1981 New York Giants Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Ray Perkins (9-7) | 9-7 | 1-1 | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Billy Ard | G | March 12, 1959 | 6’3′ | 265 | Wake Forest |
| Carl Barisich | DT-NT | July 12, 1951 | 6’4′ | 258 | Princeton |
| Brad Benson | T-G-C | November 25, 1955 | 6’3′ | 262 | Penn St. |
| Leon Bright | RB | May 19, 1955 | 5’9′ | 192 | Florida St. |
| Scott Brunner | QB | March 24, 1957 | 6’5′ | 206 | Delaware |
| Jim Burt | NT-DT | June 7, 1959 | 6’1′ | 260 | Miami (FL) |
| Rob Carpenter | RB | April 20, 1955 | 6’1′ | 224 | Miami (OH) |
| Harry Carson | LB | November 26, 1953 | 6’2′ | 237 | South Carolina St. |
| Jim Clack | C-G | October 26, 1947 | 6’3′ | 250 | Wake Forest |
| Bill Currier | DB | January 5, 1955 | 6’0′ | 196 | South Carolina |
| Joe Danelo | K | September 2, 1953 | 5’9′ | 166 | Washington St. |
| Mike Dennis | DB | June 6, 1958 | 5’10’ | 190 | Wyoming |
| Larry Flowers | DB | April 19, 1958 | 6’1′ | 190 | Texas Tech |
| Ike Forte | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6’0′ | 203 | Arkansas |
| Mike Friede | WR | September 22, 1957 | 6’3′ | 205 | Indiana |
| Alvin Garrett | WR-RB | October 1, 1956 | 5’7′ | 178 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Earnest Gray | WR | March 2, 1957 | 6’3′ | 195 | Memphis |
| Mark Haynes | DB | November 6, 1958 | 5’11’ | 194 | Colorado |
| Ernie Hughes | C-G | January 24, 1955 | 6’3′ | 259 | Notre Dame |
| Byron Hunt | LB | December 17, 1958 | 6’5′ | 238 | SMU |
| Louis Jackson | RB | January 27, 1958 | 5’11’ | 195 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Terry Jackson | DB | December 9, 1955 | 5’10’ | 197 | San Diego St. |
| Dave Jennings | P | June 8, 1952 | 6’4′ | 203 | St. Lawrence |
| Gary Jeter | DE-DT | January 24, 1955 | 6’4′ | 259 | USC |
| Brian Kelley | LB | September 1, 1951 | 6’3′ | 230 | California Lutheran |
| Gordon King | T-G | February 3, 1956 | 6’6′ | 275 | Stanford |
| Doug Kotar | RB | June 11, 1951 | 5’11’ | 205 | Kentucky |
| Frank Marion | LB | March 16, 1951 | 6’3′ | 227 | Florida A&M |
| George Martin | DE | February 16, 1953 | 6’4′ | 245 | Oregon |
| Bo Matthews | RB | November 15, 1951 | 6’4′ | 230 | Colorado |
| Ed McGlasson | C | July 11, 1956 | 6’4′ | 248 | Maryland |
| Curtis McGriff | DE-NT | May 17, 1958 | 6’5′ | 270 | Alabama |
| Joe McLaughlin | LB | July 1, 1957 | 6’1′ | 235 | Massachusetts |
| John Mistler | WR | October 28, 1958 | 6’2′ | 186 | Arizona St. |
| Tom Mullady | TE-WR | January 30, 1957 | 6’3′ | 232 | Rhodes |
| Bill Neill | NT | March 15, 1959 | 6’4′ | 258 | Pittsburgh |
| Johnny Perkins | WR | April 21, 1953 | 6’2′ | 205 | Abilene Christian |
| Leon Perry | RB | August 14, 1957 | 5’11’ | 224 | Mississippi |
| Danny Pittman | WR | April 3, 1958 | 6’2′ | 205 | Wyoming |
| Beasley Reece | DB | March 18, 1954 | 6’1′ | 193 | North Texas |
| Gary Shirk | TE | February 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 220 | Morehead St. |
| Roy Simmons | G | November 8, 1956 | 6’3′ | 264 | Georgia Tech |
| Phil Simms | QB | November 3, 1954 | 6’3′ | 216 | Morehead St. |
| Tim Stokes | T | March 16, 1950 | 6’5′ | 252 | Oregon |
| Phil Tabor | DE-NT-DT | November 30, 1956 | 6’4′ | 255 | Oklahoma |
| Lawrence Taylor | LB | February 4, 1959 | 6’3′ | 237 | North Carolina |
| Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6’0′ | 215 | Texas Tech |
| J.T. Turner | G | April 17, 1953 | 6’3′ | 253 | Duke |
| Brad Van Pelt | LB | April 5, 1951 | 6’5′ | 235 | Michigan St. |
| Jeff Weston | T-DT | April 10, 1956 | 6’5′ | 259 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Whittington | LB | August 9, 1958 | 6’2′ | 220 | Notre Dame |
| Dave Young | TE | February 9, 1959 | 6’5′ | 242 | Purdue |