Toronto Argonauts (10-4)
Head Coach: Lou Agase
Leading Rusher: Dick Shatto (708)
Leading Passer: Tobin Rote (4247)
Leading Receiver: Dave Mann (61-1380)
Ottawa Rough Riders (9-5)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Dave Thelen (1407)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (1843)
Leading Receiver: Bob Simpson (30-607)
Montreal Alouettes (6-8)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Leading Rusher: George Dixon (976)
Leading Passer: Sam Etcheverry (3571)
Leading Receiver: Hal Patterson (61-1121)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4-10)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Leading Rusher: Gerry McDougall (557)
Leading Passer: Bernie Faloney (3075)
Leading Receiver: Paul Dekker (59-790)
The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (Big Four) changed its name to the Eastern Football Conference. ...Unlimited blocking was allowed on interception returns...25 players received skin burns during an Edmonton-Calgary game played at Mewata Stadium in Calgary on July 20. Two Eskimos, Roger Nelson and Jim Shipka, were treated in a Calgary hospital. Two Stampeders, Doug Brown and Ernest Warlick, filed damage claims with the City of Calgary. The lime used for field markings initially was suspected as being the cause, although laboratory tests later determined it was fully hydrated and should not have been the culprit. Fertilizer also was suggested as a possible cause of the skin burns...On July 28, the Saskatchewan Roughriders played the London Lords of the Senior Ontario Rugby Football Union in London, Ontario, and beat their hosts 38–0...On July 29, the BC Lions played the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Part of the local appeal was the presence on three former University of Iowa stars, Kenny Ploen and Ray Jauch of the Blue Bombers, and Willie Fleming of the BC Lions...After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Toronto Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 and lost 43–16. Both teams used 12 players, with a handful of NFL rules (blocking, punt returns) blended into the Canadian game....Toronto also played host to an NFL exhibition game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, at Varsity Stadium on Monday, August 15. Top ticket price was $10, which was the most ever charged for a non-Grey Cup game in Toronto. George Halas of the Bears, who also served as chairman of the NFL's expansion committee, admitted that in 1961 the NFL would have 14 teams, an awkward number, and that 16 teams would be more convenient for scheduling. It was suggested that this game was a trial balloon for a possible expansion team in Toronto. Chicago defeated the Giants by a 16–7 score, but the paid attendance was only 5,401, handing the promoters a $30,000 loss and effectively ending any chance of an NFL team north of the border....McMahon Stadium in Calgary was built in 103 days, and the Stampeders moved in Aug 15...On Sept 14, four of the six directors of the Montreal Alouettes abruptly resigned their positions. The resignations of Lucien Beauregard, Morgan N. Johnston, David C. McConnell and W. Heard Wert left only owner-president Ted Workman and general manager-coach Perry Moss on the board...At league meetings during Grey Cup week, Western teams dropped their insistence on sharing in the lucrative television rights payments received by the Big Four (Eastern) teams as a condition of accepting an interlocking schedule. It was agreed to begin a partially interlocking schedule in 1961, with travel costs to be offset by an across-the-board surcharge of 25 cents on the price of every ticket sold (each team, every seat, every game).
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Dave Thelen (OTT) 1407 3 52 Dave Mann (TOR) 61 1380 13 103
Earl Lunsford (CAL) 1343 13 85 Hal Patterson (MON) 61 1121 7 98
Johnny Bright (EDM) 1268 14 28 Dick Shatto (TOR) 53 894 10 82
Willie Fleming (BC) 1051 10 98 Paul Dekker (HAM) 50 790 6 60
Ron Stewart (OTT) 1020 15 59 Gene Filipski (CAL) 47 875 6 61
George Dixon (MON) 976 9 70 Tommy Grant (HAM) 44 758 8 78
Leo Lewis (WIN) 923 5 85 Bill Stribling (TOR) 44 634 5 68
Don Clark (MON) 902 5 55 Ernie Pitts (WIN) 42 659 8 81
Gerry James (WIN) 872 9 28 Ernie Warlick (CAL) 41 820 4 80
Charlie Shepard (WIN) 718 6 25
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Tobin Rote (TOR) 450 256 4247 38 25
Sam Etcheverry (MON) 378 229 3571 24 19
Bernie Faloney (HAM) 385 196 3075 24 31
Joe Kapp (CAL) 337 182 3060 18 17
Ron Lancaster (OTT) 201 101 1843 16 18
Kenny Ploen (WIN) 201 103 1693 12 17
Jackie Parker (EDM) 179 92 1613 6 10
Bob Ptacek (SASK) 178 99 1469 7 9
Don Allard (SASK) 178 82 1299 9 13
Jimmy Walden (BC) 110 42 828 8 11
THUR AUG 11
Winnipeg 35, BRIT COL 21 (31837) - Winnipeg, making a great second half comeback, trimmed BC for the opening win of the season. The defending Grey Cup champions trailed 19-7 at the half but turned two roughing penalties and two Lion fumbles into victory.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 21 7 - 35
BRIT COL - 6 13 2 0 - 21
1st - WIN - Rick Potter, 20-yard interception return (Carver Shannon kick) WIN 7-0 1st - BC - Bob Jeter, 18-yard run WIN 7-6 2nd - BC - Bruce Claridge, 8-yard pass from Randy Duncan BC 12-7 1st - BC - Bill Herron, 8-yard pass from Duncan (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 19-7 3rd - BC - Safety touch, Norm Rauhaus tackled in end zone by Jeter BC 21-7 3rd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 35-yard run BC 21-13 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 33-yard pass from Ploen (Shannon kick) BC 21-20 3rd - WIN - Single, Neal Beaumont rouged on Charlie Shepard kick TIED 21-21 3rd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 23-yard run (Shannon kick) WIN 28-21 4th - WIN - Gerry James, 1-yard run (Shannon kick) WIN 35-21
FRI AUG 12
SASKATCHEWAN 15, Calgary 15 (T) (13192) - With 1:08 remaining, new Rider QB Bob Ptacek uncorked a heave to HB Bobby Renn in the end zone for the second Saskatchewan major. Reg Whitehouse calmly booted the convert that provided the opening night tie.
CALGARY - 15 0 0 0 - 15
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 0 14 - 15
1st - CAL - Gene Filipski, 18-yard pass from Joe Kapp
CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Ron Morris, 1-yard pass from Kapp (Doug Brown kick) CAL 13-0 1st - SASK - Single, Lynn Bottoms rouged by Vic Marks on Bobby Renn punt CAL 13-1 1st - CAL - Safety touch, Bob Ptacek tackled in end zone CAL 15-1 4th - SASK - Clair Branch, 2-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick_ CAL 15-8 4th - SASK - Bobby Renn, 25-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) TIED 15-15
MON AUG 15
Winnipeg 38, CALGARY 23 (20450) - Winnipeg ruined the debut of Calgary's new $700,000 McMahon Stadium as the Bombers' veterans shined. Calgary fumbled five times and lost all five. The Bombers rushed for 302 yards rushing, the majority in the second half when they rallied with 24 straight points.
WINNIPEG - 7 7 13 11 - 38
CALGARY - 15 0 7 1 - 23
1st - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 8-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Carver Shannon kick) WIN 7-0 1st - CAL - Gene
CAL 6-0 1st - CAL - Ron Morris, 1-yard pass from Kapp (Doug Brown kick) CAL 13-0 1st - SASK - Single, Lynn Bottoms rouged by Vic Marks on Bobby Renn punt CAL 13-1 1st - CAL - Safety touch, Bob Ptacek tackled in end zone CAL 15-1 4th - SASK - Clair Branch, 2-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) CAL 15-8 4th - SASK - Bobby Renn, 25-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) TIED 15-15
MON AUG 15
Winnipeg 38, CALGARY 23 (20450) - Winnipeg ruined the debut of Calgary's new $700,000 McMahon Stadium as the Bombers' veterans shined. Calgary fumbled five times and lost all five. The Bombers rushed for 302 yards rushing, the majority in the second half when they rallied with 24 straight points.
WINNIPEG - 7 7 13 11 - 38
CALGARY - 15 0 7 1 - 23
1st - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 8-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Carver Shannon kick) WIN 7-0 1st - CAL - Gene Filipski, 18-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) TIED 7-7 1st - CAL - Single, Doug Brown missed FG CAL 8-7 1st - CAL - Don Luzzi, 2-yard fumble return (Brown kick) CAL 15-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Shannon missed FG CAL 15-8 2nd - WIN - Herb Gray, 2-yard interception return CAL 15-14 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 1-yard run WIN 20-15 3rd - WIN - Curt Merz, 40-yard pass from Ploen (Shannon kick) WIN 27-15 3rd - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 18-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) WIN 27-22 4th - WIN - James, 33-yard field goal WIN 30-22 4th - CAL - Single, Norm Rauhaus rouged in end zone on fumble recovery WIN 30-23 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 48-yard run WIN 36-23 4th - WIN - Single, James missed FG WIN 37-23 4th - WIN - Single, Shepard kick WIN 38-23
EDMONTON 33, Brit Col 14 (17500) - Edmonton won its season opener thanks to a strong defense. Trailing 14-7, the Lions were on the Edmonton five. Three straight Randy Duncan incompletions gave the ball to the Eskimos, who switched Jackie Parker from QB to HB and roared to 19 points.
BRITISH COL - 0 7 0 7 - 14
EDMONTON - 7 7 6 13 - 33
1st - EDM - Joe-Bob Smith pass from Jackie Parker (Parker kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - BC - Single, Vic Kristopaitis kick EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Johnny Bright pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 14-1 3rd - BC - Bob Jeter run EDM 14-7 3rd - EDM - Parker, 45-yard pass from Don Getty EDM 20-7 4th - EDM - Parker, 32-yard pass from Getty EDM 26-7 4th - BC - Don Vicic, 1-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) EDM 26-14 4th - EDM - Don Stephenson, 10-yard fumble return (Parker kick) EDM 33-14
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 73 44
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 33 14
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 0 0 1 1 15 15
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 1 1 1 38 53
British Columbia 0 2 0 0 35 68
TUE AUG 16
MONTREAL 23, Hamilton 10 (23521) - Montreal used big plays to knock off the three time Big Four champions on Opening Night. QB Sam Etcheverry connected with Hal Patterson on a 98-yard pass for a major, and George Diedrich sealed the win by returning a Bernie Faloney intercepted pass for another major.
HAMILTON - 3 0 7 0 - 10
MONTREAL - 8 0 7 8 - 23
1st - HAM - Steve Oneschuk, 10-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Ernie White rouged on Bill Bewley missed FG HAM 3-1 1st - MON - Hal Patterson, 98-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 8-3 3rd - MON - Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 15-3 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 78-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Oneschuk kick) MON 15-10 4th - MON - Single, Bewley kick to deadline MON 16-10 4th - MON - George Diedrich, 40-yard interception return (Bewley kick) MON 23-10
Toronto 21, OTTAWA 7 (20321) - Lou Agase and his Argos rode the passing arm of Tobin Rote, a newcomer to Canada but a veteran of 10 NFL campaigns, to win. One of his three touchdown passes was a 103-yard sideline pass play to Dave Mann. Another 103-yard pass to Mann was negated by a holding penalty.
TORONTO - 0 14 0 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 7 0 0 - 7
2nd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 9-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Stribling, 9-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 37-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 14-7 4th - Mann, 103-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick)
THU AUG 18
WINNIPEG 50, Calgary 7 (18389) - Calgary, known for their recent fast starts, look exactly opposite this season with a 0-2-1 record. Winnipeg HB Carver Shannon scored 22 points on three TDs and four converts. Calgary head coach Otis Douglas resigned the following day, with GM Jim Finks named interim coach.
CALGARY - 0 0 7 0 - 7
WINNIPEG - 13 14 14 9 - 50
1st - WIN - Carver Shannon run (Shannon kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Shannon pass from Leo Lewis WiN 13-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 7-yard pass from Charlie Shepard (Shannon kick) WIN 20-0 2nd - WIN - Shannon, 20-yard run (James kick) WIN 27-0 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 24-yard pass from Lewis (James kick) WIN 34-0 3rd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 5-yard run (Shannon kick) WIN 41-0 3rd - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 80-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) WIN 41-7 4th - WIN - Rae Ross, 58-yard pass from Mike Davies (Shannon kick) WIN 48-7 4th - WIN - Safety touch, Bill Miller tackled in end zone WIN 50-7
FRI AUG 19
TORONTO 36, Montreal 14 (26524) - Tobin Rote, passing for a Big Four record of 38 completions, piloted Toronto to a second straight win. Rote attempted 55 passes and his 38 completions went for 520 yards and five touchdowns. The old record for
completions was 28, set by San Etcheverry and Tom Dublinski.
MONTREAL - 0 14 0 0 - 14
TORONTO - 8 14 6 8 - 36
1st - TOR - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Cookie Gilchrist missed FG TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Bill Stribling, 12-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 8-0 2nd - MON - Sam Etcheverry, 1-yard run (Bewley kick) TOR 8-7 2nd - TOR - Paul Fedor, 23-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 15-7 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 1-yard run (Bewley kick) TOR 15-14 2nd - TOR - Stribling, 11-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 22-14 3rd - TOR - Dave Mann, 4-yard pass from Rote TOR 28-14 4th - TOR - Single, Learn rouged on Gilchrist missed FG TOR 29-14 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 27-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 36-14
SAT AUG 20
Ottawa 35, HAMILTON 6 (20050) - Dave Thelen rushed 23 times for 192 yards and a TD as Ottawa built up a 35-0 lead before Hamilton could cross the goal line. The Ticats played the first half entirely in their own end of the field. The Big Four defending champions found themselves all alone in the cellar.
OTTAWA - 13 14 8 0 - 35
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - OTT - Single, Duane Wood rouged on Jim Conroy punt OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 3-yard run OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Joe Kelly, 19-yard pass from Russ Jackson OTT 13-0 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 3-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 20-0 2nd - OTT - Milt Graham recovered fumble in end zone (Schreider kick) OTT 27-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Ron Howell rouged on Schreider missed FG OTT 28-0 3rd - OTT - Ron Lancaster, 20-yard interception return (Schreider kick) OTT 35-0 4th - HAM - Paul Dekker, 6-yard pass from Bernie Faloney OTT 35-6
BRIT COL 27, Saskatchewan 12 (29532) - Willie Fleming's touchdown pass broke up a tight ball and gave BC their first win of the season. Fleming, running away from two tacklers, hit Bill Herron on the play midway in the fourth quarter.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 2 0 - 12
BRITISH COL - 7 7 3 10 - 27
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 4-yard pass from Randy Duncan (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-0 2nd - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 38-yard field goal BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Bob Jeter, 16-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 14-3 2nd - SASK - Bobby Renn, 16-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) BC 14-10 3rd - SASK - Safety touch, Jeter tackled in end zone BC 14-12 3rd - BC - Kristopaitis, 24-yard field goal BC 17-12 4th - BC - Bill Herron, 78-yard pass from Fleming (Kristopaitis kick) BC 24-12 4th - BC - Kristopaitis, 25-yard field goal BC 27-12
MON AUG 22
British Col 26, CALGARY 19 (13000) - With Steve Owen watching in the press box, the Lions wiped out a 13-point deficit and went on to the win. Willie Fleming sparked the BC attack with three long runs, including a 52-yard TD scamper, and two majors.
BRIT COL - 6 0 7 13 - 26
CALGARY - 7 4 8 0 - 19
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 52-yard run BC 6-0 1st - CAL - Willie Barber, 24-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-6 2nd - CAL - Doug Brown, 14-yard field goal CAL 10-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Ron Morris kick to deadline CAL 11-6 3rd - CAL - Gene Filipski, 4-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 18-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Neal Beaumont rouged on Morris punt CAL 19-6 3rd - BC - Vern Lofstrum, 1-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) CAL 19-13 4th - BC - Jimmy Jones, 1-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 20-19 4th - BC - Fleming, 1-yard run BC 26-19
EDMONTON 19, Saskatchewan 1 (17000) - Three men who normally toil in the shadow of the offense made the big plays for Edmonton to remain perfect. The defensive trio of Oscar Krueger, Rollie Miles and Howie Schumm spelled the difference in a game featuring rugged line play.
SAKSATCHEWAN - 0 0 1 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 0 6 13 0 - 19
2nd - EDM - Rollie Miles, 23-yard pass from Jackie Parker EDM 6-0 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 5-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 13-0 3rd - EDM - Howie Schumm, 60-yard fumble return EDM 19-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Miles rouged on Bobby Renn punt EDM 19-1
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 2 0 0 4 57 21 Winnipeg 3 0 0 6 123 51
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 42 27 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 52 15
Montreal 1 1 0 2 37 46 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 88 99
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 16 58 Saskatchewan 0 2 1 1 28 61
Calgary 0 3 1 1 64 129
THUR AUG 25
WINNIPEG 18, Edmonton 14 (17200) - Winnipeg held off a fourth quarter drive by Edmonton to slog out a rain soaked win. The Bombers went into the fourth quarter against the win, which gusted at times to 40 MPH, but held a 17-6 edge thanks to a 16-point third quarter.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 8 - 14
WINNIPEG - 0 1 16 1 - 18
2nd - WIN - Single, Charle Shepard punt to deadline WIN 1-0 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 16-yard run EDM 6-1 3rd - WIN - Rick Potter recovered Cliff Jackson fumble in end zone (Gerry Jame kick) WIN 8-6 3rd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 5-yard run (James kick) WIN 15-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Jackson conceded on Shepard punt WIN 16-6 3rd - WIN - Single, James missed FG to deadline WIN 17-6 4th - WIN - Single - Oscar Kruger rouged on Shepard kick WIN 18-6 4th - EDM - Single, Mike Lachuk kick WIN 18-7 4th - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 18-14
FRI AUG 26
Toronto 29, MONTREAL 28 (24533) - Dave Mann booted a 67-yard single late in the fourth quarter to give Toronto its third straight win. Munn, punting on third down from the Montreal 46, drive the ball deep into end zone where it rolled out of bounds. Argo QB Tobin Rote threw four TD passes - giving him in 12 in three games, or every Toronto TD so far this season.
TORONTO - 0 14 14 1 - 29
MONTREAL - 7 7 7 7 - 28
1st - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 2nd - TOR - Ed Ochiena, 32-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Hal Patterson, 26-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 14-7 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 64-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 31-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 21-14 3rd - MON - Single, Bob Dehlinger rouged on Etcheverry kick TOR 21-15 3rd - MON - Dixon, 7-yard pass from Etcheverry TIED 21-21 3rd - TOR - Mann, 54-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 28-21 4th - MON - Dixon, 43-yard run (Bewley kick) TIED 28-28 4th - TOR - Single, Mann kick to deadline TOR
29-28
SAT AUG 27
Winnipeg 27, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (12000) - Winnipeg rolled to its fifth straight win thanks to QB Kenny Ploen who directed a diversified attack. He threw two touchdown passes. The highlight for the Riders was end Jack Gotta, who blocked two of Carver Shannon's convert attempts.
WINNIPEG - 13 0 1 13 - 27
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - EDM - Leo Lewis, 7-yard run (Carver Shannon kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Ernie Pitts, 9-yard pass from Kenny Ploen EDM 13-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Gene Wlasiuk rouged on Charlie Shepard kick EDM 14-0 4th - EDM - Shepard, 12-yard run EDM 19-0 4th - EDM - Farrell Funston, 40-yard pass from Ploen (Shannon kick) EDM 27-0
MON AUG 29
OTTAWA 29, Hamilton 21 (18344) - Ottawa handed Hamilton its third straight loss, as Rider QB Russ Jackson kept the opposition off balance with a hard-hitting ground attack but left the game late with a painful chest injury. Jackson passed for one touchdown and ran for one himself.
HAMILTON - 14 0 0 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 1 13 14 1 - 29
1st - HAM - Single, Ron Howell rouged on Jim Conroy punt HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Paul Dekker, 14-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 8-0 1st - HAM - Zeno Karcz, 35-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - OTT - George Brancato, 27-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Gary Schreider kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 10-yard run TIED 14-14 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 8-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 21-14 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 4-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 28-14 4th - HAM - Dekker, 19-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) OTT 28-21 4th - OTT - Single, Howell rouged on Conroy punt OTT 29-21
Edmonton 26, BRIT COL 0 (28420) - The Lion fans saw their team fail to get inside the Edmonton 30-yard line, while their fumbles and interceptions have the Eskimos a 23-0 first quarter lead. Lion QB Randy Duncan was the victim of two fumbles and a pass interception. He was replaced by QB Earl Kelley after the half.
EDMONTON - 23 0 3 0 - 26
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 7-yard pass from Don Getty (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Parker, 19-yard field goal EDM 10-0 1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run EDM 16-0 1st - EDM - Getty, 17-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 23-0 3rd - EDM - Parker, 24-yard field goal EDM 26-0
CALGARY 23, Saskatchewan 15 (13500) - Second-year import QB Gene Cichowski breathed fresh life into the Stampeders, with new coach Steve Owen. The Stamps led 14-0 after the first quarter, and Harvey Wylie ran a Rider kickoff back 110 yards in the second for a major, two shy of the record (Davie West-1952-Calgary).
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 7 0 - 15
CALGARY - 14 7 1 1 - 23
1st - CAL - Gene Filipski, 11-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Don Stone, 1-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 14-0 1st - SASK - Clair Branch, 2-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) CAL 14-7 2nd - CAL - Harvey Wylie, 110-yard kickoff return (Brown kick) CAL 21-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Lynn Bottoms rouged on Len King kick CAL 21-8 3rd - SASK - Hal Williams, 25-yard pass from Don Allard (Whitehouse kick) CAL 21-15 3rd - CAL - Single, Brown missed FG to deadline CAL 22-15 4th - CAL - Single, Brown missed FG CAL 23-15
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 3 0 0 6 86 49 Winnipeg 5 0 0 10 168 65
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 71 48 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 92 33
Montreal 1 2 0 2 65 75 British Columbia 2 3 0 4 88 125
Hamilton 0 3 0 0 37 87 Calgary 1 3 1 3 87 144
Saskatchewan 0 4 1 1 43 111
THU SEPT 1
WINNIPEG 19, British Col 14 (18300) - A 13-point outburst in the third quarter gave Winnipeg its sixth consecutive triumph to start the campaign. The win may prove costly to the defending Grey Cup champions as fullback and punter Charlie Shepard suffered a leg injury in the second quarter and never returned.
BRIT COL - 0 7 1 6 - 14
WINNIPEG - 6 0 13 0 - 19
1st - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 1-yard run WIN 6-0 2nd - BC - Jim Carphin, 18-yard pass from Jim Walden (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-6 3rd - WIN - Carver Shannon, 4-yard run WIN 12-7 3rd - BC - Single, Henry Janzen rouged on Kristopaitis missed FG WIN 12-8 3rd - WIN - Shannon, 48-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 19-8 4th - BC - Nub Beamer, 1-yard run WIN 19-14
SAT SEPT 3
OTTAWA 40, Montreal 16 (19343) - A freshman import QB, Ron Lancaster, and a third-year halfback, Ron Stewart, led Ottawa to the easy win. Lancaster, filling in for Russ Jackson, guided the Riders to five of their six touchdowns, with Stewart producing three of them.
