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1981 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 273 points (17.1/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 343 points (21.4/g), 15th.
Differential of -70 points (-4.4/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.0/g), 26th.
Coached by Tom Flores (7-9-0)
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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 | Marc Wilson | 24 | 1 | 9 | 173 for 366, 2,311 yards, 14 td, 19 int, & 30 rushes for 147 yards and 2 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| QB | Jim Plunkett | 34 | 10 | 7 | 94 for 179, 1,045 yards, 4 td, 9 int, & 12 rushes for 38 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Kenny King | 24 | 2 | 14 | 170 rushes for 828 yards, 0 td, & 27 catches for 216 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| FB | Derrick Jensen | 25 | 2 | 13 | 117 rushes for 456 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 271 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Morris Bradshaw | 29 | 7 | 8 | 22 catches for 298 yards, 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Cliff Branch | 33 | 9 | 15 | 41 catches for 635 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Bob Chandler | 32 | 10 | 7 | 26 catches for 458 yards, 4 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Derrick Ramsey | 25 | 3 | 12 | 52 catches for 674 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| TE | Raymond Chester | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 catches for 93 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Art Shell | 35 | 13 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Curt Marsh | 22 | Rook | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1981 |
| LG | Gene Upshaw | 36 | 14 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Steve Sylvester | 28 | 6 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
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| C | Dave Dalby | 31 | 9 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Mickey Marvin | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Henry Lawrence | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Matuszak | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| NT | Johnny Robinson | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 111th pick / 1981 |
| RDE | Dave Browning | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Ted Hendricks* | 34 | 12 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LILB | Matt Millen | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Randy McClanahan | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Rod Martin | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Lester Hayes* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Monte Jackson | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Dwayne O'Steen | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Odis McKinney | 24 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| FS | Burgess Owens | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Bahr | 28 | 5 | 0 | 14 of 24 field goals & 27 of 33 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| P | Ray Guy | 32 | 8 | 0 | 96 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| PR | Ted Watts | 23 | Rook | 0 | 35 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1981 |
| KR | Arthur Whittington | 26 | 3 | 2 | 25 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chris Bahr | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 2/3/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Barnes | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | California | 3/1/1955 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 139th pick / 1977 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Virginia Union | 6/28/1958 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 173rd pick / 1980 |
| Greg Bracelin | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | California | 4/16/1957 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 243rd pick / 1980 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 29 | WR | 15 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/19/1952 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| Cliff Branch | 33 | WR | 16 | 15 | 170 | 5-11 | Colorado | 8/1/1948 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 98th pick / 1972 |
| Dave Browning | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/18/1956 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 54th pick / 1978 |
| Joe Campbell | 26 | DE-NT | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/8/1955 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977 |
| Mario Celotto | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | USC | 8/23/1956 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 171st pick / 1978 |
| Bob Chandler | 32 | WR | 11 | 7 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1949 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| Raymond Chester | 33 | TE | 16 | 5 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Todd Christensen | 25 | TE-FB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/3/1956 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 56th pick / 1978 |
| Dave Dalby | 31 | C | 16 | 7 | 247 | 6-3 | UCLA | 10/19/1950 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1972 |
| Bruce E. Davis | 25 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 287 | 6-6 | UCLA | 6/21/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 294th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Davis | 25 | DB | 7 | 2 | 203 | 6-3 | Colorado | 4/15/1956 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 35th pick / 1977 |
| Ray Guy | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/22/1949 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1973 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 33 | DE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | North Texas | 10/4/1948 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1970 |
| Frank Hawkins | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | Nevada-Reno | 7/3/1959 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 276th pick / 1981 |
| Lester Hayes* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/22/1955 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 126th pick / 1977 |
| Ted Hendricks* | 34 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| Kenny Hill | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Yale | 7/25/1958 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 194th pick / 1980 |
| Monte Jackson | 28 | DB | 16 | 10 | 193 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 7/14/1953 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 28th pick / 1975 |
| Derrick Jensen | 25 | RB-TE | 16 | 13 | 221 | 6-1 | Texas-Arlington | 4/27/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 57th pick / 1978 |
| Willie Jones | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Florida State | 11/22/1957 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1979 |
| Kenny King | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 203 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 3/7/1957 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1979 |
| Reggie Kinlaw | 24 | NT | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/9/1957 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 320th pick / 1979 |
| Henry Lawrence | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 9/26/1951 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 19th pick / 1974 |
| Howie Long | 21 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Villanova | 1/6/1960 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 48th pick / 1981 |
| Curt Marsh | 22 | G | 11 | 11 | 273 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/25/1959 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1981 |
| Rod Martin | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-2 | USC | 4/7/1954 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 317th pick / 1977 |
| Mickey Marvin | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/5/1955 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 112th pick / 1977 |
| Lindsey Mason | 26 | T | 11 | 3 | 265 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/1/1955 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1978 |
| Ira Matthews | 24 | RB-WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 8/23/1957 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 142nd pick / 1979 |
| John Matuszak | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-8 | Missouri,Tampa | 10/25/1950 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1973 |
| Randy McClanahan | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-5 | La-Lafayette | 12/12/1954 | 4 | |
| Odis McKinney | 24 | DB | 16 | 14 | 187 | 6-2 | Colorado | 5/19/1957 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 37th pick / 1978 |
| Matt Millen | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Penn State | 3/12/1958 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1980 |
| Cleo Montgomery | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 7/1/1955 | 1 | |
| Dwayne O'Steen | 27 | DB | 16 | 6 | 193 | 6-1 | California,San Jose State | 12/20/1954 | 3 | |
| Burgess Owens | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 8/2/1951 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Plunkett | 34 | QB | 9 | 7 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 25 | TE | 16 | 12 | 230 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/23/1956 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 136th pick / 1978 |
| Johnny Robinson | 22 | NT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 2/14/1959 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 111th pick / 1981 |
| Art Shell | 35 | T | 16 | 13 | 265 | 6-5 | Md-Eastern Shore | 11/26/1946 | 13 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 80th pick / 1968 |
| Steve Sylvester | 28 | C-G-T | 15 | 9 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 3/4/1953 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 259th pick / 1975 |
| Gene Upshaw | 36 | G | 15 | 5 | 255 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/15/1945 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 1967 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 29 | RB | 8 | 3 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| Ted Watts | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 5/29/1958 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1981 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Colorado,Mesa | 2/24/1953 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 17th / 422nd pick / 1975 |
| Arthur Whittington | 26 | RB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | SMU | 9/4/1955 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 176th pick / 1978 |
| Chester Willis | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Auburn | 5/2/1958 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1981 |
| Marc Wilson | 24 | QB | 13 | 9 | 205 | 6-6 | BYU | 2/15/1957 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 15th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 223.0 | 6-2.2 | 4.5 |