1981 NASL

National TV schedule/announcers

Regular Season

Sat 3/28, Tulsa Roughnecks-Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7:30, USA.

Fri 4/10, California Surf-Dallas Tornado, 8:00, ESPN.

Sat 4/18, Fort Lauderdale Strikers-Washington Diplomats, 7:30, ESPN.

Sun 4/19, Dallas Tornado-New York Cosmos, 8:00 (tape delay from 4/18), ESPN.

Sun 4/25, Tulsa Roughnecks-Chicago Sting, 2:30, ESPN.

Wed 5/6, Calgary Boomers-Minnesota Kicks, 9:00, USA.

Sat 5/9, Minnesota Kicks-Tulsa Roughnecks. 9:00, ESPN.

Fri 5/15, New York Cosmos-Tulsa Roughnecks, 9:00, USA.

Sat 5/16, Fort Lauderdale Strikers-Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7:30, ESPN.

Sat 5/23, Seattle Sounders-Chicago Sting, 2:30, ESPN.

Wed 5/27, Chicago Sting-Toronto Blizzard, 8:00, USA. Spencer Ross, Al Trautwig

Sun 5/31, Vancouver Whitecaps-Los Angeles Aztecs, 5:00, ESPN.

Wed 6/3, Minnesota Kicks-Portland Timbers, 10:30, USA.

Sat 6/6, Minnesota Kicks-Washington Diplomats, 9:00 (game time, uncertain of air time), ESPN.

Wed 6/10, New York Cosmos-Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 8:00, USA.

Sat 6/13, Montreal Manic-Tampa Bay Rowdies, 7:30, ESPN.

Playoffs

Sun 9/27, Chicago Sting vs New York Cosmos (at Toronto - Soccer Bowl), ABC, 12:30 pm (tape delay - 8pm Sat), Verne Lundquist, Paul Gardner

The ABC affiliate in Chicago aired this game on same-day tape delay at 10 pm ET.