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
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
Roster 1981 Calgary Stampeders final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
P
Tight ends Offensive linemen T G T G/T G/C C
Defensive linemen DT DT DE DT DE DT Linebackers
FB
Defensive backs
WR
Special teams K
Injured list 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
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