The 1981 Green Bay Packers - 8-8 (T-2ND - Central Division)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
1981 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-1)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
8 at Dallas Cowboys W 21-17 1- 0-0 55,087 Lynn Dickey Eddie Lee Ivery (42) Lynn Dickey (196) Aundra Thompson (5-51)
15 M-OAKLAND RAIDERS W 34-14 2- 0-0 54,710 Lynn Dickey Steve Atkins (53) Lynn Dickey (143) James Lofton (5-142)
22 at Denver Broncos L 7-17 2- 1-0 72,450 Lynn Dickey Steve Atkins (33) Lynn Dickey (72) Eddie Lee Ivery (4-25)
29 G-CLEVELAND BROWNS W 35-18 3- 1-0 56,191 Lynn Dickey Eddie Lee Ivery (56) Lynn Dickey (250) James Lofton (5-76)
1981 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-3)
6 at Chicago Bears (0-0) W 16- 9 1- 0-0 62,411 193 153 145 161 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (94) Lynn Dickey (165) James Lofton (5-84)
13 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) L 17-31 1- 1-0 55,382 96 300 116 219 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (59) Lynn Dickey (342) James Lofton (8-179)
20 at Los Angeles Rams (0-2) L 23-35 1- 2-0 61,286 122 78 177 26 Lynn Dickey Terdell Middleton (45) Lynn Dickey (125) James Lofton (5-73)
27 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-2) L 13-30 1- 3-0 55,012 71 245 157 253 Lynn Dickey Jim Jensen (35) Lynn Dickey (251) James Lofton (8-101)
OCTOBER (1-3)
4 at New York Giants (2-2) W 27-14 2- 3-0 73,684 148 215 41 221 Lynn Dickey Harlan Huckleby (88) Lynn Dickey (208) Paul Coffman (6-92)
11 G-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-2) L 10-21 2- 4-0 55,264 95 203 172 199 Lynn Dickey Harlan Huckleby (57) Lynn Dickey (219) Gerry Ellis (6-48)
18 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-2) L 3-13 2- 5-0 50,171 78 163 126 211 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (50) Lynn Dickey (156) Gerry Ellis (5-50)
25 at Detroit Lions (3-4) L 27-31 2- 6-0 76,063 75 307 171 238 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (32) David Whitehurst (243) Gerry Ellis (7-89)
NOVEMBER (4-1)
1 G-SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2-6) W 34-24 3- 6-0 49,467 182 195 119 102 David Whitehurst Gerry Ellis (127) David Whitehurst (205) James Lofton (4-63)
8 M-NEW YORK GIANTS (5-4) W 26-24 4- 6-0 54,138 82 185 88 233 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (75) Lynn Dickey (143) Paul Coffman (4-68)
15 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-7) W 21-17 5- 6-0 55,338 114 133 165 88 David Whitehurst Harlan Huckleby (71) David Whitehurst (140) James Lofton (5-80)
22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6) L 3-37 5- 7-0 63,251 70 212 210 138 David Whitehurst Gerry Ellis (55) Rich Campbell (168) Gerry Ellis (11-76)
29 at Minnesota Vikings (7-5) W 35-23 6- 7-0 46,025 115 294 28 376 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (77) Lynn Dickey (294) James Lofton (7-159)
DECEMBER (2-1)
6 G-DETROIT LIONS (7-6) W 31-17 7- 7-0 54,481 68 265 143 217 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (46) Lynn Dickey (279) John Jefferson (8-113)
13 at New Orleans Saints (4-10) W 35- 7 8- 7-0 45,518 116 202 87 165 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (64) Lynn Dickey (218) Gerry Ellis (5-26)
20 at New York Jets (9-5-1) L 3-28 8- 8-0 56,340 45 39 153 240 Lynn Dickey Gerry Ellis (44) Lynn Dickey (96) Gerry Ellis (4-14)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1981 IN REVIEW
Having gone 10-21-1 over the past two years, the pressure was on Bart Starr to win or else. Green Bay opened the season with a 2-6 record, marking the sixth time in seven years the Packers had a losing record at the midway point of the season under Starr. Squandering a 17-0 lead to Atlanta in Week 2 and losing Eddie Lee Ivery for the season in the opener for the second time in three years appeared to point the way toward a new head coach. In October, 90 percent of the respondents to a Racine newspaper's poll said it was time for a change. On September 17, Green Bay sent three draft picks (1981 first-round, 1982 second-round and 1983 first-round) and WR Aundra Thompson to San Diego for star WR John Jefferson and a 1981 first-round draft choice. Finally, in Week 9, the Packers began to show signs of life. Following a week of community events, Green Bay crushed Seattle 34-24. By Week 15, the Packers were 8-7 and in the playoff hunt. A 28-3 loss to the New York Jets in the season finale ended the playoff hopes, but an 8-8 record gave Packer fans hope.
ONE GAME FROM THE PLAYOFFS
By all accounts, the Green Bay Packers were well on their way to another losing record at the midway point of the 1981 season. With a 2-6 record, the team appeared to be in complete disarray, with many calling for the ouster of head coach Bart Starr, following the two previous seasons' combined 10-21-1 record. Then, as shocking as anything in the NFL that season, the Packers won six of their next seven games, and found themselves on the cusp of their first playoff berth since 1972. Thanks to Philadelphia's blowout win over St. Louis, the Packers only needed to beat the New York Jets in the season finale to wrap up the last wildcard slot in the NFC. The Jets found themselves in a similar position. After going 4-12 in 1980, New York started the season 0-3, with a quarterback controversy, an altercation between quarterback Richard Todd and sports writer Steve Serby and speculation about head coach Walt Michaels' job. Then, the Jets roared in the second half, winning six of seven before their season-ending game with the Packers. Led by their vaunted ‘Sack Exchange’ defensive line, the Jets sacked Lynn Dickey nine times and held Green Bay to 84 total yards. The Packer coaching staff put OG Arland Thompson in the starting lineup, and he was a basket case. The Packers elected to run behind him on consecutive plays at a critical point in the game. Second and 1 at the Jets' 13 quickly turned into a fourth-and-2 situation, and the season was lost. On offense, Richard Todd threw two touchdown passes, one each to Wesley Walker and Johnny (Lam) Jones. When the game was over, hundreds of fans charged the field, with dozens tearing down both goalposts in celebration.
RICH CAMPBELL - THE HEIR NOT SO APPARENT
Lynn Dickey was only 30 years old in 1980, but his body had been through the football wars and showed the scars. In a move which haunted the franchise for many years, Green Bay elected to draft Rich Campbell with the 6th pick in the 1981 draft. Hailed as a strong-armed quarterback who would be the team's future, it was quickly determined there was a flaw in Campbell's delivery. He would hardly ever see the field though and in four seasons attempted only 68 passes throwing nine interceptions to only three touchdown passes, completing less than 45% of his attempts. He could never unseat, who responded with the best year of his career in 1983, even though it wouldn't prove enough to save Starr's coaching career. One year later, Campbell was gone too. As for who the Packers passed on? LB and future Pro Bowler Hugh Green went next in the draft to Tampa Bay, and San Francisco then selected future Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Kurt Allerman 60 LB 6- 2 222 Penn State 2 5 26 16 1980 FA-St.L (1979)
John Anderson 59 LB 6- 3 221 Michigan 4 4 25 16 1978 Draft-1st round
Charlie Ane 61 C 6- 1 237 Michigan State 1 7 29 16 1981 FA-KC (1980)
Steve Atkins 32 RB 6- 0 216 Maryland 3 3 25 3 1979 Draft-2nd round
Byron Braggs 73 NT 6- 4 290 Alabama 1 1 21 16 1981 Draft-5th round
Mike Butler 77 DE 6- 5 265 Kansas 5 5 27 16 1977 Draft-1st round
Rich Campbell 19 QB 6- 4 224 California 1 1 22 2 1981 Draft-1st round
Ron Cassidy 88 WR 6- 0 185 Utah State 3 3 24 11 1979 Draft-8th round
Paul Coffman 82 TE 6- 3 218 Kansas State 4 4 25 16 1978 FA
George Cumby 52 LB 6- 0 215 Oklahoma 2 2 25 16 1980 Draft-1st round
Lynn Dickey 12 QB 6- 4 220 Kansas State 5 9 30 13 1976 Trade-Houston
Mike Douglass 53 LB 6- 0 224 San Diego State 4 4 26 16 1978 Draft-5th round
Gerry Ellis 31 FB 5-11 216 Missouri 2 2 23 15 1980 FA
Derrel Gofourth 57 C 6- 3 260 Oklahoma State 5 5 26 15 1977 Draft-7th round
Johnnie Gray 24 S 5-11 185 Cal St-Fullerton 7 7 28 9 1975 FA
Leotis Harris 69 G 6- 1 267 Arkansas 4 4 26 16 1978 Draft-6th round
Maurice Harvey 23 S 5-10 190 Ball State 1 3 25 16 1981 FA-Denver (1980)
Estus Hood 38 CB 5-11 180 Illinois State 4 4 25 16 1978 Draft-3rd round
Harlan Huckleby 25 HB 6- 1 199 Michigan 2 2 23 16 1980 FA
Tim Huffman 74 T 6- 5 277 Notre Dame 1 1 22 4 1981 Draft-9th round
Eddie Lee Ivery 40 RB 6- 1 210 Georgia Tech 3 3 24 1 1979 Draft-1st round
John Jefferson 83 WR 6- 1 198 Arizona State 1 4 25 13 1981 Trade-San Diego
Jim Jensen 33 RB 6- 3 235 Iowa 1 5 27 15 1981 FA-Denver (1980)
Ezra Johnson 90 DE 6- 4 240 Morris Brown 5 5 25 16 1977 Draft-1st round
Terry Jones 63 DT 6- 2 259 Alabama 4 4 24 16 1978 Draft-11th round
Syd Kitson 64 G 6- 4 252 Wake Forest 2 2 22 11 1980 Draft-3rd round
Greg Koch 68 T 6- 4 265 Arkansas 5 5 26 16 1977 Draft-2nd round
Mark Koncar 79 T 6- 5 268 Colorado 5 5 28 14 1976 Draft-1st round
Mark Lee 22 CB 5-11 187 Washington 2 2 23 16 1980 Draft-2nd round
Cliff Lewis 56 LB 6- 1 226 S. Mississippi 1 1 21 16 1981 Draft-12th round
Gary Lewis 81 TE 6- 5 234 Texas-Arlington 1 1 21 16 1981 Draft-2nd round
James Lofton 80 WR 6- 3 187 Stanford 4 4 25 16 1978 Draft-1st round
Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 248 Illinois 9 9 29 16 1973 Draft-12th round
Mike C. McCoy 29 CB 5-11 183 Colorado 6 6 28 16 1976 Draft-3rd round
Casey Merrill 78 DE 6- 4 255 Cal-Davis 3 3 24 16 1979 FA
Terdell Middleton 34 HB 6- 0 195 Memphis State 5 5 26 12 1977 Draft-3rd round
Mark Murphy 37 S 6- 2 199 West Liberty St 2 2 23 16 1980 FA
Fred Nixon 84 WR 5-11 191 Oklahoma 2 2 22 8 1980 Draft-4th round
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Brad Oates 72 T 6- 6 270 BYU 1 6 27 1 1981 FA-Cincinnati
David Petway 47 S 6- 2 207 North Illinois 1 1 25 5 1981 FA
Guy Prather 51 LB 6- 2 230 Grambling 1 1 23 16 1981 FA
Randy Scott 55 LB 6- 1 220 Alabama 1 1 22 16 1981 FA
Ray Stachowicz 16 P 5-11 185 Michigan State 1 1 22 16 1981 Draft-3rd round
Jan Stenerud 10 K 6- 2 190 Montana State 2 15 37 16 1980 FA-KC (1979)
Tim Stokes 76 T 6- 5 252 Oregon 4 8 31 7 1978 Trade-Washington
Karl Swanke 67 T 6- 6 251 Boston College 2 2 23 4 1980 Draft-6th round
Arland Thompson 71 G 6- 4 265 Baylor 1 2 23 10 1981 FA-Denver (1981)
Aundra Thompson 89 WR 6- 0 186 E. Texas State 5 5 28 3 1976 Draft-5th round
John Thompson 87 TE 6- 3 228 Utah State 4 4 25 2 1979 Draft-9th round
Eric Torkelson 26 RB 6- 2 210 Connecticut 7 7 29 8 1974 Draft-11th round
Rich Turner 75 NT 6- 2 260 Oklahoma 1 1 22 16 1981 Draft-4th round
Bill Whitaker 30 S 6- 0 182 Missouri 1 1 21 16 1981 Draft-7th round
David Whitehurst 17 QB 6- 2 204 Furman 5 5 26 2 1977 Draft-8th round
Delvin Williams 20 RB 6- 0 195 Kansas 1 8 30 1 1981 FA-Miami (1980)
Rich Wingo 50 LB 6- 1 230 Alabama 2 2 25 16 1979 Draft-7th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1981 PACKERS DRAFT (April 28-29, 1981)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 6 Rich Campbell QB California
2 35 Gary Lewis TE Tex-Arlington
3 62 Ray Stachowicz P Michigan St
4a 90 Traded to Washington
4b 105 Richard Turner DT Oklahoma (A)
5 117 Byron Braggs DT Alabama (B)
6 145 Traded to NY Giants in Randy Dean trade
7 172 Bill Whitaker DB Missouri
8 200 Lerry Werts LB Jackson State
9 227 Tim Huffman T Notre Dame
10 255 Nickie Hall QB Tulane
11 282 Forrest Valora LB Oklahoma
12 311 Cliff Lewis LB S.Mississippi
A-From Washington B-From Washington through LA from Green Bay BOLD - Played with Green Bay
1981 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
APR 28 - Traded a 1981 4th-round draft choice to WASHINGTON for a 1981 4th-round draft choice (DT Richard Turner) and a 1981 5th-round draft choice (DT Byron Braggs)
JUL 22 - Traded S Steve Luke and an undisclosed draft choice to ATLANTA for S Frank Reed and LB Dewey McLain
AUG 11 - Released OT Milton Hardaway, K Skip Vernon, WR Phil Farris, C Bill McClung and S Greg Knafelc (81 players)
AUG 12 - Claimed WR Eugene Byrd off waivers from BALTIMORE. Placed FS Mike Jolly (knee), LB Ricky Skiles and OG Forest Valora on injured reserve (79 players)
AUG 18 - Released P Frank Garcia, S Frank Reed, DB Charles Cornelius, DE Rich Mohr, OT Rick Kehr and WR Pete Thompson. Placed WB Nickie Hall (arm), TE Bill Larson (knee), RB Willard Reaves (sciatic nerve), LB Larry Werts (knee) and FS Mike Jolly on injured reserve (60 players)
AUG 24 - Released OT Tim Stokes, S David Petway, K Rade Savich, WR Eugene Byrd and WR Melvin Hoover. Released LB Larry Werts (8th round) off injured reserve (55 players)
AUG 29 - Signed C Charlie Ane off waivers from KANSAS CITY (50 players)
AUG 31 - Released RB Eric Torkelson and C Larry Coombs (47 players)
SEPT 1 - Placed OT Tim Huffman (9th round), OT Buddy Aydellette and DT Chris Godfrey on injured reserve (45 players)
SEPT 9 - Placed RB Eddie Lee Ivery (knee) on injured reserve. Signed RB Jim Jensen
SEPT 17 - Traded WR Aundra Thompson, a 1982 1st-round draft choice, a 1982 2nd-round draft choice, a 1983 1st-round selection and a 1984 2nd-round choice to SAN DIEGO for WR John Jefferson and a 1982 1st-round draft choice (OG Ron Hallstrom)
SEPT 23 - Signed RB Delvin Williams.
SEPT 24 - Signed WR John Jefferson. Released RB Steve Atkins. Signed RB Eric Torkelson and RB Delvin Williams. Placed TE John Thompson (knee) on injured reserve
SEPT 29 - Placed OG Karl Swanke (knee) on injured reserve. Activated OT Tim Huffman from injured reserve
OCT 10 - Released RB Delvin Williams. Signed OT Tim Stokes.
