1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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 1st 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.

1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachFrank Kush
General managerRalph Sazio (3-2-0)
Joe Zuger (8-2-1)
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record11–4–1
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPTom Clements
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORHoward Fields

Preseason

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

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Regular season

Season Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16114141433523
Ottawa Rough Riders16511030644610
Montreal Alouettes1631302675186
Toronto Argonauts1621402415064

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Season schedule

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

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Postseason

Schedule

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

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Awards and honours

1981 All-Stars

References

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