1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Ray Jauch
Home field	Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd 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

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	19–10	Loss	0–1
B	June 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	25–16	Loss	0–2
C	June 20	at BC Lions	28–18	Loss	0–3
D	June 26	at Calgary Stampeders	16–14	Win	1–3

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 5	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–23	Loss	0–1
2	July 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–20	Win	1–1
3	July 19	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	38–28	Win	2–1
4	July 30	at Toronto Argonauts	21–18	Win	3–1
5	Aug 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	58–2	Win	4–1
6	Aug 14	at Calgary Stampeders	18–17	Loss	4–2
7	Aug 22	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–10	Loss	4–3
8	Aug 28	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	31–8	Win	5–3
9	Sept 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–25	Loss	5–4
10	Sept 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25–13	Loss	5–5
11	Sept 27	vs. BC Lions	46–10	Win	6–5
12	Oct 3	at Ottawa Rough Riders	44–24	Win	7–5
13	Oct 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	43–12	Win	8–5
14	Oct 17	at BC Lions	49–22	Win	9–5
15	Oct 24	at Montreal Alouettes	33–13	Win	10–5
16	Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	44–6	Win	11–5

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	0	11	3	1	15
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	1	0	3	11