MONTREAL - 7 1 8 0 - 16
OTTAWA - 7 7 13 13 - 40
1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 7-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 1st - MON - Meco Poliziani, 13-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bill Bewley kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Single, Etcheverry kick into touch MON 8-7 2nd - OTT - Stewart, 10-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 14-8 3rd - MON - Single, Davie West rouged on Etcheverry punt OTT 14-9 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 7-yard run OTT 20-9 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 10-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) OTT 20-16 3rd - OTT - West, 26-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 27-16 4th - OTT - Joe Kelly, 69-yard pass from Lancaster OTT 33-16 4th - OTT - Bobby Simpson, 37-yard pass from Gerry Tompkins (Schreider kick) OTT 40-16
Winnipeg 15, EDMONTON 14 (19535) - Winnipeg eked out the win, its seventh straight to start the season. The winning point was scored by Gordie Rowland as the final whistle sounded when he punted into touch in the end zone for a single point after Dave Burkholder intercepted a last-ditch Don Getty pass.
WINNIPEG - 1 6 0 8 - 15
EDMONTON - 7 3 1 3 - 14
1st - EDM - Johnny Bright run (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Howie Schumm rouged on Gerry James missed FG EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Parker field goal EDM 10-1 2nd - WIN - Henry Janzen, 1-yard run EDM 10-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Parker missed FG conceded EDM 11-7 4th - EDM - Parker field goal EDM 14-7 4th - WIN - Ray Jauch pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) TIED 14-14 4th - WIN - Single, Gordie Rowland punt into touch in end zone WIN 15-14
MON SEPT 5
Toronto 32, HAMILTON 21 (26253) - The potent combination of Tobin Rote's passing arm and Cookie Gilchrist's offensive backfield running kept Toronto atop the Big Four, while defending league champions fell farther into the cellar. Rote threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns; Gilchrist scored 18 of the Argos' points.
TORONTO - 0 18 7 7 - 32
HAMILTON - 7 0 7 7 - 21
1st - HAM - Tommy Grant, 26-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 13-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 81-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 90 yard quick kick TOR 15-7 2nd - TOR - Gilchrist, 17-yard field goal TOR 18-7 3rd - TOR - Gilchrist, 4-yard run TOR 24-7 3rd - HAM - Don Soberdash, 1-yard run (McDougall kick) TOR 24-14
3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 55-yard kick TOR 25-14 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 3-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 32-14 4th - HAM - Jim Taylor, 44-yard interception return (McDougall kick) TOR 32-21
MONTREAL 39, Ottawa 22 (23876) - George Dixon scored four touchdowns, three on passes from Sam Etcheverry, to lead Montreal. Dixon's outburst gave him 48 points on the season, nine points better than Toronto's Dave Mann in the Big Four scoring race. The Alouettes had 311 yards passing and 179 rushing.
OTTAWA - 14 1 7 0 - 22
MONTREAL - 15 3 21 0 - 39
1st - MON - George Dixon, 18-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Bobby Simpson, 30-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 7-7 1st - MON - Single, Davie West rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 8-7 1st - MON - Dixon, 5-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 15-7 1st - OTT - West, 15-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) MON 15-14 2nd - OTT - Single, Howie Cissell rouged on Schreider missed FG TIED 15-15 2nd - MON - Bewley, 40-yard field goal MON 18-15 3rd - MON - Dixon, 8-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 25-15 3rd - MON - Bewley, 5-yard run with lateral from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 32-15 3rd - OTT - Gerry Nesbitt, 1-yard run (Schreider kick) MON 32-22 3rd - MON - Dixon, 10-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 39-22
Brit Col 31, SASKATCHEWAN 21 (14105) - The Lions capitalized on Saskatchewan mistakes to win their third game in seven starts. A blocked FG attempt, a pass interception and a Roughrider fumble resulted in three BC touchdowns in the second quarter.
BRITISH COL - 0 21 7 3 - 31
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 14 7 - 21
1st - BC - Jimmy Jones, 85-yard return of blocked field goal BC 6-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 30-yard pass from Jim Walden (George Grant kick) BC 13-0 2nd - BC - Single, Grant kickoff to deadline BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Jim Carphin, 11-yard pass from Walden (Grant kick) BC 21-0 3rd - SASK - Jack Hill, 5-yard pass from Don Allard (Reg Whitehouse kick) BC 21-7 3rd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 32-yard pass from Allard (Whitehouse kick) BC 21-14 3rd- BC - Fleming, 9-yard run (Grant kick) BC 28-14 4th - BC - Grant, 23-yard field goal BC 31-14 4th - SASK - Bobby Renn, 5-yard pass from Allard (Whitehouse kick) BC 31-21
Edmonton 29, CALGARY 28 (18700) - Calgary FB Earl Lunsford broke the WIFU rushing record with 211 yards, 19 better than Normie Kwong's 1952 mark. Lunsford started his day with an 85-yard TD run on the first series of the game. Jackie Parker's convert with 10 seconds remaining gave Edmonton the win.
EDMONTON - 10 0 0 19 - 29
CALGARY - 14 3 10 1 - 28
1st - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick EDM 1-0 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 85-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-1 1st - EDM - Parker, 38-yard field goal CAL 7-4 1st - EDM - Ed Gray, 23-yard fumble return EDM 10-7 1st - CAL - Lunsford, 6-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 14-10 2nd - CAL - Brown, 20-yard field goal CAL 17-10 3rd - CAL - Lunsford, 2-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 24-10 3rd - CAL - Brown, 35-yard field goal CAL 27-10 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong, 1-yard run CAL 27-16 4th - CAL - Single, Ron Morris kick CAL 28-16 4th - EDM - Kwong, 1-yard run CAL 28-22 4th - EDM - Parker, 8-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 29-28
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 4 0 0 8 118 70 Winnipeg 7 0 0 14 202 93
Ottawa 3 2 0 6 133 103 Edmonton 4 2 0 6 135 76
Montreal 2 3 0 4 120 137 British Columbia 3 4 0 6 133 165
Hamilton 0 4 0 0 58 119 Calgary 1 4 1 3 115 173
Saskatchewan 0 5 1 1 64 142
SAT SEPT 10
EDMONTON 41, Calgary 10 (17993) - Edmonton QB Jackie Parler completed 14 of 15 passes for 270 yards and scored 16 points to push his lead in the WIFU scoring race to 22 points over Winnipeg's Carver Shannon. It was Eagle Keys' first game since signing a new two-year contract as Edmonton head coach.
CALGARY - 10 0 0 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 13 10 7 11 - 41
1st - CAL - Lovelle Coleman, 57-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-0 1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 2-yard run CAL 7-6 1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 13-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 13-7 1st - CAL - Brown, 27-yard field goal EDM 13-10 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 3-yard run (Cowboy Woodruff kick) EDM 20-10 2nd - EDM - Parker, 25-yard field goal EDM 23-10 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 30-10 4th - EDM - Single, Parker kick EDM 31-10 4th - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 17-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick)
EDM 38-10 4th - EDM - Parker, 17-yard field goal EDM 41-10
SUN SEPT 11
TORONTO 16, Hamilton 12 (30863) - The unbeaten Argonauts struck for 15 points in the second quarter to squeeze out their fifth straight win before a record crowd. Dave Mann, who was out of football in 1959 on a narcotics charge he was eventually acquitted, continued his amazing comeback with an 80-yard TD.
HAMILTON - 5 7 0 0 - 12
TORONTO - 0 15 1 0 - 16
1st - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 29-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Safety, Dave Mann tackled in end zone by Jim Taylor HAM 5-0 2nd - Tobin Rote, 3-yard run (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TOR 7-5 2nd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 9-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 12-7 2nd - TOR - Mann, 80-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 14-12 2nd - TOR - Single, Gilchrist missed FG TOR 15-12 3rd - TOR - Single, Len Chandler rouged on Gilchrist missed FG TOR 16-12
MON SEPT 12
WINNIPEG 38, Saskatchewan 11 (16367) - Winnipeg won its eighth straight and went six points ahead of Edmonton in the West. Bomber QB Kenny Ploen threw for two TDs before giving way to Canadian QB Mike Davies. Winnipeg's Charle Shepard booted a WIFU-record 95-yard punt for a single.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 4 0 7 - 11
WINNIPEG - 14 3 14 7 - 38
1st - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 11-yard run WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 2-yar3d run (Gerry James kick) WIN 13-0 1st - WIN - Single, Danny Banda conceded on Shepard kick WIN 14-0 2nd - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 8-yard field goal WIN 14-3 2nd - WIN - James, 18-yard field goal WIN 17-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Kenny Ploen rouged on Jack Hill FG attempt WIN 17-4 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 10-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 24-4 3rd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 10-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 31-4 4th - SASK - Ray Smith, 17-yard pass from Don Allard (Whitehouse kick) WIN 31-11 4th - WIN - Pitts, 8-yard pass from Mike Davies (James kick) WIN 38-11
BRITISH COL 21, Calgary 21 (T) (27759) - With Calgary QB Joe Kapp and BC QB Jim Walden putting on a brilliant passing exhibition, the two teams battled to a 21-21 tie. Calgary's Doug Brown missed two field goals, but both resulted in singles, the last coming with less than two minutes to play to force the deadlock.
CALGARY - 6 13 1 1 - 21
BRIT COL - 7 7 0 7 - 21
1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run CAL 6-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 44-yard pass from Jim Walden (George Grant kick) BC 7-6 2nd - CAL - Joe Kapp, 7-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 13-7 2nd - BC - Fleming, 38-yard run (Grant kick) BC 14-13 2nd - CAL - Bill McKenna, 15-yard pass from Kapp CAL 19-14 3rd - CAL - Single, Sonny Homer rouged on Brown missed FG CAL 20-14 4th - BC - Jimmy Jones, 36-yard pass from Walden (Grant kick) BC 21-20 4th - CAL - Single, Brown missed FG TIED 21-21
WED SEPT 14
Hamilton 23, MONTREAL 22 (22670) - Hamilton led 10-8 at the half, then trailed 18-10 going into the fourth quarter. FB Gerry McDougall drove for two Hamilton TDs on the ground, kicked two converts and added a field goal. Montreal K Bill Bewley's 29-yard FG attempt with 50 seconds left hit the goal post.
HAMILTON - 10 0 0 16 - 23
MONTREAL - 7 1 10 4 - 22
1st - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run (McDougall kick) HAM 7-0 1st - MON - George Dixon, 7-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) TIED 7-7 1st - HAM - McDougall, 29-yard field goal HAM 10-7 2nd - MON - Single, Bewley missed FG HAM 10-8 3rd - MON - Don Clark, 55-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 15-10 3rd - MON - Bewley, 26-yard field goal MON 18-10 4th - HAM - Tommy Grant, 7-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (McDougall kick) MON 18-17 4th - MON - Bewley, 15-yard field goal MON 21-17 4th - HAM - McDougall, 17-yard run HAM 23-21 4th - MON - Single, Harry Lunn conceded on Bewley missed FG HAM 23-22
OTTAWA 21, Toronto 12 (20477) - Ottawa ran roughshod over Toronto to close within two points of the first place Argos. The Rider ground attack netted 354 yards and three touchdowns, two by Ron Stewart. Toronto QB Tobin Rote passed for 256 yards, but the Argos only rushed for 13 yards.
TORONTO - 0 6 0 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 14 0 1 6 - 21
1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 2-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 10-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - TOR - Boyd Carter, 20-yard pass from Tobin Rote OTT 14-6 3rd - OTT - Single, Gary Philp rouged on Gerry Nesbitt punt OTT 15-6 4th - TOR - Bill Stribling, 68-yard pass from Rote OTT 15-12 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 12-yard run OTT 21-12
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 5 1 0 10 146 103 Winnipeg 8 0 0 16 240 104
Ottawa 4 2 0 8 154 115 Edmonton 5 2 0 10 176 86
Montreal 2 4 0 4 142 160 British Columbia 3 4 1 7 152 186
Hamilton 1 5 0 2 93 157 Calgary 1 5 2 4 146 235
Saskatchewan 0 6 1 1 75 181
FRI SEPT 16
Edmonton 29, SASKATCHEWAN 6 (10109) - The Roughriders got no closer to winning their first game of the season than trailing 7-6 after the first quarter. The Eskimos recovered two fumbles in the fourth quarter and both of them went for touchdowns to blow the game wide open.
EDMONTON - 7 7 0 15 - 29
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 0 0 - 6
1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 7-0 1st - SASK - Jack Hill, 38-yard pass from Don Allard EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Bright, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 14-6 4th - EDM - Vic Chapman, 30-yard fumble return (Parker kick) EDM 21-6 4th - EDM - Normie Kwong, 3-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 28-6 4th - EDM - Single, Gene Wlasiuk rouged on Parker missed FG EDM 29-6
SAT SEPT 17
Montreal 30, HAMILTON 29 (24000) - For the second straight time, a goal post spelled the difference as Hamilton saw two of Gerry McDougall's convert attempts hit the goal post. George Dixon plunged for three of Montreal's four touchdowns.
MONTREAL - 0 15 14 1 - 30
HAMILTON - 10 6 6 7 - 29
1st - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 32-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 44-yard run (McDougall kick) HAM 10-0 2nd - MON - Single, Harry Lunn rouged on Bill Bewley FG attempt HAM 10-1 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Bewley kick) HAM 10-8 2nd - HAM - McDougall, 16-yard pass from Faloney HAM 16-8 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 16-yard run (Bewley kick) HAM 16-15 3rd - MON - Dixon, 10-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 22-16 3rd - MON - Dixon, 16-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 29-16 3rd - HAM - Faloney, 43-yard run MON 29-22 4th - MON - Single, Lunn rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 30-22 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 66-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) MON 30-29
Winnipeg 26, BRITISH COL 14 (30292) - Winnipeg extended their unbeaten string to nine games by turning first and fourth quarter fumbles into touchdowns but muffed four other scoring chances on fumbles and pass interceptions.
WINNIPEG - 14 3 0 9 - 26
BRIT COL - 6 7 1 0 - 14
1st - WIN - Ray Jauch, 49-yard run (James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 46-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 14-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 5-yard pass from Jim Walden WIN 14-6 2nd - WIN - James, 25-yard field goal WIN 17-6 2nd - BC - Fleming, 31-yard run (George Grant kick) WIN 17-13 3rd- BC - Single, Harold Sparrow punt into end zone WIN 17-14 4th - WIN - Single, Neal Baumont rouged on Charlie Shepard punt WIN 18-14 4th - WIN - Single, Beaumont rouged on Shepard punt WIN 19-14 4th - WIN - Shepard, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 26-14
SUN SEPT 18
Ottawa 26, TORONTO 12 (30949) - Rookie RB Ron Lancaster fired two second-half touchdown passes to Davey West to giver Ottawa the win before a record crowd in Toronto and forced a tie for the top in the Big Four between the Riders and the Argos.
OTTAWA - 3 7 6 10 - 26
TORONTO - 5 7 0 0 - 12
1st - TOR - Safety touch, Joe Stracina recovered Gerry Nesbitt fumble in end zone TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 32-yard field goal TOR 5-0 1st - OTT - Gary Schreider, 21-yard field goal TOR 5-3 2nd - OTT - Joe Kelley, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 10-5 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 36-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 12-10 3rd - OTT - Davey West, 15-yard pass from Lancaster OTT 16-12 4th - OTT - West, 90-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 23-12 4th - OTT - Schreider, 24-yard field goal OTT 26-12
MON SEPT 19
Winnipeg 19, CALGARY 17 (14300) - The teams battled a dust storm then drenching rain before Winnipeg picked up their 10th straight win. The Bombers intercepted an end zone pass and recovered a Calgary fumble to preserve their streak. Winnipeg FB Gerry James scored 12 of the Bomber points.
WINNIPEG - 7 10 1 1 - 19
CALGARY - 0 4 13 0 - 17
1st - WIN - Ray Jauch, 49-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Doug Brown missed FG WIN 7-1 2nd - CAL - Brown, 24-yard field goal WIN 7-4 2nd - WIN - James, 2-yard run (James kick) WIN 14-4 2nd - WIN - James field goal WIN 17-4 3rd - CAL - Clare Exelby, 7-yard run with lateral from Lovelle Coleman (Brown kick) WIN 17-11 3rd - WIN - Single, Harvey Wylie singled on James missed FG WIN 18-11 3rd - CAL - Gene Filipski, 1-yard run WIN 18-17 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux kick to deadline WIN 19-17
EDMONTON 18, Brit Col 10 (11000) - Edmonton won a game played on a rain-sodden muddy field. A 25-mile-an-hour wind blew sheets of rain across the field, leading to fumbles - 11 in total - and half the crowd leaving by the fourth quarter. BC's Willie Fleming ran for 147 yards on the treacherous field.
BRIT COL - 7 3 0 0 - 10
EDMONTON - 3 7 7 1 - 18
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 99-yard run (George Grant kick) BC 7-0 1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 21-yard field goal BC 7-3 2nd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 10-7 2nd - BC - Grant, 47-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - EDM - Parker, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 17-10 4th - EDM - Single, Mike Lashuk kick EDM 18-10
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 5 2 0 10 180 127 X-Winnipeg 10 0 0 20 285 135
Toronto 5 2 0 10 158 129 Edmonton 7 2 0 14 223 102
Montreal 3 4 0 6 172 189 British Columbia 3 6 1 7 178 230
Hamilton 1 6 0 2 122 187 Calgary 1 6 2 4 163 254
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 0 7 1 1 81 209
SAT SEPT 24
Ottawa 35, HAMILTON 21 (19456) - A crowd well below capacity booed the Tiger-Cats as the defending champions sunk lower into the cellar. The Riders stayed tied for first with a balanced scoring attack and a defense that took the ball away from Hamilton five times.
OTTAWA - 7 21 6 1 - 35
HAMILTON - 7 7 0 7 - 21
1st - OTT - Joe Kelly, 4-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 4-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Davey West, 55-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 14-7 2nd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 49-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 21-7 2nd - OTT - Schreider, 35-yard interception return (Schreider kick) OTT 28-7 2nd - HAM - McDougall, 40-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) OTT 28-14 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 4-yard run OTT 34-14 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 97-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) OTT 34-21 4th - OTT - Single, Henley rouged on Jim Conroy punt OTT 35-21
Toronto 21, MONTREAL 9 (23452) - Cookie Gilchrist ran for 131 yards to help Toronto snap a two-game losing streak. Montreal coach Perry Moss registered an official protest on a nullified third quarter convert in which the officials called illegal motion on the Alouettes.
TORONTO - 4 2 7 8 - 21
MONTREAL - 0 0 6 3 - 9
1st - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 40-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Gilchrist FG attempt TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Jim Copeland rouged on Gilchrist FG attempt TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Copeland rouged on Dave Mann kick TOR 6-0 3rd - TOR - Gilchrist, 74-yard run (Gilchrist convert) TOR 13-0 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 4-yard run TOR 13-6 4th - TOR - Single, Ed Mitchell rouged on Mann kick TOR 14-6 4th - MON - Bill Bewley, 29-yard field goal TOR 14-9 4th - TOR - Boyd Carter, 15-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 21-9
CALGARY 28, Brit Col 14 (13500) - Calgary moved to within one point of third-place BC. The Lions announced at halftime they were playing the game under protest following a disputed roughing call by Refere Paul Dojack.
BRIT COL - 0 7 7 0 - 14
CALGARY - 10 3 0 15 - 28
1st - CAL - Don Stone, 45-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Brown, 27-yard field goal CAL 10-0 2nd - BC - Nub Beamer, 4-yard run (George Grant kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - CAL - Brown, 16-yard field goal CAL 13-7 3rd - BC - Don Vicic, 15-yard pass from Baz Nagle (Grant kick) BC 14-13 4th - CAL - Gene Filipski, 6-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 20-14 4th - CAL - Ron Morris, 35-yard interception return (Brown kick) CAL 28-14
MON SEPT 26
Edmonton 15, WINNIPEG 2 (20932) - Edmonton, led by QB Jackie Parker, defeated the previously unbeaten Blue Bombers in a tight defensive battle. The win left the Eskimos four points behind the Bombers in the West, and on the verge of clinching a playoff berth.
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 9 - 15
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 1 - 2
2nd - EDM - Cowboy Woodruff, 5-yard pass from Jackie Parker EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Joe-Bob Smith rouged on Charlie Shepard kick EDM 6-1 4th - EDM - Smith, 25-yard pass from Parker EDM 12-1 4th - WIN - Single, Shepard kick to deadline EDM 12-2 4th - EDM - Parker, 30-yard field goal EDM 15-2
SASKATCHEWAN 45, Calgary 35 (9512) - The Roughriders came up with their best game of the season to deny Calgary third place in the West. QB Bob Ptacek threw four touchdown passes, three to HB Bobby Renn, and scored another major on a 15-yard run to lead the Riders to their first win.
CALGARY - 14 7 7 7 - 35
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 21 7 14 - 45
1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 25-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - CAL - Don Stone, 7-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-3 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 36-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 14-3 2nd - SASK - Bobby Renn, 21-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) CAL 14-10 2nd - CAL - Stone, 9-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 21-10 2nd - SASK - Renn, 21-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) CAL 21-17 2nd - SASK - Renn, 9-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) SASK 24-21 3rd - CAL - Stone, 7-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 28-24 3rd - SASK - Jack Hill, 27-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) SASK 31-28 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 5-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 35-31 4th - SASK - Jack Gotta, 55-yard fumble return SASK 37-35 4th - SASK - Ptacek, 13-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 44-35 4th - SASK - Single, Ferd Berket kick SASK 45-35
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Ottawa 6 2 0 12 215 139 X-Winnipeg 10 1 0 20 287 150
Toronto 6 2 0 12 158 129 Edmonton 8 2 0 16 238 104
Montreal 3 5 0 6 181 210 British Columbia 3 7 1 7 192 258
Hamilton 1 7 0 2 134 222 Calgary 2 7 2 6 226 313
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 1 7 1 3 126 244
FRI SEPT 30
EDMONTON 9, Saskatchewan 2 (14997) - Edmonton won a bruising game of great defensive plays but had a scare before coming up with a last-quarter touchdown to defeat the Riders. Saskatchewan led 2-1 until 7:50 was left in the game when Edmonton WB Jackie Parker scored the game's only touchdown.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 1 0 - 2
EDMONTON - 0 1 0 8 - 9
2nd - EDM - Single, Danny Banda rouged on Vic Chapman kick EDM 1-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Cowboy Woodruff rouged on Ferd Burket kick TIED 1-1 3rd - SASK - Single, Reg Whitehouse kick SASK 1-1 4th - EDM - Jackie Parker, 8-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 8-2 4th - EDM - Single, Chapman kick EDM 9-2
SAT OCT 1
Hamilton 27, OTTAWA 18 (19264) - Hamilton coach Jim Trimble called his team "a bunch of knuckleheads" last week. This week, they looked like a championship team once again as QB Bernie Faloney threw four touchdowns passes and the defense smothered the potent Ottawa ground attack.
HAMILTON - 7 20 0 0 - 27
OTTAWA - 3 4 0 14 - 18
1st - OTT - Gary Schreider, 17-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - HAM - Tommy Grant, 16-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Grant, 29-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 14-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Ron Ray recovered fumble in end zone HAM 14-4 2nd - HAM - John Barrow, 32-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 20-4 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 34-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 27-4 4th - OTT - Russ Jackson, 5-yard line (Schreider kick) HAM 27-11 4th - HAM - Bobby Simpson, 11-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) HAM 27-18
TORONTO 50, Montreal 15 (24145) - Tobin Rote threw for a record seven touchdowns, one more than the previous mark, giving him 25 on the season, just seven shy of Arnie Galiffa's record. For Montreal, the season was spiraling, as Hal Patterson stormed out of practice the next day in a disagreement with the coaches.
