The 1970 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (T-3RD - Central Division)
Head Coach: Phil Bengtson
1970 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-0-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (2-0-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
8 G-NEW YORK GIANTS T 31-31 0- 0-1 56,263 Bart Starr Perry Williams (67) Don Horn (229) Jack Clancy (4-110)
15 M-CHICAGO BEARS T 6- 6 0- 0-2 47,298 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (50) Bart Starr (136) Carroll Dale (4-81)
22 at Dallas Cowboys W 35-34 1- 0-2 72,389 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (78) Don Horn (110) Carroll Dale (5-63)
30 at Oakland Raiders W 37- 7 2- 0-2 53,395 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (42) Bart Starr (61) Donny Anderson (2-48)
SEPTEMBER (1-0-1)
5 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS T 10-10 2- 0-3 47,411 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (35) Don Horn (146) Dave Hampton (4-33)
12 G-BUFFALO BILLS W 34- 0 3- 0-3 56,161 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (69) Don Horn (207) Donny Anderson (3-45)
1970 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (6-8)
SEPTEMBER (1-1)
20 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-0) L 0-40 0- 1-0 56,263 50 64 266 132 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (21) Don Horn (40) Dave Hampton (4-7)
27 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) W 27-24 1- 1-0 56,263 86 258 112 272 Bart Starr Travis Williams (45) Bart Starr (196) Carroll Dale (4-186)
OCTOBER (3-1)
4 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-0) W 13-10 2- 1-0 47,967 141 32 57 159 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (59) Bart Starr (69) John Hilton (4-29)
12 at San Diego Chargers (0-2-1) W 22-20 3- 1-0 53,064 200 141 217 40 Bart Starr Travis Williams (109) Bart Starr (158) Carroll Dale (8-90)
18 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1) L 21-31 3- 2-0 56,263 137 182 142 135 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (98) Bart Starr (208) Travis Williams (4-77)
25 M-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-5) W 30-17 4- 2-0 48,022 127 114 148 163 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (80) Bart Starr (129) Jack Clancy (2-38)
NOVEMBER (1-4)
1 at San Francisco 49ers (5-1-1) L 10-26 4- 3-0 59,335 173 135 126 132 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (105) Don Horn (134) Jack Clancy (3-63)
9 M-BALTIMORE COLTS (6-1) L 10-13 4- 4-0 48,063 130 88 127 163 Don Horn Donny Anderson (69) Don Horn (96) Donny Anderson (3-29)
15 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5) W 20-19 5- 4-0 56,263 123 196 110 172 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (67) Bart Starr (220) Jim Grabowski (9-42)
22 at Minnesota Vikings (8-1) L 3-10 5- 5-0 47,900 124 158 98 104 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (93) Bart Starr (131) Carroll Dale (7-69)
26 at Dallas Cowboys (6-4) L 3-16 5- 6-0 67,182 78 51 151 201 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (37) Bart Starr (83) Donny Anderson (4-43)
DECEMBER (1-2)
6 at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-6) W 20-12 6- 6-0 46,418 82 235 131 143 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (53) Bart Starr (235) John Hilton (5-99)
13 at Chicago Bears (4-8) L 17-35 6- 7-0 44,957 98 82 53 339 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (56) Rick Norton (64) Carroll Dale (8-128)
20 at Detroit Lions (9-4) L 0-20 6- 8-0 57,387 46 78 91 71 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (17) Bart Starr (122) Carroll Dale (5-66)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1970 IN REVIEW
With the NFL and AFL merged, a new era began in professional football. Green Bay kept dropping veterans of the Lombardi era. Willie Davis, Henry Jordan and Boyd Dowler all retired. Elijah Pitts, Lee Roy Caffey and Bob Hyland were dealt to the Bears, and Herb Adderley and Marv Fleming went to Dallas and Miami, respectively, in trades. Of those staying on the scene, a sore arm hampered Bart Starr, a torn Achilles tendon sidelined Dave Robinson, and age started catching up to Ray Nitschke. The season began under a cloud when Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57 and ended in a cloud as Phil Bengtson resigned on December 21st. After a turbulent season filled with labor disputes and blowout losses, the Packers had only their second losing season since 1959. Bengtson resigned two days after the Packers were shut out in the season finale. Disappointed with Bengston's overall 20-21-1 record during three seasons as Lombardi's handpicked successor, it was obvious the franchise and the community craved the high standards from the past decade. The season was also the final season of Forrest Gregg as a Packer, a year later he returned home to play for Dallas where he joined his own teammate Herb Adderley.
PACKER HEAD COACH JOE PATERNO?
In January 1971, it appeared that Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was going to be named the new coach of the Green Bay Packers. Paterno, who had gone 40-10-1 in five seasons with the Nittany Lions, had turned down an offer the previous year to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers, who turned to Chuck Noll. The Packers interviewed him on January 13, and Paterno was quoted as saying, "We had a nice talk. We discussed the job. They told me what they were looking for. That was it. Any other comment has to come from Green Bay." Paterno, who stressed he was happy at Penn State, said the job interview consisted of both general manager and coaching duties. His interview came the same day Arizona coach Frank Kush dropped out of the running for the position after being interviewed the week previous. Assistant coach Bob Schnelker was also interviewed for the job. Other rumored candidates included Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian and several former and current Packers - Dave Hanner, Forrest Gregg and Bart Starr. George Allen was reportedly the first choice for the Packers before agreeing to his deal with the Redskins. On January 14, Dominic Olejniczak, Packer president, announced the signing of Dan Devine to a five-year contract at a hastily called news conference. In later years, it was learned that the Packer executive committee selected Devine, but not unanimously. Five members, led by Olejniczak, supported the hiring; two others, including Hall of Fame halfback Tony Canadeo, wanted Paterno.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Lionel Aldridge 82 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 8 8 29 14 1963 Draft-4th
Marty Amsler 87 DE 6- 5 255 Evansville 1 3 27 9 1970 FA-Cin
Donny Anderson 44 RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech 5 5 27 14 1965 Draft-1st
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 7 7 27 10 1964 Draft-8th
Dave Bradley 61 G 6- 4 245 Penn State 2 2 23 4 1969 Draft-2nd
Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff 5 5 30 14 1966 FA
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso 3 3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 235 Minnesota 1 1 21 10 1970 Draft-3rd
Mike Carter 36 WR 6- 1 210 Sacramento State 1 1 22 3 1970 Draft-15th
Jack Clancy 80 WR 6- 1 195 Michigan 1 3 26 14 1970 Trade-Miami
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech 6 11 32 14 1965 Trade-LA
Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 190 Southern 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-4th
Jim Flanigan 55 LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh 4 4 25 11 1967 Draft-2nd
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 255 Minnesota 5 5 26 14 1966 Draft-1st
Jim Grabowski 33 RB 6- 2 220 Illinois 5 5 25 14 1966 Draft-1st
Forrest Gregg 75 T 6- 4 250 SMU 14 14 36 14 1956 Draft-2nd
Dave Hampton 25 RB 6- 0 210 Wyoming 2 2 23 6 1969 Draft-9th
Leon Harden 28 DB 5-11 195 Texas-El Paso 1 1 23 8 1969 Draft-11th
Kevin Hardy 73 DT 6- 5 260 Notre Dame 1 2 25 14 1970 Trade-SF
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 7 7 31 14 1964 FA-St. Louis
Bill Hayhoe 77 T 6- 8 258 USC 2 2 23 14 1969 Draft-5th
John Hilton 86 TE 6- 5 225 Richmond 1 6 28 14 1970 Trade-Pitt
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 244 Ohio State 3 3 24 11 1968 Draft-3rd
Don Horn 13 QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State 4 4 25 9 1967 Draft-1st
Ervin Hunt 45 DB 6- 2 190 Fresno State 1 1 23 7 1970 Draft-6th
Bob Jeter 21 DB 6- 1 205 Iowa 8 8 33 14 1960 Draft-2nd
Larry Krause 30 RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-17th
Rudy Kuechenberg 59 LB 6- 2 215 Indiana 1 4 27 6 1970 FA-Cleve
Dale Livingston 37 K 6- 1 210 Western Michigan 1 3 25 14 1970 FA-Cin (69)
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 3 3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st
Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-2nd
Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 284 Notre Dame 1 1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 235 Elon 1 1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st
Rich Moore 70 DT 6- 6 280 Villanova 2 2 23 6 1969 Draft-1st
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 235 Illinois 13 13 33 14 1958 Draft-3rd
Rick Norton 11 QB 6- 2 190 Kentucky 1 5 26 3 1970 FA-Miami
Frank Patrick 10 QB 6- 7 225 Nebraska 1 1 23 14 1970 Draft-10th
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Francis Peay 71 T 6- 5 250 Missouri 3 5 26 14 1968 Trade-NYG
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 245 Penn State 8 8 29 4 1963 Draft-1st
John Spilis 85 WR 6- 3 205 North Illinois 2 2 22 14 1969 Draft-3rd
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 190 Alabama 15 15 36 14 1956 Draft-17th
Cleo Walker 52 LB 6- 3 219 Louisville 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-7th
Malcolm Walker 54 C-T 6- 4 250 Rice 1 5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dall
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 1 1 23 14 1970 Trade-Dall
Perry Williams 31 RB 6- 2 219 Purdue 2 2 23 14 1969 Draft-4th
Travis Williams 23 RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State 4 4 24 8 1967 Draft-4th
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 11 11 33 14 1960 FA
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1970 PACKERS DRAFT (January 27-28, 1970)
RND-PICK NAME COLLEGE
1a - 2 DT Mike McCoy (A) Notre Dame
1b - 16 TE Rich McGeorge Elon
2 - 41 CB Al Matthews Texas A&I
3 - 68 LB Jim Carter Minnesota
4a - 93 FL Ken Ellis Southern
4b - 96 K Skip Butler (B) TX-Arlington
5 - 120 DE Cecil Pryor Michigan
6 - 145 DB Ervin Hunt Fresno State
7 - 172 C Cleo Walker Louisville
8 - 197 RB Tim Mjos N. Dakota St
9 - 224 G Bob Reinhard Stanford
10a- 248 DT Russ Melby Weber State
10b- 251 TE Frank Patrick (C) Nebraska
11 - 276 LB Dan Hook Humboldt St
12 - 300 FL Frank Foreman Michigan St
13 - 328 RB Dave Smith Utah
14 - 353 G Bob Lints E. Michigan
15 - 380 FL Mike Carter Sacram. St
16 - 405 S Jim Heacock Muskingum
17 - 432 RB Larry Krause St. Norbert
A - from Chicago Bears in Elijah Pitts/Lee Roy Caffey/Bob Hyland trade - B - from Baltimore Colts in Ron Kostelnik trade - C - from Washington Redskins in Leo Carroll trade BOLD - Played with the Packers
1970 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JAN 21 - Traded C-G Bob Hyland, HB Elijah Pitts and LB Lee Roy Coffey to CHICAGO for a 1970 first-round draft choice.
FEB 28 - Traded DB John Rowser to PITTSBURGH for TE John Hilton.
APR 29 - Traded a 1971 5th-round draft choice to SAN DIEGO for TE Jacques MacKinnon
MAY 18 - Traded TE Marv Fleming to MIAMI for WR Jack Clancy.
JUN 18 - Signed WR Bob Sherlag (ATLANTA) and DE Larry Cox (DENVER)
JUL 18 - OF Bob Reinhard (9th round) and LB Dan Hook (11th round) left camp (26 rookies in camp)
JUL 23 - Waived RB Tim Mjos (8th round) and DT Russ Melby (10th round) after they failed their physicals (23 rookies in camp)
AUG 10 - Released WR Claudis James, DR Larry Cox, WR Bob Sherlag, S Jim Heacock (16th round), K Jim Huff, K Gary Sievers, LB Max Croshaw, WR Dan Eckstein, RB Les Perry and RB
Bob Swanson
AUG 23 - WR Frank Foreman (12th round) claimed off waivers by ATLANTA. Placed QB Billy Stevens on waivers. Claimed K Dale Livingston off waivers from CINCINNATI and placed him
on the taxi squad (55 players)
SEPT 1 - Traded CB Herb Adderley to DALLAS for C Malcolm Walker and DE Clarence Williams. Released DE Cecil Pryor (5th round), WR Terry Fredenberg, K Joe Runk and K Skip Butler
(4th round) (59 players)
SEPT 2 - Sold TE Ron Jones to ATLANTA. Waived DT Jim Weatherwax (claimed by St. Louis), OG Dave Bradley (injured), DB Gordon Rule (injured), LB Jim Carter (injured).
SEPT 4 - DT Jim Weatherwax returned to Packers after failing Cardinals physical.
SEPT 5 - Activated K Dale Livingston.
SEPT 8 - Traded DE Francis Winkler to ATLANTA for C Ken Mendenhall.
SEPT 10 - Waived WR Jacques MacKinnon (retired), RB Dave Smith (13th round), WR Mike Carter (15th round), G Don Bliss and OL Jack O'Malley. Claimed DL Gary McArthur off waivers from SAN FRANCISCO. Placed OL Forrest Gregg on reserve list (44 players)
SEPT 11 - TE Jacques MacKinnon claimed off waivers by OAKLAND, who sent Green Bay a 1971 7th-round choice. Traded a 1971 2nd-round draft choice to SAN FRANCISCO for DT Kevin Hardy.
