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1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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NFL team season

1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season
OwnerArt Rooney
General managerDick Haley
Head coachChuck Noll
Home stadiumThree Rivers Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2ndAFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
All-ProsMel Blount(1st team)
Jack Lambert(1st team)
Mike Webster(1st team)
Donnie Shell(2nd team)
Pro BowlersCBMel Blount
LBJack Lambert
SDonnie Shell
CMike Webster
Team MVPJack Lambert

The1981 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 49th in theNational Football League. After enduring an injury plagued 9–7 season the previous year and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1971, the Steelers had hoped that the 1980 season was just a small hiatus from contending for championships. However, while the Steelers had flashes of their former glory years after starting the season with 2 unimpressive losses, the 1981 season would end in an 8–8 record and eventually prove the end of the Steelers great dynasty of the 1970s. The Steelers had a chance to make the playoffs with an 8–5 start to the year but lost all of their last three games to miss the playoffs afterTerry Bradshaw broke his hand early in the 14th game of the season versus the Raiders.[1]

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article:1981 NFL draft
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
117Keith Gary Defensive endOklahoma
      Made roster  

Staff

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1981 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board –Arthur J. Rooney
  • President –Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice president – John R. McGinley
  • Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Controller – Dennis P. Thimons
  • Traveling secretary – James A. Boston
  • Public relations director – Ed Kiely
  • Publicity director – Joe Gordon
  • Assistant publicity director – John Evenson
  • Director of ticket sales – Geraldine Glenn
  • Director of player personnel –Dick Haley
  • Assistant director of player personnel –William Nunn, Jr.
  • Talent scout – West Coast –Bob Schmitz
  • Pro talent scout –Tom Modrak
  • College talent scout –Joe Krupa

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Paul Uram
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. David S. Huber
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Physician, orthopedic – Dr. Paul Steele
  • Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph C. Maroon
  • Dentist – Dr. George P. Boucek
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
  • Trainer – Ralph Berlin
  • Assistant trainer – Gary Stragar
  • Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Film director – Bob McCartney
  • Photographers – Harry Homa, Bill Amatucci

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Roster

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1981 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks(QB)

Running backs(RB)

Wide receivers(WR)

Tight ends(TE)

Offensive linemen(OL)

Defensive linemen(DL)

Linebackers(LB)

Defensive backs(DB)

Special teams(ST)

Reserve lists


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Rookies in italics
45 active, 8 inactive

Preseason

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Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentGame SiteKickoff(ET)TVResultRecord
1August 8atCleveland BrownsCleveland Municipal Stadium7:30 p.m.WPXIW 34–311–0
2August 15atPhiladelphia EaglesVeterans Stadium6:00 p.m.WPXIL 36–201–1
3August 22atDallas CowboysTexas Stadium9:00 p.m.NBCL 24–141–2
4August 29New York GiantsThree Rivers Stadium6:00 p.m.WPXIW 31–62–2

Regular season

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Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentGame SiteKickoff(ET)TVResultRecord
1September 6Kansas City ChiefsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCL 37–330–1
2September 10atMiami DolphinsMiami Orange Bowl8:30 p.m.ABCL 30–100–2
3September 20New York JetsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 38–101–2
4September 27New England PatriotsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 27–21(OT)2–2
5October 4atNew Orleans SaintsLouisiana Superdome2:00 p.m.NBCW 20–63–2
6October 11Cleveland BrownsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 13–74–2
7October 18atCincinnati BengalsRiverfront Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCL 34–74–3
8October 26Houston OilersThree Rivers Stadium9:00 p.m.ABCW 26–135–3
9November 1San Francisco 49ersThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.CBSL 17–145–4
10November 8atSeattle SeahawksKingdome4:00 p.m.NBCL 24–215–5
11November 15atAtlanta FalconsAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 34–206–5
12November 22atCleveland BrownsCleveland Municipal Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 32–107–5
13November 29Los Angeles RamsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.CBSW 24–08–5
14December 7atOakland RaidersOakland–Alameda County Coliseum9:00 p.m.ABCL 30–278–6
15December 13Cincinnati BengalsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCL 17–108–7
16December 20atHouston OilersAstrodome4:00 p.m.NBCL 21–208–8

Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1 (Sunday, September 6, 1981): vs.Kansas City Chiefs

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1234Total
Chiefs103101437
Steelers6137733

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 67 °F or 19.4 °C, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
  • Game attendance: 53,305
  • Referee:Jim Tunney
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Bob Costas (play by play),Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh –Swann 18 pass fromBradshaw (kick failed)
  • Kansas City – Marshall 48 pass from Kenney (Lowery kick)
  • Kansas City – FG Lowery 35
  • Pittsburgh –Harris 7 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh –Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
  • Kansas City – FG Lowery 40
  • Kansas City – Carson 53 pass from Kenney (Lowery kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hawthorne 1 run (Trout kick)
  • Kansas City – FG Lowery 42
  • Kansas City – McKnight 3 run (Lowery kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 41 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • Kansas City – Howard 65 fumble return (Lowery kick)

Week 2 (Thursday, September 10, 1981): atMiami Dolphins

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1234Total
Steelers370010
Dolphins01314330

atMiami Orange Bowl,Miami, Florida

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FGTrout 23
  • Miami – Woodley 1 run (kick failed)
  • Miami – Franklin 1 run (von Schamann kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 32 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • Miami – Nathan 13 pass from Woodley (von Schamann kick)
  • Miami – Vigorito 87 punt return (von Schamann kick)
  • Miami – FG von Schamann 32

Week 3 (Sunday, September 20, 1981): vs.New York Jets

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1234Total
Jets030710
Steelers71014738

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 59 °F or 15 °C, wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
  • Game attendance: 52,973
  • Referee:Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Don Criqui (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Davis 9 run (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FGTrout 25
  • Pittsburgh –Pollard 23 run (Trout kick)
  • New York Jets – FG Leahy 47
  • Pittsburgh –Bradshaw 1 run (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Pollard 1 run (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Thornton 1 run (Trout kick)
  • New York Jets – McNeil 17 pass from Ryan (Leahy kick)

Week 4 (Sunday, September 27, 1981): vs.New England Patriots

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1234OTTotal
Patriots07014021
Steelers7770627

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F or 20 °C, wind 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
  • Game attendance: 53,344
  • Referee:Gene Barth
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Bob Costas (play by play),Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh –Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Cunningham 1 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • New England – Cavanaugh 1 run (Smith kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Harris 1 run (Trout kick)
  • New England – Collins 10 run (Smith kick)
  • New England – Morgan 12 pass from Cavanaugh (Smith kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Swann 24 pass fromBradshaw

Week 5 (Sunday, October 4, 1981): atNew Orleans Saints

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1234Total
Steelers760720
Saints03306

atLouisiana Superdome,New Orleans, Louisiana

Scoring drives:

Week 6 (Sunday, October 11, 1981): vs.Cleveland Browns

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1234Total
Browns07007
Steelers730313

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 51 °F or 10.6 °C, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
  • Game attendance: 53,255
  • Referee:Ben Dreith
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Don Criqui (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 7 (Sunday, October 18, 1981): atCincinnati Bengals

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1234Total
Steelers00077
Bengals10314734

atRiverfront Stadium,Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F or 13.9 °C, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
  • Game attendance: 57,090
  • Referee:Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Don Criqui (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 27
  • Cincinnati – Johnson 3 run (Breech kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 23
  • Cincinnati – Verser 73 pass fromKen Anderson (Breech kick)
  • Cincinnati – Alexander 3 run (Breech kick)
  • Cincinnati – Johnson 5 pass fromKen Anderson (Breech kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 17 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)

Week 8 (Monday, October 26, 1981): vs.Houston Oilers

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1234Total
Oilers0301013
Steelers10301326

