1981 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1981 Philadelphia Eagles season resulted in an appearance in the postseason.

Offseason
After going 12–4 and winning the NFC title and losing in Super Bowl XV to the Oakland Raiders in the 1980 season the Eagles would be picking next to last in the 12 rounds of the draft

1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981. ESPN would cover all 12 rounds live for the first time. ESPN would then show a replay later that night. This would be over 2 days.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 27th pick in the 12 rounds. The Eagles would draft 10 players in the this year's draft.

The draft began with first overall pick of 1980 Heisman Trophy winner, George Rogers, Running Back from University of South Carolina, by the  New Orleans Saints.

Player Selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

Pre-Season
The Eagle would hold training camp at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Regular Season
The 1981 season schedule was set by how the Eagles finished in 1980, 1st in NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same 5 team division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1981 season. Also, when the last regular season game is over you know who you play the following year.
 * A home and home series vs Dallas, New York Giants, St. Louis and Washington = 8 games
 * The top 4 teams in the NFC East play the top 4 teams AFC East from the 1980 season = 4 games
 * The 1st and 4th place team in NFC Central and NFC West in the 1980 Season

Week 1
Monday, September 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Giants StadiumThe Meadowlands on an AstroTurf playing surface in 70F degrees with a 11 MPH wind

Week 2
Sunday, September 13, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on Grass playing surface in 71F degrees with a 6 MPH wind

Week 3
Thursday, September 17, 1981 Kickoff 8:30 PM Eastern

Played at Rich Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface in 55F degrees with a 8 MPH wind

Week 4
Sunday, September 27, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on a AstroTurf playing surface in 68F degrees with a 9 MPH wind

Week 5
Monday, October 5, 1981 Kickoff  9:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface in 62F degrees with a 7 MPH wind

Week 6
Sunday, October 11, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Louisiana Superdome on an AstroTurf playing surface in 72F degrees indoors

Week 7
Sunday, October 18, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Metropolitan Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 44F degrees with a 27 MPH wind

Week 8
Sunday, October 25, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 45F degrees with a 9 MPH wind

Week 9
Sunday, October 26, 1981 Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on a AstroTurf playing surface in 53F degrees with a 6 MPH wind

Week 10
Sunday, November 8, 1981 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at the Busch Memorial Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 57F degrees with a 8 mph wind.

Week 11
Sunday, November 15, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM  Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf in 45F degrees with a 16 MPH wind

Week 12
Sunday, November 22, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on a AstroTurf playing surface in 37F degrees with a 5 MPH wind

Week 13
Monday, November 30, 1981 Kickoff 9:00 PM Pacific

Played at Orange Bowl on grass playing surface in 73F degrees with a 8 MPH wind

Week 14
Sunday, December 6, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on a grass playing surface in 43F degrees with a 21 MPH wind

Week 15
Sunday, December 13, 1981 Kickoff 3:00 PM Central

Played at Texas Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 44F degrees with a 9 MPH wind

Week 16
Sunday, December 21, 1981 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface in 22F degrees with wind at 13 MPH, and a  wind chill of 9F

NFC Wildcard Game
Monday, December 27, 1980 Kickoff 3:30 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with a 10 MPH wind

1981 Roster

 * + After name = 1st-team All-Pro