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1981 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 259 points (16.2/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 533 points (33.3/g), 28th.
 Differential of -274 points (-17.1/g), 28th.
 Expected W-L: 2.4-13.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 21st.

Coached by Mike McCormack (2-14-0)

1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bert Jones 30 8 15 244 for 426, 3,094 yards, 21 td, 20 int, & 20 rushes for 85 yards and 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973

RB Curtis Dickey 25 1 15 164 rushes for 779 yards, 7 td, & 37 catches for 419 yards and 3 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1980

FB Randy McMillan 23 Rook 16 149 rushes for 597 yards, 3 td, & 50 catches for 466 yards and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1981

WR Ray Butler 25 1 16 46 catches for 832 yards, 9 td

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1980

WR Roger Carr 29 7 15 38 catches for 584 yards, 3 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974

TE Reese McCall 25 3 14 21 catches for 314 yards, 2 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978

LT Wade Griffin 27 4 15
LG Robert Pratt 30 7 15 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974

C Ray Donaldson 23 1 16 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980

RG Ken Huff 28 6 16

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

RT Jeff Hart 28 6 16

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1975

 Defensive Starters
LDE Donnell Thompson 23 Rook 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981

LDT Herb Orvis 35 9 15 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972

RDT Bubba Green 24 Rook 10 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 149th pick / 1981

RDT Mike Fultz 27 4 5

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 34th pick / 1977

RDE Mike Ozdowski 26 3 12

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1977

RDE Hosea Taylor 23 Rook 6 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 220th pick / 1981

LLB Sanders Shiver 27 5 11 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976

LLB Barry Krauss 24 2 13 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979

MLB Joe Federspiel 31 9 10

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972

MLB Ed Smith 24 1 8 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1979

RLB Barry Krauss 24 2 13 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979

RLB Mike Woods 27 2 7 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1978

LCB Derrick Hatchett 23 1 13 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1980

RCB Larry Braziel 27 2 16 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979

SS Bruce Laird 31 9 14 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

FS Nesby Glasgow 24 2 13 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979

FS Kim Anderson 24 1 5 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 69th pick / 1979

 Special Teams Starters
K Mike Wood 27 3 0 10 of 18 field goals & 29 of 33 extra points

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 204th pick / 1978

P Mike Garrett 24 Rook 0 78 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked
PR David Shula 22 Rook 0 10 punt returns for a 5.0 average and 0 td
KR Zachary Dixon 25 2 1 36 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 11th / 297th pick / 1979

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Kim Anderson 24 DB 14 5 183 5-11 Arizona State,Pasadena Community College 7/19/1957 1

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 69th pick / 1979

Mike Barnes 31 DT-DE 6 2 255 6-6 Miami (FL) 12/24/1950 8

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973

Larry Braziel 27 DB 16 16 188 6-0 USC 9/25/1954 2

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979

Randy Burke 26 WR 16 1 190 6-2 Kentucky 5/26/1955 3

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 26th pick / 1977

Ray Butler 25 WR 16 16 200 6-3 USC 6/28/1956 1

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1980

Roger Carr 29 WR 15 15 200 6-3 Louisiana Tech 7/1/1952 7

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974

Brian DeRoo 25 WR 16 0 193 6-3 Redlands 4/25/1956 2

New York Giants / 5th / 137th pick / 1978

Curtis Dickey 25 RB 15 15 213 6-1 Texas A&M 11/27/1956 1

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1980

Zachary Dixon 25 RB 16 1 203 6-0 Temple 3/5/1956 2

Denver Broncos / 11th / 297th pick / 1979

Ray Donaldson 23 C 16 16 311 6-3 Georgia 5/18/1958 1

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980

Joe Federspiel 31 LB 11 10 230 6-1 Kentucky 5/6/1950 9

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1972

Tim J. Foley 23 T 6 0 275 6-6 Notre Dame 5/30/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1980

Chris Foote 25 C-G 16 0 256 6-3 USC 12/2/1956 1

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 144th pick / 1980

Cleveland Franklin 26 RB 9 0 216 6-2 Baylor 4/24/1955 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 202nd pick / 1977

