1981 Chicago Bears Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Neill Armstrong (6-10) | 6-10 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ted Albrecht | T-G | October 8, 1954 | 6’4′ | 253 | California |
| Marcus Anderson | WR | June 12, 1959 | 5’11’ | 178 | Tulane |
| Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6’2′ | 208 | Maryland |
| Brian Baschnagel | WR | January 8, 1954 | 5’11’ | 187 | Ohio St. |
| Todd Bell | DB-LB | November 28, 1958 | 6’1′ | 207 | Ohio St. |
| Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6’1′ | 233 | Colorado |
| Gary Campbell | LB | March 4, 1952 | 6’1′ | 218 | Colorado |
| Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6’5′ | 244 | Michigan St. |
| Robin Earl | TE-RB | March 18, 1955 | 6’5′ | 242 | Washington |
| Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6’2′ | 215 | USC |
| Gary Fencik | DB | June 11, 1954 | 6’1′ | 194 | Yale |
| Jeff Fisher | DB | February 25, 1958 | 5’10’ | 188 | USC |
| Bob Fisher | TE | March 17, 1958 | 6’3′ | 240 | SMU |
| Leslie Frazier | DB | April 3, 1959 | 6’0′ | 189 | Alcorn St. |
| Kris Haines | WR | July 23, 1957 | 5’11’ | 183 | Notre Dame |
| Dan Hampton | DE-DT | September 19, 1957 | 6’5′ | 264 | Arkansas |
| Roland Harper | RB | February 28, 1953 | 5’11’ | 208 | Louisiana Tech |
| Al Harris | DE-LB | December 31, 1956 | 6’5′ | 250 | Arizona St. |
| Mike Hartenstine | DE | July 27, 1953 | 6’3′ | 251 | Penn St. |
| Reuben Henderson | DB | October 3, 1958 | 6’1′ | 196 | Oklahoma St. |
| Bruce Herron | LB | April 14, 1954 | 6’2′ | 220 | New Mexico |
| Jay Hilgenberg | C-G | March 21, 1959 | 6’3′ | 259 | Iowa |
| Noah Jackson | G | April 14, 1951 | 6’2′ | 267 | Tampa |
| Dan Jiggetts | T-G | March 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 274 | Harvard |
| Lee Kunz | LB | April 21, 1957 | 6’2′ | 226 | Nebraska |
| Dennis Lick | T | April 26, 1954 | 6’3′ | 266 | Wisconsin |
| Ken Margerum | WR | October 5, 1958 | 6’0′ | 175 | Stanford |
| Willie McClendon | RB | September 13, 1957 | 6’1′ | 205 | Georgia |
| Steve McMichael | DT-NT | October 17, 1957 | 6’2′ | 270 | Texas |
| Emery Moorehead | TE-WR | March 22, 1954 | 6’2′ | 218 | Colorado |
| Dan Neal | C-G | August 30, 1949 | 6’4′ | 250 | Kentucky |
| Hans Nielsen | K | November 18, 1952 | 5’11’ | 165 | Michigan St. |
| Jim Osborne | DT | September 7, 1949 | 6’3′ | 250 | Southern |
| Alan Page | DT | August 7, 1945 | 6’4′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
| Bob Parsons | TE-P | June 29, 1950 | 6’4′ | 234 | Penn St. |
| Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5’10’ | 200 | Jackson St. |
| Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6’3′ | 208 | Purdue |
| Doug Plank | DB | March 4, 1953 | 6’0′ | 200 | Ohio St. |
| John Roveto | K | February 20, 1958 | 6’0′ | 180 | La-Lafayette |
| Terry Schmidt | DB | May 28, 1952 | 6’0′ | 177 | Ball St. |
| Brad Shearer | DT | August 10, 1955 | 6’3′ | 250 | Texas |
| Mike Singletary | LB | October 9, 1958 | 6’0′ | 230 | Baylor |
| John Skibinski | RB | April 27, 1955 | 6’0′ | 222 | Purdue |
| Revie Sorey | G | September 10, 1953 | 6’2′ | 260 | Illinois |
| Matt Suhey | RB | July 7, 1958 | 5’11’ | 217 | Penn St. |
| Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5’10’ | 178 | Notre Dame |
| Keith Van Horne | T | November 6, 1957 | 6’6′ | 281 | USC |
| Len Walterscheid | DB | September 13, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Southern Utah |
| Rickey Watts | WR | May 16, 1957 | 6’1′ | 203 | Tulsa |
| Dave Williams | RB | March 10, 1954 | 6’2′ | 210 | Colorado |
| Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 226 | North Carolina |
| Otis Wilson | LB | September 15, 1957 | 6’2′ | 227 | Syracuse |
| Emanuel Zanders | G | July 31, 1951 | 6’1′ | 251 | Jackson St. |