MONTREAL - 0 1 7 7 - 15
TORONTO - 0 14 15 21 - 50
2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 6-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Bill Bewley missed FG TOR 7-1 2nd - TOR - Shatto, 32-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 14-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann punt TOR 15-1 3rd - Tom Moran, 18-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) TOR 15-8 3rd - TOR - Boyd Carter, 46-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 22-8 3rd - TOR - Mann, 56-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 29-8 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 18-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 36-8 4th - MON - Bewley, 12-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) TOR 36-15 4th - TOR - Shatto, 35-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 43-15 4th - Ed Ochiena, 4-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 50-15
WINNIPEG 31, Calgary 21 (15968) - Winnipeg got back on the winning track, as QB Vernon Cole took over for Kenny Ploen in the fourth quarter with the Bombers down 21-17. Cole, who had been in only one offensive play before today, led Winnipeg to two touchdowns and a four point lead in the West.
CALGARY - 0 14 7 0 - 21
WINNIPEG - 7 1 9 14 - 31
1st - WIN - Ray Jauch, 9-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 3-yard run (Doug Brown kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 8-7 2nd - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 7-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 14-8 3rd - WIN - Kenny Ploen run TIED 14-14 3rd - WIN - James, 11-yard run WIN 17-14 3rd - CAL - Bill McKenna, 7-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) SASK 21-17 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 85-yard run with lateral from Vernon Cole (James kick) WIN 24-21 4th - WIN - Shepard, 2-yard run WIN 30-21 4th - WIN - Single, Gord Rowland kickoff conceded WIN 31-21
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
Toronto 7 2 0 14 208 144 X-Winnipeg 11 1 0 22 318 171
Ottawa 6 3 0 12 233 166 X-Edmonton 9 2 0 18 247 106
Montreal 3 6 0 6 196 260 British Columbia 3 7 1 7 192 258
Hamilton 2 7 0 4 161 240 Calgary 2 8 2 6 247 344
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 1 8 1 3 128 253
WED OCT 5
CALGARY 39, Saskatchewan 22 (11000) - Earl Lunsford paced the Stampeders with three touchdowns, Doug Brown kicked three converts, two singles and a field goal, and Calgary nudged British Columbia out of third place in the West. The Stamps took a one point lead, but the Lion have two extra games left to play.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 8 14 - 22
CALGARY - 15 9 7 8 - 39
1st - CAL - Single, Doug Brown missed FG CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Clair Exelby, 35-yard interception return (Brown kick) CAL 8-0 1st - CAL - Don Stone, 6-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 15-0 2nd - CAL - Brown, 7-yard field goal CAL 18-0 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 24-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket kick CAL 24-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Ron Morris kick CAL 25-1 3rd - SASK - Vernon Vaughn, 11-yard pass from Don Allard (Reg Whitehouse kick) CAL 25-8 3rd - CAL - Lunsford, 37-yard run CAL 31-8 4th - CAL - Single, Brown missed FG CAL 32-8 4th - SASK - Bobby Renn, 11-yard pass from Allard (Whitehouse kick) CAL 32-15 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 8-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 39-15 4th - SASK - Renn pass from Allard (Whitehouse kick) CAL 39-22
THUR OCT 6
BRIT COL 21, Edmonton 13 (21707) - BC scored early and contained the Edmonton offense the rest of the way to win the game on a rain swept field. The Lions moved a single point ahead of Calgary for the final playoff spot in the West. The Eskimos remained four points behind first place Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13
BRIT COL - 7 7 7 0 - 21
1st - BC - By Bailey, 2-yard run (George Grant kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Jim Walden, 31-yard run (Grant kick) BC 14-0 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 2-yard run BC 14-
6 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Cowboy Woodruff kick) BC 14-13 3rd - BC - Willie Fleming, 7-yard run (Grant kick) BC 21-13
FRI OCT 7
TORONTO 24, Hamilton 14 (27494) - The passing combination of Tobin Rote and Dick Shatto is fast becoming the most awesome scoring punch in the Big Four. The two helped Toronto overcome a 14-3 deficit with less than five minutes to play and kept the Argos in first place.
HAMILTON - 0 7 7 0 - 14
TORONTO - 3 0 0 21 - 24
1st - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 32-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 7-3 3rd - HAM - McDougall, 61-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) HAM 14-3 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 29-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) HAM 14-10 4th - TOR - Shatto, 9-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 17-14 4th - TOR - Bob Dehlinger, 50-yard interception return (Gilchrist kick) TOR 24-14
SAT OCT 8
OTTAWA 41, Montreal 23 (16721) - Apparently ashamed of their dreary first half performance, Ottawa cracked off five touchdowns in the second half to remain two points behind Toronto in the Big Four. All of the Riders' majors were scored via the ground route. Montreal led 22-7 at the half but could only manage one more point.
MONTREAL - 14 8 0 1 - 23
OTTAWA - 7 0 14 20 - 41
1st - MON - Hal Patterson, 35-yard run with lateral from Bill Bewley (Bewley kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Joe Kelly, 2-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 7-7 1st - MON - Patterson, 11-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 14-7 2nd - MON - Single, Davey West rouged on Etcheverry punt MON 15-7 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 17-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 22-7 3rd - OTT - Kelly, 5-yard run (Schreider kick) MON 22-14 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 2-yard run (Schreider kick) MON 22-21 4th - MON - Single, Doig Daigneault rouged on Bewley missed FG MON 23-21 4th - OTT - Russ Jackson, 4-yard run OTT 27-23 4th - OTT - Stewart, 9-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 34-23 4th - OTT - Kelly, 8-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 41-23
Calgary 31, EDMONTON 11 (13500) - Calgary took over third place in the WIFU by upsetting the Eskimos on their home field. Calgary's Earl Lunsford gained 114 yards to put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season (1,087), while Edmonton's Johnny Bright picked up 50 yards to give him 1,007 for the year.
CALGARY - 10 7 7 7 - 31
EDMONTON - 0 3 8 0 - 11
1st - CAL - Don Stone, 5-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Brown, 10-yard field goal CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Gene Filipski, 12-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 17-0 2nd - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 20-yard field goal CAL 17-3 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Cowboy Woodruff kick) CAL 17-10 3rd - CAL - Filipski, 8-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 24-10 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Champman kick CAL 24-11 4th - CAL - Ron Morris, 4-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 31-11
MON OCT 10
HAMILTON 20, Toronto 16 (25873) - The Ticats came up with a rugged defense against the high-powered Argonaut passing attack. Bernie Faloney scored the winning touchdown from the Argo one-yard line with three minutes left to play, rolling out after Bob Jarus was stopped on two successive plunges.
TORONTO - 0 10 0 6 - 16
HAMILTON - 7 7 0 6 - 20
1st - HAM - Pete Neumann, 20-yard fumble return (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Bob Jarus, 100-yard run (McDougall kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 12-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski (Cookie Gilchrist kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - TOR - Gilchrist, 37-yard field goal HAM 14-10 4th - TOR - Dave Mann, 11-yard pass from Rote TOR 16-14 4th - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run HAM 20-16
Ottawa 51, MONTREAL 21 (22199) - Ottawa's Ronnie Stewart rushed for a Big Four record 287 yards on 16 carries, an average of 17.9 yards each time he ran with the ball. He scored four touchdowns, three of them on runs of over 50 yards. The old rushing record was 217, set by Hamilton's Gerry McDougall.
OTTAWA - 14 14 9 14 - 51
MONTREAL - 7 7 7 0 - 21
1st - MON - Don Clark, 35-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 37-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 7-7 1st - OTT - Gerry Nesbitt, 5-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 14-7 2nd - OTT - Stewart, 52-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 21-7 2nd - OTT - Joe Kelly, 1-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 28-7 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 8-yard run (Bewley kick) OTT 28-14 3rd - OTT - Schreider, 27-yard field goal OTT 31-14 3rd - MON - Hal Patterson, 5-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bewley kick) OTT 31-21 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 51-yard run OTT 37-21 4th - OTT - Single, Jim Copeland rouged on Jim Conroy punt OTT 38-21 4th - OTT - Russ Jackson, 7-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 45-21 4th - OTT - Stewart, 59-yard run OTT 51-21
Winnipeg 48, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (10393) - A Thanksgiving Day crowd was extremely thankful when the final gun sounded to bring a halt to the carnage it saw on Taylor Field. The loss left the Riders with the slimmest of chances to make the playoffs. FB Gerry James led the Eskimos with two TDs and five converts.
WINNIPEG - 14 15 6 13 - 48
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 7 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Ray Jauch, 34-yard pass from Leo Lewis (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Lewis, 78-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - James, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 21-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Danny Banda conceded on Vernon Cole punt WIN 22-0 2nd - WIN - Jauch, 45-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 29-0 3rd - SASK - Jack Hill, 12-yard pass from Don Allard (Hill kick) WIN 29-7 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 81-yard pass from Cole WIN 35-7 4th - WIN - James, 6-yard run (James kick) WIN 41-7 4th - WIN - Rick Potter, 1-yard run (Parker kick) WIN 48-7
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 8 3 0 16 248 178 X-Winnipeg 12 1 0 24 366 178
X-Ottawa 8 3 0 16 325 210 X-Edmonton 9 4 0 18 271 158
Montreal 3 8 0 6 240 352 Calgary 4 8 2 10 317 377
Hamilton 3 8 0 6 195 280 British Columbia 4 7 1 9 213 271
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 1 10 1 3 157 340
THU OCT 13
WINNIPEG 49, Brit Col 21 (16733) - The Lions ran out of steam in the second half and received a sharp setback in their battle for the third and final playoff spot in the West. Winnipeg clinched the West title on Buddy Tinsley Night, as they honored the 11-year tackle with gifts like a new car and a $6,000 check.
BRIT COL - 14 7 0 0 - 21
WINNIPEG - 7 14 14 14 - 49
1st - WIN - Gar Warren, 25-yard fumble recovery (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 56-yard run (George Grant kick) TIED 7-7 1st - WIN - Fleming, 56-yard pass from Jim Walden (Grant kick) BC 14-7 2nd - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 1-yard run (James kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - BC - Fleming, 25-yard run (Grant kick) BC 21-14 2nd - WIN - Jack Delveaux, 40-yard fumble return (James kick) TIED 21-21 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 28-21 3rd - WIN - Cornell Piper recovered fumble in end zone (James kick) WIN 35-21 4th - WIN - Ploen pass from Leo Lewis (James kick) WIN 42-21 4th - WIN - Buddy Tinsley, 2-yard run (James kick) WIN 49-21
SAT OCT 15
MONTREAL 43, Hamilton 21 (19891) - Montreal's defense came up with five interceptions as the Als took over third place in the Big Four. Montreal QB Sam Etcheverry threw five touchdown passes, two of them going to Veryl Switzer.
HAMILTON - 0 7 7 7 - 21
MONTREAL - 7 7 14 15 - 43
1st - MON - Veryl Switzer, 9-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Hal Patterson, 15-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 14-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 7-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) MON 14-7 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 8-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 21-7 3rd - MON - Switzer, 19-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 28-7 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 3-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) MON 28-14 4th - MON - Single, Harry Lunn rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 29-14 4th - MON - Don Clark, 3-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 36-14 4th - HAM - Ron Howell, 6-yard pass from Faloney (McDougall kick) MON 36-21 4th - HAM - Dixon, 32-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 43-21
SASKATCHEWAN 14, Brit Col 14 (T) (7255) - The BC Lions roared from behind with two touchdowns in the last five minutes to gain a tie with the Riders, who threw an ill-advised interception with 90 seconds to play. Baz Nagle made the interception on the Rider 24, and BC scored four plays later with six seconds remaining.
BRITISH COL - 0 0 0 14 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 3 3 1 - 14
1st - SASK - Clair Branch, 3-yard run (Jack Hill kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Hill, 28-yard field goal SASK 10-0 3rd - SASK - Hill, 20-yard field goal SASK 13-0 4th - Single, Ferdy Burket punt SASK 14-0 4th - BC - By Bailey, 1-yard run (George Grant kick) SASK 14-7 4th - BC - Bailey, 4-yard run (Grant kick) TIED 14-14
CALGARY 35, Edmonton 17 (17000) - Calgary played its finest game of the year as they moved two points ahead of the BC Lions for the final playoff berth, FB Earl Lunsford led the Stampeder offense with 146 yards rushing and two touchdowns, while Edmonton's Johnny Bright ran for 110 and one touchdown.
EDMONTON - 3 7 7 0 - 17
CALGARY - 1 10 7 17 - 35
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 17-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, Gino Fracas recovered Joe Kapp fumble in end zone EDM 3-1 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 12-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 8-3 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 33-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - CAL - Brown, 2-yard field goal CAL 11-10 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Coffey kick) EDM 17-11 3rd - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 20-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 18-17 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 2-yard run (Brown kick) CAL 25-17 4th - CAL - Brown, 3-yard field goal CAL 28-17 4th - CAL - Bill McKenna, 7-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 35-17
SUN OCT 16
TORONTO 37, Ottawa 13 (32896) - QB Tobin Rote fired three touchdown passes to lead Toronto into sole possession of first place before a record crowd. The game ended in a flurry of fist fighting and shoving that nearly broke out into a free-for-all. The players were separated while fans surged on to the field.
OTTAWA - 0 0 7 6 - 13
TORONTO - 8 8 0 21 - 37
1st - TOR - Single, Cookie Gilchrist missed FG TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Dave Mann, 43-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 8-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 4-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 15-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Dick Fouts dribbled out a Gilchrist fumble in end zone TOR 16-0 3rd - OTT - Gary Schreider, 25-yard interception return (Schreider kick) TOR 16-7 4th - TOR - Shatto, 61-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 23-7 4th - OTT - George 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster TOR 23-13 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 59-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 30-13 4th - TOR - Mann, 27-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 37-13
MON OCT 17
Winnipeg 21, EDMONTON 17 (14500) - Winnipeg HB Gerry James scored 15 points on two touchdowns and three converts to run his point total to 99, two back of Edmonton's Jackie Parker who scored a touchdown. The win meant Winnipeg could do no worse than equaling Edmonton's 14-2 mark set in 1957.
WINNIPEG - 7 7 0 7 - 21
EDMONTON - 0 7 7 3 - 17
1st - WIN - Gerry James run (James kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Ron Latourelle rouged on Vic Chapman kick WIN 7-1 2nd - WIN - James run (James kick) WIN 14-1 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 1-yard run WIN 14-7 3rd - EDM - Jackie Parker run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) TIED 14-14 4th - EDM - Coffey field goal EDM 17-14 4th - WIN - Vern Cole, 13-yard run (James kick) WIN 21-17
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 9 3 0 18 306 200 X-Winnipeg 14 1 0 28 436 216
X-Ottawa 8 4 0 16 338 256 X-Edmonton 9 6 0 18 305 214
Montreal 4 8 0 8 283 373 Calgary 5 8 2 12 352 394
Hamilton 3 9 0 6 225 323 British Columbia 4 8 2 10 248 334
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 1 10 2 4 171 354
SAT OCT 22
Montreal 30, HAMILTON 22 (15000) - Montreal picked off four Hamilton passes and recovered four of their fumbles to crush the Tiger-Cats and knock the former Big Four champions out of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. Hamilton used three QBs but couldn't get their offense into gear to stave off elimination.
MONTREAL - 0 20 8 2 - 30
HAMILTON - 8 7 0 7 - 22
1st - HAM - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Bernie Faloney kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - John Barrow, 17-yard fumble return (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 2-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) HAM 8-7 2nd - MON - Bewley, 19-yard interception return MON 13-8 2nd - MON - Dick Cohee, 42-yard interception return (Bewley kick) MON 20-8 2nd - HAM - McDougall, 1-yard run (McDougall kick) MON 20-15 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 27-15 3rd - MON - Single, Harry Lunn rouged on
Sam Etcheverry kick MON 28-15 4th - HAM - Tommy Grant, 10-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (McDougall kick) MON 28-22 4th - MON - Single, Etcheverry kick to deadline MON 29-22 4th - MON - Single, Ron Howell rouged on Etcheverry kick MON 30-22
OTTAWA 38, Toronto 1 (19199) - Ottawa humiliated Toronto thanks to Ron Stewart, who played with an injured heel and galloped for two touchdowns. 10-year Rider veteran Bob Simpson caught one TD pass and caught key passes leading to three more.
TORONTO - 1 0 0 0 - 1
OTTAWA - 2 7 14 15 - 38
1st - OTT - Safety, Dave Mann recovered own fumble in end zone OTT 2-0 1st - TOR - Single, Davey West rouged on Mann punt OTT 2-1 2nd - OTT - Joe Kelly, 19-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 9-1 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 19-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 16-1 3rd - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 23-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bob Dehlinger rouged on Gerry Nesbitt punt OTT 24-1 4th - OTT - Bob Simpson, 19-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 31-1 4th - OTT - Stewart, 3-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 38-1
Edmonton 13, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (6608) - The Eskimos were behind until Johnny Bright's touchdown plunge. Bright did see his three-year reign as WIFU rushing champion come to an end, as Calgary's Earl Lunsford rushed for 99 yards to boost his total to 1,343, while Bright had 1,268.
EDMONTON - 7 0 0 6 - 13
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 1 - 11
1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 2-yard run EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick EDM 7-0 2nd - SASK - Ferd Burket, 2-yard run (Jack Hill kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - SASK - Hill, 16-yard field goal SASK 10-7 4th - SASK - Single, Burket kick SASK 11-7 4th - EDM - Johnny Bright, 4-yard run EDM 13-11
Calgary 22, BRITISH COL 10 (29599) - Calgary clinched their first playoff berth since 1957 in the rain and mud. Joe Kapp ​
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-2)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Leading Rusher: Leo Lewis (923)
Leading Passer: Kenny Ploen (1693)
Leading Receiver: Ernie Pitts (42-659)
Edmonton Eskimos (10-6)
Head Coach: Eagle Keys
Leading Rusher: Johnny Bright (1268)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (1613)
Leasing Receiver: Jim Letcavits (28-474)
Calgary Stampeders (6-8-2)
Head Coach: Otis Douglas (0-2-1)/Steve Owen (6-6-1)
Leading Rusher: Earl Lunsford (1343)
Leading Passer: Joe Kapp (3060)
Leasing Receiver: Gen Filipski (47-875)
British Columbia Lions (5-9-2)
Head Coach: Wayne Robinson
Leading Rusher: Willie Fleming (1051)
Leading Passer: Jimmy Walden (828)
Leasing Receiver: Willie Fleming (20-399)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-12-2)
Head Coach: Ken Carpenter
Leading Rusher: Fred Burket (544)
Leading Passer: Bob Ptacek (1469)
Leading Receiver: Bob Renn (36-695)/Jack Hill (36-510)
Winnipeg at British Columbia - August 11th
Calgary Albertan (August 20th 1960)
Montreal Star (September 6th 1960)
Ottawa Citizen (September 6th 1960)
Calgary Albertan (September 26th 1960)
Calgary Albertan (November 21st 1960)
tossed two touchdown passes, while Earl Lunsford scored and won the WIFU rushing title. For the Lions, who saw their playoff hopes end, the TD came a long pass from Jim Walden to Bob Jeter.
CALGARY - 7 7 2 6 - 22
BRIT COL - 0 3 7 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Doug Brown kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - BC - George Grant, 36-yard field goal CAL 7-3 2nd - CAL - Gene Filipski, 58-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Brown kick) CAL 14-3 3rd - CAL - Safety touch, Earl Kelley kicked blocked punt through back of end zone CAL 16-3 3rd - BC - Bob Jeter, 64-yard pass from Jim Walden (Brown kick) CAL 16-10 4th - CAL - Filipski, 18-yard pass from Kapp CAL 22-10
MON OCT 24
Saskatchewan 23, WINNIPEG 17 (13900) - The Riders spoiled Winnipeg's bid to win a record 15th game and held the Bombers from setting a record for total points. Winnipeg needed 40 points to better Edmonton's 1957 record of 475. Bomber RB Gerry James did win the WIFU scoring title over Jackie Parker with 114 points.
SASKATCHEWAN - 16 0 0 7 - 23
WINNIPEG - 0 10 1 6 - 17
1st - SASK - Clair Branch, 13-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Jack Hill kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Branch run (Hill kick) SASK 14-0 1st - SASK - Safety touch, Len Wilson tackled Charlie Shepard in end zone SASK 16-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Shepard kick SASK 16-1 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 36-yard field goal SASK 16-4 2nd - WIN - James, 5-yard run SASK 16-10 3rd - WIN - Single, Shepard kick SASK 16-11 4th - SASK - Ferd Burket, 1-yard run (Hill kick) SASK 23-11 4th - WIN - James, 4-yard run SASK 23-17
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 9 4 0 18 307 238 X-Winnipeg 14 2 0 28 453 239
X-Ottawa 9 4 0 18 376 257 X-Edmonton 10 6 0 20 318 225
X-Montreal 5 8 0 10 313 395 X-Calgary 6 8 2 14 374 404
Hamilton 3 10 0 6 247 353 British Columbia 4 9 2 10 258 356
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 2 11 2 6 205 384​
SAT OCT 29
HAMILTON 26, Ottawa 24 (14000) - Playing for nothing more than pride, the Tiger-Cats battled all day to put Ottawa on the verge of losing a bye to the Big Four final. Don Sutherin's field goal in the final minutes gave Hamilton the win, while Gary Schreider's 23-yard FG attempt to win in was deflected and hit a goal
OTTAWA - 0 9 8 7 - 24
HAMILTON - 7 3 6 10 - 26
1st - HAM - 3-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gerry McDougall kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Don Sutherin, 30-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - OTT - Bobby Simpson, 39-yard pass from Ron Lancaster HAM 10-6 2nd - OTT - Gary Schreider, 23-yard field goal HAM 10-9 3rd - Pete Neumann recovered Lancaster fumble in end zone HAM 16-9 3rd - OTT - Davey West, 34-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) TIED 16-16 3rd - OTT - Single, Ron Howell rouged on Gerry Nesbitt punt OTT 17-16 4th - OTT - Simpson, 57-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 24-16 4th - HAM - McDougall, 39-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) OTT 24-23 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 12-yard field goal HAM 26-24
BRIT COL 38, Saskatchewan 0 (21114) - Willie Fleming scored four touchdowns and caught a pass for a convert in a 25-point effort that gave him second place in the WIFU scoring race. Randy Duncan threw for 229 yards and four TDs in his last game before retiring. Rider head coach Ken Carpenter resigned a week later.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
BRITISH COL - 16 1 14 7 - 38
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 28-yard pass from Randy Duncan (George Grant kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Bob Jeter, 57-yard pass from Duncan (Grant kick) BC 14-0 1st - BC - Safety touch, Mike Cacik tackled Bob Ptacek in end zone BC 16-0 2nd - BC - Single, Hal Sparrow kick BC 17-0 3rd - BC - Fleming, 29-yard pass from Duncan (Grant kick) BC 24-0 3rd - BC - Fleming, 5-yard run (Grant kick) BC 31-0 4th - BC - Fleming, 17-yard pass from Duncan (Fleming convert) BC 38-0
SUN OCT 30
TORONTO 63, Montreal 27 (26069) - Toronto won a bye into the Big Four Final after trailing 14-1 after the first three minutes. They scored 35 minutes in the final 15 minutes. Argo QB Tobin Rote threw seven TD passes to tie his one-game record and set a season record of 38 payoff passes, six more than the old record.