Mike Fultz 27 DT 5 5 278 6-5 Nebraska 1/28/1954 4

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 34th pick / 1977

Mike Garrett 24 P 16 0 184 6-1 Georgia 6/13/1957 Rook
Nesby Glasgow 24 DB 14 13 185 5-10 Washington 4/15/1957 2

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979

Bubba Green 24 DT 15 10 278 6-4 North Carolina State 9/30/1957 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 149th pick / 1981

Wade Griffin 27 T 15 15 260 6-5 Mississippi 8/7/1954 4
Jeff Hart 28 T 16 16 266 6-5 Oregon State 9/10/1953 6

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1975

Derrick Hatchett 23 DB 16 13 182 5-11 Texas 8/14/1958 1

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1980

Steve Henry 24 DB 2 0 190 6-2 Emporia State 3/5/1957 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 118th pick / 1979

Dallas Hickman 29 DE-LB 5 0 238 6-6 California 2/16/1952 5

Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975

Ken Huff 28 G 16 16 260 6-4 North Carolina 2/21/1953 6

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975

David Humm 29 QB 1 1 188 6-2 Nebraska 4/2/1952 6

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1975

Bert Jones 30 QB 15 15 210 6-3 LSU 9/7/1951 8

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973

Ricky Jones 26 LB-DB 16 0 211 6-1 Tuskegee 3/9/1955 4
Barry Krauss 24 LB 16 13 245 6-3 Alabama 3/17/1957 2

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979

Bruce Laird 31 DB 15 14 193 6-0 American International College 5/23/1950 9

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972

Greg Landry 35 QB 11 0 210 6-4 Massachusetts 12/18/1946 13

Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968

Reese McCall 25 TE 16 14 239 6-6 Auburn 6/16/1956 3

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978

Don McCauley 32 RB 16 0 211 6-1 North Carolina 5/12/1949 10

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971

Randy McMillan 23 RB 16 16 219 6-0 Pittsburgh 12/17/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1981

Jimmy Moore 24 G 4 1 268 6-5 Ohio State 1/28/1957 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 6th / 150th pick / 1979

Herb Orvis 35 DT-DE 16 15 248 6-5 Colorado 10/17/1946 9

Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972

Mike Ozdowski 26 DE 12 12 243 6-5 Virginia 9/24/1955 3

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1977

Reggie Pinkney 26 DB 16 3 190 5-11 East Carolina 5/27/1955 4

Detroit Lions / 6th / 166th pick / 1977

Robert Pratt 30 G 15 15 255 6-3 North Carolina 5/25/1951 7

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974

Tim Sherwin 23 TE 16 2 243 6-6 Boston College 5/4/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 94th pick / 1981

Sanders Shiver 27 LB 14 11 227 6-2 Carson-Newman 2/14/1954 5

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976

David Shula 22 WR 16 0 182 5-11 Dartmouth 5/28/1959 Rook
Ed Simonini 27 LB 1 1 210 6-0 Texas A&M 2/2/1954 5

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976

Marvin Sims 24 FB 16 0 234 6-4 Clemson 6/8/1957 1

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 324th pick / 1980

Ed Smith 24 LB 16 8 216 6-2 Vanderbilt 5/18/1957 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1979

Hosea Taylor 23 DE 16 6 255 6-5 Houston 12/3/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 8th / 220th pick / 1981

Donnell Thompson 23 DE 13 12 270 6-4 North Carolina 10/27/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1981

Randy Van Divier 23 T-G 16 1 274 6-5 Washington 6/5/1958 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 68th pick / 1981

Daryl Wilkerson 23 DE 5 0 255 6-4 Houston 9/25/1958 Rook
Kevin Williams 23 WR 11 0 164 5-8 USC 1/7/1958 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 167th pick / 1981

Mike Wood 27 K 16 0 199 5-11 Southeast Missouri State 9/3/1954 3

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 204th pick / 1978

Mike Woods 27 LB 7 7 233 6-2 Cincinnati,Tampa 11/1/1954 2

Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1978

Team Total 26.2 16 226.0 6-2.5 3.3