SEPT 14 - Waived LB Phil Vandersea, K Booth Lusteg, OG Larry Agajanian, DT Gary McArthur, C Ken Mendenhall and DB Leon Harden (39 players)
DEC 3 - Signed QB Rick Norton off waivers from MIAMI and added to taxi squad
"Another youth-oriented book is next in our timeline of Packers literature. This one is focused again on Green Bay’s all-star quarterback, Bart Starr, and his upbringing and career in the NFL. Our particular copy of Bart Starr — The Cool Quarterback was obtained when it was withdrawn from a library collection." (CREDIT: Packerville, USA)
Don Horn, who wore jersey number 13, was the Packers’ first round pick in the 1967 NFL Draft (25th pick overall). Hailing from South Gate, California, this All-American out of San Diego State University was drafted by Vince Lombardi as a possible future star for the green and gold (the “Aaron Rodgers” of that time) — probably to take the place of Green Bay legend Bart Starr eventually. Because of the limited time he was able to play under Starr and with his successive teams, he threw for only 3,369 yards and 20 touchdowns, despite playing eight years in the NFL. After leaving the Packers following the 1970 season, he suited up for the Denver Broncos in 1971-1972, the Cleveland Browns in 1973, and the San Diego Chargers in 1974. He finished his pro career in 1975 with the Portland Thunder of the up-start W.F.L., where he completed 158 of 272 passes for 1742 yards and 11 TDs (and 12 INTs). During a conversation in 2008, Don talked about the excitement he felt when he was drafted by the Packers as their first round draft choice with a contract for $15,000. As he stated, “that was over $1,000 a month, something today's players wouldn't even cross the street for.” Vince Lombardi, the coach that drafted him, told his players that he was aware “three or four of you are here for the money and are sorry souls.” Horn responded that the opposite is true today, that only “three or four are playing now for the love of the game.” (Source: Packerville, USA)
Mike McCoy played for the Green Bay Packers, the Oakland Raiders, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a unanimous first-team All-American and Heisman Trophy candidate in 1969. He was also named Lineman of the Year by the Associated Press in 1969. He was the first pick of the Packers and second player overall selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. McCoy was named Packers’ Rookie of the Year in 1970 and led the Packers in quarterback sacks in 1973 and 1976. McCoy was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Council on Sports for a Drug Free America and by former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh to the Pennsylvania Council for Physical Fitness. McCoy served as the chaplain of the Atlanta Braves and currently serves on several community outreach boards. Mike now lectures on the importance of good decision-making, fighting drug addiction, and empowering youth. (SOURCE: Packerville, USA)
LOMBARDI: WINNING IS THE ONLY THING (1970) - Subtitled “The Men Who Made Football An American Obsession Talk About The Game’s Most Unforgettable Figure,” this large sized volume of Lombardi: Winning Is The Only Thing features tributes to former Packers’ head coach Vince Lombardi by Frank Gifford and Kyle Rote (who played for him in New York), Emlen Tunnell (New York and Green Bay), Bart Starr and Paul Hornung (Green Bay), Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgenson (Washington), and many more. It is “illustrated with almost 200 dramatic and memorable photos.” It is a great book. (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more pictures and content)
Players jogging on the practice field in shorts and t-shirts. The Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena is visible in the background. (Credit - Wisconsin Historical Society)
Willie Wood at practice
Dallas Cowboys (10-4)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (1819)
Rushing Leader: Duane Thomas (803)
Receiving Leader: Bob Hayes (34-889)
Baltimore Colts (11-2-1)
Head Coach: Don McCafferty
Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas (2213)
Rushing Leader: Norm Bulaich (426)
Receiving Leader: Eddie Hinton (47-733)
New York Giants (9-5)
Head Coach: Alex Webster
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2777)
Rushing Leader: Ron Johnson (1027)
Receiving Leader: Clifton McNeil (50-764)
Miami Dolphins (10-4)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Bob Griese (2019)
Rushing Leader: Larry Csonka (874)
Receiving Leader: Jim Kiick (42-497)
St. Louis Cardinals (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Charley Winner
Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2575)
Rushing Leader: MacArthur Lane (977)
Receiving Leader: John Gilliam (45-952)
New York Jets (4-10)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: Al Woodall (1265)
Rushing Leader: Emerson Boozer (581)
Receiving Leader: Don Maynard (31-525)/George Sauer (31-510)
Washington Redskins (6-8)
Head Coach: Bill Austin
Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen (2354)
Rushing Leader: Larry Brown (1125)
Receiving Leader: Jerry Smith (45-575)
Buffalo Bills (3-10-1)
Head Coach: Johnny Rauch
Passing Leader: Dennis Shaw (2507)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (488)
Receiving Leader: Marlin Briscoe (57-1036)
Philadelphia Eagles (3-10-1)
Head Coach: Jerry Williams
Passing Leader: Norm Snead (2323)
Rushing Leader: Cyril Pinder (657)
Receiving Leader: Lee Bougess (50-401)
Boston Patriots (2-12)
Head Coach: Clive Rush (1-6) and John Mazur (1-6)
Passing Leader: Joe Kapp (1104)
Rushing Leader: Jim Nance (522)
Receiving Leader: Ron Sellers (38-550)
Minnesota Vikings (12-2)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Joe Kapp (1726)
Rushing Leader: Dave Osborn (643)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (39-821)
Detroit Lions (10-4)
Head Coach: Joe Schmidt
Passing Leader: Greg Landry (1072)
Rushing Leader: Mel Farr (717)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Sanders (40-544)
Chicago Bears (6-8)
Head Coach: Jim Dooley
Passing Leader: Jack Concannon (2130)
Rushing Leader: Ross Montgomery (229)
Receiving Leader: Dick Gordon (71-1026)
Green Bay Packers (6-8)
Head Coach: Phil Bengtson
Passing Leader: Bart Starr (1645)
Rushing Leader: Donny Anderson (853)
Receiving Leader: Carroll Dale (49-814)
San Francisco 49ers (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: John Brodie (2941)
Rushing Leader: Ken Willard (789)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (53-1100)
Los Angeles Rams (9-4-1)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Roman Gabriel (2552)
Rushing Leader: Les Josephson (640)
Receiving Leader: Jack Snow (51-859)
Atlanta Falcons (4-8-2)
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
Passing Leader: Bob Berry (1806)
Rushing Leader: Cannonball Butler (636)
Receiving Leader: Jim Mitchell (44-650)
New Orleans Saints (2-11-1)
Head Coach: Tom Fears (1-5-1) and J.D. Roberts (1-6)
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1557)
Rushing Leader: Tony Baker (337)
Receiving Leader: Dan Abramowicz (55-906)
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18
LOS ANGELES 34, St. Louis 13
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Chicago 24, NY GIANTS 16
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Detroit 40, GREEN BAY 0 Atlanta 14, NEW ORLEANS 3
Baltimore 16, SAN DIEGO 14 Denver 25, BUFFALO 10
Dallas 17, PHILADELPHIA 7 Houston 19, PITTSBURGH 7
MINNESOTA 27, Kansas City 10 BOSTON 27, Miami 14
CINCINNATI 31, Oakland 21 SAN FRANCISCO 26, Washington 17
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
CLEVELAND 31, NY Jets 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 16 14 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 17 7
Boston 1 0 0 1.000 27 14 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 16 24
NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 21 31 Washington 0 1 0 .000 17 26
Miami 0 1 0 .000 14 27 St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 13 34
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 25 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 7 17
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 31 21 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 27 10
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 19 7 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 40 0
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 31 21 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 24 16
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 7 19 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 0 40
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 25 10 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 34 13
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 27 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 26 17
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 21 31 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 14 3
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 14 16 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 3 14
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27
GREEN BAY 27, Atlanta 24 DETROIT 38, Cincinnati 3
SAN FRANCISCO 34, Cleveland 31 SAN DIEGO 27, Oakland 27 (T)
Miami 20, HOUSTON 10 MINNESOTA 26, New Orleans 0
DALLAS 28, NY Giants 10 NY Jets 31, BOSTON 21
CHICAGO 20, Philadelphia 16 DENVER 16, Pittsburgh 13
Los Angeles 19, BUFFALO 0 ST. LOUIS 27, Washington 17
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Kansas City 44, BALTIMORE 24
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 40 58 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 45 17
Boston 1 1 0 .500 48 45 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 40 51
NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 52 52 Washington 0 2 0 .000 34 53
Miami 1 1 0 .500 34 37 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 26 52
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 10 44 Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 23 37
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 62 55 Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 53 10
Houston 1 1 0 .500 29 27 Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 78 3
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 34 59 Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 44 32
Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 20 35 GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 27 64
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 2 0 0 1.000 41 23 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 53 13
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 54 51 San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 60 48
Oakland 0 1 1 .000 48 58 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 38 30
San Diego 0 1 1 .000 41 43 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 3 40
SATURDAY OCTOBER 3
MIAMI 20, Oakland 13 CLEVELAND 15, Pittsburgh 7
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4
Green Bay 13, Minnesota 10 at Mil Baltimore 14, BOSTON 6
DENVER 26, Kansas City 13 Houston 20, CINCINNATI 13
ST. LOUIS 20, Dallas 7 NEW ORLEANS 14, NY Giants 10
BUFFALO 34, NY Jets 31 LOS ANGELES 37, San Diego 10
ATLANTA 21, San Francisco 20 Washington 33, PHILADELPHIA 21
MONDAY OCTOBER 5
DETROIT 28, Chicago 14
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 54 64 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 52 37
Miami 2 1 0 .667 54 50 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 60 58
NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 83 86 Washington 1 2 0 .333 67 74
Boston 1 2 0 .333 54 59 NY Giants 0 3 0 .000 36 66
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 44 75 Philadelphia 0 3 0 .000 44 70
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 77 62 Detroit 3 0 0 1.000 106 17
Houston 2 1 0 .667 49 40 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 63 23
Cincinnati 1 2 0 .333 47 79 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 58 60
Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 27 50 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 40 74
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 3 0 0 1.000 67 36 Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 90 23
Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 67 77 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 80 69
Oakland 0 2 1 .000 61 78 Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 59 50
San Diego 0 2 1 .000 51 80 New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 17 50
SATURDAY OCTOBER 10
Miami 20, NY JETS 6
SUNDAY OCTOBER 11
DALLAS 13, Atlanta 0 KANSAS CITY 23, Boston 10
Baltimore 24, HOUSTON 20 CLEVELAND 30, Cincinnati 27
OAKLAND 35, Denver 23 WASHINGTON 31, Detroit 10
PITTSBURGH 23, Buffalo 10 ST. LOUIS 24, New Orleans 17
NY GIANTS 30, Philadelphia 23 Minnesota 24, CHICAGO 0
San Francisco 20, LOS ANGELES 6
MONDAY OCTOBER 12
Green Bay 22, SAN DIEGO 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 78 84 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 65 37
Miami 3 1 0 .750 74 56 St. Louis 3 1 0 .750 84 75
NY Jets 1 3 0 .250 89 106 Washington 2 2 0 .500 98 84
Boston 1 3 0 .250 64 82 NY Giants 1 3 0 .250 66 89
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 54 98 Philadelphia 0 4 0 .000 67 100
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 107 89 Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 87 23
Houston 2 2 0 .500 69 64 Detroit 3 1 0 .750 116 48
Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 74 109 GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 62 94
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 50 60 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 58 84
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 3 1 0 .750 90 71 San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 100 75
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 90 87 Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 96 43
Oakland 1 2 1 .333 96 101 Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 59 63
San Diego 0 3 1 .000 71 102 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 34 74
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18
Los Angeles 31, GREEN BAY 21 DENVER 24, Atlanta 10
Detroit 41, CLEVELAND 24 Baltimore 29, NY JETS 22
MINNESOTA 54, Dallas 13 Miami 33, BUFFALO 14
SAN FRANCISCO 20, New Orleans 20 (T) Kansas City 27, CINCINNATI 19
NY Giants 16, BOSTON 0 Pittsburgh 7, HOUSTON 3
San Diego 20, CHICAGO 7 St. Louis 35, PHILADELPHIA 20
MONDAY OCTOBER 19