MONTREAL - 14 7 0 6 - 27
TORONTO - 14 7 7 35 - 63
1st - TOR - Single, Don Clark rouged on Cookie Gilchrist kickoff TOR 1-0 1st - MON - Hal Patterson, 57-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-1 1st - MON - Clark, 14-yard pass from Etcheverry (Bewley kick) MON 14-1 1st - TOR - Dave Mann, 43-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) MON 14-8 1st - TOR - Boyd Carter, 26-yard pass from Rote TIED 14-14 2nd - TOR - Mann, 15-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 21-14 2nd - MON - Dick Cohee, 105-yard kickoff return (Bewley kick) TIED 21-21 3rd - TOR - Bill Stribling, 19-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 28-21 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 3-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 35-21 4th - MON - Cohee, 82-yard pass from Etcheverry TOR 35-27 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 42-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 42-27 4th - TOR - Gilchrist run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 49-27 4th - TOR - Ed Ochiena, 59-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 56-27 4th - TOR - Ochiena, 27-yard pass from Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 63-27
STANDINGS - IRFU WIFU
X-Toronto 10 4 0 20 370 265 X-Winnipeg 14 2 0 28 453 239
X-Ottawa 9 5 0 18 400 283 X-Edmonton 10 6 0 20 318 225
X-Montreal 5 9 0 10 340 458 X-Calgary 6 8 2 14 374 404
Hamilton 4 10 0 8 273 377 British Columbia 5 9 2 12 296 356
X-Clinched playoff berth Saskatchewan 2 12 2 6 205 422
WIFU SEMI-FINAL (Edmonton wins on total points, 70-28)
WED NOV 2
EDMONTON 30, Calgary 7 (16012) - Edmonton took a 23-point lead in the WIFU semi-final playoff by dominating play from the start, leading 20-0 at the half. Eskimo QB Jackie Parker completed nine of 14 pass attempts and ran for 91 yards on seven attempts.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
EDMONTON - 14 6 7 3 - 30
1st - EDM - Cowboy Woodruff, 37-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Coffey kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Normie Kwong, 4-yard run EDM 20-0 3rd - EDM - Woodruff, 94-yard kickoff return (Coffey kick) EDM 27-0 4th - CAL - Bill McKenna, 25-yard run from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) EDM 27-7 4th - EDM - Coffey, 23-yard field goal EDM 30-7
SAT NOV 5
Edmonton 40, CALGARY 21 (20200) - The largest crowd in Calgary history saw Edmonton win easily to set up their ninth meeting in the last 11 years with Winnipeg in the western finals. The series was never in doubt after the Eskimos scored 22 points in the second quarter.
EDMONTON - 8 22 9 10 - 40
CALGARY - 0 7 14 0 - 21
1st - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman single EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 3-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 8-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 29-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 15-0 2nd - CAL - George Tait, 5-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Doug Brown kick) EDM 15-7 2nd - EDM - Joe Bob Smith, 10-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 22-7 2nd - EDM - Cowboy Woodruff, 15-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 29-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Coffey kick EDM 30-7 3rd - CAL - Willie Barber, 25-yard pass from Brown kick) EDM 30-14 3rd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 10-yard pass from Kapp (Brown kick) EDM 30-21 4th - EDM - Jim Shipka, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) EDM 37-21 4th - EDM - Coffey, 36-yard field goal EDM 40-21
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WIFU FINAL (Edmonton wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 12
Winnipeg 22, EDMONTON 16 (17500) - Winnipeg got its victory but lost QB Kenny Ploen to a possible broken hand in the second half. Vernon Cole took over the QB duties from there. The Eskimos lost defensive star Bill Smith with a broken arm on the next play.
WINNIPEG - 1 14 7 0 - 22
EDMONTON - 7 0 0 9 - 16
1st - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles conceded on Charlie Shepard punt WIN 1-0 1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 26-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 7-1 2nd - WIN - Shepard, 2-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 8-7 2nd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 5-yard run (James kick) WIN 15-7 3rd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 17-yard run (James kick) WIN 22-7 4th - EDM - Don Getty, 13-yard run (Coffey kick) WIN 22-14 4th - EDM - Single, Henry Janzen rouged on Vic Chapman kick WIN 22-15 4th - EDM - Single, Janzen rouged on Chapman kick WIN 22-16
MON NOV 14
Edmonton 10, WINNIPEG 5 (16708) - Edmonton forced a third game in the series, as the Eskimo defense intercepted two passes and pounced on a Winnipeg fumble to set up eight Edmonton points. The Eskimo pas attack 9 of 23 attempts but outrushed the defending Grey Cup champions 199 yards to 178.
EDMONTON - 2 7 0 1 - 10
WINNIPEG - 3 2 0 0 - 5
1st - EDM - Single, Ron Latourelle rouged on Howie Schumm kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Henry Janzen conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey kick EDM 2-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 13-yard field goal WIN 3-2 2nd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick TIED 3-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Oscar Krueger rouged on Charlie Shepard kick WIN 4-3 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 16-yard run EDM 9-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Krueger rouged on Vernon Cole kick EDM 9-5 4th - EDM - Single, Chapman kick EDM 10-5
SAT NOV 19
Edmonton 4, WINNIPEG 2 (18600) - Winnipeg rushed for 306 yards and 21 first downs, while holding the Eskimos to 68 yards rushing and 11 first downs. In the end, though, a 10-yard field goal by Tommy Joe Coffey with 10 seconds remaining sent the Eskimos to the Grey Cup, ending 14-2 Winnipeg's sterling season.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 4 - 4
WINNIPEG - 0 1 1 0 - 2
2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Rollie Miles conceded on Shepard kick WIN 2-0 4th - EDM - Single, Henry Janzen conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey kick WIN 2-1 4th - EDM - Coffey, 10-yard field goal EDM 4-2
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IRFU SEMI-FINAL
SAT NOV 5
OTTAWA 30, Montreal 14 (17987) - Ottawa scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to advance to the East final with Toronto. HB Joe Kelly scored two Ottawa touchdowns, both on passes. Ottawa rolled up 521 yards on offense, 313 on the ground, to Montreal's 329.
MONTREAL - 7 0 7 0 - 14
OTTAWA - 0 10 6 14 - 30
1st - MON - Don Clark, 30-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Gerry Nesbitt kick MON 7-1 2nd - OTT - Joe Kelly, 41-yard pass from Ron Lancaster TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Gary Schreider, 22-yard field goal OTT 10-7 3rd - OTT - Kelly, 76-yard pass from Lancaster OTT 16-7 3rd - MON - Clark, 9-yard run (Bewley kick) OTT 16-14 4th - OTT - Nesbitt, 5-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 23-14 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 9-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 30-14
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IRFU FINAL (Ottawa wins on total points, 54-41)
SAT NOV 12
OTTAWA 33, Toronto 21 (18385) - Ottawa took a 12-point lead, the same as they did last year against Hamilton, a series they would lose in the second game. The win came thanks to Ron Lancaster, who replaced Russ Jackson at QB when the Canadian star went down with a rib cartilage injury.
TORONTO - 0 7 7 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 12 0 13 8 - 33
1st - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 35-yard pass from Joe Kelly OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Kelly, 6-yard run OTT 12-0 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 64-yard pass from Tobin Rote OTT 12-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann kick into end zone OTT 12-7 3rd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 31-yard pass from Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) TOR 14-12 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 50-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 19-14 3rd - OTT - Thelen, 1-yard run OTT 25-14 4th - OTT - Single, Schreider missed FG OTT 26-14 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 3-yard run (Gilchrist kick) OTT 26-21 4th - OTT - Jim Reynolds, 20-yard pass from Kelly (Schreider kick) OTT 33-21
SUN NOV 20
Ottawa 21, TORONTO 20 (30529) - Ottawa clinched its ninth trip to the Grey Cup since 1925 despite trailing 20-0 in the third quarter. Veteran Bobby Simpson ran 80 yards with a Ron Lancaster pass midway through the fourth quarter to set up Joe Kelly's second touchdown of the game and the clinching one.
OTTAWA - 0 0 14 7 - 21
TORONTO - 4 3 13 0 - 20
1st - TOR - Single, Dave Mann kick into end zone TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 17-yard field goal TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Gilchrist, 37-yard field goal TOR 7-0 3rd - TOR - Mann, 25-yard pass from Tobin Rote TOR 13-0 3rd - TOR - Gilchrist, 1-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 20-0 3rd - OTT - Joe Kelly, 2-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) TOR 20-7 3rd - OTT - Jim Reynolds, 65-yard interception return (Schreider kick) TOR 20-14 4th - OTT - Kelly, 2-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 21-20
1960 GREY CUP (Saturday November 26th at Vancouver - 38,102)
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS 16, EDMONTON ESKIMOS 6 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats took a one-year hiatus as the Ottawa Rough Riders battled the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1960 Grey Cup. Like the previous year, the game turned out to be a defensive struggle. Ottawa took advantage of an Edmonton turnover in the fourth quarter to win their first Grey Cup title since 1951. The Eskimos run attack, which was a key to victories in the 1954, 1955 and 1956 finals, was non-existent against the Riders. Edmonton was limited to 44 rushing yards. Ottawa broke the ice on a slippery Empire Stadium field in the opening quarter when Gary Schreider booted a 16-yard field goal. Both teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter. Jackie Parker hit Jim Letcavits for a 63-yard scoring play. Schreider gambled attempting to go for an interception, only to have Letcavits grab the ball away from him and run for the big score. Less than two minutes later, Ottawa’s Russ Jackson answered back, fooling the Eskimos with a bootleg and passing to Bill Sowalski for a 32-yard touchdown. The Riders advanced 72 yards in five plays. Each team’s kicker missed their convert opportunity in the quarter. After a scoreless third quarter, the Riders capitalized on a key Edmonton turnover. Joe Bob Smith fumbled a punt on a hit by Lou Bruce on the Edmonton two-yard line, and Kaye Vaughan recovered the ball for a touchdown. It was Vaughan’s first touchdown in 14 years of football. Schreider was successful on the convert attempt. Parker ran back a kickoff 74 yards that Jim Reynolds saved from being a touchdown, a potential game saving play. The game was marred by an unfortunate incident when a mob of fans surged onto the field with 41 seconds remaining, forcing officials to halt the game. It is the only time in Grey Cup history that a game was cut short. The game proved to be the beginning of a great era for one club, and the end for the other. The Riders went on to win two more titles to close the decade; a total of five between 1960 and 1976. For the Eskimos, it was the end of the first great dynasty in franchise history. Edmonton did not return to the Grey Cup final until 1973.
OTTAWA - 3 6 0 7 - 16
EDMONTON - 0 6 0 0 - 6
1st - OTT - Gary Schreider, 16-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 63-yard pass from Jackie Parker EDM 6-3 2nd - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 32-yard pass from Russ Jackson OTT 9-6 4th - OTT - Kaye Vaughan recovered fumble in end zone (Schreider kick) OTT 16-6
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-4)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Leading Rusher: Larry Hickman (447)
Leading Passer: Bernie Faloney (2565)
Leading Receiver: Gerry McDougall (40-632)
Ottawa Rough Riders (8-6)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Dave Thelen (1032)
Leading Passer: Russ Jackson (1048)
Leading Receiver: Bob Simpson (20-428)
Toronto Argonauts (7-6-1)
Head Coach: Lou Agase
Leading Rusher: Cookie Gilchrist (709)
Leading Passer: Tobin Rote (3093)
Leading Receiver: Dave Mann (53-659)
Montreal Alouettes (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Leading Rusher: Don Clark (1143)
Leading Passer: Gerry Thompkins (1163)
Leading Receiver: Marv Luster (31-539)
​The Western Canada Intercollegiate Rugby Union merged with the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union. The Western Interprovincial Football Union changed its name to the Western Football Conference. Partial interlocking schedule introduced between Eastern and Western Conference. The CFL season schedule was partially interlocked to allow teams of the Eastern Football Conference to play regular season games against the teams of the Western Football Conference. Beginning this season, teams played opponents in their own conference three times and opponents in the other conference once, meaning the length of the regular season remained unchanged in both conferences (i.e. sixteen games for Western teams and fourteen games for Eastern teams). The format remained as such until 1974 when the Eastern Conference extended its schedule to sixteen games. First Grey Cup game to go into overtime was 21-14 Winnipeg victory over Hamilton at CNE Stadium in Toronto. Four backs were permitted unlimited blocking on rushing plays if they lined up outside the ends. The tackle-eligible play was made illegal.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Earl Lunsford (CAL) 1794 10 62 Dave Mann (TOR) 53 659 5 45
Johnny Bright (EDM) 1350 11 81 Farrell Funston (WIN) 47 892 8 75
Don Clark (MON) 1143 5 106 Ernie Pitts (WIN) 45 762 6 62
Leo Lewis (WIN) 1036 8 63 Gerry McDougall (HAM) 40 632 7 56
Dave Thelen (OTT) 1032 3 47 Paul Dekker (HAM) 37 578 7 48
Nub Beamer (BC) 878 9 53 Ernie Warlick (CAL) 37 486 2 31
George Dixon (MON) 806 7 50 Bobby Walden (EDM) 36 513 6 29
Mike Lashuk (EDM) 757 4 50 Dick Shatto (TOR) 35 493 4 41
Cookie Gilchrist (TOR) 709 3 67 Dick Johnson (BC) 33 645 4 68
Ron Stewart (OTT) 706 6 72 George Scott (HAM) 32 551 6 74
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Tobin Rote (TOR) 389 220 3093 16 16
Bernie Faloney (HAM) 274 156 2565 23 14
Eagle Day (CAL) 201 106 1800 10 10
Joe Kapp (BC) 209 85 1580 9 15
Jackie Parker (EDM) 184 92 1405 11 13
Hal Ledyard (WIN) 168 91 1398 10 9
Dave Grosz (SASK) 213 91 1341 8 20
Don Getty (EDM) 126 69 1276 8 8
Gerry Thompkins (MON) 113 55 1163 6 15
Russ Jackson (OTT) 117 59 1048 8 7
MON AUG 7
Edmonton 29, BRIT COL 19 (28617) - QB Jackie Parker and FB Johnny Bright continued to lead Edmonton with some help from rookie HB Bobby Walden. Bright scored two touchdowns, and Walden added a touchdown and a single.
EDMONTON - 7 8 7 7 - 29
BRIT COL - 9 0 10 0 - 19
1st - BC - George Grant, 31-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 7-3 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 92-yard kickoff return BC 9-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Neal Beaumont rouged on Bobby Walden kick BC 9-8 2nd - EDM - Bright, 2-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 15-8 3rd - BC - Grant, 25-yard field goal EDM 15-12 3rd - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 32-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 22-12 3rd - BC - Nub Beamer, 2-yard run (Grant kick) EDM 22-19 4th - EDM - Walden, 9-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 29-19
Winnipeg 18, CALGARY 17 (13000) - FB Charlie Shepard kicked a single on the last play to give Winnipeg the win. The punt came on the heels of a brilliant display by rookie QB Jerry Keeling, who masterminded two fourth quarter Calgary touchdowns.
WINNIPEG - 8 1 7 2 - 18
CALGARY - 0 3 0 14 - 17
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 12-yard run (Carver Shannon kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 8-0 1st - CAL - George Hansen, 20-yard field goal WIN 8-3 2nd - WIN - Single, Shepard kick WIN 9-3 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 19-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Shannon kick) WIN 16-3 4th - WIN - Single, Shannon missed FG WIN 17-3 4th - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 8-yard run (George Hansen kick) WIN 17-10 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Hansen kick) TIED 17-17 4th - WIN - Single, Shepard kick to deadline WIN 18-17
THUR AUG 10
Calgary 20, SASKATCHEWAN 10 (12742) - Sparked by QB Jerry Keeling and FB Earl Lunsford, the Stampeders doubled up Saskatchewan. Lunsford counted two Calgary touchdowns, while the Riders' only TD came from rookie HB Ray Purdin from Northwestern.
CALGARY - 0 6 7 7 - 20
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 0 - 10
2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run CAL 6-0 2nd - SASK - Ray Purdin, 3-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-6 3rd - SASK - Whitehouse, 9-yard field goal SASK 10-6 3rd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 27-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (George Hansen kick) CAL 13-10 4th - CAL -- Lunsford, 1-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 20-10
FRI AUG 11
Winnipeg 21, MONTREAL 15 (18059) - A switch from QB Kenny Ploen to Hal Ledyard due to an injured ankle sparked Winnipeg to the win after trailing by eight points at the time of the switch. The Alouettes failed to hold on to the lead after a winless three-game preseason.
WINNIPEG - 0 16 4 1 - 21
MONTREAL - 7 1 0 7 - 15
1st - MON - Single, Bill Bewley missed FG MON 1-0 1st - MON - Don Clark, 106-yard run MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Giovanni Berretta kick to deadline MON 8-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 1-yard run (Carver Shannon kick) MON 8-7 2nd - WIN - Shannon, 25-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Shannon kick) WIN 14-8 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 15-8 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 16-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Shepard kick WIN 17-8 3rd - WIN - Shannon, 22-yard field goal WIN 20-8 4th - MON - Nelson Yarbrough, 2-yard run (Bewley kick) WIN 20-15 4th - WIN - Single, Shannon kick WIN 21-15
SAT AUG 12
OTTAWA 41, Brit Col 7 (17329) - Ottawa thrashed the Lions as they began defense of their Grey Cup championship. Six different players scored touchdowns for the Riders, while the Lions couldn't score until there was just two minutes left in the game.
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 7 14 13 7 - 41
1st - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 24-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dick Desmarais, 21-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Jim Reynolds, 52-yard fumble return (Schreider kick) OTT 21-0 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 31-yard pass from Ron Lancaster OTT 27-0 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 15-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 34-0 4th - OTT - Dave Thelen, 2-yard run OTT 41-0 4th - BC - Dick Johnson, 11-yard pass from Earl Keeley (George Grant kick) OTT 41-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 0 0 2 41 7 Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 39 32
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 29 19
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 1 0 2 37 38
Montreal 0 1 0 0 15 21 Saskatchewan 0 1 0 0 10 20
British Columbia 0 2 0 0 26 70
MON AUG 14
Winnipeg 14, TORONTO 13 (27189) - Winnipeg nipped the Argos on a Charlie Shepard punt in the last quarter which Jim Rountree conceded. The Bombers won despite not scoring an offensive touchdown, while Toronto struggled with rookie QB John Henry Jackson playing at times for the injured Tobin Rote.
WINNIPEG - 8 2 0 4 - 14
TORONTO - 0 7 6 0 - 13
1st - WIN - Dave Burkholder recovered John Jenry Jackson fumble in end zone (Carver Shannon kick WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 8-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Cookie Gilchrist missed FG WIN 8-1 2nd - WIN - Safety, Farrell Funston tackled Jim Rountree in end zone WIN 10-1 2nd - TOR - Gerry Philp pass from Tobin Rote WIN 10-7 3rd - TOR - Dave Mann, 39-yard pass from Rote TOR 13-10 4th - WIN - Shannon, 13-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4th - WIN - Single, Rountree concedes on Shepard kick WIN 14-13
EDMONTON 38, Saskatchewan 8 (16500) - Edmonton won its second straight with HB Ron Quillen scored three touchdowns to lead the Eskimos. QB Jackie Parker converted all five Edmonton majors and added a FG. The Riders sold HB Jack Hill to Denver (AFL) prior to the game after five seasons with Saskatchewan.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 7 0 - 8
EDMONTON - 7 10 7 14 - 38
1st - SASK - Single, Jim Walden rouged on Ferd Burket punt SASK 1-0 1st - EDM - Ron Quillen, 6-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Parker kick) EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Parker, 35-yard field goal EDM 10-1 2nd - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 8-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 17-1 3rd - SASK - Burket, 1-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) EDM 17-8 3rd - EDM - Quillen, 53-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 24-8 4th - EDM - Johnny Bright, 5-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 31-8 4th - EDM - Quillen, 65-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 38-89
TUES AUG 15
HAMILTON 30, British Col 21 (17103) - QB Bernie Faloney fired three touchdown passes to lead Hamilton to the win on a slippery, muddy field. The Lions, losing their third straight, did explode for 20 points in the third quarter to cut down a 24-6 Hamilton lead, but the rally fell short.
BRIT COL - 0 0 20 1 - 21
HAMILTON - 7 5 12 6 - 30
1st - HAM - George Scott, 27-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Safety touch, Neal Beaumont tackled in end zone by Hal Patterson HAM 9-0 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 22-yard field goal HAM 12-0 3rd - BC - Willie Fleming, 40-yard pass from Jim Walden HAM 12-6 3rd - HAM - Ralph Goldston, 72-yard pass from Bernie Faloney HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Scott, 5-yard pass from Faloney HAM 24-6 3rd - BC - Vern Lofstrom, 11-yard pass from Walden (George Grant kick) HAM 24-13 3rd - BC - Nub Beamer, 1-yard run (Grant kick) HAM 24-20 4th - BC - Single, Beaumont missed FG HAM 24-21 4th - HAM - Gerry McDougall. 14-yard pass from Faloney HAM 30-21
THUR AUG 17
WINNIPEG 29, Ottawa 19 (18517) - Leo Lewis romped for three touchdowns to lead Winnipeg to the win over the defending Grey Cup champions. Ray Jauch scored the other Bomber touchdown as Winnipeg remained perfect after four games. Ron Stewart scored twice for the Riders.
OTTAWA - 6 7 6 0 - 19
WINNIPEG - 7 8 7 7 - 29
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 6-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 3-yard run WIN 7-6 2nd - OTT - Stewart, 20-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 13-7 2nd - WIN - Lewis, 45-yard from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 14-13 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 15-13 3rd - WIN - Ray Jauch, 8-yard run (James kick) WIN 22-13 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 4-yard run WIN 22-19 4th - WIN - Lewis, 42-yard run WIN 28-19 4th - WIN - Single, Shepard kick WIN 29-19
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 1 0 0 0 30 21 Winnipeg 4 0 0 8 82 64
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 60 36 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 67 27
Toronto 0 1 0 0 13 14 Calgary 1 1 0 2 37 38
Montreal 0 1 0 0 15 21 Saskatchewan 0 2 0 0 18 58
British Columbia 0 3 0 0 47 100
SAT AUG 19
Saskatchewan 22, CALGARY 15 (11000) - With rookie QB Dave Grosz (Oregon) going most of the way, the Riders jumped into an early lead in the first quarter, and stopped Calgary cold, as they gained only two first downs in the first half. Jack Gotta scored twice for the Riders on passes from Grosz.
SASKATCHEWAN - 13 8 1 0 - 22
CALGARY - 7 7 1 0 - 15
1st - SASK - Jack Gotta, 14-yard pass from Dave Grosz SASK 6-0 1st - CAL - Harvey Wylie, 104-yard kickoff return (George Hansen kick) CAL 7-6 1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 59-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 13-7 2nd - CAL - Curry Juneau, 19-yard fumble return (Hansen kick) CAL 14-13 2nd - SASK - Single, Wylie rouged on Whitehouse missed FG to deadline TIED 14-14 2nd - SASK - Gotta, 5-yard pass from Grosz (Whitehouse kick) SASK 21-14 3rd - CAL - Single, Ron Morris kick SASK 21-15 3rd - SASK - Single, Fred Burket kick SASK 22-15
EDMONTON 33, Montreal 0 (17000) - The Alouettes made only seven first downs on 80 yards rushing and 35 yards through the air as rookie QB Nelson Yarbrough completed only 4 of 14 pass attempts. Edmonton rolled to its third straight win with 28 first downs, 202 yards rushing and 283 passing.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
EDMONTON - 1 17 1 14 - 33
1st - EDM - Single, Bobby Walden kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 4-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 8-0 2nd - EDM - Pat Dye recovered fumble in end zone (Parker kick) EDM 15-0 2nd - EDM - Parker, 12-yard field goal EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman punt EDM 19-0 4th - EDM - Parker, 10-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 26-0 4th - EDM - Single, Mike Lashuk kick EDM 27-0 4th - EDM - Bright, 4-yard run EDM 33-0
SUN AUG 20
Hamilton 28, TORONTO 24 (27809) - Hamilton rode to the top of the Eastern Conference on Bernie Faloney gave way to QB Frank Cosentino late in the first half. Faloney came back in the fourth quarter and threw three touchdown passes to erase a 24-7 Argonaut lead.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 21 - 28
TORONTO - 10 7 7 0 - 24
1st - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 14-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 4-yard run (Gilchrist kick) TOR 10-0 2nd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 33-yard pass from Frank Cosentino (Don Sutherin kick) TOR 10-7 2nd - TOR - Dave Mann, 25-yard kick return (Gilchrist kick) TOR 17-7 3rd - TOR - Shatto, 20-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Gilchrist kick) TOR 24-7 4th - HAM - George Scott, 7-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) TOR 24-14 4th - HAM - Scott, 13-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) TOR 24-21 4th - HAM - Ralph Goldston, 20-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 28-24
MON AUG 21
BRIT COL 7, Montreal 7 (T) (26863) - Twice in the last 10 minutes, Lion HBs Bob Jeter and Willie Fleming ran the ball out of the end zone to prevent Alouette singles. Twice in the last five minutes, Montreal got the ball out of the end zone to preserve the tie.
