1981 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Edmonton Eskimos 1981 14–1–1 1st, West Norm Kimball Hugh Campbell Commonwealth Stadium Won Grey Cup Image:CFL EDM Jersey 1979.png Eskimos seasons 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 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 deadhttp://www.profootballarchives.com/1981cfledm.html 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Regular season Season standings EDM 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 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 23https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1981 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1981 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130819184624/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1981 2013-08-19 dead Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB) Dick Suderman Trophy – Neil Lumsden Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Kepley Roster 1981 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Brian Broomell  1 I Warren Moon 12 I Tom Wilkinson Running backs 25 I Jim Germany 31 N Sean Kehoe 32 N Neil Lumsden 33 N Craig Mallender 23 N Angelo Santucci Receivers 27 N Marco Cyncar 70 I Brian Kelly 15 N Stu Lang 22 I Tom Scott 71 I Waddell Smith Offensive linemen 59 N Leo Blanchard G 53 N Bob Howes C 56 N Ted Milian C 63 N Hector Pothier G/T 62 N Bill Stevenson T/G 57 N Eric Upton G 44 N Mark Wald C Defensive linemen 64 I David Boone DE 55 I Ron Estay DE 65 N Dave Fennell NT 58 N Dan Kearns DE/NT Linebackers 42 I Danny Kepley 75 N Bill Manchuk 40 I James Parker 30 N Dale Potter 20 N Tom Towns Defensive backs 37 G Emilio Fraietta 28 I Gary Hayes 13 I Larry Highbaugh 29 I Joe Hollimon 24 I Ed Jones  7 N Pete Lavorato 18 I Mike McLeodSpecial teams 26 N Dave Cutler K  8 N Hank Ilesic P Injured list 77 N Brian Fryer WR 34 I John Pointer LB Italics indicate American player Bold indicates Global player References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:N. J. Taylor Trophy championship seasons Category:1981 in sports in Alberta