| 1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Earl Lunsford |
| Head coach | Ray Jauch |
| Home field | Winnipeg Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd, West |
| Playoff finish | Lost West Semi-Final |
| Uniform | |
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The 1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final but lost 15–11 to the BC Lions.
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| A | Wed, June 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 10–19 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,590 |
| B | Wed, June 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–25 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,405 |
| C | Sat, June 20 | at BC Lions | L 18–28 | 0–3 | Empire Stadium | 15,931 |
| D | Fri, June 26 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 16–14 | 1–3 | McMahon Stadium | 28,579 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sun, July 5 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–33 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 21,219 |
| 2 | 2 | Sun, July 12 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 22–20 | 1–1 | Taylor Field | 24,740 |
| 3 | 3 | Sun, July 19 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 38–28 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,745 |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | Thu, July 30 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 21–18 | 3–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 36,102 |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, Aug 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 58–2 | 4–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,896 |
| 7 | 6 | Fri, Aug 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–18 | 4–2 | McMahon Stadium | 32,349 |
| 8 | 7 | Sat, Aug 22 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–28 | 4–3 | Commonwealth Stadium | 43,346 |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 28 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 31–8 | 5–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,031 |
| 10 | Bye | ||||||
| 11 | 9 | Sat, Sept 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 25–32 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 31,773 |
| 12 | 10 | Sun, Sept 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–25 | 5–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 24,130 |
| 13 | 11 | Sun, Sept 27 | vs. BC Lions | W 46–10 | 6–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,930 |
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Oct 3 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 44–24 | 7–5 | Lansdowne Park | 15,523 |
| 15 | 13 | Sun, Oct 11 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 43–12 | 8–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,717 |
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Oct 17 | at BC Lions | W 49–22 | 9–5 | Empire Stadium | 23,826 |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 24 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 33–13 | 10–5 | Olympic Stadium | 20,487 |
| 18 | 16 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 44–6 | 11–5 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,489 |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lions | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |