1981 Philadelphia Eagles season

1981 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
Owner	Leonard Tose
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wildcard

The 1981 Philadelphia Eagles season resulted in an appearance in the postseason for the fourth straight season (first time in franchise history the Eagles had made the postseason four straight times), after this season the Eagles would not return to the postseason until 1988.

Offseason

NFL Draft

After going 12–4 and winning the NFC title and losing in Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders in the 1980 season the Eagles would be picking next to last in the 12 rounds of the draft

The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981. ESPN would cover all 12 rounds live for the first time. ESPN would then show a replay later that night. This would be over 2 days.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 27th pick in the 12 rounds. The Eagles would draft 10 players in this year's draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	27	Leonard Mitchell	DE	University of Houston
2	55	Dean Miraldi	G	University of Utah
3	83	Greg LaFleur	TE	LSU
4	110	Calvin Murray	RB	Ohio State
5		NO PICK
6	165	Traded Pick to New York Giants
7	174	Alan Duncan	K	Tennessee
7	192	Doak Field	LB	Baylor University
8	220	Traded pick to Baltimore Colts
9	247	Chuck Commiskey	OL	Mississippi
10	275	Hubert Oliver	RB	Arizona
11	303	Gail Davis	DT	Virginia Union
12	331	Ray Ellis	DB	Ohio State

Personnel

Staff

1981 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Owner – Leonard Tose
General Manager – Jim Murray
Director of Player Personnel – Carl Peterson

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dick Vermeil

Offensive coaches

Running Backs – John Becker
Receivers – Dick Coury
Tight Ends – Lynn Stiles
Offensive Line – Ken Iman
Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell
Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen
Linebackers – George Hill
Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Lynn Stiles

Regular season

The 1981 season schedule was set by how the Eagles finished in 1980, 1st in NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same 5 team division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1981 season. Also, when the last regular season game is over you know who you play the following year.

A home and home series vs Dallas, New York Giants, St. Louis and Washington = 8 games
The top 4 teams in the NFC East play the top 4 teams AFC East from the 1980 season = 4 games
The 1st and 4th place team in NFC Central and NFC West in the 1980 Season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1981	at New York Giants	W 24–10	72,459
2	September 13, 1981	New England Patriots	W 13–3	71,089
3	September 17, 1981	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–14	78,331
4	September 27, 1981	Washington Redskins	W 36–13	70,664
5	October 5, 1981	Atlanta Falcons	W 16–13	71,488
6	October 11, 1981	at New Orleans Saints	W 31–14	52,728
7	October 18, 1981	at Minnesota Vikings	L 35–23	45,459
8	October 25, 1981	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–10	70,714
9	November 1, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–14	72,111
10	November 8, 1981	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 52–10	48,421
11	November 15, 1981	Baltimore Colts	W 38–13	68,618
12	November 22, 1981	New York Giants	L 20–10	66,827
13	November 30, 1981	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–10	67,797
14	December 6, 1981	at Washington Redskins	L 15–13	52,206
15	December 13, 1981	at Dallas Cowboys	L 21–10	64,955
16	December 20, 1981	St. Louis Cardinals	W 38–0	56,656

Game summaries

Week 1

Sunday, September 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Giants StadiumThe Meadowlands on an AstroTurf playing surface in 70F degrees with an 11 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (1–0)	0	10	7	7	24
New York Giants (0–1)	3	0	0	7	10

		SCORING PLAYS	NY G	PHIL	TIME
1st	Giants	Joe Danelo 27-yard field goal	0	3
2nd	Eagles	Perry Harrington 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	7	3
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 47-yard field goal	10	3
3rd	Eagles	Rodney Parker 55-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	17	3
4th	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	24	3
	Giants	Leon Perry 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)	24	10

Week 2

Sunday, September 13, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

TV Broadcast: NBC Announcers: Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 74°F (Sunny)

	1	2	3	4	Total
New England Patriots (2–0)	3	0	0	0	3
Philadelphia Eagles (2–0)	0	3	10	0	13

		SCORING PLAYS	NE	PHIL	TIME
1st	Patriots	John Smith 22-yard field goal	3	0
2nd	Eagles	Tony Franklin 46-yard field goal	3	3
3rd	Eagles	Tony Franklin 22-yard field goal	3	6
	Eagles	Perry Harrington 6-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	3	13

Week 3

Thursday, September 17, 1981 Kickoff 8:30 PM Eastern

Played at Rich Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface in 55F degrees with an 8 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (3–0–0)	7	3	7	3	20
Buffalo Bills (2–1–0)	0	14	0	0	14

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	BUF	TIME
1st	Eagles	Keith Krepfle 1-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	7	0
2nd	Bills	Joe Cribbs 4-yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	7	7
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 29-yard field goal	10	7
	Bills	Frank Lewis 20-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)	10	14
3rd	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	17	14
4th	Eagles	Tony Franklin 46-yard field goal	20	14

