Edmonton Eskimos 1981 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Western Conference
Western Conference Final
- Nov. 15, 1981 Won 22 – 16 vs BC
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 22, 1981 Won 26 – 23 vs Ottawa in Montreal, QC

Edmonton Eskimos 1981 Season Resources 1981 EDM Team Roster 1981 EDM Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Fri Jun 5 9:00 PM	EDM 12 @ CGY 11	W	29,292
B	Wed Jun 10 8:00 PM	EDM 25 @ WPG 16	W	8,405
C	Tue Jun 16 9:30 PM	SSK 1 @ EDM 17	W	43,426
D	Fri Jun 26 9:30 PM	BC 2 @ EDM 26	W	43,346


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Fri Jul 3 8:00 PM	EDM 47 @ OTT 21	W	22,053	CTV
2	Sat Jul 11 9:30 PM	CGY 10 @ EDM 30	W	43,346	CBCW
3	Sun Jul 19 4:00 PM	EDM 28 @ WPG 38	L	25,785	CTVW
4	Sun Jul 26 1:30 PM	EDM 33 @ MTL 17	W	45,835	CTV
5	Sat Aug 1 9:00 PM	HAM 5 @ EDM 41	W	43,346	CBC, R/C
6	Bye
7	Thu Aug 13 8:00 PM	EDM 22 @ TOR 12	W	38,288	CTVR
8	Sat Aug 22 9:00 PM	WPG 10 @ EDM 28	W	43,346	CBC, R/C
9	Sun Aug 30 4:00 PM	SSK 34 @ EDM 44	W	43,346	CTVW
10	Mon Sep 7 7:00 PM	EDM 34 @ HAM 34	T	30,121	CTV
11	Sun Sep 13 4:00 PM	BC 21 @ EDM 38	W	45,346	CBCW
12	Sat Sep 19 9:00 PM	EDM 21 @ CGY 10	W	34,657	CBC
13	Sat Sep 26 9:00 PM	MTL 11 @ EDM 62	W	48,472	CTV, R/C
14	Sat Oct 3 11:00 PM	EDM 22 @ BC 12	W	29,458	CTVR
15	Mon Oct 12 1:30 PM	OTT 6 @ EDM 24	W	45,805	CBC
16	Sun Oct 18 4:00 PM	EDM 41 @ SSK 29	W	30,312	CBCW
17	Sat Oct 24 9:00 PM	TOR 7 @ EDM 61	W	46,146	CTV
18	Bye


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sun Nov 15 4:00 PM	BC 16 @ EDM 22	W	52,861	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 22 1:30 PM	EDM 26 vs OTT 23	W	53,307	CBC, CTV

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	4	0	0	8	80	30	W4	4-0-0
Regular Season	16	14	1	1	29	576	277	W7	6-0-0
Home	8	8	0	0	16	328	104	W8	6-0-0
Visitor	8	6	1	1	13	248	173	W3	5-0-1
Divisional opponent	8	7	1	0	14	252	164	W6	6-0-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	7	0	1	15	324	113	W3	5-0-1

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 (5-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (4-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	3 (2-1-0)	9 (9-0-0)	3 (2-0-1)	4 (3-1-0)
After 2nd	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-1-1)	14 (14-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-1-1)
After 3rd	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-1-1)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (3-1-1)
After 4th	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (6-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	1 (0-1-0)	14 (14-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	1 (0-1-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ EDM	EDM @
Divisional	0.563	4-0-0 (4)	3-1-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.336	4-0-0 (4)	3-0-1 (4)
BC Lions (2)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.688	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.719	1-0-0 (1)	0-0-1 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (2)	0.188	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1981	1980 +/-
Average Combined Score	53.31	+4.19
Average Winning Score	36.71	+2.02
Average Losing Score	28.00	+10.00
Average Home Score	41.00	+8.00
Average Visitor Score	31.00	+0.88
Average Margin of Victory	22.07	+2.99
Average Margin of Loss	10.00	+2.00

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Edmonton	328 (41.0)	248 (31.0)	576 (36.0)
Total	Opponent	173 (21.6)	104 (13.0)	277 (17.3)
1st	Edmonton	56 (7.0)	50 (6.3)	106 (6.6)
1st	Opponent	25 (3.1)	11 (1.4)	36 (2.3)
2nd	Edmonton	133 (16.6)	90 (11.3)	223 (13.9)
2nd	Opponent	82 (10.3)	31 (3.9)	113 (7.1)
3rd	Edmonton	65 (8.1)	22 (2.8)	87 (5.4)
3rd	Opponent	27 (3.4)	29 (3.6)	56 (3.5)
4th	Edmonton	74 (9.3)	86 (10.8)	160 (10.0)
4th	Opponent	39 (4.9)	33 (4.1)	72 (4.5)

Head Coach

Hugh Campbell (Feb. 3, 1977 – Dec. 1, 1982)

Assistant Coaches

Bruce Lemmerman – Offensive assistant
Cal Murphy – Offensive assistant
Dan Daniel – Defensive assistant
Don Matthews – Defensive assistant

Edmonton Eskimos 1981 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

1 – Warren Moon

Defensive Star

1 – Dan Kepley
1 – Ed Jones
1 – James Parker

Lineman Star

2 – David Boone

1981 Player Awards and Nominations

1981 Most Outstanding

Player — Warren Moon (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Dan Kepley (Winner)
Offensive Lineman — Hector Pothier (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Dale Potter (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Gary Hayes (Team Nominee)

Edmonton Eskimos 1981 All-Star Selections

10 All-Canadian Selections

RB	Jim Germany
WR	Brian Kelly
T	Hector Pothier
T	Bill Stevenson
DT	Dave Fennell
DE	David Boone, Jr.
MLB	Dan Kepley
OLB	James “Quick” Parker
DHB	Ed “Too Small” Jones
P	Hank Ilesic

10 All-Division Selections

RB	Jim Germany
WR	Brian Kelly^*
T	Hector Pothier
T	Bill Stevenson
DT	Dave Fennell
DE	David Boone, Jr.
MLB	Dan Kepley
OLB	James “Quick” Parker
DHB	Ed “Too Small” Jones^*
P	Hank Ilesic

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1981 Edmonton Eskimos Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–9 (9)		Rob Logan (DE)	Waterloo
2–9 (18)		Mike Reid (C)	Ottawa
3–9 (27)		Scott Essery (TE)	Windsor
4–9 (36)		Ron Lammers (DL)	Alberta
5–9 (45)		Robin Lawrence (DB)	Alberta
6–9 (54)		Wyatt Wishart (DT)	Concordia
7–9 (63)		Craig Mallender (RB)	Windsor