OCT 14 - Signed OL Arland Thompson
NOV 4 - Signed S David Petway. Placed S Johnnie Gray (knee) on injured reserve
DEC 17 - Placed OL Derrel Gofourth (knee) on injured reserve. Signed OL Brad Oates off waivers from CINCINNATI
Dallas Cowboys (12-4)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Danny White (3098)
Rushing Leader: Tony Dorsett (1646)
Receiving Leader: Tony Hill (46-953)
Philadelphia Eagles (10-6)
Head Coach: Dick Vermeil
Passing Leader: Ron Jaworski (3095)
Rushing Leader: Wilbert Montgomery (1402)
Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (61-1028)
New York Giants (9-7)
Head Coach: Ray Perkins
Passing Leader: Phil Simms (2031)
Rushing Leader: Rob Carpenter (748)
Receiving Leader: Johhny Perkins (51-858)
Washington Redskins (8-8)
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Passing Leader: Joe Theismann (3568)
Rushing Leader: Joe Washington (916)
Receiving Leader: Joe Washington (70-558)
St. Louis Cardinals (7-9)
Head Coach: Jim Hanifan
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (1694)
Rushing Leader: Otis Anderson (1376)
Receiving Leader: Pat Tilley (66-1040)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7)
Head Coach: John McKay
Passing Leader: Doug Williams (3563)
Rushing Leader: Jerry Eckwood (651)
Receiving Leader: Kevin House (56-1176)
Detroit Lions (8-8)
Head Coach: Monte Clark
Passing Leader: Eric Hipple (2358)
Rushing Leader: Billy Sims (1437)
Receiving Leader: Freddie Scott (53-1022)
Green Bay Packers (8-8)
Head Coach: Bart Starr
Passing Leader: Lynn Dickey (2593)
Rushing Leader: Gerry Ellis (860)
Receiving Leader: James Lofton (71-1294)
Minnesota Vikings (7-9)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Tommy Kramer (3912)
Rushing Leader: Ted Brown (1063)
Receiving Leader: Ted Brown (83-694)
Chicago Bears (6-10)
Head Coach: Neill Armstrong
Passing Leader: Vince Evans (2354)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1222)
Receiving Leader: Walter Payton (41-379)
San Francisco 49ers (13-3)
Head Coach: Bill Walsh
Passing Leader: Joe Montana (3565)
Rushing Leader: Ricky Patton (543)
Receiving Leader: Dwight Clark (85-1105)
Atlanta Falcons (7-9)
Head Coach: Leeman Bennett
Passing Leader: Steve Bartkowski (3829)
Rushing Leader: William Andrews (1301)
Receiving Leader: William Andrews (81-735)
Los Angeles Rams (6-10)
Head Coach: Ray Malavasi
Passing Leader: Pat Haden (1815)
Rushing Leader: Wendell Tyler (1074)
Receiving Leader: Preston Dennard (49-821)
New Orleans Saints (4-12)
Head Coach: Bum Phillips
Passing Leader: Archie Manning (1447)
Rushing Leader: George Rogers (1674)
Receiving Leader: Jack Holmes (38-206)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6
Dallas 26, WASHINGTON 10 Baltimore 29, NEW ENGLAND 28
Kansas City 37, PITTSBURGH 33 Miami 20, ST. LOUIS 7
TAMPA BAY 21, Minnesota 13 Green Bay 16, CHICAGO 9
ATLANTA 27, New Orleans 0 Houston 27, LOS ANGELES 20
DENVER 9, Oakland 7 Philadelphia 24, NY GIANTS 10
DETROIT 24, San Francisco 17 BUFFALO 31, NY Jets 0
CINCINNATI 27, Seattle 21
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7
San Diego 44, CLEVELAND 14
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 26 10 Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 31 0
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 24 10 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 29 28
NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 10 24 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 20 7
Washington 0 1 0 .000 10 26 New England 0 1 0 .000 28 29
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 7 20 NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 0 31
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 16 9 Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 27 21
Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 21 13 Houston 1 0 0 1.000 27 20
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 24 17 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 33 37
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 13 21 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 14 44
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 9 16 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 44 14
Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 27 0 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 9 7
Los Angeles 0 1 0 1.000 20 27 Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 37 33
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 17 24 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 7 9
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 0 27 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 21 27
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10
MIAMI 30, Pittsburgh 10
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13
SAN FRANCISCO 28, Chicago 17 Atlanta 31, GREEN BAY 17
SEATTLE 13, Denver 10 Buffalo 35, BALTIMORE 3
PHILADELPHIA 13, New England 3 Cincinnati 31, NY JETS 30
NY Giants 17, WASHINGTON 7 Houston 9, CLEVELAND 3
DALLAS 30, St. Louis 17 SAN DIEGO 28, Detroit 23
KANSAS CITY 19, Tampa Bay 10 NEW ORLEANS 23, Los Angeles 17
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14
Oakland 36, MINNESOTA 10
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 56 27 Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 66 3
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 37 13 Miami 2 0 0 1.000 50 17
NY Giants 1 1 0 .500 27 31 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 32 63
Washington 0 2 0 .000 17 43 New England 0 2 0 .000 31 42
St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 24 50 NY Jets 0 2 0 .000 30 62
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 33 40 Cincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 58 51
Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 31 32 Houston 2 0 0 1.000 36 23
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 47 45 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 43 67
Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 23 57 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 17 53
Chicago 0 2 0 .000 26 44 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 72 37
Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 58 17 Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 56 43
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 45 41 Denver 1 1 0 .500 19 20
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 23 44 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 43 19
Los Angeles 0 2 0 .000 37 50 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 34 37
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Philadelphia 20, BUFFALO 14
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
DENVER 28, Baltimore 10 LOS ANGELES 35, Green Bay 23
Miami 16, HOUSTON 10 Cleveland 20, CINCINNATI 17
OAKLAND 20, Seattle 10 MINNESOTA 26, Detroit 24
NY GIANTS 20, New Orleans 7 ATLANTA 34, San Francisco 17
CHICAGO 28, Tampa Bay 17 ST. LOUIS 40, Washington 30
San Diego 42, KANSAS CITY 21 PITTSBURGH 38, NY Jets 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Dallas 35, NEW ENGLAND 21
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 91 48 Miami 3 0 0 1.000 66 27
Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 57 27 Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 80 23
NY Giants 2 1 0 .667 47 38 Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 42 91
St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 64 80 NY Jets 0 3 0 .000 40 100
Washington 0 3 0 .000 47 83 New England 0 3 0 .000 52 77
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
GREEN BAY 1 2 0 .333 56 75 Houston 2 1 0 .667 46 39
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 48 60 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 75 71
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 71 71 Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 81 77
Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 49 81 Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 37 70
Chicago 1 2 0 .333 54 61 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 114 58
Atlanta 3 0 0 1.000 92 34 Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 77 85
San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 62 75 Denver 2 1 0 .667 47 30
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 30 64 Oakland 2 1 0 .667 63 29
Los Angeles 1 2 0 .333 72 73 Seattle 1 2 0 .333 44 57
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Minnesota 30, Green Bay 13 @ Mil CINCINNATI 27, Buffalo 24 (OT)
CLEVELAND 28, Atlanta 17 NY JETS 33, Houston 17
DENVER 42, San Diego 24 PHILADELPHIA 36, Washington 13
TAMPA BAY 20, St. Louis 10 Miami 31, BALTIMORE 28
Kansas City 20, SEATTLE 14 DETROIT 16, Oakland 0
PITTSBURGH 27, New England 21 DALLAS 18, NY Giants 10
SAN FRANCISCO 21, New Orleans 14
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Los Angeles 24, CHICAGO 7
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 4 0 0 1.000 109 58 Miami 4 0 0 1.000 97 55
Philadelphia 4 0 0 1.000 84 48 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 104 50
NY Giants 2 2 0 .500 57 56 Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 70 122
St. Louis 1 3 0 .250 74 100 NY Jets 1 3 0 .250 73 117
Washington 0 4 0 .000 60 119 New England 0 4 0 .000 73 104
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 2 2 0 .500 79 94 Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 102 95
Tampa Bay 2 2 0 .500 68 70 Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 65 87
Detroit 2 2 0 .500 87 71 Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 108 98
GREEN BAY 1 3 0 .250 69 105 Houston 2 2 0 .500 63 72
Chicago 1 3 0 .250 61 85 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 3 1 0 .750 138 100
Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 109 62 Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 97 99
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 83 89 Denver 3 1 0 .750 89 54
Los Angeles 2 2 0 .500 96 80 Oakland 2 2 0 .500 63 45
New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 44 85 Seattle 1 3 0 .250 58 77
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4
ST. LOUIS 20, Dallas 17 BUFFALO 23, Baltimore 17
TAMPA BAY 28, Detroit 10 Denver 17, OAKLAND 0
Pittsburgh 20, NEW ORLEANS 6 MINNESOTA 24, Chicago 21
Green Bay 27, NY GIANTS 14 HOUSTON 17, Cincinnati 10
San Fran 30, WASHINGTON 17 LOS ANGELES 27, Cleveland 16
SAN DIEGO 24, Seattle 10 NEW ENGLAND 33, Kansas City 17
MIAMI 28, NY Jets 28 (T)
MONDAY OCTOBER 5
PHILADELPHIA 16, Atlanta 13
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 5 0 0 1.000 100 61 Miami 4 0 1 .900 125 83
Dallas 4 1 0 .800 126 78 Buffalo 3 2 0 .600 127 67
NY Giants 2 3 0 .400 71 83 NY Jets 1 3 1 .300 101 145
St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 94 117 Baltimore 1 4 0 .200 87 145
Washington 0 5 0 .000 77 149 New England 1 4 0 .200 106 121
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 103 115 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 112 102
Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 96 80 Pittsburgh 3 2 0 .600 128 104
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 97 98 Houston 3 2 0 .600 80 82
GREEN BAY 2 3 0 .400 96 119 Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 81 114
Chicago 1 4 0 .200 82 109 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 4 1 0 .800 162 110
San Francisco 3 2 0 .600 113 106 Denver 4 1 0 .800 106 54
Los Angeles 3 2 0 .600 123 96 Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 114 132
Atlanta 3 2 0 .600 122 78 Oakland 2 3 0 .400 63 62
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 50 105 Seattle 1 4 0 .200 68 101
SUNDAY OCTOBER 11
NY JETS 28, New England 24 Cincinnati 41, BALTIMORE 16
Minnesota 33, SAN DIEGO 31 PITTSBURGH 13, Cleveland 7
NY GIANTS 34, St. Louis 14 SAN FRANCISCO 45, Dallas 14
Tampa Bay 21, GREEN BAY 10 DENVER 27, Detroit 21
Los Angeles 37, ATLANTA 35 KANSAS CITY 27, Oakland 0
HOUSTON 35, Seattle 17 Philadelphia 31, NEW ORLEANS 14
Washington 24, CHICAGO 7
MONDAY OCTOBER 12
BUFFALO 31, Miami 21
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 6 0 0 1.000 131 75 Miami 4 1 1 .750 146 114
Dallas 4 2 0 .667 140 123 Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 158 88
NY Giants 3 3 0 .500 105 97 NY Jets 2 3 1 .417 129 169
St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 108 151 Baltimore 1 5 0 .167 103 186
Washington 1 5 0 .167 101 156 New England 1 5 0 .167 130 149
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 136 146 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 153 118
Tampa Bay 4 2 0 .667 117 90 Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 141 111
Detroit 2 4 0 .333 118 125 Houston 4 2 0 .667 115 99
GREEN BAY 2 4 0 .333 106 140 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 88 127
Chicago 1 5 0 .167 89 133 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 5 1 0 .833 133 75
San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 158 120 San Diego 4 2 0 .667 193 143
Los Angeles 4 2 0 .667 160 131 Kansas City 4 2 0 .667 141 132
Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 157 115 Oakland 2 4 0 .333 63 89
New Orleans 1 5 0 .167 64 136 Seattle 1 5 0 .167 85 136
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18
San Francisco 13, Green Bay 3 @ Mil MIAMI 13, Washington 10
MINNESOTA 35, Philadelphia 23 KANSAS CITY 28, Denver 14
OAKLAND 18, Tampa Bay 16 CLEVELAND 20, New Orleans 17
NY JETS 33, Buffalo 14 CINCINNATI 34, Pittsburgh 7
NEW ENGLAND 38, Houston 10 San Diego 43, BALTIMORE 14
NY Giants 32, SEATTLE 0 DALLAS 29, Los Angeles 17
ATLANTA 41, St. Louis 20
MONDAY OCTOBER 19
DETROIT 48, Chicago 17
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 6 1 0 .857 154 110 Miami 5 1 1 .786 159 124
Dallas 5 2 0 .714 169 140 Buffalo 4 3 0 .571 172 121
NY Giants 4 3 0 .571 137 97 NY Jets 3 3 1 .500 162 183
St. Louis 2 5 0 .286 128 192 New England 2 5 0 .286 168 159
Washington 1 6 0 .143 111 169 Baltimore 1 6 0 .143 117 229
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 171 169 Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 187 125
Tampa Bay 4 3 0 .571 133 108 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 .571 148 145
Detroit 3 4 0 .429 166 142 Houston 4 3 0 .571 125 137
GREEN BAY 2 5 0 .286 109 153 Cleveland 3 4 0 .429 108 144
Chicago 1 6 0 .143 106 181 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 5 2 0 .714 147 103
San Francisco 5 2 0 .714 171 123 San Diego 5 2 0 .714 236 157
Los Angeles 4 3 0 .571 177 160 Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 169 146
Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 198 135 Oakland 3 4 0 .429 81 105
New Orleans 1 6 0 .143 81 156 Seattle 1 6 0 .143 85 168
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25
Kansas City 28, OAKLAND 17 Seattle 19, NY JETS 3
NEW ORLEANS 17, Cincinnati 7 DALLAS 28, Miami 27
DETROIT 31, Green Bay 27 BUFFALO 9, Denver 7
WASHINGTON 24, New England 22 ST. LOUIS 30, Minnesota 17
NY Giants 27, ATLANTA 24 (OT) CHICAGO 20, San Diego 17 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA 20, Tampa Bay 10 SAN FRANCISCO 20, Los Angeles 17
CLEVELAND 42, Baltimore 28
MONDAY OCTOBER 26
PITTSBURGH 26, Houston 13
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 7 1 0 .875 174 120 Miami 5 2 1 .688 186 152
Dallas 6 2 0 .750 197 167 Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 181 128
NY Giants 5 3 0 .625 164 121 NY Jets 3 4 1 .438 165 202
St. Louis 3 5 0 .375 158 209 New England 2 6 0 .250 190 183
Washington 2 6 0 .250 135 191 Baltimore 1 7 0 .125 145 271
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 5 3 0 .625 188 199 Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 194 142
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 143 128 Pittsburgh 5 3 0 .625 174 158
Detroit 4 4 0 .500 197 169 Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 150 172
GREEN BAY 2 6 0 .250 136 184 Houston 4 4 0 .500 138 163
Chicago 2 6 0 .250 126 198 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Kansas City 6 2 0 .750 197 163
San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 191 140 San Diego 5 3 0 .625 253 177
Los Angeles 4 4 0 .500 194 180 Denver 5 3 0 .625 154 112
Atlanta 4 4 0 .500 222 162 Oakland 3 5 0 .375 98 133
New Orleans 2 6 0 .250 98 163 Seattle 2 6 0 .250 104 171
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
MIAMI 27, Baltimore 10 Atlanta 41, NEW ORLEANS 10
BUFFALO 22, Cleveland 13 LOS ANGELES 20, Detroit 13
San Francisco 17, PITTSBURGH 14 TAMPA BAY 20, Chicago 10
GREEN BAY 34, Seattle 24 Dallas 17, PHILADELPHIA 14
OAKLAND 27, New England 17 CINCINNATI 34, Houston 21
NY JETS 26, NY Giants 7 SAN DIEGO 22, Kansas City 20
WASHINGTON 42, St. Louis 21
MONDAY NOVEMBER 2
DENVER 19, Minnesota 17
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 7 2 0 .778 214 181 Miami 6 2 1 .722 223 162
Philadelphia 7 2 0 .778 188 137 Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 203 141
NY Giants 5 4 0 .556 171 147 NY Jets 4 4 1 .500 191 209
Washington 3 6 0 .333 177 212 New England 2 7 0 .222 207 210
St. Louis 3 6 0 .333 179 251 Baltimore 1 8 0 .111 155 298
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Tampa Bay 5 4 0 .556 163 138 Cincinnati 6 3 0 .667 228 163
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 205 218 Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 188 175
Detroit 4 5 0 .444 210 189 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 163 194
GREEN BAY 3 6 0 .333 170 208 Houston 4 5 0 .444 159 197
Chicago 2 7 0 .222 136 218 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 6 3 0 .667 275 197
San Francisco 7 2 0 .778 208 154 Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 217 185
Los Angeles 5 4 0 .556 214 193 Denver 6 3 0 .667 173 129
Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 263 172 Oakland 4 5 0 .444 125 150
New Orleans 2 7 0 .222 108 204 Seattle 2 7 0 .222 128 205
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8
Green Bay 26, NY Giants 24 @ Mil SAN FRANCISCO 17, Atlanta 14
Miami 30, NEW ENGLAND 27 (OT) Chicago 16, KANSAS CITY 13 (OT)
Philadelphia 52, ST. LOUIS 10 Cincinnati 40, SAN DIEGO 17
SEATTLE 24, Pittsburgh 21 New Orleans 21, LOS ANGELES 13
DENVER 23, Cleveland 20 (OT) NY Jets 41, BALTIMORE 14
WASHINGTON 33, Detroit 31 MINNESOTA 25, Tampa Bay 10
HOUSTON 17, Oakland 16
MONDAY NOVEMBER 9
DALLAS 27, Buffalo 14
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 8 2 0 .800 241 195 Miami 7 2 1 .750 253 189
Philadelphia 8 2 0 .800 250 147 Buffalo 6 4 0 .600 217 168
NY Giants 5 5 0 .500 195 173 NY Jets 5 4 1 .550 218 239
Washington 4 6 0 .400 210 243 New England 2 8 0 .200 234 240
St. Louis 3 7 0 .300 189 303 Baltimore 1 9 0 .100 169 339
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 230 228 Cincinnati 7 3 0 .700 268 180
Tampa Bay 5 5 0 .500 173 163 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 209 199
Detroit 4 6 0 .400 241 221 Houston 5 5 0 .500 176 213
GREEN BAY 4 6 0 .400 196 232 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 183 217
Chicago 3 7 0 .300 152 231 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 7 3 0 .700 196 149
San Francisco 8 2 0 .800 225 168 Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 230 201
Los Angeles 5 5 0 .500 227 214 San Diego 6 4 0 .600 292 237
Atlanta 5 5 0 .500 277 189 Oakland 4 6 0 .400 141 167
New Orleans 3 7 0 .300 129 217 Seattle 3 7 0 .300 152 226
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
Cleveland 15, SAN FRANCISCO 12 Denver 24, TAMPA BAY 7
DETROIT 27, Dallas 24 PHILADELPHIA 38, Baltimore 13
KANSAS CITY 23, Houston 10 ST. LOUIS 24, Buffalo 0
CINCINNATI 24, Los Angeles 10 GREEN BAY 21, Chicago 17
MINNESOTA 20, New Orleans 10 Pittsburgh 34, ATLANTA 20
Washington 30, NY GIANTS 27 (OT) NY Jets 17, NEW ENGLAND 6
Oakland 33, MIAMI 17
MONDAY NOVEMBER 16
SEATTLE 44, San Diego 23
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Philadelphia 9 2 0 .818 288 160 Miami 7 3 1 .682 270 222
Dallas 8 3 0 .727 265 222 NY Jets 6 4 1 .591 235 245
NY Giants 5 6 0 .455 222 203 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 217 192
Washington 5 6 0 .455 240 270 New England 2 9 0 .182 240 257
St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 213 303 Baltimore 1 10 0 .091 182 377
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 7 4 0 .636 250 238 Cincinnati 8 3 0 .727 282 190
Tampa Bay 5 6 0 .455 180 187 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 243 219
Detroit 5 6 0 .455 268 245 Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 198 229
GREEN BAY 5 6 0 .455 217 249 Houston 5 6 0 .455 186 236
Chicago 3 8 0 .273 169 252 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 8 3 0 .727 220 156
San Francisco 8 3 0 .727 237 183 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 253 211
Los Angeles 5 6 0 .455 237 238 San Diego 6 5 0 .545 315 281
Atlanta 5 6 0 .455 297 223 Oakland 5 6 0 .455 174 184
New Orleans 3 8 0 .273 139 237 Seattle 4 7 0 .364 196 249
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22
Detroit 23, CHICAGO 7 CINCINNATI 38, Denver 21
TAMPA BAY 37, Green Bay 3 New Orleans 27, HOUSTON 24
Giants 20, PHILADELPHIA 10 NY JETS 16, Miami 15
Pittsburgh 32, CLEVELAND 10 BUFFALO 20, New England 17
San Francisco 33, LOS ANGELES 31 KANSAS CITY 40, Seattle 13
St. Louis 35, BALTIMORE 24 San Diego 55, OAKLAND 21
DALLAS 24, Washington 10
MONDAY NOVEMBER 23
ATLANTA 31, Minnesota 30
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 9 3 0 .750 289 232 Miami 7 4 1 .625 285 238
Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 298 180 NY Jets 7 4 1 .635 251 260
NY Giants 6 6 0 .500 242 213 Buffalo 7 5 0 .583 237 209
Washington 5 7 0 .417 250 294 New England 2 10 0 .167 257 277
St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 248 327 Baltimore 1 11 0 .083 206 412
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 280 269 Cincinnati 9 3 0 .750 320 211
Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 217 190 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 275 229
Detroit 6 6 0 .500 291 252 Cleveland 5 7 0 .417 208 261
GREEN BAY 5 7 0 .417 220 286 Houston 5 7 0 .417 210 263
Chicago 3 9 0 .250 176 275 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 8 4 0 .667 241 194
San Francisco 9 3 0 .750 270 214 Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 293 224
Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 328 253 San Diego 7 5 0 .583 370 302
Los Angeles 5 7 0 .417 268 271 Oakland 5 7 0 .417 195 239
New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 166 261 Seattle 4 8 0 .333 209 289
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26
DETROIT 27, Kansas City 10 DALLAS 10, Chicago 9
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29
NY JETS 25, Baltimore 0 Atlanta 31, HOUSTON 27
SAN DIEGO 34, Denver 17 CINCINNATI 41, Cleveland 21
Green Bay 35, MINNESOTA 23 PITTSBURGH 24, Los Angeles 0
St. Louis 27, NEW ENGLAND 20 SAN FRANCISCO 17, NY Giants 10
Tampa Bay 31, NEW ORLEANS 14 Oakland 32, SEATTLE 31
BUFFALO 21, Washington 14
MONDAY NOVEMBER 30
MIAMI 13, Philadelphia 10
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 10 3 0 .769 299 241 Miami 8 4 1 .654 298 248
Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 308 193 NY Jets 8 4 1 .654 276 260
NY Giants 6 7 0 .462 252 230 Buffalo 8 5 0 .605 258 223
St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 275 347 New England 2 11 0 .154 277 304
Washington 5 8 0 .385 264 315 Baltimore 1 12 0 .077 206 437
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Tampa Bay 7 6 0 .538 248 204 Cincinnati 10 3 0 .769 361 232
Detroit 7 6 0 .538 318 262 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .605 299 229
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 303 304 Cleveland 5 8 0 .385 229 302
GREEN BAY 6 7 0 .462 255 309 Houston 5 8 0 .385 237 294
Chicago 3 10 0 .231 185 285 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION San Diego 8 5 0 .605 404 319
San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 287 224 Denver 8 5 0 .605 258 228
Atlanta 7 6 0 .538 359 280 Kansas City 8 5 0 .605 303 251
Los Angeles 5 8 0 .385 268 295 Oakland 6 7 0 .462 227 270
New Orleans 4 9 0 .308 180 292 Seattle 4 9 0 .308 240 321
THURSDAY DECEMBER 3
HOUSTON 17, Cleveland 13
SUNDAY DECEMBER 4
TAMPA BAY 24, Atlanta 23 GREEN BAY 31, Detroit 17
Dallas 37, BALTIMORE 13 Buffalo 28, SAN DIEGO 27
WASHINGTON 15, Philadelphia 13 SEATTLE 27, NY Jets 23
DENVER 16, Kansas City 13 NY GIANTS 10, Los Angeles 7
CHICAGO 10, Minnesota 9 San Francisco 21, CINCINNATI 3
MIAMI 24, New England 14 ST. LOUIS 30, New Orleans 3
MONDAY DECEMBER 5
OAKLAND 30, Pittsburgh 27
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Y-Dallas 11 3 0 .786 336 254 Miami 9 4 1 .679 322 262
Philadelphia 9 5 0 .643 321 208 Buffalo 9 5 0 .643 286 250
NY Giants 7 7 0 .500 262 237 NY Jets 8 5 1 .607 299 287
St. Louis 7 7 0 .500 305 350 New England 2 12 0 .143 291 328
Washington 6 8 0 .429 279 328 Baltimore 1 13 0 .071 219 474
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 272 227 Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 364 253
Detroit 7 7 0 .500 335 293 Pittsburgh 8 6 0 .571 326 259
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 312 314 Houston 6 8 0 .429 254 307
GREEN BAY 7 7 0 .500 286 326 Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 242 319
Chicago 4 10 0 .286 195 294 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 9 5 0 .643 274 241
X-San Fran 11 3 0 .786 308 227 San Diego 8 6 0 .571 431 347
Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 382 304 Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 316 267
Los Angeles 5 9 0 .357 275 305 Oakland 7 7 0 .500 257 297
New Orleans 4 10 0 .286 183 322 Seattle 5 9 0 .357 267 344
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 12
NY Jets 14, CLEVELAND 13 DETROIT 45, Minnesota 7
SUNDAY DECEMBER 13
Buffalo 19, NEW ENGLAND 10 WASHINGTON 38, Baltimore 14
Cincinnati 17, PITTSBURGH 10 Chicago 23, OAKLAND 6
Green Bay 35, NEW ORLEANS 7 NY Giants 20, ST. LOUIS 10
DALLAS 21, Philadelphia 10 SAN FRANCISCO 28, Houston 6
San Diego 24, TAMPA BAY 23 Miami 17, KANSAS CITY 7
DENVER 23, Seattle 13
MONDAY DECEMBER 14
LOS ANGELES 21, Atlanta 16
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Dallas 12 3 0 .800 357 264 Y-Miami 10 4 1 .700 339 269
Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 331 229 Buffalo 10 5 0 .667 305 260
NY Giants 8 7 0 .533 282 247 NY Jets 9 5 1 .633 313 300
Washington 7 8 0 .467 317 342 New England 2 13 0 .133 301 347
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 315 370 Baltimore 1 14 0 .067 233 512
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 295 251 X-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 381 263
Detroit 8 7 0 .533 380 300 Pittsburgh 8 7 0 .533 336 276
GREEN BAY 8 7 0 .533 321 333 Houston 6 9 0 .400 260 335
Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 319 359 Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 255 333
Chicago 5 10 0 .333 218 300 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 10 5 0 .667 297 254
X-San Fran 12 3 0 .800 336 233 San Diego 9 6 0 .600 455 370
Atlanta 7 8 0 .467 398 325 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 323 284
Los Angeles 6 9 0 .400 296 321 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 263 320
New Orleans 4 11 0 .267 190 357 Seattle 5 10 0 .333 280 367
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 19
NY GIANTS 13, Dallas 10 (OT) MIAMI 16, Buffalo 6
SUNDAY DECEMBER 20
Cincinnati 30, ATLANTA 28 CHICAGO 35, Denver 24
NY JETS 28, Green Bay 3 SEATTLE 42, Cleveland 21
HOUSTON 21, Pittsburgh 20 San Francisco 21, NEW ORLEANS 17
BALTIMORE 23, New England 21 Kansas City 10, MINNESOTA 6
Tampa Bay 20, DETROIT 17 PHILADELPHIA 38, St. Louis 0
Washington 30, LOS ANGELES 7
MONDAY DECEMBER 21
SAN DIEGO 23, Oakland 10
NFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Dallas 12 4 0 .750 367 277 X-Miami 11 4 1 .719 345 275
Y-Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 369 221 Y-NY Jets 10 5 1 .667 355 287
Y-NY Giants 9 7 0 .563 295 257 Y-Buffalo 10 6 0 .625 311 276
Washington 8 8 0 .500 347 349 Baltimore 2 14 0 .125 259 533
St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 315 408 New England 2 14 0 .125 322 370
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Tampa Bay 9 7 0 .563 315 268 X-Cincinnati 12 4 0 .750 421 304
Detroit 8 8 0 .500 397 322 Pittsburgh 8 8 0 .500 356 297
GREEN BAY 8 8 0 .500 324 361 Houston 7 9 0 .438 281 355
Minnesota 7 9 0 .438 325 369 Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 276 375
Chicago 6 10 0 .375 253 324 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION X-San Diego 10 6 0 .625 478 390
X-San Fran 13 3 0 .813 357 250 Denver 10 6 0 .625 321 289
Atlanta 7 9 0 .438 426 355 Kansas City 9 7 0 .563 343 290
Los Angeles 6 10 0 .375 303 351 Oakland 7 9 0 .438 273 343
New Orleans 4 12 0 .250 207 378 Seattle 6 10 0 .375 322 388
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
1981 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 27) - Buffalo (10-6) 31, NY JETS (10-5-1) 27
Divisional (January 2) - San Diego (10-6) 41, MIAMI (11-4-1) 38 (OT)
Divisional (January 3) - CINCINNATI (12-4) 28, Buffalo (11-6) 21
Conference (January 10) - CINCINNATI (13-4) 27, San Diego (11-6) 7
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 27) - NY Giants (9-7) 27, PHILADELPHIA (10-6) 21
Divisional (January 2) - DALLAS (12-4) 38, Tampa Bay (9-7) 0
Divisional (January 3) - SAN FRANCISCO (13-3) 38, NY Giants (10-7) 24
Conference (January 10) - SAN FRANCISCO (14-3) 28, Dallas (13-4) 27
SUPER BOWL 16 (January 24, 1982 at Pontiac)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (15-3) 26, CINCINNATI BENGALS (14-5) 21 - Ray Wersching's Super Bowl record-tying four field goals and Joe Montana's controlled passing helped lift the San Francisco 49ers to their first NFL championship with a 26-21 victory over Cincinnati. The 49ers built a game-record 20-0 halftime lead
Miami Dolphins (11-4-1)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: David Woodley (2470)
Rushing Leader: Tony Nathan (782)
Receiving Leader: Duriel Harris (53-911)
New York Jets (10-5-1)
Head Coach: Walt Michaels
Passing Leader: Richard Todd (3231)
Rushing Leader: Freeman McNeil (623)
Receiving Leader: Bruce Harper (52-459)
Buffalo Bills (10-6)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (3652)
Rushing Leader: Joe Cribbs (1097)
Receiving Leader: Frank Lewis (70-1244)
Baltimore Colts (2-14)
Head Coach: Mike McCormack
Passing Leader: Bert Jones (3094)
Rushing Leader: Curtis Dickey (779)
Rec. Leader: Randy McMillan (50-466)
New England Patriots (2-14)
Head Coach: Ron Erhardt
Passing Leader: Steve Grogan (1859)
Rushing Leader: Tony Collins (873)
Receiving Leader: Don Hasselbeck (46-808)
Cincinnati Bengals (12-4)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (3754)
Rushing Leader: Pete Johnson (1077)
Receiving Leader: Don Ross (71-910)
Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (2887)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (987)
Receiving Leader: John Stallworth (63-1098)
Houston Oilers (7-9)
Head Coach: Ed Biles
Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (1988)
Rushing Leader: Earl Campbell (1376)
Receiving Leader: Ken Burrough (40-668)
Cleveland Browns (5-11)
Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano
Passing Leader: Brian Sipe (3876)
Rushing Leader: Mike Pruitt (1103)
Receiving Leader: Ozzie Newsome (69-1002)
San Diego Chargers (10-6)
Head Coach: Don Coryell
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (4802)
Rushing Leader: Chuck Muncie (1144)
Receiving Leader: Kellen Winslow (88-1075)
Denver Broncos (10-6)
Head Coach: Dan Reeves
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (3195)
Rushing Leader: Rick Parros (749)
Receiving Leader: Steve Watson (60-1244)
Kansas City Chiefs (9-7)
Head Coach: Marv Levy
Passing Leader: Bill Kenney (1983)
Rushing Leader: Joe Delaney (1121)
Receiving Leader: J.T. Smith (63-852)
Oakland Raiders (7-9)
Head Coach: Tom Flores
Passing Leader: Marc Wilson (2311)
Rushing Leader: Kenny King (828)
Receiving Leader: Derrick Ramsey (52-674)
Seattle Seahawks (6-10)
Head Coach: Jack Patera
Passing Leader: Jim Zorn (2788)
Rushing Leader: Theotis Brown (531)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (75-1224)
via Montana's 1-yard touchdown run, which capped an 11-play, 68-yard drive; fullback Earl Cooper's 11-yard scoring pass from Montana, which climaxed a Super Bowl record 92-yard drive on 12 plays; and Wersching's 22- and 26-yard field goals. The Bengals rebounded in the second half, closing the gap to 20-14 on quarterback Ken Anderson's 5-yard run and Dan Ross's 4-yard reception from Anderson, who established Super Bowl passing records for completions (25) and completion percentage (73.5 percent on 25 of 34). Wersching added early fourth-period field goals of 40 and 23 yards to increase the 49ers' lead to 26-14. The Bengals managed to score on an Anderson-to-Ross 3-yard pass with only 16 seconds remaining. Ross set a Super Bowl record with 11 receptions for 104 yards. Montana, the game's most valuable player, completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards. Cincinnati compiled 356 yards to San Francisco's 275, which marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the team that gained the most yards from scrimmage lost the game.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11-4-1)
Head Coach: Frank Kush
Leading Rusher: Rufus Crawford (400)
Leading Passer: Tom Clements (4536)
Leading Receiver: Keith Baker (68-1218)
Average Attendance: 25,166 (8th)
Edmonton Eskimos (14-1-1)
Head Coach: Hugh Campbell
Leading Rusher: Jim Germany (861)
Leading Passer: Warren Moon (3959)
Leading Receiver: Brian Kelly (74-1665)
Average Attendance: 44,894 (1st)
Ottawa Rough Riders (5-11)
Head Coach: George Brancato
Leading Rusher: Richard Crump (440)
Leading Passer: Jordan Case (1521)
Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (73-1006)
Average Attendance: 19,681 (9th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-5)
Head Coach: Ray Jauch
Leading Rusher: William Miller (684)
Leading Passer: Dieter Brock (4796)
Leading Receiver: Eugene Goodlow (100-1494)
Average Attendance: 27,295 (6th)
Montreal Alouettes (3-13)
Head Coach: Joe Scannella (1-9)/Jim Eddy (2-4)
Leading Rusher: David Overstreet (952)
Leading Passer: Vince Ferragamo (2182)
Leading Receiver: James Scott (81-1422)
Average Attendance: 28,482 (4th)
British Columbia Lions (10-6)
Head Coach: Vic Rapp
Leading Rusher: Larry Key (1098)
Leading Passer: Joe Paopao (3777)
Leading Receiver: Ty Gray (63-1428)
Average Attendance: 25,959 (7th)
Toronto Argonauts (2-14)
Head Coach: Willie Wood (0-10)/Tommy Hudspeth (2-4)
Leading Rusher: Cedric Minter (815)
Leading Passer: Condredge Holloway (2578)
Leading Receiver: Paul Pearson (55-796)
Average Attendance: 33,176 (2nd)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-7)
Head Coach: Joe Faragalli
Leading Rusher: Lester Brown (804)
Leading Passer: John Hufnagel (2743)
Leading Receiver: Joey Walters (91-1715)
Average Attendance: 27,940 (5th)
The Eastern and Western Football Conferences, which had carried on as separate and autonomous entities since the founding of the CFL in 1958, agreed to a full merger prior to the start of the 1981 season. With the merger, the Eastern and Western Football Conferences were dissolved and renamed as the East and West Divisions. The merger authorized the CFL to have full authority over decisions, including the adoption of a full interlocking schedule for both divisions. All nine teams played each other twice, once home and once away, regardless of their affiliated division. With the exception of six seasons; the three seasons of the CFL's U.S. expansion era from 1993 to 1995 and three seasons during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2021 to 2023, the League's teams played at least one game home and one away versus every other team in the League since the 1981 season. In addition, the merger set up the CFL Board of Governors and the CFL Management Council to replace the Executive Committee and the General Managers Committee. After the 1980 season, after owning the team for over ten years, Montreal owner Sam
Berger retired and sold the team to Nelson Skalbania, who brought in high priced NFL talent who did not adapt to the Canadian game, bringing a terrible losing season to Montreal (they did, however, make the playoffs due to the weak division that year), and with it, a loss of fan support, and he lost money and because of the high priced talent he bankrupted the team. So the team folded after the season, but a year later, a new team, the Montreal Concordes, owned by Expos owner Charles Bronfman, took over the team's players and history. The East was so weak this season that the Calgary Stampeders, despite being the West's fifth place team, finished with a better record than the second place Ottawa Rough Riders. Ottawa nevertheless upset the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and qualified for the Grey Cup despite winning only five games in the regular season finishing seventh overall. The ensuing controversy over having a 5–11 team playing in the Grey Cup played a large part in eventually persuading the league to implement a cross-over rule permitting a fourth place team in one division to qualify for the playoffs in place of a third place team in the other division with a weaker record. Nevertheless, the current rule makes no provision to allow a fifth place team to make the playoffs even if its record is better than that of the second place team in the other division, which occurred in 2018.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
James Sykes (CAL) 1107 6 68 Eugene Goodlow (WIN) 100 1494 14 85
Larry Key (BC) 1098 17 60 Joey Walters (SASK) 91 1715 14 72
David Overstreet (MON) 952 8 37 Joe Poplawski (WIN) 84 1271 8 55
Jim Germany (EDM) 861 18 44 James Scott (MON) 81 1422 6 77
Cedric Minter (TOR) 815 3 54 Brian Kelly (EDM) 74 1665 11 91
Lester Brown (SASK) 804 6 34 Tony Gabriel (OTT) 73 1006 5 46
William Miller (WIN) 684 4 39 Tom Scott (EDM) 73 1240 8 46
Obie Graves (WIN) 661 8 36 Keith Baker (HAM) 68 1218 11 81
John White (BC) 482 0 41 Billy Johnson (MON) 65 1060 5 54
Richard Crump (OTT) 440 3 23 Waddell Smith (EDM) 65 1077 9 50
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Dieter Brock (WIN) 566 354 4796 32 15
Tom Clements (HAM) 523 301 4536 27 23
Warren Moon (EDM) 378 237 3959 27 12
Joe Paopao (BC) 421 229 3777 28 23
John Hufnagel (SASK) 300 169 2743 21 19
Condredge Holloway (TOR) 343 189 2578 12 11
Ken Johnson (CAL) 319 150 2429 13 10
Vince Ferragamo (MON) 342 175 2182 7 25
Joe Barnes (SASK) 290 151 2130 12 8
Jordan Case (OTT) 209 129 1521 10 7
Tom Wilkinson (EDM) 151 88 1293 8 4
THUR JUL 2
Saskatchewan 19, TORONTO 18 (33243) - The worst team in the CFL last year is alone at the top. Turnovers plagued the Argonauts in the preseason and a fumble by RB Cedric Minter - his second of the game - late in the fourth set up the winning FG by Paul Watson to make head coach Joe Faragalli's debut a success.
