1981 NFL Punting Average Leaders
Gross yards per punt
Pat McInally led the whole NFL in punting average in 1981 with 45.4, 1.7 ahead of Ray Guy (43.7). It was one of 2 times Pat McInally led in punting average.
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Led the whole NFL in 1981
Pat McInally
CIN
45.4
Punting Average
1.7 clear of Ray Guy
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| # | Player | Team | P/A | G | FGM | FGA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Pat McInally
|
CIN | 45.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |
 Ray Guy
|
OAK | 43.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Tom Skladany | DET | 43.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Craig Colquitt | PIT | 43.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 |
 Dave Jennings
|
NYG | 43.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Larry Swider | TB | 42.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 |
 Steve Cox
|
CLE | 42.4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 8 |
 Frank Corral
|
LAN | 42.0 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 65.4% |
| 9 | Carl Birdsong | SLC | 41.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 |
 Rich Camarillo
|
NE | 41.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jim Miller | SF | 41.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Greg Coleman | MIN | 41.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | George Roberts | SD | 41.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Tom Orosz | MIA | 40.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 |
 Danny White
|
DAL | 40.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Max Runager | PHI | 40.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 |
 John James
|
ATL | 40.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Chuck Ramsey | NYJ | 40.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Ray Stachowicz | GB | 40.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Russell Erxleben | NO | 40.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 |
 Luke Prestridge
|
DEN | 40.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Mike Connell | WAS | 40.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Bob Parsons | CHI | 39.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | Cliff Parsley | HOO | 39.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Greg Cater | BUF | 39.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Mike Garrett | BAC | 39.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Jeff West | SEA | 39.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Bob Grupp | KC | 38.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |