The 1981 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in 3rd place in the East Division with a 3–13–0 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.
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).[3] Skalbania lost two million dollars and the CFL revoked his ownership.
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Score |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
July 4 |
BC Lions |
Empire Stadium |
48–8 |
Loss |
26,627 |
0–1 |
2 |
July 10 |
Toronto Argonauts |
Olympic Stadium |
23–22 |
Win |
35,281 |
1–1 |
3 |
July 17 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
Lansdowne Park |
33–31 |
Loss |
24,872 |
1–2 |
4 |
July 26 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Olympic Stadium |
33–17 |
Loss |
45,835 |
1–3 |
5 |
Aug 2 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Olympic Stadium |
43–23 |
Loss |
33,205 |
1–4 |
6 |
Aug 8 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Winnipeg Stadium |
58–2 |
Loss |
32,936 |
1–5 |
7 |
Bye |
8 |
Aug 23 |
BC Lions |
Olympic Stadium |
29–14 |
Loss |
28,932 |
1–6 |
9 |
Aug 29 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Ivor Wynne Stadium |
16–11 |
Loss |
27,180 |
1–7 |
10 |
Sept 6 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Taylor Field |
35–26 |
Loss |
28,526 |
1–8 |
11 |
Sept 12 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Olympic Stadium |
26–10 |
Loss |
27,270 |
1–9 |
12 |
Bye |
13 |
Sept 26 |
Edmonton Eskimos |
Commonwealth Stadium |
62–11 |
Loss |
48,470 |
1–10 |
14 |
Oct 4 |
Calgary Stampeders |
Olympic Stadium |
22–16 |
Win |
22,222 |
2–10 |
15 |
Oct 10 |
Calgary Stampeders |
McMahon Stadium |
29–3 |
Loss |
28,896 |
2–11 |
16 |
Oct 17 |
Toronto Argonauts |
Exhibition Stadium |
20–14 |
Loss |
31,038 |
2–12 |
17 |
Oct 24 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Olympic Stadium |
33–13 |
Loss |
20,487 |
2–13 |
18 |
Nov 1 |
Ottawa Rough Riders |
Olympic Stadium |
39–15 |
Win |
20,867 |
3–13 |
References
- ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.71, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009,
ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72 Overtime Books, First Printing 2009,
ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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