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 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Aldag, Roger | N | G | 6th (6th) | 27 | Regina Rams Jr. | 16 |
| 7 | Barnes, Joe | I | QB | 6th (2nd) | 29 | Texas Tech | 16 |
| 42 | Berryman, Kerry | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Regina Rams Jr. | 5 |
| 22 | Brown, Lester | I | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Clemson | 16 |
| 13 | Clark, Ken | N | P | 6th (2nd) | 33 | Saint Mary's | 16 |
| 52 | Crennel, Carl | I | LB | 11th (1st) | 32 | West Virginia | 15 |
| 74 | DeFrance, Chris | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Arizona State | 16 |
| 25 | Dennis, Steve | I | DB | 7th (5th) | 29 | Grambling State | 16 |
| 33 | Edwards, Dwight | N | WR | 4th (2nd) | 27 | Mississauga Raiders Jr. | 16 |
| 2 | Fieger, Greg | N | RB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Regina Rams Jr. | 16 |
| 11 | Fraser, Stew | N | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | New Brunswick | 16 |
| 50 | Friesen, Jerry | N | LB | 4th (1st) | 25 | Saskatchewan | 4 |
| 78 | Goldsmith, Vince | I | DE | R (1st) | 21 | Oregon | 16 |
| 51 | Hackney, Cam | N | LB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 2 | Hamilton, Marshall | N | DB | R (1st) | 23 | Regina Rams Jr. | 16 |
| 53 | Hornett, Gerry | N | C, T | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 35 | Hosea, Bobby Jr. | I | DB | 3rd (2nd) | 25 | California-Los Angeles (UCLA) | 16 |
| 12 | Hufnagel, John | I | QB | 6th (2nd) | 29 | Penn State | 16 |
| 61 | Illerbrun, Bryan | N | G | 4th (4th) | 24 | Regina Rams Jr. | 15 |
| 62 | Johns, Al | N | DT | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Pacific | 16 |
| 28 | Jones, Andre | I | DB | R (1st) | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) | 11 |
| 29 | Jones, Zack | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5 |
| 64 | MacIver, Doug | N | DT | 6th (3rd) | 28 | Manitoba | 16 |
| 10 | McBride, Billy | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Tennessee State | 16 |
| 32 | McCorquindale, John | N | FB | 4th (1st) | 26 | Brigham Young | 14 |
| 20 | McEachern, Ken | N | DB | 8th (8th) | 28 | Weber State | 16 |
| 57 | Poley, Bob | N | C | 4th (4th) | 25 | Regina Rams Jr. | 16 |
| 58 | Quilter, Neil | N | G | 3rd (3rd) | 24 | British Columbia (UBC) | 16 |
| 37 | Robinson, Frank | I | LB | R (1st) | 22 | Tulane | 16 |
| 66 | Samples, Mike | I | DT | 9th (4th) | 31 | Drake | 14 |
| 54 | Schultz, Tom | N | LB | 4th (2nd) | 26 | Simon Fraser | 15 |
| 68 | Skolrood, Lawrie | N | TE | 8th (4th) | 29 | North Dakota | 12 |
| 69 | Swafford, Don | I | T | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Florida | 16 |
| 19 | Tolbert, Emanuel | I | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 22 | Southern Methodist | 16 |
| 16 | Walters, Joey | I | WR | 5th (5th) | 26 | Clemson | 16 |
| 38 | Watson, Paul | N | K | R (1st) | 22 | Washington State | 16 |
| 46 | West, Bernard | I | LB | R (1st) | 23 | North Texas | 2 |
| 76 | Woznesensky, Lyall | N | DE | 5th (1st) | 27 | Simon Fraser | 16 |
† – Age at start of 1981 season (July 2, 1981).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 38 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 38 |
Players from 1980 no longer with team: 34 players
Remaining players from 1980: 27 players
New players added in 1981: 11 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 7 |
| 2 – 4 years | 19 |
| 5 – 9 years | 11 |
| 10+ years | 1 |
| 3.76 years average experience | 38 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 8 | 112 | 180.9 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| DE | 2 | 32 | 238.5 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DT | 3 | 46 | 241.7 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| LB | 7 | 73 | 217.4 | 6′ 0.9″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 2 | 32 | 253.5 | 6′ 3.5″ | |
| FB | 1 | 14 | 205.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| G | 3 | 47 | 255.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| QB | 2 | 32 | 196.0 | 5′ 11.0″ | |
| RB | 2 | 32 | 182.5 | 5′ 10.5″ | |
| T | 2 | 32 | 256.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| TE | 1 | 12 | 240.0 | 6′ 4.0″ | |
| WR | 4 | 64 | 183.0 | 5′ 10.8″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 1 | 16 | 195.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| P | 1 | 16 | 197.0 | 6′ 2.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 21 | 305 | (19.06 [min 304]) |
| Import | 15 | 207 | (12.94 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 2 | 32 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| Total | 38 | 544 | (34.00 [max 544]) |