1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-11 10
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: George Brancato (5-11)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Statistics
1981 Ottawa Rough Riders Results

The Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses for 10 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Rough Riders labored to change the scoreboard with just 278 points, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 618, most in the league. Jordan Case tossed for 1,521 yards. Tony Gabriel grabbed 73 receptions for 1,006 yards, while Kelvin Kirk contributed to the receiving game, too.

Richard Crump carried the ball for a team-high 440 yards for Ottawa, while Sam Platt additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Jon Sutton picked off 5 opponent throws. Greg Marshall sacked quarterbacks 9 times.

George Brancato coached the team. The 1981 Ottawa Rough Riders lost in the Grey Cup.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP
18	Jeff Avery	WR	March 28, 1953	6'2"	185	Ottawa		16
25	Ricky Barden	DB	June 6, 1958	5'9"	185	North Carolina	Norfolk, VA	8
54/74	Ian Beckstead	TE	September 7, 1957	6'4"	245	Richmond	Ottawa, ON	16
68	Val Belcher	G	July 6, 1954	6'3"	255	Houston	Houston, TX	16
	Tim Berryman	LB	December 21, 1954	6'0"	219	Ottawa		4
	Carl Brazley	DB	September 5, 1957	6'0"	180	West. Kentucky	Louisville, KY USA	4
30	Larry Brune	DB	May 4, 1953	6'2"	202	Rice	San Diego, CA USA	10
	Jim Burrow	DB	November 29, 1953	5'11"	181	Nebraska	Hampton, VA USA	3
	Ron Calcagni	QB	February 6, 1957	6'0"	190	Arkansas	Youngstown, OH	6
8	Jordan Case	QB	January 6, 1957	6'1"	190	North Texas	Seagoville, TX	10
20	Gary Cook	DB	June 15, 1957	6'1"	180	Carleton		10
22	Glenn Cook	DB	June 15, 1957	6'1"	190	Richmond		15
	Martin Cox	WR	August 12, 1956	6'0"	180	Vanderbilt	Mullins, SC	1
33	Richard Crump	RB	February 28, 1955	6'0"	205	Northeast Oklahoma	Cairo, GA	8
	Mike Davis	DB	April 15, 1956	6'3"	203	Colorado	Los Angeles, CA USA	4
35	Calvin Fance	RB	July 6, 1959	6'1"	200	Rice	Houston, TX	1
	Sharay Fields	DB	September 16, 1959	5'9"	175	New Mexico		3
	Randy Fournier	OL	December 31, 1958	6'3"	230	Cincinnati	Sudbury, ON	1
78	Ron Foxx	LB	May 2, 1951	6'3"	205	Alabama A&M	Gainesville, FL	10
77	Tony Gabriel	TE	December 11, 1948	6'4"	210	Syracuse	Burlington, ON	14
76	John Glassford	LB	June 5, 1953	6'2"	220	Wilfrid Laurier		16
19	Greg Grimes	DB	November 18, 1957	6'1"	200	Washington	Vernon, TX	8
	Billy Hardee	DB	August 12, 1954	6'0"	184	Virginia Tech	Lakeland, FL USA	4
64	Tim Hook	C	September 27, 1957	6'2"	250	Montana		16
59	Malcolm Inglis	T	November 10, 1955	6'6"	220	Carleton		16
3	Kelvin Kirk	WR	December 31, 1953	5'10"	180	Dayton	Mount Pleasant, FL	14
36	Eric Manns	LB	December 18, 1958	6'2"	214	Western Michigan	South Bend, IN	5
56	Greg Marshall	DL	September 9, 1956	6'3"	255	Oregon St.	Beverly, MA USA	16
43	William Mitchell	LB	August 2, 1959	6'0"	215	Long Beach State	Los Angeles, CA	3
71	Gerry Organ	K/WR	December 4, 1944	6'2"	200	Guelph	England,	16
24	John Park	TE	April 1, 1958	6'2"	235	Bowling Green	Sarnia, ON	16
34	Derrek Peels	RB	September 15, 1959	5'11"	195	Santa Monica JC	Los Angeles, CA	1
53	Mike Peerman	LB	March 11, 1957	6'2"	235	Colorado		6
67	Rudy Phillips	OL	February 25, 1958	6'3"	240	North Texas	Dallas, TX	6
17	Mark Philp	RB	April 4, 1957	5'9"	170	Richmond		5
73	Jim Piaskoski	DE	October 10, 1948	6'3"	240	Eastern Michigan	Leveck, ON	14
	Wiley Pitts	WR	April 4, 1957	6'2"	180	Temple	Asbury Park, NJ	6
26	Sam Platt	RB	August 19, 1958	6'0"	195	Florida State	Jacksonville, FL	7
50	Kevin Powell	T	September 13, 1955	6'4"	265	Utah State	Trail, BC	16
79	Mike Raines	DT	February 14, 1953	6'5"	255	Alabama	Montgomery, AL USA	15
32	Jim Reid	RB	November 8, 1957	6'3"	230	Wilfrid Laurier	Palmerston, ON	16
21	Randy Rhino	DB	December 2, 1953	5'10"	180	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	15
61	Doug Seymour	DE	October 16, 1952	6'3"	235	Missouri		9
52	Ron Simmons	DL	May 15, 1959	6'1"	260	Florida State	Perry, GA	6
75	Rick Sowieta	LB	January 16, 1954	6'3"	215	Richmond	Heusden, Belgium	16
5	Jerome Stanton	DB	June 7, 1957	6'1"	185	Michigan State	Detroit, MI	13
2	Kevin Starkey	QB	July 9, 1958	6'1"	190	Long Beach State	Santa Monica, CA	7
	Pat Staub	G	March 11, 1955	6'2"	255	Temple	Hanover, PA	5
23	Peter Stenerson	RB	August 6, 1953	6'3"	195	Carleton		7
56	Bob Stephen	OL	February 23, 1958	6'2"	240	Ottawa Sooners Jr.	Ottawa, ON	6
14	Pat Stoqua	RB	April 29, 1956	6'0"	190	Carleton	Ottawa, ON	10
27	Jon Sutton	DB	July 2, 1957	6'1"	195	New Mexico	New Orleans, LA USA	8
	Joe Taylor	WR	June 28, 1959	6'1"	190	Northern Arizona		0
55	Larry Tittley	C	May 15, 1953	6'2"	230	Concordia (Montreal)	Montreal, QC	16
1	Bruce Walker	WR	April 16, 1955	6'1"	171	Windsor		16
	Jimmy Walker	DL	December 30, 1956	6'2"	265	Arkansas	Camden, AR USA	2
51	Ian Ward	DT	January 11, 1957	6'4"	255	Western Ontario		15
6	J.C. Watts	QB	November 18, 1957	5'11"	200	Oklahoma	Bufaula, OK	9