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1981 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 324 points (20.2/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 361 points (22.6/g), 20th.
Differential of -37 points (-2.3/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Bart Starr (8-8-0)
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1981 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Lynn Dickey | 32 | 10 | 13 | 204 for 354, 2,593 yards, 17 td, 15 int, & 19 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Harlan Huckleby | 24 | 1 | 12 | 139 rushes for 381 yards, 5 td, & 27 catches for 221 yards and 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 120th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Gerry Ellis | 24 | 1 | 16 | 196 rushes for 860 yards, 4 td, & 65 catches for 499 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | John Jefferson | 25 | 3 | 13 | 39 catches for 632 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| WR | James Lofton*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 71 catches for 1,294 yards, 8 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Paul Coffman | 25 | 3 | 16 | 55 catches for 687 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Mark Koncar | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| LG | Derrel Gofourth | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| C | Larry McCarren | 30 | 8 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Leotis Harris | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| RT | Greg Koch | 26 | 4 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Butler | 27 | 4 | 16 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
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| NT | Terry Jones | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| RDE | Casey Merrill | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | John Anderson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Rich Wingo | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| RILB | George Cumby | 25 | 1 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Mike Douglass | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Mark Lee | 23 | 1 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Mike C. McCoy | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| SS | Johnnie Gray | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Mark Murphy | 23 | 1 | 7 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Maurice Harvey | 25 | 3 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 86th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jan Stenerud | 39 | 14 | 0 | 22 of 24 field goals & 35 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Ray Stachowicz | 22 | Rook | 0 | 82 punts for a 40.6 average, 2 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1981 |
| PR | Mark Lee | 23 | 1 | 16 | 20 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Mark Lee | 23 | 1 | 16 | 14 kick returns for a 19.3 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Kurt Allerman | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/30/1955 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1977 |
| John Anderson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/14/1956 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1978 |
| Charlie Ane | 29 | C | 15 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 8/12/1952 | 6 | |
| Steve Atkins | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/22/1956 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1979 |
| Byron Braggs | 22 | DE | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Alabama | 10/10/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 117th pick / 1981 |
| Mike Butler | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 4/4/1954 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1977 |
| Rich Campbell | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | California | 12/22/1958 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1981 |
| Ron Cassidy | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Utah State | 7/23/1957 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 193rd pick / 1979 |
| Paul Coffman | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 3/29/1956 | 3 | |
| George Cumby | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/5/1956 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1980 |
| Lynn Dickey | 32 | QB | 13 | 13 | 214 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 10/19/1949 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1971 |
| Mike Douglass | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State,San Diego State | 3/15/1955 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1978 |
| Gerry Ellis | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 221 | 5-11 | Missouri | 11/12/1957 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 192nd pick / 1980 |
| Derrel Gofourth | 26 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 3/20/1955 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1977 |
| Johnnie Gray | 28 | DB | 9 | 9 | 185 | 5-11 | Cal State-Fullerton | 12/18/1953 | 6 | |
| Leotis Harris | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 267 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/28/1955 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 144th pick / 1978 |
| Maurice Harvey | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-10 | Ball State | 1/14/1956 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 86th pick / 1978 |
| Estus Hood | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Illinois State | 11/14/1955 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1978 |
| Harlan Huckleby | 24 | RB | 16 | 12 | 199 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/30/1957 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 120th pick / 1979 |
| Tim Huffman | 22 | G-T | 5 | 1 | 277 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/31/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 227th pick / 1981 |
| Eddie Lee Ivery | 24 | RB | 1 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/30/1957 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1979 |
| John Jefferson | 25 | WR | 13 | 13 | 198 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 2/3/1956 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| Jim D. Jensen | 28 | RB-TE | 15 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Iowa | 11/28/1953 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1976 |
| Ezra Johnson | 26 | DE | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-4 | Morris Brown | 10/2/1955 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 28th pick / 1977 |
| Terry Jones | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/8/1956 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 284th pick / 1978 |
| Syd Kitson | 23 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 9/27/1958 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 61st pick / 1980 |
| Greg Koch | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/14/1955 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Koncar | 28 | T | 13 | 11 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| Mark Lee | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-11 | Washington | 3/20/1958 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1980 |
| Cliff Lewis | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 11/9/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 311th pick / 1981 |
| Gary Lewis | 23 | TE-WR | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Texas-Arlington | 12/30/1958 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1981 |
| James Lofton*+ | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/5/1956 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1978 |
| Larry McCarren | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/9/1951 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 12th / 308th pick / 1973 |
| Mike C. McCoy | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/16/1953 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1976 |
| Casey Merrill | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 13 | 254 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 7/16/1957 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1979 |
| Terdell Middleton | 26 | RB | 14 | 3 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 |
| Mark Murphy | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | West Liberty State | 4/22/1958 | 1 | |
| Fred Nixon | 23 | WR | 8 | 1 | 191 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 9/22/1958 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 87th pick / 1980 |
| Brad Oates | 28 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | BYU,Duke | 9/30/1953 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1976 |
| David Petway | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Northern Illinois | 10/17/1955 | Rook | |
| Guy Prather | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 3/28/1958 | Rook | |
| Randy Scott | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/31/1959 | Rook | |
| Ray Stachowicz | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 3/6/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1981 |
| Jan Stenerud | 39 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Montana State | 11/26/1942 | 14 | |
| Tim Stokes | 31 | T | 8 | 4 | 252 | 6-5 | Oregon | 3/16/1950 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1973 |
| Karl Swanke | 24 | T-C-G | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-6 | Boston College | 12/29/1957 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1980 |
| Arland Thompson | 24 | G | 9 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/19/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1980 |
| Aundra Thompson | 28 | WR-RB | 3 | 2 | 186 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1/2/1953 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 132nd pick / 1976 |
| John Thompson | 24 | TE | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Utah State,Weber State | 1/18/1957 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 235th pick / 1979 |
| Eric Torkelson | 29 | RB | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Connecticut | 3/23/1952 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 272nd pick / 1974 |
| Richard Turner | 22 | NT | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/14/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 105th pick / 1981 |
| Bill Whitaker | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Missouri | 11/18/1959 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 172nd pick / 1981 |
| David Whitehurst | 26 | QB | 9 | 3 | 204 | 6-2 | Furman | 4/27/1955 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 206th pick / 1977 |
| Delvin Williams | 30 | RB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Kansas | 4/17/1951 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| Rich Wingo | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/16/1956 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 184th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 224.3 | 6-1.9 | 3.0 |