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.
Offseason [ ]
The Alouettes were purchased by Nelson Skalbania .[1] Skalbania proceeded by signing four NFL stars. His biggest acquisition was Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo (who appeared in Super Bowl XIV ) to a $300,000.00 contract. The other NFL stars included Wide Receiver James Scott , Kick Return specialist, Billy White Shoes Johnson , and Running Back David Overstreet .
Preseason [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Despite the high profile talent, the Alouettes finished the season with only 3 wins.[3] Skalbania lost two million dollars and the CFL revoked his ownership.
Standings [ ]
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
Postseason [ ]
Awards and honours [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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