OAKLAND 34, Washington 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 4 1 0 .800 107 106 St. Louis 4 1 0 .800 119 95
Miami 4 1 0 .800 107 70 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 78 91
NY Jets 1 4 0 .200 111 135 NY Giants 2 3 0 .400 82 89
Boston 1 4 0 .200 64 98 Washington 2 3 0 .400 118 118
Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 68 131 Philadelphia 0 5 0 .000 87 135
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 131 130 Minnesota 4 1 0 .800 140 36
Houston 2 3 0 .400 72 71 Detroit 4 1 0 .800 157 72
Pittsburgh 2 3 0 .400 57 63 GREEN BAY 3 2 0 .600 83 125
Cincinnati 1 4 0 .200 93 136 Chicago 2 3 0 .400 65 104
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 4 1 0 .800 114 81 Los Angeles 4 1 0 .800 127 64
Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 117 106 San Francisco 3 1 1 .750 120 95
Oakland 2 2 1 .500 130 121 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 69 87
San Diego 1 3 1 .250 91 109 New Orleans 1 3 1 .250 54 94
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25
Green Bay 30, Philadelphia 17 at Mil BALTIMORE 27, Boston 3
Buffalo 10, NY JETS 6 OAKLAND 31, Pittsburgh 14
NY Giants 35, ST. LOUIS 17 ATLANTA 32, New Orleans 14
Dallas 27, KANSAS CITY 16 WASHINGTON 20, Cincinnati 0
SAN FRANCISCO 19, Denver 14 Detroit 16, CHICAGO 10
SAN DIEGO 31, Houston 31 (T) Cleveland 28, MIAMI 0
MONDAY OCTOBER 26
MINNESOTA 13, Los Angeles 3
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 134 109 St. Louis 4 2 0 .667 136 130
Miami 4 2 0 .667 107 98 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 105 107
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 78 137 NY Giants 3 3 0 .500 117 106
Boston 1 5 0 .167 67 125 Washington 3 3 0 .500 138 118
NY Jets 1 5 0 .167 117 145 Philadelphia 0 6 0 .000 104 165
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 159 130 Minnesota 5 1 0 .833 153 39
Houston 2 3 1 .400 103 102 Detroit 5 1 0 .833 173 82
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 71 94 GREEN BAY 4 2 0 .667 113 142
Cincinnati 1 5 0 .167 93 156 Chicago 2 4 0 .333 75 120
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 4 2 0 .667 128 100 San Francisco 4 1 1 .800 139 109
Oakland 3 2 1 .600 161 135 Los Angeles 4 2 0 .667 130 77
Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 133 133 Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 101 101
San Diego 1 3 2 .250 122 140 New Orleans 1 4 1 .200 68 126
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1
SAN FRANCISCO 26, Green Bay 10 Buffalo 45, BOSTON 10
KAN CITY 17, Oakland 17 (T) Chicago 23, ATLANTA 14
DALLAS 21, Philadelphia 17 Los Angeles 30, NEW ORLEANS 17
ST. LOUIS 44, Houston 0 BALTIMORE 35, Miami 0
Minnesota 30, DETROIT 17 NY Giants 22, NY JETS 10
San Diego 27, CLEVELAND 10 Washington 19, DENVER 3
MONDAY NOVEMBER 2
PITTSBURGH 21, Cincinnati 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 6 1 0 .857 169 109 St. Louis 5 2 0 .714 180 130
Miami 4 3 0 .571 107 133 Dallas 5 2 0 .714 126 124
Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 123 147 NY Giants 4 3 0 .571 139 116
Boston 1 6 0 .143 77 170 Washington 4 3 0 .571 157 121
NY Jets 1 6 0 .143 127 167 Philadelphia 0 7 0 .000 121 186
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 169 157 Minnesota 6 1 0 .857 183 56
Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 92 104 Detroit 5 2 0 .714 190 112
Houston 2 4 1 .333 103 146 GREEN BAY 4 3 0 .571 123 168
Cincinnati 1 6 0 .143 103 177 Chicago 3 4 0 .429 98 134
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 2 2 .600 178 152 San Francisco 5 1 1 .833 165 119
Denver 4 3 0 .571 131 119 Los Angeles 5 2 0 .714 160 94
Kansas City 3 3 1 .500 150 150 Atlanta 3 4 0 .429 115 124
San Diego 2 3 2 .400 149 150 New Orleans 1 5 1 .167 85 156
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8
LOS ANGELES 10, Atlanta 10 (T) ST. LOUIS 31, Boston 0
SAN DIEGO 24, Denver 21 NEW ORLEANS 19, Detroit 17
Cincinnati 43, BUFFALO 14 OAKLAND 23, Cleveland 20
NY GIANTS 23, Dallas 20 PITTSBURGH 21, NY Jets 17
San Francisco 37, CHICAGO 16 KANSAS CITY 24, Houston 9
PHILADELPHIA 24, Miami 17 Minnesota 19, WASHINGTON 10
MONDAY NOVEMBER 9
Baltimore 13, Green Bay 10 at Milwaukee
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 7 1 0 .875 182 119 St. Louis 6 2 0 .750 211 130
Miami 4 4 0 .500 124 157 Dallas 5 3 0 .625 146 147
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 137 190 NY Giants 5 3 0 .625 162 136
Boston 1 7 0 .125 77 201 Washington 4 4 0 .500 167 140
NY Jets 1 7 0 .125 144 188 Philadelphia 1 7 0 .125 145 203
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 4 4 0 .500 189 190 Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 202 66
Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 113 121 Detroit 5 3 0 .625 207 131
Houston 2 5 1 .286 112 170 GREEN BAY 4 4 0 .500 133 181
Cincinnati 2 6 0 .250 146 191 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 114 171
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 2 2 .667 201 172 San Francisco 6 1 1 .857 202 135
Kansas City 4 3 1 .571 174 159 Los Angeles 5 2 1 .714 170 104
Denver 4 4 0 .500 152 143 Atlanta 3 4 1 .429 125 134
San Diego 3 3 2 .500 173 171 New Orleans 2 5 1 .286 104 173
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
GREEN BAY 20, Chicago 19 Kansas City 31, PITTSBURGH 14
PHILADELPHIA 13, Atlanta 13 (T) BALTIMORE 17, Buffalo 17 (T)
MINNESOTA 24, Detroit 20 MIAMI 21, New Orleans 10
CINCINNATI 14, Cleveland 10 San Francisco 30, HOUSTON 20
NY Jets 31, LOS ANGELES 20 San Diego 16, BOSTON 14
Oakland 24, DENVER 19 NY GIANTS 35, Washington 33
MONDAY NOVEMBER 16
St. Louis 38, DALLAS 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 7 1 1 .875 199 136 St. Louis 7 2 0 .778 249 130
Miami 5 4 0 .556 145 167 NY Giants 6 3 0 .667 197 169
Buffalo 3 5 1 .375 154 207 Dallas 5 4 0 .556 146 185
NY Jets 2 7 0 .222 175 208 Washington 4 5 0 .444 200 175
Boston 1 8 0 .111 91 217 Philadelphia 1 7 1 .125 158 216
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 199 204 Minnesota 8 1 0 .889 226 86
Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 127 152 Detroit 5 4 0 .556 227 155
Cincinnati 3 6 0 .333 160 201 GREEN BAY 5 4 0 .556 153 200
Houston 2 6 1 .250 132 200 Chicago 3 6 0 .333 133 191
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 2 2 .714 225 191 San Francisco 7 1 1 .875 232 155
Kansas City 5 3 1 .625 205 173 Los Angeles 5 3 1 .625 190 135
San Diego 4 3 2 .571 189 185 Atlanta 3 4 2 .429 138 147
Denver 4 5 0 .444 171 167 New Orleans 2 6 1 .250 114 194
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22
MINNESOTA 10, Green Bay 3 MIAMI 34, Baltimore 17
NY JETS 17, Boston 3 CLEVELAND 28, Houston 14
CHICAGO 31, Buffalo 13 CINCINNATI 34, Pittsburgh 7
DETROIT 28, San Francisco 7 KANSAS CITY 6, St. Louis 6 (T)
Los Angeles 17, ATLANTA 7 OAKLAND 20, San Diego 17
Dallas 45, WASHINGTON 21 Denver 31, NEW ORLEANS 6
MONDAY NOVEMBER 23
PHILADELPHIA 23, NY Giants 20
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 7 2 1 .778 216 170 St. Louis 7 2 1 .778 255 136
Miami 6 4 0 .600 179 184 NY Giants 6 4 0 .600 217 192
Buffalo 3 6 1 .333 167 238 Dallas 6 4 0 .600 191 206
NY Jets 3 7 0 .300 192 211 Washington 4 6 0 .400 221 220
Boston 1 9 0 .100 94 234 Philadelphia 2 7 1 .222 181 236
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cleveland 5 5 0 .500 227 218 Minnesota 9 1 0 .900 236 89
Cincinnati 4 6 0 .400 194 208 Detroit 6 4 0 .600 255 162
Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 134 186 GREEN BAY 5 5 0 .500 156 210
Houston 2 7 1 .222 146 228 Chicago 4 6 0 .400 164 204
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 2 2 .750 245 208 San Francisco 7 2 1 .778 239 183
Kansas City 5 3 2 .625 211 179 Los Angeles 6 3 1 .667 207 142
San Diego 4 4 2 .500 206 205 Atlanta 3 5 2 .375 145 164
Denver 5 5 0 .500 202 173 New Orleans 2 7 1 .222 120 225
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26
DALLAS 16, Green Bay 3 DETROIT 28, Oakland 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29
CINCINNATI 26, New Orleans 6 ST. LOUIS 23, Philadelphia 14
Los Angeles 30, SAN FRANCISCO 13 KANSAS CITY 26, San Diego 14
BALTIMORE 21, Chicago 20 Boston 14, BUFFALO 10
PITTSBURGH 28, Cleveland 9 HOUSTON 31, Denver 21
NY Giants 27, WASHINGTON 24 NY JETS 20, Minnesota 10
MONDAY NOVEMBER 30
Miami 20, ATLANTA 7
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 8 2 1 .800 237 190 St. Louis 8 2 1 .800 278 150
Miami 7 4 0 .636 199 191 NY Giants 7 4 0 .636 244 216
NY Jets 4 7 0 .364 212 221 Dallas 7 4 0 .636 207 209
Buffalo 3 7 1 .300 177 252 Washington 4 7 0 .364 245 247
Boston 2 9 0 .182 108 244 Philadelphia 2 8 1 .200 195 259
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 5 6 0 .455 220 214 Minnesota 9 2 0 .818 246 109
Cleveland 5 6 0 .455 236 246 Detroit 7 4 0 .636 283 176
Pittsburgh 5 6 0 .455 162 195 GREEN BAY 5 6 0 .455 159 226
Houston 3 7 1 .300 177 249 Chicago 4 7 0 .364 184 225
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 3 2 .667 259 236 San Francisco 7 3 1 .700 252 213
Kansas City 6 3 2 .667 237 193 Los Angeles 7 3 1 .700 237 155
Denver 5 6 0 .455 223 204 Atlanta 3 6 2 .333 152 184
San Diego 4 5 2 .444 220 231 New Orleans 2 8 1 .200 126 251
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6
Green Bay 20, PITTSBURGH 12 SAN FRANCISCO 24, Atlanta 20
MIAMI 37, Boston 20 NY GIANTS 20, Buffalo 6
MINNESOTA 16, Chicago 13 DETROIT 16, St. Louis 3
Cincinnati 17, SAN DIEGO 14 KANSAS CITY 16, Denver 0
LOS ANGELES 34, New Orleans 16 Oakland 14, NY JETS 13
BALTIMORE 29, Philadelphia 10 DALLAS 34, Washington 0
MONDAY DECEMBER 7
Cleveland 21, HOUSTON 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Baltimore 9 2 1 .818 266 200 St. Louis 8 3 1 .727 281 166
Miami 8 4 0 .667 236 211 NY Giants 8 4 0 .667 264 222
NY Jets 4 8 0 .333 225 235 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 241 209
Buffalo 3 8 1 .273 183 252 Washington 4 8 0 .333 245 281
Boston 2 10 0 .167 128 281 Philadelphia 2 9 1 .182 205 288
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 6 6 0 .500 237 228 X-Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 262 122
Cleveland 6 6 0 .500 257 256 Detroit 8 4 0 .667 299 179
Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 174 215 GREEN BAY 6 6 0 .500 179 238
Houston 3 8 1 .273 187 270 Chicago 4 8 0 .333 197 241
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVSION
Oakland 7 3 2 .700 273 249 San Francisco 8 3 1 .727 276 233
Kansas City 7 3 2 .700 253 193 Los Angeles 8 3 1 .727 271 171
Denver 5 7 0 .417 223 220 Atlanta 3 8 2 .273 172 208
San Diego 4 6 2 .400 234 248 New Orleans 2 9 1 .182 142 285
X-Clinched Division Title
SUNDAY DECEMBER 13
CHICAGO 35, Green Bay 17 Baltimore 20, BUFFALO 14
Cincinnati 30, HOUSTON 20 OAKLAND 20, Kansas City 6
Minnesota 35, BOSTON 14 MIAMI 16, NY Jets 10
Dallas 6, CLEVELAND 2 WASHINGTON 24, Philadelphia 6
NY Giants 34, ST. LOUIS 17 ATLANTA 27, Pittsburgh 16
DENVER 17, San Diego 17 (T) San Francisco 38, NEW ORLEANS 27
MONDAY DECEMBER 14
Detroit 28, LOS ANGELES 23
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Baltimore 10 2 1 .833 286 214 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 247 211
Miami 9 4 0 .692 252 221 NY Giants 9 4 0 .692 298 239
NY Jets 4 9 0 .308 235 251 St. Louis 8 4 1 .667 298 200
Buffalo 3 9 1 .250 197 272 Washington 5 8 0 .385 269 287
Boston 2 11 0 .154 142 316 Philadelphia 2 10 1 .167 211 302
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 267 248 X-Minnesota 11 2 0 .846 297 136
Cleveland 6 7 0 .462 259 262 Detroit 9 4 0 .692 327 202
Pittsburgh 5 8 0 .385 190 242 GREEN BAY 6 7 0 .462 196 273
Houston 3 9 1 .250 207 300 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 232 258
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 8 3 2 .727 293 255 San Francisco 9 3 1 .750 314 260
Kansas City 7 4 2 .636 259 213 Los Angeles 8 4 1 .667 294 199
Denver 5 7 1 .417 240 237 Atlanta 4 8 2 .333 199 224
San Diego 4 6 3 .400 251 265 New Orleans 2 10 1 .167 169 323
X-Clinched Division Title
SUNDAY DECEMBER 20
DETROIT 20, Green Bay 0 MIAMI 45, Buffalo 7
CINCINNATI 45, Boston 7 Cleveland 27, DENVER 13
DALLAS 52, Houston 10 SAN DIEGO 31, Kansas City 13
Chicago 24, NEW ORLEANS 3 BALTIMORE 35, NY Jets 20
Los Angeles 31, NY GIANTS 3 PHILADELPHIA 30, Pittsburgh 20
San Francisco 38, OAKLAND 7 Minnesota 37, ATLANTA 7
WASHINGTON 28, St. Louis 27
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Baltimore 11 2 1 .846 321 234 X-Dallas 10 4 0 .714 299 221
Y-Miami 10 4 0 .714 297 228 NY Giants 9 5 0 .643 301 270
NY Jets 4 10 0 .286 255 286 St. Louis 8 5 1 .615 325 228
Buffalo 3 10 1 .231 204 337 Washington 6 8 0 .429 297 314
Boston 2 12 0 .143 149 361 Philadelphia 3 10 1 .231 241 322
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 312 255 X-Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 335 143
Cleveland 7 7 0 .500 286 265 Y-Detroit 10 4 0 .714 347 202
Pittsburgh 5 9 0 .357 210 272 Chicago 6 8 0 .429 256 261
Houston 3 10 1 .231 217 352 GREEN BAY 6 8 0 .429 196 293
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 8 4 2 .667 300 293 X-San Francisco 10 3 1 .769 352 267
Kansas City 7 5 2 .583 272 244 Los Angeles 9 4 1 .692 325 202
San Diego 5 6 3 .455 282 278 Atlanta 4 9 2 .308 206 261
Denver 5 8 1 .385 253 264 New Orleans 2 11 1 .154 172 347
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wildcard Berth
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Virgil Carter (1647)
Rushing Leader: Jess Phillips (648)
Receiving Leader: Chip Myers (32-542)
Cleveland Browns (7-7)
Head Coach: Blanton Collier
Passing Leader: Bill Nelsen (2156)
Rushing Leader: Leroy Kelly (656)
Receiving Leader: Bo Scott (40-351)
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-9)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (1410)
Rushing Leader: John Fuqua (691)
Receiving Leader: Ron Shanklin (30-691)/Dave Smith (30-458)
Houston Oilers (3-10-1)
Head Coach: Wally Lemm
Passing Leader: Charley Johnson (1652)
Rushing Leader: Joe Dawkins (517)
Receiving Leader: Alvin Reed (47-604)
Oakland Raiders (8-4-2)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Daryle Lamonica (2516)
Rushing Leader: Hewritt Dixon (861)
Receiving Leader: Fred Biletnikoff (45-768)
Kansas City Chiefs (7-5-2)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Len Dawson (1876)
Rushing Leader: Ed Podolak (749)
Receiving Leader: Otis Taylor (34-618)
San Diego Chargers (5-6-3)
Head Coach: Charlie Waller
Passing Leader: John Hadl (2388)
Rushing Leader: Jeff Queen (261)
Receiving Leader: Gary Garrison (44-1006)
Denver Broncos (5-8-1)
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Passing Leader: Pete Liske (1340)
Rushing Leader: Floyd Little (901)
Receiving Leader: Al Denson (47-646)
1970 PLAYOFFS - DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
