1981 Washington Redskins season
1981 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
General manager | Bobby Beathard |
Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 4th NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The
Offseason
NFL draft
1981 Washington Redskins draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | Mark May * | Guard
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Pittsburgh | |
3 | 69 | Russ Grimm * † | Guard | Pittsburgh | |
4 | 90 | Tom Flick | Quarterback | Washington | |
5 | 119 | Dexter Manley * | Defensive end | Oklahoma State | |
5 | 132 | Gary Sayre | Guard | Cameron
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6 | 148 | Larry Kubin | Linebacker | Penn State | |
8 | 201 | Charlie Brown * | Wide receiver | South Carolina State | |
9 | 231 | Darryl Grant | Guard | Rice | |
10 | 257 | Phil Kessel | Quarterback | Northern Michigan | |
10 | 267 | Allan Kennedy | Offensive tackle
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Washington State | |
11 | 284 | Jerry Hill | Wide receiver | North Alabama | |
12 | 314 | Clint Didier | Tight end | Portland State | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 6 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–26 | 0–1 | RFK Stadium
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55,045 | Recap |
2 | September 13 | New York Giants | L 7–17 | 0–2 | RFK Stadium | 53,343 | Recap |
3 | September 20 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 30–40 | 0–3 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47,592 | Recap |
4 | September 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–36 | 0–4 | Veterans Stadium | 70,664 | Recap |
5 | October 4 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–30 | 0–5 | RFK Stadium | 51,843 | Recap |
6 | October 11 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–7 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | 57,683 | Recap |
7 | October 18 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–13 | 1–6 | Miami Orange Bowl | 47,367 | Recap |
8 | October 25 | New England Patriots | W 24–22 | 2–6 | RFK Stadium | 50,394 | Recap |
9 | November 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 42–21 | 3–6 | RFK Stadium | 50,643 | Recap |
10 | November 8 | Detroit Lions | W 33–31 | 4–6 | RFK Stadium | 52,096 | Recap |
11 | November 15 | at New York Giants | W 30–27 (OT) | 5–6 | Giants Stadium | 63,133 | Recap |
12 | November 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–24 | 5–7 | Texas Stadium | 64,587 | Recap |
13 | November 29 | at Buffalo Bills | L 14–21 | 5–8 | Rich Stadium
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59,624 | Recap |
14 | December 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–13 | 6–8 | RFK Stadium | 52,206 | Recap |
15 | December 13 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–14 | 7–8 | RFK Stadium | 46,706 | Recap |
16 | December 20 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–7 | 8–8 | Anaheim Stadium | 52,224 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Dallas Cowboys(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 367 | 277 | L1 |
Philadelphia Eagles(4) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 368 | 221 | W1 |
New York Giants(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 295 | 257 | W3 |
Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 347 | 349 | W3 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 315 | 408 | L2 |
References
- ^ "1981 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ Washington Redskins 1981 Press Guide. pp. 2–21.
- ^ "1981 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.