SASKATCHEWAN - 11 4 0 4 - 19
TORONTO - 3 1 7 7 - 18
1st - SASK - Emanuel Tolbert, 14-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Paul Watson kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Single, Watson 77-yard kick SASK 8-0 1st - SASK - Watson, 40-yard field goal SASK 11-0 1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 17-yard field goal SASK 11-3 2nd - SASK - Watson, 36-yard field goal SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 43-yard kick SASK 15-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 57-yard kick SASK 15-4 3rd - TOR - David Pearson, 17-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) SASK 15-11 4th - SASK - Single, Watson 51-yard kick SASK 16-11 4th - TOR - Holloway, 10-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 18-16 4th - SASK - Watson, 16-yard field goal SASK 19-18
FRI JUL 3
Edmonton 47, OTTAWA 21 (22053) - Warren Moon and Tom Wilkinson threw two touchdown passes and FB Jim Germany ran for two more touchdowns as the defending Grey Cup champions won in a rout. Moon, last year's Grey Cup MVP, threw both of his TD passes to Brian Kelly as the Eskimos led 32-10 at the half.
EDMONTON - 10 22 8 7 - 47
OTTAWA - 7 3 1 10 - 21
1st - OTT - Richard Crump, 8-yard pass from Ron Calcagni (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 10-yard run OTT 7-3 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 6-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 17-10 2nd - EDM - Neil Lumsden, 14-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 24-10 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 60-yard kick EDM 25-10 2nd - EDM - Kelly, 18-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 32-10 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 55-yard kick EDM 33-10 3rd - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 40-10 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 43-yard kick EDM 40-11 4th - EDM - Waddell Smith, 14-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 47-11 4th - OTT - Peter Stenerson, 10-yard pass from Kevin Starkey (John Glassford pass from Jeff Avery) EDM 47-19 4th - OTT - Pete Lavorato tackled in end zone EDM 47-21
SAT JUL 4
BRITISH COL 48, Montreal 8 (26627) - BC ruined Vince Ferragamo's Montreal debut as Lions QB Joe Paopao threw for 300 yards and directed a BC offense that scored five majors. Ferragamo completed only 11 0of 27 passes for 140 yards. RB Larry Key scored three touchdowns for the Lions on short runs.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 6 - 8
BRIT COL - 10 13 17 8 - 48
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 24-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Gerry McGrath 17-yard kick BC 3-1 1st - BC - Larry Key, 6-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 10-1 2nd - BC - John Pankratz, 18-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-1 2nd - MON - Single, McGrath 45-yard kick BC 17-2 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 20-2 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 23-2 3rd - BC - Key, 5-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-2 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 47-yard field goal BC 33-2 3rd - BC - Ricky Ellis, 63-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 40-2 4th - BC - Key, 6-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 47-2 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 75-yard kick BC 48-2 4th - MON - David Overstreet, 4-yard run BC 48-8
SUN JUL 5
Hamilton 33, WINNIPEG 23 (23500) - Winnipeg QB Dieter Brock threw for 384 yards, but more often than not the Bomber offense sputtered near the goal line which led to five Trevor Kennerd field goals. Hamilton QB Tom Clements, after a year in the NFL, led the Tiger-Cats to 21 points in the final 3:21 to pull off the win.
HAMILTON - 0 7 4 22 - 33
WINNIPEG - 11 6 3 3 - 23
1st - WIN - Single, Trevor Kennerd 55-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Kennerd, 43-yard field goal WIN 4-0 1st - WIN - Rick House, 34-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 11-0 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 21-yard field goal WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 27-yard field goal WIN 17-0 2nd - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 9-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bernie Ruoff kick) WIN 17-7 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 17-yard field goal WIN 20-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 45-yard kick WIN 20-8 3rd - HAM - Ruoff, 30-yard field goal WIN 20-11 4th - HAM - Single, Ruoff 41-yard kick WIN 20-12 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 14-yard field goal WIN 23-12 4th - HAM - Rocky DiPetro, 10-yard pass from Clements WIN 23-18 4th - HAM - Keith Baker, 10-yard pass from Clements (Steve Stapler pass from Clements) HAM 26-23 4th - HAM - Leroy Paul, 66-yard fumble return (Ruoff kick) HAM 33-23
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 1 0 0 2 33 23 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 47 21
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 21 47 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 48 8
Montreal 0 1 0 0 8 48 Saskatchewan 1 0 0 2 19 18
Toronto 0 1 0 0 18 19 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0
Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 23 33
FRI JUL 10
MONTREAL 23, Toronto 22 (35281) - The Montreal fans wanted to bury QB Vince Ferragamo at halftime. When the second half dust settled, they were lifting their beers to cheer the former LA Ram signal caller led the Als to an electrifying comeback after trailing 21-1 at the halftime.
TORONTO - 14 7 0 1 - 22
MONTREAL - 1 0 7 15 - 23
1st - TOR - Dave Newman, 10-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Gerry McGrath 44-yard kick TOR 7-1 1st - TOR - Cedric Minter, 1-yard (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-1 2nd - TOR - Newman, 59-yard punt return (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 21-1 3rd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 22-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (McGrath kick) TOR 21-8 4th - MON - James Scott, 26-yard pass from Ferragamo (McGrath kick) TOR 21-15 4th - MON - Single, McGrath 60-yard kick TOR 21-15 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 22-yard kick TOR 22-16 4th - MON - David Overstreet, 1-yard run (McGrath kick) MON 23-22
SAT JUL 11
HAMILTON 47, Ottawa 10 (22345) - Tom Clements completed 23 of 34 passes for 383 yards before giving
way to Dave Marler, who led Hamilton to the 1980 Grey Cup. Clements threw three TD passes to Keith Baker, while Dave Green scored a TD. Both came from Montreal in the trade for the rights to Vince Ferragamo.
OTTAWA - 0 3 0 7 - 10
HAMILTON - 3 20 17 7 - 47
1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 20-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 18-yard field goal HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 50-yard kick HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Keith Baker, 44-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 11-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 21-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 55-yard kick HAM 22-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 55-yard kick HAM 23-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 18-yard field goal HAM 26-3 3rd - HAM - Dave Green, 10-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 33-3 3rd - HAM - Ruoff, 37-yard field goal HAM 33-3 34rd - HAM - Baker, 15-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 40-3 4th - HAM - Baker, 25-yard pass from Dave Marler (Ruoff kick) HAM 47-3 4th - OTT - Jeff Avery, 6-yard pass from Ron Calcagni (Organ kick) HAM 47-10
EDMONTON 30, Calgary 10 (43346) - For the first 27 minutes, Calgary used excellent ball control, keyed by the running of James Sykes, and a solid defense to contain the defending champions and led 10-6. Then the Eskimos exploded for 24 straight points and a 2-0 start.
CALGARY - 3 7 0 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 0 13 7 10 - 30
1st - CAL J.T. Hay, 46-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 18-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - CAL - Ron Robinson, 8-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 10-6 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 8-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 13-10 3rd - EDM - Jim Germany, 14-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-10 4th - EDM - Cutler, 13-yard field goal EDM 23-10 4th - EDM - Angelo Santucci, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 30-10
SUN JUL 12
Winnipeg 22, SASKATCHEWAN 20 (24740) - Dieter Brock played catch most of the day with Joe Poplawski and Rick House, but when it counted most, Brock threw a swing pass to Willie Miller for the touchdown that gave Winnipeg the win. Rider rookie K Paul Watson kicked a CFL-record tying 59-yard field goal.
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 10 - 22
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 3 7 - 20
1st - SASK - Paull Watson, 34-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - WIN - Trevor Kennard, 42-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - WIN - Kennard, 15-yard field goal WIN 6-3 2nd - WIN - Kennard, 47-yard field goal WIN 9-3 2nd - SASK - Lester Brown, 3-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 10-9 2nd - WIN - Kennard, 55-yard field goal WIN 12-10 3rd - SASK - Watson, 59-yard field goal SASK 13-12 4th - SASK - Emanual Tolbert, 7-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 20-12 4th - WIN - Kennard, 29-yard field goal SASK 20-15 4th - WIN - Willie Miller, 7-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennard kick) WIN 22-20
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 80 33 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 77 31
Montreal 1 1 0 2 31 70 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 48 8
Ottawa 0 2 0 0 31 94 Winnipeg 1 1 0 2 45 53
Toronto 0 2 0 0 40 42 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 39 40
Calgary 0 1 0 0 10 30
THUR JUL 16
British Col 32, TORONTO 29 (37116) - Argo QB Condredge Holloway threw a short pass to Dave Newman with 42 seconds left. The ball sailed five feet over Newman's hands, who caught three TD passes, and into the waiting arms of Lions S Tony Proudfoot. BC's Tyron Gray caught six passes for a club record 220 yards.
BRIT COL - 0 7 18 7 - 32
TORONTO - 7 14 0 8 - 29
1st - TOR - Dave Newman, 45-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - BC - Tyron Gray, 91-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Newman, 10-yard pass from Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - TOR - Newman, 23-yard pass from Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 21-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal TOR 21-10 3rd - BC - Kenny Hinton, 41-yard interception return (Passaglia kick) TOR 21-17 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 16-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 24-21 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 80-yard kick BC 25-21 4th - TOR - Terry Greer, 30-yard pass from Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 28-25 4th - BC - Gray, 62-yard pass from Paopao (Passaligia kick) BC 32-28 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 65-yard kick BC 32-29
FRI JUL 17
OTTAWA 33, Montreal 31 (24872) - QB Jordan Case, in his 1981 debut, threw two touchdown passes to WR Kelvin Kirk to send the Riders to the win. Montreal QB Vince Ferragamo led the Als down the field for a last minute 42-yard field goal attempt by Gerry McGrath, but he missed.
MONTREAL - 7 13 0 11 - 31
OTTAWA - 1 14 15 3 - 33
1st - MON - David Overstreet, 3-yard run (Gerry McGrath kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 64-yard kick MON 7-1 2nd - MON - Overstreet, 21-yard run MON 13-1 2nd - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 51-yard pass from Jordan Case (Organ kick) MON 13-8 2nd - OTT - Richard Crump, 3-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 15-13 2nd - MON - Joe Hawco, 2-yard run (McGrath kick) MON 20-15 3rd - OTT - Mike Davis, 30-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 22-20 3rd - OTT - Kirk, 38-yard pass from Case (Organ kick) OTT 29-20 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 60-yard kick OTT 30-20 4th - MON - McGrath, 17-yard field goal OTT 30-23 4th - OTT - Organ 40-yard field goal OTT 33-23 4th - MON - Billy Johnson, 44-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (McGrath kick) OTT 33-30 4th - MON - Single, McGrath 55-yard kick OTT 33-31
CALGARY 26, Hamilton 6 (30812) - WR John Holland made the most of his first start, scoring one TD and setting up another, as Calgary won its first game after losing its season opener and all four preseason games. Holland was cut by Hamilton after being critical of Head Coach Frank Kush in training camp.
HAMILTON - 0 5 1 0 - 6
CALGARY - 10 7 7 2 - 26
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 47-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - John Holland, 12-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bernie Ruoff 68-yard kick CAL 10-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 69-yard kick CAL 10-2 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 45-yard field goal CAL 10-5 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 13-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 17-5 3rd - CAL - Sykes, 3-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 24-5 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 52-yard kick CAL 24-6 4th - CAL - Single, Mike McTague 68-yard kick CAL 25-6 4th - CAL - Single, McTague 74-yard kick CAL 26-6
SUN JUL 19
WINNIPEG 38, Edmonton 28 (25785) - Winnipeg used the short passing game instead of long bomb attack and shocked Edmonton. Dieter Brock hit WR Joe Poplawski for two touchdown passes in a 32-point second quarter outburst. The Eskimos scored 20 in the fourth in a last ditch rally that fell short.
EDMONTON - 0 7 1 20 - 28
WINNIPEG - 3 32 0 3 - 33
1st - WIN - Trevor Kennerd, 37-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 13-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - WIN - Poplawski, 6-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 17-0 2nd - WIN - Ken Ciancone recovered blocked punt in end zone (Kennerd kick) WIN 24-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 55-yard kick WIN 25-0 2nd - WIN - Dan Hucklack, 4-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 32-0 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 64-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) WIN 32-7 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 32-yard field goal WIN 35-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 52-yard kick WIN 35-8 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 36-yard kick WIN 35-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal WIN 35-12 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Waddell Smith pass from Tom Wilkinson) WIN 35-20 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 33-yard field goal WIN 38-20 4th - EDM - Safety, Bob Cameron conceded WIN 38-22 4th - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run WIN 38-28
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 2 1 0 4 86 59 British Columbia 2 0 0 4 80 37
Montreal 1 2 0 2 62 103 Edmonton 2 1 0 4 105 69
Ottawa 1 2 0 2 64 125 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 83 81
Toronto 0 3 0 0 69 74 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 39 40
Calgary 1 1 0 2 36 36
FRI JUL 24
Calgary 25, SASKATCHEWAN 16 (26992) - Punter-receiver Mike McTague caught one touchdown pass and ran 44 yards on a failed punt attempt in a heavy rain to ignite a second quarter drive, giving Calgary the win. Veteran J.T. Hay kicked a single and two crucial field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
CALGARY - 10 8 0 7 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 6 2 1 - 16
1st - CAL - Mike McTague, 39-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-0 1st - SASK - Joey Walters, 17-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Paul Watson kick) TIED 7-7 1st - CAL - Hay, 10-yard field goal CAL 10-7 2nd - SASK - Watson, 35-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - CAL - John Holland, 21-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 17-10 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 38-yard kick CAL 18-10 2nd - SASK - Watson, 22-yard field goal CAL 18-13 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 27-yard kick CAL 18-14 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 29-yard field goal CAL 18-15 4th - SASK - Single, Watson 27-yard kick CAL 18-16 4th - CAL - Hay, 52-yard field goal CAL 21-16 4th - CAL - Hay, 14-yard field goal CAL 24-16 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 32-yard kick CAL 25-16
SAT JUL 25
HAMILTON 57, Toronto 13 (30022) - Tom Clements threw four TD passes, three in the first half when he threw for 327 yards as Hamilton scored its most points since 1962 (67 points). The game was delayed 10 minutes when the Argos were late leaving Toronto. It was the worst Argo loss since 1963.
TORONTO - 0 10 3 0 - 13
HAMILTON - 14 21 1 21 - 57
1st - HAM - Rufus Crawford, 2-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Kerry Smith, 8-yard pass from Dave Marler (Ruoff kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 31-yard field goal HAM 14-3 2nd - HAM - Steve Stapler, 74-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 21-3 2nd - HAM - Keith Baker, 39-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 28-3 2nd - TOR - Terry Greer, 109-yard kickoff return (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 28-10 2nd - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 34-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 35-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 54-yard kick HAM 36-10 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal HAM 36-13 4th - HAM - Rocky DePietro, 7-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 43-13 4th - HAM - Mark Bragagnolo, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 50-13 4th - HAM - Dave Graffi, 8-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 57-13
BRITISH COL 31, Ottawa 17 (26661) - BC extended its
unbeaten streak to three games in a penalty-ridden game saved by the running of Larry Key, who broke open the game with a pair of second half touchdowns. K Lui Passaglia run his consecutive convert streak to 166, breaking Don Sweet's CFL record (162).
