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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 first 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 [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
A
June 7
at Montreal Alouettes
W 27–21
1–0
B
June 13
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 3–15
1–1
C
June 18
at Toronto Argonauts
W 23–16
2–1
D
June 27
vs. Montreal Alouettes
L 24–38
2–2
[1]
Regular season [ edit ]
Season Standings [ edit ]
[2]
Season schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
1
July 5
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 33–23
1–0
2
July 11
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
W 47–10
2–0
3
July 17
at Calgary Stampeders
L 6–26
2–1
4
July 25
vs. Toronto Argonauts
W 57–13
3–1
5
Aug 1
at Edmonton Eskimos
L 5–41
3–2
6
Aug 8
vs. Calgary Stampeders
W 28–16
4–2
7
Aug 16
at BC Lions
W 37–23
5–2
8
Bye
9
Aug 29
vs. Montreal Alouettes
W 16–11
6–2
10
Sept 7
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
T 34–34
6–2–1
11
Sept 12
at Montreal Alouettes
W 26–10
7–2–1
12
Sept 20
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 25–13
8–2–1
13
Sept 26
at Ottawa Rough Riders
W 30–16
9–2–1
14
Oct 4
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 30–26
10–2–1
15
Oct 12
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 12–28
10–3–1
16
Bye
17
Oct 25
vs. BC Lions
L 7–34
10–4–1
18
Oct 31
at Toronto Argonauts
W 21–11
11–4–1
[1]
Postseason [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
East Final
Nov 15
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
L 13–17
[1]
Awards and honours [ edit ]
1981 All-Stars [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations