1981 Calgary Stampeders season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Calgary Stampeders 1981 6–10 5th, West Jack Gotta Ardell Wiegandt (fired October 5th)Jerry Williams McMahon Stadium did not qualify Stampeders seasons In the 1981 CFL season, the Calgary Stampeders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs. Offseason Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, June 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 11–12 0–1 McMahon Stadium 29,292 B Sat, June 13 vs. BC Lions L 4–8 0–2 Empire Stadium 18,354 C Sun, June 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–33 0–3 Taylor Field 18,599 D Fri, June 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–16 0–4 McMahon Stadium 28,579 Regular season Season standings CAL Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, July 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 10–30 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 43,346 2 2 Fri, July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 26–6 1–1 McMahon Stadium 30,812 3 3 Fri, July 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 25–16 2–1 Taylor Field 26,992 4 4 Fri, July 31 vs. BC Lions L 29–52 2–2 McMahon Stadium 32,135 5 5 Sat, Aug 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 16–28 2–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 20,270 6 6 Fri, Aug 14 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 18–17 3–3 McMahon Stadium 32,349 7 7 Fri, Aug 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–18 4–3 McMahon Stadium 30,276 8 8 Sat, Aug 29 at BC Lions L 21–31 4–4 Empire Stadium 28,932 9 9 Mon, Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–5 5–4 McMahon Stadium 30,381 10 Bye 11 10 Sat, Sept 19 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 10–23 5–5 McMahon Stadium 34,657 12 11 Sun, Sept 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 26–29 5–6 Exhibition Stadium 28,664 13 12 Sun, Oct 4 at Montreal Alouettes L 16–22 5–7 Olympic Stadium 22,222 14 13 Sat, Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–3 6–7 McMahon Stadium 29,986 15 14 Sun, Oct 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–21 6–8 Lansdowne Park 15,002 16 15 Sun, Oct 25 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 11–24 6–9 McMahon Stadium 33,279 17 16 Sun, Nov 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–44 6–10 Winnipeg Stadium 27,489 Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm 2009-03-12 live 2009-06-17 Roster 1981 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks  8 I Jeff Knapple 17 I Bruce Threadgill Running backs  6 N Rob Forbes 35 I Mike Higgins 11 I James Sykes Wide receivers  3 I Alton Alexis 18 I Willie Armstead 22 N Tom Forzani 14 I John Holland  9 N Mike McTague P Tight ends 70 N Bob Viccars Offensive linemen 66 N Lloyd Fairbanks T 50 I Norm Hopely G 51 N Jeff Inglis T 69 N Dave Kirzinger G/T 56 N Tom Krebs G/C 41 N Mark Moors C Defensive linemen 52 N Miles Gorrell DT 67 I Franklin King DT 75 N Scott MacArthur DE 64 I Ed McAleney DT 63 I Ronnie Paggett DE 78 I George Small DT Linebackers 30 I Danny Bass 25 N Doug Battershill 65 N Frank Kosec 72 N Bernie Morrison 46 N Mark Nelson 31 N John Palazeti FB 44 I John Prassas Defensive backs 27 I Al Burleson  7 I Lepoleon Ingram 28 I Terry Irvin 37 N Harry Kruger  4 N Darrell Moir WR 32 I Ray Odums 24 N Tom Reimer 26 N Merv Walker Special teams  2 N J. T. Hay K Injured list 10 I Willie Burden RB Italics indicate International player Awards and records 1981 CFL All-Stars DB – Ray Odums, CFL All-Star Western All-Stars DB – Ray Odums, CFL Western All-Star DB – Merv Walker, CFL Western All-Star References Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons Category:1981 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1981 in sports in Alberta Category:1980s in Calgary