Cfldb statistics presents unofficial and independent game and season data for the cfl and early senior leagues and unions that operated in canada. He donated the trophy to the canadian rugby union in 1909 to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in canada. The game was played at investors group field in winnipeg, manitoba. List of canadian football league s grey cup winners 3 min read reuters list of winners of the grey cup, awarded to the winner of the canadian football league s championship game. The grey cup game continues to be played sometime during the last 2 weeks of november. See more ideas about canadian football, canadian football league and football. A recap of those 10 championships the 1990 season began with most experts predicting the bombers would finish last in the east division, especially after a 1989. The sister site cfldb statistics is the home for history, statistics, lists and facts while cfldb.
The grey cup is a trophy produced by birks jewellers that has been part of canadian sports since 1909, when it was donated by governor general earl grey for the canadian football championship. Past cfl football grey cup scores and results the canadian football league celebrates its final game of the season in november and its championship game is called the grey cup. The grey cup is the championship of the canadian football league cfl and the trophy awarded to the victorious team. After ww ii, the blue bombers returned to the grey cup four times but fell short to the toronto argonauts almost annually from 1945 to 1950. The bombers run defence may be one of the best in cfl history, allowing just 64 yards per game the lowest total since the 1995 calgary. Cfl grey cup hamilton tigercats vs winnipeg blue bombers. Television coverage on cbc, ctv and radiocanada of the 1983 grey cup attracted a viewing audience of 8,118,000 people citation needed as toronto edged b. Canadian football is played at several levels in canada. Valuable player, while terry williams scored on a grey cup record. Commemorate the bombers 2019 grey cup championship with this official championship locker room tee.
Fifa to pick 2023 womens world cup host next month. Cfl 1970 grey cup calgary stampeders vs montreal alouettes. The 1989 grey cup is considered one of the finest games in canadian football history. Youll find all of them in grey cup century and much more. Cfl statistics stats of the canadian football league. Look for a brand new appearance and more content in the coming year. Canadian football league cfl grey cup individual records. Many thanks to grant lederhouse for establishing this treasure trove of cfl history. The canadian football league and cfl players association. A crowd of 36,634 was the second smallest for the c. For the cfls grey cup director, the big game is a calling. The cfl regular season begins in june, and playoffs for the grey cup are completed by late november. Bettman believes they can still complete the season and award the stanley cup.
Cfl scores game scores from the canadian football league. The ottawa redblacks are heading back to the grey cup after a 3523 win over the edmonton eskimos in the eastern final on sunday. The eskimos won the 42nd grey cup in 1954 by a score of 2625. Tigercats on top cfl grey cup tigercats vs blue bombers.
By this time canadian football had become markedly different. The canadian football league was established at meetings conducted across january 17 to january 19, 1958 in winnipeg, manitoba. Winnipegs andrew harris hoists the grey cup after leading the blue. Coupe grey is the name of both the championship game of the canadian football league cfl and the trophy awarded to the. The 108th edition of the cfl grey cup will be played to decide the cfl championship for the 2020 season. This site contains links, commentary, updates on additions to the site, a searchable rulebook, answers to frequently asked questions and more resources. Hamiltons highpower offence led the cfl in points per game 30. Homegrown hero andrew harris helps winnipeg end 29year grey.
The canadian football league cfl and its championship, the gray cup has roots back to the 1800s and the canadian rugby union. The cfl championship game, the grey cup, previously held the record for the largest television audience in canadian history. It certainly is our game and we as a great nation are better for it. However, the grey cup, the trophy awarded to the cfl champions, is much much older than the league itself. In 1909, earl grey, the governor general of canada, donated a trophy to honour the best amateur rugby football club in the country. On friday night, tsn will air both of bo levi mitchells grey cup wins as.
The 107th grey cup takes place on sunday to crown the champion of the 2019 cfl season. The dramatic history of footballs most coveted award. As a private, noncommercial site it contains errors, missing information and infrequent updates. The canadian football hall of fame and museum is located in hamilton. In 1909, the grey cup was donated by then canadian governor general of. In 1909 the governorgeneral of, lord alberthenry earl grey, donated a trophy to be awarded to the championship amateur football team of canada, now better known as the grey cup. The canadian football league cfl was founded in 1958. The official source of cfl news, opinion, video highlights, schedules, scores, stats, game day coverage and more. In the fractional cfl futures odds format below, you simply take the odds and multiply by the amount wagered. The league created the job to add cohesion between the planning of the grey cup by the cfl. Cfl books, cfl guides, cfl grey cup programs, winnipeg. Canadian football league cfl grey cup individual receiving records. Cfl canadian football league teams, scores, stats, news.
The trophy is named after albert grey, the governor general of canada from 1904 until 1911. Cfl canadian football league teams, scores, stats, news, standings, rumours. Updated players az to end of 2015 season march 31, 2016 updated nonplayers az. The 87 bombers were 126 and placed nine players on the cfl allstar. The winnipeg blue bombers have a long and storied history that includes 24 trips to the grey cup second most in canadian football league history and 10 championships.
The edmonton eskimos after defeating the ottawa redblacks in last years grey cup game in winnipeg, manitoba. The rough riders are listed as an 51 betting choice to win the grey cup. Canadian football league cfl the canadian encyclopedia. Rep your blue bombers with this official grey cup champion jacket.
Coupe grey is the name of both the championship game of the canadian football league cfl and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional canadian football. The hamilton tigercats, who finished the regular season with a franchise record 15 wins, are 3. Winnipeg, hamilton look to capture longawaited grey cup. During the 2012 cfl season, which would culminate with the 100th grey cup game, sportswriter stephen brunt published a book that looks at the history of not only the game, but also of the trophy and some of the teams that have made the history of this championship game very interesting.
The montreal alouettes are currently the defending grey cup champions, as they defeated the saskatchewan rough riders in the 2009 grey cup last year in calgary at mcmahon stadium. The grey cup game has been played annually in the cfl since 1958. The grey cup is awarded yearly to the winning team of the canadian football league cfl championships. Cfldb is a collection of canadian football league information that aims to be the resource for attributable and indexed information on the cfl. It will be preceded by the grey cup festival, a week of activities for fans of all ages, parties and world class entertainment. The sister site cfldb statistics is the home for history, statistics, lists and facts while. Prices subject to change without notice according to market conditions. The canadian football league was formed in 1958 when the nine founding franchises montreal, ottawa, toronto, hamilton, winnipeg, saskatchewan, calgary, edmonton and bc withdrew the canadian football council from the canadian rugby union, renamed the cfc the canadian football league.
The grey cup has been in the exclusive possession of the cfl since then. The grey cup is the championship of the canadian football league cfl and the trophy. Grey cup mvp devier poseys 100yard td reception was the longest pass completion in grey cup history, surpassing pat woodcocks 99yard catch and run in 2002. Canadian football has had a long and storied history dating back to the 1860s. The ticats posted a cflbest 153 regularseason mark, a singleseason franchise record. Cflapedia the online canadian football league encyclopedia. Bomber buddy tinsley told graham kelly in kellys book grey cup. Relive all 7 historic grey cup matchups between winnipeg and. Most sportsbooks offer different ways to read to grey cup odds. Playing at newlyconstructed osborne stadium, these players contributed to a 40141 record between 1935 and 1943 and seven grey cup appearances in nine years.
Todays announcement means the annual championship game of the cfl, the grey cup presented by shaw, will be played at the brick field at commonwealth stadium on sunday, november 25, 2018. Stay uptodate with the latest news and live commentary from our experienced reporters on your favourite cfl teams scores, playoffs, standings and video highlights. Saskatchewan kicker dave ridgway s lastsecond field goal won the game and made him a legend in the prairie province. Cfldb statistics the canadian football statistics database. That was followed by two upset victories on the road over the stamps in calgary. As of january 9, 2017, this site will again become active. The grey cups counterpart in the united states is the superbowl. It is contested between the winners of the cfls east and west divisional playoffs and is one of canadian televisions largest annual sporting events. Stay up to date with all the stats from the canadian football league. The blue bombers won the 2019 grey cup 3312, making this their eleventh grey cup win for the city of winnipeg.
The official commemorative book of the 75th anniversary of the grey cup. Kienan lafrance led the way for the redblacks, racking up 157 yards. List of canadian football leagues grey cup winners reuters. The original conditions stated that the cup must remain always under purely amateur conditions, although there is good reason to believe that this was at the urging of p.
Game, date, winning team, score, losing team, venue, city, attendance. Official game statistics, rosters, starters and officials 221. Winnipeg lifts grey cup for first time in 29 years. The first team to win a grey cup was the university of toronto varsity blues. This is a hobby site focussed on canadian gridiron football. The saskatchewan roughriders defeated the hamilton tigercats 4340 in the highest scoring grey cup game of alltime. Calgary every year its grey cup or bust for the nine teams in the cfl. The 103rd grey cup was a canadian football game that was played on november 29, 2015 between the east division champion ottawa redblacks and the west division champion edmonton eskimos to decide the canadian football league cfl championship for the 2015 season. November 29, 1958 at empire stadium in vancouver, british columbia. Draft kings cfl fantasy ugetmeabaconsandwichs fantasy projections.
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