Week 4

Sunday, September 27, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 68°F (Sunny)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington Redskins (0–4–0)	0	6	0	7	13
Philadelphia Eagles (4–0–0)	0	7	7	22	36

		SCORING PLAYS	WASH	PHIL	TIME
2nd	Eagles	Louie Giammona 13-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	7
	Redskins	Mark Moseley 19-yard field goal	3	7
	Redskins	Mark Moseley 22-yard field goal	6	7
3rd	Eagles	Louie Giammona 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	6	14
4th	Redskins	John Riggins 3-yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)	13	14
	Eagles	Charlie A. Smith 29-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	13	21
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 28-yard field goal	13	24
	Eagles	Safety, Clarke tackled Theismann in end zone	13	26
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal	13	29
	Eagles	Greg Brown 7-yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick)	13	36

Week 5

Monday, October 5, 1981 Kickoff 9:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 62°F (Clear)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Atlanta Falcons (3–2)	0	0	10	3	13
Philadelphia Eagles (5–0)	6	7	0	3	16

		SCORING PLAYS	ATL	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal	0	3
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 34-yard field goal	0	6
2nd	Eagles	Charlie A. Smith 30-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	13
3rd	Falcons	Mick Luckhurst 35-yard field goal	3	13
	Falcons	Kenny Johnson 20-yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)	10	13
4th	Eagles	Tony Franklin 43-yard field goal	10	16
4th	Falcons	Mick Luckhurst 43-yard field goal	13	16

Week 6

Sunday, October 11, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Louisiana Superdome on an AstroTurf playing surface in 72F degrees indoors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (6–0–0)	14	10	7	0	31
New Orleans Saints (1–5–0)	7	0	0	7	14

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	N OR	TIME
1st	Saints	George Rogers 5-yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)	0	7
	Eagles	Keith Krepfle 11-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	7	7
	Eagles	Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	14	7
2nd	Eagles	Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Reggie Wilkes pass from Ron Jaworski)	21	7
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 22-yard field goal	24	7
3rd	Eagles	Frank LeMaster 47-yard fumble return (Tony Franklin kick)	31	7
4th	Saints	George Rogers 3-yard rush (Benny Ricardo kick)	31	14

Week 7

Sunday, October 18, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Metropolitan Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 44F degrees with a 27 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (6–1)	6	3	0	14	23
Minnesota Vikings (5–2–0)	0	21	7	7	35

		SCORING PLAYS	MINN	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (kick failed)	6	0
2nd	Vikings	Joe Senser 11-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	6	7
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 30-yard field goal	6	7
	Vikings	Sammy White 50-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	9	14
	Vikings	Bob Bruer 1-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	9	21
3rd	Vikings	Ahmad Rashad 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick)	9	28
4th	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 25-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	16	28
	Vikings	Ted Brown 1-yard rush (Rick Danmeier kick)	16	35
	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 21-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	23	35

Week 8

Sunday, October 25, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 55°F (Rain)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4–4–0)	7	0	0	3	10
Philadelphia Eagles (7–1–0)	0	7	0	13	20

		SCORING PLAYS	T B	PHIL
1st	Buccaneers	Doug Williams 1-yard rush (Bill Capece kick) 0	7	0
2nd	Eagles	Keith Krepfle 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	7	7
4th	Eagles	Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal	7	10
	Buccaneers	Bill Capece 29-yard field goal	10	10
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal	10	13
	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	10	20

Week 9

Sunday, November 1, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 60°F (Cloudy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dallas Cowboys(8–1–0)	0	3	0	14	17
Philadelphia Eagles ( 9–2)	0	7	7	0	14

		SCORING PLAYS	DAL	PHIL	TIME
2nd	Cowboys	Rafael Septien 21-yard field goal	3	0
	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	3	7
3rd	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 85-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	3	14
4th	Cowboys	Doug Cosbie 17-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	10	14
	Cowboys	Cowboys Tony Dorsett 9-yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)	17	14

Week 10

Sunday, November 8, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at the Busch Memorial Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 57F degrees with an 8 mph wind.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (8–2–0)	7	10	14	21	52
St. Louis Cardinals (3–7–0)	7	3	0	0	10

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	ST L	TIME
1st	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 19-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	7	0
	Cardinals	Mel Gray 42-yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick)	7	7
2nd	Cardinals	Neil O'Donoghue 21-yard field goal	7	10
	Eagles	Rodney Parker 33-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	14	10
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal	17	10
3rd	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 14-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	24	10
	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 38-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	31	10
4th	Eagles	Billy Campfield 2-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	38	10
	Eagles	Wally Henry 20-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Tony Franklin kick)	45	10
	Eagles	Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	52	10

