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.
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
Regular season Season standings
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
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
Awards and honours CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Danny Kepley (LB) Dick Suderman Trophy – Neil Lumsden Norm Fieldgate Trophy – Danny Kepley Roster 1981 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G C C G/T T/G G C
Defensive linemen DE DE NT DE/NT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K P
Injured list WR LB
Italics indicate American player Bold indicates Global player
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