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1981 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
teamMontreal Alouettes
year1981
record3–13
division_place3rd, East
coachJoe Scannella
Jim Eddy (Interim)
stadiumOlympic Stadium
playoffsLost East Semi-Final
next1982 (Concordes)
uniformImage:CFL MTL Jersey 1980.png
shortnavlinkAlouettes seasons

Jim Eddy (Interim) The 1981 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 3–13 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final, where they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders 20–16. After the season the Alouettes folded after owner Nelson Skalbania lost $2 million, and the CFL revoked the franchise from him with the team now heavily in debt.

Offseason

The Alouettes were purchased by Nelson Skalbania. Skalbania proceeded by signing several American stars. His biggest acquisition was Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo (who appeared in Super Bowl XIV) to a $300,000 contract. The other signings included wide receiver James Scott, kick return specialist Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, running back David Overstreet and defensive end Keith Gary.

Preseason

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Sun, June 7vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 21–270–1Olympic Stadium21,742
Tue, June 11at Ottawa Rough RidersL 17–180–2Lansdowne Park16,139
Sun, June 21vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 21–171–2Olympic Stadium21,249
Sat, July 27at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 38–242–2Ivor Wynne Stadium16,604

Regular season

Despite the high-profile talent, the Alouettes finished the season with only 3 wins, but because of how weak the East Division was that year, the team did earn a playoff berth (the crossover rule, which allows a fourth place team with a better record than a third place team in the other division to qualify, had not yet been implemented). Skalbania lost two million dollars and the CFL revoked his ownership.

Standings

Schedule

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Sat, July 4at BC LionsL 8–480–1Empire Stadium26,627
Fri, July 10vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 23–221–1Olympic Stadium35,281
Fri, July 17at Ottawa Rough RidersL 31–331–2Lansdowne Park24,872
Sun, July 26vs. Edmonton EskimosL 17–331–3Olympic Stadium45,835
Sun, Aug 2vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersL 23–431–4Olympic Stadium33,205
Sat, Aug 8at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 2–581–5Winnipeg Stadium32,936
Bye
Sun, Aug 23vs. BC LionsL 14–291–6Olympic Stadium28,932
Sat, Aug 29at Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 11–161–7Ivor Wynne Stadium27,180
Sun, Sept 6at Saskatchewan RoughridersL 26–351–8Taylor Field28,526
Sat, Sept 12vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsL 10–261–9Olympic Stadium27,270
Bye
Sat, Sept 26at Edmonton EskimosL 11–621–10Commonwealth Stadium48,470
Sun, Oct 4vs. Calgary StampedersW 22–162–10Olympic Stadium22,222
Sat, Oct 10at Calgary StampedersL 3–292–11McMahon Stadium28,896
Sat, Oct 17at Toronto ArgonautsL 14–202–12Exhibition Stadium31,038
Sat, Oct 24vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 13–332–13Olympic Stadium20,487
Sun, Nov 1vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 39–153–13Olympic Stadium20,867

Postseason

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Sun, Nov 8at Ottawa Rough RidersL 16–200–1Lansdowne Park17,754

References

References

  1. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.71, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  2. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  3. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72 Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  4. "1981 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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