Week 11

Sunday, November 15, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf weather= 54°F (Light Rain)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baltimore Colts (1–10–0)	6	0	0	7	13
Philadelphia Eagles (9–2–0)	7	14	10	7	38

		SCORING PLAYS	BAL	PHIL	TEAM
1st	Eagles	Keith Krepfle 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	7
2nd	Colts	Curtis Dickey 1-yard rush (kick failed)	6	7
	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 5-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	6	14
	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	6	21
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 32-yard field goal	6	24
	Eagles	Charlie A. Smith 30-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	6	31
4th	Colts	Zachary Dixon 17-yard pass from Bert Jones (Mike Wood kick)	13	31
	Eagles	Wally Henry 44-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Tony Franklin kick)	13	38

Week 12

Sunday, November 22, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface weather= 46°F (Cloudy)

	1	2	3	4	Total
New York Giants (8–4)	3	7	0	10	20
Philadelphia Eagles (9–3)	7	3	0	0	10

		SCORING PLAYS	OAK	PHIL	TIME
1st	Giants	Joe Danelo 39-yard field goal	3	0
	Eagles	Keith Krepfle 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	3	7
2nd	Giants	Leon Bright 1-yard rush (Joe Danelo kick)	10	7
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 27-yard field goal	10	10
4th	Giants	Joe Danelo 30-yard field goal	13	10
	Giants	Terry Jackson 32-yard interception return (Joe Danelo kick)	20	10

Week 13

Monday, November 30, 1981 Kickoff 9:00 PM Pacific

Played at Orange Bowl on grass playing surface in 73F degrees with an 8 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (9–4–0)	7	0	3	0	10
Miami Dolphins (8–4–1)	0	3	0	10	13

		"SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	MIA	TIME
1st	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	7	0
2nd	Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann 42-yard field goal	7	3
3rd	Eagles	Tony Franklin 42-yard field goal	10	3
4th	Dolphins	Duriel Harris 17-yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)	10	10
	Dolphins	Uwe von Schamann 27-yard field goal	10	13

Week 14

Sunday, December 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on a grass playing surface in 43F degrees with a 21 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (9–5)	0	13	0	0	13
Washington Redskins (6–8)	6	0	0	9	15

		"SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	WASH	TIME
1st	Redskins	Joe Washington 6-yard rush (kick failed)	0	6
2nd	Eagles	Billy Campfield 25-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	7	6
	Eagles	Billy Campfield 5-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (kick failed)	13	6
4th	Redskins	Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal	13	9
	Redskins	Monte Coleman 52-yard interception return (kick failed)	13	15

Week 15

Sunday, December 13, 1981 Kickoff 3:00 PM Central

Played at Texas Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 44F degrees with a 9 MPH wind

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia Eagles (9–6–0)	3	7	0	0	10
Dallas Cowboys (12–3–0)	0	7	7	7	21

		SCORING PLAYS	PHIL	DAL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Tony Franklin 50-yard field goal	3	0
2nd	Eagles	Booker Russell 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	10	0
	Cowboys	Tony Hill 8-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	10	7
3rd	Cowboys	Butch Johnson 36-yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	10	14
4th	Cowboys	Ron Springs 12-yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)	10	21

Week 16

Sunday, December 21, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 29°F (Sunny)

	1	2	3	4	Total
St. Louis Cardinals (7–9)	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia Eagles (10–6)	7	21	10	0	38

		SCORING PLAYS	ST L	PHIL	TIME
1st	Eagles	Charlie A. Smith 4-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	7
2nd	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 9-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	0	14
	Eagles	Hubie Oliver 13-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)	0	21
	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 6-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	28
3rd	Eagles	Billy Campfield 29-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	0	35
	Eagles	Tony Franklin 44-yard field goal	0	38

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	8–4	367	277	L1
Philadelphia Eagles⁽⁴⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	368	221	W1
New York Giants⁽⁵⁾	9	7	0	.563	5–3	8–6	295	257	W3
Washington Redskins	8	8	0	.500	3–5	6–6	347	349	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	2–6	4–8	315	408	L2

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 27, 1981	New York Giants	L 27–21	71,611

Playoffs

NFC Wildcard Game

Sunday, December 27, 1981 Kickoff 3:30 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface weather= 38°F (Light Drizzle)

	1	2	3	4	Total
New York Giants (10–7)	20	7	0	0	27
Philadelphia Eagles (10–7)	0	7	7	7	21

		SCORING PLAYS	NY G	PHIL	TIME
1st	Giants	Leon Bright 9-yard pass from Scott Brunner (kick failed)	6	0
	Giants	John Mistler 10-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)	13	0
	Giants	Mark Haynes 0-yard fumble return (Joe Danelo kick)	20	0
2nd	Eagles	Harold Carmichael 15-yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick)	20	7
	Giants	Tom Mullady 22-yard pass from Scott Brunner (Joe Danelo kick)	27	7
3rd	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 6-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) 27 14	27	14
4th	Eagles	Wilbert Montgomery 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) 27 21	27	21

