1981 Edmonton Eskimos season

1981 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerNorm Kimball
Head coachHugh Campbell
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record14–1–1
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup
Uniform

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.
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