Season Summary

  • Finished 5th in the Western Conference
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
A
Fri Jun 5 9:00 PM
EDM 12 @ CGY 11 L 29,292  
B
Sat Jun 13 11:00 PM
CGY 4 @ BC 8 L 18,354  
C
Sun Jun 21 3:30 PM
CGY 20 @ SSK 33 L 18,599  
D
Fri Jun 26 9:00 PM
WPG 16 @ CGY 14 L 28,579  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1Bye
2
Sat Jul 11 9:30 PM
CGY 10 @ EDM 30 L 43,346 CBCW
3
Fri Jul 17 9:00 PM
HAM 6 @ CGY 26 W 30,812 CTV
4
Fri Jul 24 9:00 PM
CGY 25 @ SSK 16 W 26,992 CTV
5
Fri Jul 31 9:00 PM
BC 52 @ CGY 29 L 32,135 CTV
6
Sat Aug 8 7:00 PM
CGY 16 @ HAM 28 L 20,270 CBCE
7
Fri Aug 14 9:00 PM
WPG 17 @ CGY 18 W 32,349 CTV
8
Fri Aug 21 9:00 PM
OTT 18 @ CGY 30 W 30,276 CTV
9
Sat Aug 29 11:00 PM
CGY 21 @ BC 31 L 28,932 CBCW
10
Mon Sep 7 4:00 PM
TOR 5 @ CGY 23 W 30,381 CBC
11Bye
12
Sat Sep 19 9:00 PM
EDM 21 @ CGY 10 L 34,657 CBC
13
Sun Sep 27 1:30 PM
CGY 26 @ TOR 29 L 28,664 CBCE, R/C
14
Sun Oct 4 1:30 PM
CGY 16 @ MTL 22 L 15,523 CTV
15
Sat Oct 10 9:00 PM
MTL 3 @ CGY 29 W 29,986 CTV
16
Sun Oct 18 1:30 PM
CGY 10 @ OTT 21 L 15,002 CBCE
17
Sun Oct 25 4:00 PM
SSK 24 @ CGY 11 L 33,279 CBC
18
Sun Nov 1 4:00 PM
CGY 6 @ WPG 44 L 27,489 CBCW
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 0 4 0 0 49 69 L4 0-4-0
Regular Season 16 6 10 0 12 306 367 L3 1-5-0
    Home 8 5 3 0 10 176 146 L1 4-2-0
    Visitor 8 1 7 0 2 130 221 L6 0-6-0
   Divisional opponent 8 2 6 0 4 130 235 L4 1-5-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 4 4 0 8 176 132 L1 3-3-0

Full 1981 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 5 (1-4-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 10 (5-5-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 7 (5-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (1-8-0)
After 3rd 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 7 (5-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (1-8-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 10 (0-10-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.695 1-3-0 (4) 1-3-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.336 4-0-0 (4) 0-4-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.625
Edmonton Elks (2) 0.906
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.563
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.688
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.719
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.188
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.313
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.125
19811980 +/-
Average Combined Score 42.06 -5.56
Average Winning Score 25.17 -2.83
Average Losing Score 15.50 -6.64
Average Home Score 22.00 -6.12
Average Visitor Score 16.25 -6.50
Average Margin of Victory 14.33 +2.67
Average Margin of Loss 14.70 +7.13
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Calgary 176 (22.0) 130 (16.3) 306 (19.1)
Opponent 221 (27.6) 146 (18.3) 367 (22.9)
1st Calgary 44 (5.5) 33 (4.1) 77 (4.8)
Opponent 43 (5.4) 37 (4.6) 80 (5.0)
2nd Calgary 61 (7.6) 41 (5.1) 102 (6.4)
Opponent 98 (12.3) 33 (4.1) 131 (8.2)
3rd Calgary 34 (4.3) 19 (2.4) 53 (3.3)
Opponent 36 (4.5) 19 (2.4) 55 (3.4)
4th Calgary 37 (4.6) 37 (4.6) 74 (4.6)
Opponent 44 (5.5) 57 (7.1) 101 (6.3)
Head Coaches
Assistant Coach
  • Jerry Williams – Offensive Coordinator
Calgary Stampeders 1981 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • None
Defensive Star
  • 1 – Doug Battershill
Lineman Star
  • 1 – Ed McAleney
  • 1 – Reggie Lewis
1981 Player Awards and Nominations
1981 Most Outstanding
Calgary Stampeders 1981 All-Star Selections
1 All-Canadian Selections
CB Ray Odums
2 All-Division Selections
DHB Merv Walker
CB Ray Odums

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1981 Calgary Stampeders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1) [SSK] Frank Kosec (LB) Waterloo
1–6 (6)   Mike Wolfram (TE) Alberta
3–6 (24)   Karl Suutari (LB) Wisconsin
4–6 (33)   Ted Kozic (DE) Saint Mary's
5–6 (42)   Dan Pavlicik (TE) Concordia
6–6 (51)   Jay Troiano (DB) Simon Fraser
7–6 (60)   Wayne Harris, Jr. (LB) Calgary

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