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1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

1st place • Eastern Division • 11-4-1 .719
1981 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Frank Kush
Art AsseltaAssistant Coach
Gunther CunninghamAssistant Coach
Hal HunterOffensive Coordinator
Bud RileyDefensive Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sun6/7/1981AMontreal Alouettes27-21WMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium21742
Sat6/13/1981HToronto Argonauts3-15LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium13000
Thu6/18/1981AToronto Argonauts23-16WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium30011
Sat6/27/1981HMontreal Alouettes24-38LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium16604
Sun7/5/1981AWinnipeg Blue Bombers33-23WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium21219
Sat7/11/1981HOttawa Rough Riders47-10WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium22345
Fri7/17/1981ACalgary Stampeders6-26LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium30812
Sat7/25/1981HToronto Argonauts57-13WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium30022
Sat8/1/1981AEdmonton Eskimos5-41LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium43346
Sat8/8/1981HCalgary Stampeders28-16WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium20270
Sun8/16/1981ABritish Columbia Lions37-23WVancouver, BCEmpire Stadium30616
Sat8/29/1981HMontreal Alouettes16-11WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium27180
Mon9/7/1981HEdmonton Eskimos34-34THamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium30121
Sat9/12/1981AMontreal Alouettes26-10WMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium27720
Sun9/20/1981HWinnipeg Blue Bombers25-13WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium24130
Sat9/26/1981AOttawa Rough Riders30-16WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park20451
Sun10/4/1981ASaskatchewan Roughriders30-26WRegina, SKTaylor Field29458
Mon10/12/1981HSaskatchewan Roughriders12-28LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium27149
Sun10/25/1981HBritish Columbia Lions7-34LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium20113
Sat10/31/1981AToronto Argonauts21-11WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium30615
Eastern Final
Sun11/15/1981HOttawa Rough Riders13-17LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium28104
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Jerry AndersonDB5-1118728Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma1
Keith Baker1WR5-1018524Texas A&M; Texas Southern16
Greg Barrow57OG-OT6-426524Florida; Western Ontario; Florida5
Gerald Bess14DB6-018823Tuskegee3
Jack Blair41LB6-119225none13
John Blake52OG6-626029San Jose State16
Mark Bragagnolo22RB6-121526Toronto13
Ecomet Burley74DT5-1024027Texas Tech14
Maurice Burton25CB5-1017023Morgan State1
Carm Carteri47OLB6-221625Montana16
Lou Clare39LB6-122531Minnesota3
Tom Clements2QB5-1018528Notre Dame16
Phil ColwellRB6-119525Wilfrid Laurier2
Grover Covington66DE6-223525Johnson C. Smith16
Rufus Crawford24RB5-1018026Virginia State13
Rocky DiPietro23SB6-321025Ottawa16
Howard Fields16DB5-1019023Baylor15
Ross Francis54OG6-325524Queen's16
Ed Fulton59OT6-325026Maryland16
Ed Gataveckas39LB6-021524Acadia16
Dave Graffi32/58FB-OL6-022022Wilfrid Laurier16
David Green26FB5-1020028Chowan JC; Edinboro6
York HentschelDT6-3250282
Rick Kalvaitis63DT6-423523Wilfrid Laurier15
Dave Marler8DB6-119526Mississippi College; Mississippi State16
Alan Moffat56OG6-426529Ottawa12
Jim Muller69DT6-321524Queen's16
Emil Nielsen30DB5-1017928Simon Fraser16
Steve Parker60DE6-326223Triton JC; Eastern Illinois4
Gord Paterson34SB5-1118531Manitoba16
Leroy Paul27CB5-1018524Texas Southern13
Leif Pettersen71WR6-218331Otterbein16
John Priestner36MLB6-223023Western Ontario16
Jim Ramey68DE6-424724Kentucky12
Bernie Ruoff10P-K6-018530Syracuse160
David Shaw37DB6-018028Prairie View A&M16
Kerry Smith70WR5-1016827none14
Steve Stapler3WR5-1116523San Diego State15
Ed SzpytmaOT6-524026McMaster1
Bob Van Duyne55OT6-425029Idaho16
Henry Waszczuk50C6-023031Kent State16
Bernard WestLB6-022523North Texas2
Harold Woods6DB5-1017726Potomac State; West Virginia15
Preston Young28DB6-018027Simon Fraser16
Ben Zambiasi31OLB6-120625Georgia14
DRAFT LIST - TERRITORIAL
PlayerPosCollege
Bill HowardCWestern Ontario
DRAFT LIST - OPEN
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
326Jeff ArpOGWestern Ontario
435Rob SommervilleDBWaterloo
544Rick MaloneyTEWestern Ontario
653Ian TroopOGWilfrid Laurier
762Bill PaulRBSheridan
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals5616371124414
Opponents Totals638868116335
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals30962232151461224
Opponents Totals2838917024106889
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Bernie Ruoff04040100.00-294663.0250152
Leif Pettersen7000-000042
Rocky DiPietro6000-000036
Rufus Crawford4000-000024
Tom Clements1000-00006
Dave Graffi1000-00006
Kerry Smith1000-00006
Harold Woods1000-00006
Ben Zambiasi1000-00006
John Priestner0001-00002
Keith Baker11000-000066
Steve Stapler4001-000026
Mark Bragagnolo2000-000012
David Green2000-000012
Leroy Paul2000-000012
Team Totals434040100.023294663.0250414
Opponents Totals32282323884.2112335
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Rufus Crawford1094003.7354
Mark Bragagnolo732783.8162
David Green662083.2162
Tom Clements321785.6261
Dave Graffi21894.2141
Bernie Ruoff22010.0100
Keith Baker320.770
Phil Colwell100.000
Steve Stapler1-13-13.0-130
Team Totals30811623.810
Opponents Totals32215024.7
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Tom Clements52330157.619945368.715.181275.2234.485.1
Dave Marler321340.6171655.212.72526.326.352.2
Leif Pettersen22100.003115.515.52600.000.0118.8
Keith Baker100.0100.000.000.039.6
Team Totals55831656.621747328.515.0295.2254.583.3
Opponents Totals52729455.820738637.313.1264.939
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Rocky DiPietro5986814.7426
Rufus Crawford4960712.4360
Leif Pettersen2741515.4487
Gord Paterson2028314.2290
Dave Graffi9687.6320
Kerry Smith46215.5281
John Priestner155.050
Henry Waszczuk1-5-5.0-50
Keith Baker68121817.98111
Steve Stapler4890318.8744
Mark Bragagnolo2224211.0340
David Green8668.3180
Team Totals316473215.029
Opponents Totals294386313.1
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Harold Woods69716.2230
Leroy Paul55811.6320
Preston Young45714.3240
David Shaw37324.3370
Ben Zambiasi35919.7521
John Priestner23115.5310
Howard Fields273.570
Gerald Bess100.000
Team Totals2638214.71
Opponents Totals2530812.3
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Bernie Ruoff131594745.4718
Team Totals131594745.4
Opponents Totals142636744.8
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Stapler403839.6360
David Shaw2427111.31010
Howard Fields322377.4250
Keith Baker9808.9500
Rufus Crawford8334.1150
Kerry Smith199.090
Emil Nielsen088L0
Team Totals11410219.00
Opponents Totals11411169.8
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Bernie Ruoff69422661.2904
Team Totals69422661.2
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Steve Stapler1845025.0590
Howard Fields919822.0300
Rufus Crawford812715.9290
Harold Woods49223.0280
Rocky DiPietro3124.060
Dave Graffi100.000
Leif Pettersen100.000
Preston Young100.000
Leroy Paul1-10-10.0-100
Team Totals4686918.90
Opponents Totals60142023.7
SACKSNOYDS
Grover Covington16.0
Ecomet Burley7.5
Jim Ramey5.0
Ben Zambiasi4.0
Jim Muller3.5
Rick Kalvaitis1.0
York Hentschel1.0
John Priestner0.5
Steve Parker0.5
Team Totals39.0
Opponents Totals
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Jerry Anderson0001100
John Blake0001100
Mark Bragagnolo1120200
Ecomet Burley0011200
Carm Carteri0002200
Tom Clements5210100
Grover Covington0001100
Rufus Crawford3200000
Rocky DiPietro3020200
Howard Fields0001100
David Green1100000
Jim Muller0002260
Emil Nielsen0001100
Gord Paterson1100000
Leroy Paul11011552
Leif Pettersen1100000
John Priestner00033120
Bernie Ruoff1100000
David Shaw00011160
Steve Stapler2210100
Henry Waszczuk0001100
Bernard West0001100
Harold Woods11011981
Preston Young0002200
Ben Zambiasi0002200
Team Totals2013722291873
Opponents Totals221313
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