MONTREAL - 7 0 0 0 - 7
BRIT COL - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - BC - Don Vicic, 7-yard pass from Jim Walden (George Grant kick) BC 7-0 1st - MON - Meco Poliziani, 4-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) TIED 7-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 58 45 Winnipeg 4 0 0 8 82 64
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 60 36 Edmonton 3 0 0 6 100 27
Montreal 0 2 1 1 22 61 Calgary 1 2 0 2 52 60
Toronto 0 2 0 0 37 42 Saskatchewan 1 2 0 2 40 73
British Columbia 0 3 1 1 54 107
THUR AUG 24
Edmonton 35, WINNIPEG 20 (19660) - Versatile Jackie Parker scored a sensational 17 points to lead Edmonton to the win and a tie with the Bombers on top of the West. Parker scored three field goals, a touchdown and two converts. Roger Haberg scored twice for Winnipeg.
EDMONTON - 6 9 3 17 - 35
WINNIPEG - 0 13 7 0 - 20
1st - EDM - Joe Bob Smith, 5-yard run EDM 6-0 2nd - WIN - Roger Haberg run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Ray Jauch, 36-yard pass from Hal Ledyard WIN 13-6 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 5-yard run WIN 13-12 2nd - EDM - Parker, 6-yard field goal EDM 15-13 3rd - EDM - Parker field goal EDM 18-13 3rd - WIN - Hagberg run (James kick) WIN 20-18 3rd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 25-20 4th - EDM - Smith, 14-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 32-20 4th - EDM - Parker field goal EDM 35-20
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Brit Col 6 (12341) - The Riders won their second in a row for the first time in three years, FB Ferd Burket scored one touchdown and made four singles for 10 points.
BRITISH COL - 6 0 0 0 - 6
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 14 2 8 - 25
1st - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket kick SASK 1-0 1st - BC - Dick Johnson, 46-yard pass from Bob Schloredt BC 6-1 2nd - SASK - Ray Smith, 5-yard pass from Dave Grosz (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 8-6 2nd - SASK - Ray Purdin, 5-yard pass from Grosz (Whitehouse kick) SASK 15-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Burket kick SASK 16-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Burket kick SASK 17-6 4th - SASK - Burket, 1-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 24-6 4th - SASK - Single, Burket kick SASK 25-6
FRI AUG 25
Toronto 15, MONTREAL 10 (18552) - Cookie Gilchrist was a one-man attack for Toronto, scoring all his club's points in their first win of the season. Gilchrist scored one touchdown and three field goals. He ran for 139 yards in 19 carries. Montreal was held to 184 yards on offense, 50 yards in the first half.
TORONTO - 0 6 3 6 - 15
MONTREAL - 0 0 7 3 - 10
2nd - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 2-yard run TOR 6-0 3rd - MON - Nelson Yarbrough, 2-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-6 3rd - TOR - Gilchrist, 18-yard field goal TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - TOR - Gilchrist, 35-yard field goal TOR 12-7 4th - TOR - TOR - Gilchrist, 38-yard field goal TOR 15-7 4th - MON - Bewley, 21-yard field goal TOR 15-10
SAT AUG 26
Ottawa 32, CALGARY 1 (13000) - The defending Grey Cup champions scored at will, with 199 yards rushing and 203 passing. Calgary was held to 121 yards on the ground and 69 in the air. Four different players scored for the Riders, who tied Hamilton atop the East with four points.
OTTAWA - 8 10 0 14 - 32
CALGARY - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - OTT - Single, Ron Morris rouged by Ted Smale on Gerry Nesbitt punt OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Davey West, 14-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 8-0 1st - CAL - Single, Ron Morris kick OTT 8-1 2nd - OTT - Schreider, 30-yard field goal OTT 11-1 2nd - OTT - Nesbitt, 2-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 18-1 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 1-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 25-1 4th - OTT - Smale, 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 31-1
MON AUG 28
Ottawa 29, SASKATCHEWAN 10 (14921) - Ottawa piled up 376 yards on the ground and passed for 70 more while holding Saskatchewan to just 62 yards rushing and 62 in the air. QB Russ Jackson completed six of 12 pass attempts and scored a TD to lead Ottawa.
OTTAWA - 7 7 1 14 - 29
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 3 - 10
1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 1-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 5-yard fumble return (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 11-yard pass from Jackson (Schreider kick) OTT 14-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Gerry Nesbitt kick OTT 15-7 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 23-yard field goal OTT 15-10 4th - OTT - Joe Kelly, 2-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 22-10 4th - OTT - Dave Thelen, 3-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 29-10
EDMONTON 21, Brit Col 20 (13000) - Edmonton squeaked to the win despite a brilliant performance from new BC quarterback Joe Kapp. The win came on a quick kick single by HB Jim Walden with less than four minutes to play. Kapp, coming over from Calgary, completed 10 of 14 passes for 225 yards.
BRIT COL - 7 0 13 0 - 20
EDMONTON - 7 3 7 4 - 21
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 75-yard pass from Joe Kapp (George Grant kick) BC 7-0 1st - EDM - Jim Walden pass from Jackie Parker (Parker kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Parker, 27-yard field goal EDM 10-7 3rd - Walden, 17-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) EDM 17-7 3rd - BC - Nub Beamer, 3-yard run (Grant kick) EDM 17-14 3rd - BC - Dick Johnson, 9-yard pass from Kapp BC 20-17 4th - EDM - Parker, 25-yard field goal TIED 20-20 4th - EDM - Single, Bob Jeter conceded on Walden quick kick EDM 21-20
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 3 1 0 6 121 47 Edmonton 5 0 0 10 156 67
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 58 45 Winnipeg 4 1 0 8 102 99
Toronto 1 2 0 2 52 52 Saskatchewan 2 3 0 4 75 108
Montreal 0 3 1 1 32 76 Calgary 1 3 0 2 53 82
British Columbia 0 5 1 1 80 153
THUR AUG 31
Hamilton 30, WINNIPEG 9 (18951) - FB Gerry McDougall provided most of the shock for Hamilton, which won its third straight, as he caught three touchdown passes, two from Bernie Faloney. Winnipeg lost its second straight, and lost FB Charlie Shepard to a knee injury in the fourth quarter.
HAMILTON - 0 14 7 9 - 30
WINNIPEG - 3 0 6 0 - 9
1st - WIN - Carver Shannon, 15-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 26-yard run with lateral from Paul Dekker (Gary Sutherin kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 18-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-3 3rd - HAM - McDougall, 4-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-3 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 18-yard run HAM 21-9 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 27-yard field goal HAM 24-9 4th - HAM - McDougall, 8-yard pass from Faloney HAM 30-9
SAT SEPT 2
OTTAWA 25, Montreal 24 (16009) - Ottawa won a game featuring two dominant running attacks. Montreal rushed for 299 yards, led by Don Clark (155 yards) and Dick Cohee (122). Ottawa rushed for 320 yards, led by Dave Thelen (115) and Ernie White (99).
MONTREAL - 0 17 0 7 - 24
OTTAWA - 10 7 0 8 - 25
1st - OTT - Jerry Seelinger fumble recovery in end zone (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Schreider, 31-yard field goal OTT 10-0 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 67-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - OTT - Joe Kelly, 3-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 17-7 2nd - MON - Clark, 25-yard run (Bewley kick) OTT 17-14 2nd - MON - Bewley, 26-yard field goal TIED 17-17 4th - OTT - Single, Gerry Nesbitt 27-yard kick OTT 18-17 4th - OTT - Kelly, 1-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 25-17 4th - MON - Marv Luster, 8-yard pass from Don Allard (Bewley kick) OTT 25-24
MON SEPT 4
HAMILTON 21, Toronto 19 (26533) - Before a record crowd in Hamilton, the Tiger-Cats remained atop the East by unveiling a new end - former QB Tom Dublinski. The 30-year-old made two key first half plays - one a 14-yard grab to keep a drive alive, the other the game winning touchdown.
TORONTO - 0 8 8 3 - 19
HAMILTON - 14 7 0 0 - 21
1st - HAM - Ralph Goldston, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ron Howell conceded on Dave Mann kick HAM 14-1 2nd - TOR - Mann, 45-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Cookie Gilchrist kick) HAM 14-8 2nd - HAM - Tom Dublinski, 28-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-8 3rd - TOR - Single, Howell rouged on Gilchrist missed FG HAM 21-9 3rd - TOR - Rote, 2-yard run (Gilchrist kick) HAM 21-16 4th - TOR - Gilchrist, 25-yard field goal HAM 21-19
Winnipeg 17, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (15124) - Winnipeg came from behind in the last quarter on Leo Lewis' second touchdown of the game to edge the Riders. Veteran Kenny Ploen went all the way for the Bombers at QB, while rookie import Dick Thornton handled punting duties in place of the injured Charlie Shepard.
WINNIPEG - 0 3 6 8 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 4 0 - 11
1st - SASK - Ray Smith, 1-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 22-yard field goal SASK 7-3 3rd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 4-yard run WIN 9-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Ron Latourelle conceded on Whitehouse missed FG WIN 9-8 3rd - SASK - Whitehouse, 31-yard field goal SASK 11-9 4th - WIN - Lewis, 3-yard run (James kick) WIN 16-11 4th - WIN - Single, James missed FG WIN 17-11
Edmonton 10, CALGARY 9 (15000) - Edmonton remained perfect thanks to Jackie Parker, whose 32-yard field goal attempt with 24 seconds left bounced off the top of the crossbar and into the end zone for the win. Calgary had scored three minutes earlier, but George Hansen's convert kick was blocked by Ed Gray.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 10 - 10
CALGARY - 0 0 3 6 - 9
3rd - CAL - George Hansen, 30-yard field goal CAL 3-0 4th - EDM - Johnny Bright, 1-yard run (Ted Tully kick) EDM 7-3 4th - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 6-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 9-7 4th - EDM - Jackie Parker, 32-yard field goal EDM 10-9
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 4 0 0 8 109 73 Edmonton 6 0 0 12 166 76
Ottawa 4 1 0 8 146 71 Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 128 140
Toronto 1 3 0 2 71 73 Saskatchewan 2 4 0 4 86 125
Montreal 0 4 1 1 56 101 Calgary 1 4 0 2 62 92
British Columbia 0 5 1 1 80 153
FRI SEPT 8
Saskatchewan 16, MONTREAL 15 (18943) - Ferdie Burket's single with 40 seconds to play was the deciding point. Rookie QB Dave Grosz came in to steer the Saskatchewan offense in the second half and passed to Jack Gotta for one TD and scored one himself.
SAKSATCHEWAN - 0 0 14 2 - 16
MONTREAL - 0 1 7 7 - 15
2nd - MON - Single, Jim Copeland rouged on Giovanni Berretta punt MON 1-0 3rd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 7-yard pass from Dave Grosz (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-1 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 8-7 3rd - SASK - Grosz, 2-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-8 4th - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket kick SASK 15-8 4th - MON - Jack Espenship, 12-yard pass from Don Allard (Bewley kick) TIED 15-15 4th - SASK - Single, Burket kick to deadline SASK 16-15
SAT SEPT 9
Edmonton 35, OTTAWA 26 (22152) - FB Johnny Bright demolished Ottawa in the last five minutes before a record crowd. Four points down with time running out, Edmonton won going away, on Bright's short TD plunge and 81-yard explosion through the center.
EDMONTON - 8 0 14 13 - 35
OTTAWA - 1 7 17 1 - 26
1st - OTT - Single, Bobby Walden rouged on Gerry Nesbitt kick OTT 1-0 1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 3-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 7-1 1st - EDM - Single, George Brancato rouged on Parker missed FG EDM 8-1 2nd - OTT - Brancato, 16-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 8-8 3rd - OTT - Schreider, 14-yard field goal OTT 11-8 3rd - EDM - Jim Latcavits, 30-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 15-11 3rd - OTT - Dick Desmarais, 28-yard pass from Jackson (Schreider kick) OTT 18-15 3rd - OTT - Ernie
White, 13-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 25-15 3rd - EDM - Letcavits, 57-yard pass from Getty (Parker kick) OTT 25-22 4th - OTT - Single, Joe Bob Smith rouged on Nesbitt kick OTT 26-22 4th - EDM - Johnny Bright, 4-yard run EDM 28-26 4th - EDM - Bright, 81-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 35-26
Calgary 35, BRIT COL 17 (32086) - Calgary showed new strength on offense behind QB Eagle Day to win their second game of the season. Day made his second appearance since joining the team from Washington (NFL) and scored two TDs and passed for one. BC fired Head Coach Wayne Robinson after the game.
CALGARY - 6 12 7 9 - 35
BRIT COL - 6 8 3 0 - 17
1st - BC - Bob Jeter, 22-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 6-0 1st - CAL - Eagle Day, 7-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 74-yard pass from Kapp (George Grant kick) BC 13-6 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 58-yard pass from Day (Gene Filipski kick) TIED 13-13 2nd - BC - Single, Bob Schloredt kick BC 14-13 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 30-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 19-14 3rd - BC - Grant, 22-yard field goal CAL 19-17 3rd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 20-yard interception return (Gene Filipski kick) CAL 26-17 4th - CAL - Day, 1-yard run (Filipski kick) CAL 33-17 4th - CAL - Safety, Joe Kapp tackled in end zone by Tony Pajaczkowski CAL 35-17
SUN SEPT 10
TORONTO 27, Saskatchewan 7 (24047) - Toronto came up with a 20-point first half blitz and then held off a sputtering Saskatchewan offense to win a dull game. The win was Toronto's second of the year and first over a western club. The game was played in 80-degree weather.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 7 13 6 1 - 27
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 4-yard run TOR 6-0 1st - SASK - Jack Gotta, 35-yard pass from Dave Grosz (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-6 1st - TOR - Single, Dave Mann kick TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 5-yard run TOR 13-7 2nd - TOR - Jim Rountree, 108-yard pass from Tobin Rote TOR 19-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Larry Dumelie rouged on Mann kick TOR 20-7 3rd - TOR - Rote, 4-yard run TOR 26-7 4th - TOR - Single, Mann kick TOR 27-7
MON SEPT 11
HAMILTON 32, Edmonton 15 (27646) - A record crowd saw the Ti-Cats win the battle of the unbeatens. QB Bernie Faloney completed 20 of 32 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns, two to Hal Patterson. Don Sutherin intercepted four passes and kicked four converts and a FG for Hamilton.
EDMONTON - 1 7 0 7 - 15
HAMILTON - 7 7 10 8 - 32
1st - EDM - Single, Paul Palmer rouged on Vic Chapman kick EDM 1-0 1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 19-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-1 2nd - HAM - Patterson, 43-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-1 2nd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) HAM 14-8 3rd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 11-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-8 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 26-yard field goal HAM 24-8 4th - HAM - Faloney, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 31-8 4th - EDM - Ron Dundas, 8-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) HAM 31-15 4th - HAM - Single, Faloney kick HAM 32-15
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 5 0 0 10 141 88 Edmonton 7 1 0 14 216 134
Ottawa 4 2 0 8 172 106 Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 128 140
Toronto 2 3 0 4 98 80 Saskatchewan 3 5 0 6 109 167
Montreal 0 5 1 1 71 117 Calgary 2 4 0 4 97 109
British Columbia 0 6 1 1 97 188
THUR SEPT 14
WINNIPEG 36, Brit Col 15 (16016) - QB Kenny Ploen and rookie FB Roger Hagberg each scored two touchdowns to lead Winnipeg to an easy win. The win spoiled the debut of Dave Skrien as head coach of the Bombers. Willie Fleming scored both TDs for the Lions.
BRIT COL - 7 8 0 0 - 15
WINNIPEG - 7 9 7 13 - 36
1st - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 2-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 28-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 7-yard run WIN 13-7 2nd - WIN - James field goal WIN 16-7 2nd - BC - Fleming, 75-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) WIN 16-14 2nd - BC - Single, Ron Latourelle rouged on Kristopaitis kick WIN 16-15 3rd - WIN - Hagberg, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 23-15 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston, 42-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 30-15 4th - WIN - Ploen, 1-yard run WIN 36-15
SAT SEPT 16
MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 12 (19190) - Gerry Thompkins, the 13th quarterback processed by Montreal since Sam Etcheverry left for the NFL, spurred the Alouettes to their first win of the season. The 23-year-old Thompkins threw two touchdown passes and scored a third.
OTTAWA - 0 12 0 0 - 12
MONTREAL - 7 6 7 6 - 26
1st - MON - Gerry Thompkins, 1-yard run (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 2nd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 30-yard pass from Ron Lancaster MON 7-6 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 68-yard pass from Thompkins MON 13-6 2nd - OTT - Stewart, 1-yard run MON 13-12 3rd - MON - Ross Buckle, 37-yard pass from Thompkins (Bewley kick) MON 20-12 4th - MON - George Dixon, 6-yard run MON 26-12
Hamilton 37, CALGARY 36 (15875) - Gerry McDougall's touchdown on the recovery of his own punt stood up for three wild minutes as Hamilton won its sixth straight to open the season. The Stampeders came boiling back with a converted touchdown, a melee and a wide FG attempt on the last play that fell short.
HAMILTON - 7 10 0 20 - 37
CALGARY - 10 0 15 11 - 36
1st - CAL - George Hansen, 20-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Gene Filipski, 41-yard pass from Eagle Day (Hansen kick) CAL 10-0 1st - HAM - Garney Henley, 52-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 4-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-10 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 34-yard field goal HAM 17-10 3rd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 33-yard run (Hansen kick) TIED 17-17 3rd - CAL - Single, Henley rouged on Filipski missed FG CAL 18-17 3rd - CAL - Buchanan, 63-yard run with lateral from Filipski (Hansen kick) CAL 25-17 4th - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) CAL 25-24 4th - CAL - Hansen, 19-yard field goal CAL 28-24 4th - HAM - Dekker, 6-yard pass from Dublinski HAM 30-28 4th - HAM - McDougall, 25-yard run with own punt (Sutherin kick) HAM 37-28 4th - CAL - Doug Wylie, 8-yard run (Hansen kick) HAM 37-35 4th - CAL - Single, Ron Howell conceded on Hansen missed FG HAM 37-36
EDMONTON 8, Toronto 8 (T) (21520) - The largest crowd in Edmonton history saw the Argonauts hold the Eskimos to one point before Edmonton coach Eagle Keys moved Don Getty into quarterback and Jackie Parker from QB to halfback late in the third quarter.
TORONTO - 7 1 0 0 - 8
EDMONTON - 1 0 0 7 - 8
1st - TOR - Single, Cookie Gilchrist missed FG TOR 1-0 1st - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick TIED 1-1 1st -TOR - Jim Rountree, 32-yard pass from Rote TOR 7-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Bill Mitchell missed FG TOR 8-1 4th - EDM - Don Getty, 1-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) TIED 8-8
MON SEPT 18
Hamilton 22, SASKATCHEWAN 15 (10420) - With QB Bernie Faloney on the sidelines with an injury, Hamilton remained perfect with Tom Dublinski and Frank Consentino at the helm. The Riders had an 8-7 lead at the half, but Garney Henley took a Bill Gray fumble to the end zone.
HAMILTON - 7 0 7 8 - 22
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 3 4 - 15
1st - HAM - Paul Dekker, 36-yard pass from Gerry McDougall HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Cam Fraser kick HAM 7-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Ptacek, 50-yard interception return (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Ferdy Burket kick to deadline SASK 8-7 3rd - SASK - Whitehouse, 18-yard field goal SASK 11-7 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 28-yard fumble return (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 14-11 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 25-yard field goal TIED 14-14 4th - SASK - Single, Ron Howell rouged on Whitehouse missed FG SASK 15-14 4th - HAM - George Scott, 74-yard pass from Tom Dublinski (Sutherin convert) HAM 21-15 4th 0- HAM - Single, Fraser kick HAM 22-15
Toronto 15, BRIT COL 7 (24428) - QB Tobin Rote threw only nine passes and completed seven for 68 yards as Toronto deemphasized its potent passing attack and rushed for 206 yards in the win. The Lions ran for 145 yards and passed for 132 more but still remained winless on the season.
TORONTO - 14 0 1 0 - 15
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 7 - 7
1st - TOR - Tobin Rote, 4-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 14-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Bill Britton rouged on Dave Mann punt TOR 15-0 4th - BC - Nub Beamer, 3-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) TOR 15-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 7 0 0 14 200 139 Edmonton 7 1 1 15 224 142
Ottawa 4 3 0 8 184 132 Winnipeg 6 2 0 12 164 155
Toronto 3 3 1 7 121 95 Saskatchewan 3 6 0 6 124 189
Montreal 1 5 1 3 97 129 Calgary 2 5 0 4 133 146
British Columbia 0 8 1 1 119 239
SAT SEPT 23
Montreal 28, HAMILTON 7 (25291) - QB Gerry Thompkins and HBs Don Clark and George Dixon provided the scoring punch and an outstanding defensive performance ignited the spark for Montreal to shatter Hamilton's dreams of an unbeaten season.
MONTREAL - 7 13 1 7 - 28
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - MON - Don Clark, 85-yard pass from Gerry Thompkins (Bill Bewley kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Clark, 3-yard run MON 13-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 6-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) MON 13-7 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 11-yard pass from Thompkins (Bewley kick) MON 20-7 3rd - MON - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Gino Berretta punt MON 21-7 4th - MON - Dixon, 50-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 28-7
CALGARY 28, Brit Col 9 (14200) - Earl Lunsford ran 21 times for 193 yards and one TD while Calgary gained 489 yards on offense to give head coach Bobby Dobbs his first home win. The BC offense never came closer than the Stampeder 18-yard line and gained possession in the second half in Calgary territory only once.
BRIT COL - 3 6 0 0 - 9
CALGARY - 0 7 14 7 - 28
1st - BC - Vic Kristopaitis, 24-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - BC - Kristopaitis, 31-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 11-yard pass from Eagle Day (George Hansen kick) CAL 7-6 2nd - BC - Kristopaitis, 27-yard field goal BC 9-7 3rd - CAL - Day, 7-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 14-9 3rd - CAL - Ernie Warlick, 15-yard pass from Day (Hansen kick) CAL 21-9 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 28-9
Winnipeg 33, EDMONTON 10 (19198) - Winnipeg moved to within one point of the West-leading Eskimos with their sixth straight win. Kenny Ploen competed three of five passes for 112 yards before leaving with a shoulder injury. Winnipeg rolled up 457 yards on offense, to Edmonton's 240.
