1981 Washington Redskins (NFL) |
4th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs |
Don Breaux | Offensive Backs |
Joe Bugel | Offensive Coordinator |
Dan Henning | Assistant Head Coach |
Larry Peccatiello | Linebackers |
Richie Petitbon | Defensive Coordinator |
Wayne Sevier | Special Teams |
Warren Simmons | Tight Ends |
LaVern Torgeson | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/7/1981 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 32488 | |
Fri | 8/14/1981 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 27-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 44662 | |
Sat | 8/22/1981 | A | Baltimore Colts | 13-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 44937 | |
Sun | 8/30/1981 | A | New England Patriots | 10-19 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 44078 | |
Sun | 9/6/1981 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-26 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
Sun | 9/13/1981 | H | New York Giants | 7-17 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 53343 | |
Sun | 9/20/1981 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 30-40 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47592 | |
Sun | 9/27/1981 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-36 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 70664 | |
Sun | 10/4/1981 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-30 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 51843 | |
Sun | 10/11/1981 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57683 | |
Sun | 10/18/1981 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-13 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 47367 | |
Sun | 10/25/1981 | H | New England Patriots | 24-22 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 50394 | |
Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 42-21 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 55045 | |
Sun | 11/8/1981 | H | Detroit Lions | 33-31 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52096 | |
Sun | 11/15/1981 | A | New York Giants | 30-27 | W | OT | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 63133 |
Sun | 11/22/1981 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64583 | |
Sun | 11/29/1981 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 59624 | |
Sun | 12/6/1981 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 15-13 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52206 | |
Sun | 12/13/1981 | H | Baltimore Colts | 38-14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 46706 | |
Sun | 12/20/1981 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 30-7 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 52224 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Coy Bacon | 79 | RDE | 6-4 | 269 | 38 | Jackson State | 3 | 3 |
Jeff Bostic | 53 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 23 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
Perry Brooks | 69 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Southern University | 15 | 12 |
Trent Bryant | 28 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 |
Dave Butz | 65 | LDT | 6-7 | 295 | 31 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
Rich Caster | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 228 | 33 | Jackson State | 3 | 1 |
Rickey Claitt | 35 | RB | 5-10 | 206 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 13 | 0 |
Mike Clark | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 249 | 22 | Florida | 5 | 0 |
Monte Coleman | 51 | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Central Arkansas | 12 | 11 |
Mike Connell | 10 | P | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
Cris Crissy | 28 | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Princeton | 1 | 0 |
Pete Cronan | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 238 | 26 | Boston College | 10 | 2 |
Brad Dusek | 59 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 217 | 31 | Texas A&M | 10 | 9 |
Tom Flick | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Washington | 6 | 0 |
Alvin Garrett | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 178 | 25 | Angelo State | 4 | 0 |
Nick Giaquinto | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 207 | 26 | Bridgeport; Connecticut | 6 | 0 |
Dave Graf | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 28 | Penn State | 6 | 0 |
Darryl Grant | 77 | OG-OT-DT | 6-1 | 275 | 22 | Rice | 15 | 0 |
Russ Grimm | 68 | LOG | 6-3 | 275 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 13 |
Clarence Harmon | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 209 | 26 | Holmes CC; Mississippi State | 5 | 0 |
Dallas Hickman | 78 | DE | 6-6 | 238 | 29 | Reedley JC; California | 10 | 0 |
Wilbur Jackson | 40 | FB | 6-2 | 219 | 30 | Alabama | 5 | 2 |
Joe Jacoby | 66 | ROT-LOT-LOG | 6-7 | 300 | 22 | Louisville | 14 | 13 |
Melvin Jones | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Houston | 11 | 10 |
Curtis Jordan | 22 | CB-S | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
Mel Kaufman | 55 | RLB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 11 | 6 |
Joe Lavender | 20 | RCB | 6-4 | 188 | 32 | San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Karl Lorch | 71 | LDE | 6-4 | 260 | 31 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 16 | 10 |
Quentin Lowry | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Youngstown State | 9 | 0 |
Dexter Manley | 72 | RDE | 6-3 | 257 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 16 | 9 |
Mark May | 73 | LOT | 6-6 | 289 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 8 |
Gregg McCrary | 84 | TE | 6-3 | 232 | 29 | Clark Atlanta | 5 | 0 |
LeCharls McDaniel | 46 | WR | 5-9 | 169 | 23 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 6 | 0 |
