1981 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Walt Michaels (10-5-1)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 10-5-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Walt Michaels (10-5-1)
Location: New York, New York
1981 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New York chalked up 355 points, while the defense conceded 287. Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 623 yards for the Jets.
Richard Todd directed the offense, throwing for 3,231 yards. Bruce Harper hauled in 52 balls, while Wesley Walker added 770 receiving yards, while Jerome Barkum was targeted regularly, too.
Darrol Ray picked off 7 opponent throws.
Walt Michaels coached the team. The 1981 New York Jets lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Mike Augustyniak | FB | July 17, 1956 | 5'11" | 225 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 10 | 8 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | TE | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | C-G-T | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana | Koiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Stan Blinka | MLB | April 29, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Sam Houston St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Greg Buttle | LLB | June 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 55 | Ron Crosby | LB | March 2, 1955 | 6'3" | 224 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 94 | Ralph DeLoach | DE | January 13, 1957 | 6'5" | 255 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Scott Dierking | RB | May 24, 1955 | 5'10" | 218 | Purdue | Great Lakes Naval Base, IL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | RCB | August 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 182 | SE Louisiana | Independence, MO USA | 14 | 9 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | C | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Derrick Gaffney | WR | May 24, 1955 | 6'1" | 181 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | LDE | November 20, 1956 | 6'5" | 266 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Bruce Harper | PR | June 20, 1955 | 5'8" | 174 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Englewood, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 47 | Jerry Holmes | RCB | December 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Chowan | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | LCB | December 23, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Florida St. | Albany, GA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | Jesse Johnson | B | January 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 4 |
| 80 | Lam Jones | WR | April 4, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas | Lawton, OK USA | 15 | 3 |
| 89 | Bobby Jones | WR | July 12, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Sharon, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | RDE | October 15, 1953 | 6'3" | 263 | Temple | Chester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Kenny Lewis | RB | October 2, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | Virginia Tech | Danville, VA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Kevin Long | RB | January 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 212 | South Carolina | Clinton, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Johnny Lynn | DB | December 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | RDT | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 216 | UCLA | Jackson, MS USA | 11 | 6 |
| 56 | Lance Mehl | RLB | February 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 77 | Kenny Neil | DE-DT | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 244 | Iowa St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Tom Newton | FB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Carmel, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 79 | Marvin Powell | RT | August 30, 1955 | 6'5" | 268 | USC | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Chuck Ramsey | P | February 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Wake Forest | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 28 | Darrol Ray | FS | June 25, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | John Roman | T | August 31, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Idaho St. | Ventnor City, NJ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 76 | Ben Rudolph | DT | August 29, 1957 | 6'5" | 271 | Long Beach St. | Evergreen, AL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 74 | Abdul Salaam | LDT | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 262 | Kent St. | New Brockton, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Ken Schroy | SS | September 22, 1952 | 6'2" | 198 | Maryland | Valley Forge, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Kurt Sohn | KR | June 26, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | North Carolina St. | Ithaca, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Kirk Springs | DB | August 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 192 | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Stephens | TE | March 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 227 | Oklahoma St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Richard Todd | QB | November 19, 1953 | 6'2" | 207 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Stan Waldemore | G | February 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 263 | Nebraska | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | LT | December 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 267 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Al Washington | LB | September 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Ohio St. | Erie, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Marty Wetzel | LB | January 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | John Woodring | LB | April 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 232 | Brown | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
