1981 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

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 Roster
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. 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Vince Ferragamo	342	175	51.2	2182	6.4	7	2.0	25	7.3	67	47.7
Gerry Dattilio	122	69	56.6	1095	9.0	4	3.3	7	5.7	77	73.6
Ken Johnson	109	64	58.7	935	8.6	5	4.6	3	2.8	54	90.6
Billy Johnson	1	1	100.0	12	12.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	12	156.3
James Scott	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Wally Buono	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	576	309	53.6	4224	7.3	17	3.0	36	6.2	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
David Overstreet	203	952	4.7	37	8
Marc Lacelle	34	146	4.3	16	1
Vince Ferragamo	15	57	3.8	16	0
Skip Walker	17	54	3.2	25	0
Gerry Dattilio	12	49	4.1	19	0
Joe Hawco	9	44	4.9	18	1
Ken Johnson	7	23	3.3	18	0
James Scott	2	1	0.5	3	0
Billy Johnson	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	300	1317	4.4	37	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Scott	81	1422	17.6	77	6
Billy Johnson	65	1060	16.3	54	5
David Overstreet	48	356	7.4	26	1
Nick Arakgi	25	368	14.7	30	1
Peter Dalla Riva	25	277	11.1	22	3
Marc Lacelle	15	119	7.9	25	0
Keith Credit	13	198	15.2	29	0
Chuck McMann	13	192	14.8	33	1
Skip Walker	11	116	10.5	32	0
Joe Hawco	6	31	5.2	12	0
Dom Vetro	5	66	13.2	18	0
Ian Mofford	1	12	12.0	12	0
Joe Taylor	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	309	4224	13.7	77	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Don Sweet	13	13	100.0	20	13	65.0	3	23	1239	53.9	71	1	56
Gerry McGrath	10	9	90.0	11	5	45.5	4	22	1136	51.6	65	1	29
Totals	23	22	95.7	31	18	58.1	7	45	2375	52.8	71	2	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Wally Buono	65	2626	40.4	65	1
Gerry McGrath	59	2546	43.2	60	3
Don Sweet	11	434	39.5	52	0
Totals	135	5606	41.5	65	4

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Johnson	59	597	10.1	92
Carl Brazley	40	266	6.6	29
Gregg Butler	8	158	19.8	41
Dave Dumars	9	119	13.2	41
Totals	116	1140	9.8	92

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Carl Brazley	17	379	22.3	44
Dom Vetro	16	354	22.1	39
Marc Lacelle	11	222	20.2	29
David Overstreet	9	185	20.6	29
Skip Walker	4	77	19.2	25
Jeff Gabrielson	4	69	17.2	27
Woodrow Wilson	2	56	28.0	37
Ken Miller	2	44	22.0	28
Al Dosant	2	23	11.5	15
James Zachery	1	15	15.0	15
Dave Dumars	1	12	12.0	12
Junior Ah You	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	70	1438	20.5	44

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charles Cornelius	4	45	11.2	24	0
William Hampton	3	14	4.7	12	0
Steve Gelley	3	1	0.3	1	0
James Marshall	1	28	28.0	28	1
Al Dosant	1	14	14.0	14	0
Dave Dumars	1	13	13.0	13	0
Lou Clare	1	0	0.0	0	0
Woodrow Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	15	115	7.7	28	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Doug Scott	7.5	0.0
Glen Weir	6.0	0.0
Junior Ah You	5.5	0.0
Keith Gary	5.5	0.0
Tom Cousineau	3.0	0.0
William Hampton	3.0	0.0
James Zachery	2.0	0.0
Wally Buono	1.0	0.0
Jeff Gabrielson	1.0	0.0
Gregg Butler	0.5	0.0
Totals	35.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Junior Ah You				2	0	1
William Hampton				2	0	0
James Scott				1	0	0
Jeff Gabrielson				1	0	0
Dave Dumars				1	0	0
Jon Sutton				1	4	0
Doug Scott				1	0	0
Glenn Keeble				1	0	0
Lou Clare				1	0	0
Al Dosant				1	0	0
James Marshall				1	0	0
James Zachery				1	3	0
Woodrow Wilson				1	0	0
Glen Weir				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	16	7	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Sweet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	4			56
David Overstreet	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
James Scott	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		40
Gerry McGrath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	8			32
Billy Johnson	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Peter Dalla Riva	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Chuck McMann	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marc Lacelle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Hawco	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
James Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Junior Ah You	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Nick Arakgi	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Wally Buono	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			1
Totals	10	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	22	13	2	0	267