1981 San Francisco 49ers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bill Walsh (13-3) | 13-3 | 3-0 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | Won Super Bowl |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Dan Audick | T-G | November 15, 1954 | 6’3′ | 252 | Hawaii |
| John Ayers | G-T | April 14, 1953 | 6’5′ | 258 | Texas |
| Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5’10’ | 175 | Penn St. |
| Guy Benjamin | QB | June 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 210 | Stanford |
| Dwaine Board | DE | November 29, 1956 | 6’5′ | 248 | North Carolina A&T |
| Matt Bouza | WR | April 8, 1958 | 6’3′ | 211 | California |
| Dan Bunz | LB | October 7, 1955 | 6’4′ | 226 | California-Riverside |
| John Choma | G-C-T | February 9, 1955 | 6’5′ | 261 | Virginia |
| Ricky Churchman | DB | March 14, 1958 | 6’1′ | 195 | Texas |
| Dwight Clark | WR | January 8, 1957 | 6’4′ | 212 | Clemson |
| Earl Cooper | RB-TE | September 17, 1957 | 6’2′ | 227 | Rice |
| Randy Cross | G-C | April 25, 1954 | 6’3′ | 259 | UCLA |
| Johnny Davis | RB | July 17, 1956 | 6’1′ | 235 | Alabama |
| Fred Dean | DE | February 24, 1952 | 6’3′ | 230 | Louisiana Tech |
| Walt Downing | G-C | June 11, 1956 | 6’3′ | 259 | Michigan |
| Walt Easley | RB | September 8, 1957 | 6’2′ | 226 | West Virginia |
| Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6’0′ | 205 | Truman St. |
| Keith Fahnhorst | T | February 6, 1952 | 6’6′ | 273 | Minnesota |
| Rick Gervais | DB | November 4, 1959 | 5’11’ | 190 | Stanford |
| Willie Harper | LB | July 30, 1950 | 6’2′ | 215 | Nebraska |
| John Harty | NT-DE | December 17, 1958 | 6’4′ | 260 | Iowa |
| Dwight Hicks | DB | April 5, 1956 | 6’1′ | 190 | Michigan |
| Paul Hofer | RB | May 13, 1952 | 6’0′ | 195 | Mississippi |
| Arrington Jones | RB | December 16, 1959 | 6’0′ | 225 | Winston-Salem St. |
| Allan Kennedy | T | January 8, 1958 | 6’7′ | 273 | Washington St. |
| Pete Kugler | NT-DE | August 9, 1959 | 6’4′ | 255 | Penn St. |
| Amos Lawrence | RB | January 9, 1958 | 5’11’ | 181 | North Carolina |
| Bobby Leopold | LB | October 18, 1957 | 6’1′ | 215 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Looney | LB | August 18, 1957 | 6’0′ | 225 | Purdue |
| Ronnie Lott | DB | May 8, 1959 | 6’0′ | 203 | USC |
| Saladin Martin | DB | January 17, 1956 | 6’0′ | 180 | San Diego St. |
| Milt McColl | LB | August 28, 1959 | 6’6′ | 248 | Stanford |
| Jim Miller | P | July 5, 1957 | 5’11’ | 183 | Mississippi |
| Joe Montana | QB | June 11, 1956 | 6’2′ | 200 | Notre Dame |
| Ricky Patton | RB | April 6, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Ferris St. |
| Brian Peets | TE | July 15, 1956 | 6’4′ | 225 | Pacific |
| Lawrence Pillers | DE-DT-NT | November 4, 1952 | 6’4′ | 255 | Alcorn St. |
| Craig Puki | LB | January 18, 1957 | 6’1′ | 231 | Tennessee |
| Fred Quillan | C | January 27, 1956 | 6’5′ | 261 | Oregon |
| Eason Ramson | TE | April 30, 1956 | 6’2′ | 232 | Washington St. |
| Archie Reese | DE-NT-DT | February 4, 1956 | 6’3′ | 267 | Clemson |
| Jack Reynolds | LB | November 22, 1947 | 6’1′ | 232 | Tennessee |
| Bill Ring | RB | December 13, 1956 | 5’10’ | 208 | BYU |
| Mike Shumann | WR | October 13, 1955 | 6’1′ | 178 | Florida St. |
| Freddie Solomon | WR-QB-RB | January 11, 1953 | 5’11’ | 185 | Tampa |
| Jim Stuckey | DE | June 21, 1958 | 6’4′ | 251 | Clemson |
| Terry Tautolo | LB | August 30, 1954 | 6’2′ | 232 | UCLA |
| Lynn Thomas | DB | July 9, 1959 | 5’11’ | 181 | Pittsburgh |
| Keena Turner | LB | October 22, 1958 | 6’2′ | 219 | Purdue |
| Ray Wersching | K | August 21, 1950 | 5’11’ | 213 | California |
| Carlton Williamson | DB | June 12, 1958 | 6’0′ | 204 | Pittsburgh |
| Mike Wilson | WR | December 19, 1958 | 6’3′ | 213 | Washington St. |
| Eric Wright | DB | April 18, 1959 | 6’1′ | 183 | Missouri |
| Charle Young | TE | February 5, 1951 | 6’4′ | 234 | USC |