1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1981 11–4–1 1st, East Ralph Sazio (3–2) Joe Zuger (8–2–1) Frank Kush Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost East Final Tom Clements Rocky DiPietro Howard Fields Tiger-Cats seasons The 1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 24th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 32nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division for the second consecutive year with an 11–4–1 record. They lost the East Final to the heavy underdog Ottawa Rough Riders team that finished 5–11–0. In the first season of full inter-division play, the Tiger-Cats finished with a 6–0 record against the East Division, outscoring their opponents 197 to 71. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 7 at Montreal Alouettes W 27–21 1–0 B June 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–15 1–1 C June 18 at Toronto Argonauts W 23–16 2–1 D June 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–38 2–2 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1981/time_zone/0 1981 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://archive.today/20130115083930/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1981/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 dead Regular season Season standings HAM Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–23 1–0 2 July 11 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 47–10 2–0 3 July 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–26 2–1 4 July 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 57–13 3–1 5 Aug 1 at Edmonton Eskimos L 5–41 3–2 6 Aug 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 28–16 4–2 7 Aug 16 at BC Lions W 37–23 5–2 8 Bye 9 Aug 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 16–11 6–2 10 Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 34–34 6–2–1 11 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 26–10 7–2–1 12 Sept 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–13 8–2–1 13 Sept 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–16 9–2–1 14 Oct 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–26 10–2–1 15 Oct 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–28 10–3–1 16 Bye 17 Oct 25 vs. BC Lions L 7–34 10–4–1 18 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 21–11 11–4–1 Postseason Schedule Game Date Opponent Result East Final Nov 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–17 Roster 1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  2 I Tom Clements  8 I Dave Marler Running backs 22 N Mark Bragagnolo 24 I Rufus Crawford 32 N Dave Graffi 26 I David Green Wide receivers  1 I Keith Baker 34 N Gord Paterson 71 N Leif Pettersen 70 N Kerry Smith  3 I Steve Stapler Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro Offensive linemen 52 N John Blake G 54 N Ross Francis G 59 I Ed Fulton T 56 I Alan Moffat G 55 N Bob Van Duyne T 50 N Henry Waszczuk C Defensive linemen 74 I Ecomet Burley DT 66 I Grover Covington DE 63 N Rick Kalvaitis DT 69 N Jim Muller DE/DT 60 I Steve Parker DE Linebackers 41 N Jack Blair 47 N Carm Carteri 39 N Ed Gataveckas 36 N John Priestner 31 I Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 17 I Jerry Anderson 14 I Gerald Bess 16 I Howard Fields 30 N Emil Nielsen 27 I Leroy Paul 37 I David Shaw  6 I Harold Woods 28 N Preston Young Special teams 10 N Bernie Ruoff K/P Injured list 67 N Doug Redl C Italics indicate American players Awards and honours 1981 All-Stars David Shaw, Defensive back Harold Woods, Defensive back Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker References Hamilton Tiger-cats Season, 1981 Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:1981 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1981 in sports in Ontario