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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)

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

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

LG Steve Kenney 26 1 11 2 fumbles recovered
LG Petey Perot 24 2 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 48th pick / 1979

C Guy Morriss 30 8 16

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 28th pick / 1973

RG Ron Baker 27 3 16

Baltimore Colts / 10th / 277th pick / 1977

RT Jerry Sisemore* 30 8 16

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 3rd pick / 1973

 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

Roster

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