1981 Green Bay Packers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bart Starr (8-8)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

1981 Green Bay Packers Roster
1981 Green Bay Packers Results

The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Packers chalked up 324 points, but the defensive squad allowed 361. Lynn Dickey passed for 2,593 yards. James Lofton paced pass catchers, snagging 71 passes for 1,294 yards, while Paul Coffman and Gerry Ellis provided receiving help as well.

Gerry Ellis carried the ball for a team-best 860 yards for Green Bay.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 54 turnovers, topping in the league. Mark Lee and Maurice Harvey each snatched 6 opponent throws.

Bart Starr coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Lynn Dickey	354	204	57.6	2593	7.3	17	4.8	15	4.2	75	40	298	79.0
David Whitehurst	128	66	51.6	792	6.2	7	5.5	5	3.9	46	10	78	72.8
Rich Campbell	30	15	50.0	168	5.6	0	0.0	4	13.3	27	2	11	27.5
Gerry Ellis	2	1	50.0	23	11.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	91.7
Totals	514	286	55.6	3576	7.0	24	4.7	24	4.7	75	52	387

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerry Ellis	196	860	4.4	29	4
Harlan Huckleby	139	381	2.7	22	5
Terdell Middleton	53	181	3.4	34	0
Jim Jensen	27	79	2.9	15	0
Eddie Ivery	14	72	5.1	28	1
David Whitehurst	15	51	3.4	15	1
John Jefferson	2	22	11.0	15	0
Steve Atkins	11	12	1.1	15	0
Lynn Dickey	19	6	0.3	13	0
Eric Torkelson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Aundra Thompson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	478	1670	3.5	34	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Lofton	71	1294	18.2	75	8
Gerry Ellis	65	499	7.7	46	3
Paul Coffman	55	687	12.5	29	4
John Jefferson	39	632	16.2	41	4
Harlan Huckleby	27	221	8.2	39	3
Terdell Middleton	12	86	7.2	27	1
Jim Jensen	5	49	9.8	16	0
Gary Lewis	3	31	10.3	15	0
Aundra Thompson	2	30	15.0	25	0
Fred Nixon	2	27	13.5	19	0
Eddie Ivery	2	10	5.0	8	0
Ron Cassidy	1	6	6.0	6	0
Karl Swanke	1	2	2.0	2	1
Steve Atkins	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	286	3576	12.5	75	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jan Stenerud	36	35	97.2	24	22	91.7	101
Rich Wingo	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	37	36	97.3	24	22	91.7	102

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Stachowicz	82	3330	40.6	72
Totals	82	3330	40.6	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mark Lee	20	187	9.4	94	1
Fred Nixon	15	118	7.9	17	0
Bill Whitaker	2	1	0.5	1	0
Johnnie Gray	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ron Cassidy	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	40	306	7.6	94	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mark Lee	14	270	19.3	31
Fred Nixon	12	222	18.5	25
Mike McCoy	11	221	20.1	36
Harlan Huckleby	7	134	19.1	27
Terdell Middleton	6	100	16.7	30
Paul Coffman	3	77	25.7	52
Johnnie Gray	2	24	12.0	19
Jim Jensen	1	15	15.0	15
John Jefferson	1	3	3.0	3
Byron Braggs	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	58	1066	18.4	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Maurice Harvey	6	217	36.2	53	0
Mark Lee	6	50	8.3	25	0
Estus Hood	3	59	19.7	41	1
Mark Murphy	3	57	19.0	50	0
George Cumby	3	22	7.3	17	0
Mike Douglass	3	20	6.7	13	0
John Anderson	3	12	4.0	8	0
Mike McCoy	2	20	10.0	16	0
Rich Wingo	1	38	38.0	38	0
Totals	30	495	16.5	53	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Anderson		0	0	4	22	0
Mike Douglass		0	0	3	0	0
Lynn Dickey			8	3	-26	0
Casey Merrill			0	3	0	0
Maurice Harvey		0	1	3	0	0
Terry Jones			0	2	0	0
Mark Murphy		0	0	2	0	0
Charlie Ane			0	2	0	0
George Cumby		0	0	2	70	0
Arland Thompson			0	1	0	0
Leotis Harris			0	1	0	0
David Whitehurst			4	1	-2
Mike McCoy		0	1	1	0	0
Mark Koncar			0	1	0	0
Mark Lee		0	0	1	0
Derrel Gofourth			0	1	0	0
Bill Whitaker			0	1	0	0
Terdell Middleton			2	1	0
Kurt Allerman			0	1	0	0
Gerry Ellis			5	1	0
James Lofton			0	1	0
Johnnie Gray			0	1	0	0
Paul Coffman			1	1	0
Harlan Huckleby			3	0	0
Jim Jensen			1	0	0	0
Larry McCarren			1	0	0	0
Ron Cassidy			1	0	0	0
Fred Nixon			2	0	0	0
Steve Atkins			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	31	38	64	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jan Stenerud									22	35	0			101
Harlan Huckleby	5	3		0					0	0	0			48
James Lofton		8							0	0	0			48
Gerry Ellis	4	3							0	0	0			42
John Jefferson	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Paul Coffman		4		0					0	0	0			24
Estus Hood						1			0	0	0			6
Eddie Ivery	1	0							0	0	0			6
Karl Swanke		1							0	0	0			6
Mark Lee			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Terdell Middleton	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
David Whitehurst	1								0	0	0			6
Rich Wingo						0			0	1	0			1
Totals	11	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	36	0	0	0	324