1981 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster
Team Record: 9-7 18
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Joe Faragalli (9-7)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
1981 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for 18 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's West Division.
Saskatchewan scored 431 points, while the defensive squad allowed 371. John Hufnagel passed for 2,743 yards, and Joe Barnes spent time under center, too. Joey Walters led pass catchers, hauling in 91 receptions for 1,715 yards, while Chris DeFrance was targeted regularly also.
Lester Brown ran for a team-high 804 yards for the Roughriders.
Steve Dennis picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Vince Goldsmith topped the defensive unit with 17 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.
Joe Faragalli coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Aldag | G | October 6, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Regina Rams Jr. | Gull Lake, SK | 16 |
| Joe Barnes | QB | December 8, 1951 | 5'11" | 205 | Texas Tech | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 |
| Kerry Berryman | LB | October 4, 1957 | 6'1" | 225 | Regina Jr. | Yorkton, SK | 5 |
| Lester Brown | RB | January 5, 1957 | 5'11" | 178 | Clemson | Georgetown, SC | 16 |
| Ken Clark | P | May 26, 1948 | 6'2" | 197 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Southampton, England | 16 |
| Carl Crennel | LB | September 14, 1948 | 6'1" | 230 | West Virginia | Lynchburg, VA USA | 15 |
| Chris DeFrance | WR | September 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 205 | Arizona St. | Waldo, AR USA | 16 |
| Steve Dennis | DB | July 25, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | Grambling State | Shreveport, LA | 16 |
| Dwight Edwards | WR | June 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Mississauga Raiders | Manchester, Jamaica | 16 |
| Greg Fieger | RB | October 30, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | Regina Jr. | Beechy, SK | 16 |
| Stewart Fraser | DB | March 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | New Brunswick | Minto, NB | 16 |
| Jerry Friesen | LB | October 27, 1955 | 6'1" | 220 | Saskatchewan | Rostern, SK | 4 |
| Vince Goldsmith | DE | July 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 235 | Oregon | Fort Riley, KS | 16 |
| Cam Hackney | LB | December 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Marshall Hamilton | DB | October 5, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | Yale | 16 | |
| Gerry Hornett | C/T | January 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 265 | Simon Fraser | Estevan, SK | 16 |
| Bobby Hosea | DB | December 5, 1955 | 6'1" | 183 | UCLA | Murfreesboro, TN | 16 |
| John Hufnagel | QB | September 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 194 | Penn St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 |
| Bryan Illerbrun | G | April 20, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Regina Rams Jr. | Gainsborough, SK | 15 |
| Al Johns | DT | November 11, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Pacific | Viscount, SK | 16 |
| Andre Jones | DB | July 22, 1956 | 6'1" | 205 | UNLV | Los Angeles, CA | 11 |
| Zack Jones | DB | October 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | |
| Doug MacIver | DT | February 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 245 | Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 16 |
| Billy McBride | DB | July 31, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Tennessee State | Syracuse, NY | 16 |
| John McCorquindale | FB | December 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 205 | Brigham Young | 14 | |
| Ken McEachern | DB | January 14, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Weber State | 16 | |
| Bob Poley | C | November 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Regina Rams Jr. | Grand Coulee, SK | 16 |
| Neil Quilter | G | August 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 260 | UBC | Vancouver, BC | 16 |
| Frank Robinson | LB | March 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Tulane | Nassawadox, VA | 16 |
| Mike Samples | DT | May 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Drake | Bonne Terre, MO | 14 |
| Tom Schulz | LB | July 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 210 | Simon Fraser | 15 | |
| Lawrie Skolrood | TE | April 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 240 | North Dakota | Saskatoon, SK | 12 |
| Don Swafford | T | May 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 260 | Florida | Dayton, OH | 16 |
| Emanuel Tolbert | WR | September 2, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Southern Methodist | Little Rock, AR | 16 |
| Joey Walters | WR | October 29, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Clemson | Florence, SC USA | 16 |
| Paul Watson | K | August 13, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Washington State | 16 | |
| Bernard West | LB | March 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 220 | North Texas | Conroe, TX | 2 |
| Lyall Woznesensky | DE | April 4, 1954 | 6'7" | 240 | Simon Fraser | St. Boniface, MB | 16 |
