1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

General manager| Earl Lunsford
Head coach| Ray Jauch
Home field| Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record| 11–5
Division place| 2nd, West
Playoff finish| Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

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* Blue Bombers seasons
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The 1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final but lost 15–11 to the BC Lions.

## Offseason

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### CFL Draft

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## Preseason

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A  | Wed, June 3  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 10–19  | 0–1  | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,590
B  | Wed, June 10  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 16–25  | 0–2  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 18,405
C  | Sat, June 20  | at BC Lions | L 18–28  | 0–3  | Empire Stadium | 15,931
D  | Fri, June 26  | at Calgary Stampeders | W 16–14  | 1–3  | McMahon Stadium | 28,579

## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | Sun, July 5  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 23–33  | 0–1  | Winnipeg Stadium | 21,219
2  | 2  | Sun, July 12  | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 22–20  | 1–1  | Taylor Field | 24,740
3  | 3  | Sun, July 19  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 38–28  | 2–1  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 25,745
4  | Bye
5  | 4  | Thu, July 30  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 21–18  | 3–1  | Exhibition Stadium | 36,102
6  | 5  | Sat, Aug 8  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 58–2  | 4–1  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 32,896
7  | 6  | Fri, Aug 14  | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–18  | 4–2  | McMahon Stadium | 32,349
8  | 7  | Sat, Aug 22  | at Edmonton Eskimos  | L 10–28  | 4–3  | Commonwealth Stadium  | 43,346
9  | 8  | Fri, Aug 28  | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 31–8  | 5–3  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 26,031
10  | Bye
11  | 9  | Sat, Sept 12  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders  | L 25–32  | 5–4  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 31,773
12  | 10  | Sun, Sept 20  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 13–25  | 5–5  | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 24,130
13  | 11  | Sun, Sept 27  | vs. BC Lions | W 46–10  | 6–5  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 27,930
14  | 12  | Sat, Oct 3  | at Ottawa Rough Riders  | W 44–24  | 7–5  | Lansdowne Park | 15,523
15  | 13  | Sun, Oct 11  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 43–12  | 8–5  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 22,717
16  | 14  | Sat, Oct 17  | at BC Lions  | W 49–22  | 9–5  | Empire Stadium | 23,826
17  | 15  | Sat, Oct 24  | at Montreal Alouettes  | W 33–13  | 10–5  | Olympic Stadium | 20,487
18  | 16  | Sun, Nov 1  | vs. Calgary Stampeders  | W 44–6  | 11–5  | Winnipeg Stadium  | 27,489

## Playoffs

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### West Semi-Final

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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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BC Lions | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11

## Awards

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### 1981 CFL All-Stars

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## References

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1981 CFL season by team

Western|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Eastern|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1981 CFL Draft
* 69th Grey Cup

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers

* Founded in 1930
* Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Osborne Stadium
* Winnipeg Stadium
* Princess Auto Stadium

Culture|

* Buzz and Boomer
* Labatt Blue

Lore|

* Labour Day Classic
* Banjo Bowl
* Swaggerville
* First team from Western Canada to win the Grey Cup

Important figures|

* Paul Bennett
* Ralph "Dieter" Brock
* Less Browne
* Tom "Citation" Casey
* Tom Clements
* Carl Cronin
* Andrew Currie
* Matt Dunigan
* Bill Frank
* Harry Peter "Bud" Grant
* Tommy Grant
* G. Sydney Halter
* Frank Hannibal
* Fritz Hanson
* John Helton
* Dick Huffman
* W.P. Billy Hughes
* Jack Jacobs
* Eddie James
* Gerry James
* Greg Kabat
* Les Lear
* Leo "Lincoln Locomotive" Lewis
* Earl Lunsford
* Chester "Ches" McCance
* Cal Murphy
* James Murphy
* Ken Ploen
* Joe Poplawski
* Russ "The Wisconsin Wraith" Reholz
* Frank Rigney
* Joseph Ryan
* Karl Slocomb
* Milt Stegall
* Art Stevenson
* Robert Porter "Buddy" Tinsley
* Troy Westwood
* Chris Walby
* Bert Warwick

Key personnel|

* CEO: Wade Miller
* General Manager: Kyle Walters
* Head Coach: Mike O'Shea

Grey Cup
Championships (12)|

* 1935
* 1939
* 1941
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1984
* 1988
* 1990
* 2019
* 2021

Western Division
Championships (18)|

* 1935
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1941
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1950
* 1953
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1961
* 1962
* 1965
* 1984
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (7)|

* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1993
* 2001
* 2007
* 2011

Current
league affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: West Division

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