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1965 CFL season

1965 CFL season
Regular season
DurationJune, 1965 – October, 1965
Playoffs
Start dateNovember 6, 1965
East ChampionsHamilton Tiger-Cats
West ChampionsWinnipeg Blue Bombers
53rd Grey Cup
DateNovember 27, 1965
SiteExhibition Stadium, Toronto
ChampionsHamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL seasons

The 1965 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the eighth Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1965

The Canadian Football League commissioned an economic study of Canadian football and all its aspects. The Canadian Football League Players' Association was formed and had their first meetings on May 15 and 16 in Toronto.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 340 243 24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 11 5 0 301 262 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 8 7 1 276 277 17
BC Lions 16 6 9 1 286 273 13
Edmonton Eskimos 16 5 11 0 257 400 10
Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 281 153 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 300 234 14
Montreal Alouettes 14 5 9 0 183 215 10
Toronto Argonauts 14 3 11 0 193 360 6
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1965

Conference Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date Away Home
November 6 Montreal Alouettes 7 Ottawa Rough Riders 36
  • The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Western Semi-Finals
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
November 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
  • The Blue Bombers will play the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Finals.

Conference Finals

Western-Finals
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 Calgary Stampeders 27
2 November 17 Calgary Stampeders 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
3 November 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Calgary Stampeders 12
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 Ottawa Rough Riders 13
2 November 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17
Hamilton won 2 game total-point series 35–20

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals 53rd Grey Cup
East E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 35
(18+17)
E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 36 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 20
(13+7)
E3 Montreal Alouettes 7 E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 22
W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
West W1 Calgary Stampeders 1
(27,11,12)
W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2
(9,15,19)
W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9

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Grey Cup Championship

November 27

53rd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western Champion Eastern Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1965 Grey Cup Champions

CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders [2]

1965 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

  • DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DT – Pat Holmes, Calgary Stampeders
  • DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions
  • LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Billy Wayte, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders

1965 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Bernie Faloney, Montreal Alouettes
  • RB – Jim Dillard, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • RB – Dave Thelen, Toronto Argonauts
  • TE – Stan Crisson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • SE – Ted Watkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • F – Terry Evanshen, Montreal Alouettes
  • C – Norm Stoneburgh, Toronto Argonauts
  • OG – Chuck Walton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG – John Pentecost, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OT – Moe Racine, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

  • DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes
  • LB – Ron Brewer, Toronto Argonauts
  • LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Billy Wayte, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Bob O'Billovich, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders

1965 Western All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
  • TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
  • TE – Herm Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
  • F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • OG – Al Benecick, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
  • OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Defence

  • DT – Mike Cacic, BC Lions
  • DT – Pat Holmes, Calgary Stampeders
  • DE – E.A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions
  • LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Al Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • LB – Jim Furlong, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB – Dale West, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • DB – Henry Janzen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
  • DB – Larry Robinson, Calgary Stampeders

1965 CFL Awards

References

  1. ^ "1965".
  2. ^ "CFLapedia".
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