NFC - Dec 26 - DALLAS (10-4) 5, Detroit (10-4) 0
AFC - Dec 26 - BALTIMORE (11-2-1) 21, Cincinnati (8-6) 0
NFC - Dec 27 - San Francisco (10-3-1) 17, MINNESOTA (12-2) 14
AFC - Dec 27 - OAKLAND (8-4-2) 21, Miami (10-4) 14
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
NFC - Jan 3 - Dallas (11-4) 17, SAN FRANCISCO (11-3-1) 10
AFC - Jan 3 - BALTIMORE (12-2-1) 27, Oakland (9-4-2) 17
SUPER BOWL 5 (January 17, 1970 at Miami - 79,204)
BALTIMORE COLTS (13-2-1) 16, DALLAS COWBOYS (11-4) 13 - In the first Super Bowl game played on artificial turf, the two teams committed a Super Bowl record 11 combined turnovers in the game, and the Colts' 7 turnovers were the most ever committed by a winning team in a Super Bowl. Dallas also set a Super Bowl record with 10 penalties, costing them 133 yards. It was finally settled with nine seconds left when Colts rookie kicker Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard FG. In order to win the game, Baltimore had to overcome a 13–6 deficit at the half. It is also the only Super Bowl in which the Most Valuable Player Award was given to a member of the losing team: Cowboys Linebacker Chuck Howley, who intercepted two passes. It was the first time a QB didn't win the award. Howley refused to accept the award because it was meaningless to him after his team lost.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Joe Restic
Leading Rusher: Dave Fleming (614)
Leading Passer: Joe Zuger (1073)
Leading Receiver: Dave Fleming (56-692)
Average Attendance: 24,986 (3rd)
Toronto Argonauts (8-6)
Head Coach: Leo Cahill
Leading Rusher: Bill Symons (908)
Leading Passer: Don Jonas (2041)
Leading Receiver: Jim Thorpe (43-671)
Average Attendance: 32,099 (1st)
Montreal Alouettes (7-6-1)
Head Coach: Sam Etcheverry
Leading Rusher: Dennis Duncan (823)
Leading Passer: Sonny Wade (2411)
Leading Receiver: Dick Smith (47-547)
Average Attendance: 24,273 (4th)
Ottawa Rough Riders (4-10)
Head Coach: Jack Gotta
Leading Rusher: Gary Wood (493)
Leading Passer: Gary Wood (2759)
Leading Receiver: Hugh Oldham (45-1043)
Average Attendance: 23,608 (5th)
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 colors to green, white and red, and it is the beginning of a great dynasty in Montreal.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Hugh McKinnis (CAL) 1135 9 37 Herm Harrison (CAL) 70 1024 12 47
Jim Evenson (BC) 1003 8 52 Terry Swarn (EDM) 61 739 5 50
Bill Symons (TOR) 908 6 98 Dave Fleming (HAM) 56 692 5 62
Dave Raimey (WIN) 839 2 39 Jim Young (BC) 54 1041 6 80
Dennis Duncan (MON) 823 6 85 Henry King (EDM) 51 638 1 46
George Reed (SASK) 821 5 21 Mike Eben (EDM) 48 733 5 81
Moses Denson (MON) 820 1 69 Dick Smith (MON) 47 547 4
Bob Houmard (WIN) 810 8 32 Tommy Coffey (HAM) 46 678 5 44
A.D. Whitfield (BC) 754 1 28 Hugh Oldham (OTT) 45 1043 13 73
Dave Fleming (HAM) 614 5 33 Peter Della Riva (MON) 43 609 1 38
Jim Thorpe (TOR) 43 671 6 75
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Ron Lancaster (SASK) 330 175 2779 16 22
Gary Wood (OTT) 340 174 2759 18 27
Paul Brothers (BC) 322 169 2604 14 19
Don Trull (EDM) 364 185 2455 12 20
Sonny Wade (MON) 322 170 2411 14 31
Jerry Keeling (CAL) 327 161 2247 18 21
Don Jonas (TOR) 256 124 2041 17 25
Tom Wilkinson (TOR) 137 80 1272 6 9
Wally Gabler (WIN) 134 63 1077 4 13
Joe Zuger (HAM) 132 78 1073 3 10
TUES JUL 28
Saskatchewan 42, BRITISH COL 9 (29152) - The Riders, with all-star QB Ron Lancaster showing no signs of the ailment that had his throwing arm in a cast last week, led all the way. Silas McKinnie led the Saskatchewan scoring with three touchdowns in the first WFC game played on artificial turf.
SASKATCHEWAN - 21 14 0 7 - 42
BRITISH COL - 0 3 3 3 - 9
1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 65-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 18-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 22-yard field goal SASK 21-3 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 32-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 28-3 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 5-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 35-3 3rd - BC - Single, Ken Phillips 60-yard punt SASK 35-4 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 44-yard FG SASK 35-5 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 44-yard FG SASK 35-6 4th - BC - Gerela, 42-yard field goal SASK 35-9 4th - SASK - Don Weiss, 4-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 42-9
WED JUL 29
Hamilton 17, OTTAWA 15 (23094) - Hamilton lost the ball four times on fumbles in the fourth quarter but still managed to beat Ottawa in the season opener. The Riders, under rookie QB Gary Wood, failed to take advantage of numerous breaks. Hamilton QB Joe Zuger completed 19 of 26 passes for 338 yards.
HAMILTON - 0 13 4 0 - 17
OTTAWA - 1 6 7 1 - 15
1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillian 37-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - HAM - Willie Bethea, 3-yard run HAM 6-1 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal HAM 6-4 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 12-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 13-4 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 40-yard field goal HAM 13-7 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 12-yard field goal HAM 16-7 3rd - OTT - Jim Mankins, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 16-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Coffey 40-yard kick HAM 17-15 4th - OTT - Single, MacMillan, 40-yard kick HAM 17-15
CALGARY 34, Winnipeg 10 (19436) - Calgary was held to one point in the first half, then exploded for 33 points in the second half to roll over Winnipeg, who had taken a 10-1 lead at the half. Jerry Keeling threw three touchdown passes, two to flanker Gerry Shaw.
WINNIPEG - 7 3 0 0 - 10
CALGARY - 1 0 13 20 - 34
1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman 75-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Wally Gabler, 15-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-1 2nd - WIN - Lakusiak, 23-yard field goal WIN 10-1 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling WIN 10-7 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 59-yard pass from Keeling (Linterman kick) CAL 14-10 4th - CAL - Herm Harrison, 13-yard run from Keeling CAL 20-10 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run (Linterman kick) CAL 27-10 4th - CAL - Harrison, 12-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Linterman kick) CAL 34-10
FRI JUL 31
SASKATCHEWAN 23, Edmonton 11 (13960) - Jack Abendschan booted himself into the record books with five field goals to pace the Riders. The kicks tied the CFL record set in 1959 by Edmonton's Jackie Parker, and tied twice by BC's Ted Gerela. K Dave Cutler did all the Eskimo scoring with three FGs and two singles.
EDMONTON - 3 4 1 3 - 11
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 6 10 - 23
1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 42-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 6-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 32-yard field goal SASK 6-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 37-yard kick SASK 7-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 16-yard field goal SASK 7-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 50-yard kick TIED 7-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 85-yard kick EDM 8-7 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 30-yard field goal SASK 10-8 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 26-yard field goal SASK 13-8 4th - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal SASK 13-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 28-yard field goal SASK 16-11 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-11
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Hamilton 1 0 0 0 17 15 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 4 65 20
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 0 0 2 34 10
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 1 0 0 11 23
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 15 17 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 10 34
British Columbia 0 1 0 0 9 42
TUES AUG 4
MONTREAL 34, Toronto 27 (26473) - Sonny Wade, starting his second season as Montreal QB, scored three touchdowns and passed for two more. The Alouettes played with 19 players who were new to the team, along with rookie head coach Sam Etcheverry. Toronto's Bobby Taylor caught two touchdown passes.
TORONTO - 3 7 16 1 - 27
MONTREAL - 0 20 14 0 - 34
1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 39-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - MON - Sonny Wade, 8-yard pass from Dick Smith (Pierre Guindon kick) MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 15-yard pass from Wade (Guindon kick) MON 14-3 2nd - TOR - Bobby Taylor, 9-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) MON 14-10 3nd - MON - Wade, 1-yard run MON 20-10 3rd - MON - Wade, 8-yard run (Guindon kick) MON 27-10 3rd - TOR - Tony Moro, 21-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 27-17 3rd - MON - Evanshen, 11-yard pass from Wade (Guindon kick) MON 34-17 3rd - TOR - Safety, Wade conceded MON 34-19 3rd - TOR - Taylor, 23-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 34-26 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas 47-yard kick MON 34-27
Brit Col 48, WINNIPEG 21 (17340) - QB Paul Brothers passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead BC to a rout of Winnipeg. Jerry Bradley returned an intercepted Wally Gabler pass for another Lion touchdown. Ken Nielsen caught six passes for 184 yards in the losing Bomber effort.
BRIT COL - 13 7 21 7 - 48
WINNIPEG - 7 14 0 0 - 21
1st - BC - Jim Young, 60-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Gerela, 27-yard field goal BC 10-0 1st - BC - Gerela, 31-yard field goal BC 13-0 1st - WIN - Amos Van Pelt, 8-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) BC 13-7 2nd - BC - Jerry Bradley, 32-yard interception return (Gerela kick) BC 20-7 2nd - WIN - Van Pelt, 4-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Lakusiak kick) BC 20-14 2nd - WIN - Ken Nielsen, 12-yard pass from Gabler (Lakusiak kick) WIN 21-20 3rd - BC - Brothers, 19-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 27-21 3rd - BC - Lefty Hendrickson, 5-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 34-21 3rd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 41-21 4th - BC - Evenson, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 48-21
WED AUG 5
EDMONTON 14, Calgary 2 (21267) - The Eskimos, thanks to an inspired defensive effort, upset Calgary for their first win of the season. Calgary's only points came on Rudy Linterman missed field goals. Ron Forwick led the Edmonton defense, forcing two fumbles, one late in the fourth quarter when he sacked Linterman.
CALGARY - 2 0 0 0 - 2
EDMONTON - 0 7 6 1 - 14
1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman missed 15-yard FG CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Dick Dupuis rouged on Linterman missed 18-yard FG CAL 2-0 2nd - EDM - Sam Campbell, 11-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7- 2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 10-2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-2 4th - EDM - Single, Howard Starks rouged on Cutler 74-yard kick EDM 14-2
SAT AUG 8
Saskatchewan 23, HAMILTON 22 (25135) - George Reed descended on Hamilton and burst the Tiger-Cat bubble in the season's first interlocking game. The victory was the Riders' first in Hamilton since the interlocking schedule began in 1962. Reed rushed 34 times for 199 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 6 7 - 23
HAMILTON - 15 0 0 7 - 22
1st - HAM - Single, Henry Dorsch conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey 47-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 77-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 8-0 1st - HAM - John Manel, 21-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 24-yard field goal HAM 15-3 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 10-yard run (Abendschan kick) HAM 15-10 3rd - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 1-yard run SASK 16-15 4th - HAM - Bill Starr, 16-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 22-16 4th - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 91-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-22
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 1 0 0 2 34 27 Saskatchewan 3 0 0 6 88 42
Hamilton 1 1 0 0 39 38 Calgary 1 1 0 2 36 24
Toronto 0 1 0 0 27 34 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 25 25
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 15 17 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 57 63
Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 31 82
MON AUG 10
CALGARY 16, British Col 9 (20402) - Calgary mixed an improved ground game with their usual passing attack to beat BC. The pass set up the Stampeders' first touchdown, a toss from Jerry Keeling to Herm Harrison, FB Hugh McKinnis scored the other on the ground.
BRIT COL - 0 7 1 8 - 16
CALGARY - 1 0 1 7 - 9
1st - BC - Single, Jim Sillye rouged on Ken Phillips 61-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 5-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-1 3rd - BC - Single, Ted Gerela missed 12-yard FG CAL 7-2 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 36-yard FG CAL 8-2 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 24-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 15-2 4th - BC - Jim Young, 6-yard run (Gerela kick) CAL 15-9 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 29-yard FG CAL 16-9
TUES AUG 11
Saskatchewan 24, OTTAWA 1 (25192) - Saskatchewan chopped up Ottawa's defense and controlled their offense in a rematch of the 1969 Grey Cup. Steve Molnar replaced George Reed in the third quarter when the Rider star RB suffered a knee injury.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 3 7 - 24
OTTAWA - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillan missed 39-yard FG OTT 1-0 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 85-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-1 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 22-yard field goal SASK 17-1 4th - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-1
WED AUG 12
Montreal 16, WINNIPEG 10 (17110) - Montreal scored their second win of the season behind touchdowns from Dennis Duncan and Dick Smith. The Alouettes overcame an early 9-0 deficit to hand Winnipeg its third straight loss to start the season.
