1981 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (6-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1981 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (6-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1981 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears stumbled, scoring only 253 points, and the defense surrendered 324. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,222 yards for Chicago.
Vince Evans passed for 2,354 yards. Walter Payton topped all receivers, hauling in 41 balls, while Ken Margerum added 584 receiving yards, while Brian Baschnagel and Rickey Watts provided receiving help, too.
Gary Fencik picked off 6 opponent throws.
Neill Armstrong coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Ted Albrecht | LT | October 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 253 | California | Harvey, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Marcus Anderson | WR | June 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 178 | Tulane | Port Arthur, TX USA | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 208 | Maryland | Queens, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | WR | January 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Ohio St. | Kingston, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | DB-LB | November 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 207 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 233 | Colorado | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | RLB | March 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 81 | Robin Earl | TE | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 15 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | SS | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Jeff Fisher | PR | February 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 188 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Bob Fisher | TE | March 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 240 | SMU | Pasadena, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Leslie Frazier | DB | April 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 189 | Alcorn St. | Columbus, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 183 | Notre Dame | Akron, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | LDE | September 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Arkansas | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | RB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 90 | Al Harris | RDE | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 16 | 11 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | RDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | RCB | October 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bruce Herron | LB | April 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Victoria, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | C-G | March 21, 1959 | 6'3" | 259 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | T | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | Lee Kunz | MLB | April 21, 1957 | 6'2" | 226 | Nebraska | Golden, CO USA | 16 | 7 |
| 70 | Dennis Lick | T | April 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 266 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 89 | Ken Margerum | WR | October 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Stanford | Fountain Valley, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 37 | Willie McClendon | RB | September 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Georgia | Brunswick, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | DT-NT | October 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 270 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Emery Moorehead | TE-WR | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Hans Nielsen | K | November 18, 1952 | 5'11" | 165 | Michigan St. | Vejle, Denmark | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Alan Page | RDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | FS | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 9 | John Roveto | K | February 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | La-Lafayette | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | LCB | May 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | Ball St. | Columbus, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Brad Shearer | DT | August 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary | MLB | October 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 230 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 30 | John Skibinski | RB | April 27, 1955 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | G | September 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 4 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | FB | July 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | Penn St. | Bellefonte, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | RT | November 6, 1957 | 6'6" | 281 | USC | Mount Lebanon, PA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 23 | Len Walterscheid | DB | September 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern Utah | Gainesville, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 80 | Rickey Watts | WR | May 16, 1957 | 6'1" | 203 | Tulsa | Longview, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 22 | Dave Williams | KR | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Minden, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 226 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | LLB | September 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 15 | 12 |
| 79 | Emanuel Zanders | RG | July 31, 1951 | 6'1" | 251 | Jackson St. | Demopolis, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
