1981 Toronto Argonauts season

CFL team season March 2026 Toronto Argonauts 1981 2–14 4th, East Willie Wood Tommy Hudspeth (interim)http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching All-Time Coaching 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching 2011-04-22 dead Exhibition Stadiumhttp://www.argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history Toronto Argonauts Stadium History 2011-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history 2011-04-22 dead did not qualify Image:CFL TOR Jersey 1981.png Argonauts seasons The 1981 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. Regular season In spite of a 2–14 record, the Argonauts actually ended their season occupying the final playoff spot in the East (the crossover rule, intended to prevent such a weak third place team from making the playoffs, had not yet been implemented). Had the Montreal Alouettes lost their final regular season game against the Ottawa Rough Riders, they would have also finished 2–14 in which case the Argonauts would have qualified has they had scored more points in head-to-head games. However, Montreal won their last game to finish 3–13 and in third place. Standings TOR Schedule Week Date Opponent Record Record Venue Attendance 1 July 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–19 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,243 2 July 10 at Montreal Alouettes L 22–23 0–2 Olympic Stadium 35,281 3 July 16 vs. BC Lions L 29–32 0–3 Exhibition Stadium 37,116 4 July 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–57 0–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,022 5 July 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–21 0–5 Exhibition Stadium 36,102 6 Aug 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–38 0–6 Lansdowne Park 22,658 7 Aug 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–22 0–7 Exhibition Stadium 38,268 8 Aug 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–38 0–8 Taylor Field 26,100 9 Bye 10 Sept 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 5–23 0–9 McMahon Stadium 30,381 11 Sept 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 0–10 Exhibition Stadium 30,340 12 Sept 19 at BC Lions L 14–45 0–11 Empire Stadium 20,196 13 Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 1–11 Exhibition Stadium 28,634 14 Bye 15 Oct 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 12–43 1–12 Winnipeg Stadium 22,757 16 Oct 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–14 2–12 Exhibition Stadium 31,038 17 Oct 24 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–61 2–13 Commonwealth Stadium 46,146 18 Oct 31 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–21 2–14 Exhibition Stadium 30,6151981 Toronto Argonauts http://www.profootballarchives.com/1981cfltor.html 2010-11-07 Roster 1981 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks  7 I Condredge Holloway 14 I Dan Manucci Running backs 34 N John Kinch 35 I Tony Lindsay 23 N John Lowe 20 I Cedric Minter 33 I Hubert Simpson Wide receivers 31 N Josh Borger 77 N Jan Carinci  8 I Martin Cox 32 I Dave Newman 25 N Paul Pearson 78 N Don Ross Tight ends 72 N Peter MullerOffensive linemen 61 N Rusty Brown G 69 N Dan Ferrone G 56 N John Foubert T 59 N Bob Lubig G 63 I John Malinosky T 57 N Warner Miles T/G 66 I Harold Norfleet T 58 I George Schecterly G 53 N Doug Smith C 50 N Tom Trifaux T Defensive linemen 54 I Bruce Clark DE 79 N Jim Corrigall DE 45 N Ron Engelson DT 75 N Gord Judges DT 65 I Reggie Lewis DE 64 N Leon Lyszkiewicz DT 70 N Brent Racette DELinebackers 74 I Ben Apuna 42 N Gord Elser 68 I Ron Foxx 52 N Duncan MacKinlay 76 N John Martini 78 N Tom Rusk 71 N Ron Southwick Defensive backs 26 N Steve Ackroyd 21 I Marcellus Greene 12 N Phil Jones 16 I Zack Jones 28 I Elbert Roberts  6 I Donovan Rose Special teams 19 N Zenon Andrusyshyn K/P Injured list 10 I Terry Greer WR Italics indicate International player Awards and honours 1981 CFL All-Stars None 1981 Eastern All-Stars RB – Cedric Minter, CFL Eastern All-Star P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, CFL Eastern All-Star 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide 2010 2011-05-07 168 http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf 30 April 2011 dead References 30em Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons Category:1981 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1981 in sports in Ontario