1981 Kansas City Chiefs Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Marv Levy (9-7) | 9-7 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Gary Barbaro | DB | February 11, 1954 | 6’4′ | 203 | Nicholls St. |
| Ed Beckman | TE | January 2, 1955 | 6’4′ | 229 | Florida St. |
| Mike Bell | DE | August 30, 1957 | 6’4′ | 255 | Colorado St. |
| Jerry Blanton | LB | December 20, 1956 | 6’1′ | 231 | Kentucky |
| Curtis Bledsoe | RB | March 19, 1957 | 5’11’ | 215 | San Diego St. |
| Brad Budde | G | May 9, 1958 | 6’4′ | 262 | USC |
| Lloyd Burruss | DB | October 31, 1957 | 6’0′ | 204 | Maryland |
| Phil Cancik | LB | April 19, 1957 | 6’1′ | 228 | Northern Arizona |
| Carlos Carson | WR | December 28, 1958 | 5’11’ | 180 | LSU |
| M.L. Carter | DB | December 9, 1955 | 5’9′ | 173 | Cal State-Fullerton |
| Frank Case | DE | August 14, 1958 | 6’4′ | 243 | Penn St. |
| Deron Cherry | DB | September 12, 1959 | 5’11’ | 197 | Rutgers |
| Herb Christopher | DB | April 7, 1954 | 5’10’ | 195 | Morris Brown |
| Tom Condon | G | October 26, 1952 | 6’3′ | 255 | Boston Col. |
| Joe Delaney | RB | October 30, 1958 | 5’10’ | 184 | NW State (LA) |
| Al Dixon | TE | April 5, 1954 | 6’5′ | 230 | Iowa St. |
| Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6’0′ | 185 | Hawaii |
| Steve Fuller | QB | January 5, 1957 | 6’4′ | 198 | Clemson |
| Clark Gaines | RB | February 1, 1954 | 6’1′ | 206 | Wake Forest |
| Bubba Garcia | WR | October 18, 1957 | 5’11’ | 185 | Texas-El Paso |
| Charlie Getty | T-G | July 24, 1952 | 6’4′ | 265 | Penn St. |
| Jeff Gossett | P | January 25, 1957 | 6’2′ | 200 | East. Illinois |
| Gary Green | DB | October 22, 1955 | 5’11’ | 187 | Baylor |
| Bob Grupp | P | May 8, 1955 | 5’11’ | 193 | Duke |
| James Hadnot | RB | July 11, 1957 | 6’2′ | 244 | Texas Tech |
| Eric Harris | DB | August 11, 1955 | 6’3′ | 198 | Memphis |
| Marvin Harvey | TE-WR | October 17, 1959 | 6’3′ | 220 | Southern Miss |
| Matt Herkenhoff | T | April 2, 1951 | 6’4′ | 267 | Minnesota |
| Sylvester Hicks | DE | April 2, 1955 | 6’4′ | 251 | Tennessee St. |
| Tom Howard | LB | August 18, 1954 | 6’2′ | 213 | Texas Tech |
| Billy Jackson | RB | September 13, 1959 | 5’10’ | 217 | Alabama |
| Charles Jackson | LB | March 22, 1955 | 6’2′ | 225 | Washington |
| Bill Kenney | QB | January 20, 1955 | 6’4′ | 211 | Arizona St. |
| Dave Klug | LB | May 17, 1958 | 6’4′ | 230 | Concordia (MN) |
| Ken Kremer | NT-DE | July 16, 1957 | 6’4′ | 250 | Ball St. |
| Dave Lindstrom | DE | November 16, 1954 | 6’6′ | 255 | Boston Univ. |
| Nick Lowery | K | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 215 | Dartmouth |
| Dino Mangiero | NT-DE | December 19, 1958 | 6’2′ | 265 | Rutgers |
| Frank Manumaleuga | LB | May 9, 1956 | 6’2′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Henry Marshall | WR | August 9, 1954 | 6’2′ | 214 | Missouri |
| Ted McKnight | RB | February 26, 1954 | 6’1′ | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| Rick Moser | RB | December 18, 1956 | 6’0′ | 210 | Rhode Island |
| James Murphy | WR | October 10, 1959 | 5’10’ | 177 | Utah St. |
| John Olenchalk | LB-C | November 27, 1955 | 6’0′ | 228 | Stanford |
| Don Parrish | NT-DE | April 6, 1955 | 6’2′ | 255 | Pittsburgh |
| Whitney Paul | LB-DE | October 8, 1953 | 6’3′ | 220 | Colorado |
| Cal Peterson | LB | October 16, 1952 | 6’3′ | 220 | UCLA |
| Stan Rome | WR | June 4, 1956 | 6’5′ | 212 | Clemson |
| Jim Rourke | T-G | February 10, 1957 | 6’5′ | 264 | Boston Col. |
| Jack Rudnay | C | November 20, 1947 | 6’3′ | 240 | Northwestern |
| Willie Scott | TE | February 13, 1959 | 6’4′ | 245 | South Carolina |
| Bob Simmons | G-T | July 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 260 | Texas |
| J.T. Smith | WR | October 29, 1955 | 6’2′ | 185 | North Texas |
| Gary Spani | LB | January 9, 1956 | 6’2′ | 229 | Kansas St. |
| Art Still | DE | December 5, 1955 | 6’7′ | 253 | Kentucky |
| Roger Taylor | T | January 5, 1958 | 6’6′ | 271 | Oklahoma St. |
| Todd Thomas | C | December 2, 1959 | 6’5′ | 261 | North Dakota |
| Mike Williams | TE-FB | October 14, 1957 | 6’3′ | 222 | New Mexico |
