1981 Green Bay Packers season
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1981 Green Bay Packers season
| 1981 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Head coach | Bart Starr |
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division Place | 3rd Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1980 | 1982 |
The 1981 Green Bay Packers season was their 61st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 8–8 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1981 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 6 | Rich Campbell | Quarterback | California |
| 2 | 35 | Gary Lewis | Tight End | Texas-Arlington |
| 3 | 62 | Ray Stachowicz | Punter | Michigan State |
| 4 | 105 | Richard Turner | Defensive Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 117 | Byron Braggs | Defensive End | Alabama |
| 7 | 172 | Bill Whitaker | Defensive Back | Missouri |
| 8 | 200 | Larry Werts | Linebacker | Jackson State |
| 9 | 227 | Tim Huffman | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 255 | Nickie Hall | Quarterback | Tulane |
| 11 | 282 | Forrest Valora | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 12 | 311 | Cliff Lewis | Linebacker | Southern Miss |
Personnel
Staff
| 1981 Green Bay Packers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | at Chicago Bears | W 16-9 | Soldier Field |
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| 2 | September 13, 1981 | Atlanta Falcons | L 31-17 | Lambeau Field |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35-23 | Anaheim Stadium |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30-13 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | at New York Giants | W 27-14 | Giants Stadium |
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| 6 | October 11, 1981 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 21-10 | Lambeau Field |
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| 7 | October 18, 1981 | San Francisco 49ers | L 13-3 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | at Detroit Lions | L 31-27 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34-24 | Lambeau Field |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | New York Giants | W 26-24 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | Chicago Bears | W 21-17 | Lambeau Field |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 37-3 | Tampa Stadium |
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| 13 | November 29, 1981 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 35-23 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | Detroit Lions | W 31-17 | Lambeau Field |
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| 15 | December 13, 1981 | at New Orleans Saints | W 35-7 | Louisiana Superdome |
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| 16 | December 20, 1981 | at New York Jets | L 28-3 | Shea Stadium |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 315 | 268 | W-1 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 397 | 322 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 324 | 361 | L-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 325 | 369 | L-5 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 253 | 324 | W-3 |
References
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
| 1981 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVI | |||||||
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