1981 Atlanta Falcons Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia

1981 Atlanta Falcons Roster
1981 Atlanta Falcons Results

The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.

The Falcons lit up the scoreboard for 426 points, while the defense yielded 355. Steve Bartkowski triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,829 yards. William Andrews hauled in 81 passes, while Alfred Jenkins accumulated 1,358 receiving yards.

William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,301 yards for Atlanta.

Tom Pridemore intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Leeman Bennett coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Bartkowski	533	297	55.7	3829	7.2	30	5.6	23	4.3	70	37	287	79.2
Mike Moroski	26	12	46.2	132	5.1	0	0.0	1	3.8	22	0	0	45.7
June Jones	3	2	66.7	25	8.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	0	0	92.4
John James	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	563	311	55.2	3986	7.1	30	5.3	24	4.3	70	37	287

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	289	1301	4.5	29	10
Lynn Cain	156	542	3.5	35	4
James Mayberry	18	66	3.7	11	0
Bo Robinson	9	24	2.7	5	0
Mike Moroski	3	17	5.7	14	0
Wallace Francis	1	8	8.0	8	1
Ray Strong	3	6	2.0	3	0
Alfred Jackson	2	5	2.5	5	0
Tony Daykin	1	2	2.0	2	0
Steve Bartkowski	11	2	0.2	5	0
June Jones	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
John James	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	495	1965	4.0	35	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
William Andrews	81	735	9.1	70	2
Alfred Jenkins	70	1358	19.4	67	13
Lynn Cain	55	421	7.7	28	2
Alfred Jackson	37	604	16.3	49	6
Junior Miller	32	398	12.4	37	3
Wallace Francis	30	441	14.7	36	4
James Mayberry	3	4	1.3	6	0
Russ Mikeska	2	16	8.0	11	0
Ray Strong	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	311	3986	12.8	70	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mick Luckhurst	51	51	100.0	33	21	63.6	114
Totals	51	51	100.0	33	21	63.6	114

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
John James	87	3543	40.7	62
Totals	87	3543	40.7	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Scott Woerner	33	278	8.4	38
Reggie Smith	12	99	8.2	53
Kenny Johnson	4	6	1.5	4
Tom Pridemore	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	383	7.7	53

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Reggie Smith	47	1143	24.3	52
Scott Woerner	10	210	21.0	27
Blane Gaison	3	43	14.3	24
James Mayberry	2	23	11.5	15
Totals	62	1419	22.9	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Pridemore	7	221	31.6	101	1
Bobby Butler	5	86	17.2	41	0
Kenny Johnson	3	35	11.7	23	0
Earl Jones	2	42	21.0	39	0
Bob Glazebrook	2	21	10.5	18	0
Buddy Curry	1	35	35.0	35	1
Joel Williams	1	25	25.0	25	0
Fulton Kuykendall	1	20	20.0	20	1
Al Richardson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Blane Gaison	1	0	0.0	0	0
Neal Musser	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	494	19.8	101	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Don Smith			0	3	2	0
Steve Bartkowski			4	3	-1	0
Ray Strong			1	3	0	0
Tom Pridemore		0	0	3	24
Lynn Cain			3	2	0
Kenny Johnson		0	1	2	55	2
R.C. Thielemann			0	2	0	0
Joel Williams		0	0	2	57	1
Wallace Francis			1	2	0
Jeff Van Note			1	1	-20	0
Blane Gaison		0	0	1	0	0
Mike Kenn			0	1	0	0
Scott Woerner			0	1	0	0
Wilson Faumuina			0	1	0	0
Bob Glazebrook		0	0	1	22	0
Jim Laughlin			0	1	0	0
Tom Moriarty			0	1	0	0
Jeff Yeates			0	1	0	0
Alfred Jackson			0	1	0	1
Fulton Kuykendall		0	0	1	0
Reggie Smith			4	1	0	0
Alfred Jenkins			3	0	0
William Andrews			12	0	0
James Mayberry			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	31	34	139	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mick Luckhurst									21	51	0			114
Alfred Jenkins		13							0	0	0			78
William Andrews	10	2							0	0	0			72
Alfred Jackson	0	6					1		0	0	0			42
Lynn Cain	4	2							0	0	0			36
Wallace Francis	1	4							0	0	0			30
Junior Miller		3							0	0	0			18
Kenny Johnson			0			0	2		0	0	0			12
Joel Williams						0	1		0	0	0			6
Fulton Kuykendall						1			0	0	0			6
Buddy Curry						1			0	0	0			6
Tom Pridemore			0			1			0	0	0			6
Totals	15	30	0	0	0	3	4	0	21	51	0	0	0	426