1981 CFL Season Standings |
| Previous Season • Next Season • Awards • Draft |
| *playoff team |
| Grey Cup Champion: Edmonton Eskimos |
| Eastern Football Conference | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats* | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .719 | 414 | 335 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders* | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .313 | 306 | 446 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
| Montreal Alouettes* | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | .188 | 267 | 518 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 241 | 506 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Western Football Conference | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Edmonton Eskimos* | 14 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .906 | 576 | 277 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | .688 | 517 | 299 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| British Columbia Lions* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | .625 | 438 | 377 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | .563 | 431 | 371 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .375 | 306 | 367 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |