Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Class | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Anderson, Jerry | I | DB | R (1st) | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | Aynsley, Brock | N | WR | 8th (3rd) | 30 | Washington State | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Blair, Jack | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | Carr, Brad | I | LB | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Maryland | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Clare, Lou | N | LB | 8th (5th) | 30 | Minnesota | 15 | 1 |
| 21 | Clarkson, Ross | N | WR | 7th (1st) | 28 | Simon Fraser | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Cobb, Chris “Poke” | I | RB | R (1st) | 21 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Colwell, Phil | N | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Crawford, Rufus Jr. | I | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Virginia State | 8 | 0 |
| 55 | Crennel, Carl | I | LB | 10th (1st) | 31 | West Virginia | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Cyncar, Marco | N | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Alberta | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Davidson, Linden | N | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Ottawa | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | DiPietro, Rocky | N | TE | 3rd (3rd) | 22 | Ottawa | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Dosant, Al | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Windsor | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Dubinetz, Greg | I | DL | 3rd (1st) | 26 | Yale | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Fulton, Edward | I | G | R (1st) | 25 | Maryland | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | George, Ed | I | TE | 7th (2nd) | 33 | Wake Forest | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | Graham, Randy | N | DB | 5th (3rd) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Graves, Obie | I | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Cal State-Fullerton | 6 | 1 |
| 78 | Hackney, Cam | N | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Simon Fraser | 8 | 0 |
| 62 | Harris, Bob | I | OL | R (1st) | 22 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Heighton, Jim | N | DT | 12th (2nd) | 35 | None | 0 | 1 |
| 73 | Holland, John | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 28 | Tennessee State | 16 | 1 |
| 63 | Honey, Ray | N | TE | 4th (1st) | 26 | Drake | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Kuchma, Rick | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Hamilton Hurricanes Jr. | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Labbett, Craig | N | TE | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Western Ontario | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Lemmerman, Bruce | I | QB | 10th (1st) | 34 | Cal State-Northridge | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Lewis, Leo III | I | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Missouri | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | MacLean, Alan | N | OL | 4th (1st) | 25 | Bishop's | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Marler, David | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Mississippi State | 13 | 1 |
| 66 | Martin, Willie | I | TE | 8th (2nd) | 29 | Northeastern State | 15 | 1 |
| 20 | McCorquindale, John | N | RB | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Brigham Young | 11 | 1 |
| 56 | Moffat, Alan | N | DL | 5th (5th) | 28 | Ottawa | 14 | 1 |
| 69 | Muller, Jim | N | DE | R (1st) | 23 | Queen's | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Nielsen, Emil | N | DB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 7 | 1 |
| 34 | Paterson, Gord | N | WR | 7th (2nd) | 29 | Manitoba | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Paul, Leroy | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Texas Southern | 16 | 1 |
| 62 | Petruccio, Tony | I | DE | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Penn State | 0 | 1 |
| 71 | Pettersen, Leif | N | WR | 7th (3rd) | 29 | Otterbein | 14 | 1 |
| 32 | Powell, Steve | I | RB | R (1st) | 24 | Truman State | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Priestner, John | N | LB | R (1st) | 21 | Western Ontario | 7 | 1 |
| 68 | Ramey, Jim Jr. | I | DE | R (1st) | 23 | Kentucky | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Redl, Doug | N | OL | 3rd (1st) | 24 | Saskatchewan | 16 | 1 |
| 70 | Ross, Don | N | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Acadia | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | Rowland, Ronnie | I | RB | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | Washington | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Rozantz, Tom | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | William and Mary | 7 | 1 |
| 53 | Rozier, Bob | I | DE | R (1st) | 23 | California-Berkeley | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Ruoff, Bernie | N | K | 6th (1st) | 28 | Syracuse | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | Shaw, David | I | DB | 6th (6th) | 27 | Prairie View A&M | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Smith, Wayne | N | DL | 12th (1st) | 30 | None | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | Taylor, Drew | I | DE | 3rd (1st) | 29 | San Jose State | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Ward, Ian | N | DT | R (1st) | 23 | Western Ontario | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Waszczuk, Henry | N | C | 6th (6th) | 29 | Kent State | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Weatherbie, Charlie | U | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Woods, Harold | I | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | West Virginia | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Woznesensky, Lyall | N | DT | 4th (1st) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | Zambiasi, Ben | I | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Georgia | 14 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1980 season (July 8, 1980).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 57 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 57 |
Players from 1979 no longer with team: 36 players
Remaining players from 1979: 24 players
New players added in 1980: 33 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 17 |
| 2 – 4 years | 24 |
| 5 – 9 years | 12 |
| 10+ years | 4 |
| 3.65 years average experience | 57 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 7 | 97 | 183.2 | 5′ 10.7″ | |
| DE | 5 | 48 | 233.3 | 6′ 3.8″ | |
| DL | 4 | 34 | 252.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| DT | 3 | 21 | 245.7 | 6′ 4.7″ | |
| LB | 7 | 67 | 218.1 | 6′ 1.3″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 16 | 230.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 7 | 250.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| OL | 3 | 19 | 252.5 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| QB | 4 | 32 | 195.7 | 6′ 1.3″ | |
| RB | 9 | 54 | 189.4 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| TE | 5 | 60 | 242.0 | 6′ 3.8″ | |
| WR | 7 | 72 | 180.8 | 6′ 0.5″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 185.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 30 | 303 | (18.94 [min 304]) |
| Import | 23 | 208 | (13.00 [max 208]) |
| QB (Unknown) | 1 | 4 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| QB (Import) | 3 | 28 | |
| Total | 57 | 543 | (33.94 [max 544]) |