1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General managerRalph Sazio (3–2)
Joe Zuger (8–2–1)
Head coachFrank Kush
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record11–4–1
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPTom Clements
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORHoward Fields

The 1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 24th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 32nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division for the second consecutive year with an 11–4–1 record. They lost the East Final to the heavy underdog Ottawa Rough Riders team that finished 5–11–0. In the first season of full inter-division play, the Tiger-Cats finished with a 6–0 record against the East Division, outscoring their opponents 197 to 71.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 7 at Montreal Alouettes W 27–21 1–0
B June 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–15 1–1
C June 18 at Toronto Argonauts W 23–16 2–1
D June 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–38 2–2

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Regular season

Season Standings

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats161141234143356–0W1Details
Ottawa Rough Riders165110103064463–3L1Details
Montreal Alouettes16313062675182–4W1Details
Toronto Argonauts16214042415061–5L2Details

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–23 1–0
2 July 11 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 47–10 2–0
3 July 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 6–26 2–1
4 July 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 57–13 3–1
5 Aug 1 at Edmonton Eskimos L 5–41 3–2
6 Aug 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 28–16 4–2
7 Aug 16 at BC Lions W 37–23 5–2
8 Bye
9 Aug 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 16–11 6–2
10 Sept 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos T 34–34 6–2–1
11 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 26–10 7–2–1
12 Sept 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–13 8–2–1
13 Sept 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 30–16 9–2–1
14 Oct 4 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–26 10–2–1
15 Oct 12 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–28 10–3–1
16 Bye
17 Oct 25 vs. BC Lions L 7–34 10–4–1
18 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 21–11 11–4–1

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Postseason

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result
East Final Nov 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–17

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Awards and honours

1981 All-Stars

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1981 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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