1981 Pittsburgh Steelers schedule

Season statistics

Offense Defense
Record Playoff record Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs Total yards Pass yards Rush yards Turnovers First downs
8-8-0 0-0 5598 3226 2372 41 318 5652 3783 1869 46 323
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The Pittsburgh Steelers' forty-eighth season was in 1981, and it was the thirteenth season Chuck Noll served as the head coach of the team. The Steelers played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium. They finished the season 8-8-0, 5-3-0 at home and 3-5-0 on the road. At the end of the season, Lynn Swann was awarded with the Man of the Year award.


Games

Week Opponent Score Notes
Week 1 Kansas City Chiefs 33-37
Week 2 @ Miami Dolphins 10-30
Week 3 New York Jets 38-10
Week 4 New England Patriots 27-21
Week 5 @ New Orleans Saints 20-6
Week 6 Cleveland Browns 13-7
Week 7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 7-34
Week 8 Houston Oilers 26-13
Week 9 San Francisco 49ers 14-17
Week 10 @ Seattle Seahawks 21-24
Week 11 @ Atlanta Falcons 34-20
Week 12 @ Cleveland Browns 32-10
Week 13 Los Angeles Rams 24-0
Week 14 @ Oakland Raiders 27-30
Week 15 Cincinnati Bengals 10-17
Week 16 @ Houston Oilers 20-21

1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Chuck Noll Assistant Head Coach: George J. Perles Defensive Coordinator: Woody Widenhofer Wide Receivers Coach: Tom Moore Offensive Line Coach: Rollie Dotsch Offensive Backfield Coach: Dick Hoak Defensive Backfield Coach: Dick Walker Defensive Assistant Coach: Tony Dungy Conditioning Coach: Paul Uram