The 1981 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the West Division with a 14–1–1 record and won their record fourth consecutive Grey Cup championship after winning the 69th Grey Cup.

Pre-season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 5 at Calgary Stampeders W 12–11 1–0 29,292
B June 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–16 2–0 18,405
C June 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 17–1 3–0 43,426
D June 26 vs. BC Lions W 26–2 4–0 43,346

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Regular season

Season Standings

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
BC 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

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 July 3 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 47–21 1–0 22,023
2 2 July 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–10 2–0 43,346
3 3 July 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 28–38 2–1 25,745
4 4 July 26 at Montreal Alouettes W 33–17 3–1 45,385
5 5 Aug 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 41–5 4–1 43,346
6 Bye
7 6 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 22–12 5–1 38,268
8 7 Aug 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–10 6–1 43,346
9 8 Aug 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 44–34 7–1 43,346
10 9 Sept 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats T 34–34 7–1–1 30,121
11 10 Sept 13 vs. BC Lions W 38–21 8–1–1 43,346
12 11 Sept 19 at Calgary Stampeders W 21–10 9–1–1 34,657
13 12 Sept 26 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 62–11 10–1–1 48,422
14 13 Oct 3 at BC Lions W 22–12 11–1–1 30,296
15 14 Oct 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–6 12–1–1 45,805
16 15 Oct 18 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–29 13–1–1 30,312
17 16 Oct 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 61–7 14–1–1 46,146
18 Bye

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Total attendance: 357,103
Average attendance: 44,638 (103.0%)

CFL Single Season Records Set

  • Winning percentage (minimum 16 game season) - .906
  • Wins by 10+ points - 14
  • Highest turnover ration (since 1966) - +41

CFL Single Game Records Set

  • Points scored, 1 quarter - 38 (second quarter vs Montreal September 26)

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Division Final Sun, Nov 15 vs. BC Lions W 22–16 1–0 Commonwealth Stadium 52,861
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–23 2–0 Olympic Stadium 53,307

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Edmonton Eskimos 0 1 14 11 26
Ottawa Rough Riders 13 7 0 3 23

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Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ a b "1981 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  4. ^ "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1981 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Edmonton_Eskimos_season
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