OTTAWA - 3 0 7 7 - 17
BRIT COL - 7 7 8 9 - 31
1st - BC - Al Charuk, 8-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 47-yard field goal BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Tyron Gray, 20-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 14-3 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 50-yard kick BC 15-3 3rd - OTT - Bruce Walker, 5-yard pass from Jordan Case (Organ kick) BC 15-10 3rd - BC - Larry Key, 60-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 22-10 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 64-yard kick BC 23-10 4th - BC - Key, 22-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-10 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 63-yard kick BC 31-10 4th - OTT - Richard Crump, 4-yard run (Organ kick) BC 31-17
SUN JUL 26
Edmonton 33, MONTREAL 17 (45835) - QB Warren Moon threw four touchdown passes, including a strike to Tom Scott midway through the fourth quarter, to propel Edmonton to the win. The Eskimos trailed 17-16 entering the final frame. Moon threw for 371 yards - Montreal QB Vince Ferragamo struck for 326 yards.
EDMONTON - 0 15 1 17 - 33
MONTREAL - 3 10 4 0 - 17
1st - MON - Gerry McGrath, 42-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - McGrath, 27-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 31-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - James Scott, 28-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 14-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 50-yard kick EDM 15-6 2nd - MON - Chuck McMann, 21-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (McGrath kick) EDM 15-13 3rd - MON - Single, McGrath 52-yard kick EDM 15-14 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 60-yard kick EDM 16-14 3rd - MON - McGrath, 43-yard field goal MON 17-16 4th - EDM - Culter, 42-yard field goal EDM 19-17 4th - EDM - Scott, 20-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 26-17 4th - EDM - Waddell Smith, 45-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 33-17
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 3 1 0 6 143 72 British Columbia 3 0 0 6 111 54
Montreal 1 3 0 2 79 136 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 138 86
Ottawa 1 3 0 2 81 156 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 83 81
Toronto 0 4 0 0 82 131 Calgary 2 1 0 4 61 52
Saskatchewan 1 2 0 2 55 65
THUR JUL 30
Winnipeg 21, TORONTO 18 (36102) - QB Dieter Brock struck like a rattler in the fourth quarter, enabling Winnipeg to escape with a win. Brock combined twice with WR Eugene Goodlow on TD passes, erasing a 10-7 deficit. Late in the game, Bomber DT Bobby Thompson got thrown out for striking referee Ross Perrier.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 0 14 - 21
TORONTO - 6 3 1 8 - 18
1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 27-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 17-yard field goal TOR 6-0 2nd - WIN - Obie Graves, 10-yard field goal (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 24-yard field goal TOR 9-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 74-yard kick TOR 10-7 4th - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 85-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 14-10 4th - WIN - Goodlow, 34-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 21-10 4th - TOR - Terry Greer, 8-yard yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Cedric Minter run) WIN 21-18
FRI JUL 31
British Col 52, CALGARY 29 (32135) - BC remained the only undefeated team in the CFL, while the sky fell down on the Stampeders with just about three minutes to play. Within a span of 2:06, RB Larry Key ran across the Calgary goal three times, giving him four for the game and 10 for the season.
BRIT COL - 2 8 10 32 - 52
CALGARY - 7 9 7 6 - 29
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 85-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Passaglia 57-yard kick BC 2-0 1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 26-yard pass from Ken Johnson (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-2 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 5-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 9-7 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 25-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 14-9 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 67-yard kick CAL 15-9 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 51-yard kick CAL 16-9 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 55-yard kick CAL 16-10 3rd - BC - Tyron Gray, 59-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-16 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 44-yard field goal BC 20-16 3rd - CAL - Armstead, 75-yard pass from Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 23-20 4th - CAL - Hay, 15-yard field goal CAL 26-20 4th - BC - Passaglia, 24-yard field goal CAL 26-23 4th - CAL - Hay, 38-yard field goal CAL 29-23 4th - BC - Key, 3-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 30-29 4th - BC - Key, 9-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 37-29 4th - BC - Key, 14-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 44-29 4th - BC - Single Passaglia 85-yard kick BC 45-29 4th - BC - Larry Crawford, 28-yard pass interception (Passaglia kick) BC 52-29
SAT AUG 1
EDMONTON 41, Hamilton 5 (43374) - Four consecutive touchdowns by Jim Germany and three straight interceptions highlighted a 28-point Edmonton outburst that carried the Eskimos to the win. The win was the 10th for the West Division in 11 interlocking games so far this season.
HAMILTON - 1 4 0 0 - 5
EDMONTON - 7 10 14 10 - 41
1st - HAM - Single, Bernie Ruoff 43-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 38-yard kick EDM 7-2 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 10-2 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 41-yard field goal EDM 10-5 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 17-5 3rd - EDM - Germany, 8-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 24-5 3rd - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 31-5 4th - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 38-5 4th - EDM - Cutler, 50-yard field goal EDM 41-5
SUN AUG 2
Saskatchewan 43, MONTREAL 23 (33208) - Joe Barnes returned to Olympic Stadium and put on a brilliant exhibition to lead his Roughriders to an easy win over his old employers, the Alouettes. Barnes completed 22 of 39 passes for 394 yards and five touchdowns.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 18 8 7 - 43
MONTREAL - 3 0 8 12 - 23
1st - MON - Gerry McGrath, 45-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - SASK - Paul Watson, 17-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - SASK - Emanuel Tolbert, 16-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 10-3 2nd - SASK - Watson, 53-yard field goal SASK 13-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 58-yard kick SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Dwight Edwards, 47-yard pass from Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 21-3 2nd - SASK - Greg Fieger, 8-yard pass from Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 28-3 3rd - SASK - Chris DeFrance, 25-yard pass from Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 35-3 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 55-yard kick SASK 36-3 3rd - MON - James Scott, 27-yard pass from Ferragamo (Gerry Dattilio pass to J. Scott) SASK 36-11 4th - MON - J. Scott, 11-yard pass from Datillio SASK 36-17 4th - SASK - Tolbert, 57-yard pass from Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 43-17 4th - MON - Nick Arakgi, 8-yard pass from Dattilio SASK 43-23
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 148 113 British Columbia 4 0 0 8 163 83
Ottawa 1 3 0 2 81 156 Edmonton 4 1 0 8 179 91
Montreal 1 4 0 2 102 179 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 104 99
Toronto 0 5 0 0 100 152 Calgary 2 2 0 4 90 104
Saskatchewan 2 2 0 4 98 88
FRI AUG 7
OTTAWA 38, Toronto 11 (22658) - TE Tony Gabriel scored three TDs to lead Ottawa to an easy win over the hapless Argonauts. Ralph Sazio, the new Argo president. watched his team perform from the press box. At half-time, Sazio told reporters that while he didn't know the names of all his players yet, "I ow their numbers."
OTTAWA - 0 0 3 8 - 11
TORONTO - 0 17 0 21 - 38
2nd - OTT- Gerry Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 9-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 2nd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 21-yard pass from Jordan Case (Organ kick) OTT 17-0 3rd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 11-yard field goal OTT 17-3 4th - OTT - Greg Marshall, 54-yard fumble recovery (Organ kick) OTT 24-3 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 14-yard pass from Case (Organ kick) OTT 31-3 4th - OTT - Gabriel, 25 -yard pass from Ron Calcagni (Organ kick) OTT 38-3 4th - TOR - Paul Pearson, 23-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Cedric Minter run)
Calgary Stampeders (6-10)
Head Coach: Ardell Wiegandt (5-7)/Jerry Williams (1-3)
Leading Rusher: James Sykes (1107)
Leading Passer: Ken Johnson (2429)
Leading Receiver: Willie Armstead (57-861)
Average Attendance: 31,734 (3rd)
A Canadian Football League pamphlet, distributed by ESPN in 1981, explains the rules of the league.
SAT AUG 8
HAMILTON 28, Calgary 16 (20270) - Ralph Sazio may be gone, but the spirit of the Tiger-Cats, which he exemplified, remains alive and well at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Ticats played a tough, hard-hitting game in the rain. The win gave Hamilton a comfortable four-point edge in the Eastern Division over Ottawa.
CALGARY - 3 3 7 3 - 16
HAMILTON - 0 20 8 0 - 28
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 34-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - HAM - Steve Stapler, 59-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bernie Ruoff kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 14-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 14-3 2nd - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 43-yard field goal HAM 17-3 2nd - CAL - Hay, 24-yard field goal HAM 17-6 3rd - HAM - Ruoff, 24-yard field goal HAM 20-6 3rd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 8-yard pass from Rick Johnson (Hay kick) HAM 20-13 4th - HAM - Pettersen, 6-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 27-13 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 30-yard kick HAM 28-13 4th - CAL - Hay, 23-yard field goal HAM 28-16
WINNIPEG 58, Montreal 2 (32936) - High-priced Vince Ferragamo got another painful CFL lesson. The CFL's 1980 player of the year, Dieter Brock, threw four TD passes to pace the Bombers before a Winnipeg record crowd. Montreal, complete with the most expensive lineup in the league, have one win in six games.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 0 - 2
WINNIPEG - 8 24 11 15 - 58
1st - WIN - Single, Bob Cameron 48-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Obie Graves, 1-yard run (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 8-0 1st - MON - Single, Gerry McGrath 47-yard kick WIN 8-1 2nd - MON - Single, McGrath 48-yard kick WIN 8-2 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 27-yard field goal WIN 11-2 2nd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 29-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 18-2 2nd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 7-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 25-2 2nd - WIN - Graves, 9-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 32-2 3rd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 43-yard kick WIN 33-2 3rd - WIN - Goodlow, 20-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 40-2 3rd - WIN - Kennerd ,17-yard field goal WIN 43-2 4th - WIN - Single, Kennerd 44-yard kick WIN 44-2 4th - WIN -Graves, 26-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 51-2 4th - WIN - Dan Huclack, 1-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 58-2
SUN AUG 9
British Col 28, SASKATCHEWAN 24 (28168) - QB Joe Paopao confessed Sunday the BC Lions wanted to run the ball more in their game with the Roughriders. The most fans ever to see a CFL game at Taylor Field saw Saskatchewan lose its third home games and BC stay undefeated as Paopao threw three TD passes,
BRITISH COL - 10 7 7 4 - 28
SASKATCHEWAN - 4 11 2 7 - 24
1st - SASK - Paul Watson, 15-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 41-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st -
SASK - Single, Watson 21-yard kick SASK 4-3 1st - BC - John Pankratz, 34-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 10-4 2nd - SASK - Chris DeFrance, 100-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 11-10 2nd - BC - Al Charuk, 8-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-11 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 23-yard kick BC 17-12 2nd - SASK - Watson, 42-yard field goal BC 17-15 3rd - BC - Harry Holt, 32 -yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 24-15 3rd - SASK - Safety, Paopao intentional grounding in end zone BC 24-17 4th - BC - Passaglia, 27-yard field goal BC 27-17 4th - BC - Single, Passaglia 10-yard kick BC 28-17 4th - SASK - Emanuel Tolbert, 12-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) BC 28-24
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 4 2 0 8 176 129 British Columbia 5 0 0 10 191 107
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 119 167 Edmonton 4 1 0 8 179 91
Montreal 1 5 0 2 104 237 Winnipeg 4 1 0 8 162 101
Toronto 0 6 0 0 111 190 Calgary 2 3 0 4 106 132
Saskatchewan 2 3 0 4 122 116
THUR AUG 13
Edmonton 22, TORONTO 12 (38268) - Waddell Smith snared a pass for Edmonton's only TD as the Eskimos barely emerged with their self-respect in a win over winless Toronto. Despite predictions that had the champs winning by as much as 40, the beleaguered Argos were in contention until the final few minutes.
EDMONTON - 5 10 4 3 - 22
TORONTO - 1 10 0 1 - 12
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutter 16-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 54-yard kick TIED 1-1 1st - EDM - Cutler 23-yard field goal EDM 4-1 1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 35-yard kick EDM 5-1 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal EDM 5-4 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 34-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 12-4 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 15-4 2nd - TOR - John Kinch, 13 -yard pass from Tom Rozantz [Andrusyshyn kick) EDM 15-11 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 25-yard kick EDM 16-11 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 9-yard field goal EDM 19-11 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 43-yard kick EDM 19-12 4th - EDM - Cutler, 8-yard field goal EDM 22-12
FRI AUG 14
CALGARY 18, Winnipeg 17 (32349) - J.T. Hay provided the scoring punch by booting five FGs in Calgary's upset of Winnipeg, which killed the Bombers' chances of pulling into a three-way tie for first place in the West. Winnipeg kept Calgary when K Trevor Kennerd missed a 56-yard FG with 15 seconds left for a single.
WINNIPEG - 7 3 3 4 - 17
CALGARY - 2 9 1 6 - 18
1st - WIN - Rick House, 9-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 1st - CAL - Safety, punt blocked by Ray Odums into end zone WIN 7-2 2nd - CAL - J.T. Hay, 22-yard field goal WIN 7-5 2nd - CAL - Hay, 45-yard field goal CAL 8-7 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 35-yard field goal WIN 10-8 2nd - CAL - Hay, 45-yard field goal CAL 11-10 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 22-yard field goal WIN 13-11 3rd - CAL - Single, Hay 53-yard kick WIN 13-12 4th - CAL - Hay, 15-yard field goal CAL 15-13 4th - CAL - Hay, 38-yard field goal CAL 18-13 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 31-yard field goal CAL 18-16 4th - WIN - Single, Kennerd 71-yard kick CAL 18-17
SAT AUG 15
Saskatchewan 32, OTTAWA 16 (18408) - Saskatchewan continued to prey on Eastern Division opponents with a lopsided win over Ottawa. John Hufnagel, who shared QB duties with Joe Barnes, engineered three second-half TD drives as the Roughriders kept pace with Calgary in their chase for a playoff spot in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 8 14 7 - 32
OTTAWA - 10 0 3 3 - 16
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 38-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Bruce Walker, 11-yard pass from Jordan Case (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 1st - SASK - Paul Watson, 18-yard field goal OTT 10-3 2nd - SASK - Lester Brown, 1-yard run (Watson kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 75-yard kick SASK 11-10 3rd - SASK - Joey Walters, 13-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 18-10 3rd - SASK - Brown, 2-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 25-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 13-yard field goal SASK 25-13 4th - SASK - Walters, 30-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 32-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 40-yard field goal SASK 32-16
SUN AUG 16
Hamilton 37, BRIT COL 23 (30616) - The CFL's top percentage passer completed 29 of 33 passes, but three of them fell into opposition hands as Joe Paopao and B.C. Lions lost for the first time this season. Ti-Cats QB Tom Clements had a banner day against the suspect B.C. defence, completing 21 of 35 passes for 301 yards.
HAMILTON - 7 15 9 6 - 37
BRIT COL - 4 10 3 6 - 23
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 25-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - HAM - Keith Baker, 9-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bernie Ruoff kick) HAM 7-3 1st - BC - Single, Passaglia 32-yard kick HAM 7-4 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 11-7 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 36-yard field goal BC 14-7 2nd - HAM - Steve Stapler, 15-yard pass from Clements (John Preistner pass from Leif
Petterson) HAM 15-14 2nd - HAM - Leroy Paul recovered blocked punt (Ruoff kick) HAM 22-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 75-yard kick HAM 23-14 3rd - HAM - Mark Bragagnolo, 4-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 30-14 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 42-yard field goal HAM 30-17 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 34-yard kick HAM 31-17 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 34-yard field goal HAM 34-17 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 11-yard field goal HAM 37-17 4th - BC - Tyron Gray, 42-yard pass from Joe Paopao HAM 37-23
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 5 2 0 10 213 152 British Columbia 5 1 0 10 214 144
Ottawa 2 4 0 4 135 199 Edmonton 5 1 0 10 201 103
Montreal 1 5 0 2 104 237 Winnipeg 4 2 0 8 179 119
Toronto 0 7 0 0 123 212 Calgary 3 3 0 6 124 149
Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 154 132
FRI AUG 21
CALGARY 30, Ottawa 18 (30276) - Gambling on third down with four yards to go to the goal line, back-up QB Bruce Threadgill threw a TD toss to Mike McTague to give Calgary the win. Despite the defeat, Rider fans had a chance to watch Tony Gabriel set an all-time record, catching passes in 128 straight games.
OTTAWA - 4 14 0 0 - 18
CALGARY - 10 6 3 11 - 30
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 47-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 16-yard field goal CAL 3-1 1st - CAL - John Holland, 81-yard pass from Rick Johnson (Hay kick) CAL 10-1 1st - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal CAL 10-4 2nd - OTT - Randy Rhino, 95-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 11-10 2nd - CAL - Hay, 13 -yard field goal CAL 13-11 2nd - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 43-yard pass from Kevin Starkey (Organ kick) OTT 18-13 2nd - CAL - Hay, 32-yard field goal OTT 18-16 3rd - CAL - Hay, 17-yard field goal CAL 19-18 4th - CAL - Mike McTague, 4-yard pass from Bruce Threadgill (Hay kick) CAL 26-18 4th - CAL - Hay, 32-yard field goal CAL 29-18 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 52-yard kick CAL 30-18
SAT AUG 22
EDMONTON 28, Winnipeg 10 (43346) - QB Warren Moon, who fired three TD passes, and a stingy Edmonton defence combined to lead the Eskimos to the win. Moon threw TD strikes to Jim Germany, Tom Scott and Waddell Smith as the Eskimos avenged a 38-28 loss earlier this season to Winnipeg.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 3 7 - 10
EDMONTON - 4 14 7 3 - 28
1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 48-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 11-yard field goal EDM 4-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 6-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 11-0 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 10-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 10-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 25-0 3rd - WIN - Trevor Kennerd, 27-yard field goal EDM 25-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal EDM 28-3 4th - WIN - Joe Popiawski, 15-yard pass from Mark Jackson (Kennerd kick) EDM 28-10
SUN AUG 23
British Col 29, MONTREAL 14 (28932) - A sign of the times for Montreal came not so much during their loss as before it. Three fans boarded an elevator to the upper echelons of Olympic Stadium wearing paper bags over their heads. There were about 30,000 others who stayed away as the Als dropped their fifth straight.