MONTREAL - 7 6 0 3 - 16
WINNIPEG - 9 1 0 0 - 10
1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 1-yard run WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Gene Lakusiak, 51-yard field goal WIN 9-0 1st - MON - Dick Smith, 42-yard run (Pierre Guindon kick) WIN 9-7 2nd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 5-yard run MON 13-9 2nd - WIN - Single, Larry Fairholm conceded on Lakusiak 45-yard kick MON 13-10 4th - MON - Safety, Wally Gabler tackled in end zone by Gene Gained MON 15-10 4th - MON - Single, Doug Strong conceded on Guindon kick MON 16-10
THUR AUG 13
TORONTO 29, Hamilton 3 (33135) - QB Don Jonas took over from a shaky Tom Wilkinson to throw three touchdown passes and lead Toronto to an opening night win. Jonas, the passing ace of Orlando in the Continental League, took over in the second quarter and threw TD passes to Dave Raimey and Tom Bland.
HAMILTON - 0 1 2 0 - 3
TORONTO - 1 14 0 14 - 29
1st - TOR - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Dave Mann 60-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bryan DeMarchi rouged on Mann's 56-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 60-yard pass from Don Jonas TOR 8-0 2nd - TOR - Tom Bland, 11-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 15-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey missed 26-yard FG TOR 15-1 3rd - HAM - Safety, Bill Symons tackled in end zone HAM 15-3 4th - TOR - Tom Moro, 62-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 22-3 4th - TOR - Dick Thornton, 45-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 29-3
British Col 35, EDMONTON 7 (18992) - BC took advantage of a hot hand, Jim Evenson's rushing, and four interceptions to crush Edmonton. Evenson collected 147 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns, giving him five on the young season. Edmonton QBs Don Trull and Rusty Clark were inconsistent all night.
BRIT COL - 8 7 10 10 - 35
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 6-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Single, Gerela 48-yard kick BC 8-0 2nd - BC - Evenson, 6-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 15-0 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 6-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) BC 15-7 3rd - BC - Evenson, 7-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 22-7 3rd - BC - Gerela, 46-yard field goal BC 25-7 4th - BC - Gerela, 18-yard field goal BC 28-7 4th - BC - Rhome Nixon, 30-yard pass from Carroll Williams (Gerela kick) BC 35-7
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 2 0 0 4 50 37 Saskatchewan 4 0 0 8 112 43
Toronto 1 1 0 2 56 37 Calgary 2 1 0 4 52 33
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 42 67 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 101 86
Ottawa 0 2 0 0 16 41 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 32 60
Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 41 98
MON AUG 17
Calgary 30, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (18553) - Calgary exploded for 23 points in the second quarter, then cruised to an easy win over the Roughriders. QB Jerry Keeling sparked the explosion, with a long run for a TD. It was the first win for coach Jim Duncan over his former team where he was an assistant for three years.
CALGARY - 0 23 0 7 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 14-yard pass from Keeling CAL 16-0 2nd - CAL - Ron Stewart, 22-yard fumble return (Robinson kick) CAL 23-0 4th - CAL - Shaw, 18-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 30-0
TUES AUG 18
MONTREAL 14, Edmonton 10 (27046) - Montreal preserved their perfect record by holding off Edmonton. Terry Evanshen scored two TDs for the Alouettes, both on passes from QB Sonny Wade, who led the team for the first three quarters. The field was ringed with a new aluminum fence to keep fans from spilling out.
EDMONTON - 0 2 7 1 - 10
MONTREAL - 7 6 0 1 - 14
1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 19-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Pierre Guindon kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Evanshen, 7-yard pass from Wade MON 13-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 48-yard kick MON 13-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 14-yard kick MON 13-2 3rd - EDM - Mike Eben, 81-yard pass from Rusty Clark (Cutler kick) MON 13-9 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 7-yard kick MON 13-10 4th - MON - Single, Bayne Norrie rouged on Wade 40-yard kick MON 14-10
THUR AUG 20
TORONTO 16, Edmonton 14 (33135) - Toronto outlasted Edmonton to take over second place in the East. Flankers Jim Thorpe and Tom Bland accounted for the two Toronto touchdowns. The Eskimos got touchdowns from Don Trull and Tom Nettles.
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14
TORONTO - 7 8 0 1 - 16
1st - TOR - Tom Bland, 12-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - EDM - Tom Nettles, 8-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 50-yard kick TOR 8-7 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 10-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 15-7 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas 29-yard kick TOR 16-7 4th - EDM - Trull, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) TOR 16-14
BRITISH COL 27, Calgary 13 (35627) - Kicker Ted Gerela and a tough defense were the keys as the Lions thrilled their largest hometown crowd in five years. Gerela kicked four field goals, along with a single and two converts to led BC into a second place tie in the West. The defense picked off four Jerry Keeling passes.
CALGARY - 3 3 0 7 - 13
BRIT COL - 7 3 3 14 - 27
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 29-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 14-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-3 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 47-yard field goal BC 7-6 2nd - BC - Gerela, 38-yard field goal BC 10-6 3rd - BC - Gerela, 52-yard field goal BC 13-6 4th - BC - Gerela, 21-yard field goal BC 16-6 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 16-13 4th - BC - Single, Gerela 9-yard kick BC 17-13 4th - BC - Gerela, 46-yard field goal BC 20-13 4th - BC - J.D. Whitfield, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 27-13
SAT AUG 22
HAMILTON 27, Winnipeg 6 (19723) - Tommy Joe Coffey kicked two field goals and three converts to set a CFL scoring record and help Hamilton to the easy victory over Winnipeg. Coffey's nine points gave him 759 career points, breaking a tie with Jackie Parker. HB Dave Fleming scored two TDs for the Ticats.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
HAMILTON - 3 7 3 14 - 27
1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 22-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - John Eckman, 5-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 10-0 3rd - WIN - Lou Andres, 24-yard pass from Ron Johnson HAM 10-6 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 43-yard field goal HAM 13-6 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 20-6 4th - HAM - Fleming, 23-yard pass from Eckman (Coffey kick) HAM 27-6
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 0 0 6 64 47 Saskatchewan 4 1 0 8 112 73
Toronto 2 1 0 4 72 51 Calgary 3 2 0 6 95 60
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 British Columbia 3 2 0 6 128 99
Ottawa 0 2 0 0 16 41 Edmonton 1 4 0 2 56 90
Winnipeg 0 4 0 0 47 125
TUES AUG 25
Ottawa 31, EDMONTON 23 (19221) - Rusty Clark threw five interceptions, and Don Trull threw two more, as Ottawa won its first game of the season. K Ivan MacMillan scored 13 points to pace the Rider offense, which was led by rookie QB Gary Wood.
OTTAWA - 3 11 14 3 - 31
EDMONTON - 8 0 7 8 - 23
1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 50-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 22-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - EDM - Henry King, 11-yard pass from Mike Eben (Cutler kick) EDM 8-3 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 32-yard field goal EDM 8-6 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 12-yard pass from Gary Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 13-8 2nd - OTT - Single, MacMillan 33-yard kick OTT 14-8 3rd - OTT - Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) OTT 21-8 3rd - EDM - Eben, 44-yard pass from Rusty Clark (Cutler kick) OTT 21-15 3rd - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 26-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) OTT 28-15 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 29-yard field goal OTT 31-15 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 41-yard kick OTT 31-16 4th - EDM - Terry Swarn, 2-yard pass from Clark (Cutler kick) OTT 31-23
WED AUG 26
WINNIPEG 28, Toronto 22 (19108) - Winnipeg ended their winless streak in impressive fashion as Wally Gabler tossed a touchdown pass to Ken Nielsen in the dying seconds to upset Toronto. Bob Houmard, the big battling fullback, got three touchdowns for the Bombers.
TORONTO - 1 7 7 7 - 22
WINNIPEG - 14 0 0 14 - 28
1st - TOR - Single, Don Jonas 3-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 3-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-1 1st - WIN - Houmard, 2-yard run (Lakusiak kick) WIN 14-1 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 8-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 14-8 3rd - TOR - Symons, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 15-14 4th - TOR - Mel Profit, 16-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 22-14 4th - WIN - Houmard, 3-yard run (Lakusiak kick) TOR 22-21 4th - WIN - Ken Nielsen, 40-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Lakusiak kick) WIN 28-22
Saskatchewan 21, CALGARY 17 (23616) - Saskatchewan refused to succumb to Calgary's last quarter onslaught to win their fifth game in six outings. The Riders led 11-3 going into the final quarter, then added 10 more minutes before the Stampeders came back with two late touchdowns - one on a blocked kick.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 8 10 - 21
CALGARY - 0 3 0 14 - 17
1st - SASK - Ken Abendschan, 23-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 27-yard kick SASK 4-3 3rd - SASK - Dave Denny, 45-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 11-3 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 29-yard field goal SASK 14-3 4th - SASK - Henry Dorsch, 33-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-3 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) SASK 21-10 4th - CAL - Craig Koinzan, 10-yard blocked punt (Robinson kick) SASK 21-17
THUR AUG 27
BRIT COL 32, Ottawa 30 (35563) - BC delighted the hometown fans by coming from behind three times to squeak past Ottawa in a pass-filled game. The win was the Lions' first over Ottawa, who were led by flanker Terry Wellesley's three touchdown catches. Lion QB Paul Brothers threw for 325 yards.
OTTAWA - 9 7 14 0 - 30
BRIT COL - 0 17 6 9 - 32
1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 54-yard pass from Gary Wood OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 36-yard field goal OTT 9-0 2nd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 11-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 16-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 36-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) OTT 16-7 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 10-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) OTT 16-14 2nd - BC - Gerela, 25-yard field goal BC 17-16 3rd - BC - Gerela, 19-yard field goal BC 20-16 3rd - OTT - Wellesley, 73-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 23-20 3rd - BC - Gerela, 15-yard field goal TIED 23-23 3rd - OTT - Wellesley, 75-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 30-23 4th - BC - A.D. Whitefield, 33-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) TIED 30-30 4th - BC - Single, Bill Van Burkleo rouged on Gerela 45-yard kick BC 31-30 4th - BC - Single, Van Burkleo rouged on Gerela 51-yard kick BC 32-30
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 0 0 6 64 47 Saskatchewan 5 1 0 10 133 90
Toronto 2 2 0 4 92 79 British Columbia 4 2 0 8 160 129
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 Calgary 3 3 0 6 112 81
Ottawa 1 3 0 2 67 96 Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 75 147
Edmonton 1 5 0 2 79 121
SUN AUG 30
SASKATCHEWAN 36, Toronto 14 (20179) - Saskatchewan exploded for 22 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Toronto. The win gave the Riders a four point lead in the West. Bobby Thompson got two spectacular touchdowns in the fourth quarter to break a 14-14 deadlock.
TORONTO - 0 0 7 7 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 0 22 - 36
1st - SASK - Gord Barwell, 34-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 56-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Nolan Bailey, 19-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-7 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 15-yard field goal SASK 14-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 77-yard kick SASK 14-11 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 27-yard field goal TIED 14-14 4th - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 94-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-14 4th - SASK - Single, Al Ford 48-yard kick SASK 22-14 4th - SASK - Don Seaman, 24-yard fumble return (Abendschan kick) SASK 29-14 4th - SASK - Thompson, 51-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 36-14
TUES SEPT 1
EDMONTON 20, British Col 9 (18142) - For the first time this year, Edmonton showed a respectable running game. The Eskimos picked up 179 yards on the ground, only 52 less than they had gained in their first six games combined. Terry Swarn scored both Edmonton touchdowns.
BRIT COL - 0 9 0 0 - 9
EDMONTON - 0 10 0 10 - 20
2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - BC - Single, Dick Dupuis conceded on Ken Phillips 46-yard kick EDM 3-1 2nd - EDM - Terry Swarn, 50-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 10-1 2nd - BC - Paul Brothers, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - BC - Single, Joe Hernandez rouged on Gerela 55-yard kick EDM 10-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-9 4th - EDM - Swarn, 39-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-9
WED SEPT 2
OTTAWA 31, Montreal 7 (26996) - Flanker Hugh Oldham caught three touchdown passes from QB Gary Wood to lead Ottawa to an easy victory over Montreal. FB Jim Mankins got the other Rider touchdown. The loss was the first of the season for Montreal.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 7 - 7
OTTAWA - 7 21 0 3 - 31
1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 6-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Oldham, 35-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Oldham, 75-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 21-0 2nd - OTT - Jim Mankins, 4-yard run (MacMillan kick) OTT 28-0 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 30-yard field goal OTT 31-0 4th - MON - Terry Evanshen, 25-yard pass from Tony Passander (George Springate kick) OTT 31-7
Calgary 29, WINNIPEG 8 (23533) - The largest Winnipeg crowd ever saw their team go down to defeat, after being tied 8-8 at halftimes. Calgary erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter. Herm Harrison scored four touchdowns for the Stampeders on passes from Jerry Keeling.
CALGARY - 0 8 0 21 - 29
WINNIPEG - 8 0 0 0 - 8
1st - WIN - John Senst, 60-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 32-yard kick WIN 8-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) WIN 8-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 65-yard kick TIED 8-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 7-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 15-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 8-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 22-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 3-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 29-8
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 1 0 6 71 78 Saskatchewan 6 1 0 12 169 104
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 169 149
Toronto 2 3 0 4 106 115 Calgary 4 3 0 8 141 89
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 108 103 Edmonton 2 5 0 4 99 130
Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 83 176
MON SEPT 7
HAMILTON 17, Montreal 12 (28702) - Hamilton parlayed a touchdown and field goal in the fourth quarter to trip Montreal and take over a share of first place. Tommy Joe Coffey kicked three field goals, a single and convert for 11 points. Garney Henley got Hamilton's only touchdown late in the game.
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 6 - 12
HAMILTON - 4 3 0 10 - 17
1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 27-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Single, Bob Storey conceded on Coffey 38-yard kick HAM 4-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 7-0 3rd - MON - George Springate, 13-yard field goal HAM 7-3 3rd - MON - Springate, 40-yard field goal HAM 7-6 4th - MON - Dennis Duncan, 13-yard pass from Tony Passender MON 12-7 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-12
SASKATCHEWAN 30, Winnipeg 11 (15433) - Flanker Gordon Barwell caught long passes for two touchdowns, and set up a third, as Saskatchewan strengthened their hold on first place in the West. The Bombers had to use backup QB Ron Johnson as regular QB Wally Gabler rested an injured ankle.
