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1981 Green Bay Packers (NFL)

2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500
1981 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Zeke BratkowskiOffensive Backs/Quaterbacks
Lew CarpenterReceivers
Ross FichtnerDefensive Backs
Pete KettelaSpecial Assistant
John MarshallLinebackers
Ernie McMillanOffensive Line
John MeyerDefensive Coordinator
Dick RehbeinSpecial Teams
Richard UrichDefensive Line
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/8/1981ADallas Cowboys21-17WIrving, TXTexas Stadium55987
Sat8/15/1981HOakland Raiders34-14WMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium55151
Sat8/22/1981ADenver Broncos7-17LDenver, COMile High Stadium72450
Sat8/29/1981HCleveland Browns35-18WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field56191
Sun9/6/1981AChicago Bears16-9WChicago, ILSoldier Field62411
Sun9/13/1981HAtlanta Falcons17-31LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field55382
Sun9/20/1981ALos Angeles Rams23-35LAnaheim, CAAnaheim Stadium61286
Sun9/27/1981HMinnesota Vikings13-30LMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium55012
Sun10/4/1981ANew York Giants27-14WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium73684
Sun10/11/1981HTampa Bay Buccaneers10-21LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field55264
Sun10/18/1981HSan Francisco 49ers3-13LMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium50171
Sun10/25/1981ADetroit Lions27-31LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome76063
Sun11/1/1981HSeattle Seahawks34-24WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field49467
Sun11/8/1981HNew York Giants26-24WMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium54138
Sun11/15/1981HChicago Bears21-17WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field55338
Sun11/22/1981ATampa Bay Buccaneers3-37LTampa, FLTampa Stadium63521
Sun11/29/1981AMinnesota Vikings35-23WBloomington, MNMetropolitan Stadium46025
Sun12/6/1981HDetroit Lions31-17WGreen Bay, WILambeau Field54481
Sun12/13/1981ANew Orleans Saints35-7WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome45518
Sun12/20/1981ANew York Jets3-28LNew York, NYShea Stadium56340
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Kurt Allerman60LB6-322526Penn State160
John Anderson59LOLB6-222825Michigan1616
Charlie Ane61C6-123729Michigan State150
Steve Atkins32RB6-021925Maryland30
Byron Braggs73NT6-427022Alabama160
Mike Butler77LDE6-526527Kansas1616
Rich Campbell19QB6-422423California20
Ron Cassidy88WR6-018024Fullerton JC; Utah State100
Paul Coffman82TE6-322525Kansas State1616
George Cumby52RILB6-022425Oklahoma1616
Lynn Dickey12QB6-321432Kansas State1313
Mike Douglass53ROLB6-022026Arizona State; Los Angeles CC; San Diego State1616
Gerry Ellis31FB5-1123024Fort Scott CC; Missouri1616
Derrel Gofourth57LOG-LOT6-326026Oklahoma State1515
Johnnie Gray24SS5-1118528Allan Hancock JC; Fullerton State99
Leotis Harris69ROG6-126926Arkansas1616
Maurice Harvey23FS5-1018925Ball State1616
Estus Hood38CB5-1118926Illinois State160
Harlan Huckleby25HB6-119924Michigan1612
Tim Huffman74LOG6-527722Notre Dame51
Eddie Lee Ivery40HB6-120824Georgia Tech11
John Jefferson83WR6-120125Arizona State1313
Jim Jensen33HB6-323028Iowa151
Ezra Johnson90RDE6-425826Morris Brown163
Terry Jones63NT6-225325Alabama1616
Syd Kitson64OG6-426223Wake Forest110
Greg Koch68ROT6-427626Arkansas1616
Mark Koncar79LOT6-526828Colorado1312
Mark Lee22LCB5-1118723Washington1616
Cliff Lewis56LB6-122622Southern Mississippi160
Gary Lewis81TE6-523423Texas-Arlington160
James Lofton80WR6-319225Stanford1616
Larry McCarren54C6-325130Illinois1616
Mike McCoy29RCB5-1119028West Los Angeles JC; Colorado1616
Casey Merrill78RDE6-425724UC Davis1613
Terdell Middleton34HB6-019526Memphis143
Mark Murphy37SS6-220123West Liberty167
Fred Nixon84WR5-1119123Oklahoma81
Brad Oates72OT6-627328Duke; Brigham Young10
Dave Petway47S6-120726Northern Illinois60
Guy Prather51LB6-222923Grambling State160
Randy Scott55LB6-122822Alabama160
Ray Stachowicz16P6-018522Michigan State160
Jan Stenerud10K6-218839Montana State160
Tim Stokes76LOT6-525231Oregon83
Karl Swanke67OG-OT6-626024Boston College40
Arland Thompson71LOG6-326024Baylor91
Aundra Thompson89WR6-118628Texas A&M-Commerce32
John Thompson87TE6-322624Weber State; Utah State20
Eric Torkelson26RB6-219429Connecticut90
Rich Turner75NT6-226022Oklahoma150
Bill Whitaker30CB-S6-018222Missouri160
David Whitehurst17QB6-220426Furman93
Delvin Williams20RB6-020030Kansas10
Rich Wingo50LILB6-123025Alabama1616
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
16Rich CampbellQBCalifornia
235Gary LewisTETexas-Arlington
362Ray StachowiczPMichigan State
4105Rich TurnerDTOklahoma
5117Byron BraggsDTAlabama
7172Bill WhitakerDBMissouri
8200Larry WertsLBJackson State
9227Tim HuffmanTNotre Dame
10255Nickie HallQBTulane
11282Forrest ValoraLBOklahoma
12311Cliff LewisLBSouthern Mississippi
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals891086463324
Opponents Totals5112781102361
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals29:233081041743072/210 34.3%/ %84687
Opponents Totals30:3732614016818103/230 44.8%/ %108907
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Jan Stenerud0353697.2222491.70101
Harlan Huckleby80000048
James Lofton80000048
Gerry Ellis70000042
Paul Coffman40000024
John Jefferson40000024
Estus Hood1000006
Eddie Lee Ivery1000006
Mark Lee1000006
Terdell Middleton1000006
Karl Swanke1000006
David Whitehurst1000006
Rich Wingo011100.00001
Team Totals37363797.3222491.70324
Opponents Totals45434595.6162466.70361
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Jan Stenerud222491.70532/27/89/92/32/2
Team Totals222491.70532/27/89/92/32/2
Opponents Totals162466.70/04/49/121/52/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Gerry Ellis1968604.4294
Harlan Huckleby1393812.7225
Terdell Middleton531813.4340
Jim Jensen27792.9150
Eddie Lee Ivery14725.1281
David Whitehurst15513.4151
John Jefferson22211.0150
Steve Atkins11121.1150
Lynn Dickey1960.3130
Eric Torkelson144.040
Aundra Thompson122.020
Team Totals47816703.53411
Opponents Totals54620983.835t21
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Lynn Dickey35420457.613525937.312.775t174.8154.240298229579.0
David Whitehurst1286651.6577926.212.046t75.553.9107871472.8
Rich Campbell301550.0111685.611.22700.0413.321115727.5
Gerry Ellis2150.012311.523.02300.000.0002391.7
Team Totals51428655.620435767.012.575t244.7244.752387318973.5
Opponents Totals50528456.219133536.611.850t183.6305.936266308763.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
James Lofton71129418.275t8
Gerry Ellis654997.746t3
Paul Coffman5568712.5294
John Jefferson3963216.2414
Harlan Huckleby272218.239t3
Terdell Middleton12867.2271
Jim Jensen5499.8160
Gary Lewis33110.3150
Aundra Thompson23015.0250
Fred Nixon22713.5190
Eddie Lee Ivery2105.080
Ron Cassidy166.060
Karl Swanke122.02t1
Steve Atkins122.020
Team Totals286357612.575t24
Opponents Totals284335311.850t18
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Maurice Harvey621736.2530
Mark Lee6508.3250
Estus Hood35919.741t1
Mark Murphy35719.0500
George Cumby3227.3170
Mike Douglass3206.7130
John Anderson3124.080
Mike McCoy22010.0160
Rich Wingo13838.0380
Team Totals3049516.5531
Opponents Totals2447519.881t3
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Ray Stachowicz82333040.6722916511263931.4
Team Totals84333039.6722916511263931.4
Opponents Totals69273839.7580514306233233.8
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Mark Lee2011879.494t1
Fred Nixon1541187.9170
Bill Whitaker2010.510
Ron Cassidy2400.000
Johnnie Gray1100.000
Team Totals40103067.794t1
Opponents Totals50451110.2560
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Mark Lee14027019.3310
Fred Nixon12022218.5250
Mike McCoy11022120.1360
Harlan Huckleby7013419.1270
Terdell Middleton6010016.7300
Paul Coffman307725.7520
Johnnie Gray202412.0190
Jim Jensen101515.0150
John Jefferson1033.030
Byron Braggs1000.000
Team Totals580106618.4520
Opponents Totals70118316.9420
SACKSNOYDS
Mike Douglass9.5
Mike Butler8.0
Ezra Johnson7.0
Casey Merrill6.0
Terry Jones1.5
Rich Turner1.0
John Anderson1.0
Rich Wingo1.0
Johnnie Gray1.0
Team Totals36.0266.0
Opponents Totals52.0387.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Kurt Allerman0001100
John Anderson00044220
Charlie Ane0011200
Steve Atkins100000
Ron Cassidy100000
Paul Coffman101100
George Cumby00022700
Lynn Dickey8303-260
Mike Douglass0003300
Gerry Ellis510100
Derrel Gofourth0010100
Johnnie Gray0001100
Leotis Harris0010100
Maurice Harvey112300
Harlan Huckleby300000
Jim Jensen100000
Terry Jones0002200
Mark Koncar0010100
Mark Lee0001100
James Lofton0010100
Larry McCarren100000
Mike McCoy110100
Casey Merrill0003300
Terdell Middleton210100
Mark Murphy0002200
Fred Nixon200000
Arland Thompson0010100
Bill Whitaker0001100
David Whitehurst4101-20
Team Totals3117142438640
Opponents Totals42241617333
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