1981 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1981 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1981 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Broncos scored 321 points, and the defensive squad gave up 289. Craig Morton passed for 3,195 yards. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 60 passes for 1,244 yards. Dave Preston contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rick Parros ran for a team-best 749 yards for Denver, and Dave Preston also aided the ground game.
Steve Foley picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Greg Boyd | DE | September 15, 1952 | 6'6" | 274 | San Diego St. | Merced, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Steve Busick | LB | December 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Larry Canada | RB | December 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 233 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Kelvin Clark | T | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | Odessa, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 16 | 6 |
| 56 | Larry Evans | LILB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 62 | Tom Glassic | LG | April 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Virginia | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Randy Gradishar | RILB | March 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | DB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 65 | Glenn Hyde | T | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | RDE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Aaron Kyle | RCB | April 6, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Wyoming | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | T | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 1 |
| 72 | Don Latimer | NT | March 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Rob Lytle | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Wade Manning | KR | July 25, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Meadville, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Brison Manor | DE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Mark Merrill | LB | May 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 237 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | LT | April 21, 1951 | 6'4" | 280 | San Diego St. | Pomona, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Rick Parros | FB | June 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Tony Reed | RB | March 30, 1955 | 5'11" | 197 | Colorado | San Francisco, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | LB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | DB | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 45 | Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mesa | Spartanburg, SC USA | 12 | 4 |
| 39 | Roland Solomon | DB | February 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 193 | Utah | Fort Worth, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | RT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | LOLB | July 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Bill Thompson | SS | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Steve Trimble | DB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | WR | May 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Toledo, OH USA | 13 | 10 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 13 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 8 | 8 |
