1981 Buffalo Bills Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season | 
| National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Knox (10-6) | 10-6 | 1-1 | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | Lost Division Playoff | 
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | 
| Steve Alvers | TE-C | April 4, 1957 | 6’4′ | 240 | Taft | 
| Buster Barnett | TE | November 24, 1958 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. | 
| Rufus Bess | DB | September 13, 1956 | 5’9′ | 184 | South Carolina St. | 
| Jon Borchardt | G-T | August 13, 1957 | 6’5′ | 260 | Montana St. | 
| Mark Brammer | TE | May 3, 1958 | 6’3′ | 238 | Michigan St. | 
| Curtis Brown | RB | December 7, 1954 | 5’10’ | 203 | Missouri | 
| Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6’0′ | 178 | Clemson | 
| Greg Cater | P | April 17, 1957 | 6’0′ | 191 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 
| Mario Clark | DB | March 29, 1954 | 6’2′ | 194 | Oregon | 
| Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5’11’ | 190 | Auburn | 
| Joe Devlin | T-G | February 23, 1954 | 6’5′ | 261 | Iowa | 
| Conrad Dobler | G | October 1, 1950 | 6’3′ | 254 | Wyoming | 
| Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 195 | Arkansas | 
| Byron Franklin | WR | September 4, 1958 | 6’1′ | 179 | Auburn | 
| Steve Freeman | DB | May 8, 1953 | 5’11’ | 185 | Mississippi St. | 
| Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6’3′ | 254 | Idaho St. | 
| Jim Haslett | LB | December 9, 1955 | 6’3′ | 232 | Indiana (PA) | 
| Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6’0′ | 197 | North Carolina St. | 
| Mike Humiston | LB | January 8, 1959 | 6’3′ | 238 | Weber St. | 
| Darrell Irvin | DE | January 21, 1957 | 6’4′ | 259 | Oklahoma | 
| Ron Jessie | WR | February 4, 1948 | 6’0′ | 185 | Kansas | 
| Ken Johnson | DE | March 25, 1955 | 6’5′ | 253 | Knoxville | 
| Ken Jones | T-DE | December 1, 1952 | 6’5′ | 260 | Arkansas St. | 
| Mike Kadish | DT-NT | May 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 270 | Notre Dame | 
| Chris Keating | LB | October 12, 1957 | 6’2′ | 223 | Maine | 
| Rod Kush | DB | December 29, 1956 | 6’0′ | 188 | Nebraska-Omaha | 
| Roosevelt Leaks | RB | January 31, 1953 | 5’10’ | 225 | Texas | 
| Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6’1′ | 196 | Grambling St. | 
| Tom Lynch | G | May 24, 1955 | 6’5′ | 256 | Boston Col. | 
| Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | June 2, 1950 | 6’1′ | 205 | Colorado St. | 
| Reggie McKenzie | G | July 27, 1950 | 6’4′ | 255 | Michigan | 
| Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5’8′ | 186 | Temple | 
| Shane Nelson | LB | May 25, 1955 | 6’1′ | 226 | Baylor | 
| Jeff Nixon | DB | October 13, 1956 | 6’3′ | 190 | Richmond | 
| Ervin Parker | LB | August 19, 1958 | 6’4′ | 236 | South Carolina St. | 
| Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5’9′ | 175 | West Liberty St. | 
| Robb Riddick | RB | April 26, 1957 | 6’0′ | 195 | Millersville | 
| Jim Ritcher | G | May 21, 1958 | 6’3′ | 273 | North Carolina St. | 
| Isiah Robertson | LB | August 17, 1949 | 6’3′ | 225 | Southern | 
| Matt Robinson | QB | June 28, 1955 | 6’2′ | 196 | Georgia | 
| Charles Romes | DB | December 16, 1954 | 6’1′ | 191 | North Carolina Central | 
| Lucius Sanford | LB | February 14, 1956 | 6’2′ | 216 | Georgia Tech | 
| Bill Simpson | DB | December 5, 1951 | 6’1′ | 184 | Michigan St. | 
| Fred Smerlas | NT-DT | April 8, 1957 | 6’3′ | 277 | Boston Col. | 
| Phil Villapiano | LB | February 26, 1949 | 6’2′ | 225 | Bowling Green | 
| Tim Vogler | G-C | October 2, 1956 | 6’3′ | 259 | Ohio St. | 
| Sherman White | DE | October 6, 1948 | 6’5′ | 250 | California | 
| Ben Williams | DE-NT | September 1, 1954 | 6’3′ | 251 | Mississippi | 