WINNIPEG - 13 7 7 6 - 33
EDMONTON - 0 10 0 0 - 10
1st - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 17-yard run WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 67-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 13-0 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 8-yard field goal WIN 13-3 2nd - EDM - Howie Schumm, 1-yard run (Parker kick) WIN 13-10 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts pass from Leo Lewis (James kick) WIN 20-10 3rd - WIN - Ray Jauch, 8-yard run (James kick) WIN 27-10 4th - WIN - Funston, 9-yard pass from Hal Ledyard WIN 33-10
SUN SEPT 24
Ottawa 29, TORONTO 10 (30648) - The Grey Cup champions snapped back from two straight losses to defeat the injury-riddled Argonauts. Toronto played without five injured regulars, including FB Cookie Gilchrist. The Argos did outgain the Riders, 383 yards to 329, and in first downs, 25 to 19.
OTTAWA - 8 0 14 7 - 29
TORONTO - 0 3 0 7 - 10
1st - OTT - Single, Lynn Bottoms rouged on Jim Conroy punt OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 3-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 8-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Mitchell, 17-yard field goal OTT 8-3 3rd - OTT - Gil Archambault, 90-yard fumble return (Schreider kick) OTT 15-3 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 50-yard pass from Jackson (Schreider kick) OTT 22-3 4th - TOR - Tobin Rote, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) OTT 22-10 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 8-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 29-10
MON SEPT 25
Edmonton 16, SASKATCHEWAN 1 (10182) - QB Jackie Parker and HB Bobby Walden grabbed the scoring honors, with a touchdown for each, as the Eskimos remained on top of the West. Eskimo RB Johnny Bright ran 17 times for 141 yards as Edmonton rolled up 313 yards and 17 first downs
EDMONTON - 0 8 7 1 - 16
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - EDM - Single, Bobby Walden kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Walden, 29-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Parker kick) EDM 8-0 3rd - EDM - Parker, 3-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 15-0 4th - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket kick EDM 15-1 4th - EDM - Single, Walden kick EDM 16-1
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 7 1 0 14 207 167 Edmonton 8 2 1 17 250 176
Ottawa 5 3 0 10 213 142 Winnipeg 7 2 0 14 197 165
Toronto 3 4 1 7 131 124 Saskatchewan 3 7 0 6 125 205
Montreal 2 5 1 5 125 136 Calgary 3 5 0 6 161 155
British Columbia 0 9 1 1 128 267
FRI SEPT 29
TORONTO 22, Calgary 19 (23546) - Marty Martinello made the big play to ignite a 13-point fourth quarter for the Argonauts. The 230-pounder, a key man on the Toronto defense, blocked a Calgary kick on the first play of the final frame. Dave Mann caught two Tobin Rote passes for touchdowns in the rally.
CALGARY - 8 4 7 0 - 19
TORONTO - 4 3 2 13 - 22
1st - TOR - Billy Mitchell, 24-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (George Hansen kick) CAL 7-3 1st - TOR - Single, Mann 55-yard kick CAL 7-4 1st - CAL - Single, Hansen missed FG CAL 8-4 2nd - TOR - Mitchell, 14-yard field goal CAL 8-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 44-yard kick CAL 9-7 2nd - CAL - Hansen, 33-yard field goal CAL 12-7 3rd - CAL - Lunsford, 3-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 19-7 3rd - TOR - Safety, Eagle Day tackled in end zone by Jim Andreotti CAL 19-9 4th - TOR - Dave Mann, 4-yard pass from Tobin Rote CAL 19-15 4th - TOR - Mann, 38-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 22-19
SAT SEPT 30
OTTAWA 47, Hamilton 21 (22400) - Ottawa thundered to a pulverizing victory over Hamilton before a record crowd at Lansdowne Park, with substitute QB Ron Lancaster throwing three touchdowns passes. The win moved Ottawa to within points of the East-leading Ticats. Chuck Stanley ran for 187 yards for the Riders.
HAMILTON - 0 0 7 14 - 21
OTTAWA - 8 17 14 8 - 47
1st - OTT - Single, Paul Palmer rouged on Jim Conroy kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 8-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Nesbitt, 19-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 15-0 1st - OTT - Schreider, 18-yard field goal OTT 18-0 1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 45-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 25-0 3rd - HAM - George Scott, 6-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) OTT 25-7 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 50-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 32-7 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 12-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 39-7 4th - OTT - Simpson, 63-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 46-7 4th 0- HAM - Pete Neumann, 15-yard fumble return (Sutherin kick) OTT 46-14 4th - HAM - Scott, 28-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Sutherin kick) OTT 46-21 4th - OTT - Single, Nesbitt kick OTT 47-21
WINNIPEG 29, Saskatchewan 6 (14354) - Winnipeg cashed in on most of their scoring chances and throttled the Rider offensive game to move within one point of Edmonton in the West. Winnipeg led 15-0 at halftime thanks to Leo Lewis run for a major and Norm Rauhaus' interception return for a TD.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 3 3 - 6
WINNIPEG - 6 9 0 14 - 29
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 28-yard run WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Gerry James kick WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Norm Rauhaus, 40-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 15-0 3rd - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 24-yard field goal WIN 15-3 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston, 52-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) WIN 22-3 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 22-yard field goal WIN 22-6 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 5-yard pass from Ledyard (James kick) WIN 29-6
BRIT COL 21, Edmonton 9 (20210) - Two spectacular fourth quarter touchdowns by Willie Fleming and By Bailey gave British Columbia their first win of the season before the smallest crowd of the year in Vancouver. Joe Kapp fired a 100-yard pass from Fleming to put the Lions in the lead.
EDMONTON - 7 1 0 1 - 9
BRIT COL - 0 7 0 14 - 21
1st - EDM - Bobby Walden, 13-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Parker kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Bob Belak rouged on Parker missed FG EDM 8-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 64-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) EDM 8-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Neal Beaumont rouged on Walden punt EDM 9-7 3rd - BC - Fleming, 100-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 14-9 3rd - BC - By Bailey, 36-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 21-9
MON OCT 2
Calgary 6, MONTREAL 2 (19028) - The dim playoff hopes of Montreal and BC were all but snuffed out as Calgary made two first half field goals stand up for a low-scoring win over the Alouettes in a ragged game that marked the end of the interlocking East-West schedule. Calgary moved five points ahead of the Lions.
CALGARY - 3 3 0 0 - 6
MONTREAL - 2 0 0 0 - 2
1st - CAL - George Hansen, 33-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Harvey Wylie rouged on Gino Berretta kick CAL 3-1 1st - MON - Single, Wylie rouged on Bill Bewley missed FG CAL 3-2 2nd - CAL - Hansen, 28-yard field goal CAL 6-2
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 7 2 0 14 228 214 X-Edmonton 8 3 1 17 259 197
Ottawa 6 3 0 12 260 163 Winnipeg 8 2 0 16 226 171
Toronto 4 4 1 9 153 143 Calgary 4 6 0 8 186 179
Montreal 2 6 1 5 127 142 Saskatchewan 3 8 0 6 131 234
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 9 1 3 149 276
SAT OCT 7
Toronto 33, MONTREAL 27 (19075) - Michigan State rookie Art Johnson sparked the Toronto defense, intercepting four Montreal passes, two of them in the fourth quarter when the Argos overcame a 27-19 deficit to move six points ahead of the Als with four games left to play.
TORONTO - 0 6 13 14 - 33
MONTREAL - 10 3 7 7 - 27
1st - MON - Single, Clare Exelby rouged on Jack Espenship punt MON 1-0 1st - MON - Bill Bewley, 27-yard field goal MON 4-0 1st - MON - George Dixon, 32-yard run MON 10-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 30-yard pass from Tobin Rote MON 10-6 2nd - MON - Bewley, 40-yard line MON 13-6 3rd - MON - Ross Buckle, 94-yard pass from Gerry Thompkins (Bewley kick) MON 20-6 3rd - TOR - Bob Jewett, 17-yard pass from Rote (Billy Mitchell kick) MON 20-13 3rd - TOR - Ron Morris, 11-yard pass from Rote MON 20-19 4th - MON - Thompkins, 1-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 27-19 4th - TOR - Shatto, 11-yard pass from Rote (Wes Gideon kick) MON 27-26 4th - TOR - Art Johnson, 47-yard interception return (Gideon kick) TOR 33-27
WINNIPEG 24, British Col 20 (13050) - FB Gerry James scored 17 points to lead Winnipeg to first place in the West. The victory was not sealed until Bomber DB Jack Delveaux knocked down a Lion pass in the Winnipeg end zone on the last play of the game.
BRIT COL - 1 10 8 1 - 20
WINNIPEG - 3 11 0 10 - 24
1st - BC - Single, Henry Janzen conceded on Vic Kristopaitis kick BC 1-0 1st - WIN - Gerry James field goal WIN 3-1 2nd - WIN - James field goal WIN 6-1 2nd - BC - Kristopaitis field goal WIN 6-4 2nd - WIN - Single, Sonny Homer rouged on Charlie Shepard kick WIN 7-4 2nd - BC - Nub Beamer run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 11-7 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) WIN 14-11 3rd - BC - Single, Kristopaitis kick WIN 14-12 3rd - BC - Beamer run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 19-14 4th - WIN - James field goal BC 19-17 4th - BC - Single, Kristopaitis kick BC 20-17 4th - WIN - James, 2-yard run (James kick) WIN 24-20
Calgary 28, EDMONTON 21 (15106) - Edmonton lost its fifth game in six starts as Calgary won with seven seconds remaining when center Dale Parsons pounced on a ball fumbled deep in Edmonton's end zone by Bobby Walden. Calgary FB Earl Lunsford rushed for 137 yards and one TD.
CALGARY - 2 9 3 14 - 28
EDMONTON - 0 3 15 3 - 21
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - George Hansen missed FG CAL 2-0 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run CAL 8-0 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 6-yard field goal CAL 8-3 2nd - CAL - Hansen, 17-yard field goal CAL 11-3 3rd - EDM - Ron Quillen, 30-yard pass from Parker (Parker kick) CAL 11-10 3rd - CAL - Hansen, 14-yard field goal CAL 14-10 3rd - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 50-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 17-14 3rd - EDM - Single, Bobby Walden kick EDM 18-14 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 5-yard pass from Eagle Day (Hansen kick) CAL 21-18 4th - EDM - Parker, 30-yard field goal TIED 21-21 4th - CAL - Dale Parsons recovered fumble in end zone (Hansen kick) CAL 28-21
MON OCT 9
Ottawa 14, HAMILTON 10 (25273) - Ottawa scored two touchdowns in the last five minutes to stun the TiCats. Rookie Chuck Stanley dashed for the winning score in the final seconds, after DE Jim Reynolds grabbed a Bernie Faloney fumble and ran for a touchdown. Don Sutherin kicked the longest field goal in CFL history.
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 14 - 14
HAMILTON - 3 7 0 0 - 10
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 47-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 20-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-0 4th - Jim Reynolds, 65-yard fumble return (Gary Schreider kick) HAM 10-7 4th - OTT - Chuck Stanley, 23-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 14-10
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Brit Col 7 (11529) - The Lions found themselves out of the playoff race as the Riders snapped a four game losing streak to move within two points of Calgary. Two touchdowns by HB Ray Smith in the second half provided the margin of victory.
BRITISH COL - 7 0 0 0 - 7
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 1 6 7 - 17
1st - BC - Sonny Homer, 9-yard pass Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-0 1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 40-yard field goal BC 7-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Ferdy Burkett 41-yard kick BC 7-4 3rd - SASK - Ray Smith, 10-yard run SASK 10-7 4th - SASK - Smith, 16-yard fumble return (Whitehouse kick) SASK 17-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 7 3 0 14 238 228 X-Winnipeg 9 2 0 18 250 191
X-Ottawa 7 3 0 14 274 173 X-Edmonton 8 4 1 17 280 225
Toronto 5 4 1 11 186 170 Calgary 5 6 0 10 214 200
Montreal 2 7 1 5 154 175 Saskatchewan 4 8 0 8 148 241
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 11 1 3 176 317
SAT OCT 14
Montreal 24, OTTAWA 14 (18589) - The Alouettes turned three Ottawa fumbles into two touchdowns and a game-clinching field goal to claw closer to Toronto for the third and final playoff spot in the East. Ottawa scored first on Ron Stewart's touchdown, his 10th of the season.
MONTREAL - 7 7 7 3 - 24
OTTAWA - 7 7 0 0 - 14
1st - OTT - Ron Stewart, 23-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-0 1st - MON - Billy Ray Locklin recovered fumble in end zone (Bill Bewley kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 3-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 14-7 2nd - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 30-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Schreider kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - MON - Don Clark, 2-yard run (Bewley kick) MON 21-14 4th - MON - Bewley, 5-yard field goal MON 24-14
Winnipeg 25, CALGARY 6 (17800) - Winnipeg stayed atop the West with a fierce two-way display of power and won their 17th straight conference triumph on the road, a record that stretches back to 1959. Only an Earl Lunsford touchdown marred the win.
WINNIPEG - 14 5 0 6 - 25
CALGARY - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 28-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Ray Jauch, 3-yard run (James kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 15-0 2nd - WIN - Single, James missed FG WIN 16-0 2nd - WIN - James, 32-yard field goal WIN 19-0 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 4-yard run WIN 19-6 4th - CAL - Ernie Pitts, 7-yard pass from Ploen WIN 25-6
EDMONTON 21, Saskatchewan 10 (12338) - The long, pin-point passing of Canadian QB Don Getty lifted Edmonton to a comeback win. Canadian fullback Mike Lashuk cracked over twice from the two-yard line to
pace Edmonton. Getty completed seven of 11 pass attempts for 147 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 1 3 - 10
EDMONTON - 0 0 7 14 - 21
2nd - SASK - Clair Branch, 1-yard run SASK 6-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket punt to deadline SASK 7-0 3rd - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 2-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) TIED 7-7 4th - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 17-yard field goal SASK 10-7 4th - EDM - Lashuk, 2-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 14-10 4th - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 10-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 21-10
SUN OCT 15
Hamilton 37, TORONTO 10 (29553) - Hamilton broke a three game losing streak with a new backfield, bringing in Larry Hickman (Green Bay-NFL) and Carver Shannon (Winnipeg) to replace Bob Jarus and George Scott, who were drafted into the US Army, and won easily to stay atop the East.
HAMILTON - 14 7 15 1 - 37
TORONTO - 3 0 0 7 - 10
1st - HAM - Carver Shannon, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - TOR - Wes Gideon, 22-yard field goal HAM 7-3 1st - HAM - Shannon, 1-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-3 2nd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 1-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-3 3rd - HAM - Faloney, 28-yard run (Milan Wall pass from Faloney) HAM 28-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 29-3 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 16-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 36-3 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 37-3 4th - TOR - Dave Mann, 22-yard from Tobin Rote (Wes Gideon kick) HAM 37-10
MON OCT 16
Winnipeg 16, BRITISH COL 15 (20778) - Charlie Shepard's last minute single gave the Bombers the win and officially knocked the Lions out of the playoff race. They were still waiting for a ruling by Commissioner Sydney Halter on their protest of an earlier loss to Winnipeg, but that ruling couldn't put then in the playoffs now.
WINNIPEG - 1 0 14 1 - 16
BRIT COL - 0 7 8 0 - 15
1st - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard 42-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - BC - Nub Beamer, 53-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-1 3rd - BC - Single, Neil Beaumont 45-yard kick BC 8-1 3rd - WIN - Frank Rigney, 30-yard run with lateral from Ernie Pitts BC 8-7 3rd - BC - Beamer, 1-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 15-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Gerry James 41-yard missed FG BC 15-8 3rd - WIN - Ray Jauch, 13-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) TIED 15-15 4th - WIN - Single, Beaumont rouged on Shepard punt WIN 16-15
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 8 3 0 16 275 238 X-Winnipeg 11 2 0 22 291 212
X-Ottawa 7 4 0 14 288 197 X-Edmonton 9 4 1 19 301 235
Toronto 5 5 1 11 195 207 Calgary 5 7 0 10 220 225
Montreal 3 7 1 7 178 189 Saskatchewan 4 9 0 8 158 262
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 12 1 3 191 333
MON OCT 21
Toronto 21, OTTAWA 7 (18821) - Toronto trampled Ottawa and knocked Montreal out of the playoff race as a result. Ottawa lost all five of their fumbles and had three passes intercepted. A week previously, Montreal converted three fumbles into two touchdowns and a field goal.
TORONTO - 7 6 7 1 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - TOR - Bob Kuntz, 7-yard run (Wes Gideon kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - OTT - Gilles Archambault, 32-yard run with blocked punt (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Art Johnson, 13-yard pass from Tobin Rote TOR 13-7 3rd - TOR - Rote, 1-yard run (Gideon kick) TOR 20-7 4th - TOR - Single, Doug Daigneault rouged on Dave Mann kick TOR 21-7
HAMILTON 15, Montreal 5 (22723) - The front running Tiger Cats used fumbles to defeat the Alouette and clinch at least a tie for first place. Montreal was leading 5-4 when George Dixon fumbled and Ron Ray recovered for Hamilton. The Ticats ran for 207 yards, while holding Montreal to 80 rushing yards.
MONTREAL - 1 4 0 0 - 5
HAMILTON - 3 0 1 11 - 15
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 13-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Single, Bill Bewley 13-yard missed FG HAM 3-1 2nd - MON - Single, Jack Espenship kick HAM 3-2 2nd - MON - Bobby Jack Oliver, 45-yard field goal MON 5-3 3rd - HAM - Single, Howie Cissell rouged on Sutherin missed FG MON 5-4 4th - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 11-5 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 38-yard field goal HAM 14-5 4th - HAM - Single, Cissell rouged on Bernie Faloney kick HAM 15-5
Calgary 22, SASKATCHEWAN 17 (10271) - Calgary, scoring three touchdowns in the second quarter, assured themselves of a playoff berth and eliminated Saskatchewan at the same time. The game was played in intermittent snow squalls.
CALGARY - 0 21 0 1 - 22
SASKATCHEWAN - 14 0 3 0 - 17
1st - SASK - Dave Grosz, 6-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Ray Smith, 12-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 22-yard pass from Eagle Day (George Hansen kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - CAL - Day, 4-yard run (Hansen kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford run (Hansen kick) CAL 21-14 3rd - SASK - Whitehouse, 28-yard field goal CAL 21-17 4th - CAL - Single, Hansen kick to deadline CAL 22-17
MON OCT 23
WINNIPEG 42, Calgary 7 (13774) - Winnipeg clinched first place in the Western Conference and a bye into the league final. FB Gerry James led the onslaught, scoring a touchdown, two field goals and five converts. Lovell Coleman scored on a 100-yard pass from Eagle Day for the only Stampeder score.
CALGARY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
WINNIPEG - 3 8 14 17 - 42
1st - WIN - Gerry James, 18-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - CAL - Lovelle Coleman, 100-yard pass from Eagle Day (Gene Filipski kick) CAL 7-3 2nd - James, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 10-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Jax Delveaux kick WIN 11-7 3rd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 63-yard run (James kick) WIN 18-7 3rd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 75-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 25-7 4th - WIN - James, 28-yard field goal WIN 28-7 4th - WIN - Gord Rowlan, 9-yard fumble return (James kick) WIN 35-7 4th - WIN - Funston, 20-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) WIN 42-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 9 3 0 18 290 243 X-Winnipeg 12 2 0 24 333 219
X-Ottawa 7 5 0 14 295 218 X-Edmonton 9 4 1 19 301 235
X-Toronto 6 5 1 13 217 214 X-Calgary 6 8 0 12 249 284
Montreal 3 8 1 7 183 204 Saskatchewan 4 10 0 8 175 284
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 12 1 3 191 333
SAT OCT 28
Saskatchewan 17, BRIT COL 17 (T) (19836) - Saskatchewan took advantage of some last minute mistakes by the Lions to score two touchdowns and gain a tie. Ray Purdin scored both Rider touchdowns, after a Bill Burrell interception of a Willie Fleming pass started the rally from a 17-3 deficit.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 14 - 17
BRITISH COL - 7 0 7 3 - 17
1st - BC - Nub Beamer, 7-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-0 1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 7-yard field goal BC 7-3 3rd - BC - Dick Johnson, 32-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 14-3 4th - BC - Kristopaitis, 34-yard field goal BC 17-3 4th - SASK - Purdin, 2-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 17-10 4th - SASK - Purdin, 25-yard pass from Dave Grosz (Whitehouse kick) TIED 17-17
HAMILTON 44, Ottawa 29 (20271) - Gerry McDougall ran 76 yards for one touchdown and scored two more on passes from Bernie Faloney as Hamilton clinched first place in the East, their fourth such title in five seasons. Ottawa slipped to third place with their third straight loss and sixth loss in seven starts.
OTTAWA - 7 8 0 14 - 29
HAMILTON - 20 7 9 8 - 44
1st - HAM - Al Rogers recovered fumbled missed FG attempt in end zone (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 4-yard run (Gary Schreider kick) TIED 7-7 1st - HAM - Gerry McDougall, 18-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-7 1st - HAM - Larry Hickman, 67-yard run HAM 20-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Gary Schreider kick HAM 20-8 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 1-yard run (Schreider kick) HAM 20-15 2nd - HAM - McDougall, 56-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-15 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 17-yard field goal HAM 30-15 3rd - HAM - Paul Dekker, 37-yard pass from Faloney HAM 36-15 4th - OTT -
Dick Desmarais, 9-yard run (Schreider kick) HAM 36-22 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 37-22 4th - HAM - McDougall, 76-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 44-22 4th - OTT - Desmarais, 9-yard run (Schreider kick) HAM 44-29
SAT OCT 29
TORONTO 15, Montreal 9 (23316) - The Alouettes failed to score on three trips deep into Argonaut territory as Toronto slipped into second place in the East. For the second consecutive game with the Als, Toronto intercepted four Gerry Thompkins passes, two of them with Montreal on the Toronto goal line.
MONTREAL - 6 0 3 0 - 9
TORONTO - 7 1 7 0 - 15
1st - MON - Marv Luster, 84-yard pass from Gerry Thompkins MON 6-0 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 35-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Billy Mitchell kick) TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 57-yard kick TOR 8-6 3rd - MON - Bobby Jack Oliver, 14-yard field goal MON 9-8 3rd - TOR - Ron Morris, 13-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 15-9
MON OCT 30
Saskatchewan 19, WINNIPEG 13 (15164) - The Riders unceremoniously dumped West leading Winnipeg by taking an early 19-point lead. The Bombers had more first downs, 18-10, and more passing yards, 196-85, but Saskatchewan relied on its running game, with Ferd Burket rushing for 81 yards on 19 carries.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13-3)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Leading Rusher: Leo Lewis (1036)
Leading Passer: Hal Ledyard (1398)
Leading Receiver: Farrell Funston (47-892)
Edmonton Eskimos (10-5-1)
Head Coach: Eagle Keys
Leading Rusher: Johnny Bright (1350)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (1405)
Leasing Receiver: Bobby Walden (36-513)
Calgary Stampeders (7-9)
Head Coach: Bobby Dobbs
Leading Rusher: Earl Lunsford (1794)
Leading Passer: Eagle Day (1800)
Leasing Receiver: Ernie Warlick (37-486)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-10-1)
Head Coach: Steve Owen
Leading Rusher: Fred Burket (583)
Leading Passer: Dave Grosz (1341)
Leasing Receiver: Jack Gotta (30-619)
British Columbia Lions (1-13-2)
Head Coach: Wayne Robinson (0-6-1)/Dave Skrien (1-7-1)
Leading Rusher: Nub Beamer (878)
Leading Passer: Joe Kapp (1580)
Leasing Receiver: Dick Johnson (33-645)
Ottawa Citizen (August 14th 1961)
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Calgary Herald (November 13th 1961)
Ottawa Citizen (November 13th 1961)
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 11 1 0 - 19
WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 7 - 13
1st - SASK - Jack Gotta, 31-yard pass from Dave Grosz (Reg Whitehouse klick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Ferd Burket, 1-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - SASK - Whitehouse, 7-yard field goal SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Whitehouse kick to deadline SASK 18-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Burket kick SASK 19-0 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 6-yard pass from Hal Ledyard SASK 19-6 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston, 6-yard pass from Dick Thornton (Gord Rowland kick) SASK 19-13
Edmonton 20, CALGARY 8 (10000) - The game was a preview of the upcoming West semifinal, and Edmonton returned to their early season form in pounding the Stampeders. The Eskimos had a 24-14 edge in first downs, and rolled up 426 yards on offense, while holding Calgary to 284 yards.
