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1981 Chicago Bears
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 253 points (15.8/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 14th.
Differential of -71 points (-4.4/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Coached by Neill Armstrong (6-10-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Vince Evans | 26 | 4 | 16 | 195 for 436, 2,354 yards, 11 td, 20 int, & 43 rushes for 218 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Walter Payton | 27 | 6 | 16 | 339 rushes for 1,222 yards, 6 td, & 41 catches for 379 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 23 | 1 | 14 | 150 rushes for 521 yards, 3 td, & 33 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 27 | 5 | 15 | 34 catches for 554 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Rickey Watts | 24 | 2 | 9 | 27 catches for 465 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 27 | 5 | 15 | 34 catches for 554 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Ken Margerum | 23 | Rook | 6 | 39 catches for 584 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Robin Earl | 26 | 4 | 15 | 10 catches for 118 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| LT | Ted Albrecht | 27 | 4 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
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| LG | Noah Jackson | 30 | 6 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Dan Neal | 32 | 8 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Emanuel Zanders | 30 | 7 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Keith Van Horne | 24 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Hampton | 24 | 2 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
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| LDT | Jim Osborne | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Alan Page | 36 | 14 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Al Harris | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Mike Hartenstine | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary | 23 | Rook | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| MLB | Lee Kunz | 24 | 2 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 174th pick / 1979 |
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| RLB | Gary Campbell | 29 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Terry Schmidt | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Reuben Henderson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 150th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Gary Fencik*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| FS | Doug Plank | 28 | 6 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Roveto | 23 | Rook | 0 | 10 of 18 field goals & 19 of 20 extra points | |
| P | Bob Parsons | 31 | 9 | 0 | 114 punts for a 39.7 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Jeff Fisher | 23 | Rook | 0 | 43 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 177th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Dave Williams | 27 | 4 | 0 | 23 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Ted Albrecht | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-4 | California | 10/8/1954 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
| 88 | Marcus Anderson | 22 | WR | 12 | 1 | 178 | 5-11 | Tulane | 6/12/1959 | Rook | |
| 7 | Bob Avellini | 28 | QB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/28/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | 27 | WR | 16 | 15 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/8/1954 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | 23 | DB-LB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 11/28/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | 25 | LB | 16 | 4 | 233 | 6-1 | Colorado | 6/23/1956 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1978 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 3/4/1952 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| 87 | Mike Cobb | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 244 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 12/10/1955 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Robin Earl | 26 | TE-RB | 16 | 15 | 242 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/18/1955 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 6/14/1955 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik*+ | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| 85 | Bob Fisher | 23 | TE | 6 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | SMU | 3/17/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 323rd pick / 1980 |
| 24 | Jeff Fisher | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | USC | 2/25/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 177th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | Leslie Frazier | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 4/3/1959 | Rook | |
| 83 | Kris Haines | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/23/1957 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1979 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | 28 | RB | 15 | 2 | 208 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 2/28/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| 90 | Al Harris | 25 | DE-LB | 16 | 11 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | 28 | DE | 16 | 5 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State,San Diego State | 10/3/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 150th pick / 1981 |
| 51 | Bruce Herron | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 4/14/1954 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 180th pick / 1977 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | 22 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | Rook | |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | 30 | G | 16 | 16 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | 27 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 274 | 6-4 | Harvard | 3/10/1954 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Lee Kunz | 24 | LB | 16 | 7 | 226 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/21/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 174th pick / 1979 |
| 70 | Dennis Lick | 27 | T | 3 | 3 | 266 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1954 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
| 89 | Ken Margerum | 23 | WR | 16 | 6 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| 37 | Willie McClendon | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Georgia | 9/13/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1979 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | 24 | DT-NT | 10 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| 43 | Emery Moorehead | 27 | TE-WR | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| 6 | Hans Nielsen | 29 | K | 3 | 0 | 165 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 11/18/1952 | Rook | |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | 32 | DT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| 82 | Alan Page | 36 | DT | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | 31 | TE-P | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/29/1950 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | 34 | QB | 3 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | 28 | DB | 16 | 12 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| 9 | John Roveto | 23 | K | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | La-Lafayette | 2/20/1958 | Rook | |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| 72 | Brad Shearer | 26 | DT | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/10/1955 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1978 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary | 23 | LB | 16 | 9 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| 30 | John Skibinski | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/27/1955 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 139th pick / 1978 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | 28 | G | 16 | 4 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 9/10/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | 23 | RB | 15 | 14 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | 29 | K | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | 24 | T | 14 | 12 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| 23 | Len Walterscheid | 27 | DB | 6 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Utah | 9/13/1954 | 4 | |
| 80 | Rickey Watts | 24 | WR | 12 | 9 | 203 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 5/16/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| 83 | Brooks Williams | 27 | TE | 5 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 12/7/1954 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 199th pick / 1978 |
| 22 | Dave Williams | 27 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | 24 | LB | 15 | 12 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | 30 | G | 12 | 12 | 251 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 7/31/1951 | 7 | |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 222.3 | 6-1.6 | 3.7 |