1981 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Leeman Bennett (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| William Andrews | RB | December 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 206 | Auburn |
| Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 216 | California |
| Warren Bryant | T | November 11, 1955 | 6’6′ | 273 | Kentucky |
| Bobby Butler | DB | May 28, 1959 | 5’11’ | 174 | Florida St. |
| Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6’1′ | 205 | USC |
| Buddy Curry | LB | June 4, 1958 | 6’4′ | 224 | North Carolina |
| Paul Davis | LB | July 10, 1958 | 6’2′ | 221 | North Carolina |
| Tony Daykin | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6’1′ | 215 | Georgia Tech |
| Wilson Faumuina | DT-DE-NT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 275 | San Jose St. |
| Mickey Fitzgerald | RB | April 10, 1958 | 6’2′ | 235 | Virginia Tech |
| Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Blane Gaison | DB | May 13, 1958 | 6’0′ | 185 | Hawaii |
| Bob Glazebrook | DB | March 7, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Fresno St. |
| Pat Howell | G | March 12, 1957 | 6’5′ | 257 | USC |
| Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5’11’ | 176 | Texas |
| John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6’3′ | 197 | Florida |
| Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5’10’ | 170 | Morris Brown |
| Kenny Johnson | DB | January 7, 1958 | 5’10’ | 176 | Mississippi St. |
| Earl Jones | DB | July 19, 1957 | 6’0′ | 178 | Norfolk St. |
| June Jones | QB | February 19, 1953 | 6’4′ | 200 | Oregon |
| Mike Kenn | T | February 9, 1956 | 6’7′ | 273 | Michigan |
| Fulton Kuykendall | LB | June 10, 1953 | 6’4′ | 225 | UCLA |
| Jim Laughlin | LB | July 5, 1958 | 6’0′ | 222 | Ohio St. |
| Mick Luckhurst | K | March 31, 1958 | 6’1′ | 180 | St. Cloud St. |
| James Mayberry | RB | November 5, 1957 | 5’11’ | 210 | Colorado |
| Jeff Merrow | DE-DT-LB | July 12, 1953 | 6’4′ | 236 | West Virginia |
| Russ Mikeska | TE | September 10, 1955 | 6’3′ | 225 | Texas A&M |
| Junior Miller | TE | November 26, 1957 | 6’4′ | 239 | Nebraska |
| Tom Moriarty | DB | April 7, 1953 | 6’0′ | 185 | Bowling Green |
| Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6’4′ | 200 | California-Davis |
| Neal Musser | LB | March 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 220 | North Carolina St. |
| Tom Pridemore | DB | April 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 186 | West Virginia |
| Al Richardson | LB | September 23, 1957 | 6’2′ | 211 | Georgia Tech |
| Bo Robinson | RB-TE | May 27, 1956 | 6’2′ | 228 | West Texas A&M |
| Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6’6′ | 277 | Nevada-Reno |
| Dave Scott | G-T | December 26, 1953 | 6’4′ | 276 | Kansas |
| John Scully | G-C | August 2, 1958 | 6’6′ | 262 | Notre Dame |
| Don Smith | NT-DE-DT | May 9, 1957 | 6’5′ | 256 | Miami (FL) |
| Reggie Smith | WR,WR/DB | July 15, 1956 | 5’4′ | 168 | North Carolina Central |
| Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | UNLV |
| Matthew Teague | LB | October 22, 1958 | 6’5′ | 240 | Prairie View |
| R.C. Thielemann | G-C | August 12, 1955 | 6’4′ | 255 | Arkansas |
| Jeff Van Note | C-G-LB | February 7, 1946 | 6’2′ | 247 | Kentucky |
| Lyman White | LB | January 3, 1959 | 6’0′ | 217 | LSU |
| Joel Williams | LB | December 13, 1956 | 6’1′ | 222 | Peru St. |
| Scott Woerner | DB | December 18, 1958 | 6’0′ | 190 | Georgia |
| Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 248 | Boston Col. |
| Mike Zele | NT-DT | July 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 239 | Kent St. |