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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Avery, Jeff | N | WR | 6th (6th) | 28 | Ottawa | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Barden, Ricky | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | North Carolina | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Beckstead, Ian | N | TE | R (1st) | 23 | Richmond | 16 | 1 |
| 68 | Belcher, Val | I | G | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Houston | 16 | 1 |
| 41 | Berryman, Tim | N | LB | 6th (5th) | 26 | Ottawa | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Brazley, Carl | I | DB | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Brune, Larry | I | DB | 5th (4th) | 28 | Rice | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Burrow, Jim Jr. | I | DB | 5th (1st) | 27 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Calcagni, Ron | I | QB | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Arkansas | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Case, Jordan | I | QB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | North Texas | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Cook, Gary | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Carleton | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | Cook, Glenn | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Richmond | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | Cox, Martin | I | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Crump, Richard | I | RB | 7th (3rd) | 26 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Davis, Mike | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Colorado | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Fance, Calvin | I | RB | R (1st) | 21 | Rice | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Fields, Sharay | I | DB | R (1st) | 21 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Fournier, Randy | N | OL | R (1st) | 22 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Foxx, Ron | I | LB | 6th (4th) | 30 | Alabama A&M | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Gabriel, Tony | N | TE | 11th (7th) | 32 | Syracuse | 14 | 1 |
| 76 | Glassford, John | N | LB | 5th (5th) | 28 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | Grimes, Greg | I | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Washington | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Hardee, Billy Jr. | I | DB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 |
| 64 | Hook, Tim | N | C | 2nd (1st) | 23 | Montana | 16 | 1 |
| 59 | Inglis, Malcolm | N | T | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Carleton | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Kirk, Kelvin | I | WR | 5th (1st) | 26 | Dayton | 14 | 1 |
| 36 | Manns, Eric | I | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Wayne State | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Marshall, Greg | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Oregon State | 16 | 1 |
| 43 | Mitchell, William | I | LB | R (1st) | 21 | Long Beach State | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Organ, Gerry | N | WR, K | 10th (10th) | 36 | Guelph | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Park, John | N | TE | R (1st) | 23 | Bowling Green | 16 | 1 |
| 33 | Peels, Derrek | I | RB | R (1st) | 21 | Santa Monica CC | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Peerman, Mike | I | LB | R (1st) | 24 | Colorado | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Phillips, Rudy | I | OL | R (1st) | 23 | North Texas | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Philp, Mark | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Richmond | 5 | 1 |
| 73 | Piaskoski, Jim | N | DE | 10th (10th) | 32 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | Pitts, Wiley Jr. | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Temple | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Platt, Sam | I | RB | R (1st) | 22 | Florida State | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Powell, Kevin | N | T | 3rd (1st) | 25 | Utah State | 16 | 1 |
| 79 | Raines, Mike | I | DT | 7th (7th) | 28 | Alabama | 15 | 1 |
| 32 | Reid, Jim | N | RB | 3rd (2nd) | 23 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Rhino, Randy | I | DB | 7th (1st) | 27 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 0 |
| 61 | Seymour, Doug | N | DE | 5th (1st) | 28 | Missouri | 9 | 1 |
| 52 | Simmons, Ron | I | DL | R (1st) | 22 | Florida State | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Sowieta, Rick | N | LB | 5th (3rd) | 27 | Richmond | 16 | 1 |
| 5 | Stanton, Jerome | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Michigan State | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Starkey, Kevin | I | QB | R (1st) | 22 | Long Beach State | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Staub, Pat | I | G | 2nd (2nd) | 26 | Temple | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Stenerson, Peter | N | RB | 7th (7th) | 27 | Carleton | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | Stephen, Bob | N | OL | R (1st) | 23 | Ottawa Sooners Jr. | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Stoqua, Pat | N | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Carleton | 10 | 1 |
| 27 | Sutton, Jon | I | DB | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | New Mexico | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Joe | N | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Tittley, Larry | N | C | 6th (2nd) | 28 | Concordia | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | Walker, Bruce | N | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Windsor | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Walker, Jimmy | I | DL | 3rd (2nd) | 24 | Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Ward, Ian | N | DT | 2nd (1st) | 24 | Western Ontario | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Watts, J.C. Jr. | I | QB | R (1st) | 23 | Oklahoma | 9 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1981 season (July 2, 1981).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 58 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 58 |
Players from 1980 no longer with team: 22 players
Remaining players from 1980: 28 players
New players added in 1981: 30 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 20 |
| 2 – 4 years | 21 |
| 5 – 9 years | 14 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 3.22 years average experience | 58 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 13 | 105 | 187.7 | 5′ 11.8″ | |
| DE | 2 | 23 | 237.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| DL | 3 | 24 | 265.0 | 6′ 1.5″ | |
| DT | 2 | 30 | 245.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| LB | 7 | 60 | 221.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 32 | 238.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| G | 2 | 21 | 255.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| OL | 3 | 13 | 245.0 | 6′ 2.7″ | |
| QB | 4 | 32 | 191.3 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| RB | 8 | 55 | 205.0 | 6′ 0.3″ | |
| T | 2 | 32 | 257.5 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| TE | 3 | 46 | 229.7 | 6′ 3.3″ | |
| WR | 7 | 69 | 183.0 | 6′ 0.6″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 200.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 25 | 302 | (18.88 [min 304]) |
| Import | 29 | 208 | (13.00 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 4 | 32 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| Total | 58 | 542 | (33.88 [max 544]) |