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1970 CFL season

1970 CFL season
Playoffs
East ChampionsMontreal Alouettes
West ChampionsCalgary Stampeders
58th Grey Cup
ChampionsMontreal Alouettes
CFL seasons

The 1970 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.

CFL news in 1970

3M Tartan Turf was installed at Vancouver's Empire Stadium, making it the first CFL venue to have artificial turf. The first sod was preserved and sent to Hamilton to be used as part of the future Canadian Football Hall of Fame building. The first CFL All-Star Game was held since 1958. The Montreal Alouettes are sold to former Ottawa Rough Rider owner Sam Berger, who changes their colours to green, white and red, and it is the beginning of a great dynasty in Montreal.

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
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18
BC Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4
Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Saskatchewan and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1970

Conference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date Away Home
November 8 Calgary Stampeders 16 Edmonton Eskimos 9
Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts
Date Away Home
November 8 Montreal Alouettes 16 Toronto Argonauts 7

Conference Finals

Western Finals
Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 14 Calgary Stampeders 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
2 November 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Calgary Stampeders 3
3 November 22 Calgary Stampeders 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14
Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
Game Date Away Home
1 November 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 Montreal Alouettes 32
2 November 21 Montreal Alouettes 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4
Montreal won the 2 game total-point series 43–26

Playoff bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals 58th Grey Cup
East E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 26
(22+4}
E2 Toronto Argonauts 7 E3 Montreal Alouettes 43
(32+11)
E3 Montreal Alouettes 16 E3 Montreal Alouettes 23
W3 Calgary Stampeders 10
West W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1
(11,11,14)
W2 Edmonton Eskimos 9 W3 Calgary Stampeders 2
(28,3,15)
W3 Calgary Stampeders 16

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Grey Cup Championship

November 28

58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Western Champion Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10 Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions
  • Sonny Wade (QB), Montreal Alouettes – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

1970 CFL All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • RB – Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts
  • RB – Hugh McKinnis, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
  • TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
  • SE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • F – Jim Thorpe, Toronto Argonauts
  • C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
  • OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
  • OT – Bill Frank, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

  • DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DT – Greg Pipes, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Steve Smear, Montreal Alouettes
  • DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
  • LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Greg Findlay, BC Lions
  • DB – John Wydareny, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Al Phaneuf, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts

1970 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Gary Wood, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • RB – Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts
  • RB – Moses Denson, Montreal Alouettes
  • RB – Dave Fleming, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • TE – Mel Profit, Toronto Argonauts
  • SE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • F – Jim Thorpe, Toronto Argonauts
  • C – Gene Ceppetelli, Montreal Alouettes
  • OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
  • OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OT – Ed George, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

  • DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DT – Marshall Shirk, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DE – Steve Smear, Montreal Alouettes
  • DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
  • LB – Charlie Collins, Montreal Alouettes
  • LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • LB – Mike Widger, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – Jim Tomlin, Toronto Argonauts
  • DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB – Al Phaneuf, Montreal Alouettes
  • DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts

1970 Western All-Stars

Offence

  • QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • RB – Silas McKinnie, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • RB – Hugh McKinnis, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
  • TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
  • SE – Rick Shaw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • F – Mike Eben, Edmonton Eskimos
  • C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • OG – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
  • OT – Bill Frank, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • OT – Lanny Boleski, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

  • DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
  • DT – Greg Pipes, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Ron Forwick, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DE – Ken Frith, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
  • LB – Dave Gasser, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB – Greg Findlay, BC Lions
  • DB – John Wydareny, Edmonton Eskimos
  • DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • DB – Paul Brule, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DB – Ted Dushinski, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • DB – Joe Hernandez, Edmonton Eskimos

1970 CFL Awards

1970 Miss Grey Cup

Team Nominees
Miss BC Lions Shelley Schwartz
Miss Calgary Stampeders Patricia Sundberg
Miss Edmonton Eskimos Anita Urschel
Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linda Endicott
Miss Montreal Alouettes Nancy Durrell
Miss Ottawa Rough Riders Wendy Thomas
Miss Saskatchewan Roughriders Susan Pugsley
Miss Toronto Argonauts Janice Boyd
Miss Winnipeg Blue Bombers Shirley Richlew
  • Miss Montreal Alouettes Nancy Durrell was named Miss Grey Cup 1970, with Miss Edmonton Eskimos Anita Urschel the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linda Endicott the second runner-up. A fourth-year student at McGill University, she received a new 1971 Buick Opel, a mink stole, a diamond watch, a rhinestone tiara, a peignoir set, a stadium coat, a pant suit, boots, a shoulder bag, a Miss Grey Cup brooch, a two-year "keep fit" membership at a health club, and a professional beauty kit.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1970".
  2. ^ Toronto Star, Saturday 28 November 1970, page 11.
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