1981 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Bill Walsh (13-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1981 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1981 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

San Francisco racked up 357 points, while the rigid defensive squad allowed 250. Joe Montana led the charge, slinging for 3,565 yards. Dwight Clark grabbed 85 passes for 1,105 yards. Freddie Solomon was targeted regularly also.

Ricky Patton carried the ball for a team-leading 543 yards for the 49ers.

The larcenous defense pounced on 48 turnovers. Dwight Hicks picked off 9 opponent throws.

Bill Walsh coached the team. The 1981 San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
61Dan AudickLTNovember 15, 19546'3"252HawaiiSan Bernardino, CA USA1616
68John AyersLGApril 14, 19536'5"258TexasCarrizo Springs, TX USA1616
10Matt BahrKJuly 6, 19565'10"175Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA40
7Guy BenjaminQBJune 27, 19556'4"210StanfordLos Angeles, CA USA40
76Dwaine BoardRDENovember 29, 19566'5"248North Carolina A&TUnion Hall, VA USA1611
81Matt BouzaWRApril 8, 19586'3"211CaliforniaSan Jose, CA USA10
57Dan BunzLILBOctober 7, 19556'4"226California-RiversideRoseville, CA USA148
60John ChomaG-C-TFebruary 9, 19556'5"261VirginiaCleveland, OH USA140
33Ricky ChurchmanDBMarch 14, 19586'1"195TexasPearland, TX USA30
87Dwight ClarkWRJanuary 8, 19576'4"212ClemsonKinston, NC USA1616
49Earl CooperFBSeptember 17, 19576'2"227RiceGiddings, TX USA1611
51Randy CrossRGApril 25, 19546'3"259UCLABrooklyn, NY USA1616
38Johnny DavisRBJuly 17, 19566'1"235AlabamaMontgomery, AL USA165
74Fred DeanDEFebruary 24, 19526'3"230Louisiana TechArcadia, LA USA112
62Walt DowningG-CJune 11, 19566'3"259MichiganCoatesville, PA USA160
31Walt EasleyRBSeptember 8, 19576'2"226West VirginiaCharleston, WV USA121
35Lenvil ElliottRBSeptember 2, 19516'0"205Truman St.Lexington, MO USA40
71Keith FahnhorstRTFebruary 6, 19526'6"273MinnesotaSt. Cloud, MN USA1616
24Rick GervaisDBNovember 4, 19595'11"190StanfordBend, OR USA80
59Willie HarperLOLBJuly 30, 19506'2"215NebraskaToledo, OH USA1616
75John HartyNT-DEDecember 17, 19586'4"260IowaSioux City, IA USA140
22Dwight HicksFSApril 5, 19566'1"190MichiganMount Holly, NJ USA1616
36Paul HoferRBMay 13, 19526'0"195MississippiMemphis, TN USA120
40Arrington JonesRBDecember 16, 19596'0"225Winston-Salem St.Richmond, VA USA10
66Allan KennedyTJanuary 8, 19586'7"273Washington St.Vancouver, BC Canada20
77Pete KuglerNT-DEAugust 9, 19596'4"255Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA130
20Amos LawrenceKRJanuary 9, 19585'11"181North CarolinaNorfolk, VA USA130
52Bobby LeopoldLBOctober 18, 19576'1"215Notre DamePort Arthur, TX USA162
50Jim LooneyLBAugust 18, 19576'0"225PurdueBastrop, LA USA10
42Ronnie LottLCBMay 8, 19596'0"203USCAlbuquerque, NM USA1616
29Saladin MartinDBJanuary 17, 19566'0"180San Diego St.San Diego, CA USA150
53Milt McCollLBAugust 28, 19596'6"248StanfordOak Park, IL USA160
3Jim MillerPJuly 5, 19575'11"183MississippiRipley, MS USA160
16Joe MontanaQBJune 11, 19566'2"200Notre DameNew Eagle, PA USA1616
32Ricky PattonRBApril 6, 19545'11"190Ferris St.Flint, MI USA1615
82Brian PeetsTEJuly 15, 19566'4"225PacificStockton, CA USA50
65Lawrence PillersRDENovember 4, 19526'4"255Alcorn St.Hazelhurst, MS USA146
54Craig PukiRILBJanuary 18, 19576'1"231TennesseeDeadwood, SD USA166
56Fred QuillanCJanuary 27, 19566'5"261OregonWest Palm Beach, FL USA1616
80Eason RamsonTEApril 30, 19566'2"232Washington St.Sacramento, CA USA110
78Archie ReeseNTFebruary 4, 19566'3"267ClemsonMayesville, SC USA1616
64Jack ReynoldsRILBNovember 22, 19476'1"232TennesseeCincinnati, OH USA1616
30Bill RingRBDecember 13, 19565'10"208BYUDes Moines, IA USA120
84Mike ShumannWROctober 13, 19556'1"178Florida St.Louisville, KY USA131
88Freddie SolomonPRJanuary 11, 19535'11"185TampaSumter, SC USA1515
79Jim StuckeyLDEJune 21, 19586'4"251ClemsonCayce, SC USA1515
50Terry TautoloLBAugust 30, 19546'2"232UCLACorona, CA USA50
28Lynn ThomasDBJuly 9, 19595'11"181PittsburghPascagoula, MS USA150
58Keena TurnerROLBOctober 22, 19586'2"219PurdueChicago, IL USA1614
14Ray WerschingKAugust 21, 19505'11"213CaliforniaMondsee, Austria120
27Carlton WilliamsonSSJune 12, 19586'0"204PittsburghAtlanta, GA USA1616
85Mike WilsonWRDecember 19, 19586'3"213Washington St.Los Angeles, CA USA160
21Eric WrightRCBApril 18, 19596'1"183MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA1616
86Charle YoungTEFebruary 5, 19516'4"234USCFresno, CA USA1616



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