1981 Calgary Stampeders Statistics
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 5th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Ardell Wiegandt (5-7)
Coach: Jerry Williams (1-3)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1981 Calgary Stampeders RosterTeam Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 5th in the CFL's West Division
Coach: Ardell Wiegandt (5-7)
Coach: Jerry Williams (1-3)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1981 Calgary Stampeders Results
The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's West Division.
The Stampeders racked up 306 points, but the defense conceded 367. Ken Johnson threw for 2,429 yards, and Bruce Threadgill threw the ball also. Willie Armstead grabbed 57 receptions, while John Holland contributed 1,017 receiving yards. James Sykes and Mike McTague contributed to the receiving game as well.
James Sykes carried the ball for a team-high 1,107 yards for Calgary.
Terry Irvin picked off 6 opponent throws. Ed McAleney topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks.
Ardell Wiegandt and Jerry Williams coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Johnson | 319 | 190 | 59.6 | 2429 | 7.6 | 13 | 4.1 | 10 | 3.1 | 81 | 84.0 |
| Bruce Threadgill | 204 | 109 | 53.4 | 1433 | 7.0 | 6 | 2.9 | 14 | 6.9 | 56 | 57.1 |
| Jeff Knapple | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 340 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 9.5 | 41 | 35.9 |
| Totals | 565 | 319 | 56.5 | 4202 | 7.4 | 19 | 3.4 | 28 | 5.0 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sykes | 240 | 1107 | 4.6 | 68 | 6 |
| Bruce Threadgill | 38 | 158 | 4.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Burden | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike McTague | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Ken Johnson | 26 | 72 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rob Forbes | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Armstead | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Knapple | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Ulmer | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Totals | 371 | 1679 | 4.5 | 68 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Armstead | 57 | 861 | 15.1 | 75 | 10 |
| John Holland | 56 | 1017 | 18.2 | 81 | 4 |
| James Sykes | 51 | 495 | 9.7 | 65 | 0 |
| Mike McTague | 43 | 519 | 12.1 | 39 | 2 |
| Tom Forzani | 40 | 521 | 13.0 | 29 | 2 |
| Bob Viccars | 22 | 294 | 13.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Willie Burden | 22 | 183 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 18 | 0 |
| Rob Forbes | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Alton Alexis | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Mike Hawkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Robinson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Jeff Inglis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 319 | 4202 | 13.2 | 81 | 19 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Hay | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2804 | 56.1 | 90 | 3 | 141 |
| Totals | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 48 | 36 | 75.0 | 8 | 50 | 2804 | 56.1 | 90 | 3 | 141 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepoleon Ingram | 57 | 488 | 8.6 | 95 | 1 |
| Mike Ulmer | 14 | 184 | 13.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Tom Reimer | 22 | 173 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Harry Kruger | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Forzani | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrell Moir | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 109 | 937 | 8.6 | 95 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Sykes | 25 | 594 | 23.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Mike Higgins | 13 | 273 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lepoleon Ingram | 13 | 230 | 17.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Ulmer | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Bob Viccars | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mark Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1243 | 21.8 | 49 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Irvin | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Lepoleon Ingram | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 56 | 0 |
| Ray Odums | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Mike Ulmer | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Al Burleson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Battershill | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| John Palazeti | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Merv Walker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bernie Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 345 | 11.9 | 58 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McAleney | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Doug Battershill | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Franklin King | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bernie Morrison | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Danny Bass | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Scott MacArthur | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Miles Gorrell | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ronnie Paggett | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ken Dombrowski | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Frank Kosec | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mark Nelson | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| William Daniels | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Prassas | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Kosec | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Odums | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Reimer | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Merv Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Battershill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| J.T. Hay | 36 | 22 | 11 | 141 | ||||||||||
| Willie Armstead | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| James Sykes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| John Holland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Mike McTague | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | ||||||||
| Tom Forzani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ron Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lepoleon Ingram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