WINNIPEG - 0 10 1 0 - 11
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 6 17 - 30
2nd - WIN - Gene Lakusiak, 40-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Ed Breding, 2-yard pass from Ron Johnson (Lakusiak kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 13-yard pass from Don Weiss (Jack Abendschan kick) WIN 10-7 3rd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 50-yard pass from Ron Lancaster SASK 13-10 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 40-yard kick SASK 13-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 16-11 4th - SASK - Barwell, 67-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-11 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 30-11
CALGARY 28, Edmonton 13 (23310) - Edmonton saw its playoff hopes nearly extinguished as Calgary exploded for 17 points in the space of five minutes in the second quarter en route to a 20-0 lead. Edmonton's quarterbacks threw four interceptions.
EDMONTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13
CALGARY - 3 24 0 1 - 28
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 7-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 15-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 17-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 38-yard field goal CAL 20-0 2nd - CAL - Cranmer, 22-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 27-0 2nd - EDM - Alan Picaithley, 6-yard run CAL 27-6 3rd - EDM - Mike Eben, 3-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) CAL 27-13 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 25-yard FG CAL 28-13
Toronto 37, OTTAWA 21 (26961) - HB Bill Symons ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth as Toronto picked up its third win of the season. Dave Raimey was the Argo workhorse, carrying 18 times for 175 yards, as Toronto jumped out to a 22-0 lead before Ottawa threatened in the fourth quarter to close the gap.
TORONTO - 14 8 8 7 - 37
OTTAWA - 0 7 7 7 - 21
1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 2-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Symons, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 47-yard kick TOR 15-0 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 6-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 22-0 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 22-7 3rd - TOR - Symons, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 29-7 3rd - OTT - Billy Cooper, 6-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) TOR 29-14 3rd - TOR - Single, Mann 38-yard kick TOR 30-14 4th - OTT - Wood, 16-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 30-21 4th - TOR - Symons, 6-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 37-21
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 2 0 6 83 95 Saskatchewan 7 1 0 14 199 115
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 86 85 Calgary 5 3 0 10 169 102
Toronto 3 3 0 6 143 136 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 169 149
Ottawa 2 4 0 4 129 140 Edmonton 2 6 0 4 112 158
Winnipeg 1 6 0 2 94 206
SAT SEPT 12
MONTREAL 38, Hamilton 23 (25721) - Montreal used a strong running attack, which scored three of their six touchdowns, in thumping Hamilton. RB Dennis Duncan accounted for two of the majors. Tommy Joe Coffey scored two touchdowns for Hamilton and added a field goal and two converts.
HAMILTON - 0 3 7 13 - 23
MONTREAL - 7 6 19 6 - 38
1st - MON - Dennis Duncan, 1-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Sonny Wade, 2-yard run MON 13-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 40-yard field goal MON 13-3 3rd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 26-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 20-3 3rd - MON - Bob McCarthy, 56-yard pass from Wade MON 26-3 3rd - MON - Duncan, 3-yard run MON 32-3 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 9-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) MON 32-10 4th - MON - Dick Smith, 9-yard pass from Wade MON 38-10 4th - HAM - Coffey, 12-yard pass from John Eckman MON 38-16 4th - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 39-yard pass from Eckman (Coffey kick) MON 38-23
EDMONTON 10, Saskatchewan 6 (19334) - Edmonton reached up from fourth place to shock the Riders, in a game head coach Ray Jauch didn't expect them to win. Edmonton won thanks to three interceptions, a fumble recovery, and three long field goals by Dave Cutler, and capped by a last-minute defensive stand.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 0 0 - 6
EDMONTON - 0 1 3 6 - 10
2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 32-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 36-yard field goal SASK 3-1 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 18-yard field goal SASK 6-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal SASK 6-4 4th - EDM - Cutler 39-yard field goal EDM 7-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 10-6
SUN SEPT 13
TORONTO 30, Ottawa 25 (33135) - In game featuring the offense, the defense came up with some surprises. - Toronto picked off five Gary Wood passes, and Ottawa stole two from the Argos. Toronto had a 24-10 lead at the half, before Ottawa cut the lead to 24-16 going into the fourth quarter.
OTTAWA - 3 7 6 9 - 25
TORONTO - 3 21 0 6 - 30
1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 11-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 17-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Don Sutherin, 4-yard interception return (Jonas kick) TOR 17-3 2nd - OTT - Gary Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 17-10 3rd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 9-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 24-10 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 31-yard field goal TOR 24-13 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal TOR 24-16 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 12-yard field goal TOR 24-19 4th - TOR - Jonas, 34-yard field goal TOR 27-19 4th - TOR - Jonas, 18-yard field goal TOR 30-19 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 5-yard pass from Wood TOR 30-25
BRIT COL 16, Winnipeg 13 (36250) - The Lions moved into a second place tie with Calgary by defeating last-place Winnipeg without scoring a touchdown. Ted Gerela kicked three field goals and added three singles on three attempted placements that went wide. The other Lion points came on safeties.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 7 6 - 13
BRIT COL - 6 1 2 7 - 16
1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 47-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Gerela, 39-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 15-yard FG BC 7-0 3rd - WIN - Ron Johnson, 6-yard run (Tom Deacon kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - BC - Safety, Ed Ulmer conceded BC 9-7 4th - BC - Single, Gerela missed 23-yard FG BC 10-7 4th - WIN - Lou Andrus, 6-yard pass from Johnson WIN 13-10 4th - BC - Gerela, 38-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4th - BC - Single, Gerela missed 27-yard FG BC 14-13 4th - BC - Safety, Johnson tackled in end zone BC 16-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 4 2 0 8 121 116 Saskatchewan 7 2 0 14 205 125
Toronto 4 3 0 8 173 161 Calgary 5 3 0 10 169 102
Hamilton 3 3 0 6 109 123 British Columbia 5 3 0 10 185 162
Ottawa 2 5 0 4 154 170 Edmonton 3 6 0 6 122 164
Winnipeg 1 7 0 2 107 222
WED SEPT 16
HAMILTON 39, Calgary 18 (21100) - Joe Zuger utilized short passes and a running game that has been suspect in recent weeks to support a superb defensive effort as Hamiton shocked Calgary and moved into a three-way tie for first in the East.
CALGARY - 0 11 7 0 - 18
HAMILTON - 14 3 7 15 - 39
1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 1-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Paul Schmidlin, 8-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 37-yard field goal HAM 17-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 7-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) HAM 17-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Robinson 25-yard kick HAM 17-8 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 18-yard field goal HAM 17-11 3rd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 5-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 18-17 3rd - HAM - Norm Weslowski, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 24-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jim Silye rouged on Joe Zuger 65-yard kick HAM 25-18 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 32-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 32-18 4th - HAM - Allan Ray Aldridge, 27-yard interception return (Coffey kick) HAM 39-18
FRI SEPT 18
SASKATCHEWAN 23, Brit Col 22 (17535) - Jack Abendschan booted a game-winning field goal on the last play of the night, as the Roughriders strengthened their hold on first place and kept BC from breaking out od a second-place deadlock. Abendschan added two other field goals to the winning margin.
BRITISH COL - 7 8 7 0 - 22
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 10 0 6 - 23
1st - SASK - George Reed, 13-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 51-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) TIED 7-7 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 43-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 21-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-7 2nd - BC - Young, 34-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) SASK 17-14 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela 48-yard kick SASK 17-15 3rd - BC - Vic Washington, 41-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 22-17 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 14-yard field goal BC 22-20 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 47-yard field goal SASK 23-22
SAT SEPT 19
OTTAWA 9, Calgary 1 (23013) - In a defensive struggle, Bill Cooper scored the only touchdown - on a pass from Gery Wood, who led the Riders in rushing (65 yards) and passing (136 yards). Ottawa had 279 yards on offense; Calgary 276 yards. The two teams combined for 25 punts.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 1 7 0 1 - 9
1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillian 29-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Cooper, 5-yard pass from Gary Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 8-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 50-yard kick OTT 8-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bill Van Burkleo, 46-yard kick OTT 9-1
SUN SEPT 20
Montreal 24, TORONTO 17 (33135) - George Springate, the rookie kicker for Montreal who was recently elected to the Quebec national assembly, scored 11 points to lead the Alouettes to the win. HB Dick Smith caught two touchdown passes from Sonny Wade to lead all scorers.
MONTREAL - 6 7 3 8 - 24
TORONTO - 7 0 0 10 - 17
1st - MON - George Springate, 16-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 75-yard pass from Mel Profit (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-3 1st - MON - Springate, 22-yard field goal TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Dick Smith, 8-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 13-7 3rd - MON - Springate, 41-yard field goal MON 16-7 4th - TOR - Jonas, 27-yard field goal MON 16-10 4th - MON - D. Smith, 8-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 23-10 4th - TOR - Thorpe, 19-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 23-17 4th - MON - Single, Wade 33-yard kick MON 24-17
Edmonton 33, WINNIPEG 15 (16500) - Edmonton sent Winnipeg reeling with a touchdown in the opening seconds and cruised to the win. Terry Swarn stunned the Bombers on the opening kickoff when he took a reverse handoff from Joe Hernandez and ran 99 yards for the score.
EDMONTON - 14 6 6 7 - 33
WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 14 - 15
1st - EDM - Terry Swarn, 99-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 58-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 32-yard kick EDM 14-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 17-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal EDM 20-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 23-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 26-1 4th - EDM - Swarn, 11-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 33-1 4th - WIN - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Lakusiak kick) EDM 33-8 4th - WIN - Houmard, 25-yard run (Lakusiak kick) EDM 33-15
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 5 2 0 10 145 133 Saskatchewan 8 2 0 16 228 147
Hamilton 4 3 0 8 148 141 British Columbia 5 4 0 10 207 185
Toronto 4 4 0 8 190 185 Calgary 5 5 0 10 188 150
Ottawa 3 5 0 6 163 171 Edmonton 4 6 0 8 155 179
Winnipeg 1 8 0 2 122 255
WED SEPT 23
Hamilton 26, BRIT COL 14 (29787) - QB John Eckman came off the bench to lead Hamilton to the win and s share of first place in the East. Eckman entered the game when QB Joe Zuger left the game late in the first quarter. He was later diagnosed with a broken right wrist.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14
BRIT COL - 1 10 0 15 - 26
1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey 24-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 4-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - BC - Vic Washington, 51-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) HAM 11-7 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 12-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 14-11 4th - HAM - John Williams, 75-yard blocked field goal return (Coffey kick) HAM 18-14 4th - HAM - John Eckman, 7-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 25-14 4th - HAM - Single, John Manel 39-yard kick HAM 26-14
SAT SEPT 26
EDMONTON 34, Hamilton 13 (23061) - The Eskimos tightened up things in the West when they blasted Hamilton before a record Edmonton crowd. QB Don Trull threw touchdown passes to Jim Thomas and Mike Eben and kept the Ticats off balance with his signal calling.
HAMILTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13
EDMONTON - 14 10 7 3 - 34
1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 5-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Terry Swarn, 45-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 42-yard field goal EDM 14-3 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 10-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 21-3 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 27-yard field goal EDM 21-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 24-6 3rd - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 35-yard run with lateral from Jim Hensall after interception (Cutler kick) EDM 31-6 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 4-yard pass from John Eckman (Coffey kick) EDM 31-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 34-13
SUN SEPT 27
MONTREAL 16, Ottawa 15 (26677) - The Alouettes, who have mixed flashes of brilliant football with some elementary blunders, got a fourth quarter touchdown from Dennis Duncan and the extra point by George Springate to beat the last-place Riders. The Montreal attack gained 407 yards and 22 first downs.
OTTAWA - 7 0 8 0 - 15
MONTREAL - 1 7 1 7 - 16
1st - MON - Single, Jerry Campbell recovered Dennis Duncan fumble in end zone MON 1-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 61-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-1 2nd - MON - Dick Smith, 11-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) MON 8-7 3rd - MON - Single, Wade 43-yard kick MON 9-7 3rd - OTT - Oldham, 24-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 14-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Larry Fairholm conceded on MacMillan 12-yard kick OTT 15-9 4th - MON - Dennis Duncan, 6-yard run (Springate kick) MON 16-15
Saskatchewan 5, WINNIPEG 2 (16528) - Jack Abendschan kicked his 16th field goal of the season in the dying seconds to give the Riders the win. Saskatchewan started newcomer Gary Lane at QB. The Bombers traded QB Wally Gabler to Hamilton prior to the game.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 4 - 5
WINNIPEG - 1 0 1 0 - 2
1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 17-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 29-yard kick TIED 1-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 30-yard kick WIN 2-1 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 23-yard kick TIED 2-2 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 27-yard field goal SASK 5-2
CALGARY 27, Toronto 12 (21292) - Hugh McKinnis ran for 172 yards and a touchdown to lead the Stampeders, as Calgary jumped out to a 27-0 lead. The Argos would get touchdowns from QB Don Jonas and RB Dave Raimey, but fell to third in the West.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 12 - 12
CALGARY - 0 17 7 3 - 27
2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 8-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 13-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 33-yard field goal CAL 17-0 3rd - CAL - Keeling, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-0 4th - CAL - Robinson, 28-yard field goal CAL 27-0 4th - TOR - Don Jonas, 3-yard run CAL 27-6 4th - TOR - Dave Raimey, 26-yard pass from Jonas CAL 27-12
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 6 2 0 12 161 148 Saskatchewan 9 2 0 18 233 149
Hamilton 5 4 0 10 187 189 Calgary 6 5 0 12 215 162
Toronto 4 5 0 8 202 212 British Columbia 5 5 0 10 221 211
Ottawa 3 6 0 6 178 187 Edmonton 5 6 0 10 189 192
Winnipeg 1 9 0 2 124 260
SAT OCT 3
Edmonton 32, BRIT COL 20 (35109) - Edmonton moved into a second place tie with Calgary by overpowering the Lions. HB Jim Thomas scored two touchdowns to lead the explosive Eskimo offense. HB Terry Swarn and FB R.C. Gamble scored the other Edmonton touchdowns.
