1981 New England Patriots Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (2-14)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts

1981 New England Patriots Roster
1981 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots scored 322 points, but the defense allowed 370. Steve Grogan threw for 1,859 yards, and Matt Cavanaugh threw the ball also. Don Hasselbeck paced pass catchers, catching 46 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 1,029 receiving yards. Andy Johnson and Harold Jackson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 873 yards for New England.

Rick Sanford and Tim Fox each intercepted 3 opponent throws.

Ron Erhardt 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 Grogan	216	117	54.2	1859	8.6	7	3.2	16	7.4	76	19	137	63.0
Matt Cavanaugh	219	115	52.5	1633	7.5	5	2.3	13	5.9	65	24	165	59.8
Tom Owen	36	15	41.7	218	6.1	1	2.8	4	11.1	28	2	19	31.7
Andy Johnson	9	7	77.8	194	21.6	4	44.4	1	11.1	66	0	0	118.8
Harold Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Tony Collins	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	482	254	52.7	3904	8.1	17	3.5	34	7.1	76	45	321

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Collins	204	873	4.3	29	7
Vagas Ferguson	78	340	4.4	19	3
Sam Cunningham	86	269	3.1	12	4
Don Calhoun	57	205	3.6	33	2
Mosi Tatupu	38	201	5.3	43	2
Matt Cavanaugh	17	92	5.4	11	3
Steve Grogan	12	49	4.1	24	2
Stanley Morgan	2	21	10.5	11	0
Carlos Pennywell	1	3	3.0	3	0
Andy Johnson	2	1	0.5	5	0
Harold Jackson	2	-14	-7.0	-5	0
Totals	499	2040	4.1	43	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Hasselbeck	46	808	17.6	51	6
Stanley Morgan	44	1029	23.4	76	6
Harold Jackson	39	669	17.2	45	0
Andy Johnson	39	429	11.0	36	1
Tony Collins	26	232	8.9	22	0
Mosi Tatupu	12	132	11.0	41	1
Sam Cunningham	12	92	7.7	12	0
Lin Dawson	7	126	18.0	42	0
Don Westbrook	7	122	17.4	32	2
Don Calhoun	7	71	10.1	20	0
Ken Toler	5	70	14.0	23	0
Vagas Ferguson	4	39	9.8	20	0
Carlos Pennywell	3	49	16.3	22	1
Steve Grogan	2	27	13.5	16	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	254	3904	15.4	76	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Smith	39	37	94.9	24	15	62.5	82
Totals	39	37	94.9	24	15	62.5	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rich Camarillo	47	1959	41.7	75
Mike Hubach	19	726	38.2	56
Ken Hartley	9	266	29.6	41
Totals	75	2951	39.3	75

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stanley Morgan	15	116	7.7	26
Roland James	7	56	8.0	18
Tony Collins	3	15	5.0	15
Mike Haynes	6	12	2.0	6
Totals	31	199	6.4	26

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Collins	39	773	19.8	30
Ken Toler	9	148	16.4	32
Rick Sanford	4	82	20.5	27
Andy Johnson	3	53	17.7	19
Paul Dombroski	2	45	22.5	24
Don Calhoun	2	38	19.0	22
Keith Lee	2	20	10.0	16
Horace Ivory	1	19	19.0	19
Don Hasselbeck	1	7	7.0	7
Bill Matthews	1	5	5.0	5
Ray Hamilton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	65	1190	18.3	32

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rick Sanford	3	28	9.3	21
Tim Fox	3	20	6.7	20
Raymond Clayborn	2	39	19.5	39
Roland James	2	29	14.5	21
Mark Buben	1	49	49.0	49
Mike Hawkins	1	16	16.0	16
John Zamberlin	1	11	11.0	11
Mike Haynes	1	3	3.0	3
Keith Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Rod Shoate	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	195	12.2	49

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Rick Sanford		0	0	3	2
Mosi Tatupu			2	3	0
Steve Grogan			5	2	-8
Stanley Morgan			2	2	0
Rod Shoate		0	1	2	7
Tony Collins			8	2	0
Raymond Clayborn		0	0	2	4
Mike Hawkins		0	0	2	0
John Hannah			0	2	0
Ken Toler			0	1	0
Roland James		0	1	1	0
Brian Holloway			0	1	0
Pete Brock			0	1	0
Vagas Ferguson			1	1	0
Rich Camarillo			1	1	0
Mark Buben		0	0	1	31
Tony McGee			0	1	0
Bob Golic			0	1	0
John Zamberlin		0	0	1	0
Bill Matthews			0	1	0
Sam Cunningham			2	0	0
Ray Hamilton			1	0	0
Harold Jackson			1	0	0
Don Calhoun			1	0	0
Andy Johnson			1	0	0
Don Hasselbeck			2	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh			2	0	0
Horace Ivory			1	0	0
Tom Owen			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	31	36

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	37	0			82
Tony Collins	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Stanley Morgan	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Don Hasselbeck	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Sam Cunningham	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Matt Cavanaugh	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Mosi Tatupu	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Vagas Ferguson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Steve Grogan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Don Calhoun	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Don Westbrook	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Andy Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	23	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	37	0	0	0	322