1981 Seattle Seahawks Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (6-10)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1981 Seattle Seahawks StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jack Patera (6-10)
Location: Seattle, Washington
1981 Seattle Seahawks Results
The Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Seahawks scored 322 points, but the leaky defense conceded 388. Jim Zorn threw for 2,788 yards. Steve Largent paced the receiving corps, snagging 75 passes for 1,224 yards.
Theotis Brown ran for a team-best 531 yards for Seattle.
The larcenous defense created 48 turnovers. John Harris picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Jack Patera coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sam Adkins | QB | May 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 214 | Wichita St. | Van Nuys, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Wilson Alvarez | K | March 22, 1957 | 6'0" | 165 | New Mex. Mil. Inst. | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Fred Anderson | RDE | October 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 238 | Oregon St. | Toppenish, WA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 76 | Steve August | RT | September 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 255 | Tulsa | Jeannette, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Edwin Bailey | LG | May 15, 1959 | 6'4" | 271 | South Carolina St. | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Terry Beeson | MLB | September 19, 1955 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas | Coffeyville, KS USA | 15 | 7 |
| 68 | Dennis Boyd | DT-DE-T-C | November 5, 1955 | 6'6" | 255 | Oregon St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Brown | RCB | January 16, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | Theotis Brown | RB | April 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 225 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 6 |
| 53 | Keith Butler | RLB | May 16, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Memphis | Anniston, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6'2" | 238 | Boston Col. | Bourne, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Dan Doornink | FB | February 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington St. | Yakima, WA USA | 15 | 8 |
| 25 | Don Dufek | DB | April 28, 1954 | 6'0" | 195 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Dugan | G | June 5, 1959 | 6'4" | 275 | Penn St. | Hornell, NY USA | 16 | 2 |
| 45 | Kenny Easley | SS | January 15, 1959 | 6'3" | 206 | UCLA | Chesapeake, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Ron Essink | LT | July 30, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Grand Valley St. | Zeeland, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Brian Flones | LB | September 1, 1959 | 6'1" | 228 | Washington St. | Mount Vernon, WA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | Greg Gaines | LB | October 16, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Tennessee | Martinsville, VA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Frank Garcia | P | June 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Tucson, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Jacob Green | LDE | January 21, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | Texas A&M | Pasadena, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Robert Hardy | LDT | July 3, 1956 | 6'2" | 250 | Jackson St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 44 | John Harris | FS | June 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | Efren Herrera | K | July 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 185 | UCLA | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | David Hughes | RB | June 1, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Boise St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 32 | Horace Ivory | RB | August 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Michael Jackson | LLB | July 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 220 | Washington | Pasco, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Jim Jodat | FB | March 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 210 | Carthage | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 6 |
| 85 | Paul Johns | PR | November 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 173 | Tulsa | Waco, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Gregg Johnson | DB | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 191 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 26 | Kerry Justin | RCB | May 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Oregon St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 17 | Dave Krieg | QB | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 193 | Milton | Iola, WI USA | 7 | 3 |
| 54 | Art Kuehn | C | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 257 | San Jose St. | Victoria, BC Canada | 16 | 7 |
| 37 | Eric Lane | RB | January 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | BYU | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Steve Largent | WR | September 28, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Will Lewis | KR | January 16, 1958 | 5'9" | 185 | Millersville | Quakertown, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 84 | Sam McCullum | WR | November 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 203 | Montana St. | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 14 |
| 89 | Mark McGrath | WR | December 17, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Montana St. | San Diego, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5'10" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Columbus, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Vic Minor | DB | November 28, 1958 | 6'0" | 198 | La-Monroe | Shreveport, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Jeff Moore | RB | August 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Jackson St. | Kosciusko, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Bob Newton | RG | August 16, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Nebraska | Pomona, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 52 | Joe Norman | MLB | October 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 220 | Indiana | Millersburg, OH USA | 8 | 7 |
| 83 | Steve Raible | WR | June 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Louisville, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | John Sawyer | TE | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Miss | Brookhaven, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Keith Simpson | LCB | March 9, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 47 | Sherman Smith | RB | November 1, 1954 | 6'4" | 225 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 69 | Doug Sutherland | RDT | August 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 250 | Wisc-Superior | Superior, WI USA | 16 | 6 |
| 59 | Rodell Thomas | LB | August 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 86 | Mike Tice | TE | February 2, 1959 | 6'7" | 253 | Maryland | Bay Shore, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 74 | Manu Tuiasosopo | RDE | August 30, 1957 | 6'3" | 255 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 223 | Pacific | Fremont, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeff West | P | April 6, 1953 | 6'3" | 212 | Cincinnati | Wheeling, WV USA | 15 | 0 |
| 70 | Mike White | RDT | August 11, 1957 | 6'5" | 266 | Albany State (GA) | Augusta, GA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 51 | John Yarno | C | December 17, 1954 | 6'5" | 251 | Idaho | Spokane, WA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Jim Zorn | QB | May 10, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Whittier, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
