1981 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (2-14)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1981 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (2-14)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1981 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England scored 322 points, while the defense allowed 370. Steve Grogan threw for 1,859 yards, and Matt Cavanaugh threw the ball also. Don Hasselbeck paced pass catchers, catching 46 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 1,029 receiving yards. Andy Johnson and Harold Jackson were targeted regularly, too.
Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 873 yards for the Patriots.
Rick Sanford and Tim Fox each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Ron Erhardt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Richard Bishop | NT | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | LB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Mark Buben | DE | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Tufts | Auburn, MA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 44 | Don Calhoun | FB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | October 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 212 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 65 | Steve Clark | DE | October 29, 1959 | 6'5" | 258 | Kansas St. | Chattanooga, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | LCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | KR | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 75 | Bob Cryder | RG | September 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 275 | Alabama | East St. Louis, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 39 | Sam Cunningham | FB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 15 | 3 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Kevin Donnalley | DB | January 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 177 | North Dakota St. | Warren, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | March 6, 1957 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Richmond, IN USA | 13 | 5 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bob Golic | RILB | October 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 264 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 9 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | NT-DE | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Ken Hartley | P | April 28, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | Catawba | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6'7" | 245 | Colorado | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 59 | Mike Hawkins | LOLB | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 40 | Mike Haynes | RCB | July 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 192 | Arizona St. | Denison, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | Mike Hubach | P | January 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Kansas | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Horace Ivory | RB | August 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | January 6, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | Jackson St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 38 | Roland James | RCB | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | RB | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Shelby Jordan | RT | January 23, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Steve King | LB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | John Lee | DE | February 17, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska | Fort Monmouth, NJ USA | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Keith Lee | RCB | December 22, 1957 | 5'11" | 192 | Colorado St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 6 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C-G | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Matthews | RILB | March 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | South Dakota St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 78 | Tony McGee | LDE | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | PR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 17 | Tom Owen | QB | September 1, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Wichita St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Carlos Pennywell | WR | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Grambling St. | Crowley, LA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 77 | Garry Puetz | G | March 14, 1952 | 6'3" | 263 | Valparaiso | Elmhurst, IL USA | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | SS | January 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 56 | Rod Shoate | ROLB | April 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 214 | Oklahoma | Spiro, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Ken Toler | WR | April 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Westbrook | WR | November 1, 1952 | 5'10" | 185 | Nebraska | Cheyenne, WY USA | 12 | 1 |
| 62 | Dwight Wheeler | LT | January 13, 1955 | 6'3" | 269 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 11 |
| 47 | Darrell Wilson | DB | July 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Connecticut | Camden, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | John Zamberlin | LB | February 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
