1973 Packers (5-7-2)

The 1973 Green Bay Packers - 5-7-2 (3RD - Central Division)

Head Coach: Dan Devine

1973 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-2-1)

OFF DEF

AUGUST (3-0-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER

4 M-CHICAGO BEARS T 13-13 0- 0-1 47,222 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (42) Scott Hunter (68) Rich McGeorge (2-20)

11 G-BUFFALO BILLS W 10- 3 1- 0-1 56,267 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (60) Scott Hunter (35) Len Garrett (2-26)

18 M-HOUSTON OILERS W 33-14 2- 0-1 47,302 Scott Hunter Don Highsmith (73) Scott Hunter (107) Jon Staggers (2-58)

26 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21-16 3- 0-1 75,231 Jerry Tagge MacArthur Lane (60) Jerry Tagge (59) Rich McGeorge (2-26)

SEPTEMBER (0-2)

1 G-PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 22-30 3- 1-1 56,267 Scott Hunter Don Highsmith (35) Jim Del Gaizo (76) Barry Smith (4-53)

8 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10-13 3- 2-1 55,863 Scott Hunter John Brockington (60) Scott Hunter (78) MacArthur Lane (4-16)

1973 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (5-7-2)

SEPTEMBER (1-1-1)

17 M-NEW YORK JETS (0-0) W 23- 7 1- 0-0 47,124 155 98 69 200 Scott Hunter John Brockington (73) Scott Hunter (107) MacArthur Lane (2-32)

23 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-1) T 13-13 1- 0-1 55,495 176 101 110 82 Scott Hunter John Brockington (118) Scott Hunter (80) Barry Smith (4-72)

30 at Minnesota Vikings (2-0) L 3-11 1- 1-1 48,176 90 70 206 78 Jim Del Gaizo John Brockington (58) Scott Hunter (44) MacArthur Lane (3-36)

OCTOBER (1-2-1)

7 at New York Giants (1-1-1) W 16-14 2- 1-1 70,050 125 75 57 174 Jim Del Gaizo John Brockington (71) Scott Hunter (86) MacArthur Lane (3-43)

14 M-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-1) T 10-10 2- 1-2 46,583 169 146 96 53 Scott Hunter John Brockington (106) Jim Del Gaizo (89) MacArthur Lane (4-38)

21 at Los Angeles Rams (5-0) L 7-24 2- 2-2 80,558 35 28 244 134 Scott Hunter John Brockington (18) Scott Hunter (48) Jon Staggers (2-30)

28 at Detroit Lions (1-4-1) L 0-34 2- 3-2 43,616 60 3 263 66 Jim Del Gaizo John Brockington (33) Jim Del Gaizo (33) Leland Glass (2-18)

NOVEMBER (1-3)

4 G-CHICAGO BEARS (2-5) L 17-31 2- 4-2 53,231 110 -12 230 107 Scott Hunter John Brockington (66) Scott Hunter (17) MacArthur Lane (3-17)

11 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (3-4-1) W 25-21 3- 4-2 52,922 243 62 71 187 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (137) Jerry Tagge (67) Jon Staggers (3-30)

18 at New England Patriots (2-7) L 24-33 3- 5-2 60,525 75 263 116 340 Jerry Tagge Brockington/Williams (35)Jerry Tagge (267) Jon Staggers (4-87)

26 at San Francisco 49ers (3-7) L 6-20 3- 6-2 49,244 131 124 174 94 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (89) Jerry Tagge (107) Rich McGeorge (2-41)

DECEMBER (2-1)

2 M-NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-7) W 30-10 4- 6-2 46,092 154 105 100 156 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (74) Jerry Tagge (109) MacArthur Lane (4-41)

8 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (10-2) L 7-31 4- 7-2 53,830 152 148 138 83 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (124) Jerry Tagge (98) Barry Smith (4-55)

16 at Chicago Bears (3-10) W 21- 0 5- 7-2 29,157 298 72 125 68 Jerry Tagge John Brockington (142) Jerry Tagge (72) Jon Staggers (3-72)

G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee

1973 IN REVIEW

Any possibility that the Green Bay Packers would repeat as Central Division champions ended abruptly during a three-game stretch that left the team shaken and searching for answers. The club, unfortunately, did not address many of the problems down the stretch and stumbled to a 5-7-2 record and a third-place finish in the division. After hovering in second place for most of the first five weeks, the Packers were thrashed by the Rams, Lions and Bears in consecutive weeks. The Rams' Fred Dryer overpowered Malcolm Snider to register two fourth quarter safeties in the Rams' 24-7 win, and quarterback Bobby Douglass ran for 100 yards and four touchdowns in the Bears' 31-17 triumph. In between, the Lions tossed a 34-0 shutout for good measure.

THE QUARTERBACKING CAROUSEL OF 1973

To say the Packers had a hard hill to climb in repeating as division champs would be an understatement when examining the quarterbacking situation. Green Bay would use three starters during the season, and none of them would throw more than two touchdowns passes. Scott Hunter would be given the first shot at leading the team. Coming off a division title, Hunter was expected to mature into Bart Starr's legitimate successor. He started the first two games of the season, a win over the Saints and a tie with the Lions. He completed 12 of 25 passes with one touchdown. Head coach Dan Devine showed his short leash, by pulling Hunter in the second half of the Lions' game and putting in Jim Del Gaizo. The team had sent two second round picks to Miami for the promising prospect. Apparently, Devine saw enough to tab Del Gaizo as the starter for Week Three. Against Minnesota, Del Gaizo went 4-for-14 before Hunter was put back in an 11-3 loss. The following week, Del Gaizo started against the Giants and completed one of four passes for minus-four years. Hunter came in and went 6-for-7 to lead the Packers to a 16-14 win. Hunter won the starting spot back for the next two weeks. He was 6-for-11 against the Cbiefs, before Del Gaizo came back in. He tossed a 26-yard touchdown to Jon Staggers, but was also intercepted twice in a 10-10 tie. The next week, Hunter was a dismal 4-for-10 with an interception as the Rams routed the Packers, 24-7. Devine took one more shot with Del Gaizo, and the results were disastrous. With the team clinging to its playoff hopes (2-2-2), Del Gaizo was 5-for-9 before suffering a shoulder injury in the third quarter. Hunter came on and completed only one of ten attempts for minus-four yards and one interception. Detroit would roll, 34-0, and Del Gaizo would be out for a month. Hunter would be given one more start, on November 4 against the Bears. His numbers were atrocious, as he completed only three of 15 passes for 17 yards. He did throw a 5-yard touchdown to MacArthur Lane in a 31-17 loss. Hunter and Del Gaizo would never start again in Green Bay. Jerry Tagge was given the starts down the stretch, going 3-3 as the season slipped away. He would start the first six games of 1974, before the John Hadl era began.

NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED

Hise Austin 27 CB 6- 4 195 Prairie View 1 1 22 9 1973 Draft-8th round

Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 245 Wisconsin 10 10 30 14 1964 Draft-8th round

Kent Branstetter 71 T 6- 3 260 Houston 1 1 24 9 1973 FA

John Brockington 42 RB 6- 1 230 Ohio State 3 3 24 14 1971 Draft-1st round

Aaron Brown 74 DE 6- 5 270 Minnesota 1 7 29 8 1973 Trade-Kan City

Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 280 Ark-Pine Bluff 8 8 33 14 1966 FA

Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 2 2 22 6 1972 Draft-1st round

Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 240 Texas-El Paso 6 6 27 14 1968 Draft-1st round

Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 245 Minnesota 4 4 24 14 1970 Draft-3rd round

Jim Del Gaizo 12 QB 6- 1 198 Tampa 1 2 26 8 1973 Trade-Miami

Mike Donohoe 86 TE 6- 3 230 San Francisco 1 4 28 13 1973 FA-Atl (1971)

Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 195 Southern 4 4 25 14 1970 Draft-4th round

Len Garrett 88 TE 6- 3 230 N.Mex Highlands 3 3 25 2 1971 Draft-15th round

Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 265 Minnesota 8 8 29 14 1966 Draft-1st round

Leland Glass 46 WR 6- 0 185 Oregon 2 2 22 12 1972 Draft-8th round

Les Goodman 25 RB 5-11 206 Yankton 1 1 23 6 1973 FA

Dick Gordon 85 WR 5-11 190 Michigan State 1 9 29 2 1973 FA-Los Angeles

Charlie Hall 21 CB 6- 1 190 Pittsburgh 3 3 25 13 1971 Draft-3rd round

Bill Hayhoe 77 T 6- 8 260 USC 5 5 26 6 1969 Draft-5th round

Larry Hefner 51 LB 6- 2 230 Clemson 2 2 24 14 1972 Draft-14th round

Don Highsmith 32 RB 6- 0 200 Michigan State 1 4 25 7 1973 Trade-Oakland

Jim Hill 39 S 6- 2 195 Texas A&I 2 5 26 13 1972 Trade-San Diego

Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 260 Ohio State 6 6 27 14 1968 Draft-3rd round

Scott Hunter 16 QB 6- 2 210 Alabama 3 3 25 8 1971 Draft-6th round

Noel Jenke 55 LB 6- 1 225 Minnesota 1 3 25 2 1973 FA-Atlanta (1972)

Larry Krause 30 RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert 3 3 25 14 1970 Draft-17th round

MacArthur Lane 36 RB 6- 1 220 Utah State 2 6 31 13 1972 Trade-St. Louis

Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 6 6 27 14 1968 Draft-1st round

Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 2 2 23 14 1972 Draft-2nd round

Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 4 4 25 14 1970 Draft-2nd round

Tom MacLeod 56 LB 6- 3 235 Minnesota 1 1 22 11 1973 Draft-3rd round

Ron McBride 24 RB 6- 0 200 Missouri 1 1 24 1 1973 FA

Larry McCarren 54 C 6- 3 240 Illinois 1 1 21 5 1973 Draft-12th round

Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 285 Notre Dame 4 4 24 14 1970 Draft-1st round

Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 230 Elon 4 4 24 14 1970 Draft-1st round

Carleton Oats 73 DT 6- 3 260 Florida A&M 1 9 31 8 1973 Trade-Oakland

Dave Pureifory 75 DE 6- 1 250 E. Michigan 2 2 24 13 1972 Draft-6th round

NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED

Alden Roche 87 DE 6- 4 255 Southern 3 4 28 13 1971 Trade-Denver

Barry Smith 80 WR 6- 1 190 Florida State 1 1 22 14 1973 Draft-1st round

Perry Smith 45 CB 6- 1 195 Colorado State 1 1 22 8 1973 FA-Oakland

Malcolm Snider 67 G 6- 4 250 Stanford 2 5 26 14 1972 Trade-Atlanta

Jon Staggers 22 WR 5-10 180 Missouri 2 4 24 14 1972 FA-Pitt (1971)

Paul Staroba 85 WR 6- 3 204 Michigan 1 2 24 2 1973 FA-Washington

Jerry Tagge 17 QB 6- 2 215 Nebraska 2 2 23 7 1972 Draft-1st round

Ike Thomas 37 CB 6- 2 195 Bishop 2 3 25 13 1972 Trade-Dallas

Tom Toner 59 LB 6- 3 235 Idaho State 1 1 23 14 1973 Draft-6th round

Ron Widby 20 P 6- 4 220 Tennessee 2 6 28 12 1972 Trade-Dallas

Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 4 4 26 14 1970 Trade-Dallas

Perry Williams 31 RB 6- 2 225 Purdue 5 5 26 14 1969 Draft-4th round

Cal Withrow 74 C 6- 0 230 Kentucky 3 4 28 14 1971 Trade-San Diego

Keith Wortman 65 G 6- 2 250 Nebraska 2 2 23 8 1972 Draft-10th round

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

1973 PACKERS DRAFT (January 30-31, 1973)

RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE

1 - 21 Barry Smith WR Florida State

2 - 46 Traded to Dallas in Ike Thomas/Ron Widby trade

3 - 74 Tom MacLeod LB Minnesota

4 - 99 Traded to Los Angeles in Tommy Crutcher trade

5 - 124 Traded to Oakland in Carleton Oats trade

6 - 152 Tom Toner LB Idaho State

7 - 177 John Muller G/T Iowa

8 - 202 Hise Austin DB/WR Prairie View

9 - 230 Rick Brown LB South Carolina

10 - 255 Larry Allen S/LB Illinois

11 - 280 Phil Engle G South Dakota State

12 - 308 Larry McCarren C Illinois

13 - 333 Tim Alderson S Minnesota

14 - 358 Jim Anderson DT Northwestern

15 - 386 Reg Echols WR UCLA

16 - 411 Keith Pretty TE Western Michigan

17 - 436 Harold Sampson DT Southern

BOLD-Played with Packers

1973 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS

JAN 25 - Traded DT Vern Vanoy and a 1973 5th-round draft choice to OAKLAND for DT Carleton Oats

JAN 30 - Traded OT Francis Peay to KANSAS CITY for DE Aaron Brown

JAN 30 - Traded LB Dave Robinson to WASHINGTON for a 1975 2nd-round draft choice

JUL 13 - Traded RB Bob Hudson to OAKLAND for RB Don Highsmith. Sold RB Demery Brandon to OAKLAND.

