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1981 Washington Redskins
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 347 points (21.7/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 349 points (21.8/g), 16th.
Differential of -2 points (-0.1/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Joe Gibbs (8-8-0)
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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 | Joe Theismann | 32 | 7 | 16 | 293 for 496, 3,568 yards, 19 td, 20 int, & 36 rushes for 177 yards and 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Joe Washington | 28 | 4 | 13 | 210 rushes for 916 yards, 4 td, & 70 catches for 558 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| RB | John Riggins | 32 | 10 | 4 | 195 rushes for 714 yards, 13 td, & 6 catches for 59 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Art Monk | 24 | 1 | 16 | 56 catches for 894 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Virgil Seay | 23 | Rook | 7 | 26 catches for 472 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 10th / 270th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Ricky Thompson | 27 | 5 | 5 | 28 catches for 423 yards, 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Rick Walker | 26 | 4 | 14 | 11 catches for 112 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Don Warren | 25 | 2 | 16 | 29 catches for 335 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| LT | Joe Jacoby | 22 | Rook | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Mark May | 22 | Rook | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981 |
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| LG | Russ Grimm | 22 | Rook | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981 |
| C | Jeff Bostic | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Melvin Jones | 27 | Rook | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 187th pick / 1980 |
| RG | Ron Saul | 33 | 11 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
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| RT | George Starke | 33 | 8 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Karl Lorch | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| LDE | Mat Mendenhall | 24 | Rook | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1980 |
| LDT | Dave Butz | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| RDT | Perry Brooks | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
| RDE | Dexter Manley | 22 | Rook | 9 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
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| RDE | Mat Mendenhall | 24 | Rook | 11 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1980 |
| LLB | Brad Dusek | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| LLB | Monte Coleman | 24 | 2 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| MLB | Neal Olkewicz | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Monte Coleman | 24 | 2 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Mel Kaufman | 23 | Rook | 6 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Rich Milot | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Jeris White | 29 | 7 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Joe Lavender | 32 | 8 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Tony Peters | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| FS | Mark H. Murphy | 26 | 4 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mark Moseley | 33 | 11 | 0 | 19 of 30 field goals & 38 of 42 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| P | Mike Connell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 73 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Mike Nelms* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 45 punt returns for a 10.9 average and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| KR | Mike Nelms* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 37 kick returns for a 29.7 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Coy Bacon | 39 | DE-DT | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 13 | |
| 53 | Jeff Bostic | 23 | C | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/18/1958 | 1 | |
| 69 | Perry Brooks | 27 | DT | 15 | 12 | 264 | 6-3 | Southern | 12/4/1954 | 3 | New England Patriots / 7th / 202nd pick / 1976 |
| 28 | Trent Bryant | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 8/14/1959 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 259th pick / 1981 |
| 65 | Dave Butz | 31 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-7 | Purdue | 6/23/1950 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 5th pick / 1973 |
| 82 | Rich Caster | 33 | TE-WR | 3 | 1 | 228 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 10/16/1948 | 11 | New York Jets / 2nd / 46th pick / 1970 |
| 35 | Rickey Claitt | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 206 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 4/12/1957 | 1 | |
| 75 | Mike Clark | 22 | DE | 5 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1959 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 190th pick / 1981 |
| 51 | Monte Coleman | 24 | LB | 12 | 11 | 242 | 6-2 | Central Arkansas | 11/4/1957 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 289th pick / 1979 |
| 10 | Mike Connell | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 3/15/1956 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 260th pick / 1978 |
| 28 | Cris Crissy | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Princeton | 2/3/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 12th / 323rd pick / 1981 |
| 54 | Pete Cronan | 26 | LB | 10 | 2 | 238 | 6-2 | Boston College | 1/13/1955 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 51st pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Brad Dusek | 31 | LB | 10 | 9 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 12/13/1950 | 7 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1973 |
| 12 | Tom Flick | 23 | QB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/30/1958 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 90th pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Alvin Garrett | 25 | WR-RB | 4 | 0 | 178 | 5-7 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/1/1956 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1979 |
| 30 | Nick Giaquinto | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Bridgeport,Connecticut | 4/4/1955 | 1 | |
