1981 New England Patriots Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (2-14)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1981 New England Patriots Statistics
1981 New England Patriots Results

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots scored 322 points, but the defense allowed 370. Steve Grogan threw for 1,859 yards, and Matt Cavanaugh threw the ball also. Don Hasselbeck paced pass catchers, catching 46 passes, while Stanley Morgan accumulated 1,029 receiving yards. Harold Jackson and Andy Johnson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 873 yards for New England.

Rick Sanford and Tim Fox each intercepted 3 opponent throws.

Ron Erhardt coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
85Julius AdamsRDEApril 26, 19486'3"270Texas SouthernMacon, GA USA1616
64Richard BishopNTMarch 23, 19506'1"275LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA1616
55Don BlackmonLBMarch 14, 19586'3"235TulsaPompano Beach, FL USA160
58Pete BrockCJuly 14, 19546'5"267ColoradoPortland, OR USA1616
63Mark BubenDEMarch 23, 19576'3"260TuftsAuburn, MA USA164
44Don CalhounFBApril 29, 19526'0"206Kansas St.Muskogee, OK USA147
3Rich CamarilloPNovember 29, 19595'11"202WashingtonWhittier, CA USA90
12Matt CavanaughQBOctober 27, 19566'2"212PittsburghYoungstown, OH USA168
65Steve ClarkDEOctober 29, 19596'5"258Kansas St.Chattanooga, TN USA70
26Raymond ClaybornLCBJanuary 2, 19556'0"186TexasFort Worth, TX USA1616
33Tony CollinsKRMay 27, 19595'11"208East CarolinaSanford, FL USA1611
75Bob CryderRGSeptember 7, 19566'4"275AlabamaEast St. Louis, IL USA1515
39Sam CunninghamFBAugust 15, 19506'3"226USCSanta Barbara, CA USA118
87Lin DawsonTEJune 24, 19596'3"240North Carolina St.Norfolk, VA USA153
47Paul DombroskiDBAugust 8, 19566'0"185HawaiiSumter, SC USA60
23Kevin DonnalleyDBJanuary 17, 19585'11"177North Dakota St.Warren, OH USA10
43Vagas FergusonRBMarch 6, 19576'1"204Notre DameRichmond, IN USA135
48Tim FoxFSNovember 1, 19535'11"186Ohio St.Canton, OH USA1616
51Bob GolicRILBOctober 26, 19576'2"264Notre DameCleveland, OH USA169
14Steve GroganQBJuly 24, 19536'4"210Kansas St.San Antonio, TX USA87
71Ray HamiltonNT-DEJanuary 20, 19516'1"244OklahomaOmaha, NE USA150
73John HannahLGApril 4, 19516'2"265AlabamaCanton, GA USA1616
7Ken HartleyPApril 28, 19576'2"200CatawbaHamilton, Bermuda20
80Don HasselbeckTEApril 1, 19556'7"245ColoradoCincinnati, OH USA1414
59Mike HawkinsLOLBOctober 29, 19556'2"235Texas A&M-KingsvilleBay City, TX USA1515
40Mike HaynesRCBJuly 1, 19536'2"192Arizona St.Denison, TX USA86
76Brian HollowayLTJuly 25, 19596'7"284StanfordOmaha, NE USA165
6Mike HubachPJanuary 26, 19585'10"185KansasCleveland, OH USA50
23Horace IvoryRBAugust 8, 19546'0"197OklahomaFort Worth, TX USA10
29Harold JacksonWRJanuary 6, 19465'10"175Jackson St.Hattiesburg, MS USA1615
38Roland JamesRCBFebruary 18, 19586'2"191TennesseeXenia, OH USA166
32Andy JohnsonRBOctober 18, 19526'0"204GeorgiaAthens, GA USA160
74Shelby JordanRTJanuary 23, 19526'7"260Washington (MO)St. Louis, MO USA1616
52Steve KingLBJune 10, 19516'4"232TulsaMcAlester, OK USA161
66John LeeDEFebruary 17, 19536'2"255NebraskaFort Monmouth, NJ USA44
22Keith LeeRCBDecember 22, 19575'11"192Colorado St.San Antonio, TX USA156
67Bill LenkaitisC-GJune 30, 19466'4"255Penn St.Cleveland, OH USA120
53Bill MatthewsRILBMarch 12, 19566'2"235South Dakota St.Santa Monica, CA USA169
78Tony McGeeLDEJanuary 18, 19496'4"250WyomingBattle Creek, MI USA169
86Stanley MorganPRFebruary 17, 19555'11"181TennesseeEasley, SC USA1313
57Steve NelsonLILBApril 26, 19516'2"230AugsburgFarmington, MN USA1212
17Tom OwenQBSeptember 1, 19526'1"195Wichita St.Shreveport, LA USA21
88Carlos PennywellWRMarch 18, 19566'2"180Grambling St.Crowley, LA USA52
77Garry PuetzGMarch 14, 19526'3"263ValparaisoElmhurst, IL USA151
25Rick SanfordSSJanuary 9, 19576'1"192South CarolinaRock Hill, SC USA1614
56Rod ShoateROLBApril 26, 19536'1"214OklahomaSpiro, OK USA1616
1John SmithKDecember 30, 19496'0"186King Alfred's (England)Leafield, England160
30Mosi TatupuRBApril 26, 19556'0"227USCPago Pago, American Samoa161
82Ken TolerWRApril 9, 19596'2"195MississippiGreenville, MS USA160
83Don WestbrookWRNovember 1, 19525'10"185NebraskaCheyenne, WY USA121
62Dwight WheelerLTJanuary 13, 19556'3"269Tennessee St.Memphis, TN USA1611
47Darrell WilsonDBJuly 28, 19585'11"180ConnecticutCamden, NJ USA10
54John ZamberlinLBFebruary 13, 19566'2"230Pacific LutheranTacoma, WA USA161



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