AUG 22 - Traded a 1974 2nd-round draft choice and a 1975 2nd-round draft choice to MIAMI for QB Jim Del Gaizo

SEPT 25 - Traded TE Len Garrett to NEW ORLEANS for a 1974 8th-round draft choice

MEAN ON SUNDAY (1973): “Ray Nitschke was not only the greatest middle linebacker in the history of professional football, he was also one of the most beloved of the extended and far-flung Green Bay Packer family. Mean on Sunday is Nitschke’s own story, as told to Robert Wells, prizewinning writer for the Milwaukee Journal. It follows Nitschke from his underprivileged boyhood in Chicago, through his playing days at East Proviso High School and the University of Illinois, and culminating with his extraordinary 15-year career with the Packers (1958-73).” — From the back cover of the second edition, 1998 (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more content and pictures)

BART STARR - PROFESSIONAL QUARTERBACK (1973): Bart Starr — Professional Quarterback seems to be geared towards America’s youth, like many other Starr biographies. After all, who was a better role model in his era? It was written by Hamilton “Tex” Maule, a writer and editor with Sports Illustrated at the time of publication. Not a well-known volume, but worthy of inclusion in any Packer fan’s library. (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more content and pictures)

RETURN TO GLORY (1973): Green Bay’s Packers — Return to Glory was published following the team’s 1972 Central Division championship season, which saw them finish 10-4 and advance to the NFC playoffs. The fans thought this could be the revival of the organization to the winning habits of the Lombardi Era, this time under the command of head coach Dan Devine. New Packer heroes came to the forefront — QB Scott Hunter, RBs John Brockington and MacArthur Lane, LB Fred Carr, K Chester Marcol and more. Unfortunately, the championship quest came to an end in Washington with a 16-3 loss. The real “Return to Glory” would have to wait more than 20 years. (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more content and pictures)

VINCE LOMBARDI ON FOOTBALL (1973): One book (or set of books) you should have in your football library is Vince Lombardi on Football. This was released first in a two-volume boxed set, and then later with both combined in one bound volume (cover seen above). The amount of football knowledge contained in this book is staggering, and even if you don’t read anything, the collection of period photos is outstanding. You won’t be disappointed after purchasing this! (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more content and pictures)

Dallas Cowboys (10-4)

Head Coach: Tom Landry

Passing Leader: Roger Staubach (2428)

Rushing Leader: Calvin Hill (1142)

Receiving Leader: Calvin Hill (32-290)

Miami Dolphins (12-2)

Head Coach: Don Shula

Passing Leader: Bob Griese (1422)

Rushing Leader: Larry Csonka (1003)

Receiving Leader: Marlin Briscoe (30-447)

Washington Redskins (10-4)

Head Coach: George Allen

Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1656)

Rushing Leader: Larry Brown (860)

Receiving Leader: Charley Taylor (59-801)

Buffalo Bills (9-5)

Head Coach: Lou Saban

Passing Leader: Joe Ferguson (939)

Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (2003)

Receiving Leader: Bob Chandler (30-427)

Philadelphia Eagles (5-8-1)

Head Coach: Mike McCormack

Passing Leader: Roman Gabriel (3219)

Rushing Leader: Tom Sullivan (968)

Receiving Leader: Harold Carmichael (67-1116)

New England Patriots (5-9)

Head Coach: Chuck Fairbanks

Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (2550)

Rushing Leader: Sam Cunningham (516)

Receiving Leader: Reggie Rucker (53-743)

St. Louis Cardinals (4-9-1)

Head Coach: Don Coryell

Passing Leader: Jim Hart (2223)

Rushing Leader: Donny Anderson (679)

Receiving Leader: Jackie Smith (41-600)/Donny Anderson (41-409)

New York Jets (4-10)

Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank

Passing Leader: Al Woodall (1228)

Rushing Leader: Emerson Boozer (831)

Receiving Leader: Jerome Barkum (44-810)

New York Giants (2-11-1)

Head Coach: Alex Webster

Passing Leader: Norm Snead (1483)

Rushing Leader: Ron Johnson (902)

Receiving Leader: Bob Tucker (50-681)

Baltimore Colts (4-10)

Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger

Passing Leader: Marty Domres (1153)

Rushing Leader: Lydell Mitchell (963)

Rec. Leader: G. Doughty (25-587)/T. Mitchell (25-313)/D. McCauley (25-313)

Minnesota Vikings (12-2)

Head Coach: Bud Grant

Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2113)

Rushing Leader: Chuck Foreman (801)

Receiving Leader: John Gilliam (42-907)

Detroit Lions (6-7-1)

Head Coach: Don McCafferty

Passing Leader: Bill Munson (1129)

Rushing Leader: Altie Taylor (719)

Receiving Leader: Charlie Sanders (28-433)

Green Bay Packers (5-7-2)

Head Coach: Dan Devine

Passing Leader: Jerry Tagge (720)

Rushing Leader: John Brockington (1144)

Receiving Leader: MacArthur Lane (27-255)

Chicago Bears (3-11)

Head Coach: Abe Gibron

Passing Leader: Bobby Douglass (1057)

Rushing Leader: Carl Garrett (655)

Receiving Leader: Earl Thomas (24-343)

Cincinnati Bengals (10-4)

Head Coach: Paul Brown

Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (2428)

Rushing Leader: Essex Wilson (997)

Receiving Leader: Isaac Curtis (45-843)

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4)

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (1183)

Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (698)

Receiving Leader: Ron Shanklin (30-711)

Cleveland Browns (7-5-2)

Head Coach: Nick Skorich

Passing Leader: Mike Phipps (1719)

Rushing Leader: Ken Brown (537)

Receiving Leader: Frank Pitts (31-317)

Houston Oilers (1-13)

Head Coach: Bill Peterson (0-5) and Sid Gillman (1-8)

Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (1482)

Rushing Leader: Fred Willis (579)

Receiving Leader: Fred Willis (57-371)

Los Angeles Rams (12-2)

Head Coach: Chuck Knox

Passing Leader: John Hadl (2008)

Rushing Leader: Lawrence McCutcheon (1097)

Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (40-874)

Atlanta Falcons (9-5)

Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin

Passing Leader: Bob Lee (1786)

Rushing Leader: Dave Hampton (997)

Receiving Leader: Jim Mitchell (32-420)

New Orleans Saints (5-9)

Head Coach: John North

Passing Leader: Archie Manning (1642)

Rushing Leader: Jess Phillips (663)

Receiving Leader: John Beasley (31-280)

San Francisco 49ers (5-9)

Head Coach: Dick Nolan

Passing Leader: John Brodie (1126)

Rushing Leader: Vic Washington (534)

Receiving Leader: Ted Kwalick (47-729)

NOTE : New York Giants games were played in New Haven, Connecticut

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16

Buffalo 31, NEW ENGLAND 13 Atlanta 62, NEW ORLEANS 7

Dallas 20, CHICAGO 17 CLEVELAND 24, Baltimore 14

MINNESOTA 24, Oakland 16 DENVER 28, Cincinnati 10

Los Angeles 23, KANSAS CITY 13 NY GIANTS 34, Houston 14

MIAMI 21, San Francisco 13 WASHINGTON 38, San Diego 0

St. Louis 34, PHILADELPHIA 23 PITTSBURGH 24, Detroit 10

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17

Green Bay 23, NY Jets 7 at Milwaukee

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 1 0 0 1.000 21 13 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 20 17

Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 31 13 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 34 23

Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 14 24 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 38 0

New England 0 1 0 .000 13 31 NY Giants 1 0 0 1.000 34 14

NY Jets 0 1 0 .000 7 23 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 23 34

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 24 10 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 23 7

Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 24 14 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 24 16

Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 10 28 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 10 24

Houston 0 1 0 .000 14 34 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 17 20

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Denver 1 0 0 1.000 28 10 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 62 7

Oakland 0 1 0 .000 16 24 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 23 13

Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 13 23 San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 13 21

San Diego 0 1 0 .000 0 38 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 7 62

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23

SAN DIEGO 34, Buffalo 7 LOS ANGELES 31, Atlanta 0

NY Jets 34, BALTIMORE 10 GREEN BAY 13, Detroit 13 (T)

NY GIANTS 23, Philadelphia 23 (T) Kansas City 10, NEW ENGLAND 7

San Francisco 36, DENVER 34 PITTSBURGH 33, Cleveland 6

ST. LOUIS 34, Washington 27 CINCINNATI 24, Houston 10

OAKLAND 12, Miami 7 Minnesota 22, CHICAGO 13

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24

DALLAS 40, New Orleans 3

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 1 1 0 .500 28 25 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 60 20

Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 38 47 St. Louis 2 0 0 1.000 68 50

NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 41 33 NY Giants 1 0 1 .750 57 37

New England 0 2 0 .000 20 41 Washington 1 1 0 .500 65 34

Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 24 58 Philadelphia 0 1 1 .250 46 57

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 57 16 Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 46 29

Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 30 47 Detroit 1 0 1 .750 23 37

Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 34 38 GREEN BAY 1 0 1 .750 36 20

Houston 0 2 0 .000 24 58 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 30 42

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 1 1 0 .500 28 31 Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 54 13

Denver 1 1 0 .500 62 46 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 62 38

Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 23 30 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 49 55

San Diego 1 1 0 .500 34 45 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 10 102

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30

Cincinnati 20, SAN DIEGO 13 Chicago 33, DENVER 14

BUFFALO 9, NY Jets 7 MINNESOTA 11, Green Bay 3

MIAMI 44, New England 23 BALTIMORE 14, New Orleans 10

Pittsburgh 36, HOUSTON 7 CLEVELAND 12, NY Giants 10

Los Angeles 40, SAN FRANCISCO 20 KANSAS CITY 16, Oakland 3

Washington 28, PHILADELPHIA 7 DALLAS 45, St. Louis 10

MONDAY OCTOBER 1

DETROIT 31, Atlanta 6

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 2 1 0 .667 72 48 Dallas 3 0 0 1.000 105 30

Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 47 54 St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 78 95

NY Jets 1 2 0 .333 48 42 Washington 2 1 0 .667 93 41

Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 38 68 NY Giants 1 1 1 .500 67 49

New England 0 3 0 .000 43 85 Philadelphia 0 2 1 .167 53 85

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 93 23 Minnesota 3 0 0 1.000 57 32

Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 42 57 Detroit 2 0 1 .833 54 43

Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 54 51 GREEN BAY 1 1 1 .500 39 31

Houston 0 3 0 .000 31 94 Chicago 1 2 0 .333 63 66

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 39 33 Los Angeles 3 0 0 1.000 94 33

Oakland 1 2 0 .333 31 47 Atlanta 1 2 0 .333 68 69

Denver 1 2 0 .333 76 79 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 69 95

San Diego 1 2 0 .333 47 65 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 20 116

SUNDAY OCTOBER 7

Green Bay 16, NY Giants 14 Minnesota 23, DETROIT 9

BUFFALO 27, Philadelphia 26 NEW ENGLAND 24, Baltimore 16

NEW ORLEANS 21, Chicago 16 MIAMI 31, NY Jets 3

Cleveland 17, CINCINNATI 10 Oakland 17, ST. LOUIS 10

Los Angeles 31, HOUSTON 26 KANSAS CITY 16, Denver 14

San Francisco 13, ATLANTA 9 PITTSBURGH 38, San Diego 21

MONDAY OCTOBER 8

WASHINGTON 14, Dallas 7

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 3 1 0 .750 103 51 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 112 44

Buffalo 3 1 0 .750 74 80 Washington 3 1 0 .750 107 48

NY Jets 1 3 0 .250 51 73 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 99 133

Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 54 92 NY Giants 1 2 1 .375 81 65

New England 1 3 0 .250 67 101 Philadelphia 0 3 1 .125 79 112

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 4 0 0 1.000 131 44 Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 80 41

Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 59 67 Detroit 2 1 1 .625 63 66

Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 64 68 GREEN BAY 2 1 1 .625 55 45

Houston 0 4 0 .000 57 125 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 79 87

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 55 47 Los Angeles 4 0 0 1.000 125 59

Oakland 2 2 0 .500 48 57 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 92 104

Denver 1 3 0 .250 90 95 Atlanta 1 3 0 .250 77 82

San Diego 1 3 0 .250 68 103 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 41 132

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14

Green Bay 10, Kan. City 10 (T) @ Mil Denver 48, HOUSTON 20

BUFFALO 31, Baltimore 13 NEW ORLEANS 20, Detroit 13

ATLANTA 46, Chicago 6 LOS ANGELES 37, Dallas 31

NY Jets 9, NEW ENGLAND 7 Minnesota 17, SAN FRANCISCO 13

CINCINNATI 19, Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 27, ST. LOUIS 24

Washington 21, NY GIANTS 3 OAKLAND 27, San Diego 17

MONDAY OCTOBER 15

Miami 17, CLEVELAND 9

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 4 1 0 .800 120 60 Washington 4 1 0 .800 128 51

Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 105 93 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 143 81

NY Jets 2 3 0 .400 60 80 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 123 160

Baltimore 1 4 0 .200 67 123 NY Giants 1 3 1 .300 84 86

New England 1 4 0 .200 74 110 Philadelphia 1 3 1 .300 106 136

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 138 63 Minnesota 5 0 0 1.000 97 54

Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 68 84 GREEN BAY 2 1 2 .600 65 55

Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 83 75 Detroit 2 2 1 .500 76 86

Houston 0 5 0 .000 77 173 Chicago 1 4 0 .200 85 133

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Kansas City 3 1 1 .700 65 57 Los Angeles 5 0 0 1.000 162 90

Oakland 3 2 0 .600 75 74 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 105 121

Denver 2 3 0 .400 138 115 Atlanta 2 3 0 .400 123 88

San Diego 1 4 0 .200 85 130 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 61 145

SUNDAY OCTOBER 21

Atlanta 41, SAN DIEGO 0 CINCINNATI 14, Kansas City 6

New England 13, CHICAGO 10 CLEVELAND 42, Houston 13

SAN FRANCISCO 40, New Orleans 0 LOS ANGELES 24, Green Bay 7

DALLAS 45, NY Giants 28 MIAMI 27, Buffalo 6

PITTSBURGH 26, NY Jets 14 Baltimore 29, DETROIT 27

WASHINGTON 31, St. Louis 13 MINNESOTA 28, Philadelphia 21

MONDAY OCTOBER 22

DENVER 23, Oakland 23 (T)

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 5 1 0 .833 147 66 Washington 5 1 0 .833 159 64

Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 111 120 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 188 109

NY Jets 2 4 0 .333 74 106 St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 136 191

Baltimore 2 4 0 .333 96 150 NY Giants 1 4 1 .250 112 131

New England 2 4 0 .333 87 120 Philadelphia 1 4 1 .250 127 164

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 5 1 0 .833 164 77 Minnesota 6 0 0 1.000 125 75

Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 110 97 GREEN BAY 2 2 2 .500 72 79

Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 97 81 Detroit 2 3 1 .417 103 115

Houston 0 6 0 .000 90 215 Chicago 1 5 0 .167 95 146

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Kansas City 3 2 1 .583 71 71 Los Angeles 6 0 0 1.000 186 97

Oakland 3 2 1 .583 98 97 San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 145 121

Denver 2 3 1 .417 161 138 Atlanta 3 3 0 .500 164 88

San Diego 1 5 0 .167 85 171 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 61 185

SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

PITTSBURGH 20, Cincinnati 13 Atlanta 17, SAN FRANCISCO 3

Miami 30, NEW ENGLAND 14 CHICAGO 35, Houston 14

ST. LOUIS 35, NY Giants 27 PHILADELPHIA 30, Dallas 16

Oakland 34, BALTIMORE 21 Denver 40, NY JETS 28

NEW ORLEANS 19, Washington 3 CLEVELAND 16, San Diego 16 (T)

