1981 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Introduction The '''1981 Ottawa Rough Riders''' finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 5–11 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup game, in what would be their last Grey Cup appearance in franchise history, and the last for any Ottawa-based CFL team for 34 years.
Offseason === CFL Draft=== Rd Pick Player Position School 0  0  John Park TE  Bowling Green  0  0  Ian Beckstead  TE  Richmond 1  3  Maurice Doyle  RB  Toronto 2  12  Don Burns  WR  Ottawa 4  30  Eric Boss  DT  Toronto 5  39  Larry Ring  DB  Bishop's 6  48  Anthony Refosso  OT  Toronto 7  57  Rob Ball  DL  Queen's===Preseason=== Date Opponent Final Score Result Attendance Record June 4 at Toronto Argonauts 20–12 Win 28,325 1–0 June 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes 18–17 Win 16,139 2–0 June 21 at Montreal Alouettes 21–17 Loss 21,249 2–1 June 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts 35–25 Win 14,092 3–1
Regular season ===Standings======Schedule=== Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 July 3 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 47–21 Loss 22,023 0–1 2 July 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47–10 Loss 22,345 0–2 3 July 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes 33–31 Win 24,827 1–2 4 July 25 at BC Lions 31–17 Loss 26,661 1–3 5 ''Bye''  6 Aug 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts 38–11 Win 22,658 2–3 7 Aug 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 32–16 Loss 18,408 2–4 8 Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders 30–18 Loss 30,276 2–5 9 Aug 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31–8 Loss 26,031 2–6 10 Sept 4 vs. BC Lions 17–7 Win 18,393 3–6 11 Sept 13 at Toronto Argonauts 23–6 Win 30,340 4–6 12 Sept 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–23 Loss 28,335 4–7 13 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30–16 Loss 20,451 4–8 14 Oct 3 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 44–24 Loss 15,523 4–9 15 Oct 12 at Edmonton Eskimos 24–6 Loss 45,805 4–10 16 Oct 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders 21–10 Win 15,002 5–10 17 ''Bye''  18 Nov 1 at Montreal Alouettes 39–15 Loss 20,867 5–11
Postseason  Round Date Opponent Score Result Attendance East Semi-Final Nov 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes 20–16 Win 17,554 East Final Nov 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–13 Win 28,104 Grey Cup Nov 22 Edmonton Eskimos 26–23 Loss 52,478===Grey Cup=== Team  Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4  TotalEdmonton Eskimos  0  1  14  11  26Ottawa Rough Riders  13  7  0  3  23'''First Quarter'''Ottawa – FG – Gerry Organ 34 yardsOttawa – FG – Gerry Organ 37 yardsOttawa – TD – Jim Reid 1-yard run (Gerry Organ convert)'''Second Quarter'''Ottawa – TD – Sam Platt 14-yard run (Gerry Organ convert) Edmonton – Single – Dave Cutler 24 yards missed Field Goal'''Third Quarter'''Edmonton – TD – Jim Germany 2-yard run (Dave Cutler convert)Edmonton – TD – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Dave Cutler convert)'''Fourth Quarter'''Ottawa – FG – Gerry Organ 28 yardsEdmonton – TD – Warren Moon 1-yard run (Marco Cyncar 2 point convert pass from Moon)Edmonton – FG – Dave Cutler 27 yards
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