Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Thu Jun 4 8:00 PM
OTT 20 @ TOR 12 W  
B
Thu Jun 11 8:00 PM
MTL 17 @ OTT 18 W  
C
Sun Jun 21 1:30 PM
OTT 17 @ MTL 21 L  
D
Fri Jun 26 8:00 PM
TOR 25 @ OTT 35 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Fri Jul 3 8:00 PM
EDM 47 @ OTT 21 L CTV
2
Sat Jul 11 7:00 PM
OTT 10 @ HAM 47 L CBCE, R/C
3
Fri Jul 17 7:00 PM
MTL 31 @ OTT 33 W R/C
4
Sat Jul 25 11:00 PM
OTT 17 @ BC 31 L CBC
6Bye
6
Fri Aug 7 8:00 PM
TOR 11 @ OTT 38 W CTV
7
Sat Aug 15 8:00 PM
SSK 32 @ OTT 16 L CBC
8
Fri Aug 21 9:00 PM
OTT 18 @ CGY 30 L CTV
9
Fri Aug 28 9:00 PM
OTT 8 @ WPG 31 L CTV
10
Fri Sep 4 8:00 PM
BC 7 @ OTT 17 W CTV
11
Sun Sep 13 1:30 PM
OTT 23 @ TOR 6 W CBCE, R/C
12
Sun Sep 20 4:00 PM
OTT 23 @ SSK 26 L  
13
Sat Sep 26 2:00 PM
HAM 30 @ OTT 16 L CTVE
14
Sat Oct 3 2:00 PM
WPG 44 @ OTT 24 L CTV
15
Mon Oct 12 1:30 PM
OTT 6 @ EDM 24 L CBC
16
Sun Oct 18 1:30 PM
CGY 10 @ OTT 21 W CBCE
18Bye
18
Sun Nov 1 1:30 PM
OTT 15 @ MTL 39 L CBCE
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sun Nov 8 1:00 PM
MTL 16 @ OTT 20 W CBC
Final
Sun Nov 15 1:00 PM
OTT 17 @ HAM 13 W CTV
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Grey Cup
Sun Nov 22 1:30 PM
EDM 26 vs OTT 23 L CBC, CTV
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 3 1 0 6 90 75 W1 3-1-0
Regular Season 16 5 11 0 10 306 446 L1 1-5-0
    Home 8 4 4 0 8 186 212 W1 3-3-0
    Visitor 8 1 7 0 2 120 234 L3 1-5-0
   Divisional opponent 6 3 3 0 6 135 164 L2 3-3-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 2 8 0 4 171 282 W1 2-4-0

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 3 (1-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (2-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0) 4 (1-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 10 (3-7-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (1-4-0) 4 (1-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 6 (3-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 9 (1-8-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0) 6 (4-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 9 (0-9-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 11 (0-11-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.344 2-1-0 (3) 1-2-0 (3)
Non-Divisional 0.631 2-3-0 (5) 0-5-0 (5)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.719
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.188
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 47.00 +0.38
Average Winning Score 26.40 -4.03
Average Losing Score 15.82 +0.26
Average Home Score 23.25 -1.50
Average Visitor Score 15.00 -4.38
Average Margin of Victory 13.40 +0.83
Average Margin of Loss 18.82 +4.60
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 186 (23.3) 120 (15.0) 306 (19.1)
Opponent 234 (29.3) 212 (26.5) 446 (27.9)
1st Ottawa 35 (4.4) 24 (3.0) 59 (3.7)
Opponent 58 (7.3) 34 (4.3) 92 (5.8)
2nd Ottawa 50 (6.3) 52 (6.5) 102 (6.4)
Opponent 55 (6.9) 75 (9.4) 130 (8.1)
3rd Ottawa 38 (4.8) 16 (2.0) 54 (3.4)
Opponent 56 (7.0) 45 (5.6) 101 (6.3)
4th Ottawa 63 (7.9) 28 (3.5) 91 (5.7)
Opponent 65 (8.1) 58 (7.3) 123 (7.7)
Head Coach
Assistant Coaches
  • Jerry Keeling – Offensive backfield
  • Joe Moss – Offensive line
  • Bob O'Billovich – Defensive secondary
  • Don Sutherin – Defensive line
Ottawa Rough Riders 1981 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • None
Defensive Star
  • None
Lineman Star
  • 1 – Rudy Phillips
1981 Player Awards and Nominations
1981 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1981 All-Star Selections
4 All-Canadian Selections
G Val Belcher
DT Mike Raines
DE Greg Marshall
S Randy Rhino
6 All-Division Selections
TE Tony Gabriel
G Val Belcher
DT Mike Raines
DE Greg Marshall
DHB Larry Brune
S Randy Rhino

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–3 (3)   Maurice Doyle (RB) Toronto (UofT)
2–3 (12)   Don Burns (WR) Ottawa
4–3 (30)   Eric Boss (DT) Toronto (UofT)
5–3 (39)   Larry Ring (DB) Bishop's
6–3 (48)   Tony Refossco (OT) Toronto (UofT)
7–3 (57)   Rob Ball (DT) Queen's

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