MINNESOTA 10, Los Angeles 9 DETROIT 34, Green Bay 0

MONDAY OCTOBER 29

BUFFALO 23, Kansas City 14

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 6 1 0 .857 177 80 Washington 5 2 0 .714 162 83

Buffalo 5 2 0 .714 134 134 Dallas 4 3 0 .571 204 139

NY Jets 2 5 0 .286 102 146 St. Louis 3 4 0 .429 171 218

Baltimore 2 5 0 .286 117 184 Philadelphia 2 4 1 .357 167 180

New England 2 5 0 .286 101 150 NY Giants 1 5 1 .214 139 166

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 6 1 0 .857 184 90 Minnesota 7 0 0 1.000 135 84

Cleveland 4 2 1 .643 126 113 Detroit 3 3 1 .500 137 115

Cincinnati 4 3 0 .571 110 101 GREEN BAY 2 3 2 .429 72 113

Houston 0 7 0 .000 104 250 Chicago 2 5 0 .286 130 160

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 4 2 1 .643 132 118 Los Angeles 6 1 0 .857 195 107

Kansas City 3 3 1 .500 85 94 Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 181 91

Denver 3 3 1 .500 201 166 San Francisco 3 4 0 .429 148 138

San Diego 1 5 1 .214 101 187 New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 80 188

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4

DALLAS 38, Cincinnati 10 Chicago 31, GREEN BAY 17

ST. LOUIS 17, Denver 17 (T) MINNESOTA 26, Cleveland 3

NEW ORLEANS 13, Buffalo 0 Houston 31, BALTIMORE 27

OAKLAND 42, NY Giants 0 Kansas City 19, SAN DIEGO 0

ATLANTA 15, Los Angeles 13 Miami 24, NY JETS 14

DETROIT 30, San Francisco 20 PHILADELPHIA 24, New England 23

MONDAY NOVEMBER 5

PITTSBURGH 21, Washington 16

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 7 1 0 .875 201 94 Dallas 5 3 0 .625 242 149

Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 134 147 Washington 5 3 0 .625 178 104

NY Jets 2 6 0 .250 116 170 St. Louis 3 4 1 .438 188 235

Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 144 215 Philadelphia 3 4 1 .438 191 203

New England 2 6 0 .250 124 174 NY Giants 1 6 1 .188 139 208

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 7 1 0 .875 205 106 Minnesota 8 0 0 1.000 161 87

Cleveland 4 3 1 .563 129 139 Detroit 4 3 1 .563 197 135

Cincinnati 4 4 0 .500 120 139 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 161 177

Houston 1 7 0 .125 135 277 GREEN BAY 2 4 2 .375 89 144

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 5 2 1 .688 174 118 Los Angeles 6 2 0 .750 208 122

Kansas City 4 3 1 .563 104 94 Atlanta 5 3 0 .625 196 104

Denver 3 3 2 .500 218 183 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 93 188

San Diego 1 6 1 .188 101 206 San Francisco 3 5 0 .375 168 168

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11

Atlanta 44, PHILADELPHIA 27 MINNESOTA 28, Detroit 7

NY JETS 33, New England 13 MIAMI 44, Baltimore 0

WASHINGTON 33, San Francisco 9 Cincinnati 16, BUFFALO 13

LOS ANGELES 29, New Orleans 7 Cleveland 23, HOUSTON 13

DENVER 30, San Diego 19 Dallas 23, NY Giants 10

GREEN BAY 25, St. Louis 21 Pittsburgh 17, OAKLAND 9

MONDAY NOVEMBER 12

KANSAS CITY 19, Chicago 7

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

Miami 8 1 0 .889 245 94 Dallas 6 3 0 .667 265 159

Buffalo 5 4 0 .556 147 163 Washington 6 3 0 .667 211 113

NY Jets 3 6 0 .333 149 183 St. Louis 3 5 1 .389 209 260

Baltimore 2 7 0 .222 144 259 Philadelphia 3 5 1 .389 218 247

New England 2 7 0 .222 137 207 NY Giants 1 7 1 .167 149 231

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 8 1 0 .889 222 115 Minnesota 9 0 0 1.000 189 94

Cleveland 5 3 1 .611 152 152 Detroit 4 4 1 .500 204 163

Cincinnati 5 4 0 .556 136 152 GREEN BAY 3 4 2 .444 114 165

Houston 1 8 0 .111 148 300 Chicago 3 6 0 .333 168 196

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 5 3 1 .611 183 135 Los Angeles 7 2 0 .778 237 129

Kansas City 5 3 1 .611 123 101 Atlanta 6 3 0 .667 240 131

Denver 4 3 2 .556 248 202 New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 100 217

San Diego 1 7 1 .167 120 236 San Francisco 3 6 0 .333 177 201

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18

WASHINGTON 22, Baltimore 14 NEW ENGLAND 33, Green Bay 24

Los Angeles 31, SAN FRANCISCO 13 KANSAS CITY 38, Houston 14

Miami 17, BUFFALO 0 Detroit 30, CHICAGO 7

SAN DIEGO 17, New Orleans 14 Denver 23, PITTSBURGH 13

CINCINNATI 20, NY Jets 14 Cleveland 7, OAKLAND 3

DALLAS 31, Philadelphia 10 NY Giants 24, St. Louis 13

MONDAY NOVEMBER 19

ATLANTA 20, Minnesota 14

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

X-Miami 9 1 0 .900 262 94 Dallas 7 3 0 .700 296 169

Buffalo 5 5 0 .500 147 180 Washington 7 3 0 .700 233 127

NY Jets 3 7 0 .300 163 203 St. Louis 3 6 1 .350 222 284

New England 3 7 0 .300 170 231 Philadelphia 3 6 1 .350 228 278

Baltimore 2 8 0 .200 158 281 NY Giants 2 7 1 .250 173 244

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 8 2 0 .800 235 138 Minnesota 9 1 0 .900 203 114

Cleveland 6 3 1 .650 159 155 Detroit 5 4 1 .550 234 170

Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 156 166 GREEN BAY 3 5 2 .400 138 198

Houston 1 9 0 .100 162 338 Chicago 3 7 0 .300 175 226

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Kansas City 6 3 1 .650 161 115 Los Angeles 8 2 0 .800 268 142

Denver 5 3 2 .600 271 215 Atlanta 7 3 0 .700 260 145

Oakland 5 4 1 .550 186 142 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 114 234

San Diego 2 7 1 .250 137 250 San Francisco 3 7 0 .300 190 232

X-Clinched Division Title

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22

Washington 20, DETROIT 0 Miami 14, DALLAS 7

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25

Oakland 31, SAN DIEGO 3 MINNESOTA 31, Chicago 13

New England 32, HOUSTON 0 Atlanta 28, NY JETS 20

PHILADELPHIA 20, NY Giants 16 Buffalo 24, BALTIMORE 17

CLEVELAND 21, Pittsburgh 16 DENVER 14, Kansas City 10

CINCINNATI 42, St. Louis 24 Los Angeles 24, NEW ORLEANS 13

MONDAY NOVEMBER 26

SAN FRANCISCO 20, Green Bay 6

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

X-Miami 10 1 0 .909 276 101 Washington 8 3 0 .727 253 127

Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 171 197 Dallas 7 4 0 .636 303 183

New England 4 7 0 .364 202 231 Philadelphia 4 6 1 .409 248 294

NY Jets 3 8 0 .273 183 231 St. Louis 3 7 1 .318 246 326

Baltimore 2 9 0 .182 175 305 NY Giants 2 8 1 .227 189 264

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 251 159 X-Minnesota 10 1 0 .909 234 127

Cleveland 7 3 1 .682 180 171 Detroit 5 5 1 .500 234 190

Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 198 190 GREEN BAY 3 6 2 .455 144 218

Houston 1 10 0 .091 162 370 Chicago 3 8 0 .273 188 257

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Denver 6 3 2 .636 285 225 Los Angeles 9 2 0 .818 292 155

Oakland 6 4 1 .591 217 145 Atlanta 8 3 0 .727 288 165

Kansas City 6 4 1 .591 171 129 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 127 258

San Diego 2 8 1 .227 140 281 San Francisco 4 7 0 .364 210 238

X-Clinched Division Title

SUNDAY DECEMBER 2

Green Bay 30, New Orleans 10 @ Mil Detroit 20, ST. LOUIS 16

CINCINNATI 27, Minnesota 0 NY JETS 20, Baltimore 17

Dallas 22, DENVER 10 Los Angeles 26, CHICAGO 0

Buffalo 17, ATLANTA 6 WASHINGTON 27, NY Giants 24

KANSAS CITY 20, Cleveland 20 (T) Oakland 17, HOUSTON 6

NEW ENGLAND 30, San Diego 14 SAN FRANCISCO 38, Philadelphia 28

MONDAY DECEMBER 3

MIAMI 30, Pittsburgh 26

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

X-Miami 11 1 0 .917 306 127 Washington 9 3 0 .750 280 151

Buffalo 7 5 0 .583 188 203 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 325 193

New England 5 7 0 .417 232 245 Philadelphia 4 7 1 .375 276 332

NY Jets 4 8 0 .333 203 248 St. Louis 3 8 1 .292 262 346

Baltimore 2 10 0 .167 192 325 NY Giants 2 9 1 .208 213 291

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 8 4 0 .667 277 189 X-Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 234 154

Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 225 190 Detroit 6 5 1 .542 254 216

Cleveland 7 3 2 .667 200 191 GREEN BAY 4 6 2 .417 174 228

Houston 1 11 0 .083 168 387 Chicago 3 9 0 .250 188 283

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 7 4 1 .625 244 151 X-Los Angeles 10 2 0 .833 318 155

Denver 6 4 2 .583 295 247 Atlanta 8 4 0 .667 294 182

Kansas City 6 4 2 .583 191 149 San Francisco 5 7 0 .417 248 266

San Diego 2 9 1 .208 154 311 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 137 288

X-Clinched Division Title

Oakland Raiders (9-4-1)

Head Coach: John Madden

Passing Leader: Ken Stabler (1997)

Rushing Leader: Marv Hubbard (903)

Receiving Leader: Fred Biletnikoff (48-660)

Kansas City Chiefs (7-5-2)

Head Coach: Hank Stram

Passing Leader: Mike Livingston (916)

Rushing Leader: Ed Podolak (721)

Receiving Leader: Ed Podolak (55-445)

Denver Broncos (7-5-2)

Head Coach: John Ralston

Passing Leader: Charley Johnson (2465)

Rushing Leader: Floyd Little (979)

Receiving Leader: Riley Odoms (43-629)

San Diego Chargers (2-11-1)

Head Coach: Harland Svare (1-6-1) and Ron Waller (1-5)

Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (1126)

Rushing Leader: Cid Edwards (609)

Receiving Leader: Jerry LeVias (30-536)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9

DETROIT 40, Chicago 7 BALTIMORE 16, Miami 3

Denver 42, SAN DIEGO 28 Cincinnati 34, CLEVELAND 17

PITTSBURGH 33, Houston 7 Minnesota 31, GREEN BAY 7

BUFFALO 37, New England 13 St. Louis 32, ATLANTA 10

PHILADELPHIA 24, NY Jets 23 OAKLAND 37, Kansas City 7

DALLAS 27, Washington 7 NEW ORLEANS 16, San Francisco 10

MONDAY DECEMBER 10

LOS ANGELES 40, NY Giants 6

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

X-Miami 11 2 0 .846 309 143 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 362 200

Buffalo 8 5 0 .615 225 216 Washington 9 4 0 .692 287 178

New England 5 8 0 .385 245 282 Philadelphia 5 7 1 .423 300 355

NY Jets 4 9 0 .308 226 272 St. Louis 4 8 1 .346 294 356

Baltimore 3 10 0 .231 208 328 NY Giants 2 10 1 .192 219 331

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

Pittsburgh 9 4 0 .692 310 196 X-Minnesota 11 2 0 .846 265 161

Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 259 207 Detroit 7 5 1 .577 294 223

Cleveland 7 4 2 .615 217 225 GREEN BAY 4 7 2 .385 181 259

Houston 1 12 0 .077 175 420 Chicago 3 10 0 .231 195 323

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

Oakland 8 4 1 .654 281 158 X-Los Angeles 11 2 0 .846 358 161

Denver 7 4 2 .615 337 275 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 304 214

Kansas City 6 5 2 .538 198 186 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 153 298

San Diego 2 10 1 .192 182 353 San Francisco 5 8 0 .385 258 282

X-Clinched Division Title

SUNDAY DECEMBER 16

Cincinnati 27, HOUSTON 24 MIAMI 34, Detroit 7

LOS ANGELES 30, Cleveland 17 Buffalo 34, NY JETS 14

Green Bay 21, CHICAGO 0 Dallas 30, ST. LOUIS 3

KANSAS CITY 33, San Diego 6 OAKLAND 21, Denver 17

BALTIMORE 18, New England 13 Minnesota 31, NY Giants 7

Pittsburgh 37, SAN FRANCISCO 14 ATLANTA 14, New Orleans 10

WASHINGTON 38, Philadelphia 20

AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION

X-Miami 12 2 0 .857 343 150 X-Dallas 10 4 0 .714 382 203

Buffalo 9 5 0 .643 259 230 Y-Washington 10 4 0 .714 325 198

New England 5 9 0 .357 258 300 Philadelphia 5 8 1 .393 310 393

Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 226 341 St. Louis 4 9 1 .321 286 365

NY Jets 4 10 0 .286 240 306 NY Giants 2 11 1 .179 226 362

AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION

X-Cincinnati 10 4 0 .714 286 231 X-Minnesota 12 2 0 .857 296 168

Y-Pittsburgh 10 4 0 .714 347 210 Detroit 7 6 1 .536 271 247

Cleveland 7 5 2 .571 234 255 GREEN BAY 5 7 2 .429 202 259

Houston 1 13 0 .071 199 447 Chicago 3 11 0 .214 195 344

AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION

X-Oakland 9 4 1 .679 292 175 X-Los Angeles 12 2 0 .857 388 178

Denver 7 5 2 .571 354 296 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 318 224

Kansas City 7 5 2 .571 231 192 New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 163 312

San Diego 2 11 1 .179 188 386 San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 262 319

X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wildcard Berth

1973 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Divisional - December 22 - MIAMI (12-2) 34, Cincinnati (10-4) 16

Divisional - December 23 - OAKLAND (9-4-1) 33, Pittsburgh (10-4) 14

Conference - December 30 - MIAMI (13-2) 27, Oakland (10-4-1) 10

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Divisional - December 22 - DALLAS (10-4) 27, LA Rams (12-2) 16

Divisional - December 23 - MINNESOTA (12-2) 27, Washington (10-4) 20

Conference - December 30 - Minnesota (13-2) 27, DALLAS (11-4) 10

SUPER BOWL 8 (January 13, 1974 at Houston)

MIAMI DOLPHINS (14-2) 24, MINNESOTA VIKINGS (14-2) 7 - The defending NFL champion Dolphins, representing the AFC for the third straight year, scored the first two times they had possession on marches of 62 and 56 yards while the Miami defense limited the Vikings to only seven plays in the first period. Larry Csonka climaxed the initial 10-play drive with a 5-yard touchdown bolt through right guard after 5:27 had elapsed. Four plays later, Miami began another 10-play scoring drive, which ended with Jim Kiick bursting one yard through the middle for another touchdown after 13:38 of the period. Garo Yepremian added a 28-yard field goal midway in the second period for a 17-0 Miami lead. Minnesota then drove from its 20 to a second-and-2 situation on the Miami seven yard line with 1:18 left in the half. But on two plays, Miami limited Oscar Reed to 1 yard. On fourth-and-1 from the 6, Reed went over right tackle, but Dolphins middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti jarred the ball loose and Jake Scott recovered for Miami to halt the Minnesota threat. The Vikings were unable to muster enough offense in the second half to threaten the Dolphins. Csonka rushed 33 times for a Super Bowl-record 145 yards. Bob Griese of Miami completed 6 of 7 passes for 73 yards.

UNIVERSAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - The league was announced on October 5, 1973, when sports agents Tony Rizzano and Louis S. Goldman said their UFL would draw teams from the United States, Mexico and Canada and games would be played with new rules, including several from the CFL. The pair revealed plans for the new league, just two days after plans were unveiled for the World Football League. Rizzano said the UFL, to be composed of 10 teams, hoped to begin playing in 1974. The prospective franchise owners in league cities — New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa, Memphis, Anaheim, Birmingham, Mexico City and Toronto — would be charged $3 million in cash for their franchises. In January 1974, Razzano announced the UFL would hold off until the spring of 1975 to begin play due to the WFL. In March 1974, Razzano announced that his dream to create a new football league has died, leaving behind bills totaling $50,000. "I closed up shop. I was getting little or no cooperation from the people I was trying to approach. I was beating my head against the wall constantly. I have an excellent concept and it still is an excellent concept. It was one that could have surfaced, but you can't surface unless you have backing." (Source: Birmingham Pro Sports)

Ottawa Rough Riders (9-5)

Head Coach: Jack Gotta

Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (909)

Leading Passer: Rick Cassata (1255)

Leading Receiver: Rhome Nixon (38-493)

Average Attendance: 24,744 (4th)

Toronto Argonauts (7-5-2)

Head Coach: John Rauch

Leading Rusher: Bill Symons (358)

Leading Passer: Joe Theismann (2496)

Leading Receiver: Eric Allen (40-797)

Average Attendance: 33,135 (1st)

Montreal Alouettes (7-6-1)

Head Coach: Marv Levy

Leading Rusher: John Harvey (1024)

Leading Passer: George Mira (1356)

Leading Receiver: Johnny Rogers (41-841)

Average Attendance: 20,341 (8th)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-7)

Head Coach: Jerry Williams

Leading Rusher: Andy Hopkins (1223)

Leading Passer: Chuck Ealey (2312)

Leading Receiver: Garney Henley (40-639)/Tony Gabriel (40-535)

Average Attendance: 31,917 (2nd)

Both the Western and Eastern Conferences adopt the same playoff procedure, consisting of the second place teams in each conference hosting the third place teams in the conference semifinal games and the first place teams hosting the semi-finals' winners in the conference finals. All rounds now consisted of single-game playoffs, as opposed to a two-game total point series (although this format would return in use by what was by then the East Division in 1986 only); the West adopted this format the previous year. Other than the addition of the crossover rule in 1997, this playoff format is in still in use in the CFL. This was the final season where the conferences would play seasons of different lengths. The Eastern Conference would expand its schedule to sixteen games for 1974. Somewhat ironically, this was also the most recent season (as of 2017) where a fourth-placed Eastern team would earn more points (despite playing fewer games) than the third placed Western team - the scenario which triggers a "crossover" under the current playoff format.

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

Roy Bell (EDM) 1455 5 76 George McGowan (EDM) 81 1123 9 44

Andy Hopkins (HAM) 1223 5 97 Tom Forzani (CAL) 62 731 4 46

George Reed (SASK) 1193 12 23 Rudy Linterman (CAL) 60 719 3 53

Johnny Musso (BC) 1029 10 25 Tom Campana (SASK) 57 910 8 68

John Harvey (MON) 1024 2 66 Bob Kraemer (WIN) 47 635 3 49

Jim Evenson (BC) 909 4 25 George Reed (SASK) 47 442 2 45

John Bledsoe (WIN) 811 3 34 Rick Eber (SASK) 46 730 7 67

Bobby Thompson (SASK) 737 0 57 Johnny Musso (BC) 46 475 0 27

Chuck Ealey (HAM) 687 4 69 Jim Young (BC) 45 719 2 49

Gene Foster (EDM) 678 0 57 Bobby Thompson (SASK) 45 626 2 94

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 464 263 3767 22 27

Don Jonas (WIN) 452 226 3363 15 29

Pete Liske (CAL) 409 226 2861 12 21

Joe Theismann (TOR) 274 157 2496 13 13

Chuck Ealey (HAM) 309 181 2312 14 14

Don Moorhead (BC) 278 160 2005 4 12

Bruce Lemmerman (EDM) 257 153 1851 14 16

George Mira (MON) 168 92 1356 11 8

Rick Cassata (OTT) 177 94 1255 4 6

Jerry Keeling (OTT) 165 86 1175 11 4

TUES JUL 31

Edmonton 33, WINNIPEG 22 (23764) - Edmonton scored 23 points as a direct result of Winnipeg miscues to open the season. The Bombers threw away an 8-0 first quarter lead with three fumbles and two interceptions that provided the Eskimos points. Edmonton intercepted four passes in all and recovered three fumbles.

EDMONTON - 0 16 3 14 - 33

WINNIPEG - 8 0 7 7 - 22

1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 53-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 63-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 8-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 53-yard field goal WIN 8-3 2nd - EDM - Gene Foster, 49-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 13-8 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 16-8 3rd - WIN - Tom Oberg, 5-yard punt return (Jonas kick) EDM 16-15 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 46-yard field goal EDM 19-15 4th - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 11-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 26-15 4th - EDM - Taylor, 13-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 33-15 4th - WIN - Stan Brown, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) EDM 33-22

Saskatchewan 21, BRIT COL 5 (27447) - Ron Lancaster threw three touchdown passes and the Rider defense held the Lions to minimal gains in the season opener. The second quarter was the big one for Saskatchewan, as they scored 14 points.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 14 7 0 - 21

BRITISH COL - 1 2 2 0 - 5

1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 20-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 16-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - Rick Eber, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-1 2nd - BC - Safety, Al Ford conceded SASK 14-3 3rd - BC - Safety, Ford conceded SASK 14-5 3rd - SASK - Eber, 17-yard pass from Lancaster (Abenschan kick) SASK 21-5

Toronto 25, OTTAWA 9 (23764) - Joe Theismann picked Ottawa apart in the first half and Toronto played tough defense for 60 minutes to whip the favored Rough Riders. The Argos, playing under new head coach John Rauch, ran QBs Rick Cassata and Frank DiMaggio ragged.

TORONTO - 11 3 11 0 - 25

OTTAWA - 2 0 0 7 - 9

1st - TOR - Single, Rod Woodward conceded on Zenon Andrusyshyn 26-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Anrusyshyn, 13-yard field goal TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Eric Allen, 9-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 11-0 1st - OTT - Safety, Theismann rouged in end zone TOR 11-2 2nd - TOR - Safety, Rick Cassata rouged in end zone TOR 13-2 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 19-yard kick TOR 14-2 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 19-yard kick TOR 15-2 2rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 33-yard field goal TOR 18-2 3rd - TOR - Tim Anderson, 25-yard interception return (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 25-2 4th - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 10-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) TOR 25-9

WED AUG 1

Montreal 18, HAMILTON 9 (29116) - Johnny Rodgers scored the decisive points early in the third quarter to lead Montreal to the upset win in coach Marv Levy's debut. Rodgers broke loose on two key pass receptions leading to the TD. Ian Sunter, the 1972 Grey Cup hero, scored all of Hamilton's points, on three field goals.

MONTREAL - 7 1 7 3 - 18

HAMILTON - 0 0 6 3 - 9

1st - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 10-yard pass from George Mira (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Mike Walker rouged on Wally Buono 50-yard kick MON 8-0 3rd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 37-yard field goal MON 8-3 3rd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 10-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 15-3 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 42-yard field goal MON 15-6 4th - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal MON 18-6 4th - HAM - Sunter, 47-yard field goal MON 18-9

THUR AUG 2

CALGARY 23, Saskatchewan 15 (25328) - A record McMahon Stadium crowd saw QB Pete Liske return to Calgary for the first time since 1968 guided the Stampeders through interceptions and fumbles to win their openers. Rider QB Ron Lancaster threw five interceptions as he completed only 14 of 34 pass attempts.

SASKATCHEWAN - 4 10 0 1 - 15

CALGARY - 7 3 10 3 - 23

1st - CAL - Bob Wyatt, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 8-yard kick CAL 7-1 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 44-yard field goal CAL 7-4 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 10-4 2nd - SASK - Ted Provost, 38-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 11-10 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 43-yard field goal SASK 14-10 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 9-yard pass from Pete Liske (Robinson kick) CAL 17-14 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 36-yard field goal CAL 20-14 4th - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 23-14 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 31-yard kick CAL 23-15

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 1 0 0 2 25 9 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 33 22

Montreal 1 0 0 2 18 9 Calgary 1 0 0 2 23 15

Ottawa 0 1 0 0 9 25 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 36 28

Hamilton 0 1 0 0 9 18 British Columbia 0 1 0 0 5 21

Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 22 33

MON AUG 6

EDMONTON 10, Winnipeg 3 (19801) - A sputtering Winnipeg offense broke down completely after a first quarter touchdown gamble as Edmonton slogged their way to the rain-drenched win. The Bombers went for a touchdown on third down from the Eskimo three and never challenged again.

WINNIPEG - 1 0 2 0 - 3

EDMONTON - 0 3 4 3 - 10

1st - WIN - Single, Don Jonas 37-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 38-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - EDM - Safety, Walt McKee conceded EDM 3-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 6-1 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 34-yard kick EDM 7-1 3rd - WIN - Safety, Garry Lefebvre conceded EDM 7-3 4th - EDM - Safety, McKee conceded EDM 9-3 4th - EDM - Single, Lefebvre 49-yard kick EDM 10-3

TUES AUG 7

MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 14 (23146) - Johnny Rodgers scored what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, getting behind DB Tim Beamer and grabbing QB George Mira's pass. The former Heisman Trophy winner caught three passes for 90 yards and ran eight times for 44 yards.

HAMILTON - 3 3 1 7 - 14

MONTREAL - 3 3 1 14 - 21

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 41-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 14-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 25-yard field goal HAM 6-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 40-yard field goal TIED 6-6 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 52-yard kick MON 7-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Ron Perowne conceded on Sunter 38-yard kick TIED 7-7 4th - MON - Larry Smith, 7-yard pass from George Mira (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 45-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 21-7 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 6-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) MON 21-14

WED AUG 8

TORONTO 19, Ottawa 6 (33135) - QBs Joe Theismann and Mike Rae each threw a touchdown pass and the Toronto defense was tough in beating Ottawa for the second time in a row. Theismann was bothered by a sore foot, and had to be replaced by Rae in the third quarter.

OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6

TORONTO - 3 7 0 9 - 19

1st - TOR - Zenon Anrudsyshyn, 45-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 63-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 10-6 4th - Single, Andrusyshyn 43-yard kick TOR 11-6 4th - TOR - Mike Eben, 40-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 18-6 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 48-yard kick TOR 19-6

SASKATCHEWAN 38, British Col 19 (17210) - George Reed set a professional football record for touchdowns rushing with his 107th, one more than former Cleveland RB Jim Brown. He also moved to within 81 yards of breaking another Brown record - his career rushing mark of 12,312.

BRITISH COL - 6 1 6 6 - 19

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 7 14 7 - 38

1st - BC - Johnny Musso, 12-yard run BC 6-0 1st - SASK - Bob Pearce, 19-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-6 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 48-yard field goal SASK 10-6 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 16-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-6 2nd - BC - Single, Eric Guthrie 20-yard kick SASK 17-7 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-7 3rd - BC - Musso, 1-yard run SASK 24-13 3rd - SASK - Rick Eber, 17-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 31-13 4th - BC - Monroe Eley, 23-yard pass from Karl Douglas SASK 31-19 4th - SASK - Terry Bulych, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 38-19

THUR AUG 9

WINNIPEG 30, Calgary 7 (23338) - A touchdown by DB Doug Strong sparked a 17-point fourth quarter drive as Winnipeg won its first game of the season. Bomber QB Don Jonas completed 16 of 31 passes, while Calgary QB Pete Liske was good on only 16 of 36 attempts, with three interceptions.

CALGARY - 4 0 3 0 - 7

WINNIPEG - 7 6 0 17 - 30

1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman 75-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Stan Brown, 6-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-1 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 19-yard field goal WIN 7-4 2nd - WIN - Safety, Pete Liske tackled in end zone WIN 9-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 62-yard kick WIN 10-4 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 22-yard field goal WIN 13-4 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 34-yard field goal WIN 13-7 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 67-yard kick WIN 14-7 4th - WIN - Jonas, 44-yard field goal WIN 17-7 4th - WON - Doug Strong, 61-yard interception return WIN 23-7 4th - Paul Williams, 30-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 30-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 2 0 0 4 44 15 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 43 24

Montreal 2 0 0 4 39 23 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 74 47

Ottawa 0 2 0 0 15 44 Calgary 1 1 0 2 30 45

Hamilton 0 2 0 0 23 39 Winnipeg 1 2 0 1 55 50

British Columbia 0 2 0 0 24 59

MON AUG 13

Hamilton 25, OTTAWA 16 (22087) - Ottawa, with new acquisition Jerry Keeling at QB, struck first before Hamilton roared back in a battle of 0-2 teams. Both teams had 16 first downs and combined for 181 yards in penalties. The Riders outrushed Hamilton 180 yards to 107.