EDMONTON - 7 3 6 4 - 20
CALGARY - 0 7 1 0 - 8
1st - EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - CAL - Gene Filipski, 10-yard run (Filipski kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Parker, 10-yard field goal EDM 10-7 3rd - EDM - Bobby Walden, 24-yard pass from Parker EDM 16-7 3rd - CAL - Single, Eagle Day kick EDM 16-8 4th - EDM - Parker, 15-yard field goal EDM 19-8 4th - EDM - Single, Parker fumble into Calgary end zone EDM 20-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 10 3 0 20 334 272 X-Winnipeg 12 3 0 24 346 238
X-Toronto 7 5 1 15 231 223 X-Edmonton 10 4 1 21 321 243
X-Ottawa 7 6 0 14 324 262 X-Calgary 6 9 0 12 257 304
Montreal 3 9 1 7 192 219 Saskatchewan 5 10 1 11 211 314
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 12 2 4 208 350
SAT NOV 4
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 6 (16199) - Hamilton rested QB Bernie Faloney and HB Tommy Grant, which may have contributed to the lowest attendance of the season in Montreal. George Dixon scored twice to lead the Als, while Don Sutherin had one interception for Hamilton, giving him a Big Four-leading 11 for the season.
HAMILTON - 0 0 3 3 - 6
MONTREAL - 3 7 3 8 - 21
1st - MON - Bobby Jack Oliver, 32-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 29-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 10-0 3rd - HAM - Don Sutherin, 38-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - MON - Oliver, 2-yard field goal MON 13-3 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 35-yard field goal MON 13-6 4th - MON - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Jack Espenship punt MON 14-6 4th - MON - Dixon, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 21-6
OTTAWA 35, Toronto 23 (17144) - 166-pound Len Chandler scored two first quarter touchdowns to point Ottawa in the right direction. The win enabled the Riders to finish second and gave them home grounds for their semifinal with Toronto.
TORONTO - 1 7 8 7 - 23
OTTAWA - 14 7 7 7 - 35
1st - TOR - Single, Len Chandler rouged on Dave Mann 45-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - OTT - Chandler, 46-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gary Schreider kick) OTT 7-1 1st - OTT - Chandler, 40-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 14-1 2nd - OTT - Lancaster, 2-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 21-1 2nd - TOR - Cookie Gilchrist, 2-yard run (Billy Mitchell kick) OTT 21-8 3rd - TOR - Bobby Kuntz, 56-yard run (Mitchell kick) OTT 21-15 3rd - OTT - Doug Daigneault, 3-yard run (Schreider kick) OTT 28-15 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 58-yard kick OTT 28-16 4th - TOR - Kuntz, 3-yard run (Mitchell kick) OTT 28-23 4th - OTT - Dave Thelen, 35-yard pass from Lancaster (Schreider kick) OTT 35-23
Winnipeg 14, EDMONTON 13 (10117) - Played in 15 degree weather, Winnipeg held off Edmonton thanks to two touchdowns by Roger Hagberg, who went in a FB position in place of injured Charlie Shepard. Jackie Parker ended the season with 104 points for Edmonton and win the Western scoring race.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 0 7 - 14
EDMONTON - 4 0 8 1 - 13
1st - EDM - Jackie Parker, 3-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Parker 57-yard kick EDM 4-0 2nd - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 3-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-4 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick WIN 7-5 3rd - EDM - Joe Bob Smith, 8-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 12-7 4th - WIN - Hagberg, 4-yard run (James kick) WIN 14-12 4th - EDM - Single, Chapman kick WIN 14-13
SUN NOV 5
Calgary 43, BRITISH COL 7 (19564) - Calgary FB Earl Lunsford ran 31 times for 209 yards to give him a conference record 1,794 yards for the season. Teammate Gene Filipski scored four touchdowns to lead the Stampeders. The Lions ended the season with double digit losses for the fifth straight season.
CALGARY - 15 7 0 21 - 43
BRIT COL - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 92-yard pass from Eagle Day (George Hansen kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Neal Beaumont rouged on Hansen missed 29-yard FG CAL 8-0 1st - CAL - Gene Filipski, 6-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 15-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 10-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) CAL 15-7 2nd - CAL - Filipski, 9-yard pass from Day (Hansen kick) CAL 22-7 4th - CAL - Filipski, 14-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 29-7 4th - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard (Hansen kick) CAL 36-7 4th - Filipski, 5-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 43-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 10 4 0 20 340 293 X-Winnipeg 13 3 0 26 360 251
X-Ottawa 8 6 0 16 359 285 X-Edmonton 10 5 1 21 334 257
X-Toronto 7 6 1 15 255 258 X-Calgary 7 9 0 16 300 311
Montreal 4 9 1 9 213 225 Saskatchewan 5 10 1 11 211 314
x-Clinched playoff berth British Columbia 1 13 2 4 215 393
WESTERN SEMIFINAL (Calgary wins on total points, 27-26)
SAT NOV 11
CALGARY 10, Edmonton 8 (18000) - An electrifying interception and 70-yard run by Calgary's Harvey Wylie won the game in the last season. The score came just after Edmonton QB Don Getty hit HB Bob Walden with a strike into the end zone to put the Eskimos ahead 8-4 with less than two minutes to play.
EDMONTON - 0 0 1 7 - 8
CALGARY - 1 3 0 6 - 10
1st - CAL - Single, George Hansen missed 22-yard FG CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Hansen, 31-yard field goal CAL 4-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Bob Walden kick CAL 4-1 4th - EDM - Walden, 12-yard pass from Don Getty (Jackie Parker kick) EDM 8-4 4th - CAL - Harvey Wylie, 70-yard interception return CAL 10-8
MON NOV 13
EDMONTON 18, Calgary 17 (14112) - For the first time in 12 years, Edmonton will not be in the Western finals. Edmonton won the game but lost the series by one point. George Hansen's convert of an Earl Lunsford touchdown was the difference as Calgary reached the West final for the first time since 1948.
CALGARY - 2 0 8 7 - 17
EDMONTON - 0 11 0 7 - 18
1st - CAL - Single, Eagle Day 87-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Day kick to deadline CAL 2-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Gene Filipski conceded on Bobby Walden kick CAL 2-1 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 1-yard run (Parker kick) EDM 8-2 2nd - EDM - Parker, 11-yard field goal EDM 11-2 3rd - CAL - Single, Hansen kick EDM 11-3 3rd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 3-yard run (Hansen kick) EDM 11-10 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 1-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 17-11 4th - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 18-yard pass from Don Getty (Parker kick) EDM 18-17
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WESTERN FINAL (Winnipeg wins series on total points, 57-15)
SAT NOV 18
Winnipeg 14, CALGARY 1 (18500) - Winnipeg used the running and kicking of Gerry James to score an easy win in the opening game of the Western final. The Canadian fullback set up the game's only touchdown on a 74-yard run, added a convert and kicked two field goals.
WINNIPEG - 3 7 0 4 - 14
CALGARY - 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st - WIN - Gerry James, 41-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Eagle Day kick to deadline WIN 10-1 4th - WIN - James, 26-yard run WIN 13-1 4th - WIN - Single, Bobby Walden rouged on Walden punt WIN 14-1
WED NOV 22
WINNIPEG 43, Calgary 14 (16800) - Winnipeg ran roughshod over Calgary to win the series, 57 points to 15. Winnipeg rolled up a 43-0 lead on 305 yards passing - Kenny Ploen threw for 137 yards, Hal Ledyard 168. Leo Lewis led the Bomber offense with two touchdowns, one rushing, one on a pass from Ploen.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 14 - 14
WINNIPEG - 8 18 10 7 - 43
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 44-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard 40-yard kick WIN 8-0 2nd - WIN - James, 33-yard field goal WIN 11-0 2nd - WIN - Lewis, 42-yard run (James kick) WIN 18-0 2nd - WIN - Frank Rigney recovered fumble in end zone (James kick) WIN 25-0 2nd - WIN - Single, James missed 40-yard FG WIN 26-0 3rd - WIN - James, 25-yard field goal WIN 29-0 3rd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 83-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) WIN 36-0 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston, 11-yard pass from Ledyard (James kick) WIN 43-0 4th - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 1-yard run (George Hansen kick) WIN 43-7 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Hansen kick) WIN 43-14
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EASTERN SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 11
​Toronto 43, OTTAWA 19 (19151) - Ron Morris grabbed four touchdown passes from Tobin Rote as the Argonauts eliminated the defending Grey Cup champions. Rote completed 26 of 38 passes for 347 yards and ran for two touchdowns. Ottawa trailed 21-13 in the third quarter before Toronto pulled away.
TORONTO - 7 14 1 19 - 43
OTTAWA - 0 0 13 6 - 19
1st - TOR - Tobin Rote, 3-yard run (Billy Mitchell kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Ron Morris, 10-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - TOR - Morris, 14-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 21-0 3rd - OTT - Bill Sowalski, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster TOR 21-6 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 72-yard pass from Lancaster (Gary Schreider kick) TOR 21-13 3rd - TOR - Single, Mitchell missed FG TOR 22-13 4th - TOR - Morris, 22-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 29-13 4th - TOR - Rote, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 36-13 4th - TOR - Morris, 39-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 43-13 4th - OTT - Russ Jackson, 3-yard run TOR 43-19
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EAST FINAL (Hamilton won on total points, 55-27)
SAT NOV 18
TORONTO 25, Hamilton 7 (33135) - QB Tobin Rote riddled the Hamilton pass defense for three touchdowns in the last half to give Toronto the upset win. Rote connected on 25 of 39 passes for 301 yards and broke the game wide open with long strikes to Bobby Kuntz and Dave Mann.
HAMILTON - 0 1 0 6 - 7
TORONTO - 3 0 8 14 - 25
1st - TOR - Billy Mitchell, 26-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Don Sutherin missed 45-yard FG TOR 3-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 47-yard kick TOR 4-1 3rd - TOR - Tobin Rote, 5-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 11-1 4th - TOR - Bobby Kuntz, 29-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 18-1 4th - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 29-yard run TOR 18-7 4th - TOR - Mann, 47-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 25-7
SAT NOV 25
HAMILTON 48, Toronto 2 (22671) - Hamilton defeated Toronto 20-2 in regulation time, leading to two 10-
minute overtime periods. Hamilton QB Bernie Faloney passed for 328 yards as the Ticats rolled up 700 yards on offense, while holding the Argonauts to 175 yards, 61 on the ground.
TORONTO - 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2
HAMILTON - 1 2 14 3 21 7 - 48
1st - HAM - Single, Don Sutherin missed FG HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Safety, Ron Morris intercepted and fell into end zone HAM 3-0 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 12-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-0 3rd - HAM - Ralph Goldston, 22-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 17-0 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 12-yard field goal HAM 20-0 4th - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 50-yard kick HAM 20-1 4th - HAM - Single, Mann 55-yard kick HAM 20-2 1OT - Gerry McDougall, 15-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-2 1OT - HAM - Henley, 11-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 34-2 1OT - Paul Dekker, 15-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 41-2 2OT - HAM - Carver Shannon, 9-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 48-2
1961 GREY CUP (Saturday December 2 at Toronto - 32,651)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 21, HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 14 (OT) - After a one-year absence, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats renewed their rivalry in the Grey Cup. And for the first time ever, overtime was needed to determine the 1961 national champion. This game was not for the faint of heart, as pundits considered this one of the hardest hitting Grey Cups in memory. Hamilton fullback Larry Hickman was knocked out of the game with a badly sprained ankle while Winnipeg’s Ray Jauch suffered an Achille’s injury in the first half and did not return. The Tiger-Cats jumped to an early lead on a big play. Quarterback Bernie Faloney connected on a short pass to Paul Dekker deep in Hamilton territory. With a burst of speed, Dekker outran six Winnipeg defenders for a 90-yard touchdown. Hamilton had an opportunity to pad its lead heading into halftime, as a pass interference call gave the Tiger-Cats a first down on the Winnipeg one-yard line for the final play of the first half. Instead of attempting a field goal, head coach Jim Trimble opted to go for a touchdown. But there was a misplay on the snap causing a fumble, and Hamilton had to settle for a 7-1 lead after 30 minutes. Hamilton continued to control the scoreboard in the third quarter, when Ralph Goldston caught a Faloney pass, broke an attempted tackle by Nick Miller, and reached the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown to put the Tiger-Cats up 14-4. The Tiger-Cats then gave way to a punishing Winnipeg offence. Beginning from their own 23-yard line, the Blue Bombers put together a long drive to set up a 28-yard field goal by James. With less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on second down and 30, Farrell Funston caught a pass from Ken Ploen for a 34-yard gain to the Hamilton five-yard line. James, courtesy of some great blocking, ultimately scored on a one-yard plunge to tie the score at 14. With no more scoring in regulation, the Tiger-Cats were forced to play their second overtime in a week. Consisting of two 10-minute halves, both teams were scoreless in the first extra session. It took 73 minutes and two seconds for the Blue Bombers to take the only lead they would need. Ploen evaded three Hamilton defenders en route to an 18-yard game winning touchdown run. James’ convert was his 14th point of the game.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 6 7 7 - 21
HAMILTON - 7 0 7 0 0 - 14
1st - HAM - Paul Dekker, 90-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Jack Delveaux kick HAM 7-1 3rd - WIN - Gerry James, 18-yard field goal HAM 7-4 3rd - HAM - Ralph Goldston, 23-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-4 3rd - WIN - James, 23-yard field goal HAM 14-7 4th - WIN - James, 1-yard run (James kick) TIED 14-14 OT - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 18-yard run (James kick) WIN 21-14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-4-1)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Leading Rusher: Bobby Kuntz (813)
Leading Passer: Frank Cosentino (1182)
Leading Receiver: Hal Patterson (881)
Average Attendance: 23,464 (3rd)
Ottawa Rough Riders (6-7-1)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Ernie White (804)
Leading Passer: Russ Jackson (1427)
Leading Receiver: Ernie White (31-758)
Average Attendance: 17,757 (5th)
Montreal Alouettes (4-7-3)
Head Coach: Perry Moss
Leading Rusher: George Dixon (1520)
Leading Passer: Sandy Stephens (1542)
Leading Receiver: Marv Luster (36-725)
Average Attendance: 21,315 (4th)
Toronto Argonauts (4-10)
Head Coach: Lou Agase (0-3)/Norbert Wirkowski (4-7)
Leading Rusher: Gerry McDougall (811)
Leading Passer: Tobin Rote (2352)
Leading Receiver: Dick Shatto (47-808)
Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established and Hamilton was named the site. Grey Cup game stopped by fog on December 1 and the final 9 minutes and 29 seconds were played the next day. Winnipeg edged Hamilton 28-27. This was the most recent CFL season with average attendance of under 20,000 spectators per game (19,084 in 64 games).
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
George Dixon (MON) 1520 11 75 Tommy Coffey (EDM) 65 951 11 59
Nub Beamer (BC) 1161 7 40 Ernie Pitts (WIN) 62 865 8 56
Earl Lunsford (CAL) 1016 8 64 Mack Burton (BC) 52 818 6 73
Willie Fleming (BC) 993 7 97 Pete Manning (CAL) 52 756 3 52
Leo Lewis (WIN) 865 4 83 Dick Shatto (TOR) 47 808 5 63
Roger Hagberg (WIN) 856 4 64 Jim Letcavits (EDM) 42 640 3 65
Ed Buchanan (CAL) 824 7 86 Jack Gotta (SASK) 39 779 3 73
Bobby Kuntz (HAM) 813 6 43 Dave Mann (TOR) 39 410 2 40
Gerry McDougall (TOR) 811 7 59 Hal Patterson (HAM) 39 881 6 95
Ray Purdin (SASK) 809 8 93 Jim Dillard (CAL) 38 733 6 64
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Joe Kapp (BC) 359 197 3279 28 18
Tobin Rote (TOR) 348 187 2532 12 17
Eagle Day (CAL) 262 156 2494 15 8
Bob Ptacek (SASK) 206 125 2317 15 10
Kenny Ploen (WIN) 208 137 2097 17 4
Sandy Stephens (MON) 228 109 1542 11 22
Jackie Parker (EDM) 201 110 1532 15 9
Don Getty (EDM) 163 92 1463 8 9
Russ Jackson (OTT) 157 78 1427 10 13
Frank Cosentino (HAM) 145 68 1182 6 8
MON AUG 6
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Calgary 6 (12362) - Guard Reg Whitehouse, an 11-year veteran from Montreal, kicked three field goals and a convert to lead the Riders to the opening night victory. The defense was particularly effective when Calgary moved into scoring position, intercepting three passes.
CALGARY - 0 6 0 0 - 6
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 3 7 1 - 17
1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Whitehouse, 36-yard field goal SASK 6-0 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 5-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Whitehouse, 31-yard field goal SASK 9-6 3rd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 31-yard pass from Dave Sarette (Whitehouse kick) SASK 16-6 4th - SASK - Single, Ferd Burkett kick SASK 17-6
THU AUG 9
Hamilton 28, OTTAWA 16 (16259) - The defending Big Four champions didn't show much class until the fourth quarter but gave themselves time to score two converted TDs and a field goal to overcome Ottawa's 16-11 after three quarters. Hamilton's Garney Henley scored two touchdowns and caught seven passes.
HAMILTON - 3 7 1 17 - 28
OTTAWA - 0 9 7 0 - 16
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 40-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 43-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-0 2nd - OTT - Moe Racine, 48-yard field goal HAM 10-3 2nd - OTT - Millard Flemming, 20-yard pass from Ron Lancaster HAM 10-9 3rd - HAM - Single, Bobby Kuntz fumbled into end zone HAM 11-9 3rd - OTT - Ernie White, 61-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Racine kick) OTT 16-11 4th - HAM - Kuntz, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 18-16 4th - HAM - Henley, 46-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 25-16 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 29-yard field goal HAM 28-16
Edmonton 20, WINNIPEG 16 (16865) - Edmonton won their first game of the season thanks to Tommy Joe Coffey, who came out of a one year retirement to score 14 points on a touchdown, two field goals, a single and a convert. The loss snapped a nine-game Winnipeg winning streak dating back to last year.
EDMONTON - 1 6 10 3 - 20
WINNIPEG - 0 14 0 2 - 16
1st - EDM - Single, Ron Latourelle conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey missed FG EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Bill McKenney, 32-yard pass from Jackie Parker EDM 7-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 1-yard run (James kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 8-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 14-7 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 17-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 20-yard field goal EDM 17-14 4th - WIN - Single, Oscar Kruger rouged on Charlie Shepard kick EDM 17-15 4th - EDM - Coffey field goal EDM 20-15 4th - WIN - Single, Shepard punt to
deadline EDM 20-16
BRIT COL 33, Saskatchewan 7 (27684) - Joe Kapp threw four touchdown passes, two to rookie Tom Larscheid, as the Lions won easily. Gene Lasiuk scored the only Rider touchdown, returning a BC punt back without benefit of blocking,
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 7 0 - 7
BRITISH COL - 7 19 7 0 - 33
1st - BC - Nub Beamer, 6-yard run (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 2-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 12-yard pass from Kapp BC 20-0 2nd - BC - Tom Larscheid, 40-yard pass from Kapp BC 26-0 3rd - BC - Larscheid, 4-yard pass from Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 33-0 3rd - SASK - Gene Lasiuk, 69-yard punt return (Reg Whitehouse kick) BC 33-7
FRI AUG 10
Montreal 28, TORONTO 15 (26391) - Sandy Stephens, Minnesota QB, sparked Montreal to the opening night win. He led the Alouette attack to three touchdowns in the space of 5:13 of the first quarter. Two of those TD passes went to George Dixon.
MONTREAL - 21 0 7 0 - 28
TORONTO - 0 8 0 7 - 15
1st - MON - George Dixon, 15-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Bobby Jack Oliver kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Stephens, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 14-0 1st - MON - Marv Luster, 65-yard pass from Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 21-0 2nd - TOR - Gerry Philp, 27-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Bill Mitchell kick) MON 21-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Mitchell missed FG MON 21-8 3rd - MON - Don Clark, 5-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 28-8 4th - TOR - Pete O'Garro, 17-yard pass from Tom Dublinski (Mitchell kick) MON 28-15
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 1 0 0 2 28 16 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 33 7
Montreal 1 0 0 2 28 15 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 20 16
Toronto 0 1 0 0 15 28 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 24 39
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 16 28 Calgary 0 1 0 0 6 17
Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 16 20
MON AUG 13
Winnipeg 45, CALGARY 27 (14000) - Calgary rookie HB Jim Dillard starred for the Stampeders with two touchdowns and 114 yards rushing but Winnipeg packed their punch in the final quarter to win their first game of the season. The win was Winnipeg's 22nd consecutive on the road.
WINNIPEG - 13 4 7 21 - 45
CALGARY - 8 0 16 3 - 27
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 83-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Walt Weaver kick WIN 7-1 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 60-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 8-7 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 61-yard pass from Kenny Ploen WIN 13-8 2nd - WIN - James, 25-yard field goal WIN 16-8 2nd - WIN - Single, Charlie Shepard kick WIN 17-8 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 30-yard field goal WIN 17-11 3rd - WIN - Funston, 14-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 24-11 3rd - CAL - Dillard, 14-yard run WIN 24-17 3rd - CAL - Keeling, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) TIED 24-24 4th - CAL - Robinson, 5-yard field goal CAL 27-24 4th - WIN - Funston recovered Harvey Wylie fumble in end zone (James kick) WIN 31-27 4th - WIN - Dick Thornton, 25-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 38-27 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 37-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 45-27
TUES AUG 14
EDMONTON 22, Saskatchewan 7 (13288) - QB Jackie Parker and Don Getty combined to complete 22 of 34 passes, each hitting for a short touchdown strike, as the Eskimos moved to the top of the West. DB Howie Schumm intercepted a Dave Sarette pass and ran it back for Edmonton's other touchdown.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 0 - 7
EDMONTON - 0 21 0 1 - 22
2nd - SASK - Ray Purdin, 51-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - EDM - Bobby Walden, 8-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Howie Schumm, 60-yard interception return (Coffey kick) EDM 14-7 2nd -
EDM - Coffey, 9-yard pass from Don Getty (Coffey kick) EDM 21-7 4th - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick EDM 22-7
THUR AUG 16
Ottawa 29, MONTREAL 18 (23354) - Ottawa, dismissed as 12-point underdogs, humbled Montreal for their first win of the season. Handled by assistant coach Bill Smyth in the absence of Frank Clair, hospitalized with a back injury, the Riders knocked three Alouette first stringers out of action.