EDMONTON - 14 8 0 10 - 32
BRIT COL - 0 10 3 7 - 20
1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 22-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Thomas, 4-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 22-yard kick EDM 15-0 2nd - BC - A.D. Whitfield, 71-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 15-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 41-yard field goal EDM 15-10 2nd - EDM - Terry Swarn, 3-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 22-10 3rd - BC - Gerela, 42-yard field goal EDM 22-13 4th - EDM - R.C. Gamble, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 29-13 4th - EDM - Safety, Brothers tackled in end zone EDM 31-13 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) EDM 31-20 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 5-yard kick EDM 32-20
Winnipeg 15, OTTAWA 0 (19575) - Heavy rain kept the crowd down to the smallest of the season in Ottawa and turned the field muddy. Bomber halfback Bob Houmard got the only touchdowns of the game. The loss dimmed the Riders' playoff hopes, while the Bombers had little to no chance for postseason play.
WINNIPEG - 7 1 6 1 - 15
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 1-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ed Ulmer 35-yard kick WIN 8-0 3rd - WIN - Houmard, 2-yard run WIN 14-0 4th - WIN - Single, Ulmer 29-yard kick WIN 15-0
SUN OCT 4
Toronto 33, HAMILTON 14 (29455) - An explosive long run by HB Bill Symons and an inspired effort by the Toronto defensive unit carried the Argonauts to the win. The Argos took advantage of Ticat fumbles in the first half to carry a 14-0 lead into the third quarter, when they increased it to 26-0.
TORONTO - 10 4 12 7 - 33
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 14 - 14
1st - TOR - Tom Wilkinson, 3-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Jonas, 32-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 25-yard field goal TOR 13-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 56-yard kick TOR 14-0 3rd - TOR - Bill Symons, 98-yard run TOR 20-0 3rd - TOR - Tom Bland, 17-yard pass from Jonas TOR 26-0 4th - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 2-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) TOR 26-7 4th - TOR - Jim Henderson, 68-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 33-7 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 40-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) TOR 33-14
SASKATCHEWAN 29, Montreal 10 (21706) - Henry Dorsch and Steve Molnar made short plunges for touchdowns and teammate Ted Dushinski scored on an interception return as Saskatchewan won the battle of conference leaders.
MONTREAL - 0 3 7 0 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 10 7 9 - 29
1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 29-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Henry Dorsch, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal SASK 13-0 2nd - MON - Justin Canale, 50-yard field goal SASK 13-3 3rd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-3 3rd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 39-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) SASK 20-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 23-10 4th - SASK - Ted Dushinski, 42-yard interception return SASK 29-10
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 6 3 0 12 171 179 Saskatchewan 10 2 0 20 262 159
Hamilton 5 5 0 10 201 222 Calgary 6 5 0 12 215 162
Toronto 5 5 0 10 237 226 Edmonton 6 6 0 12 221 212
Ottawa 3 7 0 6 178 187 British Columbia 5 6 0 10 241 243
Winnipeg 2 9 0 4 139 260
WED OCT 7
CALGARY 11, Montreal 4 (18970) - Calgary, receiving an outstanding performance from their four-man defensive line, defeated Montreal on a snow-plagued game. The win enabled the Stampeders to take over second place in the West. The conditions grew worse under a driving snowstorm.
MONTREAL - 0 0 4 0 - 4
CALGARY - 0 0 10 1 - 11
3rd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 40-yard field goal CAL 3-0 3rd - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 73-yard kick CAL 3-1 3rd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 25-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-1 3rd - MON - George Springate, 30-yard field goal CAL 10-4 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 44-yard kick CAL 11-4
SAT OCT 10
TORONTO 50, British Col 7 (33135) - Toronto exploited BC's understaffed defense for 595 yards in recording the highest point total of the CFL season to date. The win was the Argo's sixth in 11 tries but came at a cost. WR Jim Thorpe left the game with what appeared to be a serious knee ligament injury.
BRIT COL - 7 0 0 7 - 14
TORONTO - 7 10 11 22 - 50
1st - BC - Paul Brothers, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - TOR - Dave Raimey, 3-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 75-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 42-yard field goal TOR 17-7 3rd - TOR - Tony Moro, 42-yard pass from Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 24-7 3rd - TOR- Single, Jerry Bradley conceded on Dave Mann 42-yard kick TOR 25-7 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 19-yard field goal TOR 28-7 4th - TOR - Tom Bland, 24-yard pass from Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 35-7 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas missed 23-yard FG TOR 36-7 4th - TOR - Mel Profit, 9-yard run (Jonas kick)) TOR 43-7 4th - TOR - Bland, 25-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 50-7
SUN OCT 11
SASKATCHEWAN 19, Winnipeg 10 (15606) - Saskatchewan scored 17 points in the second quarter and coasted to the win over the cellar-dwelling Bombers. George Reed scored one touchdown on the ground, and HB Bob Pearce caught a pass for the other major.
WINNIPEG - 1 3 0 6 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 0 2 - 19
1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 50-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-1 2nd - WIN - Lakusiak, 42-yard field goal SASK 14-4 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 17-4 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 46-yard kick SASK 18-4 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 45-yard kick SASK 19-4 4th - WIN - Charlie Bryant, 2-yard run SASK 19-10
MON OCT 12
HAMILTON 24, Ottawa 17 (21035) - Hamitlon defeated Ottawa before its own rain-soaked fans to move into a three-way tie with Montreal and Toronto. QB Wally Gabler, who came from Winnipeg two weeks ago, directed the Hamilton attack on a field made slippery by a steady rain.
OTTAWA - 7 1 3 6 - 17
HAMILTON - 6 10 7 1 - 24
1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 2-yard run HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 56-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-6 2nd - HAM - Buchanan, 15-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 13-7 2nd - OTT - Single, MacMillan 15-yard kick HAM 13-8 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 16-8 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal HAM 16-11 3rd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 13-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 23-11 4th - OTT - Gene Wren, 1-yard run HAM 23-17 4th - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 56-yard punt HAM 24-17
EDMONTON 16, Calgary 13 (23846) - A tough Edmonton defense set up most of the points as the Eskimos beat Calgary. Eskimo defenders turned a blocked punt into a touchdown and force a fumble that led to the deciding field goal in the fourth quarter, as the Esks tied Calgary for second place in the West,
CALGARY - 0 7 6 0 - 13
EDMONTON - 0 13 0 3 - 16
2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 10-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 28-yard field goal CAL 7-3 2nd - EDM - Mike Law, 24-yard return of blocked kick (Cutler kick) EDM 10-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 39-yard field goal EDM 13-7 3rd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run TIED 13-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 16-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Montreal 6 4 0 12 175 190 X-Saskatchewan 11 2 0 22 281 169
Hamilton 6 5 0 12 225 239 Calgary 7 6 0 14 239 182
Toronto 6 5 0 12 287 233 Edmonton 7 6 0 14 237 225
Ottawa 3 8 0 6 195 226 British Columbia 5 7 0 10 248 293
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 10 0 4 149 279
WED OCT 14
MONTREAL 28, British Col 27 (18077) - Montreal can thank second-string QB Tony Passander for ensuring the clubs its first EFC playoff berth since 1966. With the Als trailing 28-7 in the fourth quarter, coach Sam Etcheverry sent Passander into the game, and he delivered, scoring two touchdowns himself.
BRIT COL - 0 10 3 14 - 27
MONTREAL - 7 1 0 20 - 28
1st - MON - Dennis Duncan, 4-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Springate 27-yard kick MON 8-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 74-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) MON 8-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 44-yard field goal BC 10-8 3rd - BC - Gerela, 21-yard field goal BC 13-8 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 20-8 4th - BC - Young, 29-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 27-8 4th - MON - Tony Passender, 8-yard run (Springate kick) BC 27-15 4th - MON - Terry Evanshen, 9-yard pass from Passender (Springate kick) BC 27-22 4th - MON - Passender, 9-yard run MON 28-27
SAT OCT 17
Edmonton 20, WINNIPEG 17 (15717) - Edmonton clinched a playoff berth by subduing the stubborn Blue Bombers. The Eskimos could still be tied with 16 points by the BC Lions, but the Eskimos have the tie breaker thanks to their 2-1 season record against the Lions.
EDMONTON - 3 0 10 7 - 20
WINNIPEG - 0 2 6 11 - 17
1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - WIN - Safety, Fred Dunn tackled in end zone EDM 3-2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 17-yard field goal EDM 6-2 3rd - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 65-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 13-2 4th - WIN - Rick Shaw, 23-yard pass from Ron Johnson EDM 13-8 4th - EDM - Terry Swarn, 29-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 20-8 4th - WIN - Shaw, 14-yard pass from Benjy Dial (Gene Lakusiak kick) EDM 20-15 4th - WIN - Safety, Dunn conceded EDM 20-17
Hamilton 22, OTTAWA 15 (21365) - Garney Henley threw a touchdown pass and intercepted a critical peg on Ottawa's last-gasp rally thrust to give Hamilton the win and preserve their first place ambitions. Three touchdowns by Dave Fleming gave the Tiger-Cats a 20-1 lead at the half.
HAMILTON - 13 7 0 2 - 22
OTTAWA - 1 0 14 0 - 15
1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillan 17-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st- HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run HAM 6-1 1st - HAM - Fleming, 7-yard pass from Garney Henley (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 13-1 2nd - HAM - Fleming, 17-yard pass from Wally Gabler HAM 19-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 6-yard kick HAM 20-1 3rd - OTT - Gary Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 20-8 3rd - OTT - Charlie Leigh, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 20-15 4th - HAM - Single, Coffey 17-yard kick HAM 21-15 4th - HAM - Single, Coffey, 18-yard kick HAM 22-15
SUN OCT 18
Saskatchewan 21, CALGARY 14 (23616) - Saskatchewan took advantage of Calgary penalties and Jim Silye's fumbles on a punt return to win their fifth straight. The Western champs went with QB Ron Lancaster for most of the game, and he scored one touchdown and threw for another.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 11 0 - 21
CALGARY - 11 0 2 1 - 14
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 43-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, Dave Cranmer 59-yard kick CAL 4-0 1st - CAL - Uriel Johnson, 49-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Robinson kick) CAL 11-0 2nd - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 3-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) CAL 11-7 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 29-yard field goal CAL 11-10 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 30-yard field goal SASK 13-11 3rd - SASK - Dave Denny, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-11 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan, 61-yard kick SASK 21-11 3rd - CAL - Safety, Alan Ford conceded SASK 21-13 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 65-yard kick SASK 21-14
TORONTO 16, Montreal 13 (33125) - The sixth consecutive sellout in Toronto saw their Argonauts create a three-way tie for first in the East with two games to play. QB Don Jonas collected 13 points on a touchdown, two field goals and a convert.
MONTREAL - 0 0 7 6 - 13
TORONTO - 5 4 0 7 - 16
1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 25-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Safety, Tony Passender tackled in end zone TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 41-yard kick TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 35-yard field goal TOR 9-0 3rd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 85-yard run (George Springate kick) TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Jonas, 3-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 16-7 4th - MON - Moses Denson, 17-yard pass from Sonny Wade TOR 16-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Montreal 7 5 0 14 216 223 X-Saskatchewan 12 2 0 24 302 183
X-Hamilton 7 5 0 14 247 254 X-Edmonton 8 6 0 16 257 242
X-Toronto 7 5 0 14 303 246 Calgary 7 7 0 14 253 203
Ottawa 3 9 0 6 210 248 British Columbia 5 8 0 10 275 321
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 11 0 4 166 299
WED OCT 21
BRIT COL 7, Winnipeg 1 (22150) - FB Jim Evenson, running after the WFC rushing title, plunged over from the one-yard line midway through the fourth quarter to give the Lions the win and keep BC's playoff hopes alive. Evenson ran for 85 yards, giving him 959 for the season.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 1 - 1
BRIT COL - 0 0 7 0 - 7
3rd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 4th - WIN - Single, Ed Ulmer 46-yard kick BC 7-1
SAT OCT 24
Ottawa 28, MONTREAL 12 (19758) - Flanker Hugh Oldham was the big scorer for the Riders as he counted a pair of touchdowns on passes from Gary Wood. Joe Vijuk got the other Ottawa touchdown when he ran an Alouette fumble to the end zone.
OTTAWA - 16 0 7 5 - 28
MONTREAL - 0 3 2 7 - 12
1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 9-yard pass from Gary Wood OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Joe Vijuk, 36-yard fumble return (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 13-0 1st - OTT - MacMillan, 11-yard field goal OTT 16-0 2nd - MON - George Springate, 19-yard field goal OTT 16-3 3rd - MON - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo conceded OTT 16-5 3rd - OTT - Oldham, 55-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 23-5 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 9-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) OTT 23-12 4th - OTT - Safety, Wade conceded OTT 25-12 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 14-yard field goal OTT 28-12
EDMONTON 15, Winnipeg 11 (20157) - Edmonton wrapped up second place in the EFC, and earned home field in the semifinal. Winnipeg got inside the Edmonton 35-yard line six times, and inside the 10 twice in the fourth quarter, but could only manage a Charlie Bryant touchdown.
WINNIPEG - 6 0 2 3 - 11
EDMONTON - 1 14 0 0 - 15
1st - WIN - Charlie Bryant, 26-yard pass from Ron Johnson WIN 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 26-yard kick WIN 6-1 2nd - EDM - John Lagrone recovered blocked kick in end zone (Cutler kick) EDM 8-6 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 63-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 15-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 34-yard single EDM 15-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 31-yard kick EDM 15-8 4th - WIN - Chuck Liebrock, 19-yard field goal EDM 15-11
SUN OCT 25
HAMILTON 27, Toronto 7 (29755) - Hamilton, buoyed by a tenacious defense, dumped Toronto out of first place in the EFC in the final home game of the season. The win moved Hamilton into first place all alone. Tommy Joe Coffey added 15 points to his season total, giving him 107.
TORONTO - 0 0 7 0 - 7
HAMILTON - 7 7 10 3 - 27
1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 15-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 29-yard field goal HAM 17-0 3rd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 8-yard pass (Coffey kick) HAM 24-0 3rd - TOR - Don Jonas, 4-yard run (Jonas kick) HAM 24-7 4th 0- HAM - Coffey, 33-yard field goal HAM 27-7
Saskatchewan Roughriders (14-2)
Head Coach: Eagle Keys
Leading Rusher: George Reed (821)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2779)
Leading Receiver: Silas McKinnie (39-682)
Average Attendance: 16,743 (9th)
Edmonton Eskimos (9-7)
Head Coach: Ray Jauch
Leading Rusher: Jim Thomas (374)
Leading Passer: Don Trull (2455)
Leading Receiver: Terry Swarn (61-739)
Average Attendance: 20,502 (7th)
Calgary Stampeders (9-7)
Head Coach: Jim Duncan
Leading Rusher: Hugh McKinnis (1135)
Leading Passer: Jerry Keeling (2247)
Leading Receiver: Herm Harrison (70-1024)
Average Attendance: 21,445 (6th)
British Columbia Lions (6-10)
Head Coach: Jackie Parker
Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (1003)
Leading Passer: Paul Brothers (2604)
Leading Receiver: Jim Young (54-1041)
Average Attendance: 30,697 (2nd)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-14)
Head Coach: Jim Spavital
Leading Rusher: Bob Houmard (810)
Leading Passer: Wally Gabler (1077)
Leading Receiver: Rick Shaw (33-538)
Average Attendance: 16,998 (8th)
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (August 26th)
Vancouver Sun (September 19th)
Montreal Gazette (October 26th)
Montreal Gazette (November 9th)
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau seated with Nancy Durrell, Miss Grey Cup 1970 (left) at Grey Cup football game in Toronto.
CALGARY 29, Brit Col 0 (20916) - The Stampeders wiped out the Lions and clinched third place, setting up an all-Alberta semifinal in the WFC. Calgary intercepted six BC passes, with Howard Starks grabbing three. Calgary's Larry Robinson kicked four converts to establish a CFL career record with 273.
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 0 7 7 15 - 29
2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 3rd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 9-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 37-yard kick CAL 15-0 4th - CAL - McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 22-0 4th - CAL - McKinnis, 17-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 29-0
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 8 5 0 16 274 261 X-Saskatchewan 12 2 0 24 302 183
X-Montreal 7 6 0 14 228 251 X-Edmonton 9 6 0 18 272 253
X-Toronto 7 6 0 14 310 273 X-Calgary 8 7 0 16 282 203
Ottawa 4 9 0 8 238 260 British Columbia 6 9 0 12 282 351
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 13 0 4 178 321
WED OCT 28
SASKATCHEWAN 34, Edmonton 10 (10696) - Saskatchewan scored 31 unanswered points in the first half and coasted to the win. Former Eskimo R.C. Gamble scored two touchdowns, as did Silas McKinnie, on the wind-swept, wet, frigid field. Edmonton K Dave Cutler kicked a CFL record 59-yard field goal.
EDMONTON - 0 0 3 7 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 14 17 0 3 - 34
1st - SASK - R.C. Gamble, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 30-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - SASK - Gamble, 3-yard run SASK 20-0 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 6-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan, 50-yard kick SASK 28-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 32-yard field goal SASK 31-0 3rd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 59-yard field goal SASK 31-3 4th - EDM - Rusty Clark, 7-yard run (Cutler kick) SASK 31-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 37-yard field goal SASK 34-10
SAT OCT 31
TORONTO 19, Ottawa 17 (31974) - QB Don Jonas kicked a field goal with only six seconds remaining to give Toronto the win and sole possession of second place in the EFC. Toronto jumped out to a 15-2 first half lead before Ottawa rallied with
OTTAWA - 0 2 8 7 - 17
TORONTO - 1 14 0 4 - 19
1st - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 35-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd-TOR - Single, Mann 61-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo tackled in end zone TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 52-yard kick TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Chip Barrett, 34-yard interception return (Don Jonas kick) TOR 12-0 2nd - OTT - Safety, Tom Wilkinson tackled in end zone TOR 12-2 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 24-yard field goal TOR 15-2 3rd - OTT - Single, Van Burkleo 43-yard kick TOR 15-3 3rd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 1-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 15-10 4th - OTT - Van Burkleo, 57-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) OTT 17-15 4th - TOR - Single, Mann 42-yard kick OTT 17-16 4th - TOR - Jonas, 18-yard field goal TOR 19-17
SUN NOV 1
Calgary 11, WINNIPEG 6 (10131) - Calgary K Larry Robinson kicked a third quarter field goal, giving him 115 for his career, one better than the retired Don Sutherin. Rain stopped moments before the opening kickoff, leaving a muddy field, but the two teams piled up over 600 yards in offense in the 38-degree weather.
CALGARY - 0 7 3 1 - 11
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6
2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 4-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 3rd - WIN - Benji Dial, 2-yard run CAL 7-6 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 29-yard field goal CAL 10-6 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 24-yard kick CAL 11-6
Hamilton 18, MONTREAL 18 (T) (25867) - Hamilton won the Eastern title with a tie against Montreal, which left them one point ahead of Toronto and two ahead of Montreal. An alert Ticat defense used two fumbles and a pair of interceptions to keep Montreal from the division title.
HAMILTON - 10 0 0 8 - 18
MONTREAL - 0 7 1 10 - 18
1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 15-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Al Irwin, 17-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 10-0 2nd - MON - Tom Pullen, 5-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) HAM 10-7 3rd - MON - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Springate missed 14-yard FG HAM 10-8 4th - MON - Springate, 36-yard field goal MON 11-10 4th - HAM - Dick Weslowski, 24-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 17-11 4th - HAM - Single, Bob Storey conceded on Coffey missed 17-yard FG HAM 18-11 4th - MON - Moses Denson, 1-yard run (Springate kick) TIED 18-18
Saskatchewan 33, BRIT COL 13 (23739) - Saskatchewan completed their most impressive regular season ever with an easy win over BC, their 14th of the season. The Lions took a 7-0 first quarter lead, behind backup QB Vidal Garlin, and led 13-7 at the half. The Riders scored 26 points in the second half.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 13 13 - 33
BRITISH COL - 0 13 0 0 - 13
1st - SASK - R.C. Gamble, 22-yard run (Jack Abenschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 11-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - BC - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 10-yard field goal BC 13-7 3rd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 16-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-13 3rd - SASK - Gary Lane, 1-yard run SASK 20-13 4th - SASK - Gamble, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-13 4th - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 5-yard run SASK 33-13
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 8 5 1 17 292 279 X-Saskatchewan 14 2 0 28 369 206
X-Toronto 8 6 0 16 329 290 X-Edmonton 9 7 0 18 282 287
X-Montreal 7 6 1 15 246 279 X-Calgary 9 7 0 18 293 209
Ottawa 4 10 0 8 245 279 British Columbia 6 10 0 12 295 384
X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 14 0 4 184 332
WESTERN SEMI-FINAL
SUN NOV 8
Calgary 16, EDMONTON 9 (23105) - Calgary blew a nine-point lead but marched 75 yards for a touchdown in the dying minutes to spoil Edmonton's first home playoff game since 1961. A pass interference call against the Eskimos spelled the difference in a brushing defensive battle in which all scoring came in the second half.
CALGARY - 0 0 9 7 - 16
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 9 - 9
3rd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 16-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 9-0 4th - EDM - Dave Cutler, 21-yard field goal CAL 9-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 53-yard field goal CAL 9-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal TIED 9-9 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 16-9
WESTERN FINAL (Calgary wins, 2 games to 0)
SAT NOV 14
Calgary 28, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (15520) - A defense that hated to give an inch and a long touchdown romp by Dave Cranmer in the fourth quarter broke the back of the Roughriders. Saskatchewan, looking like division winners, jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead.
CALGARY - 0 15 0 13 - 28
SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 1 0 - 11
1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 45-yard kick SASK 10-1 2nd - CAL - Uriel Johnson, 22-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) SASK 10-8 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 4-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 15-10 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 44-yard kick CAL 15-11 4th - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 94-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 22-11 4th - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 25-11 4th - CAL - Robinson, 36-yard field goal CAL 28-11
WED NOV 18
Saskatchewan 11, CALGARY 3 (23616) - Tackle Ed McQuarters intercepted a pass and ran 87 yards for a game-clinching touchdown as Saskatchewan kept its season alive. McQuarters, three-time CFL all-star, stunned the crowd with 50 seconds remaining by intercepting a Jerry Keeling pass.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 3 7 - 11
CALGARY - 0 3 0 0 - 3
1st - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 36-yard kick SASK 1-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 23-yard field goal CAL 3-1 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 22-yard field goal SASK 4-3 4th - SASK - Ed McQuarters, 87-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 11-3
SUN NOV 22
Calgary 15, SASKATCHEWAN 14 (18385) - Calgary's Larry Robinson kicked a 32-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Stampeders the win and a Grey Cup berth. The game was played in a wind from the northwest that gusted from 29 to 36 MPH with a windchill factor of 35 degrees below zero.
CALGARY - 9 0 3 3 - 15
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 0 3 - 14
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 41-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Robinson 46-yard kick CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Jim Silye, 63-yard punt return (Robinson kick) CAL 9-0 2nd - SASK - Safety, Granny Liggins tackled in end zone CAL 9-2 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 45-yard pass from Gary Lane (Abendschan kick) TIED 9-9 3rd - SASK - Abendschan 60-yard kick SASK 10-9 3rd - SASK - Abendschan 60-yard kick SASK 11-9 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 12-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 23-yard field goal SASK 14-12 4th - CAL - Robinson, 32-yard field goal CAL 15-14
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL
SAT NOV 7
Montreal 16, TORONTO 7 (33135) - Montreal headed to the Eastern final for the first time since 1962 with a team featuring 18 new players from 1969. One of them, K George Springate, kicked three field goals and a convert. Argos chairman John Bassett said after the game coach Leo Cahill would be back in '71.
MONTREAL - 3 3 0 10 - 16
TORONTO - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - MON - George Springate, 26-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 88-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - MON - Springate, 35-yard field goal TOR 7-6 4th - MON - Tom Pullen, 12-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 13-7 4th - MON - Springate, 26-yard field goal MON 16-7
EASTERN FINAL (Montreal wins total points series, 43-26)
SUN NOV 15
MONTREAL 32, Hamilton 22 (33212) - Playing on a muddy field soaked by an overnight snow and some rain, the Alouettes fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter then dominated the second half. The crowd was the largest ever to see a game in Montreal, 40 more than witnessed the 1969 Grey Cup at the Autostade.
HAMILTON - 14 0 8 0 - 22
MONTREAL - 0 14 17 1 - 32
1st - HAM - Billy Ray Locklin, 28-yard fumble return HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 40-yard punt HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Wally Gabler, 5-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 8-yard run (George Springate kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 20-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - HAM - Dick Wesolowski, 16-yard pass from Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 21-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Doug Mitchell 65-yard kick HAM 22-14 3rd - MON - Van Ness, 9-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) HAM 22-21 3rd - MON - Springate, 18-yard field goal MON 24-22 3rd - MON - Garry Lefebvre, 55-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 31-22 4th - MON - Single, Springate missed 6-yard FG MON 32-22
SAT NOV 21
Montreal 11, HAMILTON 4 (24270) - For the first time since 1960, a first place team will not represent the East in the Grey Cup. For the first time in 14 years, Montreal was in the Grey Cup. Alouette coach Sam Etcheverry cancelled the pregame meal over fears the food was tainted after hearing some remarks in the hotel.
MONTREAL - 1 7 1 2 - 11
HAMILTON - 0 4 0 0 - 4
1st - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 7-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 13-yard field goal HAM 3-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 70-yard kick HAM 4-1 2nd - MON - Moses Denson, 2-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 8-4 3rd - MON - Single, Justin Canale 41-yard kick MON 9-4 4th - MON - Safety, Zuger conceded MON 11-4
1970 GREY CUP (Sunday November 28 at Toronto - 32,669)
MONTREAL ALOUETTES 23, CALGARY STAMPEDERS 10 - It was an unlikely group that sipped from the Grey Cup in 1970. The Montreal Alouettes were a team in limbo a year prior, winning just two games. But with a new owner, new management, new coaching staff and 21 new players, the Als did what many thought to be impossible, returning the title to Montreal for the first time since 1949. Their opponents, the Calgary Stampeders, were playing in their second Grey Cup game in three years. They had not won a national championship since 1948. Much like they did all season, the Als started out of the gate slow, but got it going when it counted most. Sonny Wade’s first pass attempt was intercepted by Calgary’s Frank Andruski, putting the Stampeders on the Montreal 49. After the Als defence forced Calgary to punt, the kick bounced off Bob Storey’s chest and was recovered by the Stamps 15 yards from the Montreal end zone. Two plays later, Hugh McInnis punched it in to put Calgary out in front. The Alouettes responded with a major of their own on what appeared to be a broken play deep in Calgary territory. Halfback Moses Denson was trapped for a loss by Terry Wilson, but before he hit the turf he threw to Ted Alfien in the end zone. George Springate missed the convert, as Calgary preserved a one-point lead. The Als took a 9-7 advantage into the third quarter courtesy of a 21-yard field goal by Springate. But another Montreal turnover would put the Stamps in front again. A high snap on an Als punt attempt allowed Calgary’s Dick Suderman to recover the ball on the Montreal 34, setting up a field goal by Larry Robinson. The Als took control of their destiny later in the quarter. Al Phaneuf made his second interception of the game off of Jerry Keeling, returning the ball to the Calgary 27. Wade dropped back on what looked to be a pass attempt, but handed off to Tom Pullen for an easy score. It turned out to be all the Als needed, but they added one more for good measure in the final quarter. Wade hit Gary Lefebvre on a touchdown pass, sealing top player honours. The Stampeders were very vocal about the poor field conditions at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium, with head coach Jim Duncan calling it a “disgrace”.
Most Valuable Player: QB Sonny Wade (Montreal)
MONTREAL - 6 3 7 7 - 23
CALGARY - 7 0 3 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 5-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - MON - Ted Alfien, 10-yard pass from Moses Denson CAL 7-6 2nd - MON - George Springate, 21-yard field goal MON 9-7 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 21-yard field goal CAL 10-9 3rd - MON - Tom Pullen, 7-yard run (Springate kick) MON 16-10 4th - MON - Garry Lefebvre, 10-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 23-10
