1981 Washington Redskins season

1981 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Joe Gibbs
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1981 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1980. The team posted an 8–8 record, but missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. This was Joe Gibbs' first season as head coach.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1981 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1981 Washington Redskins draft
1	20	Mark May *	Guard	Pittsburgh
3	69	Russ Grimm * ^†	Guard	Pittsburgh
4	90	Tom Flick	Quarterback	Washington
5	119	Dexter Manley *	Defensive end	Oklahoma State
5	132	Gary Sayre	Guard	Cameron
6	148	Larry Kubin	Linebacker	Penn State
8	201	Charlie Brown *	Wide receiver	South Carolina State
9	231	Darryl Grant	Guard	Rice
10	257	Phil Kessel	Quarterback	Northern Michigan
10	267	Allan Kennedy	Offensive tackle	Washington State
11	284	Jerry Hill	Wide receiver	North Alabama
12	314	Clint Didier	Tight end	Portland State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1981 Washington Redskins staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer – Jack Kent Cooke
President – Edward Bennett Williams
General Manager – Bobby Beathard
Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell
Assistant General Manager – Joel Margolis
Assistant General Manager – Dick Meyers
Director of Player Personnel – Mike Allman
Director of Pro Scouting – Kirk Mee
Director of College Scouting – Dick Daniels
Personnel Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor

Head coaches

Head Coach – Joe Gibbs
Assistant Head Coach – Dan Henning

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Joe Bugel
Offensive Backfield – Don Breaux
Tight Ends/Offensive Scouting Reports – Rennie Simmons

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Richie Petitbon
Defensive Line – LaVern Torgeson
Linebackers – Larry Peccatiello
Admin. Asst./Defensive Scouting Reports – Bill Hickman

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Wayne Sevier

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Roster

1981 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks

12 Tom Flick
7 Joe Theismann

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

53 Jeff Bostic C
68 Russ Grimm G
61 Melvin Jones G
66 Joe Jacoby T
73 Mark May T
64 Ron Saul G
76 Jerry Scanlan T
74 George Starke T

Defensive linemen

79 Coy Bacon DE
69 Perry Brooks DT
65 Dave Butz DT
75 Mike Clark
77 Darryl Grant
78 Dallas Hickman DE
71 Karl Lorch DE
72 Dexter Manley DE
76 Mat Mendenhall DE
79 Pat Ogrin
99 Wilbur Young DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

10 Mike Connell P
3 Mark Moseley K

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	L 26–10	55,045
2	September 13, 1981	New York Giants	L 17–7	53,343
3	September 20, 1981	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 40–30	47,592
4	September 27, 1981	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 36–13	70,664
5	October 4, 1981	San Francisco 49ers	L 30–17	51,843
6	October 11, 1981	at Chicago Bears	W 24–7	57,683
7	October 18, 1981	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–10	47,367
8	October 25, 1981	New England Patriots	W 24–22	50,394
9	November 1, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	W 42–21	50,643
10	November 8, 1981	Detroit Lions	W 33–31	52,096
11	November 15, 1981	at New York Giants	W 30–27	63,133
12	November 22, 1981	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–10	64,587
13	November 29, 1981	at Buffalo Bills	L 21–14	59,624
14	December 6, 1981	Philadelphia Eagles	W 15–13	52,206
15	December 13, 1981	Baltimore Colts	W 38–14	46,706
16	December 20, 1981	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–7	52,224

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	367	277	L1
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	368	221	W1
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	8–6	295	257	W3
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	347	349	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	2–6	4–8	315	408	L2

References

↑ "1981 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
↑ Washington Redskins 1981 Press Guide. pp. 2–21.
↑ "1981 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

External links

1981 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1981 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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