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1981 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 368 points (23.0/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 221 points (13.8/g), 1st.
Differential of 147 points (9.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by Dick Vermeil (10-6-0)
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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 | Ron Jaworski | 30 | 7 | 16 | 250 for 461, 3,095 yards, 23 td, 20 int, & 22 rushes for 128 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Wilbert Montgomery | 27 | 4 | 15 | 286 rushes for 1,402 yards, 8 td, & 49 catches for 521 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Hubie Oliver | 24 | Rook | 10 | 75 rushes for 329 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 37 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 275th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Harold Carmichael | 32 | 10 | 16 | 61 catches for 1,028 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Charlie A. Smith | 31 | 7 | 14 | 38 catches for 564 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Keith Krepfle | 29 | 6 | 16 | 20 catches for 210 yards, 5 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Stan Walters | 33 | 9 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Steve Kenney | 26 | 1 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Petey Perot | 24 | 2 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
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| C | Guy Morriss | 30 | 8 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Ron Baker | 27 | 3 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 277th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Jerry Sisemore* | 30 | 8 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dennis Harrison | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| NT | Charlie Johnson*+ | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 29 | 5 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | John Bunting | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| LOLB | Reggie Wilkes | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Al Chesley | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 296th pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Frank LeMaster* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Jerry Robinson* | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Roynell Young* | 24 | 1 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 23rd pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Herman Edwards | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Randy Logan | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Brenard Wilson | 26 | 2 | 15 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tony Franklin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 20 of 31 field goals & 41 of 43 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| P | Max Runager | 25 | 2 | 0 | 63 punts for a 40.7 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Wally Henry | 27 | 4 | 0 | 54 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Wally Henry | 27 | 4 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Steve Atkins | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Maryland | 6/22/1956 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1979 |
| 63 | Ron Baker | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 11/19/1954 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 277th pick / 1977 |
| 27 | Richard Blackmore | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 174 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 8/14/1956 | 2 | |
| 98 | Greg Brown | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Eastern Illinois,Kansas State | 1/5/1957 | Rook | |
| 95 | John Bunting | 31 | LB | 9 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/15/1950 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1972 |
| 37 | Billy Campfield | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Kansas | 8/20/1956 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 288th pick / 1978 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | 32 | WR-TE | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-8 | Southern | 9/22/1949 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 161st pick / 1971 |
| 59 | Al Chesley | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/23/1957 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 296th pick / 1979 |
| 71 | Ken Clarke | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 8/28/1956 | 3 | |
| 57 | Mike Curcio | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Temple | 1/24/1957 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 218th pick / 1980 |
| 46 | Herman Edwards | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | California,San Diego State | 4/27/1954 | 4 | |
| 24 | Ray Ellis | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 4/27/1959 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 331st pick / 1981 |
| 38 | Mickey Fitzgerald | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/10/1958 | Rook | |
| 86 | Steve Folsom | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Long Beach State,Utah | 3/21/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 261st pick / 1981 |
| 1 | Tony Franklin | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 11/18/1956 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 74th pick / 1979 |
| 33 | Louie Giammona | 28 | RB | 8 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | Utah State | 3/3/1953 | 5 | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Frank Giddens | 22 | T | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-7 | New Mexico | 1/20/1959 | Rook | |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | 29 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| 35 | Perry Harrington | 23 | RB | 4 | 4 | 210 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 3/13/1958 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1980 |
| 68 | Dennis Harrison | 25 | DE | 13 | 12 | 275 | 6-8 | Vanderbilt | 7/31/1956 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 92nd pick / 1978 |
| 29 | Jo Jo Heath | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1980 |
| 89 | Wally Henry | 27 | WR | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | UCLA | 10/30/1954 | 4 | |
| 80 | Alvin Hooks | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Cal State-Northridge | 5/7/1957 | Rook | |
| 87 | Claude Humphrey | 37 | DE | 12 | 4 | 252 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 6/29/1944 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 3rd pick / 1968 |
| 7 | Ron Jaworski | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 3/23/1951 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Charlie Johnson*+ | 29 | NT | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/17/1952 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 175th pick / 1977 |
| 73 | Steve Kenney | 26 | G-T | 13 | 11 | 266 | 6-4 | Clemson | 12/26/1955 | 1 | |
| 84 | Keith Krepfle | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-3 | Iowa State | 2/4/1952 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 115th pick / 1974 |
| 55 | Frank LeMaster* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/12/1952 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 89th pick / 1974 |
| 41 | Randy Logan | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Michigan | 5/1/1951 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 55th pick / 1973 |
| 99 | Leonard Mitchell | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-7 | Houston | 10/12/1958 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 27th pick / 1981 |
| 31 | Wilbert Montgomery | 27 | RB | 15 | 15 | 196 | 5-10 | Abilene Christian,Jackson State | 9/16/1954 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 154th pick / 1977 |
| 50 | Guy Morriss | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | TCU | 5/13/1951 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973 |
| 42 | Calvin Murray | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 10/18/1958 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 110th pick / 1981 |
| 34 | Hubie Oliver | 24 | RB | 13 | 10 | 215 | 5-10 | Arizona | 11/12/1957 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 275th pick / 1981 |
| 83 | Rodney Parker | 28 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 7/18/1953 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 152nd pick / 1978 |
| 62 | Petey Perot | 24 | G | 16 | 5 | 261 | 6-2 | Northwest State (LA) | 4/28/1957 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979 |
| 52 | Ray Phillips | 27 | LB | 16 | 1 | 224 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 3/18/1954 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 133rd pick / 1977 |
| 9 | Joe Pisarcik | 29 | QB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | New Mexico State | 7/2/1952 | 4 | |
| 56 | Jerry Robinson* | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 223 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/18/1956 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 21st pick / 1979 |
| 4 | Max Runager | 25 | P | 15 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 3/24/1956 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 211th pick / 1979 |
| 32 | Booker Russell | 25 | RB | 12 | 1 | 223 | 6-2 | Texas State | 2/28/1956 | 3 | |
| 21 | John Sciarra | 27 | DB-QB | 10 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 3/2/1954 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 103rd pick / 1976 |
| 76 | Jerry Sisemore* | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/16/1951 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973 |
| 61 | Mark Slater | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1955 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 315th pick / 1978 |
| 85 | Charlie A. Smith | 31 | WR | 16 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/26/1950 | 7 | |
| 81 | Ron B. Smith | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/20/1956 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1978 |
| 88 | John Spagnola | 24 | TE | 11 | 3 | 240 | 6-4 | Yale | 8/1/1957 | 2 | New England Patriots / 9th / 245th pick / 1979 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 5/27/1948 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| 51 | Reggie Wilkes | 25 | LB | 14 | 8 | 235 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 5/27/1956 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 66th pick / 1978 |
| 22 | Brenard Wilson | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 178 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt | 8/15/1955 | 2 | |
| 43 | Roynell Young* | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 181 | 6-1 | Alcorn State | 12/1/1957 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 23rd pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 222.6 | 6-1.8 | 3.4 |