Mat Mendenhall | 76 | RDE-LDE | 6-6 | 253 | 24 | Brigham Young | 14 | 11 |
Terry Metcalf | 26 | HB | 5-10 | 185 | 30 | Everett CC; Long Beach State | 16 | 2 |
Rich Milot | 57 | RLB-LLB | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Penn State | 11 | 6 |
Art Monk | 81 | WR | 6-3 | 209 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
Mark Moseley | 3 | K | 5-11 | 182 | 33 | Texas A&M; Stephen F. Austin State | 16 | 0 |
Mark Murphy | 29 | FS | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Colgate | 16 | 16 |
Mike Nelms | 21 | S | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Tarrant County JC; Sam Houston State; Baylor | 16 | 0 |
Pat Ogrin | 79 | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 23 | Wyoming | 5 | 0 |
Neal Olkewicz | 52 | MLB | 6-0 | 231 | 24 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
Lemar Parrish | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 34 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 12 | 8 |
Tony Peters | 23 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
Bob Raba | 86 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Maryland | 8 | 0 |
John Riggins | 44 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Kansas | 15 | 4 |
Ron Saul | 64 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 254 | 33 | Michigan State | 10 | 7 |
Jerry Scanlan | 67 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Hawaii | 3 | 0 |
Virgil Seay | 80 | WR | 5-7 | 170 | 23 | East Mississippi CC; Troy | 16 | 7 |
George Starke | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 33 | Columbia | 14 | 13 |
Joe Theismann | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 32 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
Ricky Thompson | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 176 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 5 |
Kevin Turner | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Pacific | 4 | 0 |
Rick Walker | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 235 | 26 | Santa Ana JC; UCLA | 16 | 14 |
Don Warren | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Joe Washington | 25 | HB | 5-10 | 182 | 28 | Oklahoma | 14 | 13 |
Charlie Weaver | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 32 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 5 | 0 |
Jeris White | 45 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Hawaii | 16 | 8 |
Otis Wonsley | 39 | RB | 5-10 | 205 | 24 | Alcorn State | 15 | 0 |
Wilbur Young | 99 | RDT | 6-6 | 285 | 32 | William Penn | 7 | 3 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 20 | Mark May | T | Pittsburgh |
3 | 69 | Russ Grimm | C | Pittsburgh |
4 | 90 | Tom Flick | QB | Washington |
5 | 119 | Dexter Manley | DE | Oklahoma State |
5 | 132 | Gary Sayre | G | Cameron |
6 | 148 | Larry Kubin | LB | Penn State |
8 | 201 | Charlie Brown | WR | South Carolina State |
9 | 231 | Darryl Grant | G | Rice |
10 | 257 | Phil Kessel | QB | Northern Michigan |
10 | 267 | Allan Kennedy | T | Washington State |
11 | 284 | Jerry Hill | WR | North Alabama |
12 | 314 | Clint Didier | WR | Portland State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 77 | 112 | 64 | 91 | 3 | 347 |
Opponents Totals | 64 | 110 | 61 | 114 | 0 | 349 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 31:23 | 334 | 136 | 173 | 25 | 97/224 43.3% | / % | 98 | 940 |
Opponents Totals | 28:37 | 310 | 133 | 152 | 25 | 85/206 41.3% | / % | 108 | 921 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Moseley | 0 | 38 | 42 | 90.5 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 95 |
John Riggins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Joe Washington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Art Monk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Ricky Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Virgil Seay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Mike Nelms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Joe Theismann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Monte Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Rick Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Don Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 42 | 38 | 42 | 90.5 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 0 | 347 |
Opponents Totals | 43 | 38 | 43 | 88.4 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 1 | 349 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Moseley | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 5/12 | 0/1 |
Team Totals | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 1 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 5/12 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 1/1 | 9/10 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/3 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Washington | 210 | 916 | 4.4 | 32 | 4 |
John Riggins | 195 | 714 | 3.7 | 24 | 13 |
Wilbur Jackson | 46 | 183 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
Joe Theismann | 36 | 177 | 4.9 | 24 | 2 |
Nick Giaquinto | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
Terry Metcalf | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
Rickey Claitt | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
Otis Wonsley | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
Rick Walker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Mike Connell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Art Monk | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 532 | 2157 | 4.1 | 32 | 19 |
Opponents Totals | 532 | 2161 | 4.1 | 51 | 17 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Theismann | 496 | 293 | 59.1 | 183 | 3568 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 79t | 19 | 3.8 | 20 | 4.0 | 28 | 259 | 3309 | 77.3 |
