1981 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1981 7–9 4th AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Tom Flores Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Did not qualify 1982 (Los Angeles) Raiders seasons The 1981 season was the Oakland Raiders' 22nd, its 12th in the National Football League and third under head coach Tom Flores. The team failed to improve on its 1980 record of 11–5, finishing 7–9, becoming the fourth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champions and miss the playoffs. The 1981 Raiders set an NFL record by losing three consecutive shutout games. The passing game deteriorated badly, finishing 26th in the league with 28 interceptions. After the defense led the NFL in interceptions and takeaways in 1980, it was last in the league 1981 with a minus 16 turnover differential. The 1981 season was the team's last in Oakland until 1995, and the Raiders' losing record snapped a streak of 16 consecutive winning seasons. This was the only season from 1965 to 1986 in which the Raiders finished with a losing record. Offseason NFL draft 1981 NFL draft 1981 Oakland Raiders Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 21 Ted WattsCBTexas Tech 1 23 Curt MarshOTWashington 2 48 Howie LongDEVillanova 4 111 Johnny RobinsonDTLouisiana Tech 5 118 James DavisCBSouthern 9 248 Curt MohlOTUCLA 10 276 Frank HawkinsHBNevada 11 304 Chester WillisHBAuburn12 332 Phil NelsonTEDelaware Personnel Staff / Coaches 1981 Oakland Raiders Principal Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Eddie McGah President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Director of Football Operations - Steve Ortmayer Senior Executive – John Herrera Executive Assistant / Scout - Al LoCasale Head Coach – Tom Flores Offensive Backs – Ray Willsey Qffensive Backfield / Receivers Coach – Lew Erber Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian Tight Ends - Bob Mischak Offensive Assistant - Joe Madro Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers - Charlie Sumner Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Defensive Backs – Chet Franklin Defensive Backfield Coach - Willie Brown Special Teams Coach - Steve Ortmayer Strength and Conditioning - Bob Mischak Sources:https://www.profootballarchives.com/1981nfloak.htmlhttps://pro-football-history.com/franchise/17/las-vegas-raiders-coaches Roster 1981 Oakland Raiders 16 Jim Plunkett  6 Marc Wilson American football 27 Frank Hawkins y 31 Derrick Jensen American football 33 Kenny King running back 28 Cleo Montgomery 30 Mark van Eeghen 22 Arthur Whittington 80 Malcolm Barnwell 81 Morris Bradshaw 21 Cliff Branch 85 Bob Chandler 88 Raymond Chester 46 Todd Christensen 84 Derrick Ramsey 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis offensive tackle T 70 Henry Lawrence American football T 60 Curt Marsh y G 65 Mickey Marvin G 71 Lindsey Mason T 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester American football C 63 Gene Upshaw G 73 Dave Browning DE 86 Cedrick Hardman DE 75 Howie Long y DE 72 John Matuszak DE 68 Johnny Robinson defensive tackle y NT 56 Jeff Barnes OLB 52 Greg Bracelin OLB 83 Ted Hendricks OLB 53 Rod Martin OLB 57 Randy McClanahan ILB 55 Matt Millen ILB 36 Mike Davis defensive back, born 1956 SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 48 Kenny Hill defensive back FS 42 Monte Jackson CB 23 Odis McKinney SS 35 Dwayne O'Steen CB 44 Burgess Owens FS 20 Ted Watts y CB 10 Chris Bahr K  8 Ray Guy P 45 James Davis cornerback y CB IR -- Reggie Irving no y G IR 90 Willie Jones defensive lineman, born 1957 DE IR 62 Reggie Kinlaw NT IR 82 Calvin Muhammad WR IR 51 Bob Nelson linebacker LB IR 38 Chester Willis y RB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 at Denver Broncos L 7–9 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,796 2 September 14, 1981 at Minnesota Vikings W 36–10 1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,186 3 September 20 Seattle Seahawks W 20–10 2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 45,725 4 September 27 at Detroit Lions L 0–16 2–2 Pontiac Silverdome 77,819 5 October 4 Denver Broncos L 0–17 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,035 6 October 11 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–27 2–4 Arrowhead Stadium 76,543 7 October 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 18–16 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 42,288 8 October 25 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–28 3–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 42,914 9 November 1 New England Patriots W 27–17 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 44,246 10 November 8 at Houston Oilers L 16–17 4–6 Houston Astrodome 45,519 11 November 15 at Miami Dolphins W 33–17 5–6 Miami Orange Bowl 61,777 12 November 22 San Diego Chargers L 21–55 5–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,199 13 November 29 at Seattle Seahawks W 32–31 6–7 Kingdome 57,147 14 December 7, 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–27 7–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,769 15 December 13 Chicago Bears L 6–23 7–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,384 16 December 21, 1981 at San Diego Chargers L 10–23 7–9 San Diego Stadium 52,279 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Raiders 7 0 0 0 Broncos 6 3 0 0 September 6 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 2:00 p.m. 74,796 67 F; wind 9 mph on Jerry Markbreit Charlie Jones and Len Dawson NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2 Raiders 3 13 7 13 Vikings 0 7 3 0 September 14 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota 8:00 p.m. 47,186 66 F; wind 13 mph on Gene Barth ABC yes Q1 OAK Chris Bahr 21 yard field goal OAK 3–0 Q2 OAK Burgess Owens 30 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 10–0 Q2 OAK Todd Christensen 21 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed) OAK 16–0 Q2 MIN Eddie Payton 99 yard kickoff return (Rick Danmeier kick) OAK 16–7 Q3 MIN Rick Danmeier 37 yard field goal OAK 16–10 Q3 OAK Morris Bradshaw 12 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 23–10 Q4 OAK Cedrick Hardman 52 yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 30–10 Q4 OAK Malcolm Barnwell 61 yard pass from Marc Wilson (kick failed) OAK 36–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3 Seahawks 0 3 7 0 Raiders 7 6 0 7 September 20 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. 45,725 64 F; wind 10 mph on Pat Haggerty yes Q1 OAK Jim Plunkett 13 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 7–0 Q2 SEA Efren Herrera 26 yard field goal OAK 7–3 Q2 OAK Morris Bradshaw 29 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (kick failed) OAK 13–3 Q3 SEA Sam McCullum 36 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) OAK 13–10 Q4 OAK Derrick Jensen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) OAK 20–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10. Standings References External links 1981 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1981 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Oakland Category:1980s in Oakland, California Category:Long stubs with short prose