HAMILTON - 0 14 3 8 - 25

OTTAWA - 13 3 0 0 - 16

1st - OTT - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 18-yard field goal OTT 10-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 35-yard field goal OTT 13-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 8-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) OTT 13-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 16-7 2nd - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 3-yard run (Sunter kick) OTT 16-14 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 29-yard field goal HAM 17-16 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 44-yard kick HAM 18-16 4th - HAM - Tony Gabriel recovered Dick Adams lateral in end zone (Sunter kick) HAM 25-16

TUES AUG 14

BRIT COL 30, Edmonton 11 (23139) - British Columbia showed a strong running game and Edmonton could not get moving for three quarters. Monroe Eley paced the Lion ground game, running 15 times for 153 yards and a touchdown. BC put up 478 yards on offense, 315 of it rushing.

EDMONTON - 0 0 1 10 - 11

BRITISH COL - 7 0 7 16 - 30

1st - BC - Lou Harris, 7-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Brock Aynsley conceded on Dave Cutler 38-yard kick BC 7-1 3rd - BC - Johnny Musso, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 14-1 4th - EDM - Cutler, 12-yard field goal BC 14-4 4th - BC - Musso, 25-yard run BC 20-4 4th - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 5-yard pass from Rudy Linterman (Cutler kick) BC 20-11 4th - BC - Gerela, 36-yard field goal BC 23-11 4th - BC - Monroe Eley, 30-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 30-11

WED AUG 15

TORONTO 22, Montreal 21 (33135) - Toronto won without several regulars, including RB Leon McQuay, who was traded to Calgary for DT Granville Liggins. Montreal lost QB George Mira to a rib injury, and QB Jimmy Jones threw a TD pass from Johnny Rodgers and ran for a touchdown.

MONTREAL - 7 0 0 14 - 21

TORONTO - 1 10 3 8 - 22

1st - MON - Jimmy Jones, 10-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Ron Perowne rouged on Wally Buono blocked punt MON 7-1 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 40-yard field goal MON 7-4 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 8-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 11-7 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 45-yard field goal TOR 14-7 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 63-yard kick TOR 15-7 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 73-yard pass from Larry Smith (Sweet kick) TOR 15-14 4th - TOR - Mike Eben, 10-yard pass from Marv Kendricks (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 22-14 4th - MON - Rodgers, 14-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) TOR 22-21

CALGARY 18, Winnipeg 9 (23287) - A touchdown march led by backup QB Jim Lindsey early in the fourth quarter sparked Calgary to the win and a three-way tie for first in the West. Calgary held Winnipeg to 198 yards on offense, while collecting 319 yards.

WINNIPEG - 0 8 0 1 - 9

CALGARY - 8 0 2 8 - 18

1st - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 12-yard pass from Pete Liske (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman 65-yard kick CAL 8-0 2nd - WIN - Lee Fobbs, 4-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) CAL 8-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 65-yard kick TIED 8-8 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson 23-yard kick CAL 9-8 3rd - CAL - Single, Don Moulton 61-yard punt CAL 10-8 4th - CAL - Shaw, 24-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 17-8 4th - CAL - Single, Linterman 50-yard kick CAL 18-8 4th - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 85-yard kick CAL 18-9

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 3 0 0 6 66 36 Edmonton 2 1 0 4 54 55

Montreal 2 1 0 4 60 45 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 74 47

Hamilton 1 2 0 2 48 45 Calgary 2 1 0 4 48 54

Ottawa 0 3 0 0 31 69 British Columbia 1 2 0 2 54 70

Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 64 68

MON AUG 20

SASKATCHEWAN 18, Ottawa 12 (21032) - Rider RB George Reed set a North American rushing record in leading Saskatchewan to the win. The record came with 18 seconds remaining as Reed passed Jim Brown. He also scored twice to increase his career TD record (109) and his total yards record to 15,710 yards.

OTTAWA - 0 6 3 3 - 12

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 1 0 7 - 18

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 32-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 27-yard field goal SASK 10-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 13-yard kick SASK 11-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal SASK 11-6 3rd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal SASK 11-9 4th - SASK - Single, Al Ford 65-yard kick SASK 12-9 4th - OTT - Organ, 16-yard field goal TIED 12-12 4th - Reed, 1-yard SASK 18-12

WED AUG 22

HAMILTON 38, Toronto 4 (35347) - A record Hamilton crowd saw Toronto take a 4-0 lead in the half. Hamilton then exploded for 38 points, with three of their four fourth-quarter touchdowns being scored by the defense as they handed Toronto their first loss of the season.

TORONTO - 3 1 0 0 - 4

HAMILTON - 0 0 7 31 - 38

1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 54-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Safety, Al Lockington conceded TOR 3-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick TOR 4-0 3rd - HAM - Bob Richardson, 16-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-4 4th - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal HAM 10-4 4th - HAM - Dave Cranmer, 4-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 17-4 4th - HAM - Lou Claire, 24-yard interception return (Sunter kick) HAM 24-4 4th - HAM - Bob Krouse, 25-yard interception return (Sunter kick) HAM 31-4 4th - HAM - Jon Hohman, 37-yard fumble return (Sunter kick) HAM 38-4

Edmonton 24, CALGARY 4 (27188) - A record Calgary crowd came to see Leon McQuay's debut with the Stampeders - and left disappointed. The former Argo carried 11 times for 14 yards and had a key fumble that led to Edmonton's decisive touchdown. The win propelled Edmonton into a tie for first in the West.

EDMONTON - 3 10 3 8 - 24

CALGARY - 0 3 1 0 - 4

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 15-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 32-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 5-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 13-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Larry Highbaugh rouged on Robinson 37-yard kick EDM 13-4 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 16-4 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 19-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 23-4 4th - EDM - John Senst rouged on Gerry Lefebvre 56-yard kick EDM 24-4

Brit Col 23, WINNIPEG 19 (24443) - A blocked punt late in the fourth quarter set up the winning TD as BC rallied to defeat Winnipeg. After three quarters of defensive football, the Bombers scored a pair of TDs to lead 19-16 with less than five minutes left. Mike Walker blocked Walt McKee's punt to set up the climatic drive.

BRIT COL - 0 7 2 14 - 23

WINNIPEG - 4 0 0 15 - 19

1st - WIN - Don Jonas, 22-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 64-yard kick WIN 4-0 2nd - BC - Lefty Hendrickson, 11-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-4 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 53-yard kick BC 8-4 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 54-yard kick BC 9-4 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 46-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 11-9 4th - WIN - Jonas, 2-yard (Jonas kick) WIN 18-9 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 37-yard kick WIN 19-9 4th - BC - Monroe Eley, 29-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) WIN 19-16 4th - BC - Hendrickson, 10-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 23-19

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 3 1 0 6 70 74 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 78 59

Montreal 2 1 0 4 60 45 Saskatchewan 3 1 0 6 92 57

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 86 59 Calgary 2 2 0 4 52 78

Ottawa 0 4 0 0 43 87 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 77 89

Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 83 91

Regina Leader-Post (August 21st)

SAT AUG 25

Ottawa 30, MONTREAL 3 (27205) - The Rough Riders snapped a four-game losing streak as QB Jerry Keeling tossed three touchdown passes (two to Rhome Nixon) and Gerry Organ kicked three field goals and three converts. The only Montreal points came off the toe of Don Sweet.

OTTAWA - 0 10 10 10 - 30

MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 12-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 24-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 34-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 10-3 3rd - OTT - Nixon, 4-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 17-3 3rd - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal OTT 20-3 4th - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 23-3 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 37-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 30-3

TUES AUG 28

BRITISH COL 9, Calgary 2 (29132) - The BC Lions handed Calgary a setback in which the score didn't provide a true measure of the play. The Stamps showed little on offense behind QBs Pete Liske and Jim Lindsey, the Lions also sputtered with 246 yards of offense, but did strike for a second quarter touchdown.

CALGARY - 0 0 2 0 - 2

BRIT COL - 0 8 0 1 - 9

2nd - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 31-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - BC - Johnny Musso, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 8-0 3rd - CAL - Safety, Eric Guthrie conceded BC 8-2 4th - BC - Gerela, 23-yard kick BC 9-2

WED AUG 29

Toronto 24, EDMONTON 16 (22918) - Joe Theismann shook off an 10-0 deficit to lead Toronto to the win with scoring passes to Bill Symons and Peter Muller. Roy Bell scored on Edmonton's first play from scrimmage and Dave Cutler added three field goals and a convert in the losing effort.

TORONTO - 0 10 14 0 - 24

EDMONTON - 10 0 3 3 - 16

1st - EDM - Roy Bell, 39-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 52-yard field goal EDM 10-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 2-yard run EDM 10-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Larry Highbaugh rouged on Zenon Andrusyshyn 37-yard kick EDM 10-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 21-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 13-10 3rd - TOR - Peter Muller, 9-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 17-13 3rd - TOR - Symons, 15-yard pass from Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 24-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal TOR 24-16
Saskatchewan 13, WINNIPEG 12 (25210) - The Riders moved into sole possession of the top spot in the West. Jack Abendschan kicked a late field goal to provide the winning margin. Bomber QB Don Jonas accounted for all of his teams' points, with a touchdown, convert and two singles, but missed two FGs.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 0 3 - 13

WINNIPEG - 10 0 0 2 - 12

1st - WIN - Don Jonas, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Jonas, 19-yard field goal WIN 10-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 32-yard field goal WIN 10-3 2nd - SASK - Rick Eber, 67-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) TIED 10-10 4th - WIN - Single, Jonas 13-yard kick WIN 11-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 24-yard field goal SASK 13-11 4th - WIN - Single, Jonas 25-yard kick SASK 13-12

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 4 1 0 8 94 90 Saskatchewan 4 1 0 8 105 71

Montreal 2 2 0 4 63 75 Edmonton 3 2 0 6 94 83

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 86 59 British Columbia 3 2 0 6 86 91

Ottawa 1 4 0 2 73 90 Calgary 2 3 0 4 54 87

Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 95 104

MON SEPT 3

HAMILTON 44, Brit Col 24 (32433) - A 27-point, fourth quarter rally carried Hamilton to the win and moved the defending Grey Cup champions into second place in the East. The Lions jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and increased it to 21-0 early in the second before Hamilton struck for 17 before halftime.

BRIT COL - 14 7 3 0 - 24

HAMILTON - 0 17 0 27 - 44

1st - BC - Lou Harris, 9-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Harris, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Harris, 58-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 21-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 68-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) BC 21-7 2nd - HAM - Henley, 6-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) BC 21-14 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 45-yard field goal BC 21-17 3rd - BC - Gerela, 12-yard field goal BC 24-17 4th - HAM - Sunter, 30-yard field goal BC 24-20 4th - HAM - Henley, 14-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 27-24 4th - HAM - Sunter, 11-yard field goal HAM 30-24 4th - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 23-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 37-24 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 44-24

SASKATCHEWAN 28, Edmonton 27 (22265) - A record Saskatchewan crowd saw Edmonton K Dave Cutler, who leads the WFC scoring race, missed a decisive field goal attempt as time ran out. He had kicked four field goals earlier. Rider RB George Reed scored the winning touchdown in the final minute.

EDMONTON - 6 7 3 11 - 27

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 4 10 14 - 28

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 35-yard kick EDM 6-1 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 13-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 13-1 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 39-yard field goal EDM 13-4 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 20-yard field goal EDM 13-7 3rd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 31-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-13 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 16-14 4th - EDM - McGowan, 31-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 23-14 4th - Rick Eber, 19-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) EDM 23-21 4th - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 26-21 4th - SASK - George Reed, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 28-26 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 32-yard kick SASK 28-27

MONTREAL 23, Toronto 23 (T) (22488) - Zenon Andrusyshyn saved the game for the Argos as he kicked a field goal, the longest of his career, with time out on the clock. That tying field goal came just 49 seconds after Bill Symons had scored to put Toronto in front

TORONTO - 3 10 7 3 - 23

MONTREAL - 7 3 3 10 - 23

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 13-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Eric Allen, 25-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - MON - Larry Smith, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 10-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 48-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - MON - Sweet, 45-yard field goal MON 13-10 3rd - MON - Jimmy Jones, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 20-10 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 13-yard field goal MON 20-13 4th - TOR - Bill Symons, 3-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TIED 20-20 4th - MON - Sweet, 42-yard field goal MON 23-20 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 50-yard field goal TIED 23-23

CALGARY 25, Winnipeg 24 (21445) - Pete Liske returned to his All-Star form by connecting for three TDs. G Herb Schumm kicked the winning point after time had expired, booting the ball while running at close to full speed. Calgary P Don Moulton started the play by kicking into the Bomber end zone from the Winnipeg 40.

WINNIPEG - 6 8 7 3 - 24

CALGARY - 0 0 7 18 - 25

1st - WIN - Don Jonas, 18-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Walt McKee, 43-yard field goal WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, McKee 75-yard kick WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Stan Brown, 7-yard pass from Jonas (McKee kick) WIN 14-0 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 36-yard pass from Pete Liske (Larry Robinson kick) WIN 14-7 3rd - WIN - Brown, 78-yard run (McKee kick) WIN 21-7 4th - CAL - Robinson, 40-yard field goal WIN 21-10 4th - WIN - McKee, 23-yard field goal WIN 24-10 4th - CAL - Rick Galbos, 8-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) WIN 24-17 4th - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 8-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) TIED 24-24 4th - CAL - Single, Schrumm 20-yard kick CAL 25-24

WED SEPT 5

OTTAWA 26, Brit Col 24 (18674) - Gerry Organ's fourth field goal of the game with less than two minutes remaining lifted Ottawa to the win and kept their Eastern playoff hopes alive. Rick Cassata, who lost his starting job as Rider QB to Jerry Keeling, came off the bench in the minutes to engineer the winning drive.