BRIT COL - 10 7 2 10 - 29
MONTREAL - 7 0 0 7 - 14
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 22-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Don Taylor, 3-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 10-0 1st - MON - Billy Johnson, 36-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Gerry McGrath kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Tyron Gray, 67-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-7 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 54-yard kick BC 18-7 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 50-yard kick BC 19-7 4th - MON - Marc Lacelle, 14-yard run (McGrath kick) BC 19-14 4th - BC - Larry Key, 20-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 26-14 4th - BC -Single, Passaglia 60-yard kick BC 27-14 4th - BC - Safety, Ball snapped over McGrath's head BC 29-14
SASKATCHEWAN 38, Toronto 14 (26100) - The Roughriders had the worst record in the CFL in 1979 and 1980 but have turned things around this season. A victory over the Argos, winless in eight starts, improved Saskatchewan's won-lost record to 4-3 as RB Lester Brown ran for 172 yards on 21 carries.
TORONTO - 0 7 7 0 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 16 8 14 - 38
2nd - TOR - Cedric Minter, 1-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - SASK - Dwight Edwards, 12 -yard pass from Joe Barnes (Paul Watson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Lester Brown, 8-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - SASK - Safety, Condredge Holloway tackled in end zone SASK 16-7 3rd - SASK - Emanuel Tolbert, 13-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 23-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 56 -yard kick SASK 24-7 3rd - TOR - Tom Rozantz, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) SASK 24-14 4th - SASK - John McCorquindale, 1-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 31-14 4th - SASK - Tolbert, 30-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 38-14
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 5 2 0 10 213 152 British Columbia 6 1 0 12 243 158
Ottawa 2 5 0 4 153 229 Edmonton 6 1 0 12 229 113
Montreal 1 6 0 2 118 266 Winnipeg 4 3 0 8 189 147
Toronto 0 8 0 0 137 250 Calgary 4 3 0 8 154 167
Saskatchewan 4 3 0 8 192 146
FRI AUG 28
WINNIPEG 31, Ottawa 8 (26092) - Coach George Brancato was surprised at how easily Winnipeg crushed his Riders, who had a mere 203 yards in offense to 448 yards for the Bombers. Winnipeg RBs Willie Miller and Obie Graves ran 18 times each - Miller had 114 yards and two TDs while Graves picked up 112.
OTTAWA - 0 8 0 0 - 8
WINNIPEG - 14 8 3 6 - 31
1st - WIN - Willie Miller, 1-yard run (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Rick House, 9-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 52-yard kick WIN 14-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 45-yard kick WIN 15-1 2nd - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 13-yard pass from Jordan Case (Organ kick) WIN 15-8 2nd - WIN - Miller, 7-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 22-8 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 34-yard field goal WIN 25-8 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 19-yard field goal WIN 28-8 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 27-yard field goal WIN 31-8
SAT AUG 29
HAMILTON 16, Montreal 11 (27180) - The Tiger-Cats won their third straight game to take a stranglehold on the East. QB Tom Clements threw two TD passes, increasing his league-high total to 17. Montreal, loser of six games in a row, got points from the toe of Don Sweet, playing his first game after being cut by Green Bay.
MONTREAL - 0 1 3 7 - 11
HAMILTON - 1 8 7 0 - 16
1st - HAM - Single, Ruoff 44-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Don Sweet 15-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 7-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 8-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 65 -yard kick HAM 9-1 3rd - MON - Sweet, 13-yard field goal HAM 9-4 3rd - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 6-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 16-4 4th - MON - James Scott, 11-yard pass from Gerry Dattilio (Sweet kick) HAM 16-11
BRITISH COL 31, Calgary 21 (28392) - QB Joe Paopao rifled three TD passes and DBs Larry Crawford and Devon Ford contributed several brilliant punt returns as BC improved its record to 7-1 at the midway point in the season. Lions RB Larry Key scampered for his league-leading 13th majors.
CALGARY - 6 3 0 12 - 21
BRIT COL - 7 10 14 0 - 31
1st - CAL - J.T. Hay, 37-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Hay, 45-yard field goal CAL 6-0 1st - BC - John Pankratz, 36-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-6 2nd - BC - Larry Key, 1-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 14-6 2nd - BC - Passagiia, 27-yard field goal BC 17-6 2nd - CAL - Hay, 46-yard field goal BC 17-9 3rd - BC - Tyron Gray, 11-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 24-9 3rd - BC - Ricky Ellis, 15 -yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 31-9 4th - CAL - Willie Armstead, 12-yard pass from Rick Johnson BC 31-15 4th - CAL - Armstead, 9-yard pass from Johnson BC 31-21
SUN AUG 30
EDMONTON 44, Saskatchewan 34 (43346) - Rider QB John Hufnagel picked apart the Edmonton defense for 405 yards and four TDs but it wasn't enough as the Eskimos rallied. The Riders trailed 16-0 in the second quarter as Joe Barnes gave way to Hufnagel, who led the Riders to a 31-29 lead by the end of the third.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 14 3 - 34
EDMONTON - 13 13 3 15 - 44
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 33-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Neil Lumsden, 3- yard run (Cutlèr kick) EDM 10-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 13-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 23-yard field goal EDM 16-0 2nd - SASK - Dwight Edwards, 40-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Paul Watson kick) EDM 16-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 19-7 2nd - SASK - Joey Walters, 35-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) EDM 19-14 2nd - EDM - Lumsden, 4-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 26-14 2nd - SASK - Watson, 11-yard field goal EDM 26-17 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 49-yard field goal EDM 29-17 3rd - Walters, 25-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) EDM 29-24 3rd - SASK - Walters, 3-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 31-29 4th - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 36-31 4th - SASK - Watson, 51-yard field goal EDM 36-34 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 49-yard kick EDM 37-34 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 20-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 44-34
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 6 2 0 12 229 163 British Columbia 7 1 0 14 274 179
Ottawa 2 6 0 4 161 260 Edmonton 7 1 0 14 273 147
Montreal 1 7 0 2 129 282 Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 220 155
Toronto 0 8 0 0 137 250 Calgary 4 4 0 8 175 198
Saskatchewan 4 4 0 8 226 190
FRI SEPT 4
OTTAWA 17, British Col 7 (18639) - Gerry Organ outkicked Lui Passaglia 11-7 and J.C. Watts scored his first TD as an Ottawa quarterback as the Rough Riders upset the Lions. Watts scored his touchdown on the last play of the rain-soaked game when he replaced starting quarterback Jordan Case.
BRIT COL - 3 1 3 0 - 7
OTTAWA - 4 0 3 10 - 17
1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 39-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 12-yard field goal BC 3-1 1st - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal OTT 4-3 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 53-yard kick TIED 4-4 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 25-yard field goal BC 7-4 3rd - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal TIED 7-7 4th - OTT - Organ, 10 -yard field goal OTT 10-7 4th - J.C. Watts, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 17-7
SUN SEPT 6
SASKATCHEWAN 35, Montreal 26 (28526) - Saskatchewan came from behind to dump Montreal before a record Taylor Field crowd. The Riders, who moved into fourth place in the West, trailed Montreal 26-8 early in the third quarter before QB John Hufnagel ignited the team, hitting WR Dwight Edwards with a long TD pass.
MONTREAL - 0 12 14 0 - 26
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 0 10 17 - 35
1st - SASK - Single, Paul Watson 65-yard kickoff SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Lester Brown, 1-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 8-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 11-yard field goal SASK 8-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 21-yard field goal SASK 8-6 2nd - MON - Sweet, 14-yard field goal MON 9-8 2nd - MON - Sweet, 41-yard field goal MON 12-8 3rd - MON - James Scott, 77-yard pass from Gerry Dattilio (Sweet kick) MON 19-8 3rd - MON - Billy Johnson, 49-yard pass from Dattilio (Sweet kick) MON 26-8 3rd - SASK - Dwight Edwards, 53-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Watson kick) MON 26-15 3rd - SASK - Watson, 26-yard field goal MON 26-18 4th - SASK - Watson, 32-yard field goal MON 26-21 4th - SASK - Chris DeFrance, 10-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 28-26 4th - SASK - Greg Fieger, 15-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 35-26
MON SEPT 7
CALGARY 23, Toronto 5 (30381) - After watching his Argonauts lose eight straight, coach Willie Wood thought he'd try shaking up his club by inserting 12 new players into the lineup. The move was not successful as the rookies fell victim to Calgary, who exploited the newcomers for the only two TDs of the game.
TORONTO - 1 0 0 4 - 5
CALGARY - 4 8 3 8 - 23
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 67-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Hay, 26-yard field goal CAL 4-0 1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 45-yard kick CAL 4-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 50-yard kick CAL 5-1 2nd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 9-yard pass from Bruce Threadgill (Hay kick) CAL 12-1 3rd - CAL - Hay, 30-yard field goal CAL 15-1 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 68-yard kick CAL 15-4 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal CAL 15-5 4th - CAL - Armstead, 12-yard pass from Threadgill (Hay kick) CAL 22-5 4th - CAL - Single, Hay 63 -yard kick CAL 23-5
HAMILTON 34, Edmonton 34 (T) (30121) - The head mentor of Hamilton, Frank Kush, felt his club played well enough to get the win. The Ticats built up a 17-10 lead at the half, but Tom Wilkinson led a 24-point explosion in the final 15 minutes forcing the Ticats to salvage a tie on a Bernie Ruoff field goal with just 1:01 left.
EDMONTON - 7 3 0 24 - 34
HAMILTON - 7 10 7 10 - 34
1st - EDM - Brian Kelly, 77-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - HAM - Leif Pettersen, 1-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bernie Ruoff kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 43-yard field goal HAM 10-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - HAM - Harold Woods, 96-yard fumble recovery (Ruoff kick) HAM 17-10 3rd - HAM - Clements, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 24-10 4th - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal HAM 24-13 4th - EDM - Neil Lumsden, 10-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) HAM 24-20 4th - EDM - Tom Scott, 6-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 27-24 4th - HAM - Keith Baker, 81-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 31-27 4th - EDM - Lumsden, 8-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 34-31 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 43-yard field goal TIED 34-34
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
Hamilton 6 2 1 13 263 197 Edmonton 7 1 1 15 307 181
Ottawa 3 6 0 6 178 267 British Columbia 7 2 0 14 281 196
Montreal 1 8 0 2 155 317 Winnipeg 5 3 0 10 220 155
Toronto 0 9 0 0 142 273 Calgary 5 4 0 10 198 203
Saskatchewan 5 4 0 10 261 216
WINNIPEG SUN - November 2nd
SAT SEPT 12
Hamilton 26, MONTREAL 10 (27720) - Majority owner Nelson Skalbania fired head coach Joe Scannella after his Alouettes suffered their eighth consecutive loss. Montreal, with a 1-9 record despite the highest payroll in the history of the CFL, have gone nowhere this season.
HAMILTON - 3 9 1 13 - 26
MONTREAL - 6 1 3 0 - 10
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 40-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 27-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 6-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 52-yard kick MON 6-4 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 50-yard kick MON 7-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 55-yard kick MON 7-5 2nd - HAM - Keith Baker, 13-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 12-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 37-yard kick HAM 13-7 3rd - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal HAM 13-10 4th - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 3-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 20-10 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 16-yard field goal HAM 23-10 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal HAM 23-10
SAT SEPT 12
Hamilton 26, MONTREAL 10 (27720) - Majority owner Nelson Skalbania fired head coach Joe Scannella after his Alouettes suffered their eighth consecutive loss. Montreal, with a 1-9 record despite the highest payroll in the history of the CFL, have gone nowhere this season.
HAMILTON - 3 9 1 13 - 26
MONTREAL - 6 1 3 0 - 10
1st - MON - Don Sweet, 40-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 27-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 6-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 52-yard kick MON 6-4 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 50-yard kick MON 7-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 55-yard kick MON 7-5 2nd - HAM - Keith Baker, 13-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 12-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 37-yard kick HAM 13-7 3rd - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal HAM 13-10 4th - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 3-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 20-10 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 16-yard field goal HAM 23-10 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal HAM 23-10
Saskatchewan 32, WINNIPEG 25 (31813) - RB John McCorquindale scored on a fumble recovery and QB John Hufnagel hit WR Joey Walters in the end zone in the fourth quarter to lead Saskatchewan. Walters scored two TDs to lead the Riders. Lester Brown scored the other Riders major on a short plunge.
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 1 7 14 - 32
WINNIPEG - 0 17 8 0 - 25
1st - SASK - Joey Walters, 72-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Paul Watson kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Watson, 38-yard field goal SASK 10-0 2nd - WIN - Trevor Kennerd, 17-yard field goal SASK 10-3 2nd - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 10-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 52-yard kick SASK 11-10 2nd - WIN - Poplawski, 12-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 17-11 3rd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 20-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 24-11 3rd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 64-yard kick WIN 25-11 3rd - SASK - Lester Brown, 1-yard run (Watson kick) WIN 25-18 4th - SASK - John McCorquindale, 6-yard fumble recovery (Watson kick) WIN TIED 25-25 4th - SASK - Walters, 12-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 32-25
SUN SEPT 13
Ottawa 23, TORONTO 6 (30340) - Ottawa's win in Toronto gave the Riders a 4-6 record and solidified the Riders' hold on second place. Ottawa intercepted QB Dan Manucci's passes three times and Gerry Organ kicked for 10 points as the Rough Riders dumped the winless Argos.
OTTAWA - 0 10 3 10 - 23
TORONTO - 3 0 3 0 - 6
1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 16-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - OTT - Bruce Walker, 12-yard pass from Jordan Case (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 52-yard field goal OTT 10-3 3rd - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 13-3 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 25-yard field goal OTT 13-6 4th - OTT - Organ, 35-yard field goal OTT 16-6 4th - OTT - Sam Platt, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 23-6
EDMONTON 38, British Col 21 () - The Lions led 13-9 after three quarters, but Edmonton QB Warren Moon came off the bench to throw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to Brian Kelly and another to Waddell Smith to keep the Eskimos in first place in the West. B.C. QB Joe Paopao completed 17 of 27 passes for 400 yards.
BRIT COL - 1 3 9 8 - 21
EDMONTON - 1 5 3 29 - 38
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 72-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 35-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 57-yard kick EDM 2-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 56-yard kick EDM 3-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal EDM 6-1 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 43-yard field goal EDM 6-4 3rd - BC -Passaglia, 35-yard field goal BC 7-6 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 16-yard field goal EDM 9-7 3rd - BC - Tyron Gray, 69-yard pass from Joe Paopao BC 13-9 4th - EDM - Single, Ilesic 60-yard kick BC 13-10 4th - EDM - Waddell Smith, 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 17-13 4th - EDM - Brian Kellv, 8-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 24-13 4th BC - Tyron Gray, 51-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Gray pass from Paopao) EDM 24-21 4th - EDM - Kelly, 45-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 31-21 4th - EDM - James Parker fumble recovery in end zone (Cutler kick) EDM 38-21
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 7 2 1 15 289 207 Edmonton 8 1 1 17 345 202
Ottawa 4 6 0 8 201 273 British Columbia 7 3 0 14 302 234
Montreal 1 9 0 2 165 343 Saskatchewan 6 4 0 12 293 241
Toronto 0 10 0 0 148 296 Calgary 5 4 0 10 198 203
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 5 4 0 10 245 187
SAT SEPT 19
BRITISH COL 45, Toronto 14 (20196) - It appeared for the first 30 minutes the Argonauts were capable, B.C. was incapable. But the Lions scored 27 consecutive points to open the second half to hand Toronto its 11th consecutive loss. Lion RB Larry Key scored three touchdowns to give him 16 on the season.
TORONTO - 8 3 0 3 - 14
BRIT COL - 8 10 17 10 - 45
1st - BC - Larry Key, 7-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 55-yard kick BC 7-1 1st - BC - Single, Passaglia 43-yard TIED 8-8 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 37-yard field goal BC 11-8 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 31-yard field goal TIED 11-11 2nd - BC - John Pankratz, 12-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 18-11 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 46-yard field goal BC 21-11 3rd - BC - Al Charuk, 33-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 28-11 3rd - BC - Key, 11-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 35-11 4th - BC - Key, 23-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 42-11 4th - BC - Passaglia, 33-yard field goal BC 45-11 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 44-yard field goal BC 45-12
Edmonton 21, CALGARY 10 (34567) - Jim Germany splashed into the end zone on a short run in the fourth quarter to lead Edmonton in a game during a wild rainstorm that drove all but about 4,000 fans home early. Almost all of the fans had left by half time as winds reached 35 kilometers an hour with torrential rains.
EDMONTON - 13 0 1 7 - 21
CALGARY - 0 9 0 1 - 10
1st - EDM - Waddell Smith, 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 10-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 51-yard field goal EDM 13-0 2nd - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 45-yard kick EDM 13-1 2nd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 5-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Hay kick) EDM 13-8 2nd - CAL - Single, Hay 70-yard kick EDM 13-9 3rd - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 86-yard kick EDM 14-9 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 7-yard run EDM 20-9 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 35-yard kick EDM 21-9 4th - CAL - Single , Mike McTague 56-yard kick EDM 21-10
SUN SEPT 20
HAMILTON 25, Winnipeg 13 (24130) - Hamilton LB Ben Zambiasi had one of his greatest days in a uniform, picking off two passes and returning one for a touchdown and latching on to a key Winnipeg fumble to help the Tiger-Cats increase their first-place points total in the East to 17, nine more than Ottawa.
WINNIPEG - 7 6 0 0 - 13
HAMILTON - 0 21 1 3 - 25
1st - WIN - Rick House, 81-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - HAM - Rufus Crawford, 1-yard run (Bernie Ruoff kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Crawford, 1-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 19-yard field goal HAM 14-10 2nd - HAM - Ben Zambiasi, 52-yard interception return (Ruoff kick) HAM 21-10 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 37-yard field goal HAM 21-13 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 32-yard kick HAM 22-13 4th - HAM - Ruoff 34 .16:40
SASKATCHEWAN 26, Ottawa 23 (28385) - Saskatchewan, last in the West the last three years, took a big step towards their first playoff berth since 1976 when they went to the Grey Cup final. WR Joey Walters, the CFL's premier pass catcher, hauled in two touchdown strikes to spark the Rider come-from-behind win.
