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1981 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)

5th place • Western Division • 6-10-0 .375
1981 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Ardell Wiegandt (5-7-0); Jerry Williams (1-3-0)
Marvin BassDefensive Coordinator
Dennis MeyerDefensive Backfield
Walt PosadowskiOffensive Line
Jerry WilliamsOffensive Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri6/5/1981HEdmonton Eskimos11-12LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium29292
Sat6/13/1981ABritish Columbia Lions4-8LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium18354
Sun6/21/1981ASaskatchewan Roughriders20-33LRegina, SKTaylor Field18599
Fri6/26/1981HWinnipeg Blue Bombers14-16LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium28579
Sat7/11/1981AEdmonton Eskimos10-30LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium43346
Fri7/17/1981HHamilton Tiger-Cats26-6WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium30812
Fri7/24/1981ASaskatchewan Roughriders25-16WRegina, SKTaylor Field26992
Fri7/31/1981HBritish Columbia Lions29-52LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium32135
Sat8/8/1981AHamilton Tiger-Cats16-28LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium20270
Fri8/14/1981HWinnipeg Blue Bombers18-17WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium32349
Fri8/21/1981HOttawa Rough Riders30-18WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium30276
Sat8/29/1981ABritish Columbia Lions21-31LVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium28932
Mon9/7/1981HToronto Argonauts23-5WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium30381
Sat9/19/1981HEdmonton Eskimos10-21LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium34657
Sun9/27/1981AToronto Argonauts26-29LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium28664
Sun10/4/1981AMontreal Alouettes16-22LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium22222
Sat10/10/1981HMontreal Alouettes29-3WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium29986
Sun10/18/1981AOttawa Rough Riders10-21LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park15002
Sun10/25/1981HSaskatchewan Roughriders11-24LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium33279
Sun11/1/1981AWinnipeg Blue Bombers6-44LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium27489
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Alton Alexis3WR5-1118224Tulane2
Willie Armstead18WR6-221529Utah16
Danny Bass30LB6-122023Michigan State3
Doug Battershill25LB6-220024Weber State16
Randy Besler61OG6-224023Truman State1
Willie Burden10RB5-1120530North Carolina State8
Al Burleson27DB6-218527Washington16
William Daniels53DE6-325023Alabama State2
Ken Dombrowski62DE6-426027Arizona Western JC; Cameron1
Lloyd Fairbanks66OT6-424028Ricks JC; Brigham Young16
Rob Forbes6FB6-122125Drake16
Tom Forzani22WR5-1117831Utah State16
Miles Gorrell52OT6-728526Ottawa16
Mike Hawkins10RB5-919223East Carolina2
J.T. Hay2K-P6-017527none160
Mike Higgins35RB6-120024Kansas5
John Holland14WR6-119029Tennessee State13
Norm Hopely50-OG6-226024West Chester16
Jeff Inglis51OT6-525225Guelph16
Lepoleon Ingram7DB5-917425Sacramento State15
Terry Irvin28DB5-1119027Jackson State14
Ken Johnson19QB6-220530Colorado12
Franklin King67DT6-025524Kansas11
Dave Kirzinger69OT6-324025British Columbia16
Jeff Knapple8QB6-220025UCLA; Colorado; Northern Colorado4
Frank Kosec65LB6-021523Waterloo16
Tom Krebs56C6-324824Utah15
Darcy Krogh3WRCalgary1
Harry Kruger37DB5-1017527Calgary15
Reggie Lewis60DE6-226027Oregon; San Diego State8
Bob Lubig54OG6-424026Montana State3
Scott MacArthur75DE6-624522Calgary7
Ed McAleney64DT6-223528Massachusetts16
Mike McTague9WR-P6-018524North Dakota State16
Darrell Moir4WR5-1118023Calgary2
Mark Moors41C6-224024Acadia16
Bernie Morrison72LB6-021526Manitoba16
Mark Nelson46LB6-221824East Central11
Ray Odums32DB6-217530Alabama16
Ronnie Paggett63DE6-226023Louisiana Tech8
John Palazeti31LB6-121529Richmond13
John Prassas44LB6-122522Brown10
Tom Reimer24DB6-019025British Columbia12
Ron Robinson3WR6-419225Contra Costa JC; Utah State1
George Small78DT6-226025Allegheny JC; North Carolina A&T State6
James Sykes11RB5-1118527Rice15