BRIT COL - 7 7 7 3 - 24

OTTAWA - 7 13 3 3 - 26

1st - OTT - Jim Foley, 24-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 50-yard pass from Karl Douglas (Ted Gerela kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 27-yard field goal OTT 10-7 2nd - BC - Douglas, 3-yard run with lateral from Johnny Musso (Gerela kick) BC 14-10 3rd - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 12-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 17-14 2nd - OTT - Organ, 20-yard field goal OTT 20-14 3rd - BC - Lou Harris, 3-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 21-20 3rd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 23-21 4th - BC - Gerela, 32-yard field goal BC 24-23 4th - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 26-24

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 4 1 1 9 117 113 Saskatchewan 5 1 0 10 134 96

Hamilton 3 2 0 6 130 83 Edmonton 3 3 0 6 121 111

Montreal 2 2 1 5 86 98 Calgary 3 3 0 6 79 111

Ottawa 2 4 0 4 99 114 British Columbia 3 4 0 6 134 161

Winnipeg 1 6 0 2 119 129

SAT SEPT 8

EDMONTON 23, Montreal 18 (22637) - George McGowan held onto a crucial pass late in the game that allowed Edmonton to rally for the win. McGowan, who tied for a CFL record last week with 15 catches in one game, grabbed nine tosses for 148 yards, while Eskimo RB Roy Bell ran for 81 yards.

MONTREAL - 3 7 7 1 - 18

EDMONTON - 0 6 7 10 - 23

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 37-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 20-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - MON - Jimmy Jones, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 10-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal MON 10-6 3rd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 10-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 17-6 3rd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 102-yard kickoff return (Cutler kick) MON 17-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal MON 17-16 4th - MON - Single, Wally Buono 52-yard kick MON 18-16 4th - EDM - Bruce Lemmerman, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 23-18

SUN SEPT 9

TORONTO 16, Hamilton 7 (33135) - Toronto's defense provided all the drive and most of the points as the Argonauts widened their lead in the EFC to five points over Hamilton. The Ticats took a 7-2 lead at the half on Dave Fleming's short touchdown run, but that was the last positive from the Hamilton offense.

HAMILTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7

TORONTO - 2 0 7 7 - 16

1st - TOR - Safety, Alec Lockington conceded TOR 2-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 5-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-2 3rd - TOR - Jim Stillwagon, 18-yard fumble return (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Rick Eber, 39-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 16-7

Calgary 25, SASKATCHEWAN 8 (21490) - Calgary humbled the Riders for the second time this season as Saskatchewan QB Ron Lancaster became the first Canadian quarterback to have more than 2,000 career pass completions, but he also threw four interceptions.

CALGARY - 3 10 0 12 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 7 0 - 8

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 42-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 31-yard kick CAL 3-1 2nd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 29-yard pass from Pete Liske (Robinson kick) CAL 10-1 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 36-yard field goal CAL 13-1 3rd - SASK - Tom Campana, 68-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) CAL 13-8 4th - CAL - Robinson, 43-yard field goal CAL 16-8 4th - CAL - Frank Andruski, 108-yard interception return CAL 24-8 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 15-yard kick CAL 25-8

TUES SEPT 11

Montreal 10, BRIT COL 7 (30479) - Johnny Rodgers finally showed the form he used to win the 1972 Heisman Trophy, as he ran for 105 yards on 14 carries and caught two passes. BC kicker Ted Gerela continued his shaky season, as he missed three field goals, all from inside the 50-yard line.

MONTREAL - 0 3 0 7 - 10

BRIT COL - 0 7 0 0 - 7

2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - BC - Johnny Musso, 6-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-3 4th - MON - Brian Jack, 4-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 10-7

WED SEPT 12

Ottawa 24, WINNIPEG 13 (24835) - Ottawa took advantage of first half Winnipeg mistakes to take the win - and all but kill the Bombers' playoff hopes. Two touchdown receptions by Hugh Oldham helped propel the Riders to a 21-0 halftime lead.

OTTAWA - 7 14 3 0 - 24

WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 7 - 13

1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 7-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dick Adams, 80-yard punt recovery return (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Oldham, 14-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 21-0 3rd - WIN - Bob Kraemer, 18-yard pass from Don Jonas OTT 21-6 3rd - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 24-6 4th - WIN - John Bledsoe, 1-yard run (Walt McKee kick) OTT 24-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 1 1 11 133 120 Saskatchewan 5 2 0 10 142 121

Montreal 3 3 1 7 114 128 Edmonton 4 3 0 8 144 129

Hamilton 3 3 0 6 137 99 Calgary 4 3 0 8 104 119

Ottawa 3 4 0 6 123 127 British Columbia 3 5 0 6 141 171

Winnipeg 1 7 0 2 132 153

SAT SEPT 15

Ottawa 21, HAMILTON 19 (33254) - Rick Cassata came off the bench in the second half to lift Ottawa to the win and into second place in the EFC. Cassata, after directing two scoring drives, scored himself with three seconds remaining for the winning points.

OTTAWA - 0 0 7 14 - 21

HAMILTON - 8 8 0 3 - 19

1st - HAM - Single, Ian Sunter 40-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Tim Beamer, 84-yard punt return (Sunter kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 97-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Alex Lockington 47-yard kick HAM 16-0 3rd - OTT - Art Green, 2-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) HAM 16-7 4th - HAM - Sunter, 37-yard field goal HAM 19-7 4th - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 7-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) HAM 19-14 4th - OTT - Cassata, 5-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 21-14

EDMONTON 33, Calgary 22 (22919) - Two mistakes by Calgary QB Pete Liske set up Edmonton touchdowns that helped the Eskimos defeat the Stampeders. Liske accounted for 411 yards on 28 completions, but he had a fumble and interception that led to two first half Edmonton touchdowns.

CALGARY - 0 8 0 14 - 22

EDMONTON - 7 10 9 7 - 33

1st - EDM - Don Warrington, 33-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 53-yard pass from Pete Liske (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal EDM 10-7 2nd - EDM - Gene Foster, 7-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 17-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 14-yard kick EDM 17-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 20-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 23-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 36-yard field goal EDM 26-8 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 34-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) EDM 26-15 4th - EDM - Roy Bell, 6-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 33-15 4th - CAL - Dick Wesolowski, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) EDM 33-22

SUN SEPT 16

Saskatchewan 37, MONTREAL 20 (17421) - Saskatchewan held the Alouettes scoreless for 55 minutes, then withstood a three-touchdown splurge by the home club in the final five minutes. Rider QB Ron Lancaster threw three touchdown passes to Tom Campana and one to George Reed in the offensive explosion.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 13 14 3 - 37

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 20 - 20

1st - SASK - Tom Campana, 25-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 47-yard field goal SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 20-yard field goal SASK 20-0 3rd - SASK - Campana, 37-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-0 3rd - SASK - Campana, 44-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 34-0 4th - SASK - Single, Al Ford 48-yard kick SASK 35-0 4th - SASK - Safety, Jimmy Jones tackled in end zone SASK 37-0 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 22-yard pass from Jones (Don Sweet kick) SASK 37-7 4th - MON - Carl Crennell, 25-yard fumble return SASK 37-13 4th - SASK - Jones, 6-yard run (Sweet kick) SASK 37-20

TUES SEPT 18

Winnipeg 33, BRITISH COL 13 (21084) - Winnipeg got two touchdowns from John Bledsoe and thumped the Lions in winning their second game in nine starts. Willy Miller grabbed a long touchdown pass from Don Jonas and Bob Larose caught a short TD pass with 23 seconds remaining to put the icing on the cake.

WINNIPEG - 7 12 0 14 - 33

BRIT COL - 0 10 3 0 - 13

1st - WIN - John Bledsoe, 1-yard run (Walt McKee kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Willy Miller, 103-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 13-0 2nd - WIN - McKee, 35-yard field goal WIN 16-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 25-yard field goal WIN 16-3 2nd - WIN - McKee, 29-yard field goal WIN 19-3 2nd - BC - Lefty Hendrickson, 73-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) WIN 19-10 3rd - BC - Gerela, 24-yard field goal WIN 19-13 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 29-yard kick WIN 20-13 4th - WIN - Bledsoe, 8-yard run (McKee kick) WIN 27-13 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 7-yard pass from Jonas WIN 33-13

WED SEPT 19

Saskatchewan 21, TORONTO 15 (33135) - Saskatchewan rallied for two fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat Toronto. QB Ron Lancaster scored the first major himself in the second quarter, then sparked a late rally when he passed to Bobby Thompson for a touchdown and sent George Reed in for another.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 14 - 21

TORONTO - 7 0 8 0 - 15

1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 1-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 1-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Pete Muller, 15-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 32-yard kick TOR 15-7 4th - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 9-yard pass from Lancaster (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 15-14 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-15

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 2 1 11 148 141 Saskatchewan 7 2 0 14 199 158

Ottawa 4 4 0 8 144 146 Edmonton 5 3 0 10 177 151

Montreal 3 4 1 7 134 165 Calgary 4 4 0 8 126 152

Hamilton 3 4 0 6 156 120 British Columbia 3 6 0 6 154 204

Winnipeg 2 7 0 4 165 166

SAT SEPT 22

OTTAWA 32, Edmonton 20 (20306) - Turnovers hurt Edmonton as they fumbled three times and had six passes intercepted. Ottawa K Gerry Organ kicked six field goals, tying a CFL record set by Edmonton's Dave Cutler last season against Saskatchewan.

EDMONTON - 6 0 7 7 - 20

OTTAWA - 12 3 7 10 - 32

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 15-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 12-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - EDM - Roy Bell, 2-yard run TIED 6-6 1st - OTT - Organ, 40-yard field goal OTT 9-6 1st - OTT - Organ, 26-yard field goal OTT 12-6 2nd - OTT - Organ, 42-yard field goal OTT 15-6 3rd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 50-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 22-6 3rd - EDM - George McGowan, 24-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) OTT 22-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 38-yard field goal OTT 25-13 4th - OTT - Jim Evenson, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 32-13 4th - EDM - McGowan, 12-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) OTT 32-20

SUN SEPT 23

MONTREAL 19, Toronto 10 (15494) - Montreal combined a strong running game with good ball control on a muddy surface to overpower Toronto. Larry Smith and John Harvey scored on the ground for the Als, while Don Sweet added a field goal.

TORONTO - 7 3 0 0 - 10

MONTREAL - 7 7 0 5 - 19

1st - TOR - Tony Moro, 17-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - MON - John Harvey, 1-yard run (Don Sweet kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Larry Smith, 21-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal MON 14-10 4th - MON - Safety, Theismann tackled in end zone by Gordon Judges MON 16-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 12-yard field goal MON 19-10

CALGARY 13, British Col 12 (26238) - Larry Robinson booted Calgary to the win, and breaking a CFL scoring record in the process. Robinson's toe scored all but one of Calgary's points and gave him a career total of 976 points, five more than Toronto's Tommy Joe Coffey.

BRIT COL - 1 4 0 7 - 12

CALGARY - 0 3 6 4 - 13

1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 52-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - BC - Gerela, 27-yard field goal BC 4-0 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela 45-yard kick BC 5-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 42-yard field goal BC 5-3 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 33-yard field goal CAL 6-5 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 42-yard field goal CAL 9-5 4th - CAL - Robinson, 38-yard field goal CAL 12-5 4th - CAL - Single, Don Moulton 43-yard kick CAL 13-5 4th - BC - Jim Young, 7-yard pass from Karl Douglas (Gerela kick) CAL 13-12

MON SEPT 24

Edmonton 22, HAMILTON 17 (27978) - Edmonton rallied from a 17-10 fourth quarter deficit to beat Hamilton and move to within two points of Saskatchewan in the WFC. The Eskimos shredded the Ticat defense with 228 yards rushing, while Hamilton was balanced with 192 rushing and 187 passing.

EDMONTON - 0 10 0 12 - 22

HAMILTON - 0 0 17 0 - 17

2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 27-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 58-yard field goal EDM 10-0 3rd - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 5-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) EDM 10-7 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 4-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 14-10 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 35-yard field goal HAM 17-10 4th - EDM - Safety, Alex Lockington conceded HAM 17-12 4th - EDM - Roy Bell, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 19-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 22-17

TUES SEPT 25

Winnipeg 25, SASKATCHEWAN 23 (16310) - Winnipeg came from behind to defeat the Roughriders as Bob Larose scored two touchdowns, both on passes from Don Jonas. Rider QB Ron Lancaster threw TD passes to Rick Eber, George Reed and Tom Campana in the losing cause.

WINNIPEG - 7 3 7 8 - 25

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 6 0 - 23

1st - WIN - Stan Brown, 33-yard run (Walt McKee kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - SASK - Rick Eber, 25-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 31-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - WIN - McKee, 10-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 7-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-10 3rd - SASK - Tom Campana, 24-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 23-10 3rd - WIN - Bob Larose, 28-yard pass from Don Jonas (McKee kick) SASK 23-17 4th - WIN - Larose, 4-yard pass from Jonas (McKee kick) WIN 24-23 4th - WIN - Single, Jim Walter conceded on McKee 33-yard kick WIN 25-23

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 3 1 11 158 160 Saskatchewan 7 3 0 14 222 193

Ottawa 5 4 0 10 176 166 Edmonton 6 4 0 12 219 200

Montreal 4 4 1 9 153 175 Calgary 5 4 0 10 139 164

Hamilton 3 5 0 6 173 142 British Columbia 3 7 0 6 166 217

Winnipeg 3 7 0 6 180 189

SAT SEPT 29

BRIT COL 22, Toronto 22 (T) (23400) - Ivan MacMillan, playing his first game for the Lions in place of Ted Gerela, kicked five field goals in as many attempts. His replacement on the Argos, Zenon Anrudsyshyn, kicked two field goals, two singles and two converts.

TORONTO - 15 4 0 3 - 22

BRIT COL - 0 6 6 10 - 22

1st - TOR - Pete Watson, 29-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 20-yard kick TOR 8-0 1st - TOR - Watson, 80-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 15-0 2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 16-yard field goal TOR 15-3 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 45-yard field goal TOR 15-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 55-yard kick TOR 16-6 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 19-yard field goal TOR 19-6 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 27-yard field goal TOR 19-9 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 17-yard field goal TOR 19-12 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 15-yard field goal TOR 22-12 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 7-yard pass from Karl Douglas (MacMillan kick) TOR 22-19 4th - BC - MacMillan, 44-yard field goal TIED 22-22

SUN SEPT 30

Montreal 28, OTTAWA 15 (26316) - Johnny Rodgers caught two touchdown passes to lead Montreal to the win and second place in the EFC, one point behind Toronto. A tough Alouette defense forced Ottawa to give up the ball twice on downs in fourth quarter and blocked a field goal attempt that led to a Montreal major.