OTTAWA - 14 3 3 2 - 23
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 9 10 - 26
1st - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 51-yard pass from Jordan Case (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Kirk, 30-yard pass from Case (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 1st - SASK - Joey Walters, 10-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Paul Watson kick) OTT 14-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal OTT 17-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Ken Clark 51 -yard kick OTT 17-8 3rd - OTT - Organ, 39-yard field goal OTT 20-8 3rd - SASK - Greg Fieger, 1-yard run (Watson kick) OTT 20-15 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 65-yard kick OTT 20-16 4th - SASK - Joey Walters, 11-yard pass from Hufnagel (Watson kick) SASK 23-20 4th - SASK - Safety, Tony Gabriel tackled in end zone SASK 25-20 4th - OTT - Organ, 16-yard field goal SASK 25-23 4th - SASK - Single, Clark 45-yard kick SASK 26-23
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 8 2 1 17 314 220 Edmonton 9 1 1 19 366 212
Ottawa 4 7 0 8 224 299 British Columbia 8 3 0 16 347 248
Montreal 1 9 0 2 165 343 Saskatchewan 7 4 0 14 319 264
Toronto 0 11 0 0 162 341 Calgary 5 5 0 10 208 224
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 5 5 0 10 258 212
An Unlikely Story: How the 1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Just Missed a Miracle
The city of Ottawa's history with football goes back to 1876. The Ottawa Rough Riders were historic. For Howie Mooney, they were the first team he remembers cheering for back in the 1960s. Life back then was a tremendous football party. From 1960 to 1976, the team appeared in six Grey Cup games, winning five. In late 1996, the team and the franchise folded. Ottawa had no football for a few years. The Renegades came to town for a brief visit from 2002 to 2008. Then the RedBlacks brought the game back to Canada's Capital in 2014. They won the Grey Cup in 2016. That forty year period between Grey Cups was filled with a few ups and many downs. Before 2016, the only sniff Ottawa football fans had of a national championship was in 1981. That team took fans on a parade of despair until they began to put things together late in the season. Their short period of success saw them defeat the favoured Montreal Alouettes in the East semi-final and then they went into Hamilton for the East final. Ottawa was a huge underdog. Remarkably, they beat the Tiger-Cats and advanced to the Grey Cup against the three-time champion and 22 1/2 point favourite Edmonton Eskimos. The Riders competed and came oh so close to the most improbable victory. It was a Cinderella story...until the clock struck 12. It was truly an unlikely story.
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J.C Watts scrambles away from an Edmonton tackler during the 1981 Grey Cup game.
Ottawa Rough Riders tight end Tony Gabriel is shown in his final CFL game — the 1981 Grey Cup, versus Edmonton. Photo by Ron Poling /UPD
SAT SEPT 26
Hamilton 30, OTTAWA 16 (20541) - The Tiger-Cats locked up first place in the East, as QB Tom Clements threw a TD pass to WR Steve Stapler in the second quarter and WR Keith Baker in the third. The Rough Riders got their only TD in the third quarter on a punt return by Calvin Kirk.
HAMILTON - 3 10 0 17 - 30
OTTAWA - 3 6 7 0 - 16
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 15-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 32-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - HAM - Steve Stapler, 27-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 10-6 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 47-yard field goal HAM 13-6 2nd - OTT - Organ, 19-yard field goal HAM 13-9 3rd - OTT - Kelvin Kirk, 92-yard punt return (Organ kick) OTT 16-13 4th - HAM - Keith Baker, 8-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 20-16 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 43-yard field goal HAM 23-16 4th - HAM - David Green, 5-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 30-16
EDMONTON 62, Montreal 11 (48472) - A Commonwealth Stadium-record crowd spoil the head coaching debut of Montreal's Jim Eddy., with the most points ever scored by an Eskimo team and the highest total given up by an Alouette team since 1960 when the Als were beaten 63-27 by the Toronto Argonauts.
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 8 - 11
EDMONTON - 3 38 14 7 - 62
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 38-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 47-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2ns - EDM - Neil Lumsden, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 13-3 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 20-3 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 27-3 2nd - EDM - Brian Kelly, 15-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 34-3 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 26-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 41-3 3rd - EDM - Kelly, 15-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 48-3 3rd - EDM - Stu Lang, 34-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 55-3 4th - MON - Billy Johnson, 8-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (James Scott pass from Ferragamo) EDM 55-11 4th - EDM - Wilkinson, 20-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 62-11
SUN SEPT 27
TORONTO 29, Calgary 26 () - It hardly seems realistic that a team with one win in 12 games is in the playoff picture but that's where the Argos find themselves as they head into the final month of scheduled play. With only 14 seconds left, Cedric Minter went over standing up from the one yard line with the decisive points.
CALGARY - 10 10 0 6 - 26
TORONTO - 0 11 3 15 - 29
1st - CAL - Willie Armstead, 12-yard pass from Bruce Threadgiil (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Hay, 13 -yard field goal CAL 10-0 12nd - TOR - Jan Carinci, 4-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 4-yard run (Hay kick) CAL 17-7 2nd - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 37-yard field goal CAL 17-10 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 48-yard kick CAL 17-11 2nd - CAL - Hay, 33-yard field goal CAL 20-11 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 25-yard field goal CAL 20-14 4th - TOR - Hubert Simpson, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 21-20 4th - CAL - Armstead, 3-yard pass from Threadgill CAL 26-21 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 48-yard kick CAL 26-22 4th - TOR - Cedric Minter, 1 -yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 29-26
WINNIPEG 46, British Col 10 (27987) - Winnipeg head coach Ray Jauch had praise for his Bombers after the one-sided win - but especially for QB Dieter Brock, who threw four TD passes - two to Eugene Goodlow. Brock completed 28 of 41 passes for 416 yards as the Bombers piled up 570 yards. The Lions managed 164.
BRIT COL - 0 2 8 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 11 11 10 14 - 46
1st - WIN - Obie Graves, 4-yard run (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Kennerd 45-yard kick WIN 8-0 1st - WIN - Kennerd, 23-yard field goal WIN 11-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 38-yard kick WIN 12-0 2nd - BC - Safety, Dieter Brock tackled in end zone WIN 12-2 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 25-yard field goal WIN 15-2 2nd - WIN - Joe Poplawski. 55-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 22-2 3rd - BC - John Pankratz, 8-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) WIN 22-9 3rd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 14-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 29-9 3rd - BC - Single, Passaglia 64-yard kick WIN 29-10 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 37 -yard field goal WIN 32-10 4th - WIN - Goodlow, 44-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 39-10 4th - WIN - Bob Gaddis, 9-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 46-10
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 9 2 1 19 342 236 Edmonton 10 1 1 21 428 223
Ottawa 4 8 0 8 240 329 British Columbia 8 4 0 16 354 294
Montreal 1 10 0 2 176 403 Saskatchewan 7 4 0 14 319 264
Toronto 1 11 0 2 191 364 Winnipeg 6 5 0 12 304 222
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 5 6 0 10 234 253
SAT OCT 3
Winnipeg 42, OTTAWA 24 (15523) - Winnipeg QB Dieter Brock had a record-setting 41 completions on 47 pass attempts for 449 yards, including four touchdown passes. He easily wiped out the 1960 record of 38 completed passes in one game set by Tobin Rote of Toronto.
WINNIPEG - 7 21 8 8 - 44
OTTAWA - 10 0 8 6 - 24
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 26-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - WIN - William Miller, 2-yard run (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-3 1st - OTT - Calvin Fance, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 7-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 14-10 2nd - WIN - Miller, 4-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 21-10 2nd - WIN - Miller, 7-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 28-10 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 35-yard kick WIN 28-11 3rd - WIN - Goodlow, 9-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 35-11 3rd - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 20-yard pass from J.C. Watts (Organ kick) WIN 35-18 3rd - WIN - Single, Bob Cameron, 43 -yard kick WIN 36-18 4th - WIN - Single, Kennerd 30-yard kick WIN 37-18 4th - OTT - Fance, 5-yard run WIN 37-24 4th - WIN - Rick House, 52-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 44-24
Edmonton 22, BRITISH COL 12 (30926) - An interception by Dan Kepley deep in Lions' territory with about two minutes remaining preserved a hard-fought victory for Edmonton. Jim Germany romped into the end zone for an easy TD to clinch the decision and leave Edmonton assured of at least a tie for the Western title.
EDMONTON - 1 13 0 8 - 22
BRITISH COL - 4 1 7 0 - 12
1st - BC - Single, Lui Passaglia 80-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Hank Ilesic 43-yard kick TIED 1-1 1st - BC - Passaglia, 41-yard field goal BC 4-1 2nd - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 8-4 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 24-yard field goal EDM 11-4 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 42-yard kick EDM 11-5 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 14-5 3rd - BC - Ricky Ellis, 8-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) EDM 14-12 4th - EDM - Single, Ilesic 56-yard kick EDM 15-12 4th - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 22-12
SUN OCT 4
MONTREAL 22, Calgary 16 (22222) - Montreal converted three fumbles, one interception and a blocked punt into a 22-0 lead and then hung on the remainder of the game to snap a nine-game losing streak and move two points ahead of Toronto in the race for the final playoff spot in the East.
CALGARY - 0 10 3 3 - 16
MONTREAL - 22 0 0 0 - 22
1st - MON - David Overstreet, 9-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Sweet 46-yard kick MON 8-0 1st - MON - Jim Marshall, 28-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 15-0 1st - MON - Junior Ah You recovered blocked punt in end zone (Sweet kick) MON 22-0 2nd - CAL - J.T. Hay, 37-yard field goal MON 22-3 2nd - CAL - James Sykes, 41-yard run (Hay kick) MON 22-10 3rd - CAL - Hay, 45-yard field goal MON 22-13 4th - CAL - Hay, 39-yard field goal MON 22-16
Hamilton 30, SASKATCHEWAN 26 (29458) - The Roughies came back with 22 points in the final quarter but it wasn't enough to catch the first-place Ticats. Saskatchewan started its comeback after QB Joe Barnes replaced John Hufnagel and promptly led his club on a 96-yard scoring drive that culminated in his TD romp.
HAMILTON - 7 9 7 7 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 1 22 - 26
1st - SASK - Paul Watson, 37-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - HAM - Leif Petterson, 7-yard pass from Tom Clements (Bernie Ruoff kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 10-yard field goal HAM 10-3 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 23-yard field goal HAM 13-3 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 47-yard field goal HAM 16-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 45-yard kick HAM 17-3 3rd - SASK - Single, Watson 29-yard kick HAM 17-4 3rd - HAM - Ruoff, 39-yard field goal HAM 20-4 3rd - HAM - Ruoff, 28-yard field goal HAM 23-4 4th - SASK - Joe Barnes, 10-yard run (Barnes run) HAM 23-12 4th - HAM - Rufus Crawford, 2-yard run (Ruoff kick) HAM 30-12 4th - SASK - Dwight Edwards, 9-yard pass from Barnes HAM 30-18 4th - SASK - Steve Dennis, 37-yard kickoff recovery (Barnes pass to Greg Fieger) HAM 30-26
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 10 2 1 21 374 262 Edmonton 11 1 1 23 450 235
Ottawa 4 9 0 8 264 373 British Columbia 8 5 0 16 369 316
Montreal 2 10 0 4 198 421 Saskatchewan 7 5 0 14 345 294
Toronto 1 11 0 2 191 367 Winnipeg 7 5 0 14 348 246
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 5 7 0 10 250 275
SAT OCT 10
CALGARY 29, Montreal 3 (28896) - Merv Walker jumped on a fumble to set up Calgary's first score and then picked off a Vince Ferragamo pass in the third quarter to lead Calgary Stampeders to the win, the Stampeders' first in their last three games.
MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3
CALGARY - 10 6 10 3 - 29
1st - CAL - James Sykes, 16-yard run (J.T. Hay kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Hay, 16-yard field goal CAL 10-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 19-yard field goal CAL 10-3 2nd - CAL - Hay, 53-yard field goal CAL 13-3 2nd - CAL - Hay, 34-yard field goal CAL 16-3 3rd - CAL - John Holland, 13-yard pass from Bruce Threadgill (Hay kick) CAL 23-3 3rd - CAL - Hay, 38-yard field goal CAL 26-3 4th - CAL - Hay, 30-yard field goal CAL 29-3
SUN OCT 11
WINNIPEG 43, Toronto 12 () - Trevor Kennerd kicked his way into the CFL record book on a windblown Thanksgiving Sunday with seven field goals as the Bombers carved up Toronto. Kennerd matched the previous single-game high by Bob Macoritti of Saskatchewan on Aug. 27, 1978.
TORONTO - 3 0 9 0 - 12
WINNIPEG - 11 13 3 16 - 43
1st - WIN - Rick House, 10-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 44-yard field goal WIN 7-3 1st - WIN - Single, Kennerd 54-yard kick WIN 8-3 1st - WIN - Kennerd, 16-yard field goal WIN 11-3 2nd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 28-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 18-3 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 46-yard field goal WIN 21-3 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 23-yard field goal WIN 24-3 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 20-yard field goal WIN 27-3 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 54-yard field goal WIN 27-6 3rd - TOR - Martin Cox, 39-yard pass from Dan Manucci WIN 27-12 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 27-yard field goal WIN 30-12 4th - WIN - Charlie Williams, 41-yard interception return (Kennerd kick) WIN 37-12 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 42-yard field goal WIN 40-12 4th - WIN - Kennerd, 48-yard field goal WIN 43-12
MON OCT 12
EDMONTON 24, Ottawa 6 (45805) - Ottawa had 23 first downs to 13 for Edmonton and amassed 407 net yards to Edmonton's 195, but interceptions did in the Rough Riders. LB Dale Potter and DT Dave Fennell scored touchdowns after intercepting J.C. Watts passes - Watts threw four interceptions on the afternoon.
OTTAWA - 3 0 3 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 7 14 3 0 - 24
1st - EDM - Dale Potter, 40-yard interception return (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 12 -yard field goal EDM 7-3 2nd - EDM - Jim Germany, 11-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-3 2nd - Dave Fennell, 23-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 21-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal EDM 24-3 4th - OTT - Organ, 30-yard field goal EDM 24-6
Saskatchewan 28, HAMILTON 12 (27149) - The victory, instigated by a tenacious defence. helped Saskatchewan to a share of second place with Winnipeg and B.C. - all three having 8-5 records. For the Riders, Greg Fieger scored on a short plunge set up by Marshall Hamilton's interception.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 11 0 16 - 28
HAMILTON - 1 3 8 0 - 12
1st - HAM - Single, Bernie Ruoff 55-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Paul Watson 42-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - SASK - Andre Jones, 15-yard fumble return (Watson kick) SASK 8-1 2nd - SASK - Single, Watson 75-yard kick SASK 9-1 2nd - SASK - Watson, 36-yard field goal SASK 12-1 2nd - HAM - Ruoff, 26-yard field goal SASK 12-4 3rd - HAM - Keith Baker, 25-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) SASK 12-11 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 75-yard kick TIED 12-12 4th - SASK - Greg Fieger, 1-yard run (Watson kick) SASK 19-12 4th - SASK - Safety, Clements tackled in end zone by Doug Maclver SASK 21-12 4th - SASK - Chris DeFrance, 31-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 28-12
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 10 3 1 21 386 290 X-Edmonton 12 1 1 25 474 241
Ottawa 4 10 0 8 270 397 British Columbia 8 5 0 16 369 316
Montreal 2 11 0 4 201 450 Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 373 306
Toronto 1 12 0 2 203 410 Winnipeg 8 5 0 16 391 258
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 6 7 0 12 279 278
SAT OCT 17
TORONTO 20, Montreal 14 (31038) - Toronto staved off playoff elimination with a pass-and-a-prayer TD bomb from Condredge Holloway to Martin Cox with seven seconds left. The play was set up when Argos' DB Don Rose recovered a fumble by Montreal RB David Overstreet at the Toronto 10 with just over a minute left.
MONTREAL - 0 3 4 7 - 14
TORONTO - 5 8 0 7 - 20
1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 85-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 20-yard field goal TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 64-yard kick TOR 5-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 15-yard field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - TOR - Dave Dorn, 22-yard pass from Cedric Minter (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 12-3 2nd - TOR -Single, Andrusyshyn 42-yard kick TOR 13-3 3rd - MON - Sweet, 26-yard field goal TOR 13-6 3rd - MON -Single, Sweet 32-yard kick TOR 13-7 4th - MON - David Overstreet, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-13 4th - TOR - Martin Cox, 49-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 20-14
Winnipeg 49, BRITISH COL 22 (23826) - BC was stunned by rookie Don Burrell's return of the opening KO for a Winnipeg TD. Bomber QB Dieter Brock completed 24 of 33 passes for 312 yards. He has 323 completions in 14 games, surpassing his single-season completion record of 304 in 16 games last season.
WINNIPEG - 14 14 14 7 - 49
BRIT COL - 7 0 3 13 - 22
1st - WIN - Don Burrell, 110-yard kickoff return (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 1st - BC - Larry Key, 1-yard run (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 1st - WIN - Rick House, 45-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - WIN - House, 58-yard pass from Brock, (Kennerd kick) WIN 21-7 2nd - WIN - Charles Williams, 67-yard interception return (Kennerd kick) WIN 28-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 22-yard field goal WIN 28-10 3rd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 11-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 35-10 3rd - WIN - Obie Graves, 13-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 42-10 4th - BC - Harry Holt, 18-pass from Joe Paopao WIN 42-16 4th - WIN -Graves, 12-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 49-16 4th - BC - Ricky Ellis, 15-yard pass from Roy Dewalt WIN 49-22
SUN OCT 18
OTTAWA 21, Calgary 10 (15002) - DTs Mike Peerman and Ron Simmons helped hold Calgary to 28 yards rushing, normally a solid part of the Stampeders' attack. Raw, rainy conditions affected players on both teams and held the crowd to the smallest attendance of the year in Ottawa, as the Riders clinched a playoff berth.
