1981 CFL season

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The 1981 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 28th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 24th Canadian Football League season.

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[edit] CFL News in 1981

The Eastern and Western Football Conferences, which had carried on as separate and autonomous entities since the founding of the CFL in 1958, agreed to a full merger prior to the start of the 1981 season.

With the merger the Eastern and Western Football Conference was dissolved and renamed as the East and West Divisions.

The merger authorizes the CFL to have full authority over decisions, including the adoption of a full interlocking schedule for both divisions.

In addition, the merger set up the CFL Board of Governors and the CFL Management Council to replace the Executive Committee and the General Managers Committee.

The Montreal Alouettes ceased operations and folded after the 1981 season, although a new franchise (the Montreal Concordes) would be in place for the 1982 season.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 14 1 1 576 277 29
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 11 5 0 517 299 22
British Columbia Lions 16 10 6 0 438 377 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 431 371 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 306 367 12
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 11 4 1 414 335 23
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 5 11 0 306 446 10
Montreal Alouettes 16 3 13 0 267 518 6
Toronto Argonauts 16 2 14 0 241 506 4
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton and Hamilton have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 69th Grey Cup

The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1981 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23, at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Edmonton won their fourth-straight championship on a last second Dave Cutler field-goal. The Rough Riders' J.C. Watts (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and John Glassford (LB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. The Eskimos' Neil Lumsden (RB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] Playoff bracket

  November 8: Division Semifinals     November 15: Division Finals     November 28: 69th Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium - Montreal, QC
                           
  East     E3  Ottawa Rough Riders 17  
  E3  Montreal Alouettes 16     E1  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13    
  E2  Ottawa Rough Riders 20         E3  Ottawa Rough Riders 23
      W1  Edmonton Eskimos 26
  West     W3  British Columbia Lions 16    
  W3  British Columbia Lions 15     W1  Edmonton Eskimos 22  
  W2  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 11  


[edit] 1981 CFL All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

  • QB - Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB - Larry Key, British Columbia Lions
  • RB - Jim Germany, Edmonton Eskimos
  • SB - Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • SB - Joey Walters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • WR - Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
  • WR - James Scott, Montreal Alouettes
  • C - Al Wilson, British Columbia Lions
  • OG - Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OG - Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OT - Bill Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos
  • OT - Hector Pothier, Edmonton Eskimos

[edit] DEFENCE

  • DT - Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DT - Mike Raines, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DE - David Boone, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE - Greg Marshall, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB - Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB - Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB - James "Quick" Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB - Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB - David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Harold Woods, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB - Randy Rhino, Ottawa Rough Riders


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1981 Western All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

  • QB - Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB - Larry Key, British Columbia Lions
  • RB - Jim Germany, Edmonton Eskimos
  • SB - Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • TE - Joey Walters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • WR - Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
  • WR - Tyrone Gray, British Columbia Lions
  • WR - Eugene Goodlow, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • C - Al Wilson, British Columbia Lions
  • OG - Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OG - Larry Butler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OT - Bill Stevenson, Edmonton Eskimos
  • OT - Hector Pothier, Edmonton Eskimos

[edit] DEFENCE

  • DT - Dave Fennell, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DT - John Helton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DT - Mike Samples, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • DE - David Boone, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE - Lyall Woznesensky, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • LB - Danny Kepley, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB - Vince Goldsmith, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • LB - James "Quick" Parker, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB - Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB - Charles Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB - Merv Walker, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB - Ed Jones, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB - Ken McEachern, Saskatchewan Roughriders


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1981 Eastern All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

  • QB - Tom Clements, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • RB - Rufus Crawford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • RB - Cedric Minter, Toronto Argonauts
  • SB - Rocky DiPietro, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • TE - Tony Gabriel, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • WR - Keith Baker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • WR - James Scott, Montreal Alouettes
  • C - Henry Waszczuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG - Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OG - Bill Norton, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT - Doug Payton, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT - Ed Fulton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[edit] DEFENCE

  • DT - Ecomet Burley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DT - Mike Raines, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DE - Grover Covington, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DE - Greg Marshall, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB - John Priestner, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB - Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB - Carmelo Carteri, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Leroy Paul, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Harold Woods, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Larry Brune, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB - Randy Rhino, Ottawa Rough Riders


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1981 CFL Awards

Preceded by
1980 CFL season
CFL seasons Succeeded by
1982 CFL season