North American sport in 1981
PreviewPlayed: 12.
Source: the site's league, college, national-team and racing records; the Universal Index for the live table · as of 20 Oct 2026
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nflSuper Bowl
mlbWorld Series
nbaNBA Finals
nhlStanley Cup
cfbCollege football national title
mbbNCAA men's basketball championship
The year, month by month
January
- FootballCollege football national titleGeorgia
- Season
- 1980
- Date
- 1 Jan
- Note
- National Champions
- FootballSuper BowlOakland Raiders
- Season
- 1980
- Date
- 25 Jan
- Note
- Super Bowl Champions
February: nothing in this view
March
- Ice hockeyFrozen FourWisconsindef. Minnesota
- Season
- 1981
- Runner-up
- Minnesota
- Date
- 27 Mar
- BasketballNCAA men's basketball championshipIndiana
- Season
- 1981
- Date
- 30 Mar
- Note
- NCAA Tour/Helms Champ
April: nothing in this view
May
- Horse racingKentucky DerbyPleasant Colony
- Season
- 1981
- Venue
- Churchill Downs
- Date
- 2 May
- BasketballNBA FinalsBoston Celtics
- Season
- 1981
- Date
- 14 May
- Note
- NBA Champions
- Horse racingPreakness StakesPleasant Colony
- Season
- 1981
- Venue
- Pimlico Race Course
- Date
- 16 May
- Ice hockeyStanley CupNew York Islanders
- Season
- 1981
- Date
- 21 May
- Note
- Stanley Cup Champions
June
- Horse racingBelmont StakesSumming
- Season
- 1981
- Venue
- Belmont Park
- Date
- 6 Jun
- BaseballCollege World SeriesArizona State
- Season
- 1981
- Date
- 8 Jun
Jul to Sep: nothing in this view
October
- BaseballWorld SeriesLos Angeles Dodgers
- Season
- 1981
- Date
- 28 Oct
- Note
- World Series Champions
November
- FootballGrey CupEdmonton Elksdef. Ottawa Rough Riders, 26–23
- Season
- 1981
- Runner-up
- Ottawa Rough Riders
- Venue
- Olympic Stadium, Montreal
- Date
- 22 Nov
December: nothing in this view
The year in perspective
Champions crowned
- Football3
- Horse racing3
- Baseball2
- Basketball2
- Ice hockey2
Not tracked yet
- College football: no result or not-held entry for 1871, 1901, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1953, 1967, 1985
- USA women's basketball: five nations_elo_events rows dated 11 to 17 Mar 2026 are left out; they are the San Juan qualifying group's fixtures, which the USA did not play.
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for United States since 2025-10-01: USA women's hockey has no match-based windows
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for Canada since 2025-10-01: Canada women's hockey has no match-based windows
- Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: chockey-2526-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2627-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2526-final folded into the block that contains it
- Not tracked yet: Olympic and World Cup tournaments of other sports have no lane (the World Baseball Classic and the Olympic Games sit on the world lane)