CALGARY - 1 0 9 0 - 10
OTTAWA - 0 10 1 10 - 21
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 29-yard kick CAL 1-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 46-yard pass from J.C. Watts (Organ kick) OTT 10-1 3rd - CAL - Lapoleon Ingram, 95 -yard punt return (Hay kick) OTT 10-8 3rd - CAL - Safety, Watts tackled in end zone by Franklin TIED 10-10 4th - OTT - Sam Platts, 4-yard pass from Kevin Starkey (Organ kick) OTT 17-12=0 4th - OTT - Organ, 21-yard field goal OTT 21-10
Edmonton 41, SASKATCHEWAN 29 (30312) - Edmonton RB Jim Germany added a pair of touchdowns on short plunges, as the Eskimos dominated the game in the first 30 minutes. Saskatchewan QB John Hufnagel came off the bench to replace Joe Barnes and lead a Rider comeback attempt - a familiar script this year.
EDMONTON - 14 20 7 0 - 41
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 8 14 - 29
1st - EDM - Brian Kelly, 91-yard pass from Warren Moon (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Jim Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 17-0 2nd - SASK - Joe Barnes, 20-yard run (Paul Watson kick) EDM 17-7 2nd - EDM - Tom Scott, 5-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 24-7 2nd - EDM - Scott, 36-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 31-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal EDM 34-7 3rd - EDM - Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 41-7 3rd - SASK - Joey Walters, 21-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Hufnagel pass to Chris DeFrance) EDM 41-15 4th - SASK - Walters, 1-yard pass from Hufnagel (Hufnagel pass to Emanuel Tolbert) EDM 41-23 4th - SASK - Walters, 25-yard pass from Hufnagel EDM 41-29
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 10 3 1 21 386 290 X-Edmonton 13 1 1 27 515 270
X-Ottawa 5 10 0 10 291 407 Winnipeg 9 5 0 18 440 280
Montreal 2 12 0 4 215 470 Saskatchewan 8 6 0 16 402 347
Toronto 2 12 0 4 223 424 British Columbia 8 6 0 16 391 365
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 6 8 0 12 289 299
leaving him 49 yards short of the 4,723 yards the Als' Sam Etcheverry gained through the air in 1956. Former Alouette Chris Walby scored Winnipeg's other TD when he fell on a loose ball in the Montreal end zone.
WINNIPEG - 10 6 10 7 - 33
MONTREAL - 0 7 0 6 - 13
1st - WIN - Trevor Kennerd, 26-yard field goal WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Joe Poplawski, 16-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - MON - Billy Johnson, 11-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Don Sweet kick) WIN 10-7 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 25-yard field goal WIN 13-7 2nd - WIN - Kennerd, 29-yard field goal WIN 16-7 3rd - WIN - Kennerd, 17-yard field goal WIN 19-7 3rd - WIN - Rick House, 55-yard pass from Brock (Kennerd kick) WIN 26-7 4th - MON - David Overstreet, 1-yard run WIN 26-13 4th - WIN - Chris Walby fumble recovery in end zone (Kennerd kick) WIN 33-13
EDMONTON 61, Toronto 7 (46146) - The statistics told the story: the Eskimos had 26 first downs to Toronto's eight - a net offence of 546 yards to Toronto's 164. Jim Germany scored his 17th and 18th rushing TDs, tying the 1957 record of Winnipeg's Gerry James. The Eskimos finished with a CFL-record 576 points.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 7 - 7
EDMONTON - 21 26 14 0 - 61
1st - EDM - Joe Holliman, 53-yard fumble recovery (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Brian Kelly, 25 -yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - EDM - Neil Lumsden, 6-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 21-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 49-yard kick EDM 22-0 2nd - EDM - Waddell Smith, 7-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 29-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 70-yard kick EDM 30-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 33-0 2nd - EDM - Smith, 23-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 40-0 2nd - EDM - Marco Syncar, 17-yard pass from Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 47-0 3rd - EDM - Jim Germany, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 54-0 3rd - EDM - Germany, 5-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 61-0 4th - TOR - Jim Corrigal, 31-yard fumble return (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) EDM 61-7
SUN OCT 25
British Col 34, HAMILTON 7 (20113) - Joe Paopao replaced starter Roy Dewalt early in the second quarter and threw two TD passes to Al Charuk and another to John Henry White to put away the Tiger-Cats. The three TD passes gave Paopao 28 on the season to tie him with Joe Kapp for the club record.
BRITISH COL - 0 10 10 14 - 34
HAMILTON - 6 0 1 0 - 7
1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 30-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Ruoff, 44-yard field goal HAM 6-0 2nd - BC - Al Charuk, 9-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) BC 7-6 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 18-yard field goal BC 10-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 51-yard kick BC 10-7 3rd - BC - Charuk, 25-yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 17-7 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 32-yard field goal BC 20-7 4th - BC - John Henry White, 10 -yard pass from Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 27-7 4th - BC - Larry Key, 37-yard run (Passaglia kick) BC 34-7
Saskatchewan 24, CALGARY 11 (32279) - The Roughriders' defense sacked Calgary QBs six times and held the Stampeders to a field goal in the second half. Saskatchewan enjoyed a 331-245 edge in net offence and moved for 21 first downs to Calgary's 19.
SAKATCHEWAN - 7 3 4 10 - 24
CALGARY - 1 7 3 0 - 11
1st - CAL - Single, J.T. Hay 27-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - SASK - Chris DeFrance, 6-yard pass from John Hufnagel (Paul Watson kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - Watson, 45-yard field goal SASK 10-1 2nd - CAL - Willie Armstead, 57-yard pass from Bruce Threadgill (Hay kick) SASK 10-8 3rd - SASK - Single, Ken Clark 59-yard kick SASK 11-8 3rd - SASK - Watson, 42-yard field goal SASK 14-8 3rd - CAL - Hay, 42-yard field goal SASK 14-11 4th - SASK - Single, Watson 60-yard kick SASK 15-11 4th - SASK - Safety, Mike McTague conceded SASK 17-11 4th - SASK - Joey Walters, 5-yard pass from Joe Barnes (Watson kick) SASK 24-11
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 10 4 1 21 393 324 X-Edmonton 14 1 1 29 576 277
X-Ottawa 5 10 0 10 291 407 Winnipeg 10 5 0 20 473 293
Montreal 2 13 0 4 228 503 Saskatchewan 9 6 0 18 426 358
Toronto 2 13 0 4 230 485 British Columbia 9 6 0 18 425 372
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 6 9 0 12 300 323
SAT OCT 31
Hamilton 21, TORONTO 11 (30615) - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished the regular season in just the fashion that head coach Frank Kush preferred - humble but victorious. Keith Baker returned a punt 46 yards to set up a Bernie Ruoff field goal and snared a 24-yard touchdown pass to ignite Hamilton's sluggish offense.
HAMILTON - 3 1 7 10 - 21
TORONTO - 1 1 7 2 - 11
1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 69-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 39-yard field goal HAM 3-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 47-yard kick HAM 4-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 55-yard kick HAM 4-2 3rd - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 10-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 11-2 3rd - TOR - Martin Cox, 20-yard pass from Condredge Holloway (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 11-9 4th - HAM - Ruoff, 31-yard field goal HAM 14-9 4th - HAM - Keith Baker, 24-yard pass from Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 21-9 4th - TOR - Safety, Ruoff conceded HAM 21-11
BRITISH COL 13, Saskatchewan 5 () - Larry Key's late TD run, following a Saskatchewan fumble near the goal line, gave B.C. a win and the playoffs in a game played in a torrential downpour. The break was a fumbled handoff by QB Joe Barnes. which defensive end Nick Hebeler recovered at the two with 2:42 to play.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 4 1 0 - 5
BRITISH COL - 3 1 0 9 - 13
1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 24-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - SASK - Paul Watson, 28-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Ken Clark 60-yard kick SASK 4-3 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 44-yard kick TIED 4-4 3rd - SASK - Single, Clark 54-yard kick SASK 5-4 4th - BC - Larry Key, 1-yard run BC 10-5 4th - BC - Passaglia, 36-yard field goal BC 13-5
SUN NOV 1
MONTREAL 39, Ottawa 15 (20867) - Fumble-prone David Overstreet held onto the football long enough to score on a TD run and break open a TD pass, one of four thrown by Ken Johnson, acquired to replace Vince Ferragamo from Calgary. The victory ended one of the league's strangest races ever for a playoff berth.
OTTAWA - 0 14 0 1 - 15
MONTREAL - 7 0 10 22 - 39
1st - MON - David Overstreet, 7-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - OTT - Jim Reid, 6-yard pass from J.C. Watts (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 10-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 21-yard field goal OTT 13-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 51-yard kick OTT 14-7 3rd - MON - Overstreet, 26 -yard pass from Ken Johnson (Sweet kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - MON - Sweet, 44-yard field goal MON 17-14 4th - MON - James Scott, 21-yard pass from K. Johnson (Sweet kick) MON 24-14 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 33-yard kick MON 24-15 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 3-yard pass from K. Johnson (Sweet kick) MON 31-15 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 69-yard kick MON 32-15 4th - MON - Dalla Riva, 10-yard pass from K. Johnson (Sweet kick) MON 39-15
WINNIPEG 44, Calgary 6 (27534) - Winnipeg QB Dieter Brock passed for 122 yards to raise his season total to 4,896, breaking the single-season record of 4,723 yards set by Montreal's Sam Etcheverry (1956). Eugene Goodlow caught 15 passes, equaling a single-game record (George McGowan, Edmonton - 1973).
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
WINNIPEG - 7 28 1 8 - 44
1st - WIN - Obie Graves, 5-yard run (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 15-yard pass from Dieter Brock, (Kennerd kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Graves, 2-yard run (Kennerd kick) WIN 21-0 2nd - WIN - Rick House, 7-yard pass from Mark Jackson (Kennerd kick) WIN 28-0 2nd - WIN - Goodlow, 12-yard pass from Jackson (Kennerd kick) WIN 35-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Kennerd 28-yard kick WIN 36-0 4th - CAL - James Sykes, 1-yard run WIN 36-6 4th - WIN - Single, Kennerd 32-yard kick WIN 37-6 4th - WIN -Goodlow, 12-yard pass from Jackson (Kennerd kick) WIN 44-6
EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION
X-Hamilton 11 4 1 23 414 335 X-Edmonton 14 1 1 29 576 277
X-Ottawa 5 11 0 10 306 446 X-Winnipeg 11 5 0 22 517 299
X-Montreal 3 13 0 6 267 518 X-British Columbia 10 6 0 20 438 377
Toronto 2 14 0 4 241 506 Saskatchewan 9 7 0 18 431 371
X-Clinched playoff berth Calgary 6 10 0 12 306 367
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL
SUN NOV 8
OTTAWA 20, Montreal 16 (17554) - Montreal let a trip to Hamilton slip through their fingers, as late-game errors essentially gave Ottawa the victory on a mud-slick field. SB Chuck McMann was unable to pull in a short end-zone pass from QB Ken Johnson in the dying seconds, but the die had been cast for the Alouettes.
MONTREAL - 7 8 1 0 - 16
OTTAWA - 7 3 0 10 - 20
1st - OTT - Sam Platt, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - MON - David Overstreet, 1-yard run (Don Sweet kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Billy Johnson, 37-yard pass from Ken Johnson (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 42-yard kick MON 15-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 38-yard field goal MON 15-10 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 33-yard kick MON 16-10 4th - OTT - Organ, 9-yard field goal MON 16-13 4th - OTT - Tony Gabriel, 35-yard pass from Kevin Starkey (Organ kick) OTT 20-16
EASTERN FINAL
SUN NOV 13
Ottawa 17, HAMILTON 13 (28104) - "Besides having the worst record of going to the Grey Cup, we're probably going to have the biggest points spread in the history of the Grey Cup," said Tony Gabriel. It was as much the play of Gabriel, QB J. C. Watts, and an unlikely hero named Pat Stoqua as the poor play of Hamilton that resulted in the Rough Riders upset.
OTTAWA - 7 0 0 10 - 17
HAMILTON - 0 4 8 1 - 13
1st - OTT - Pat Stoqua, 10-yard pass from J.C. Watts (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Ruoff, 19-yard field goal OTT 7-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 42-yard kick OTT 7-4 3rd - HAM - Rocky DiPietro, 10-yard pass from Tom Clements (Ruoff kick) HAM 11-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Ruoff 67-yard kick HAM 12-7 4th - HAM - Single, Ruoff 56-yard kick HAM 13-7 4th - OTT - Pat Stoqua, 102-yard pass from Watts (Organ kick) OTT 14-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 17-13
WESTERN SEMI-FINAL
SUN NOV 8
British Columbia 15, WINNIPEG 11 (32936) - A masterful defensive plan supported by a strong running game enabled British Columbia to upset Winnipeg. It was evident from the start there would be no repeat of regular-season embarrassments that saw Winnipeg score 49-22 and 46-10 victories.
BRIT COL - 0 11 3 1 - 15
WINNIPEG - 7 1 0 3 - 11
1st - WIN - Eugene Goodlow, 11-yard pass from Dieter Brock (Trevor Kennerd kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - BC - Tryon Gray, 39-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Lui Passaglia kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Single, Passaglia 72-yard kick BC 8-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Bob Cameron 47-yard kick TIED 8-8 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 48-yard field goal BC 11-8 3rd - BC - Passaglia, 45-yard field goal BC 14-8 4th - WIN - Trevor Kennerd, 49-yard field goal BC 14-11 4th BC - Single, Passaglia 44-yard kick BC 15-11
WESTERN FINAL
SUN NOV 15
EDMONTON 22, British Col 16 (52861) - Edmonton shook off a three-week layoff and an aggressive B.C. defense to move to within one win of a record fourth straight Grey Cup. The Eskimos needed a fourth-quarter TD by Brian Kelly and five FGs by Dave Cutler to finally subdue the Lions before a record crowd.
BRIT COL - 3 13 0 0 - 16
EDMONTON - 6 3 6 8 - 22
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 49-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - BC - Lui Passaglia, 13-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - EDM - Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 24-yard field goal EDM 9-3 2nd - BC -Passaglia, 38-yard field goal EDM 9-6 2nd - BC - Ricky Ellis, 16-yard pass from Joe Paopao (Passaglia kick) BC 13-9 2nd - BC - Passaglia, 33-yard field goal BC 16-9 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal BC 16-12 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 42-yard field goal BC 16-15 4th - EDM - Brian Kelly, 33-yard pass from Warren Moon (Cutler kick) EDM 22-16
GREY CUP (Sunday November 22nd at Montreal - 52,478
EDMONTON ESKIMOS 26, OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 23 - It wasn’t supposed to be this close. The Edmonton Eskimos were seeking an unprecedented fourth straight Grey Cup title, winners of a league record 14 regular season games. Their opponents were the Ottawa Rough Riders -- perhaps the worst team in CFL history to make a Grey Cup final -- winners of just five regular season games. The Eskimos entered the game as 22½ -point favourites. But someone forgot to tell the club from Ottawa. Led by rookie quarterback J.C. Watts, the Riders jumped to a surprising 20-1 advantage at halftime in the freezing temperature of Montreal’s Olympic Stadium. A pair of 34 and 37-yard field goals by Gerry Organ in the game’s opening 10 minutes gave the Riders their initial lead. Ottawa continued its assault late in the first quarter when Rick Sowieta intercepted a poor throw by Edmonton quarterback Warren Moon, helping to set up a one-yard touchdown run by Jim Reid. Those who thought Ottawa’s 13-0 lead was an anomaly continued to be amazed in the second quarter. Moon was intercepted again, this time by John Glassford, helping to set up Sam Platt’s 14-yard touchdown run. Moon was lifted for a short period in favour of Tom Wilkinson, playing in his final CFL game. Once his composure was regained, Moon was sent back on the field and jump started the Edmonton offence in the second half. Jim Germany scored Edmonton’s initial touchdown, scoring on a two-yard run. It helped that Ottawa began to self-destruct. A Watts fumble was recovered by Dale Potter, putting the Eskimos on Ottawa’s three-yard line. Four plays later, Moon scored on a goal-line sneak. Moon, however, had a costly fumble on his own in the fourth quarter, setting up Organ’s 28-yard field goal to put Ottawa in front by eight. But Moon made up for this gaffe with another goal-line touchdown with less than five minutes remaining. A successful pass to Marco Cynear for a two-point convert tied the score, setting up some late-game dramatics. With three seconds left in regulation, veteran place kicker Dave Cutler booted a 27-yard field goal to send the Eskimos to the record books. Cutler had missed from 24 yards out in the first half. It marked the last game for Ottawa’s Tony Gabriel in his Hall of Fame career. Gabriel played the final with an injured left knee. Outstanding Offensive Player: J.C. Watts, QB, Ottawa; Outstanding Defensive Player: John Glassford, LB, Ottawa; Outstanding Canadian: Neil Lumsden, RB, Edmonton
EDMONTON - 0 1 14 11 - 26
OTTAWA - 13 7 0 3 - 23
1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - OTT -Jim Reid, 1-yard run (Organ convert) OTT 13-0 2nd - OTT - Sam Platt, 14-yard run (Organ convert) OTT 20-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 24-yard missed FG OTT 20-1 3rd - EDM - Jim Germany, 2-yard run (Cutler convert) OTT 20-8 3rd - EDM - Warren Moon, 1-yard run (Cutler convert) OTT 20-15 4th - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 23-15 4th - EDM - Moon, 1-yard run (Marco Cyncar pass from Moon) TIED 23-23 4th - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 26-23
SAT OCT 24
Winnipeg 33, MONTREAL 13 (20487) - Bomber QB Dieter Brock completed 23 of 40 passes for 310 yards,
