1981 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1981 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1981 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Redskins racked up 347 points, but the defensive squad gave up 349. Joe Theismann directed the offense, slinging for 3,568 yards. Joe Washington grabbed 70 passes, while Art Monk accumulated 894 receiving yards.
Joe Washington carried the ball for a team-best 916 yards for Washington, and John Riggins also contributed to the rushing attack.
Mark Murphy picked off 7 opponent throws.
Joe Gibbs coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Coy Bacon | DE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 268 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Perry Brooks | RDT | December 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 264 | Southern | Bogalusa, LA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 28 | Trent Bryant | CB | August 14, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Arkansas | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | LDT | June 23, 1950 | 6'7" | 291 | Purdue | Lafayette, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Rich Caster | TE | October 16, 1948 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Rickey Claitt | RB | April 12, 1957 | 5'10" | 206 | Bethune-Cookman | Sylvester, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Mike Clark | DE | March 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | LLB | November 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 242 | Central Arkansas | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 12 | 11 |
| 10 | Mike Connell | P | March 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Cincinnati | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | Cris Crissy | CB | February 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | Princeton | Penn Yan, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 238 | Boston Col. | Bourne, MA USA | 10 | 2 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | LLB | December 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 220 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Tom Flick | QB | August 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Washington | Patuxent River, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Alvin Garrett | WR | October 1, 1956 | 5'7" | 178 | Angelo State (TX) | Mineral Wells, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Nick Giaquinto | RB | April 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 205 | Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT USA | 6 | 0 |
| 58 | Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Penn St. | Dunkirk, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Darryl Grant | OG-OT-DT | November 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 269 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 68 | Russ Grimm | LG | May 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Pittsburgh | Scottsdale, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 204 | Mississippi St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Dallas Hickman | DE | February 16, 1952 | 6'6" | 238 | California | Martinez, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Wilbur Jackson | RB | November 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 215 | Alabama | Ozark, AL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Joe Jacoby | LT | July 6, 1959 | 6'7" | 305 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 13 |
| 61 | Melvin Jones | RG | February 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 260 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 22 | Curtis Jordan | CB-S | January 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Mel Kaufman | RLB | February 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | RCB | February 10, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | San Diego St. | Rayville, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | LDE | June 14, 1950 | 6'3" | 258 | USC | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 10 |
| 56 | Quentin Lowry | LB | November 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 232 | Youngstown St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 72 | Dexter Manley | RDE | July 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 253 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 73 | Mark May | LT | November 2, 1959 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Oneonta, NY USA | 16 | 8 |
| 84 | Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6'1" | 233 | Clark (GA) | Griffin, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 46 | LeCharls McDaniel | WR | October 15, 1958 | 5'9" | 183 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | Mat Mendenhall | LDE | May 14, 1957 | 6'6" | 254 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 11 |
| 26 | Terry Metcalf | RB | September 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 185 | Long Beach St. | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | RLB | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Coraopolis, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 81 | Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Syracuse | White Plains, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5'11" | 202 | Texas A&M | Laneville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Mark Murphy | FS | July 13, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Colgate | Fulton, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Mike Nelms | KR | April 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 188 | Sam Houston St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Pat Ogrin | DT | February 10, 1958 | 6'5" | 265 | Wyoming | Butte, MT USA | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | MLB | January 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 230 | Maryland | Phoenixville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 12 | 8 |
| 23 | Tony Peters | SS | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Bob Raba | TE | April 23, 1955 | 6'1" | 222 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | John Riggins | RB | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 230 | Kansas | Centralia, KS USA | 15 | 4 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | RG | February 5, 1948 | 6'2" | 255 | Michigan St. | Butler, PA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 76 | Jerry Scanlan | OT | January 4, 1957 | 6'5" | 270 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Virgil Seay | WR | January 1, 1958 | 5'8" | 175 | Troy | Moultrie, GA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 74 | George Starke | RT | July 18, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Columbia | New York, NY USA | 14 | 13 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Ricky Thompson | WR | May 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 176 | Baylor | El Paso, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 54 | Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 223 | Pacific | Fremont, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 85 | Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6'4" | 242 | San Diego St. | Bellingham, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 179 | Oklahoma | Crockett, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 58 | Charlie Weaver | LB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Jeris White | LCB | September 3, 1952 | 5'9" | 188 | Hawaii | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 8 |
| 39 | Otis Wonsley | RB | August 13, 1957 | 5'10" | 214 | Alcorn St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | DE | April 20, 1949 | 6'6" | 285 | William Penn | New York, NY USA | 7 | 3 |
