| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Dieter Brock | WPG |
| RB | Jim Germany | EDM |
| RB | Larry Key | BC |
| TE | Joey Walters | SSK |
| SB | Joe Poplawski | WPG |
| WR | Brian Kelly | EDM |
| WR | James Scott | MTL |
| C | Al Wilson | BC |
| G | Val Belcher | OTT |
| G | Larry Butler | WPG |
| T | Hector Pothier | EDM |
| T | Bill Stevenson | EDM |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| DT | Dave Fennell | EDM |
| DT | Mike Raines | OTT |
| DE | David Boone, Jr. | EDM |
| DE | Greg Marshall | OTT |
| MLB | Dan Kepley | EDM |
| OLB | James “Quick” Parker | EDM |
| OLB | Ben Zambiasi | HAM |
| DHB | Ed “Too Small” Jones | EDM |
| DHB | Harold Woods | HAM |
| CB | Ray Odums | CGY |
| CB | David Shaw | HAM |
| S | Randy Rhino | OTT |
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| P | Hank Ilesic | EDM |
| K | Trevor Kennerd | WPG |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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| Conference | Player Count |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | 8 (30.77%) |
| Western Conference | 18 (69.23%) |
| Division All-Star Teams |
|---|
| 1981 Eastern Conference All-Stars |
| 1981 Western Conference All-Stars |
| Player | Season | All-Canadian Selection | Division Selection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belcher, Val | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Boone, David Jr. | 7th | 1st | 3rd |
| Brock, Dieter | 8th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Butler, Larry | 6th | 3rd | 6th |
| Fennell, Dave | 8th | 5th | 5th |
| Germany, Jim | 5th | 1st | 2nd |
| Ilesic, Hank | 5th | 4th | 4th |
| Jones, Ed “Too Small” | 6th | 3rd | 4th |
| Kelly, Brian | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
| Kennerd, Trevor | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Kepley, Dan | 7th | 5th | 5th |
| Key, Larry | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Marshall, Greg | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Odums, Ray | 8th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Parker, James “Quick” | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| Poplawski, Joe | 4th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Pothier, Hector | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Raines, Mike | 8th | 1st | 4th |
| Rhino, Randy | 7th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Scott, James | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Shaw, David | 7th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Stevenson, Bill | 7th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Walters, Joey | 6th | 1st | 1st |
| Wilson, Al | 10th | 7th | 7th |
| Woods, Harold | 4th | 1st | 2nd |
| Zambiasi, Ben | 4th | 4th | 4th |
Number of times player, through 1981, has been selected to First Team All-Canadian and Division All-Star teams. Named to divisional team on offense and defense counts as two selections.
Note: All-Canadian selections began in 1962, division selections began in 1932 (IRFU) and 1937 (WIFU).
| Team | All-Canadian Selections | Division Selections |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Elks | 10 | 10 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 8 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 4 | 6 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 15 |
| BC Lions | 2 | 3 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 5 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 3 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 2 |