1981 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Joe Gibbs (8-8)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1981 Washington Redskins Roster
1981 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

The Redskins racked up 347 points, but the defensive squad gave up 349. Joe Theismann directed the offense, slinging for 3,568 yards. Joe Washington grabbed 70 passes, while Art Monk accumulated 894 receiving yards.

Joe Washington carried the ball for a team-best 916 yards for Washington, and John Riggins also contributed to the rushing attack.

Mark Murphy picked off 7 opponent throws.

Joe Gibbs coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Theismann	496	293	59.1	3568	7.2	19	3.8	20	4.0	79	28	259	77.3
Tom Flick	27	13	48.1	143	5.3	0	0.0	2	7.4	33	2	18	33.4
Joe Washington	2	1	50.0	32	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	95.8
Totals	525	307	58.5	3743	7.1	19	3.6	22	4.2	79	30	277

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Washington	210	916	4.4	32	4
John Riggins	195	714	3.7	24	13
Wilbur Jackson	46	183	4.0	14	0
Joe Theismann	36	177	4.9	24	2
Nick Giaquinto	17	73	4.3	5	0
Terry Metcalf	18	60	3.3	12	0
Rickey Claitt	3	19	6.3	11	0
Otis Wonsley	3	11	3.7	7	0
Rick Walker	1	5	5.0	5	0
Clarence Harmon	1	4	4.0	4	0
Mike Connell	1	0	0.0	0	0
Art Monk	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	532	2157	4.1	32	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Washington	70	558	8.0	32	3
Art Monk	56	894	16.0	79	6
Terry Metcalf	48	595	12.4	52	0
Don Warren	29	335	11.6	32	1
Ricky Thompson	28	423	15.1	57	4
Virgil Seay	26	472	18.2	60	3
Rick Walker	11	112	10.2	24	1
Clarence Harmon	11	98	8.9	23	0
Wilbur Jackson	7	51	7.3	16	0
John Riggins	6	59	9.8	22	0
Rich Caster	5	77	15.4	26	0
Nick Giaquinto	5	55	11.0	25	1
Greg McCrary	3	13	4.3	12	0
Otis Wonsley	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jeff Bostic	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	307	3743	12.2	79	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mark Moseley	42	38	90.5	30	19	63.3	95
Totals	42	38	90.5	30	19	63.3	95

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Connell	73	2923	40.0	57
Totals	73	2923	40.0	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Nelms	45	492	10.9	75	2
Terry Metcalf	4	15	3.8	13	0
Totals	49	507	10.3	75	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Nelms	37	1099	29.7	84
Terry Metcalf	14	283	20.2	36
Otis Wonsley	6	124	20.7	27
Alvin Garrett	2	40	20.0	21
Virgil Seay	2	36	18.0	19
Wilbur Jackson	2	34	17.0	17
Darryl Grant	1	20	20.0	20
Pete Cronan	1	18	18.0	18
Rickey Claitt	1	14	14.0	14
Tony Peters	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	67	1673	25.0	84

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Murphy	7	68	9.7	29	0
Joe Lavender	4	52	13.0	30	0
Monte Coleman	3	52	17.3	52	1
Tony Peters	3	0	0.0	0	0
Mel Kaufman	2	25	12.5	25	0
Neal Olkewicz	2	22	11.0	12	1
Dave Butz	1	26	26.0	26	0
Mike Nelms	1	3	3.0	3	0
Lemar Parrish	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	24	249	10.4	52	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Monte Coleman	114	114	0	0	0	1	2
Mark Murphy				0	0	3	0	0
Mike Connell					2	2	-8	0
Mat Mendenhall					0	2	0	0
Perry Brooks					0	2	0	0
Karl Lorch					0	2	0	0
Jeris White					0	2	3	0
Brad Dusek					0	1	0	0
Rick Walker					0	1	0
Lemar Parrish				0	0	1	0	0
Joe Theismann					7	1	0
Tony Peters				0	0	1	0	0
Joe Jacoby					0	1	0	0
Jeff Bostic					0	1	0	0
Terry Metcalf					6	1	0	0
Russ Grimm					0	1	0	0
Melvin Jones					0	1	0	0
Rich Milot					1	1	18	0
Tom Flick					2	1	0	0
Mike Nelms				0	2	0	0
Wilbur Jackson					2	0	0	0
Joe Washington					8	0	0
Otis Wonsley					1	0	0	0
John Riggins					1	0	0
Totals	114	114	0	0	32	26	15	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mark Moseley									19	38	0			95
John Riggins	13	0							0	0	0			78
Joe Washington	4	3							0	0	0			42
Art Monk	0	6							0	0	0			36
Ricky Thompson		4							0	0	0			24
Virgil Seay		3		0					0	0	0			18
Mike Nelms			2	0		0			0	0	0			12
Joe Theismann	2								0	0	0			12
Monte Coleman						1			0	0	0			6
Neal Olkewicz						1			0	0	0			6
Don Warren		1							0	0	0			6
Nick Giaquinto	0	1							0	0	0			6
Rick Walker	0	1							0	0	0			6
Totals	19	19	2	0	0	2	0	0	19	38	0	0	0	347