Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 24th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 32nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division for the second consecutive year with an 11–4–1 record. They lost the East Final to the heavy underdog Ottawa Rough Riders team that finished 5–11–0. In the first season of full inter-division play , the Tiger-Cats finished with a 6–0 record against the East Division, outscoring their opponents 197 to 71.
Preseason
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
June 7
at Montreal Alouettes
27–21
Win
1–0
B
June 13
vs. Toronto Argonauts
15–3
Loss
1–1
C
June 18
at Toronto Argonauts
23–16
Win
2–1
D
June 27
vs. Montreal Alouettes
38–24
Loss
2–2
[1]
Regular season
Season Standings
[2]
Season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 5
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
33–23
Win
1–0
2
July 11
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
47–10
Win
2–0
3
July 17
at Calgary Stampeders
26–6
Loss
2–1
4
July 25
vs. Toronto Argonauts
57–13
Win
3–1
5
Aug 1
at Edmonton Eskimos
41–5
Loss
3–2
6
Aug 8
vs. Calgary Stampeders
28–16
Win
4–2
7
Aug 16
at BC Lions
37–23
Win
5–2
8
Bye
9
Aug 29
vs. Montreal Alouettes
16–11
Win
6–2
10
Sept 7
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
34–34
Tie
6–2–1
11
Sept 12
at Montreal Alouettes
26–10
Win
7–2–1
12
Sept 20
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
25–13
Win
8–2–1
13
Sept 26
at Ottawa Rough Riders
30–16
Win
9–2–1
14
Oct 4
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
30–26
Win
10–2–1
15
Oct 12
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
28–12
Loss
10–3–1
16
Bye
17
Oct 25
vs. BC Lions
34–7
Loss
10–4–1
18
Oct 31
at Toronto Argonauts
21–11
Win
11–4–1
[1]
Postseason
Schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
East Final
Nov 15
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
17–13
Loss
[1]
Awards and honours
1981 All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations