The 1981 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 14–1–1 record and won their fourth consecutive Grey Cup championship after winning the 69th Grey Cup.
Pre-season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Attendance |
A |
June 5 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
12–11 |
Calgary Stampeders |
29,292 |
B |
June 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
25–16 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
18,405 |
C |
June 16 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1–17 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,426 |
D |
June 26 |
BC Lions |
2–26 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
[1][2]
Regular season
Season Standings
[3]
Season schedule
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Attendance |
Record |
Pts |
1 |
July 3 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
47–21 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
22,023 |
1–0–0 |
2 |
2 |
July 11 |
Calgary Stampeders |
10–30 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
2–0–0 |
4 |
3 |
July 19 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
28–38 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
25,745 |
2–1–0 |
4 |
4 |
July 26 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
33–17 |
Montreal Alouettes |
45,385 |
3–1–0 |
6 |
5 |
Aug 1 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
5–41 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
4–1–0 |
8 |
6 |
Bye |
2–0–0 |
4 |
7 |
Aug 13 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
22–12 |
Toronto Argonauts |
38,268 |
5–1–0 |
10 |
8 |
Aug 22 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
10–28 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
6–1–0 |
12 |
9 |
Aug 30 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
34–44 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
7–1–0 |
14 |
10 |
Sept 7 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
34–34 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
30,121 |
7–1–1 |
15 |
11 |
Sept 13 |
BC Lions |
21–38 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
43,346 |
8–1–1 |
17 |
12 |
Sept 19 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
21–10 |
Calgary Stampeders |
34,657 |
9–1–1 |
19 |
13 |
Sept 26 |
Montreal Alouettes |
11–62 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
48,422 |
10–1–1 |
21 |
14 |
Oct 3 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
22–12 |
BC Lions |
30,296 |
11–1–1 |
23 |
15 |
Oct 12 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
6–24 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
45,805 |
12–1–1 |
25 |
16 |
Oct 18 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
41–29 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
30,312 |
13–1–1 |
27 |
17 |
Oct 24 |
Toronto Argonauts |
7–61 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
46,146 |
14–1–1 |
29 |
18 |
Bye |
14–1–1 |
29 |
[1][2]
Total attendance: 357,103
Average attendance: 44,638 (103.0%)
Playoffs
Week |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Attendance |
Division Final |
Nov 15 |
BC Lions |
22–16 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
|
52,861 |
Grey Cup |
Nov 22 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
26–23 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
|
53,307 |
Grey Cup
Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
Edmonton Eskimos |
0 |
1 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
13 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
[4]
Awards and honours
References
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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Lore |
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Important figures |
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Key personnel |
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Grey Cup
championships (14) |
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West Division
championships (23) |
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Current league
affiliations |
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