1981 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Montreal Alouettes 1981 3–13 3rd, East Joe Scannella Jim Eddy (Interim) Olympic Stadium Lost East Semi-Final 1982 (Concordes) Image:CFL MTL Jersey 1980.png Alouettes seasons The 1981 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 3–13 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final, where they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders 20–16. After the season the Alouettes folded after owner Nelson Skalbania lost $2 million, and the CFL revoked the franchise from him with the team now heavily in debt. Offseason The Alouettes were purchased by Nelson Skalbania.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.71, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Skalbania proceeded by signing several American stars. His biggest acquisition was Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo (who appeared in Super Bowl XIV) to a $300,000 contract.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 The other signings included wide receiver James Scott, kick return specialist Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, running back David Overstreet and defensive end Keith Gary. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 7 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–27 0–1 Olympic Stadium 21,742 B Tue, June 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–18 0–2 Lansdowne Park 16,139 C Sun, June 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–17 1–2 Olympic Stadium 21,249 D Sat, July 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–24 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,604 Regular season Despite the high-profile talent, the Alouettes finished the season with only 3 wins, but because of how weak the East Division was that year, the team did earn a playoff berth (the crossover rule, which allows a fourth place team with a better record than a third place team in the other division to qualify, had not yet been implemented).Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72 Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, 978-1-897277-26-3 Skalbania lost two million dollars and the CFL revoked his ownership. Standings MON Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, July 4 at BC Lions L 8–48 0–1 Empire Stadium 26,627 2 2 Fri, July 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–22 1–1 Olympic Stadium 35,281 3 3 Fri, July 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 31–33 1–2 Lansdowne Park 24,872 4 4 Sun, July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–33 1–3 Olympic Stadium 45,835 5 5 Sun, Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–43 1–4 Olympic Stadium 33,205 6 6 Sat, Aug 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 2–58 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 32,936 7 Bye 8 7 Sun, Aug 23 vs. BC Lions L 14–29 1–6 Olympic Stadium 28,932 9 8 Sat, Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–16 1–7 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,180 10 9 Sun, Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–35 1–8 Taylor Field 28,526 11 10 Sat, Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–26 1–9 Olympic Stadium 27,270 12 Bye 13 11 Sat, Sept 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 11–62 1–10 Commonwealth Stadium 48,470 14 12 Sun, Oct 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–16 2–10 Olympic Stadium 22,222 15 13 Sat, Oct 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 3–29 2–11 McMahon Stadium 28,896 16 14 Sat, Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–20 2–12 Exhibition Stadium 31,038 17 15 Sat, Oct 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–33 2–13 Olympic Stadium 20,487 18 16 Sun, Nov 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 39–15 3–13 Olympic Stadium 20,867 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1981cflmtl.html 1981 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–20 0–1 Lansdowne Park 17,754 Roster 1981 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks  9 N Gerry Dattilio 15 I Vince Ferragamo 19 I Ken Johnson Running backs 10 N Joe Hawco 26 N Marc Lacelle 33 N Chuck McMann 20 I David Overstreet 32 I Skip Walker Wide receivers 24 I Billy Johnson 10 N Ian Mofford 89 I James Scott 37 N Dom VetroTight ends 79 N Nick Arakgi 74 N Peter Dalla Riva Offensive linemen 44 N Mike Hameluck C/G 41 I Glenn Keeble C/G 58 G Roland Mangold G 69 N Bill Norton T/G 61 I Doug Payton T/G 65 I Ron Singleton T Defensive linemen 77 I Junior Ah You DE 76 N Gene Belliveau DT 75 N Keith Gary DE 70 N Doug Scott DE/DT 64 N Glen Weir DT 55 I James Zachery DELinebackers 39 N Wally Buono P 35 N Lou Clare 72 I Jeff Gabrielson 62 I Bill Hampton 42 N Tim Kist Defensive backs  5 I Charles Cornelius 12 N Al Dosant 14 I David Dumars 27 N Steve Gelley 22 N Joe Kuklo 23 I Jim Marshall  7 I Ken Miller  2 I Woodrow Wilson Special teams 11 N Don Sweet K/PInjured list  1 I Gregg Butler DB 45 I Tom Cousineau LB Italics indicate American players Bold indicates Global player References External links Official Site Category:Montreal Alouettes seasons Category:1981 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1981 in Montreal Category:1981 in sports in Quebec