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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Ah You, Junior | I | DE | 9th (9th) | 31 | Arizona State | 16 |
| 79 | Arakgi, Nick | N | TE | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Bishop's | 14 |
| 12 | Baker, Keith | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Texas Southern | 15 |
| 7 | Barnes, Joe | I | QB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Texas Tech | 6 |
| 76 | Belliveau, Gene | N | DL | R (1st) | 22 | St. Francis Xavier | 12 |
| 25 | Biletnikoff, Fred | I | WR | R (1st) | 37 | Florida State | 16 |
| 37 | Brazley, Carl | I | DB | R (1st) | 22 | Western Kentucky | 3 |
| 39 | Buono, Wally | N | LB | 9th (9th) | 30 | Idaho State | 16 |
| 16 | Burrow, Jim Jr. | I | DB | 4th (4th) | 26 | 9 | |
| 22 | Chorney, Al | N | DB | 2nd (1st) | 22 | British Columbia (UBC) | 10 |
| 45 | Cousineau, Tom | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Ohio State | 16 |
| 20 | Credit, Keith | I | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Kent State | 1 |
| 74 | Dalla Riva, Peter | N | TE | 13th (13th) | 33 | Burlington Braves Jr. | 12 |
| 9 | Dattilio, Gerry | N | QB | 6th (5th) | 27 | Northern Colorado | 16 |
| 14 | Dumars, Dave | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 16 |
| 47 | Friesen, Jerry | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Saskatchewan | 16 |
| 72 | Gair, Bruce | N | WR | R (1st) | 23 | Bishop's | 3 |
| 27 | Gelley, Steve | N | DB | 5th (2nd) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 19 | Grant, Steve | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Washington State | 10 |
| 26 | Green, David | I | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Edinboro | 14 |
| 99 | Gregoire, Gabriel | N | DE | 5th (5th) | 26 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | 10 |
| 44 | Hameluck, Mike | N | C | 3rd (3rd) | 21 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 16 |
| 62 | Hampton, Bill | I | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Arkansas | 16 |
| 18 | Harris, Dickie | I | DB | 9th (9th) | 30 | South Carolina | 16 |
| 10 | Hawco, Joe | N | RB | R (1st) | 23 | Toronto (UofT) | 16 |
| 75 | Judges, Gord | N | DT | 12th (12th) | 32 | Scarborough Rams Jr. | 6 |
| 42 | Knowlton, Gordie | N | LB | 5th (1st) | 30 | Jacksonville State | 5 |
| 58 | Mangold, Roland | N | G | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Northeast Missouri State | 16 |
| 17 | McGrath, Gerry | N | K | R (1st) | 21 | Verdun Maple Leafs Jr. | 10 |
| 33 | McMann, Chuck | N | TE | 5th (5th) | 29 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 61 | Payton, Doug | I | G | 3rd (3rd) | 27 | Colorado | 16 |
| 66 | Pfohl, Larry | I | T | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Miami | 11 |
| 21 | Rhino, Randy | I | DB | 6th (6th) | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 |
| 35 | Sales, Roland | I | RB | R (1st) | 24 | Arkansas | 3 |
| 70 | Scott, Doug | N | DL | R (1st) | 21 | Boise State | 16 |
| 53 | Smith, Doug | N | C | 7th (7th) | 28 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 |
| 36 | Smith, Larry | N | TE | 9th (9th) | 29 | Bishop's | 16 |
| 11 | Sweet, Don | N | K | 9th (9th) | 31 | Washington State | 6 |
| 70 | Szpytma, Ed | N | DE | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | McMaster | 13 |
| 8 | Uteck, Larry | N | DB | 7th (3rd) | 27 | Wilfrid Laurier | 6 |
| 32 | Walker, Alvin “Skip” | I | RB | R (1st) | 25 | Texas A&M | 13 |
| 52 | Watrin, Ray | N | T | 11th (6th) | 35 | Utah State | 5 |
| 64 | Weir, Glen | N | DT | 9th (9th) | 28 | London Lords Int. | 16 |
| 2 | Wilson, Woodrow | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | North Carolina State | 13 |
| 67 | Yochum, Dan | I | DB | 9th (9th) | 29 | Syracuse | 5 |
| 55 | Zachery, James | I | DE | R (1st) | 21 | Texas A&M | 7 |
† – Age at start of 1980 season (July 8, 1980).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 46 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 46 |
Players from 1979 no longer with team: 14 players
Remaining players from 1979: 30 players
New players added in 1980: 16 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 14 |
| 2 – 4 years | 13 |
| 5 – 9 years | 16 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 4.26 years average experience | 46 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 10 | 110 | 192.0 | 5′ 11.7″ | |
| DE | 4 | 46 | 237.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DL | 2 | 28 | 242.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| DT | 2 | 22 | 243.5 | 6′ 2.5″ | |
| LB | 5 | 69 | 218.2 | 6′ 0.6″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 32 | 250.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| G | 2 | 32 | 255.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| QB | 3 | 32 | 198.7 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| RB | 4 | 46 | 195.5 | 5′ 10.5″ | |
| T | 2 | 16 | 255.0 | 6′ 2.5″ | |
| TE | 4 | 58 | 224.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| WR | 4 | 35 | 188.3 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 2 | 16 | 192.0 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 24 | 288 | (18.00 [min 304]) |
| Import | 19 | 222 | (13.88 [max 208]) |
| QB (Non-import) | 1 | 16 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| QB (Import) | 2 | 16 | |
| Total | 46 | 542 | (33.88 [max 544]) |