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 |