The 1981 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 2nd place in the East Division with a 5–11–0 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup game, in what would be their last Grey Cup appearance in franchise history.
Offseason [ ]
CFL Draft [ ]
Rd
Pick
Player
Position
School
0
0
John Park
TE
Bowling Green
0
0
Ian Beckstead
TE
Richmond
1
3
Maurice Doyle
RB
Toronto
2
12
Don Burns
WR
Ottawa
4
30
Eric Boss
DT
Toronto
5
39
Larry Ring
DB
Bishop's
6
48
Anthony Refosso
OT
Toronto
7
57
Rob Ball
DL
Queen's
Preseason [ ]
Date
Opponent
Final Score
Result
Attendance
Record
June 4
at Toronto Argonauts
20–12
Win
28,325
1–0
June 11
vs. Montreal Alouettes
18–17
Win
16,139
2–0
June 21
at Montreal Alouettes
21–17
Loss
21,249
2–1
June 26
vs. Toronto Argonauts
35–25
Win
14,092
3–1
Regular season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
July 3
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
47–21
Loss
22,023
0–1
2
July 11
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
47–10
Loss
22,345
0–2
3
July 17
vs. Montreal Alouettes
33–31
Win
24,827
1–2
4
July 25
at BC Lions
31–17
Loss
26,661
1–3
5
Aug 7
vs. Toronto Argonauts
38–11
Win
22,658
2–3
6
Aug 15
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
32–16
Loss
18,408
2–4
7
Aug 21
at Calgary Stampeders
30–18
Loss
30,276
2–5
8
Aug 28
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
31–8
Loss
26,031
2–6
9
Sept 4
vs. BC Lions
17–7
Win
18,393
3–6
10
Sept 13
at Toronto Argonauts
23–6
Win
30,340
4–6
11
Sept 20
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
26–23
Loss
28,335
4–7
12
Sept 26
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
30–16
Loss
20,451
4–8
13
Oct 3
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
44–24
Loss
15,523
4–9
14
Oct 12
at Edmonton Eskimos
24–6
Loss
45,805
4–10
15
Oct 18
vs. Calgary Stampeders
21–10
Win
15,002
5–10
16
Bye
17
Nov 1
at Montreal Alouettes
39–15
Loss
20,867
5–11
[1]
Postseason [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
East Semi-Final
Nov 8
vs. Montreal Alouettes
20–16
Win
17,554
East Final
Nov 15
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
17–13
Win
28,104
Grey Cup
Nov 22
Edmonton Eskimos
26–23
Loss
53,307
Grey Cup [ ]
[2]
First Quarter
Ottawa – FG – Gerry Organ 34 yards
Ottawa – FG – Gerry Organ 37 yards
Ottawa – TD – Jim Reid 1 yard run (Gerry Organ convert)
Second Quarter
Ottawa – TD – Sam Platt 14 yard run (Gerry Organ convert)
Edmonton – Single – Dave Cutler 24 yards missed Field Goal
Third Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Jim Germany 2 yard run (Dave Cutler convert)
Edmonton – TD – Warren Moon 1 yard run (Dave Cutler convert)
Fourth Quarter
Ottawa – FG – Gerry Organ 28 yards
Edmonton – TD – Warren Moon 1 yard run (Marco Cyncar 2 point convert pass from Moon)
Edmonton – FG – Dave Cutler 27 yards
Awards and honours [ ]
References [ ]
v · d · e Ottawa Rough Riders * Founded in 1876
The Franchise Stadiums Lore Important Figures Retired Numbers Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also