Canadian Football League
Grey Cup Championship Game
1996 CFL Review: Ottawa Disbands, Divisional Alignment Changes
All-Time CFL Records
Grey Cup Championship Game
1954 Edmonton Eskimos 26, Montreal Alouettes 25
1955 Edmonton Eskimos 34, Montreal Alouettes 19
1956 Edmonton Eskimos 50, Montreal Alouettes 27
1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders 16, Edmonton Eskimos 6
1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14
1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27
1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21, British Columbia Lions 10
1964 British Columbia Lions 34, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders 29, Ottawa Rough Riders 14
1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24, Saskatchewan Roughriders 1
1968 Ottawa Rough Riders 24, Calgary Stampeders 21
1969 Ottawa Rough Riders 29, Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
1970 Montreal Alouettes 23, Calgary Stampeders 10
1971 Calgary Stampeders 14, Toronto Argonauts 11
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13, Saskatchewan Roughriders 10
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders 22, Edmonton Eskimos 18
1974 Montreal Alouettes 20, Edmonton Eskimos 7
1975 Edmonton Eskimos 9, Montreal Alouettes 8
1976 Ottawa Rough Riders 23, Saskatchewan Roughriders 20
1977 Montreal Alouettes 41, Edmonton Eskimos 6
1978 Edmonton Eskimos 20, Montreal Alouettes 13
1979 Edmonton Eskimos 17, Montreal Alouettes 9
1980 Edmonton Eskimos 48, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10
1981 Edmonton Eskimos 26, Ottawa Rough Riders 23
1982 Edmonton Eskimos 32, Toronto Argonauts 16
1983 Toronto Argonauts 18, British Columbia Lions 17
1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17
1985 British Columbia Lions 37, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39, Edmonton Eskimos 15
1987 Edmonton Eskimos 38, Toronto Argonauts 36
1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22, British Columbia Lions 21
1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders 43, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40
1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50, Edmonton Eskimos 11
1991 Toronto Argonauts 36, Calgary Stampeders 21
1992 Calgary Stampeders 24, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10
1993 Edmonton Eskimos 33, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
1994 British Columbia Lions 26, Baltimore Football Club* 23
1995 Baltimore Stallions 37, Calgary Stampeders 20
1996 Toronto Argonauts 43, Edmonton Eskimos 37
*Baltimore’s team nickname had not been determined at this time.
1996 CFL Review: Ottawa Disbands, Divisional Alignment Changes
The 120-year old Ottawa Rough Riders suspended operations following the 1996 season. The CFL continued in 1997 with 8 teams with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers playing in the Eastern Division. For the 1996 season the CFL returned to its traditional format, featuring an East-West divisional alignment. In 1995, the league had adopted a different alignment, featuring a Northern Division with 9 Canadian-based teams and a Southern Division with 5 U.S.-based expansion teams. But after that season the 1995 CFL-champion Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal—and reintroduced the name Alouettes—while the other U.S.-based teams suspended operations.
1996 Final Standings
Western Division W L T Pct PF PA
Calgary Stampeders 13 5 0 .722 608 375
Edmonton Eskimos 11 7 0 .611 459 354
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 9 0 .500 421 495
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 13 0 .278 360 498
British Columbia Lions 5 13 0 .278 410 483
Eastern Division W L T Pct PF PA
Toronto Argonauts 15 3 0 .833 556 359
Montreal Alouettes 12 6 0 .667 536 467
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 10 0 .444 426 576
Ottawa Rough Riders 3 15 0 .167 352 524
1996 Playoff Results
Western Division—Edmonton 68, Winnipeg 7; Edmonton 15, Calgary 12
Eastern Division—Montreal 22, Hamilton 11; Toronto 43, Montreal 7
Grey Cup—Toronto 43, Edmonton 37
All-Time CFL Records
(through 1996 season; *active during 1996)
Longest Run—The Canadian Football League features 3 downs, 12 players on a side, and a field that is 110 yards long. George Dixon of the Montreal Alouettes made full use of the field with a 109-yard run against Ottawa on Sept. 2, 1963. Willie Fleming of the British Columbia Lions did the same against Edmonton on Oct. 17, 1964.
Leading Lifetime Rushers
Yrs No Yds Avg Long TDs
George Reed, Sask. 13 3,243 16,116 5.0 71 134
Johnny Bright, Calg.-Edm. 13 1,969 10,909 5.5 90 69
Normie Kwong, Calg.-Edm. 13 1,745 9,022 5.2 60 78
Leo Lewis, Wpg. 11 1,351 8,861 6.5 92 48
Dave Thelen, Ott.-Tor. 9 1,530 8,463 5.5 77 47
Jim Everson, B.C.-Ott. 7 1,460 7,060 4.8 68 37
Earl Lunsford, Calg. 6 1,199 6,994 5.8 85 55
Dick Shatto, Tor. 12 1,322 6,958 5.3 67 39
*Tracy Ham, Edm.-Tor.-Balt./Mtl. 10 878 6,870 7.8 80 52
*Damon Allen, Edm.-Ott.-Ham.-Mps.-B.C. 12 960 6,775 7.1 51 56
Leading Lifetime Passers
Yrs Att Comp Yds Pct Avg Long TDs
Ron Lancaster, Ott.-Sask. 19 6,233 3,384 50,535 54.3 14.9 102 333
Matt Dunigan, Edm.-B.C.-Tor.-Wpg.-Bhm.-Ham. 14 5,476 3,057 43,857 55.8 14.3 89 306
Tom Clements, Ott.-Sask.-Ham.-Wpg. 12 4,657 2,807 39,041 60.3 13.9 105 252
Kent Austin, Sask.-B.C.-Tor.-Wpg. 10 4,700 2,709 36,030 57.6 13.3 107 198
*Doug Flutie, B.C.-Calg.-Tor. 7 4,181 2,545 35,850 60.9 14.1 106 223
Dieter Brock, Wpg.-Ham. 11 4,535 2,602 34,830 57.4 13.4 98 210
*Damon Allen, Edm.-Ott.-Ham.-Mps.-B.C. 12 4,372 2,289 33,558 52.4 14.7 102 194
*Tracy Ham, Edm.-Tor-Balt./Mtl. 10 3,945 2,103 32,405 53.3 15.4 85 229
Tom Burgess, Ott.-Sask.-Wpg. 10 4,034 2,118 30,308 52.5 14.3 104 190
Sam Etcheverry, Mtl. 7 2,829 1,630 25,582 57.6 15.7 109 183
Leading Lifetime Receivers
Yrs No Yds
Ray Elgaard, Sask. 14 830 13,198
Brian Kelly, Edm. 9 575 11,169
Tom Scott, Wpg.-Edm.-Calg. 11 649 10,837
Tommy Joe Coffey, Edm.-Ham.-Tor. 14 650 10,320
*Allen Pitts, Calg. 8 643 10,140
Tony Gabriel, Ham.-Ont. 11 614 9,832
Rocky DiPietro, Ham. 14 706 9,762
Terry Evanshen, Mtl.-Calg.-Ham.-Tor. 14 600 9,697
*Earl Winfield, Ham. 10 544 9,657
*Don Narcisse, Sask. . 10 713 9,601
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