1981 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 3-13 6
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Jim Eddy (2-4)
Coach: Joe Scannella (1-9)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1981 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1981 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses for 6 points, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Alouettes struggled to score 267 points, worst in the circuit, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 518. Vince Ferragamo passed for 2,182 yards, and Gerry Dattilio spent time under center also. James Scott grabbed 81 passes for 1,422 yards, while Billy Johnson contributed to the receiving game, too.

David Overstreet carried the ball for a team-best 952 yards for Montreal.

Charles Cornelius snatched 4 opponent throws. Doug Scott sacked quarterbacks 7.5 times.

Jim Eddy and Joe Scannella coached the team. The 1981 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Division Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Junior Ah YouDEDecember 30, 19486'3"233Arizona StateSale Miu, American Samoa15
Nick ArakgiTEAugust 9, 19556'6"240Bishop'sCairo, Egypt16
Bill BanksLBJune 29, 19556'1"225Penn StateCamden, NJ 2
Gene BelliveauDLMay 30, 19586'4"250St. Francis XavierClark City, QC 8
Carl BrazleyDBSeptember 5, 19576'0"180West. KentuckyLouisville, KY USA10
Wally BuonoLBFebruary 7, 19505'11"205Idaho StatePotenza, Italy16
Maurice BurtonDBMarch 9, 19585'10"170Morgan StateBenton Harbor, MI 3
Gregg ButlerDBDecember 26, 19525'10"175HowardWashington, DC 7
Lou ClareLBMarch 13, 19506'2"220MinnesotaMississauga, ON 12
Charles CorneliusDBJuly 27, 19525'9"176Bethune-CookmanBoynton Beach, FL USA8
Tom CousineauLBMay 6, 19576'3"225Ohio St.Fairview Park, OH USA4
Keith CreditWRAugust 24, 19566'3"200Kent StateWashington, DC 7
Peter Dalla RivaTEDecember 11, 19456'3"225Oakville Black Knights (Sr.)Treviso, Italy16
Gerry DattilioQBJune 11, 19536'1"200Northern ColoradoMontreal, QC 16
Al DosantDBAugust 29, 19565'11"185Windsor13
Dave DumarsDBJanuary 21, 19575'10"170Northeastern LouisianaNatchitoches, LA 16
Vince FerragamoQBApril 24, 19546'3"212CaliforniaTorrance, CA USA13
Ron FoxxLBMay 2, 19516'3"205Alabama A&MGainesville, FL 1
Jeff GabrielsonLBAugust 11, 19586'2"240RiponMilwaukee, WI 6
Keith GaryDLSeptember 14, 19596'3"263FerrumBethesda, MD USA13
Steve GelleyDBApril 10, 19556'1"185Simon Fraser11
Mike HameluckCAugust 26, 19556'4"260Ottawa Sooners Jr.Ottawa, ON 15
William HamptonLBJune 13, 19576'1"220ArkansasChicago, IL 16
Don HarrisDBFebruary 8, 19546'2"185RutgersElizabeth, NJ USA1
Joe HawcoRBMarch 12, 19575'10"188TorontoToronto, ON 6
Jim HeightonDTSeptember 22, 19446'3"252Victoria Seniors3
Ray HoneyOLMarch 5, 19546'4"260Drake5
Ken JohnsonQBJanuary 5, 19516'2"205ColoradoLansing, MI 3
Billy JohnsonWRJanuary 21, 19525'9"170WidenerBoothwyn, PA USA16
Glenn KeebleCOctober 31, 19596'2"230Verdun Maple Leafs Jr.Montreal, QC 14
Tim KistLBApril 17, 19586'1"215ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 4
22Joe KukloDBJune 22, 19596'2"175Simon Fraser13
Marc LacelleRBMarch 8, 19585'11"205McGillMontreal, QC 16
Roland MangoldGFebruary 14, 19566'0"237NE Missouri (Truman State)Wels, Austria16
James MarshallDBSeptember 8, 19526'0"187Jackson St.Magnolia, MS USA5
Gerry McGrathPJune 14, 19595'10"195Verdun Maple Leafs Jr.Montreal, QC 7
Chuck McMannRBMay 11, 19516'0"202Wilfrid LaurierToronto, ON 16
Ken MillerDBJune 24, 19586'0"185Eastern MichiganPine Bluff, AR 3
Ian MoffordRBAugust 12, 19545'9"180Verdun Invictus Jr.Verdun, QC 3
Bill NortonTJanuary 16, 19546'1"265Weber StateToronto, ON 14
David OverstreetRBSeptember 20, 19585'11"208OklahomaBig Sandy, TX USA15
Walt PassagliaK/WRJanuary 11, 19575'11"183Simon FraserVancouver, BC 3
Doug PaytonGJuly 22, 19526'4"255ColoradoColorado Springs, CO 15
Larry PfohlTJune 2, 19586'3"270MiamiBuffalo, NY 2
Harold RandolphLBJanuary 28, 19566'2"215East CarolinaGreenville, NC 3
James ScottWRMarch 28, 19526'1"190Trinity Valley CC (TX)Longview, TX USA15
Doug ScottDLOctober 2, 19556'3"245Boise StateMontreal, QC 16
Joe SilipoOLDecember 31, 19576'3"295TulaneGlen Cove, NY USA2
Ron SingletonTApril 15, 19526'7"260Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA13
Vince SkillingsDBMay 3, 19595'11"183Ohio StateBrenizer, PA 1
Shafer SuggsDBApril 28, 19536'1"200Ball St.Elkhart, IN USA2
Jon SuttonDBJuly 2, 19576'1"195New MexicoNew Orleans, LA USA2
Don SweetKJuly 13, 19486'0"187Washington StateVancouver, BC 9
Joe TaylorWRJune 28, 19596'1"190Northern Arizona1
Dom VetroWRMay 26, 19585'10"180Wilfrid LaurierSt. Lawrence, NF 15
Chris WalbyTOctober 23, 19566'7"325Dickinson StateWinnipeg, MB 5
Skip WalkerRBSeptember 11, 19545'9"195Texas A&MHouston, TX 9
Glen WeirDTJuly 23, 19516'2"242London Lords Sr.London, ON 16
Woodrow WilsonDBSeptember 10, 19565'10"183North Carolina StateHampton, VA 6
James ZacheryDEAugust 27, 19586'2"245Texas A&MMidland, TX 5



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