1981 Montreal Alouettes season
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 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, but because of how weak the East Division was that year, the team did earn a playoff berth.[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
References
- ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.71, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
- ↑ Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72 Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3
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