1981 Edmonton Eskimos 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.

1981 Edmonton Eskimos season
General manager	Norm Kimball
Head coach	Hugh Campbell
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Results
Record	14–1–1
Division place	1st, West
Playoffs	Won Grey Cup
Uniform
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Pre-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	June 5	at Calgary Stampeders	W 12–11	1–0		29,292
B	June 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 25–16	2–0		18,405
C	June 16	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 17–1	3–0		43,426
D	June 26	vs. BC Lions	W 26–2	4–0		43,346

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Regular season

Season Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	14	1	1	576	277	29
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	517	299	22
BC Lions	16	10	6	0	438	377	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	9	7	0	431	371	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	10	0	306	367	12

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Season schedule

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

• Winning percentage (minimum 16 game season) - .906
• Wins by 10+ points - 14
• Highest turnover ration (since 1966) - +41

CFL Single Game Records Set

• Points scored, 1 quarter - 38 (second quarter vs Montreal September 26)

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
Division Final	Sun, Nov 15	vs. BC Lions	W 22–16	1–0	Commonwealth Stadium	52,861
Grey Cup	Sun, Nov 22	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 26–23	2–0	Olympic Stadium	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

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Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB)
• Dick Suderman Trophy – Neil Lumsden
• Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Kepley