1981 New Orleans Saints Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bum Phillips (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Sam Adams | G-T | September 20, 1948 | 6’3′ | 256 | Prairie View |
| Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5’10’ | 175 | Stanford |
| Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6’4′ | 257 | Concordia (MN) |
| Monte Bennett | NT-DE | April 27, 1959 | 6’3′ | 265 | Kansas St. |
| Ken Bordelon | LB | August 26, 1954 | 6’4′ | 228 | LSU |
| Jerry Boyarsky | NT | May 15, 1959 | 6’3′ | 290 | Pittsburgh |
| Hoby Brenner | TE | June 2, 1959 | 6’4′ | 240 | USC |
| Stan Brock | T | June 8, 1958 | 6’6′ | 295 | Colorado |
| Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. |
| Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | Florida |
| Russell Erxleben | P | January 13, 1956 | 6’4′ | 223 | Texas |
| Chuck Evans | LB | December 19, 1956 | 6’3′ | 235 | Stanford |
| Russell Gary | DB | July 31, 1959 | 5’11’ | 195 | Nebraska |
| Elois Grooms | DE-DT | May 20, 1953 | 6’4′ | 249 | Tennessee Tech |
| Jeff Groth | WR | July 2, 1957 | 5’10’ | 176 | Bowling Green |
| Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6’3′ | 234 | Jackson St. |
| Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6’3′ | 210 | Iowa St. |
| John Hill | C-T | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 249 | Lehigh |
| Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5’11’ | 210 | Texas Southern |
| Nat Hudson | G | October 11, 1957 | 6’3′ | 268 | Georgia |
| Rickey Jackson | LB-DE | March 20, 1958 | 6’2′ | 243 | Pittsburgh |
| Jim Kovach | LB | May 1, 1956 | 6’2′ | 230 | Kentucky |
| Dave Lafary | T-G | January 13, 1955 | 6’7′ | 280 | Purdue |
| Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 212 | Mississippi |
| Rich Martini | WR | November 19, 1955 | 6’2′ | 185 | California-Davis |
| Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6’1′ | 200 | Sam Houston St. |
| Derland Moore | DT-NT-DE | October 7, 1951 | 6’4′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
| Tom Myers | DB | October 24, 1950 | 5’11’ | 184 | Syracuse |
| Rob Nairne | LB | March 24, 1954 | 6’4′ | 223 | Oregon St. |
| Scott Pelluer | LB | April 28, 1959 | 6’2′ | 219 | Washington St. |
| Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6’5′ | 260 | East. Michigan |
| Johnnie Poe | DB | August 29, 1959 | 6’1′ | 190 | Missouri |
| Ricky Ray | DB | May 30, 1957 | 5’11’ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
| Glen Redd | LB | June 17, 1958 | 6’1′ | 229 | BYU |
| Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5’10’ | 175 | San Diego St. |
| George Rogers | RB | December 8, 1958 | 6’2′ | 228 | South Carolina |
| Jimmy Rogers | RB | June 29, 1955 | 5’10’ | 190 | Oklahoma |
| Paul Ryczek | C | June 25, 1952 | 6’2′ | 230 | Virginia |
| Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6’1′ | 201 | Tennessee |
| Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6’0′ | 197 | Colorado |
| Scott Stauch | RB | January 3, 1959 | 5’11’ | 204 | UCLA |
| Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | Bowling Green |
| J.T. Taylor | T | August 12, 1956 | 6’4′ | 265 | Missouri |
| Aundra Thompson | WR-RB | January 2, 1953 | 6’1′ | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Toussaint Tyler | RB | March 19, 1959 | 6’2′ | 220 | Washington |
| Frank Warren | DE-NT | September 14, 1959 | 6’4′ | 285 | Auburn |
| Frank Wattelet | DB | October 25, 1958 | 6’0′ | 185 | Kansas |
| Dave Waymer | DB | July 1, 1958 | 6’1′ | 195 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Wilks | DE-NT | March 12, 1958 | 6’5′ | 266 | California |
| Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 226 | North Carolina |
| Dave Wilson | QB | April 27, 1959 | 6’3′ | 206 | Illinois |
| Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6’3′ | 215 | Shepherd |
| Bob Young | G-DE-DT | September 3, 1942 | 6’1′ | 270 | Texas |