1981 Atlanta Falcons Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Atlanta Falcons RosterTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Falcons lit up the scoreboard for 426 points, and the defense yielded 355. Steve Bartkowski triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,829 yards. William Andrews hauled in 81 passes, while Alfred Jenkins accumulated 1,358 receiving yards.
William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,301 yards for Atlanta.
Tom Pridemore intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Leeman Bennett coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bartkowski | 533 | 297 | 55.7 | 3829 | 7.2 | 30 | 5.6 | 23 | 4.3 | 70 | 37 | 287 | 79.2 |
| Mike Moroski | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 132 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 |
| June Jones | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 92.4 |
| John James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 563 | 311 | 55.2 | 3986 | 7.1 | 30 | 5.3 | 24 | 4.3 | 70 | 37 | 287 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 289 | 1301 | 4.5 | 29 | 10 |
| Lynn Cain | 156 | 542 | 3.5 | 35 | 4 |
| James Mayberry | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Bo Robinson | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Moroski | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Ray Strong | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alfred Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Daykin | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Bartkowski | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 |
| June Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| John James | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Totals | 495 | 1965 | 4.0 | 35 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrews | 81 | 735 | 9.1 | 70 | 2 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 70 | 1358 | 19.4 | 67 | 13 |
| Lynn Cain | 55 | 421 | 7.7 | 28 | 2 |
| Alfred Jackson | 37 | 604 | 16.3 | 49 | 6 |
| Junior Miller | 32 | 398 | 12.4 | 37 | 3 |
| Wallace Francis | 30 | 441 | 14.7 | 36 | 4 |
| James Mayberry | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Russ Mikeska | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 311 | 3986 | 12.8 | 70 | 30 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Luckhurst | 51 | 51 | 100.0 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 114 |
| Totals | 51 | 51 | 100.0 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 114 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James | 87 | 3543 | 40.7 | 62 |
| Totals | 87 | 3543 | 40.7 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Woerner | 33 | 278 | 8.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 383 | 7.7 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Smith | 47 | 1143 | 24.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Scott Woerner | 10 | 210 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| James Mayberry | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1419 | 22.9 | 52 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Pridemore | 7 | 221 | 31.6 | 101 | 1 |
| Bobby Butler | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Earl Jones | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Joel Williams | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Al Richardson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Blane Gaison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Musser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 494 | 19.8 | 101 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Smith | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Bartkowski | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Strong | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Cain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kenny Johnson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | |
| R.C. Thielemann | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joel Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Van Note | 1 | 1 | -20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blane Gaison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Kenn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Woerner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilson Faumuina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Glazebrook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Moriarty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Yeates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fulton Kuykendall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| William Andrews | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Mayberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 139 | 4 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Mick Luckhurst | 21 | 51 | 0 | 114 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||||
| William Andrews | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Alfred Jackson | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Lynn Cain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Wallace Francis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Junior Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Joel Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Buddy Curry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 |
