Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Sun Jun 7 1:30 PM
HAM 27 @ MTL 21 W  
B
Sat Jun 13 7:00 PM
TOR 15 @ HAM 3 L  
C
Thu Jun 18 8:00 PM
HAM 23 @ TOR 16 W  
D
Sat Jun 27 7:00 PM
MTL 38 @ HAM 24 L  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sun Jul 5 4:00 PM
HAM 33 @ WPG 23 W CTV
2
Sat Jul 11 7:00 PM
OTT 10 @ HAM 47 W CBCE, R/C
3
Fri Jul 17 9:00 PM
HAM 6 @ CGY 26 L CTV
4
Sat Jul 25 7:00 PM
TOR 13 @ HAM 57 W  
5
Sat Aug 1 9:00 PM
HAM 5 @ EDM 41 L CBC, R/C
6
Sat Aug 8 7:00 PM
CGY 16 @ HAM 28 W CBCE
7
Sun Aug 16 5:00 PM
HAM 37 @ BC 23 W CTV
9Bye
9
Sat Aug 29 7:00 PM
MTL 11 @ HAM 16 W CBCE, R/C
10
Mon Sep 7 7:00 PM
EDM 34 @ HAM 34 T CTV
11
Sat Sep 12 1:30 PM
HAM 26 @ MTL 10 W CBC
12
Sun Sep 20 1:30 PM
WPG 13 @ HAM 25 W R/C
13
Sat Sep 26 2:00 PM
HAM 30 @ OTT 16 W CTVE
14
Sun Oct 4 4:00 PM
HAM 30 @ SSK 26 W CBC
15
Mon Oct 12 4:00 PM
SSK 28 @ HAM 12 L CTV, R/C
17Bye
17
Sun Oct 25 1:30 PM
BC 34 @ HAM 7 L CTV, R/C
18
Sat Oct 31 1:30 PM
HAM 21 @ TOR 11 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Final
Sun Nov 15 1:00 PM
OTT 17 @ HAM 13 L CTV
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 77 90 L1 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 11 4 1 23 414 335 W1 4-2-0
    Home 8 5 2 1 11 226 159 L2 3-2-1
    Visitor 8 6 2 0 12 188 176 W5 5-1-0
   Divisional opponent 6 6 0 0 12 197 71 W6 6-0-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 5 4 1 11 217 264 L2 3-2-1

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 4 (3-1-0) 2 (0-1-1) 2 (2-0-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 7 (6-1-0) 3 (1-1-1) 6 (4-2-0)
After 2nd 6 (5-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 11 (10-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 3rd 6 (5-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (2-2-0) 10 (9-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 2 (0-2-0) 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (11-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 4 (0-4-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.208 3-0-0 (3) 3-0-0 (3)
Non-Divisional 0.631 2-2-1 (5) 3-2-0 (5)
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.188
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.313
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.125
BC Lions (2) 0.625
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.375
Edmonton Elks (2) 0.906
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.563
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.688
19811980 +/-
Average Combined Score 46.81 +2.50
Average Winning Score 31.82 +6.57
Average Losing Score 7.50 -8.64
Average Home Score 28.25 +4.38
Average Visitor Score 23.50 +5.88
Average Margin of Victory 16.18 +7.93
Average Margin of Loss 24.75 +8.89
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Hamilton 226 (28.3) 188 (23.5) 414 (25.9)
Opponent 176 (22.0) 159 (19.9) 335 (20.9)
1st Hamilton 32 (4.0) 24 (3.0) 56 (3.5)
Opponent 45 (5.6) 18 (2.3) 63 (3.9)
2nd Hamilton 103 (12.9) 60 (7.5) 163 (10.2)
Opponent 41 (5.1) 47 (5.9) 88 (5.5)
3rd Hamilton 42 (5.3) 29 (3.6) 71 (4.4)
Opponent 45 (5.6) 23 (2.9) 68 (4.3)
4th Hamilton 49 (6.1) 75 (9.4) 124 (7.8)
Opponent 45 (5.6) 71 (8.9) 116 (7.3)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • Gunther Cunningham – Defensive Coordinator
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1981 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • 1 – Keith Baker
  • 1 – Tom Clements
Defensive Star
  • 2 – Ben Zambiasi
  • 1 – Carm Carteri
  • 1 – David Shaw
  • 1 – Harold Woods
Lineman Star
  • 1 – Edward Fulton
1981 Player Awards and Nominations
1981 Most Outstanding
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1981 All-Star Selections
3 All-Canadian Selections
OLB Ben Zambiasi
DHB Harold Woods
CB David Shaw
15 All-Division Selections
QB Tom Clements*
RB Rufus Crawford, Jr.
SB Rocky DiPietro
WR Keith Baker
C Henry Waszczuk
T Edward Fulton
DT Ecomet Burley, Jr.
DE Grover Covington
MLB John Priestner
OLB Carm Carteri
OLB Ben Zambiasi
DHB Harold Woods
CB Leroy Paul
CB David Shaw
K Bernie Ruoff

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–8 (17)   Terry Lehne (DB) Saskatchewan
3–8 (26)   Jeff Arp (OG) Western Ontario
4–8 (35)   Rob Sommerville (DB) Waterloo
5–8 (44)   Rick Maloney (TE) Western Ontario
6–8 (53)   Ian Troop (OG) Wilfrid Laurier
7–8 (62)   Bill Paul (RB) Sheridan

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