1981 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1981 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 14–1–1 record and won their fourth consecutive Grey Cup championship after winning the 69th Grey Cup.
Pre-season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance |
| A | June 5 | Edmonton Eskimos | 12–11 | Calgary Stampeders | 29,292 |
| B | June 10 | Edmonton Eskimos | 25–16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18,405 |
| C | June 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1–17 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,426 |
| D | June 26 | BC Lions | 2–26 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 |
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Regular season
Season Standings
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Season schedule
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Record | Pts |
| 1 | July 3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 47–21 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 22,023 | 1–0–0 | 2 |
| 2 | July 11 | Calgary Stampeders | 10–30 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 2–0–0 | 4 |
| 3 | July 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–38 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25,745 | 2–1–0 | 4 |
| 4 | July 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33–17 | Montreal Alouettes | 45,385 | 3–1–0 | 6 |
| 5 | Aug 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5–41 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 4–1–0 | 8 |
| 6 |
Bye | 2–0–0 | 4 |
| 7 | Aug 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–12 | Toronto Argonauts | 38,268 | 5–1–0 | 10 |
| 8 | Aug 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10–28 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 6–1–0 | 12 |
| 9 | Aug 30 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 34–44 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 7–1–0 | 14 |
| 10 | Sept 7 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34–34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30,121 | 7–1–1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sept 13 | BC Lions | 21–38 | Edmonton Eskimos | 43,346 | 8–1–1 | 17 |
| 12 | Sept 19 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21–10 | Calgary Stampeders | 34,657 | 9–1–1 | 19 |
| 13 | Sept 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 11–62 | Edmonton Eskimos | 48,422 | 10–1–1 | 21 |
| 14 | Oct 3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 22–12 | BC Lions | 30,296 | 11–1–1 | 23 |
| 15 | Oct 12 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | 45,805 | 12–1–1 | 25 |
| 16 | Oct 18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 41–29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30,312 | 13–1–1 | 27 |
| 17 | Oct 24 | Toronto Argonauts | 7–61 | Edmonton Eskimos | 46,146 | 14–1–1 | 29 |
| 18 |
Bye | 14–1–1 | 29 |
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Total attendance: 357,103
Average attendance: 44,638 (103.0%)
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Attendance |
| Division Final | Nov 15 | BC Lions | 22–16 | Edmonton Eskimos | | 52,861 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 22 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26–23 | Ottawa Rough Riders | | 53,307 |
Grey Cup
| Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
| Edmonton Eskimos |
0 |
1 |
14 |
11 |
26 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders |
13 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
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Awards and honours
References
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory
- Edmonton portal
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| | Lore | |
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| Grey Cup championships (14) | |
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| Western Division championships (23) | |
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| Current league affiliations | |
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- Edmonton portal
- Canadian football portal
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