The 1981 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 3–13 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final, where they lost to the Ottawa Rough Riders 20–16. After the season the Alouettes folded after owner Nelson Skalbania lost $2 million, and the CFL revoked the franchise from him with the team now heavily in debt.

Offseason The Alouettes were purchased by Nelson Skalbania.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.71, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, Skalbania proceeded by signing several American stars. His biggest acquisition was Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo (who appeared in Super Bowl XIV) to a $300,000 contract.Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, The other signings included wide receiver James Scott, kick return specialist Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, running back David Overstreet and defensive end Keith Gary.

Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sun, June 7 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–27 0–1 Olympic Stadium 21,742 B Tue, June 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 17–18 0–2 Lansdowne Park 16,139 C Sun, June 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–17 1–2 Olympic Stadium 21,249 D Sat, July 27 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 38–24 2–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,604

Regular season Despite the high-profile talent, the Alouettes finished the season with only 3 wins, but because of how weak the East Division was that year, the team did earn a playoff berth (the crossover rule, which allows a fourth place team with a better record than a third place team in the other division to qualify, had not yet been implemented).Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.72 Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, Skalbania lost two million dollars and the CFL revoked his ownership.

Standings

Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, July 4 at BC Lions L 8–48 0–1 Empire Stadium 26,627 2 2 Fri, July 10 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–22 1–1 Olympic Stadium 35,281 3 3 Fri, July 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 31–33 1–2 Lansdowne Park 24,872 4 4 Sun, July 26 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–33 1–3 Olympic Stadium 45,835 5 5 Sun, Aug 2 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–43 1–4 Olympic Stadium 33,205 6 6 Sat, Aug 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 2–58 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 32,936 7 Bye 8 7 Sun, Aug 23 vs. BC Lions L 14–29 1–6 Olympic Stadium 28,932 9 8 Sat, Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 11–16 1–7 Ivor Wynne Stadium 27,180 10 9 Sun, Sept 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–35 1–8 Taylor Field 28,526 11 10 Sat, Sept 12 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–26 1–9 Olympic Stadium 27,270 12 Bye 13 11 Sat, Sept 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 11–62 1–10 Commonwealth Stadium 48,470 14 12 Sun, Oct 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–16 2–10 Olympic Stadium 22,222 15 13 Sat, Oct 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 3–29 2–11 McMahon Stadium 28,896 16 14 Sat, Oct 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–20 2–12 Exhibition Stadium 31,038 17 15 Sat, Oct 24 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 13–33 2–13 Olympic Stadium 20,487 18 16 Sun, Nov 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 39–15 3–13 Olympic Stadium 20,867

Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–20 0–1 Lansdowne Park 17,754 Roster 1981 Montreal Alouettes final roster Quarterbacks

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