
52Joe NormanMLBOctober 15, 19566'1"220IndianaMillersburg, OH USA87
83Steve RaibleWRJune 2, 19546'2"195Georgia TechLouisville, KY USA90
81John SawyerTEJuly 26, 19536'2"230Southern MissBrookhaven, MS USA1616
42Keith SimpsonLCBMarch 9, 19566'1"195MemphisMemphis, TN USA1212
47Sherman SmithRBNovember 1, 19546'4"225Miami (OH)Youngstown, OH USA168
69Doug SutherlandRDTAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA166
59Rodell ThomasLBAugust 2, 19586'2"225Alabama St.Quincy, FL USA111
86Mike TiceTEFebruary 2, 19596'7"253MarylandBay Shore, NY USA163
74Manu TuiasosopoRDEAugust 30, 19576'3"255UCLALos Angeles, CA USA1616
60Kevin TurnerLBFebruary 5, 19586'2"223PacificFremont, CA USA80
8Jeff WestPApril 6, 19536'3"212CincinnatiWheeling, WV USA150
70Mike WhiteRDTAugust 11, 19576'5"266Albany State (GA)Augusta, GA USA157
51John YarnoCDecember 17, 19546'5"251IdahoSpokane, WA USA119
10Jim ZornQBMay 10, 19536'2"200Cal Poly-PomonaWhittier, CA USA1313



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