MONTREAL - 14 4 3 7 - 28

OTTAWA - 7 0 1 7 - 15

1st - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 58-yard pass from George Mira (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 37-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 1st - MON - Rodgers, 17-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - MON - Sweet, 15-yard field goal MON 17-7 2nd - MON - Single, Wally Buono 49-yard kick MON 18-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 21-yard kick MON 18-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 21-8 4th - MON - Dick Harris, 57-yard blocked field goal return (Sweet kick) MON 28-8 4th - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard (Organ kick) MON 28-15

EDMONTON 17, Saskatchewan 13 (21429) - Bruce Lemmerman climaxed a brilliant drive with a short touchdown pass to George McGowan to topple the Roughriders and tie them for first place in the West. Coach Ray Jauch went for the touchdown on third down rather than settle for a tying field goal in the rain.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 3 0 7 - 13

EDMONTON - 0 0 10 7 - 17

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 21-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 16-yard field goal SASK 6-0 3rd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 23-yard field goal SASK 6-3 3rd - EDM - Gary Lefebvre, 28-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 10-6 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal EDM 10-9 4th - SASK - Single, Larry Highbaugh conceded on Abednschan 34-yard kick TIED 10-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 34-yard field goal SASK 13-10 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 2-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 17-13

Hamilton 31, CALGARY 29 (21258) - Hamilton squeezed past Calgary that went down to the final play. The Stampeders had the ball on the Hamilton 40 with seconds remaining but chose to run instead of attempting a game-winning field goal.

HAMILTON - 7 7 10 7 - 31

CALGARY - 0 12 0 17 - 29

1st - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 8-yard pass from Pete Liske (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 41-yard field goal CAL 10-7 2nd - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 2-run (Sunter kick) HAM 14-10 2nd - CAL - Single, Alex Lockington conceded HAM 14-12 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 21-yard field goal HAM 17-12 3rd - HAM - Ealey, 69-yard run HAM 23-12 3rd - HAM - Single, Sunter 62-yard kick HAM 24-12 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 9-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 31-12 4th - CAL - Liske, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) HAM 31-19 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 6-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) HAM 31-26 4th - CAL - Single, Linterman 70-yard kick HAM 31-27 4th - HAM - Safety, Lockington conceded HAM 31-29

WED OCT 3

Hamilton 21, WINNIPEG 18 (22668) - Hamilton completed their sweep of the West by coming from behind with two fourth quarter touchdowns. A Jamie Rotella interception midway through the fourth quarter set up Hamilton's winning score and Louis Claire had another interception to seal the win.

HAMILTON - 0 7 0 14 - 21

WINNIPEG - 7 8 0 3 - 18

1st - WIN - Bob Larose, 17-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 15-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Bob Kraemer, 16-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - WIN - Lewis Porter conceded on Walt McKee 80-yard kick WIN 15-7 4th - WIN - Jonas, 17-yard field goal WIN 18-7 4th - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 16-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) WIN 18-14 4th - HAM - Ealey, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 21-18

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 3 2 12 180 182 Saskatchewan 7 4 0 14 235 210

Montreal 5 4 1 11 181 190 Edmonton 7 4 0 14 236 213

Ottawa 5 5 0 10 191 194 Calgary 5 5 0 10 168 195

Hamilton 5 5 0 10 225 189 British Columbia 3 7 1 7 188 239

Winnipeg 3 8 0 6 198 210

SAT OCT 6

TORONTO 37, Calgary 10 (33135) - QB Joe Theismann passed for three touchdowns to lead Toronto to the easy win and a three-point lead in the EFC. Bill Symons added an Argo touchdown on the ground. One of Theismann's TD passes went to Kerry Marbury, playing his first CFL game in place of injured Pete Watson.

CALGARY - 3 0 7 0 - 10

TORONTO - 7 8 14 8 - 37

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 36-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - TOR - Kerry Marbury, 39-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 43-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Safety, Howard Starks tackled in end zone TOR 12-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 49-yard field goal TOR 15-3 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 29-yard pass from Jim Lindsay (Robinson kick) TOR 15-10 3rd - TOR - Ray Lancaster, 1-yard pass from Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 22-10 3rd - TOR - Mike Eben, 8-yard pass from Theismann (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 29-10 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 15-yard kick TOR 30-10 4th - TOR - Bill Symons, 6-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 37-10

SUN OCT 7

SASKATCHEWAN 24, Brit Col 9 (21921) - An unstoppable George Reed scored three touchdowns. At halftime ceremonies, the day was proclaimed Reed Day, October 4, in honor of the veteran fullback who wears that number for the Riders.

BRITISH COL - 0 3 0 6 - 9

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 21 - 24

2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 15-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 24-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - BC - MacMillan, 10-yard

field goal BC 6-3 4th - BC - MacMillan, 36-yard field goal BC 9-3 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-9 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-9 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-9

MON OCT 8

MONTREAL 45, Calgary 0 (22137) - HB Larry Smith caught three touchdown passes from George Mira to lead Montreal to the easy win. The Alouette offense rolled up 29 first downs and 527 yards, while the defense also contributed as Ward Smith ran an interception back for a touchdown.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0

MONTREAL - 3 24 15 3 - 45

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 35-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Larry Smith, 20-yard pass from George Mira (Sweet kick) MON 13-0 2nd - MON - L. Smith, 11-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 20-0 2nd - MON - Ward Smith, 28-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 27-0 3rd - MON - L. Smith, 11-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 34-0 3rd - MON - Single, Rudy Linterman rouged on Mark Harris 70-yard kick MON 35-0 3rd - MON - John Harvey, 34-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 42-0 4th - MON - Sweet, 32-yard field goal MON 45-0

EDMONTON 14, Winnipeg 14 (T) (21841) - Larry Highbaugh returned a wide FG attempt by Walt McKee on the last play of the game. Highbaugh fumbled the ball in the rear of the end zone, recovered, and then was forced out of bounds by McKee for the tying point.

WINNIPEG - 6 7 0 1 - 14

EDMONTON - 3 0 10 1 - 14

1st - WIN - Bob Larose, 35-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 6-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 40-yard field goal WIN 6-3 2nd - WIN - Bob Kraemer, 4-yard pass from Jonas (Walt McKee kick) WIN 13-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 52-yard field goal WIN 13-6 3rd - EDM - Gerry Lefebvre, 26-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) TIED 13-13 4th - EDM - Single, Paul Williams conceded on Cutler 23-yard kick EDM 14-13 4th - WIN - Single, Larry Highbaugh rouged on McKee 34-yard kick TIED 14-14

Ottawa 16, HAMILTON 13 (34030) - Ottawa's Gerry Organ kicked 10 points to lift the Riders to the win and into third place in the EFC. The loss kept the Ticats in the basement of the East. Lewis Porter did return an interception 119 yards for a Ticat touchdown, one short of the CFL record.

OTTAWA - 8 6 1 1 - 16

HAMILTON - 0 3 7 3 - 13

1st - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 4-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - Single, Garbey Henley conceded on Organ 47-yard kick OTT 8-0 2nd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 37-yard field goal OTT 8-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 11-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal OTT 14-3 3rd - HAM - Lewis Porter, 119-yard interception return (Sunter kick) OTT 14-10 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 51-yard kick OTT 15-10 4th - HAM - Sunter, 38-yard field goal OTT 15-13 4th - OTT - Single, Henley conceded on Organ 42-yard kick OTT 16-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 6 3 2 14 217 192 X-Saskatchewan 8 4 0 16 259 219

Montreal 6 4 1 13 226 190 Edmonton 7 4 1 15 250 227

Ottawa 6 5 0 12 207 207 Calgary 5 7 0 10 178 277

Hamilton 5 6 0 10 238 205 British Columbia 3 8 1 7 197 263

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 3 8 1 7 212 224

SAT OCT 13

Edmonton 27, BRIT COL 13 (21377) - Ray Bell ran the ball 26 times for 185 yards in leading Edmonton to first place in the WFC. The Eskimos started quickly with two touchdowns in the first quarter. Dave Cutler kicked a pair of Edmonton FGs, tying the CFL record of 30 in a season (Ted Gerela-BC-1968).

EDMONTON - 13 4 3 7 - 27

BRIT COL - 0 7 3 3 - 13

1st - EDM - George McGowan, 4-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 13-yard pass from Lemmerman EDM 13-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal EDM 16-0 2nd - BC - Mike Wilson, 28-yard interception return (Ivan MacMillan kick) EDM 16-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 31-yard kick EDM 17-7 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 38-yard field goal EDM 17-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 11-yard field goal EDM 20-10 4th - BC - MacMillan, 18-yard field goal EDM 20-13 4th - EDM - Roy Bell, 76-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 27-13

SUN OCT 14

Ottawa 32, CALGARY 8 (18450) - Interceptions and fumbles plagued Calgary as the Riders moved into a first place tie with Toronto. Two Ottawa touchdowns resulted from interceptions and a third from a Calgary fumble. The Rider defense held the Stampeder rushing attack to 24 yards.

OTTAWA - 8 17 0 7 - 32

CALGARY - 0 1 0 7 - 8

1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 43-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 8-0 2nd - OTT - Evenson, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 15-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 18-yard field goal OTT 18-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 43-yard kick OTT 18-1 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 29-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 25-1 4th - CAL - Dick Wesolowski, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) OTT 25-8 4th - OTT - Rod Woodward, 62-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 32-8

WINNIPEG 18, Saskatchewan 17 (24372) -

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 0 7 - 17

WINNIPEG - 8 4 3 3 - 18

1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 63-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Jim Calip, 1-yard run (McKee kick) WIN 8-0 1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 19-yard field goal WIN 8-3 2nd - WIN - McKee, 20-yard field goal WIN 11-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Jim Elder conceded on McKee 40-yard kick WIN 12-3 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) WIN 12-10 3rd - WIN - McKee, 31-yard field goal WIN 15-10 4th - SASK - Reed, 5-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-15 4th - WIN - McKee, 18-yard field goal WIN 18-17

Hamilton 16, TORONTO 11 (33135) - QB Chuck Ealey had modest success in directing the Hamilton attack and the Tiger-Cats defense held Toronto's Joe Theismann at a standstill. The Ticats remained in the East cellar, but only two points from the top and one point from a playoff berth.

HAMILTON - 4 0 6 6 - 16

TORONTO - 3 1 0 7 - 11

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 17-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 43-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - HAM - Single, Alex Lockington 47-yard kick HAM 4-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 41-yard kick TIED 4-4 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 35-yard field goal HAM 7-4 3rd - HAM - Single, Sunter 11-yard kick HAM 8-4 3rd - HAM - Safety, Andrusyshyn tackled in end zone HAM 10-4 4th - HAM - Sunter, 21-yard field goal HAM 13-4 4th - TOR - Joe Theismann, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 13-11 4th - HAM - Sunter, 20-yard field goal HAM 16-11

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 7 5 0 14 239 215 X-Edmonton 8 4 1 17 277 240

Toronto 6 4 2 14 228 208 X-Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 276 237

Montreal 6 4 1 13 226 190 Calgary 5 8 0 10 186 309

Hamilton 6 6 0 12 254 216 Winnipeg 4 8 1 9 230 241

X-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 3 9 1 7 210 290

SAT OCT 20

MONTREAL 34, Winnipeg 7 (14505) - Montreal's two smallest players - Terry Evanshen and Johnny Rodgers - ignited a brawl and the dormant Alouettes in this game played under protest by Winnipeg. The Bombers claimed Als coach Marv Levy illegally substituted backup QB Jimmy Jones when Rodgers was ejected.

WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 0 - 7

MONTREAL - 3 0 24 7 - 34

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 28-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 24-yard fumble return (Walt McKee kick) WIN 7-3 3rd - MON - John Harvey, 41-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 10-7 3rd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 27-yard pass from George Mira (Sweet kick) MON 17-7 3rd - MON - Jim Nettles, 34-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 24-7 3rd - MON - Sweet, 43-yard field goal MON 27-7 4th - MON - Brian Jack, 31-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 34-7

EDMONTON 14, British Col 14 (T) (20688) - The point gained by the Lions averted their elimination from the playoff race. The Lions must win their last two games to capture third place and the final playoff spot in the WFC. Garry Lefebvre caught a TD pass from Eskimo QB Bruce Lemmerman with 23 seconds remaining.

BRIT COL - 0 7 0 7 - 14

EDMONTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14

2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 7-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 3rd - BC - Johnny Musso, 3-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) TIED 7-7 4th - BC - Jim Young, 8-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 14-7 4th - EDM - Garry Lefebvre, 43-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) TIED 14-14

SUN OCT 21

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Calgary 7 (20379) - Jack Abendschan used his talented toe to produce 16 points as Saskatchewan battered Calgary and tied Edmonton atop the West. Abendschan kicked four field goals, three converts and a single. The Stampeders were playing their first game under new head coach Jim Wood.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 18 3 10 - 34

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 19-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Al Ford, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Rick Eber, 26-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 34-yard kick SASK 18-0 SASK - Abendschan, 18-yard field goal SASK 21-0 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 14-yard field goal SASK 24-0 4th - CAL - Mark Herman, 24-yard pass from Pete Liske (Larry Robinson kick) SASK 24-7 4th - SASK - George Reed, 6-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 31-7 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 42-yard field goal SASK 34-7

OTTAWA 20, Toronto 19 (25328) - QB Joe Theismann directed Toronto to a 14-0 first quarter lead before the Rough Riders inched their way back into the contest. Gerry Organ kicked a field goal on the last play of the game to give Ottawa the win and first place in the EFC.

TORONTO - 14 0 2 3 - 19

OTTAWA - 0 7 3 10 - 20

1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - Symons, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 10-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Gerry Organ kick) TOR 14-7 3rd - OTT - Organ, 11-yard field goal TOR 14-10 3rd - TOR- Single, Andrusyshyn 25-yard kick TOR 15-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 56-yard kick TOR 16-10 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 31-yard field goal TOR 19-10 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 17-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) TOR 19-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 25-yard field goal OTT 20-19

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 8 5 0 16 259 234 X-Saskatchewan 9 5 0 18 310 240

Montreal 7 4 1 15 260 197 X-Edmonton 8 4 2 18 291 254

Toronto 6 5 2 14 247 228 Calgary 5 9 0 10 193 343

Hamilton 6 6 0 12 254 246 Winnipeg 4 9 1 9 237 275

X-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 3 9 2 8 224 304

SAT OCT 27

Calgary 14, EDMONTON 10 (21055) - Calgary ended a five-game losing streak and kept their playoff hopes alive in the WFC. Calgary's points came on a touchdown run by Rick Galbos and two field goals and a single by Larry Robinson. FB Calvin Harrell scored the only Eskimo major.