| 58 | Dave Graf | 28 | LB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Penn State | 8/5/1953 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 421st pick / 1975 |
| 77 | Darryl Grant | 22 | DT-G-C-T | 15 | 0 | 269 | 6-1 | Rice | 11/22/1959 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981 |
| 68 | Russ Grimm | 22 | G-C | 14 | 13 | 273 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/2/1959 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1981 |
| 38 | Clarence Harmon | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/30/1955 | 4 | |
| 78 | Dallas Hickman | 29 | DE-LB | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-6 | California | 2/16/1952 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 228th pick / 1975 |
| 40 | Wilbur Jackson | 30 | RB | 5 | 2 | 215 | 6-1 | Alabama | 11/19/1951 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1974 |
| 66 | Joe Jacoby | 22 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 305 | 6-7 | Louisville | 7/6/1959 | Rook | |
| 61 | Melvin Jones | 27 | G | 11 | 10 | 260 | 6-2 | Houston | 2/27/1954 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 187th pick / 1980 |
| 22 | Curtis Jordan | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| 55 | Mel Kaufman | 23 | LB | 11 | 6 | 221 | 6-2 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 2/24/1958 | Rook | |
| 20 | Joe Lavender | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 2/10/1949 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 288th pick / 1973 |
| 71 | Karl Lorch | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 10 | 258 | 6-3 | USC | 6/14/1950 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 234th pick / 1973 |
| 56 | Quentin Lowry | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 11/11/1957 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 329th pick / 1979 |
| 72 | Dexter Manley | 22 | DE | 16 | 9 | 253 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 7/2/1959 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
| 73 | Mark May | 22 | G-T-C | 16 | 8 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 11/2/1959 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 1st / 20th pick / 1981 |
| 84 | Greg McCrary | 29 | TE | 5 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Clark (GA) | 3/24/1952 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 123rd pick / 1975 |
| 46 | LeCharls McDaniel | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 183 | 5-9 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10/15/1958 | Rook | |
| 76 | Mat Mendenhall | 24 | DE | 14 | 11 | 254 | 6-6 | BYU | 5/14/1957 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 55th pick / 1980 |
| 26 | Terry Metcalf | 30 | RB-WR | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-10 | Long Beach State | 9/24/1951 | 8 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Rich Milot | 24 | LB | 11 | 6 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 5/28/1957 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 182nd pick / 1979 |
| 81 | Art Monk | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 12/5/1957 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 18th pick / 1980 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin,Texas A&M | 3/12/1948 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 346th pick / 1970 |
| 29 | Mark H. Murphy | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-4 | Colgate | 7/13/1955 | 4 | |
| 21 | Mike Nelms* | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Baylor,Sam Houston State | 4/8/1955 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 170th pick / 1977 |
| 79 | Pat Ogrin | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Wyoming | 2/10/1958 | Rook | |
| 52 | Neal Olkewicz | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/30/1957 | 2 | |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish | 34 | DB | 12 | 8 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| 23 | Tony Peters | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| 91 | Bob Raba | 26 | TE | 8 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Maryland | 4/23/1955 | 4 | |
| 44 | John Riggins | 32 | RB | 15 | 4 | 230 | 6-2 | Kansas | 8/4/1949 | 10 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1971 |
| 64 | Ron Saul | 33 | G | 10 | 7 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 2/5/1948 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 110th pick / 1970 |
| 76 | Jerry Scanlan | 24 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Hawaii | 1/4/1957 | 1 | |
| 80 | Virgil Seay | 23 | WR | 16 | 7 | 175 | 5-8 | Troy State | 1/1/1958 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 270th pick / 1980 |
| 74 | George Starke | 33 | T | 14 | 13 | 260 | 6-5 | Columbia | 7/18/1948 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 272nd pick / 1971 |
| 7 | Joe Theismann | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/9/1949 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 99th pick / 1971 |
| 83 | Ricky Thompson | 27 | WR | 16 | 5 | 176 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/15/1954 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 228th pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Kevin Turner | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Pacific | 2/5/1958 | 1 | |
| 88 | Rick Walker | 26 | TE | 16 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/28/1955 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 85th pick / 1977 |
| 85 | Don Warren | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 5/5/1956 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 103rd pick / 1979 |
| 25 | Joe Washington | 28 | RB | 14 | 13 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| 58 | Charlie Weaver | 32 | LB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 7/12/1949 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 48th pick / 1971 |
| 45 | Jeris White | 29 | DB | 16 | 8 | 188 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 9/3/1952 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| 39 | Otis Wonsley | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 214 | 5-10 | Alcorn State | 8/13/1957 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 229th pick / 1980 |
| 99 | Wilbur Young | 32 | DE-DT | 7 | 3 | 285 | 6-6 | William Penn | 4/20/1949 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 39th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 226.5 | 6-1.8 | 3.9 |