1981 Calgary Stampeders season

The 1981 Calgary Stampeders finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1981 Calgary Stampeders season
General manager	Jack Gotta
Head coach	Ardell Wiegandt (fired October 5th) Jerry Williams
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Regular season

Season Standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	14	1	1	576	277	29
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	517	299	22
BC Lions	16	10	6	0	438	377	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	9	7	0	431	371	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	10	0	306	367	12

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
	1		Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–30	0–1
	2		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 26–6	1–1
	3		Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 25–16	2–1
	4		BC Lions	L 29–52	2–2
	5		Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–28	2–3
	6		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 18–17	3–3
	7		Ottawa Rough Riders	W 30–18	4–3
	8		BC Lions	L 21–31	4–4
	9		Toronto Argonauts	W 23–5	5–4
	10		Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–23	5–5
	11		Toronto Argonauts	L 26–29	5–6
	12		Montreal Alouettes	L 16–22	5–7
	13		Montreal Alouettes	W 29–3	6–7
	14		Ottawa Rough Riders	L 10–21	6–8
	15		Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 11–24	6–9
	16		Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 6–44	6–10

Awards and records

1981 CFL All-Stars

• DB – Ray Odums, CFL All-Star

Western All-Stars

• DB – Ray Odums, CFL Western All-Star
• DB – Merv Walker, CFL Western All-Star