Bruce Threadgill17QB6-019025Mississippi State16
Mike Ulmer16DB6-018927Doane4
Bob Viccars70TE6-322828none16
Merv Walker28DB6-018029none16
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL
PlayerPosCollege
Shawn BeatonDLBoise State
Randy BeslerOGTruman State
Randy FournierDTCincinnati
Scott MacArthurDECalgary
DRAFT LIST - OPEN
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Frank KosecLBWaterloo
16Mike WolframTEAlberta
217Terry LehneDBSaskatchewan
324Kari SuutariLBWisconsin
433Ted KozikDESt. Mary's (Nova Scotia)
542Dan PavlicikTEConcordia (Quebec)
651Jav TroianoDBSimon Fraser
760Wayne HarrisLBCalgary
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals771025374306
Opponents Totals8013155101367
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals322103190291621373
Opponents Totals267961432813712147
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
J.T. Hay02222100.00-364875.0110141
Willie Armstead10000-000060
James Sykes6000-000036
Mike McTague2000-005017
Tom Forzani2000-000012
Lepoleon Ingram1000-00006
Ron Robinson1000-00006
John Holland4000-000024
(Team)0000-00024
Team Totals262222100.004364875.0162306
Opponents Totals38370253964.1251367
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
James Sykes24011074.6686
Bruce Threadgill381584.2260
Willie Burden23954.1280
Mike McTague39431.3440
Ken Johnson26722.8110
Mike Higgins18603.3170
Rob Forbes9455.090
Willie Armstead3217.0190
Mike Hawkins6172.880
Jeff Knapple4153.880
Mike Ulmer1-5-5.0-50
Team Totals37116794.56
Opponents Totals35517114.8
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Ken Johnson31919059.611924297.612.881185.6103.189.2
Bruce Threadgill20410953.48114337.013.15662.9146.957.1
Jeff Knapple422047.6183408.117.04100.049.535.9
Team Totals56531956.521842027.413.2244.2285.073.6
Opponents Totals44423653.217931687.113.4296.545
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Willie Armstead5786115.17510
James Sykes514959.7650
Mike McTague4351912.1392
Tom Forzani4052113.0292
Bob Viccars2229413.4460
Willie Burden221838.3190
Rob Forbes10929.2190
Ron Robinson188.08t1
Jeff Inglis155.050
John Holland56101718.2814
Mike Higgins10999.9180
Alton Alexis59519.0390
Mike Hawkins11313.0130
Team Totals319420213.219
Opponents Totals236316813.4
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Terry Irvin6294.8130
Lepoleon Ingram59619.2560
Ray Odums412230.5580
Mike Ulmer4307.5200
Al Burleson3175.7160
Doug Battershill351.750
John Palazeti23216.0180
Merv Walker11313.0130
Bernie Morrison100.000
Mark Nelson011L0
Team Totals2934511.90
Opponents Totals2835212.6
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Mike McTague120517143.1745
J.T. Hay410325.8370
Team Totals124527442.5
Opponents Totals146664245.5
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Lepoleon Ingram574888.6951
Mike Ulmer1418413.1430
Tom Reimer221737.9300
Merv Walker33010.0140
Harry Kruger6254.2110
Tom Forzani4215.390
Darrell Moir3165.3100
Team Totals1099378.61
Opponents Totals108111810.4
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
J.T. Hay50281356.3903
Team Totals50281356.3
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
James Sykes2559423.8450
Mike Higgins1327321.0290
Lepoleon Ingram1323017.7290
Mike Ulmer412731.8490
Bob Viccars11919.0190
Mark Nelson100.000
Team Totals57124321.80
Opponents Totals4886017.9
SACKSNOYDS
Ed McAleney11.5
Doug Battershill7.5
Reggie Lewis4.5
Franklin King4.5
Bernie Morrison4.0
Danny Bass3.0
Scott MacArthur2.5
Miles Gorrell2.0
Ronnie Paggett1.5
Mark Nelson1.0
Frank Kosec1.0
Ken Dombrowski1.0
William Daniels1.0
Team Totals45.0
Opponents Totals
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Willie Armstead3110100
Doug Battershill0001100
Al Burleson0010100
Lloyd Fairbanks0020200
Rob Forbes0010100
Tom Forzani1110100
Mike Hawkins1000000
J.T. Hay1100000
Mike Higgins1110100
John Holland1100000
Lepoleon Ingram2100000
Terry Irvin2010100
Ken Johnson5310100
Dave Kirzinger0010100
Jeff Knapple1100000
Frank Kosec0012300
Harry Kruger0010100
Ray Odums0001100
John Prassas0003300
Tom Reimer1001130
James Sykes12830300
Bruce Threadgill5200000
Mike Ulmer1100000
Bob Viccars0010100
Merv Walker0001100
Team Totals37211692530
Opponents Totals92121
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