1981 Green Bay Packers

1981 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Bart Starr
Home Field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	3rd Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1980	1982

The 1981 Green Bay Packers season was their 61st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8–8 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1981 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6	Rich Campbell	Quarterback	California
2	35	Gary Lewis	Tight End	Texas-Arlington
3	62	Ray Stachowicz	Punter	Michigan State
4	105	Richard Turner	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma
5	117	Byron Braggs	Defensive End	Alabama
7	172	Bill Whitaker	Defensive Back	Missouri
8	200	Larry Werts	Linebacker	Jackson State
9	227	Tim Huffman	Guard	Notre Dame
10	255	Nickie Hall	Quarterback	Tulane
11	282	Forrest Valora	Linebacker	Oklahoma
12	311	Cliff Lewis	Linebacker	Southern Miss

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1981 Green Bay Packers final staff
	Front Office President – Dominic Olejniczak Vice President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Head Coaches Head Coach – Bart Starr Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks/Offensive Backs – Zeke Bratkowski Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan Special Assistant – Pete Kettela			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Meyer Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – John Marshall Defensive Backs – Ross Fichtner Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Dick Rehbein

Roster

1981 Green Bay Packers final roster
	Quarterbacks 19 Rich Campbell 12 Lynn Dickey 17 David Whitehurst Running backs 31 Gerry Ellis 25 Harlan Huckleby 33 Jim Jensen 34 Terdell Middleton 26 Eric Torkelson 20 Delvin Williams Wide receivers 88 Ron Cassidy 83 John Jefferson 80 James Lofton 84 Fred Nixon Tight ends 82 Paul Coffman 81 Gary Lewis 87 John Thompson		Offensive linemen 61 Charlie Ane C 57 Derrel Gofourth G 69 Leotis Harris 74 Tim Huffman G 64 Syd Kitson G 68 Greg Koch T 79 Mark Koncar T 54 Larry McCarren C 67 Karl Swanke T Defensive linemen 73 Byron Braggs DE 77 Mike Butler DE 90 Ezra Johnson DE 63 Terry Jones DT 78 Casey Merrill DE 75 Richard Turner DT		Linebackers 60 Kurt Allerman 59 John Anderson 52 George Cumby 53 Mike Douglass 56 Cliff Lewis 51 Guy Prather 55 Randy Scott 50 Rich Wingo Defensive backs 24 Johnnie Gray SS 23 Maurice Harvey SS 38 Estus Hood CB 22 Mark Lee CB 37 Mark Murphy FS 29 Mike McCoy CB 47 David Petway S 30 Bill Whitaker S Special teams 16 Ray Stachowicz P 10 Jan Stenerud K		Reserve lists 21 Mike Jolly CB (IR) 40 Eddie Lee Ivery RB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 00 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	at Chicago Bears	W 16-9	Soldier Field	62,411
2	September 13	Atlanta Falcons	L 31-17	Lambeau Field	55,382
3	September 20	at Los Angeles Rams	L 35-23	Anaheim Stadium	61,286
4	September 27	Minnesota Vikings	L 30-13	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,012
5	October 4	at New York Giants	W 27-14	Giants Stadium	73,684
6	October 11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21-10	Lambeau Field	55,264
7	October 18	San Francisco 49ers	L 13-3	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,171
8	October 25	at Detroit Lions	L 31-27	Pontiac Silverdome	76,063
9	November 1	Seattle Seahawks	W 34-24	Lambeau Field	49,467
10	November 8	New York Giants	W 26-24	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,138
11	November 15	Chicago Bears	W 21-17	Lambeau Field	55,338
12	November 22	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 37-3	Tampa Stadium	63,251
13	November 29	at Minnesota Vikings	W 35-23	Metropolitan Stadium	46,025
14	December 6	Detroit Lions	W 31-17	Lambeau Field	54,481
15	December 13	at New Orleans Saints	W 35-7	Louisiana Superdome	45,518
16	December 20	at New York Jets	L 28-3	Shea Stadium	56,340

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7	0	.563	315	268	W-1
Detroit Lions	8	8	0	.500	397	322	L-1
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	324	361	L-1
Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	325	369	L-5
Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	253	324	W-3

External links

• 1981 Green Bay Packers season article at Wikipedia