1981 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1981 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–14 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1981 Toronto Argonauts season
Head coach	Willie Wood Tommy Hudspeth (interim)[1]
Home field	Exhibition Stadium[2]
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

Regular season

In spite of a 2-14 record, the Argonauts actually ended their season occupying the final playoff spot in the East (the crossover rule, intended to prevent such a weak third place team from making the playoffs, had not yet been implemented). Had the Montreal Alouettes lost their final regular season game against the Ottawa Rough Riders, they would have also finished 2-14 in which case the Argonauts would have qualified has they had scored more points in head-to-head games. However, Montreal won their last game to finish 3-13 and in third place.

Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	11	4	1	414	335	23
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	5	11	0	306	446	10
Montreal Alouettes	16	3	13	0	267	518	6
Toronto Argonauts	16	2	14	0	241	506	4

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final Score	Attendance	Record
1	July 2	Roughriders	Exhibition Stadium	L 19–18	33,243	0–1
2	July 10	@ Alouettes	Olympic Stadium	L 23–22	35,281	0–2
3	July 16	Lions	Exhibition Stadium	L 32–29	37,116	0–3
4	July 25	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 57–13	30,022	0–4
5	July 30	Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium	L 21–18	36,102	0–5
6	August 7	@ Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park	L 38–11	22,658	0–6
7	August 13	Eskimos	Exhibition Stadium	L 22–12	38,268	0–7
8	August 23	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	L 38–14	26,100	0–8
9	Bye
10	September 7	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 23–5	30,381	0–9
11	September 13	Rough Riders	Exhibition Stadium	L 23–6	30,340	0–10
12	September 19	@ Lions	Empire Stadium	L 45–14	20,196	0–11
13	September 27	Stampeders	Exhibition Stadium	W 29–26	28,634	1–11
14	Bye
15	October 11	@ Blue Bombers	Winnipeg Stadium	L 43–12	22,757	1–12
16	October 17	Alouettes	Exhibition Stadium	W 20–14	31,038	2–12
17	October 24	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	L 61–7	46,146	2–13
18	October 31	Tiger-Cats	Exhibition Stadium	L 21–11	30,615	2–14

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Awards and honours

1981 CFL All-Stars

• None

1981 Eastern All-Stars

• RB – Cedric Minter, CFL Eastern All-Star
• P – Zenon Andrusyshyn, CFL Eastern All-Star

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References

1. "All-Time Coaching". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
2. "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
3. "1981 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
4. "1981 Toronto Argonauts". Retrieved 2010-11-07.
5. 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.