1981 Minnesota Vikings Roster

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1981 Minnesota Vikings Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Sam Rutigliano (5-11)5-11–Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Matt BlairLBSeptember 20, 19506’5′232Iowa St.
Brent BoydGMarch 23, 19576’3′268UCLA
Ted BrownRBFebruary 15, 19575’10’206North Carolina St.
Bob BruerTEMay 22, 19536’5′235Mankato St.
Greg ColemanPSeptember 9, 19546’0′185Florida A&M
Rick DanmeierKApril 8, 19526’0′194Sioux Falls
Steve DilsQBDecember 8, 19556’1′190Stanford
Neil ElshireDEMarch 8, 19586’6′260Oregon
Tony GalbreathRBJanuary 29, 19546’0′228Missouri
Wes HamiltonGApril 24, 19536’3′261Tulsa
Tom HannonDBMarch 5, 19555’11’193Michigan St.
Sam HarrellRBFebruary 7, 19576’2′217East Carolina
Randy HollowayDEAugust 26, 19556’5′250Pittsburgh
Jim HoughG-CAugust 4, 19566’2′267Utah St.
Dave HuffmanG-CApril 4, 19576’6′280Notre Dame
Tim IrwinTDecember 13, 19586’7′300Tennessee
Dennis JohnsonLB-DEJune 19, 19586’3′234USC
Henry JohnsonLBMarch 20, 19586’1′235Georgia Tech
Kurt KnoffDBApril 6, 19546’2′191Kansas
Tommy KramerQBMarch 7, 19556’2′200Rice
Jim LangerC-GMay 16, 19486’2′250South Dakota St.
Terry LeCountWRJuly 9, 19565’10’178Florida
Leo LewisWRSeptember 17, 19565’8′170Missouri
Doug MartinDE-NTMay 22, 19576’3′260Washington
Mardye McDoleWRMay 1, 19595’11’198Mississippi St.
Fred McNeillLBMay 6, 19526’2′229UCLA
Mark MullaneyDEApril 30, 19536’6′242Colorado St.
Keith NordDBMarch 3, 19576’0′197St. Cloud St.
Eddie PaytonRBAugust 3, 19515’8′175Jackson St.
Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496’2′205Oregon
Jarvis RedwineRBMay 16, 19575’10’203Oregon St.
Steve RileyTNovember 23, 19526’5′258USC
Ken SandersDEAugust 22, 19506’5′240Howard Payne
Robin SendleinLBDecember 1, 19586’3′225Texas
Joe SenserTEAugust 18, 19566’4′235West Chester
Jeff SiemonLBJune 2, 19506’2′235Stanford
Scott StudwellLBAugust 27, 19546’2′228Illinois
John SwainDBSeptember 4, 19596’1′195Miami (FL)
Dennis SwilleyC-G-TJune 28, 19556’3′253Texas A&M
Willie TealDBDecember 20, 19575’10’195LSU
John TurnerDBFebruary 22, 19566’0′197Miami (FL)
James WhiteDT-NTOctober 26, 19536’3′265Oklahoma St.
Sammy WhiteWRMarch 16, 19545’11’190Grambling St.
Walt WilliamsDBJuly 10, 19546’1′185Ashland
Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596’3′210Texas A&M-Commerce
Ray YakavonisNTJanuary 20, 19576’4′250East Stroudsburg
Ron YaryTAugust 16, 19466’5′255USC
Rickey YoungRBDecember 7, 19536’2′196Jackson St.