1981 Oakland Raiders Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Tom Flores (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5’10’ | 170 | Penn St. |
| Jeff Barnes | LB | March 1, 1955 | 6’2′ | 223 | California |
| Malcolm Barnwell | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5’11’ | 184 | Virginia Union |
| Greg Bracelin | LB | April 16, 1957 | 6’1′ | 214 | California |
| Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6’1′ | 195 | Ohio St. |
| Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5’11’ | 170 | Colorado |
| Dave Browning | DE | August 18, 1956 | 6’5′ | 245 | Washington |
| Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6’6′ | 254 | Maryland |
| Mario Celotto | LB | August 23, 1956 | 6’3′ | 228 | USC |
| Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6’0′ | 180 | USC |
| Raymond Chester | TE | June 28, 1948 | 6’3′ | 232 | Morgan St. |
| Todd Christensen | TE-FB | August 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 230 | BYU |
| Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6’3′ | 247 | UCLA |
| Bruce Davis | T-G | June 21, 1956 | 6’6′ | 287 | UCLA |
| Mike Davis | DB | April 15, 1956 | 6’3′ | 203 | Colorado |
| Ray Guy | P | December 22, 1949 | 6’3′ | 195 | Southern Miss |
| Cedrick Hardman | DE | October 4, 1948 | 6’3′ | 255 | North Texas |
| Frank Hawkins | RB | July 3, 1959 | 5’9′ | 210 | Nevada-Reno |
| Lester Hayes | DB | January 22, 1955 | 6’0′ | 200 | Texas A&M |
| Ted Hendricks | LB | November 1, 1947 | 6’7′ | 220 | Miami (FL) |
| Kenny Hill | DB | July 25, 1958 | 6’0′ | 194 | Yale |
| Monte Jackson | DB | July 14, 1953 | 5’11’ | 193 | San Diego St. |
| Derrick Jensen | RB-TE | April 27, 1956 | 6’1′ | 221 | Texas-Arlington |
| Willie Jones | DE | November 22, 1957 | 6’4′ | 240 | Florida St. |
| Kenny King | RB | March 7, 1957 | 5’11’ | 203 | Oklahoma |
| Reggie Kinlaw | NT | January 9, 1957 | 6’2′ | 245 | Oklahoma |
| Henry Lawrence | T-G | September 26, 1951 | 6’4′ | 272 | Florida A&M |
| Howie Long | DE-NT | January 6, 1960 | 6’5′ | 268 | Villanova |
| Curt Marsh | G | August 25, 1959 | 6’5′ | 273 | Washington |
| Rod Martin | LB | April 7, 1954 | 6’2′ | 218 | USC |
| Mickey Marvin | G | October 5, 1955 | 6’4′ | 270 | Tennessee |
| Lindsey Mason | T | August 1, 1955 | 6’5′ | 265 | Kansas |
| Ira Matthews | RB-WR | August 23, 1957 | 5’8′ | 175 | Wisconsin |
| John Matuszak | DE-DT | October 25, 1950 | 6’8′ | 272 | Missouri |
| Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6’5′ | 225 | La-Lafayette |
| Odis McKinney | DB | May 19, 1957 | 6’2′ | 187 | Colorado |
| Matt Millen | LB | March 12, 1958 | 6’2′ | 250 | Penn St. |
| Cleo Montgomery | WR | July 1, 1955 | 5’8′ | 183 | Abilene Christian |
| Dwayne O’Steen | DB | December 20, 1954 | 6’1′ | 193 | California |
| Burgess Owens | DB | August 2, 1951 | 6’2′ | 200 | Miami (FL) |
| Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6’3′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6’4′ | 230 | Kentucky |
| Johnny Robinson | NT | February 14, 1959 | 6’2′ | 260 | Louisiana Tech |
| Art Shell | T | November 26, 1946 | 6’5′ | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Steve Sylvester | C-G-T | March 4, 1953 | 6’4′ | 260 | Notre Dame |
| Gene Upshaw | G | August 15, 1945 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Mark van Eeghen | RB | April 19, 1952 | 6’2′ | 223 | Colgate |
| Ted Watts | DB | May 29, 1958 | 6’0′ | 195 | Texas Tech |
| Greg Westbrooks | LB | February 24, 1953 | 6’2′ | 215 | Mesa |
| Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5’11’ | 185 | SMU |
| Chester Willis | RB | May 2, 1958 | 5’11’ | 195 | Auburn |
| Marc Wilson | QB | February 15, 1957 | 6’6′ | 205 | BYU |