Tom Flick | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 12 | 143 | 5.3 | 11.0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 18 | 125 | 33.4 |
Joe Washington | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 95.8 |
Team Totals | 525 | 307 | 58.5 | 196 | 3743 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 79t | 19 | 3.6 | 22 | 4.2 | 30 | 277 | 3466 | 75.1 |
Opponents Totals | 452 | 214 | 47.3 | 214 | 3310 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 58t | 21 | 4.6 | 24 | 5.3 | 32 | 265 | 3045 | 65.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Washington | 70 | 558 | 8.0 | 32 | 3 |
Art Monk | 56 | 894 | 16.0 | 79t | 6 |
Terry Metcalf | 48 | 595 | 12.4 | 52 | 0 |
Don Warren | 29 | 335 | 11.6 | 32 | 1 |
Ricky Thompson | 28 | 423 | 15.1 | 57 | 4 |
Virgil Seay | 26 | 472 | 18.2 | 50 | 3 |
Rick Walker | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 24 | 1 |
Clarence Harmon | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 23 | 0 |
Wilbur Jackson | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
John Riggins | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
Rich Caster | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 |
Nick Giaquinto | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 25 | 1 |
Gregg McCrary | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
Otis Wonsley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Jeff Bostic | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 307 | 3743 | 12.2 | 79t | 19 |
Opponents Totals | 214 | 3310 | 15.5 | 58t | 21 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Murphy | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 29 | 0 |
Joe Lavender | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
Monte Coleman | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 52t | 1 |
Tony Peters | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Kaufman | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
Neal Olkewicz | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 1 |
Dave Butz | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Mike Nelms | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Lemar Parrish | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 24 | 249 | 10.4 | 52t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 391 | 17.8 | 96 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Connell | 73 | 2923 | 40.0 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 388 | 2435 | 33.4 |
Team Totals | 73 | 2923 | 40.0 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 388 | 2435 | 33.4 |
Opponents Totals | 80 | 3338 | 41.7 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 507 | 2631 | 32.9 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Nelms | 45 | 1 | 492 | 10.9 | 75t | 2 |
Terry Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
Virgil Seay | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 49 | 4 | 507 | 10.3 | 75t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 12 | 388 | 7.8 | 50t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Nelms | 37 | 0 | 1099 | 29.7 | 84 | 0 |
Terry Metcalf | 14 | 0 | 283 | 20.2 | 36 | 0 |
Otis Wonsley | 6 | 0 | 124 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 |
Alvin Garrett | 2 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
Virgil Seay | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
Wilbur Jackson | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Darryl Grant | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Pete Cronan | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Rickey Claitt | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 67 | 0 | 1673 | 25.0 | 84 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 69 | 1275 | 18.5 | 43 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Dexter Manley | 6.5 | |
Perry Brooks | 6.0 | |
Dave Butz | 5.0 | |
Karl Lorch | 4.0 | |
Monte Coleman | 3.0 | |
Coy Bacon | 3.0 | |
Mat Mendenhall | 1.0 | |
Quentin Lowry | 1.0 | |
Jeris White | 1.0 | |
Mel Kaufman | 0.5 | |
Neal Olkewicz | 0.5 | |
Pete Cronan | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 32.0 | 265.0 |
Opponents Totals | 30.0 | 277.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Bostic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Perry Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Monte Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mike Connell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | |
Brad Dusek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Flick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Russ Grimm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wilbur Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Jacoby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Melvin Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Karl Lorch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mat Mendenhall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Metcalf | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rich Milot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | |
Mark Muprhy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Nelms | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lemar Parrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Peters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Riggins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Theismann | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Washington | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeris White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Otis Wonsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 32 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 3 |
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