1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Noll (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Larry Anderson | DB | September 25, 1956 | 5’11’ | 183 | Louisiana Tech |
| John Banaszak | DE-DT | August 24, 1950 | 6’3′ | 242 | East. Michigan |
| Tom Beasley | DE-DT | August 11, 1954 | 6’5′ | 253 | Virginia Tech |
| Mel Blount | DB | April 10, 1948 | 6’3′ | 205 | Southern |
| Terry Bradshaw | QB | September 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 215 | Louisiana Tech |
| Larry Brown | T-TE | June 16, 1949 | 6’4′ | 246 | Kansas |
| Robin Cole | LB-DE | September 11, 1955 | 6’2′ | 220 | New Mexico |
| Craig Colquitt | P | June 9, 1954 | 6’1′ | 182 | Tennessee |
| Steve Courson | G | October 1, 1955 | 6’1′ | 274 | South Carolina |
| Bennie Cunningham | TE | December 23, 1954 | 6’5′ | 254 | Clemson |
| Russell Davis | RB | September 15, 1956 | 6’0′ | 227 | Michigan |
| Johnnie Dirden | WR | March 14, 1952 | 6’0′ | 188 | Sam Houston St. |
| Gary Dunn | NT-DT-DE | August 24, 1953 | 6’3′ | 258 | Miami (FL) |
| John Goodman | DE-DT-NT | November 21, 1958 | 6’6′ | 253 | Oklahoma |
| Joe Greene | DT | September 24, 1946 | 6’4′ | 275 | North Texas |
| L.C. Greenwood | DE | September 8, 1946 | 6’6′ | 245 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Randy Grossman | TE | September 20, 1952 | 6’1′ | 218 | Temple |
| Jack Ham | LB | December 23, 1948 | 6’1′ | 225 | Penn St. |
| Franco Harris | RB | March 7, 1950 | 6’2′ | 230 | Penn St. |
| Greg Hawthorne | RB-TE-WR | September 5, 1956 | 6’2′ | 228 | Baylor |
| Tunch Ilkin | T-G-C | September 23, 1957 | 6’3′ | 263 | Indiana St. |
| Ron Johnson | DB | June 8, 1956 | 5’10’ | 200 | East. Michigan |
| Bob Kohrs | DE-LB | November 8, 1958 | 6’3′ | 240 | Arizona St. |
| Jon Kolb | T-C | August 30, 1947 | 6’2′ | 262 | Oklahoma St. |
| Jack Lambert | LB | July 8, 1952 | 6’4′ | 220 | Kent St. |
| David Little | LB | January 3, 1959 | 6’1′ | 232 | Florida |
| Mark Malone | QB-WR | November 22, 1958 | 6’4′ | 223 | Arizona St. |
| Tyrone McGriff | G | January 13, 1958 | 6’0′ | 270 | Florida A&M |
| Rick Moser | RB | December 18, 1956 | 6’0′ | 210 | Rhode Island |
| Ted Petersen | T-C-G | February 7, 1955 | 6’5′ | 244 | East. Illinois |
| Ray Pinney | T-G-C | June 29, 1954 | 6’4′ | 251 | Washington |
| Frank Pollard | RB | June 15, 1957 | 5’10’ | 218 | Baylor |
| Donnie Shell | DB | August 26, 1952 | 5’11’ | 190 | South Carolina St. |
| Jim Smith | WR | July 20, 1955 | 6’2′ | 205 | Michigan |
| John Stallworth | WR | July 15, 1952 | 6’2′ | 191 | Alabama A&M |
| Cliff Stoudt | QB | March 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 215 | Youngstown St. |
| Lynn Swann | WR | March 7, 1952 | 5’11’ | 180 | USC |
| Calvin Sweeney | WR | January 12, 1955 | 6’2′ | 190 | California-Riverside |
| J.T. Thomas | DB | April 22, 1951 | 6’2′ | 196 | Florida St. |
| Sidney Thornton | RB | September 2, 1954 | 5’11’ | 230 | NW State (LA) |
| Loren Toews | LB | November 3, 1951 | 6’3′ | 220 | California |
| David Trout | K | November 12, 1957 | 5’6′ | 165 | Pittsburgh |
| Zack Valentine | LB | May 29, 1957 | 6’2′ | 220 | East Carolina |
| Anthony Washington | DB | February 4, 1958 | 6’1′ | 204 | California |
| Mike Webster | C-G | March 18, 1952 | 6’1′ | 255 | Wisconsin |
| Dirt Winston | LB | October 25, 1955 | 6’0′ | 228 | Arkansas |
| Craig Wolfley | G-T | May 19, 1958 | 6’1′ | 265 | Syracuse |
| Dwayne Woodruff | DB | February 18, 1957 | 5’11’ | 198 | Louisville |