1981 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1981 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1981 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coachWillie Wood
Tommy Hudspeth (interim)[1]
Home fieldExhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

Regular season

In spite of a 2–14 record, the Argonauts actually ended their season occupying the final playoff spot in the East (the crossover rule, intended to prevent such a weak third place team from making the playoffs, had not yet been implemented). Had the Montreal Alouettes lost their final regular season game against the Ottawa Rough Riders, they would have also finished 2–14 in which case the Argonauts would have qualified has they had scored more points in head-to-head games. However, Montreal won their last game to finish 3–13 and in third place.

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

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Schedule
WeekDateOpponentRecordRecordVenueAttendance
1 July 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–19 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 33,243
2 July 10 at Montreal Alouettes L 22–23 0–2 Olympic Stadium 35,281
3 July 16 vs. BC Lions L 29–32 0–3 Exhibition Stadium 37,116
4 July 25 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–57 0–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,022
5 July 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–21 0–5 Exhibition Stadium 36,102
6 Aug 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–38 0–6 Lansdowne Park 22,658
7 Aug 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–22 0–7 Exhibition Stadium 38,268
8 Aug 23 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 14–38 0–8 Taylor Field 26,100
9 Bye
10 Sept 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 5–23 0–9 McMahon Stadium 30,381
11 Sept 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 6–23 0–10 Exhibition Stadium 30,340
12 Sept 19 at BC Lions L 14–45 0–11 Empire Stadium 20,196
13 Sept 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 1–11 Exhibition Stadium 28,634
14 Bye
15 Oct 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 12–43 1–12 Winnipeg Stadium 22,757
16 Oct 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–14 2–12 Exhibition Stadium 31,038
17 Oct 24 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–61 2–13 Commonwealth Stadium 46,146
18 Oct 31 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–21 2–14 Exhibition Stadium 30,615

[4]

Awards and honours

1981 CFL All-Stars
  • None

1981 Eastern All-Stars

[5]

References
  1. "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. "1981 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. "1981 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.


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