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 9 (Sunday, November 1, 1981): vs.San Francisco 49ers

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1234Total
49ers0100717
Steelers0014014

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F or 10 °C, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 52,878
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers: (CBS)Vin Scully (play by play),Hank Stram (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • San Francisco – Young 5 pass fromMontana (Wersching kick)
  • San Francisco – FG Wersching 45
  • Pittsburgh –Blount 50 interception return (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 22 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • San Francisco – Easley 1 run (Wersching kick)

Week 10 (Sunday, November 8, 1981): atSeattle Seahawks

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1234Total
Steelers7140021
Seahawks3701424

atThe Kingdome,Seattle, Washington

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh –Harris 6 run (Trout kick)
  • Seattle – FG Herrera 37
  • Pittsburgh –Malone 90 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Thornton 4 run (Trout kick)
  • Seattle – Doornink 44 pass from Zorn (Herrera kick)
  • Seattle – T. Brown 1 run (Herrera kick)
  • Seattle – T. Brown 1 run (Herrera kick)

Week 11 (Sunday, November 15, 1981): atAtlanta Falcons

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1234Total
Steelers7713734
Falcons0731020

atAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium,Atlanta, Georgia

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 53 °F or 11.7 °C, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Game attendance: 57,485
  • Referee:Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Bob Costas (play by play),Bob Trumpy (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 12 (Sunday, November 22, 1981): atCleveland Browns

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1234Total
Steelers12061432
Browns370010

atCleveland Municipal Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 30 °F or −1.1 °C, wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
  • Game attendance: 77,958
  • Referee:Gene Barth
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Don Criqui (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Cleveland – FG Bahr 33
  • Pittsburgh – Hawthorne 1 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh –Thornton 3 run (kick failed)
  • Cleveland – Logan 13 pass fromSipe (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Harris 2 run (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – Pinney 1 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Moser 5 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)

Week 13 (Sunday, November 29, 1981): vs.Los Angeles Rams

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1234Total
Rams00000
Steelers7143024

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 33 °F or 0.6 °C, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 51,854
  • Referee:Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers: (CBS)Vin Scully (play by play),Hank Stram (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 14 (Monday, December 7, 1981): atOakland Raiders

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1234Total
Steelers776727
Raiders0771630

atOakland–Alameda County Coliseum,Oakland, California

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh –Cunningham 5 pass fromBradshaw (Trout kick)
  • Oakland – Ramsey 25 pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 19 pass fromMalone (Trout kick)
  • Oakland – Whittington 17 pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)
  • Pittsburgh –Malone 11 run (kick failed)
  • Oakland – Chandler 36 pass from Wilson (kick failed)
  • Oakland – Watts 53 punt return (Bahr kick)
  • Oakland – FG Bahr 29
  • Pittsburgh – Smith 17 pass fromMalone (Trout kick)

Week 15 (Sunday, December 13, 1981): vs.Cincinnati Bengals

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1234Total
Bengals0107017
Steelers030710

atThree Rivers Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 27 °F or −2.8 °C, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
  • Game attendance: 50,623
  • Referee:Red Cashion
  • TV announcers: (NBC)Don Criqui (play by play),John Brodie (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 16 (Sunday, December 20, 1981): atHouston Oilers

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1234Total
Steelers3314020
Oilers770721

atAstrodome,Houston, Texas

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 41,056
  • Referee:Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Phil Stone (play by play),Gene Washington (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Standings

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AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Cincinnati Bengals(1)1240.7504–210–2421304W2
Pittsburgh Steelers880.5003–35–7356297L3
Houston Oilers790.4384–26–6281355W1
Cleveland Browns5110.3131–52–10276375L5

References

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1. Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1982

  1. ^"BRADSHAW HURT AS RAIDERS TRIUMPH (Published 1981)".The New York Times. December 8, 1981.
  2. ^ab1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. ^1982 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  4. ^"1981 Pittsburgh Steelers".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedDecember 19, 2014.

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