1981 Green Bay Packers season
1981 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Bart Starr |
Home field |
Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1981 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season in the National Football League. The club posted an 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 |
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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
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 6, 1981 | at Chicago Bears | W 16–9 | Soldier Field | |
2 | September 13, 1981 | Atlanta Falcons | L 31–17 | Lambeau Field | |
3 | September 20, 1981 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35–23 | Anaheim Stadium | |
4 | September 27, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30–13 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
5 | October 4, 1981 | at New York Giants | W 27–14 | Giants Stadium | |
6 | October 11, 1981 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21–10 | Lambeau Field | |
7 | October 18, 1981 | San Francisco 49ers | L 13–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
8 | October 25, 1981 | at Detroit Lions | L 31–27 | Pontiac Silverdome | |
9 | November 1, 1981 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34–24 | Lambeau Field | |
10 | November 8, 1981 | New York Giants | W 26–24 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
11 | November 15, 1981 | Chicago Bears | W 21–17 | Lambeau Field | |
12 | November 22, 1981 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 37–3 | Tampa Stadium | |
13 | November 29, 1981 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 35–23 | Metropolitan Stadium | |
14 | December 6, 1981 | Detroit Lions | W 31–17 | Lambeau Field | |
15 | December 13, 1981 | at New Orleans Saints | W 35–7 | Louisiana Superdome | |
16 | December 20, 1981 | at New York Jets | L 28–3 | Shea Stadium | |
Game summaries
Week 1
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 315 | 268 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 397 | 322 | L1 |
Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 324 | 361 | L1 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 325 | 369 | L5 |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 2–10 | 253 | 324 | W3 |
References
- ↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.
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