1981 Washington Redskins season
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| 1981 Washington Redskins season | |
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| Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
| General manager | Bobby Beathard |
| Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
| Home field | RFK Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1981 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6–10 record from 1980. The team posted an 8–8 record, but missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. This was Joe Gibbs' first season as head coach.
Contents
Offseason
NFL draft
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| 1981 Washington Redskins draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 20 | Mark May * | Guard | Pittsburgh | |
| 3 | 69 | Russ Grimm * † | Guard | Pittsburgh | |
| 4 | 90 | Tom Flick | Quarterback | Washington | |
| 5 | 119 | Dexter Manley * | Defensive end | Oklahoma State | |
| 5 | 132 | Gary Sayre | Guard | Cameron | |
| 6 | 148 | Larry Kubin | Linebacker | Penn State | |
| 8 | 201 | Charlie Brown * | Wide receiver | South Carolina State | |
| 9 | 231 | Darryl Grant | Guard | Rice | |
| 10 | 257 | Phil Kessel | Quarterback | Northern Michigan | |
| 10 | 267 | Allan Kennedy | Offensive tackle | Washington State | |
| 11 | 284 | Jerry Hill | Wide receiver | North Alabama | |
| 12 | 314 | Clint Didier | Tight end | Portland State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
| 1981 Washington Redskins staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | Dallas Cowboys | L 26–10 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1981 | New York Giants | L 17–7 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 40–30 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 36–13 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | San Francisco 49ers | L 30–17 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1981 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–7 |
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| 7 | October 18, 1981 | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–10 |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | New England Patriots | W 24–22 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 42–21 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | Detroit Lions | W 33–31 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | at New York Giants | W 30–27 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 24–10 |
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| 13 | November 29, 1981 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–14 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 15–13 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1981 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–14 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1981 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–7 |
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Standings
| NFC East | |||||||||
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| 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 |
References
External links
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