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Canadian football team season
The 1981 Edmonton Eskimos finished in first place in the West Division with a 14–1–1 record and won their record fourth consecutive Grey Cup championship after winning the 69th Grey Cup .
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Week
Game
Date
Opponent
Results
Venue
Attendance
Score
Record
1
1
July 3
at Ottawa Rough Riders
W 47–21
1–0
22,023
2
2
July 11
vs. Calgary Stampeders
W 30–10
2–0
43,346
3
3
July 19
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 28–38
2–1
25,745
4
4
July 26
at Montreal Alouettes
W 33–17
3–1
45,385
5
5
Aug 1
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
W 41–5
4–1
43,346
6
Bye
7
6
Aug 13
at Toronto Argonauts
W 22–12
5–1
38,268
8
7
Aug 22
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 28–10
6–1
43,346
9
8
Aug 30
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 44–34
7–1
43,346
10
9
Sept 7
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
T 34–34
7–1–1
30,121
11
10
Sept 13
vs. BC Lions
W 38–21
8–1–1
43,346
12
11
Sept 19
at Calgary Stampeders
W 21–10
9–1–1
34,657
13
12
Sept 26
vs. Montreal Alouettes
W 62–11
10–1–1
48,422
14
13
Oct 3
at BC Lions
W 22–12
11–1–1
30,296
15
14
Oct 12
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
W 24–6
12–1–1
45,805
16
15
Oct 18
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 41–29
13–1–1
30,312
17
16
Oct 24
vs. Toronto Argonauts
W 61–7
14–1–1
46,146
18
Bye
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Total attendance: 357,103
Average attendance: 44,638 (103.0%)
CFL Single Season Records Set [ edit ]
Winning percentage (minimum 16 game season) - .906
Wins by 10+ points - 14
Highest turnover ration (since 1966) - +41
CFL Single Game Records Set [ edit ]
Points scored, 1 quarter - 38 (second quarter vs Montreal September 26)
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
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Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup championships (14) West Division championships (23) Current league affiliations