Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1981 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

11 wins, 5 losses, 0 ties
Finished 2nd in the Western Conference
Western Conference Semi-final
- Nov. 8, 1981 Lost 11 – 15 vs BC

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1981 Season Resources 1981 WPG Team Roster 1981 WPG Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
A	Wed Jun 3 9:00 PM	SSK 19 @ WPG 10	L
B	Wed Jun 10 8:00 PM	EDM 25 @ WPG 16	L
C	Sat Jun 20 8:00 PM	WPG 18 @ BC 28	L
D	Fri Jun 26 9:00 PM	WPG 16 @ CGY 14	W


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		TV
1	Sun Jul 5 4:00 PM	HAM 33 @ WPG 23	L	CTV
2	Sun Jul 12 3:30 PM	WPG 22 @ SSK 20	W	CTVR
3	Sun Jul 19 4:00 PM	EDM 28 @ WPG 38	W	CTVW
4	Bye
5	Thu Jul 30 8:00 PM	WPG 21 @ TOR 18	W
6	Sat Aug 8 9:30 PM	MTL 2 @ WPG 58	W	CBCW, R/C
7	Fri Aug 14 9:00 PM	WPG 17 @ CGY 18	L	CTV
8	Sat Aug 22 9:00 PM	WPG 10 @ EDM 28	L	CBC, R/C
9	Fri Aug 28 9:00 PM	OTT 8 @ WPG 31	W	CTV
10	Bye
11	Sat Sep 12 9:00 PM	SSK 32 @ WPG 25	L	CTVW
12	Sun Sep 20 1:30 PM	WPG 13 @ HAM 25	L	R/C
13	Sun Sep 27 4:00 PM	BC 10 @ WPG 46	W	CBCW
14	Sat Oct 3 2:00 PM	WPG 44 @ OTT 24	W	CTV
15	Sun Oct 11 4:00 PM	TOR 12 @ WPG 43	W	CBC
16	Sat Oct 17 11:00 PM	WPG 49 @ BC 22	W	CTVW
17	Sat Oct 24 1:30 PM	WPG 33 @ MTL 13	W	CBC
18	Sun Nov 1 4:00 PM	CGY 6 @ WPG 44	W	CBCW


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		TV
Semi-Final	Sun Nov 8 4:00 PM	BC 15 @ WPG 11	L	CTV

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	1	3	0	2	60	86	W1	1-3-0
Regular Season	16	11	5	0	22	517	299	W6	6-0-0
Home	8	6	2	0	12	308	131	W3	5-1-0
Visitor	8	5	3	0	10	209	168	W3	3-3-0
Divisional opponent	8	5	3	0	10	251	164	W3	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	6	2	0	12	266	135	W3	5-1-0

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	7 (6-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	12 (9-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 2nd	8 (6-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (4-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	12 (10-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)
After 3rd	8 (6-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	12 (9-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)
After 4th	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	11 (11-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ WPG	WPG @
Divisional	0.617	3-1-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.336	3-1-0 (4)	3-1-0 (4)
BC Lions (2)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (2)	0.906	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.563	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.719	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (2)	0.188	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.125	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1981	1980 +/-
Average Combined Score	51.00	+2.19
Average Winning Score	39.00	+9.40
Average Losing Score	17.60	+1.27
Average Home Score	38.50	+12.88
Average Visitor Score	26.13	+2.50
Average Margin of Victory	24.18	+14.68
Average Margin of Loss	9.60	-5.07

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Winnipeg	308 (38.5)	209 (26.1)	517 (32.3)
Total	Opponent	168 (21.0)	131 (16.4)	299 (18.7)
1st	Winnipeg	65 (8.1)	51 (6.4)	116 (7.3)
1st	Opponent	32 (4.0)	14 (1.8)	46 (2.9)
2nd	Winnipeg	139 (17.4)	63 (7.9)	202 (12.6)
2nd	Opponent	61 (7.6)	26 (3.3)	87 (5.4)
3rd	Winnipeg	39 (4.9)	38 (4.8)	77 (4.8)
3rd	Opponent	24 (3.0)	29 (3.6)	53 (3.3)
4th	Winnipeg	65 (8.1)	57 (7.1)	122 (7.6)
4th	Opponent	51 (6.4)	62 (7.8)	113 (7.1)

Head Coach

Ray Jauch (Jan. 1, 1978 – Dec. 1, 1982)

Assistant Coaches

Bob Vespaziani – Assistant Offensive Coordinator
Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive line
Leo McKillip – Defensive Coordinator
Gene Stauber – Defensive line

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1981 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

3 – Dieter Brock
1 – Rick House
1 – Trevor Kennerd
1 – William Miller

Defensive Star

1 – Charley Williams
1 – Vince Phason

Lineman Star

2 – Larry Butler
1 – Frank Smith
1 – John Helton
1 – Bobby Thompson

1981 Player Awards and Nominations

1981 Most Outstanding

Player — Dieter Brock (Winner)
Defensive Player — James Reed (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Larry Butler (Winner)
Canadian Player — Joe Poplawski (Winner)
Rookie — Pete Catan (Team Nominee)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1981 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Dieter Brock
SB	Joe Poplawski
G	Larry Butler
K	Trevor Kennerd

8 All-Division Selections

QB	Dieter Brock
SB	Joe Poplawski
WR	Eugene Goodlow (Tie)
G	Nick Bastaja
G	Larry Butler
DT	John Helton (Tie)
CB	Charley Williams
K	Trevor Kennerd

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
2–7 (16)		Dave Brown (WR)	Alberta
3–7 (25)		Hubert Walsh (RB)	Acadia
4–7 (34)		Dick Rigelhof (LB)	North Dakota
5–7 (43)		Martin Pardell (RB)	Alberta
6–7 (52)		Hugh Goodman (DL)	Acadia
7–7 (61)		Pete Martell (RB)	St. Francis Xavier