1981 Washington Redskins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Joe Gibbs (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Coy Bacon | DE-DT | August 30, 1942 | 6’4′ | 270 | Jackson St. |
| Jeff Bostic | C | September 18, 1958 | 6’2′ | 268 | Clemson |
| Perry Brooks | DT | December 4, 1954 | 6’3′ | 264 | Southern |
| Trent Bryant | DB | August 14, 1959 | 5’10’ | 180 | Arkansas |
| Dave Butz | DT-DE | June 23, 1950 | 6’7′ | 291 | Purdue |
| Rich Caster | TE-WR | October 16, 1948 | 6’5′ | 228 | Jackson St. |
| Rickey Claitt | RB | April 12, 1957 | 5’10’ | 206 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Mike Clark | DE | March 30, 1959 | 6’4′ | 253 | Florida |
| Monte Coleman | LB | November 4, 1957 | 6’2′ | 242 | Central Arkansas |
| Mike Connell | P | March 15, 1956 | 6’1′ | 200 | Cincinnati |
| Cris Crissy | DB | February 3, 1959 | 5’11’ | 195 | Princeton |
| Pete Cronan | LB | January 13, 1955 | 6’2′ | 238 | Boston Col. |
| Brad Dusek | LB | December 13, 1950 | 6’2′ | 220 | Texas A&M |
| Tom Flick | QB | August 30, 1958 | 6’2′ | 190 | Washington |
| Alvin Garrett | WR-RB | October 1, 1956 | 5’7′ | 178 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Nick Giaquinto | RB | April 4, 1955 | 5’11’ | 205 | Bridgeport |
| Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6’2′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Darryl Grant | DT-G-C-T | November 22, 1959 | 6’1′ | 269 | Rice |
| Russ Grimm | G-C | May 2, 1959 | 6’3′ | 273 | Pittsburgh |
| Clarence Harmon | RB | November 30, 1955 | 5’11’ | 204 | Mississippi St. |
| Dallas Hickman | DE-LB | February 16, 1952 | 6’6′ | 238 | California |
| Wilbur Jackson | RB | November 19, 1951 | 6’1′ | 215 | Alabama |
| Joe Jacoby | T-G | July 6, 1959 | 6’7′ | 305 | Louisville |
| Melvin Jones | G | February 27, 1954 | 6’2′ | 260 | Houston |
| Curtis Jordan | DB | January 25, 1954 | 6’2′ | 200 | Texas Tech |
| Mel Kaufman | LB | February 24, 1958 | 6’2′ | 221 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Joe Lavender | DB | February 10, 1949 | 6’4′ | 190 | San Diego St. |
| Karl Lorch | DE-DT | June 14, 1950 | 6’3′ | 258 | USC |
| Quentin Lowry | LB | November 11, 1957 | 6’2′ | 232 | Youngstown St. |
| Dexter Manley | DE | July 2, 1959 | 6’3′ | 253 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mark May | G-T-C | November 2, 1959 | 6’6′ | 295 | Pittsburgh |
| Greg McCrary | TE | March 24, 1952 | 6’1′ | 233 | Clark (GA) |
| LeCharls McDaniel | DB | October 15, 1958 | 5’9′ | 183 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Mat Mendenhall | DE | May 14, 1957 | 6’6′ | 254 | BYU |
| Terry Metcalf | RB-WR | September 24, 1951 | 5’10’ | 185 | Long Beach St. |
| Rich Milot | LB | May 28, 1957 | 6’4′ | 234 | Penn St. |
| Art Monk | WR | December 5, 1957 | 6’3′ | 210 | Syracuse |
| Mark Moseley | K | March 12, 1948 | 5’11’ | 202 | Texas A&M |
| Mark Murphy | DB | July 13, 1955 | 6’4′ | 210 | Colgate |
| Mike Nelms | DB | April 8, 1955 | 6’1′ | 188 | Sam Houston St. |
| Pat Ogrin | DT | February 10, 1958 | 6’5′ | 265 | Wyoming |
| Neal Olkewicz | LB | January 30, 1957 | 6’0′ | 230 | Maryland |
| Lemar Parrish | DB | December 13, 1947 | 5’11’ | 185 | Lincoln (MO) |
| Tony Peters | DB | April 28, 1953 | 6’1′ | 187 | Oklahoma |
| Bob Raba | TE | April 23, 1955 | 6’1′ | 222 | Maryland |
| John Riggins | RB | August 4, 1949 | 6’2′ | 230 | Kansas |
| Ron Saul | G | February 5, 1948 | 6’2′ | 255 | Michigan St. |
| Jerry Scanlan | T-G | January 4, 1957 | 6’5′ | 270 | Hawaii |
| Virgil Seay | WR | January 1, 1958 | 5’8′ | 175 | Troy |
| George Starke | T | July 18, 1948 | 6’5′ | 260 | Columbia |
| Joe Theismann | QB | September 9, 1949 | 6’0′ | 192 | Notre Dame |
| Ricky Thompson | WR | May 15, 1954 | 6’0′ | 176 | Baylor |
| Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6’2′ | 223 | Pacific |
| Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’4′ | 235 | UCLA |
| Don Warren | TE | May 5, 1956 | 6’4′ | 242 | San Diego St. |
| Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5’10’ | 179 | Oklahoma |
| Charlie Weaver | LB | July 12, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
| Jeris White | DB | September 3, 1952 | 5’9′ | 188 | Hawaii |
| Otis Wonsley | RB | August 13, 1957 | 5’10’ | 214 | Alcorn St. |
| Wilbur Young | DE-DT | April 20, 1949 | 6’6′ | 285 | William Penn |
