1981 Green Bay Packers season

1981 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Bart Starr
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1981 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–8 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
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
	Front office President – Dominic Olejniczak Vice President – Robert J. Parins Corporate Assistant to the President – Bob Harlan Director of Player Personnel – Dick Corrick Head coaches Head Coach – Bart Starr Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Offensive Backs – Zeke Bratkowski Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan Special Assistant – Pete Kettela			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – John Meyer Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – John Marshall Defensive Backs – Ross Fichtner Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dick Rehbein

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6, 1981	at Chicago Bears	W 16–9	Soldier Field	62,411
2	September 13, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	L 31–17	Lambeau Field	55,382
3	September 20, 1981	at Los Angeles Rams	L 35–23	Anaheim Stadium	61,286
4	September 27, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	L 30–13	Milwaukee County Stadium	55,012
5	October 4, 1981	at New York Giants	W 27–14	Giants Stadium	73,684
6	October 11, 1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 21–10	Lambeau Field	55,264
7	October 18, 1981	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,171
8	October 25, 1981	at Detroit Lions	L 31–27	Pontiac Silverdome	76,063
9	November 1, 1981	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–24	Lambeau Field	49,467
10	November 8, 1981	New York Giants	W 26–24	Milwaukee County Stadium	54,138
11	November 15, 1981	Chicago Bears	W 21–17	Lambeau Field	55,338
12	November 22, 1981	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 37–3	Tampa Stadium	63,251
13	November 29, 1981	at Minnesota Vikings	W 35–23	Metropolitan Stadium	46,025
14	December 6, 1981	Detroit Lions	W 31–17	Lambeau Field	54,481
15	December 13, 1981	at New Orleans Saints	W 35–7	Louisiana Superdome	45,518
16	December 20, 1981	at New York Jets	L 28–3	Shea Stadium	56,340

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 6 0 3 16 Bears 0 0 6 3 9 Date: September 6 Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game weather: 63°F; wind 8

Scoring summary Q1 GB Ivery 2-yard run (Wingo pass from Stachowicz GB 8–0 Q2 GB Ellis 5-yard run (kick blocked) GB 13–0 Q3 CHI Payton 11-yard run (kick failed) GB 13–6 Q4 GB Stenerud 33-yard field goal GB 16–6 Q4 3:57 CHI Thomas 25-yard field goal GB 16–9

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Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 10 0 0 7 17 • Packers 7 14 0 0 21 Date: November 15 Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 44°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 CHI Roveto 36-yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q1 GB Huckleby 1-yard pass from Whitehurst (Stenerud kick) GB 7–3 Q1 CHI Suhey 1-yard run (Roveto kick) CHI 10–7 Q2 GB Huckleby 39-yard pass from Whitehurst (Stenerud kick) GB 14–10 Q2 GB Middleton 2-yard pass from Whitehurst (Stenerud kick) GB 21—10 Q4 CHI Payton 2-yard run (Roveto kick) GB 21–17

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers^(3)	9	7	0	.563	6–2	9–3	315	268	W1
Detroit Lions	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	397	322	L1
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–7	324	361	L1
Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	4–4	6–6	325	369	L5
Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	2–6	2–10	253	324	W3

References

1. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.