1981 Roster

= 1981 Pro Bowler ^[1]

+ After name = 1st-team All-Pro

No.	Name	POS	GP	GS	Wt	Ht	Years	College
No.	Name	POS	GP	GS	Wt	Ht	Years	College
38	Steve Atkins	RB	1	0	216	6–0	2	Maryland
63	Ron Baker	G	16	16	260	6–4	3	Oklahoma State
27	Richard Blackmore	DB	16	3	174	5–10	2	Mississippi State
98	Greg Brown	DE-DT	16	0	254	6–5	Rookie	Kansas State
95	John Bunting	LB	9	8	220	6–1	9	North Carolina
37	Billy Campfield	RB	16	0	200	5–11	3	Kansas
17	Harold Carmichael	WR	16	16	225	6–8	10	Southern
59	Al Chesley	LB	16	16	240	6–3	2	Pittsburgh
71	Ken Clarke	NT-DT	16	0	268	6–2	3	Syracuse
57	Mike Curcio	LB	16	0	237	6–1	Rookie	Temple
46	Herman Edwards	DB	16	16	194	6–0	4	California & San Diego State
24	Ray Ellis	DB	16	0	192	6–1	Rookie	Ohio State
38	Mickey Fitzgerald	RB	1	0	235	6–2	Rookie	Virginia Tech
86	Steve Folsom	TE	3	0	235	6–5	Rookie	Long Beach State & Utah
1	Tony Franklin	K	16	*	182	5–8	2	Texas A&M
33	Louie Giammona	RB	8	1	180	5–9	5	Utah State
79	Frank Giddens	T	16	0	300	6–7	Rookie	New Mexico
78	Carl Hairston	DE-DT-LB	16	16	260	6–3	5	Md-Eastern Shore
35	Perry Harrington	RB	4	4	210	5–11	1	Jackson State
68	Dennis Harrison	DE	13	12	275	6–8	3	Vanderbilt
29	Jo Jo Heath	DB	15	0	182	5–10	1	Pittsburgh
89	Wally Henry	WR	16	0	175	5–8	4	UCLA
80	Alvin Hooks	WR	3	0	170	5–11	Rookie	Cal State-Northridge
87	Claude Humphrey	DE	12	4	252	6–4	13	Tennessee State
7	Ron Jaworski	QB	16	16	196	6–2	7	Youngstown State
65	Charlie Johnson*+	NT	16	16	266	6–3	4	Colorado
73	Steve Kenney	G-T	13	11	266	6–4	1	Clemson
84	Keith Krepfle	TE	16	16	227	6–3	6	Iowa State
55	Frank LeMaster*	LB	16	16	232	6–2	7	Kentucky
41	Randy Logan	DB	16	16	195	6–1	8	Michigan
99	Leonard Mitchell	T	16	0	290	6–7	Rookie	Houston
31	Wilbert Montgomery	RB	15	15	196	5–10	4	Abilene Christian
50	Guy Morriss	C	16	16	255	6–4	8	TCU
42	Calvin Murray	RB	7	0	185	5–11	Rookie	Ohio State
34	Hubie Oliver	RB	13	10	215	5–10	Rookie	Arizona
83	Rodney Parker	WR	11	0	190	6–1	1	Tennessee State
62	Petey Perot	G	16	5	261	6–2	2	Northwest State (LA)
52	Ray Phillips	LB	16	1	224	6–4	4	Nebraska
9	Joe Pisarcik	QB	7	0	220	6–4	4	New Mexico State
56	Jerry Robinson*	LB	15	15	223	6–2	2	UCLA
4	Max Runager	P	15	0	189	6–1	2	South Carolina
32	Booker Russell	RB	12	1	223	6–2	3	Texas State
21	John Sciarra	DB-QB	10	1	185	5–11	3	UCLA
76	Jerry Sisemore*	T-G	16	16	265	6–4	8	Texas
61	Mark Slater	C	16	0	257	6–2	3	Minnesota
85	Charlie A. Smith	WR	16	14	185	6–1	7	Grambling State
81	Ron B. Smith	WR	3	0	185	6–0	3	San Diego State
88	John Spagnola	TE	11	3	240	6–4	2	Yale
75	Stan Walters	T	16	16	275	6–6	9	Syracuse
51	Reggie Wilkes	LB	14	8	235	6–4	3	Georgia Tech
22	Brenard Wilson	DB	15	15	178	6–0	2	Vanderbilt
43	Roynell Young*	DB	13	13	181	6–1	1	Alcorn State

References

↑ Players are identified as a 1981 Pro Bowler.

External links

1981 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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1981 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
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

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