1981 New York Jets Roster

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1981 New York Jets Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Walt Michaels (10-5-1)10-50-1Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East DivisionLost Wild Card

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Dan AlexanderG-TJune 17, 19556’4′260LSU
Mike AugustyniakRBJuly 17, 19565’11’225Purdue
Jerome BarkumTE-WRJuly 18, 19506’3′218Jackson St.
Guy BinghamC-G-TFebruary 25, 19586’3′255Montana
Stan BlinkaLBApril 29, 19576’2′230Sam Houston St.
Greg ButtleLBJune 20, 19546’3′235Penn St.
Ron CrosbyLBMarch 2, 19556’3′224Penn St.
Ralph DeLoachDEJanuary 13, 19576’5′255California
Scott DierkingRBMay 24, 19555’10’218Purdue
Donald DykesDBAugust 24, 19555’11’182SE Louisiana
Joe FieldsC-GNovember 14, 19536’2′250Rutgers-Camden
Derrick GaffneyWRMay 24, 19556’1′181Florida
Mark GastineauDENovember 20, 19566’5′266Arizona St.
Bruce HarperRB-WRJune 20, 19555’8′174Kutztown Pennsylvania
Jerry HolmesDBDecember 22, 19576’2′175Chowan
Bobby JacksonDBDecember 23, 19565’9′178Florida St.
Jesse JohnsonBJanuary 10, 19586’3′185Colorado
Lam JonesWRApril 4, 19585’11’180Texas
Bobby JonesWRJuly 12, 19555’11’180Youngstown St.
Joe KleckoDT-NT-DEOctober 15, 19536’3′263Temple
Pat LeahyKMarch 19, 19516’0′194St. Louis
Kenny LewisRBOctober 2, 19576’0′190Virginia Tech
Kevin LongRBJanuary 20, 19556’1′212South Carolina
Johnny LynnDBDecember 19, 19566’0′196UCLA
Marty LyonsDE-DT-NTJanuary 5, 19576’5′269Alabama
Freeman McNeilRBApril 22, 19595’11’216UCLA
Lance MehlLBFebruary 14, 19586’3′235Penn St.
Kenny NeilDE-DTJanuary 8, 19596’4′244Iowa St.
Tom NewtonRBMarch 8, 19546’0′212California
Marvin PowellTAugust 30, 19556’5′268USC
Chuck RamseyPFebruary 24, 19526’2′191Wake Forest
Randy RasmussenGMay 10, 19456’2′255Nebraska-Kearney
Darrol RayDBJune 25, 19586’1′200Oklahoma
John RomanT-GAugust 31, 19526’4′255Idaho St.
Ben RudolphDT-DEAugust 29, 19576’5′271Long Beach St.
Pat RyanQBSeptember 16, 19556’3′210Tennessee
Abdul SalaamDT-NT-DEFebruary 12, 19536’3′262Kent St.
Ken SchroyDBSeptember 22, 19526’2′198Maryland
Mickey ShulerTEAugust 21, 19566’3′232Penn St.
Kurt SohnWRJune 26, 19575’11’180North Carolina St.
Kirk SpringsDBAugust 16, 19586’0′192Miami (OH)
Steve StephensTEMarch 4, 19576’3′227Oklahoma St.
Billy TaylorRBJuly 6, 19566’0′215Texas Tech
Richard ToddQBNovember 19, 19536’2′207Alabama
Stan WaldemoreG-C-TFebruary 20, 19556’4′263Nebraska
Wesley WalkerWRMay 26, 19556’0′179California
Chris WardTDecember 16, 19556’3′267Ohio St.
Al WashingtonLBSeptember 25, 19586’3′235Ohio St.
Marty WetzelLBJanuary 29, 19586’3′235Tulane
John WoodringLBApril 4, 19596’2′232Brown