CALGARY - 3 8 3 0 - 14

EDMONTON - 0 1 7 2 - 10

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 46-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler, 37-yard kick CAL 3-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 38-yard kick CAL 4-1 2nd - CAL - Rick Galbos, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 11-1 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 14-1 3rd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 10-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) CAL 14-8 4th - EDM - Safety, Jim Furlong conceded CAL 14-10

SUN OCT 28

OTTAWA 16, Montreal 0 (26734) - Ottawa clinched first place thanks to four Montreal turnovers - but the Alouettes also knew they were in the playoffs after a Hamilton loss out west. Ottawa K Gerry Organ kicked three FGs to set a CFL record for most field goals in a season - 31.

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0

OTTAWA - 0 6 7 3 - 16

2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 19-yard field goal OTT 6-0 3rd - OTT - Dick Adams, 10-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 13-0 4th - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal OTT 16-0

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Hamilton 25 (20782) - The Riders broke loose for three touchdowns in a free-wheeling final quarter to move two points ahead of Edmonton at the top of the West, whom they meet in the final game. Five of the game's eight touchdowns came in the final 15 minutes.

HAMILTON - 7 1 3 14 - 25

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 6 21 - 34

1st - HAM - Garney Henley, 25-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 46-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Jim Elder conceded on Sunter 29-yard kick HAM 8-7 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 33-yard field goal HAM 11-7 3rd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run SASK 13-11 4th - SASK - Tom Campana, 40-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-11 4th - HAM - Steve Conley, 10-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) SASK 20-18 4th - SASK - Terry Bulych, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-18 4th - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 45-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) SASK 27-25 4th - SASK - Bulych, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 34-25

SUN OCT 28

Brit Col 22, WINNIPEG 17 (22013) - British Columbia kept their playoff hopes alive with a come-from-behind win. Johnny Musso ran up the middle at the 11:20 mark in the fourth quarter to give the Lions the win. The loss eliminated Winnipeg, but the Lions can make the playoffs with a win over Calgary next weekend.

BRIT COL - 0 8 7 7 - 22

WINNIPEG - 4 0 0 13 - 17

1st - WIN - Don Jonas, 15-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 83-yard kick WIN 4-0 2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 23-yard kick WIN 4-3 2nd - BC - Single, Eric Guthie, 59-yard kick TIED 4-4 2nd - BC - Single, Guthrie 70-yard kick BC 5-4 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 22-yard field goal BC 8-4 3rd - BC - Johnny Musso, 3-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 15-4 4th - WIN - Jonas, 27-yard field goal BC 15-7 4th - WIN - McKee, 45-yard field goal BC 15-10 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 6-yard from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 17-15 4th - BC - Musso, 8-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 22-17

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Ottawa 9 5 0 18 275 234 X-Saskatchewan 10 5 0 20 344 265

X-Montreal 7 5 1 15 260 213 X-Edmonton 8 5 2 18 301 268

Toronto 6 5 2 14 247 228 Calgary 6 9 0 12 207 353

Hamilton 6 7 0 12 279 280 British Columbia 4 9 2 10 246 321

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 4 10 1 9 254 297

SAT NOV 3

TORONTO 18, Winnipeg 3 (33135) - Toronto rode the toe of Zenon Andrusyshyn to a berth in the EFC playoffs as he booted 12 points on three field goals, two singles and a convert. The Argo win also eliminated Hamilton - the fourth straight year the defending Grey Cup champions failed to make the playoffs.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 3 0 - 3

TORONTO - 0 8 0 10 - 18

2nd - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 42-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 10-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 50-yard field goal TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 54-yard kick TOR 8-0 3rd - WIN - Don Jonas, 22-yard field goal TOR 8-3 4th - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 52-yard field goal TOR 11-3 4th - TOR - Noah Jackson, 5-yard fumble return (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 18-3

BRITISH COL 15, Calgary 7 (28479) - The Lions earned the final Western playoff berth by defeating Calgary. The two teams tied in points by BC won third place by virtue of two wins in three meetings. Lions RB Johnny Musso ran for 101 yards and scored a key fourth quarter touchdown.

CALGARY - 0 0 1 6 - 7

BRIT COL - 3 2 0 10 - 15

1st - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 19-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - BC - Single, MacMillan, 34-yard kick BC 4-0 2nd - BC - Single, MacMillan, 30-yard kick BC 5-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong 63-yard kick BC 5-1 4th - BC - Johnny Musso, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 12-1 4th - CAL - Jesse Mims, 18-yard pass from Pete Liske BC 12-7 4th - BC - MacMillan, 41-yard field goal BC 15-7

SUN NOV 4

HAMILTON 25, Montreal 13 (30240) - Montreal lost the ball five times - three on fumbles, once on a blocked kick and one on an interception - and lost to Hamilton, costing them second place in the EFC. Hamilton missed the playoffs for the first time since 1960 - and only the second time since being formed in 1950.

MONTREAL - 3 7 3 0 - 13

HAMILTON - 0 8 1 17 - 25

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 11-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 32-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 10-7 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 33-yard kick MON 10-8 3rd - MON - Sweet, 29-yard field goal MON 13-8 4th - HAM - Bill Etter, 2-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 15-13 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 13-yard pass from Etter (Sunter kick) HAM 22-13 4th - HAM - Sunter, 32-yard field goal HAM 25-13

EDMONTON 28, Saskatchewan 16 (21234) - Tom Wilkinson threw three touchdown passes as the Eskimos cliched the WFC title. The stumpy QB, starting in place of Bruce Lemmerman, directed a solid ground attack led

by Roy Bell. Edmonton K Dave Cutler kicked two FGs to set a new CFL season record with 32.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 13 - 16

EDMONTON - 0 8 17 3 - 28

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 11-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 13-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 33-yard kick EDM 8-3 3rd - EDM - Garry Lefebvre, 41-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 15-3 3rd - EDM - Tyone Walls, 8-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 22-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 49-yard field goal EDM 25-3 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run EDM 25-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 46-yard field goal EDM 28-9 4th - SASK - Bob Pearce, 8-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) EDM 28-16

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Ottawa 9 5 0 18 275 234 X-Edmonton 9 5 2 20 329 284

X-Toronto 7 5 2 16 265 231 X-Saskatchewan 10 6 0 20 360 287

X-Montreal 7 6 1 15 273 238 X-British Columbia 5 9 2 12 261 328

Hamilton 7 7 0 14 304 263 Calgary 6 10 0 12 214 368

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 4 11 1 9 267 315

WEST SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 11

SASKATCHEWAN 33, Brit Col 13 (9373) - A small crowd saw Saskatchewan fall behind 10-0 early in the first quarter but bounced back to a 10-10 halftime tie. Steve Molnar scored twice to lead the Riders, who exploded for 23 points in the second half. The Rider defense held BC to 85 yards rushing.

BRITISH COL - 10 0 3 0 - 13

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 3 10 13 - 33

1st - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 43-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Johnny Musso, 3-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 10-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) BC 10-7 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 26-yard field goal SASK 13-10 3rd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-10 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 19-yard field goal SASK 20-13 4th - SASK - Charlie Collins, 3-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-13 4th - SASK - Molnar, 2-yard run SASK 33-13

WEST FINAL

SUN NOV 18

EDMONTON 25, Saskatchewan 23 (20021) - In the fog and cold, QB Bruce Lemmerman fired a short TD pass from George McGowan as the Eskimos came from behind to reach the Grey Cup for the first time since 1960, when they lost to Ottawa. Lemmerman replaced Tom Wilkinson who was knocked out with injuries.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 3 7 10 - 23

EDMONTON - 3 9 0 13 - 25

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 33-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 20-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal EDM 9-3 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 13-yard field goal EDM 9-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 12-6 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 8-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 13-12 4th - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 15-13 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 44-yard field goal SASK 16-15 4th - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 18-16 4th - SASK - Bob Pearce, 29-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-18 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 5-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 25-23

EAST SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 11

Montreal 32, TORONTO 10 (OT) (33135) - Montreal blanked Toronto 22-0 in 20 minutes of overtime to move on to the East final. Argo LB Gene Mack was thrown out for throwing a punch in the OT, as Montreal won but lost six players to injuries - including WR Peter Dalla Riva and DT Gordon Judges.

MONTREAL - 0 7 3 0 9 13 - 32

TORONTO - 1 0 6 3 0 0 - 10

1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 60-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd - MON - John Harvey, 5-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-1 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 35-yard field goal MON 7-4 3rd - MON - Sweet, 46-yard field goal MON 10-4 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 14-yard field goal MON 10-7 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal TIED 10-10 1OT - MON - Safety, Andrusyshyn conceded MON 12-10 1OT - MON - Sweet, 43-yard field goal MON 15-10 1OT - MON - Single, Sweet 28-yard kick MON 16-10 1OT - Sweet, 38-yard field goal MON 19-10 2OT - Larry Smith, 2-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 26-10 2OT - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 12-yard pass from George Mira MON 32-10

EAST FINAL

SUN NOV 18

OTTAWA 23, Montreal 14 () - Ottawa bombed Montreal to reach the Grey Cup for the first time since 1969. QB Jerry Keeling engineered three scoring drives before being forced from the game early in the second period. Montreal did not score a major until late in the game.

Edmonton Eskimos (9-5-2)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Roy Bell (1455)

Leading Passer: Bruce Lemmerman (1851)

Leading Receiver: George McGowan (81-1123)

Average Attendance: 21,602 (7th)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-6)

Head Coach: John Payne

Leading Rusher: George Reed (1193)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (3767)

Leading Receiver: Tom Campana (57-910)

Average Attendance: 20,184 (9th)

British Columbia Lions (5-9-2)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: Johnny Musso (1029)

Leading Passer: Don Moorhead (2005)

Leading Receiver: Johnny Musso (46-475)

Average Attendance: 25,567 (3rd)

Calgary Stampeders (6-10)

Head Coach: Jim Duncan (5-8)/Jim Wood (1-2)

Leading Rusher: Bob Wyatt (335)

Leading Passer: Pete Liske (2861)

Leading Receiver: Tom Forzani (62-731)

Average Attendance: 23,031 (6th)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-11-1)

Head Coach: Jim Spavital

Leading Rusher: John Bledsoe (811)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (3363)

Leading Receiver: Bob Kraemer (47-635)

Average Attendance: 23,872 (5th)

The 1973 CFL All-Star game was played on June 27th in Hamilton. The Tiger-Cats lost, 22-11, before 24,765.

Montreal Gazette (October 29th)

Tom Oberg returned a punt 5 yards for a touchdown in the season opener

Edmonton Journal (November 19th)

A milestone memory: Moe Racine (#62) hoists the 1973 Grey Cup, with Wayne Giardino (#21) and Governor General Roland Michener after Ottawa Rough Riders win the Grey Cup game against the Edmonton Eskimos 22-18 at Toronto on Nov. 25, 1973. City of Ottawa Archives

MONTREAL - 3 3 1 7 - 14

OTTAWA - 10 6 7 0 - 23

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 22-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - OTT - Jim Foley, 23-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-3 1st - OTT - Organ, 20-yard field goal OTT 10-3 2nd - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 6-yard pass from Jerry Keeling OTT 16-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 40-yard field goal OTT 16-6 3rd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 69-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 23-6 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet missed 29-yard FG OTT 23-7 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 13-yard pass from George Mira (Sweet kick) OTT 23-14

GREY CUP (Sunday November 25th at Toronto - 36,653)

OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 22, EDMONTON ESKIMOS 18 - Call the 1973 Grey Cup the Backup Bowl. The Ottawa Rough Riders were forced to start Rick Cassata at quarterback when Jerry Keeling couldn’t play because of a knee injury. Many didn’t think Cassata was deserving of an opportunity to perform on the national stage due to his previous ineffective play. Meanwhile, Edmonton’s starting quarterback, Tom Wilkinson, was knocked out of the game near the end of the first quarter by Ottawa defender Wayne Smith. The Eskimos offence fizzled after this, and Cassata and the Riders rallied for their third title in five years. Before the game was four minutes old, Edmonton’s Roy Bell took a handoff, ran to the left side and sprinted 39 yards for a touchdown. But the Riders responded with a TD of their own. Rhome Nixon got in the clear behind Edmonton’s Billy Cooper and Cassata connected with him on a pass for a 38-yard scoring play. Wilkinson was then forced to the bench after being knocked out of bounds in a violent collision. Smith, who was playing with a cast on his arm, drove it into Wilkinson’s back causing the rib injury. Bruce Lemmerman entered the game and finished the scoring drive, a field goal by Dave Cutler that gave the Eskimos a 10-7 lead. But Lemmerman could not ignite the Edmonton offence after this, which ultimately led to the team’s downfall. Twenty-one seconds into the second half, Edmonton’s Gerry Lefebvre couldn’t handle a low snap, and Wayne Tosh tackled him in the end zone for an Ottawa safety. The Riders took the lead for good in the final minute of the first half when Gerry Organ kicked a 46-yard field goal, putting Ottawa in front 12-10. They added another touchdown 9:45 into the third quarter when Jim Evenson powered past tacklers for an 18-yard play. Lemmerman aggravated an old elbow injury on his right arm in the fourth quarter, and Wilkinson, who had his left side frozen during halftime, volunteered to return to the game. Wilkinson connected with Tyrone Walls at the Edmonton 47 but the ball was fumbled and recovered by Tosh. It set up a 39-yard field goal by Organ. The Eskimos added a single point before scoring a touchdown with seven seconds remaining in regulation. Wilkinson hit Lefebvre on a short pass.

Most Valuable Player: Charlie Brandon, DE, Ottawa Most Valuable Canadian: Garry Lefebvre, DB, Edmonton

OTTAWA - 7 5 7 3 - 22

EDMONTON - 10 0 0 8 - 18

1st - EDM - Roy Bell, 39-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 38-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 1st - EDM - Cutler, 11-yard field goal EDM 10-7 2nd - OTT - Safety, Wayne Tosh tackled Gerry Lefebvre in end zone EDM 10-9 2nd - OTT - Organ, 46-yard field goal OTT 12-10 3rd - OTT - Jim Evenson, 18-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 19-10 4th - OTT - Organ, 39-yard field goal OTT 22-10 4th - EDM - Single, Lefebvre 85-yard kick OTT 22-11 4th - EDM - Lefebvre, 4-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) OTT 22-18