OTTAWA - 7 14 0 8 - 29
MONTREAL - 7 8 3 0 - 18
1st - MON - George Dixon, 3-yard run (Bobby Jack Oliver kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Len Chandler, 25-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Moe Racine kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Single, Gene Gaines conceded on Martin Fabi kick MON 8-7 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 85-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 15-7 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) MON 15-14 2nd - OTT - Jim Reynolds, 20-yard pass from Lancaster (Racine kick) OTT 21-15 3rd - MON - Oliver, 37-yard field goal OTT 21-18 4th - OTT - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Racine FG attempt OTT 22-18 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 9-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 29-18
Calgary 35, BRIT COL 20 (30135) - Calgary, shaking off a third quarter fumble that put them behind, scored three fourth quarter touchdowns to defeat BC for their first victory in three starts. QB Jerry Keeling, the second year QB from Tulsa, directed the Stampeder offense and scored two touchdowns himself.
CALGARY - 0 14 0 21 - 35
BRIT COL - 7 0 10 3 - 20
1st - BC - Nub Beamer, 4-yard run BC 6-0 1st - BC - Single, Bob Schloredt 60-yard punt to deadline BC 7-0 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 20-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-7 3rd - BC - Pat Claridge, 5-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - BC - Kristopaitis, 13-yard field goal BC 17-14 4th - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 7-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-17 4th - BC - Kristopaitis, 27-yard field goal CAL 21-20 4th - CAL - Buchanan, 86-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 28-20 4th - CAL - Keeling, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 35-20
SAT AUG 18
HAMILTON 29, Toronto 23 (26315) - Frank Consentino replaced the injured Bernie Faloney and guided Hamilton to two fourth quarter TDs, as the Tabbies roared back from being down 20-0 in the first half. Faloney left the game in the fourth with a knee injury. Former Ticat Gerry McDougall scored twice for the Argos.
TORONTO - 6 14 3 0 - 23
HAMILTON - 0 7 7 15 - 29
1st - TOR - Bill Mitchell, 29-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Mitchell, 31-yard field goal TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 13-0 2nd - TOR - McDougall, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 20-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) TOR 20-7 3rd - TOR - Mitchell, 19-yard field goal TOR 23-7 3rd - HAM - Grant, 42-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) TOR 23-14 4th - HAM - Frank Consentino, 2-yard run (Sutherin kick) TOR 23-21 4th - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 3-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 28-23 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 29-23
EASTERN CONFERNECE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 2 0 0 4 57 39 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 42 23
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 45 46 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 53 42
Montreal 1 1 0 2 46 44 Winnipeg 1 1 0 2 61 47
Toronto 0 2 0 0 38 57 Calgary 1 2 0 2 68 85
Saskatchewan 1 2 0 2 31 61
MON AUG 20
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Edmonton 9 (12682) - Saskatchewan unveiled its strongest ground attack in three seasons to upset the league leaders. Behind the running of FB Ferd Burket and HBs Ray Purdin and Joe Gray, the Riders rushed for 374 yards versus Edmonton's 79.
EDMONTON - 0 8 0 1 - 9
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 7 1 8 - 17
1st - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket 56-yard punt SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Burket 63-yard punt SASK 2-0 2nd - SASK - Joe Gray, 4-yard run SASK 8-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey missed 28-yard FG SASK 8-1 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 40-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Coffey kick) TIED 8-8 3rd - SASK - Single, Burket 58-yard punt SASK 9-8 4th - SASK - Ray Purdin, 2-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 16-8 4th - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman 40-yard punt SASK 16-9 4th - SASK - Single, Burket 21-yard punt SASK 17-9
British Col 12, CALGARY 4 (16205) - QB Joe Kapp took his Lions into Calgary, where he had played previously, and avenged the trade with a TD pass to Mack Burton for the only major of the game. He riddled the Stampeder defense for 211 yards, while Calgary was held to 241 yards total in offense.
BRIT COL - 0 8 1 3 - 12
CALGARY - 3 0 1 0 - 4
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 22-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - BC - Bob Schloredt kick CAL 3-1 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 12-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 8-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Baz Nagle rouged on Walt Weaver kick BC 8-4 3rd - BC - Single, Schloredt kick BC 9-4 4th - BC - Kristopaitis, 35-yard field goasl BC 12-4
THUR AUG 23
WINNIPEG 33, Toronto 13 (16700) - Winnipeg exploded for two touchdowns in 2:15 in the second quarter to put the game out of reach. Toronto fired
coach Lou Agase after the game, and lost RB Gerry McDougall when he collided with the goalposts in the first quarter.
TORONTO - 13 0 0 0 - 13
WINNIPEG - 7 16 7 3 - 33
1st - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 16-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 1st - TOR - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TIED 7-7 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 53-yard run TOR 13-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Mike Wicklum conceded on James missed FG TOR 13-8 2nd - WIN - Single, James kick TOR 13-9 2nd - WIN - Ploen, 47-yard pass from Leo Lewis (James kick) WIN 16-13 2nd - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 38-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 23-13 3rd - WIN - Hagberg, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 30-13 4th - WIN - James, 12-yard field goal WIN 33-13
FRI AUG 24
Hamilton 31, MONTREAL 11 (22393) - Frank Consentino filled in for injured QB Bernie Faloney and steered Hamilton to an easy win in Montreal. Consentino scored one touchdown on his own and tossed a long pass to Hal Patterson for a second TD. Montreal was held to three first downs on the second half.
HAMILTON - 0 7 7 17 - 31
MONTREAL - 3 8 0 0 - 11
1st - MON - Bobby Jack Oliver, 22-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 40-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 10-0 2nd - MON - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Oliver missed 33-yard FG MON 11-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 95-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Don Sutherin kick) MON 11-7 3rd - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 11-yard run (Sutherin kick) GAM 14-11 4th - HAM - Consentino, 2-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-11 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 33-yard field goal HAM 24-11 4th - HAM - Joe Zuger, 37-yard interception return (Sutherin kick) HAM 31-11
Ottawa 29, EDMONTON 21 (15002) - Behind QB Russ Jackson, Ottawa erupted for 22 points in the second half to beat Edmonton and moved into second place in the East. HB Ernie White scored two touchdowns for the Riders. Tommy Joe Coffey scored 14 points for the Eskimos.
OTTAWA - 7 0 7 15 - 29
EDMONTON - 4 10 7 0 - 21
1st - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman 34-yard punt EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 36-yard field goal EDM 4-0 1st - OTT - Bob Simpson, 11-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-4 2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) EDM 11-7 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 27-yard field goal EDM 14-7 3rd - CAL - Ernie White, 1-yard run (Racine kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 7-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 21-14 4th - OTT - White, 9-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) TIED 21-21 4th - OTT - Len Chandler, 28-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 28-21 4th - OTT - Single, Jim Conroy, 20-yard punt OTT 29-21
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 3 0 0 6 88 50 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 94 60
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 74 67 British Columbia 2 1 0 4 65 46
Montreal 1 2 0 2 57 75 Edmonton 2 2 0 4 72 69
Toronto 0 3 0 0 51 90 Saskatchewan 2 2 0 4 48 70
Calgary 1 3 0 2 77 94
MON AUG 27
Ottawa 18, BRIT COL 7 (29423) - Ottawa turned a second quarter pass interception into a touchdown and went on to the win. The interception was made by DB Jim Conroy who ran it back to give the Riders an 8-0 halftime lead. QB Russ Jackson scored the other Ottawa touchdown.
OTTAWA - 1 7 3 7 - 18
BRIT COL - 0 0 7 0 - 7
1st - OTT - Single, Willie Fleming rouged on Moe Racine missed 39-yard FG OTT 1-0 2nd - Jim Conroy, 30-yard interception return (Racine kick) OTT 8-0 3rd - BC - Tom Larscheid, 18-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) OTT 8-7 3rd - OTT - Racine, 36-yard field goal OTT 11-7 4th - OTT - Russ Jackson, 8-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 18-7
CALGARY 7, Saskatchewan 7 (T) (11000) - A cold rain and driving wind held the attendance down and hampered the offense of both teams. Calgary outrushed the Riders, 206 yards to 116, but were outgained in the air, 108 yards to 80.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 5 0 1 - 7
CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
1st - SASK - Single, Harvey Wylie rouged on Reg Whitehouse missed 25-yard FG SASK 1-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket 66-yard punt SASK 2-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Wylie rouged on Burket 48-yard kick SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Whitehouse, 25-yard field goal SASK 6-0 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-6 4th - SASK - Single, Burket kick to deadline TIED 7-7
THUR AUG 30
WINNIPEG 26, Calgary 1 (16058) - Calgary was unable to get on track in any department and found itself buried deeper in the cellar. RB Earl Lunsford was held to 53 yards, while QBs Jerry Keeling and Jim Walden were able to complete only 8 of 25 passes for 136 yards.
CALGARY - 0 0 1 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 1 21 1 3 - 26
1st - WIN - Single, Harvey Wylie conceded on Jack Delveaux 55-yard punt WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 10-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 8-0 2nd - WIN - Lewis, 43-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 15-0 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 3-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 22-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Delveaux kick WIN 23-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Walt Weaver kick WIN 23-1 4th - WIN - James, 33-yard field goal WIN 26-1
FRI AUG 31
EDMONTON 22, Brit Col 10 (14500) - Edmonton displayed the pattern that took them to three Grey Cup championships in belting the Lions. The Eskimos blended a strong running attack (218 yards) with its passing attack (111 yards) to move into a tie with Winnipeg.
BRIT COL - 7 0 0 3 - 10
EDMONTON - 0 14 1 7 - 22
1st - BC - Jim Carphin, 10-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 7-0 2nd - EDM - Bill McKenny, 10-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Johnny Bright, 7-yard run (Coffey kick) EDM 14-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman EDM 15-7 4th - BC - Kristopaitis, 12-yard field goal EDM 15-10 4th - EDM - Mike Lashuk run (Coffey kick) EDM 22-10
SAT SEPT 1
OTTAWA 26, Toronto 8 (15799) - Toronto looked no better under new head coach Nobby Wirkowski than with the fired Lou Agase as they failed to cope with Ottawa's short passing game. QB Russ Jackson fired two touchdown passes to Ron Stewart by calling the same play both times.
TORONTO - 0 0 8 0 - 8
OTTAWA - 1 4 7 14 - 26
1st - OTT - Single, Moe Racine missed 16-yard FG OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Jim Conroy kick OTT 2-0 2nd - OTT - Racine, 21-yard field goal OTT 5-0 3rd - TOR - Ron Stover, 12-yard pass from Tom Dublinski (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-5 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 5-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 12-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Len Chandler concded on Dave Mann punt OTT 12-8 4th - OTT - Stewart, 7-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 19-8 4th - OTT - Ernie White, 7-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 26-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 4 1 0 8 118 82 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 120 61
Hamilton 3 0 0 6 88 50 Edmonton 3 2 0 6 94 79
Montreal 1 2 0 2 57 75 Saskatchewan 2 2 1 5 55 77
Toronto 0 4 0 0 59 116 British Columbia 2 3 0 4 82 86
Calgary 1 4 1 3 85 127
MON SEPT 3
HAMILTON 25, Montreal 25 (T) (26411) - Hamilton broke loose for 22 points in the third quarter and then staved off defeat by two return kicks in the final seconds as they battled Montreal to a tie. Four touchdowns were scored in the first 12 minutes of the third quarter, three by Hamilton.
MONTREAL - 7 8 7 3 - 25
HAMILTON - 3 0 22 0 - 25
1st - MON - George Dixon, 5-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Bobby Jack Oliver kick) MON 7-0 1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 44-yard field goal MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Stephens, 3-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 14-3 2nd - MON - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Cam Fraser 46-yard punt MON 15-3 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 105- yard kickoff return (Sutherin kick) MON 15-10 3rd - MON - Bobby Lee Thompson, 4-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 22-10 3rd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 18-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) MON 22-17 3rd - HAM - Henley, 86-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin
kick) HAM 24-22 3rd - HAM - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Joe Zuger 46-yard punt HAM 25-22 4th - MON - Oliver, 11-yard field goal TIED 25-25
Winnipeg 30, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (16663) - Before a record crowd, the Bombers found the going tough until they broke out for 21 points in the final quarter. FB Gerry James kicked two field goals, three converts and two singles for 11 points.
WINNIPEG - 4 4 1 21 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 1 0 - 7
1st - WIN - Single, Gerry James missed FG WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - James, 42-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - WIN - James, 13-yard field goal WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 53-yard kick WIN 8-0 2nd - SASK - Bill Gray, 85-yard pass from Bob Ptacek WIN 8-6 3rd - WIN - Single, James missed FG WIN 9-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket 41-yard kick WIN 9-7 4th - WIN - Gordie Rowland, 40-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 16-7 4th - WIN - Bob Deegan, 17-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) WIN 23-7 4th - WIN - Henry Janzen, 41-yard pass from Ledyard (James kick) WIN 30-7
CALGARY 49, Edmonton 17 (16800) - FB Earl Lunsford scored five touchdowns and QB Eagle Day passed for 276 yards as the Stampeders rolled. Pete Manning, playing his first game since coming over from the Chicago Bears, grabbed nine passes for 118 yards for Calgary, which had 576 yards on offense.
EDMONTON - 10 7 0 0 - 17
CALGARY - 14 7 14 14 - 49
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 39-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 4-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 1st - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 32-yard pass from Don Getty (Coffey kick) EDM 10-7 1st - CAL - Lunsford, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-10 2nd - CAL - Lunsford, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-10 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 59-yard pass from Getty (Coffey kick) CAL 21-17 3rd - CAL - Lunsford, 8-yard run (George Hansen kick) CAL 28-17 3rd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 61-yard pass from Eagle Day (Hansen kick) CAL 35-17 4th - CAL - Day, 5-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 42-17 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 2-yard run (Hansen kick) CAL 49-17
THUR SEPT 6
MONTREAL 21, Brit Col 19 (19352) - BC Coach Dave Skrien claimed the telephone line between his bench and the spotter's box was severed in the first half and played a role in his team blowing a 12-0 second half lead. Montreal FB George Dixon scoring three fourth quarter touchdowns may have been a bigger factor.
BRIT COL - 4 1 7 7 - 19
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 21 - 21
1st - BC - Single, Vic Kristopaitis missed 14-yard FG BC 1-0 1st - BC - Kristopaitis, 18-yard field goal BC 4-0 2nd - BC - Single, Howie Cissell conceded on Bob Schloredt 38-yard punt BC 5-0 3rd - BC - Nub Beamer, 1-yard run (Kristopaitis kick) BC 12-0 4th - MON - George Dixon, 15-yard run (Bibby Jack Oliver kick) BC 12-7 4th - MON - Dixon, 9-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 14-12 4th - MON - Dixon, 22-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 21-12 4th - BC - Mack Burton, 18-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) MON 21-19
FRI SEPT 7
Winnipeg 31, OTTAWA 28 (21050) - The largest crowd of the season in Ottawa saw the Riders conceded a safety touch with just over three minutes left to seal the win. Whit Tucker caught the ball on his own goal line, hesitated, then stepped back over and was tackled. The Riders never saw the ball again.
WINNIPEG - 0 14 14 3 - 31
OTTAWA - 0 0 14 14 - 28
2nd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 20-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Henry Janzen, 24-yard fumble return (James kick) WIN 14-0 3rd - OTT - Ernie White, 20-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) WIN 14-7 3rd - WIN - Lewis, 36-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) WIN 21-7 3rd - WIN - James, 4-yard run (James kick) WIN 28-7 3rd - OTT - White, 30-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Racine kick) WIN 28-14 4th - OTT - Bob Simpson, 46-yard pass from Lancaster (Racine kick) WIN 28-21 4th - OTT - Whit Tucker, 56-yard pass from Lancaster (Racine kick) TIED 28-28 4th - WIN - Single, Tucker rouged on Jack Delveaux kick WIN 29-28 4th - WIN - Safety, Tucker tackled in end zone WIN 31-28
SAT SEPT 8
Calgary 17, EDMONTON 12 (15400) - Calgary cashed in on the long pass and hammered out a win over the injury-riddled Eskimos to gain possession of second place in the West. The winning touchdown came on a long pass from QB Eagle Day to HB Ed Buchanan late in the final quarter.
CALGARY - 0 10 0 7 - 17
EDMONTON - 0 0 1 11 - 12
2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 17-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 14-yard field goal CAL 10-0 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman 38-yard punt CAL 10-1 4th - EDM - Single, Jim Letcavits fumble recovered in end zone by Larry Anderson CAL 10-2 4th - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 8-yard pass from Don Getty (Coffey kick) CAL 10-9 4th - EDM - Coffey, 11-yard field goal EDM 12-10 4th - CAL - Ed Buchaman, 75-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 17-12
SUN SEPT 9
Brit Col 37, TORONTO 21 (22254) - The Lions humiliated the Argonauts, who were jeered by the crowd as they dropped their fifth straight. The night was summed up when Gary Schreider's 15-yard FG attempt hit the goal post and landed on the goal line among several Argos. Schreider picked it up and scored a TD.
BRIT COL - 7 7 10 13 - 37
TORONTO - 7 0 0 14 - 21
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 16-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Gary Schreider kick) BC 7-0 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 1-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Single, Bob Schloredt 58-yard kick to deadline BC 8-7 2nd - BC - Schreider carried missed FG attempt into end zone BC 14-7 3rd - BC - Fleming, 16-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Schreider kick) BC 21-7 3rd - BC - Schreider, 18-yard field goal BC 24-7 4th - BC - Nub Beamer, 10-yard run (Schreider kick) BC 31-7 4th - TOR - Shatto, 32-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Mitchell kick) BC 31-14 4th - BC - Tom Larscheid, 38-yard pass from Kapp BC 37-14 4th - TOR - Joe Hernandez, 20-yard pass from Rote (Mitchell kick) BC 37-21
MON SEPT 10
Winnipeg 16, HAMILTON 10 (26353) - Hamilton fans did not think much of the officiating, but that did not change the final score or the fact that the Bombers limited the Ticats to 174 yards gained - 45 on the ground and 129 in the air. The win was Winnipeg's 25th straight on the road.
WINNIPEG - 4 0 4 8 - 16
HAMILTON - 0 10 0 0 - 10
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 47-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Gerry James, 33-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - HAM - Don Sutherin, 39-yard field goal WIN 4-3 2nd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 28-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-4 3rd - WIN - James, 31-yard field goal HAM 10-7 3rd - WIN - Single, James missed 33-yard FG HAM 10-8 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 7-yard run (James kick) WIN 15-10 4th - WIN - Single, Dick Thornton kick WIN 16-10
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 4 2 0 8 146 113 Winnipeg 6 1 0 12 197 106
Hamilton 3 1 1 7 123 91 Calgary 3 4 1 7 146 156
Montreal 2 2 1 5 103 119 British Columbia 3 4 0 6 138 128
Toronto 0 5 0 0 80 153 Edmonton 3 4 0 6 123 145
Saskatchewan 2 3 1 5 62 107
WED SEPT 12
SASKATCHEWAN 24, Montreal 10 (11006) - Exploding for two first half home run plays and methodically cutting the Als defensive unit apart, coach Steve Owen's Roughies romped to the win and moved into a second place tie with Calgary in the West.
MONTREAL - 0 10 0 0 - 10
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 10 0 - 24
1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 92-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - MON - Sandy Stephens, 10-yard run (Bobby Jack Oliver kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Dale West, 79-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - MON - Oliver, 16-yard field goal SASK 14-10 3rd - SASK - Purdin, 2-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 21-10 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 25-yard field goal SASK 24-10
FRI SEPT 14
Hamilton 16, EDMONTON 15 (15667) - Don Sutherin kicked a last minute field goal to give Hamilton a comeback victory over Edmonton and kept them in first
place in the East. Eskimo QB Don Getty completed 10 of 17 passes for 232 yards in the losing cause.
HAMILTON - 0 7 6 3 - 16
EDMONTON - 7 7 1 0 - 15
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 47-yard pass from Don Getty (Coffey kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Frank Consentino, 6-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Bill McKenny, 10-yard pass from Getty (Coffey kick) EDM 14-7 3rd - HAM - Grant McKee, 83-yard fumble return EDM 14-13 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick EDM 15-13 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 11-yard field goal HAM 16-15
SAT SEPT 15
CALGARY 17, Montreal 7 (18323) - DB Harvey Wylie sparked a stiff defensive effort by Calgary before the largest crowd in Stampeder history. Wylie grabbed two of four Calgary interceptions, both in the second half. Montreal coach Perry Moss alternated between Sandy Stephens and Joe Francis at QB for three quarters.
MONTREAL - 7 0 0 0 - 7
CALGARY - 0 10 0 7 - 17
1st - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Bobby Oliver kick) MON 7-0 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 32-yard field goal CAL 10-7 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 17-7
SUN SEPT 16
TORONTO 16, Ottawa 10 (24721) - Long-suffering Nobby Wirkowski broke into a smile Sunday as he finally coached his Argonauts to victory. Three hungry newcomers from the NFL and AFL - Gerry Wilson, Zeke Smith and Lebron Shields - joined QB Tobin Rote in crafting the win.
OTTAWA - 3 0 7 0 - 10
TORONTO - 7 7 0 2 - 16
1st - TOR - Menan Schiewer, 20-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-0 1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 36-yard field goal TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - Shatto, 15-yard run with lateral from Dave Mann (Mitchell kick) TOR 14-3 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 3-yard run (Racine kick) TOR 14-10 4th - TOR - Safety, Russ Jackson tackled in end zone by Lebron Shields TOR 16-10
MON SEPT 17
WINNIPEG 20, Saskatchewan 18 (16213) - Winnipeg extended their win streak to seven games and their league lead to five points. TD runs by HBs Leo Lewis and Joe Williams spearheaded the Winnipeg attack. Neither team mustered much offense - Winnipeg had 217 yards, Saskatchewan 210.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 1 0 14 - 18
WINNIPEG - 1 8 4 7 - 20
1st - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 34-yard punt WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 42-yard field goal SASK 3-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Gerry James missed FG SASK 3-2 2nd - WIN - Joe Williams, 32-yard run (James kick) WIN 9-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Whitehouse missed FG WIN 9-4 3rd - WIN - James, 6-yard field goal WIN 12-4 3rd - WIN - Delveaux kick WIN 13-4 4th - SASK - Ferd Burket, 7-yard run (Whitehouse kick) WIN 13-11 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 91-yard kickoff return (James kick) WIN 20-11 4th - SASK - Bob Ptacek, 8-yard run (Whitehouse kick) WIN 20-18
Hamilton 31, BRIT COL 6 (27051) - Hamilton turned four pass interceptions and a one-two punch along the ground into a rout over the Lions as the Ticats jumped out to a 31-0 lead. FB Bobby Kuntz scored three touchdowns for Hamilton, who moved to a three point lead in the East.
HAMILTON - 8 10 13 0 - 31
BRIT COL - 0 0 0 6 - 6
1st - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 70-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 48-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Kuntz, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 18-0 3rd - HAM - George Scott, 3-yard run HAM 24-0 3rd - HAM - Kuntz, 3-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 31-0 4th - BC - Willie Fleming, 78-yard run HAM 31-6
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 5 1 1 11 170 112 Winnipeg 7 1 0 14 217 124
Ottawa 4 3 0 8 156 129 Calgary 4 4 1 9 163 163
Montreal 2 4 1 5 120 160 Saskatchewan 3 4 1 7 104 137
Toronto 1 5 0 2 96 163 Edmonton 3 5 0 6 138 161
British Columbia 3 5 0 6 134 159
FRI SEPT 21
Calgary 36, OTTAWA 32 (16265) - Calgary scored a fourth quarter touchdown after a pass interception and hung on to move within three points of Winnipeg in the west. Ottawa had jumped out to a 23-6 lead late in the first half before the Stampeders rallied to close the gap to 23-20 at the half.
CALGARY - 6 14 8 8 - 36
OTTAWA - 9 14 3 6 - 32
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 32-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 19-yard run OTT 9-0 1st - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 8-yard run OTT 9-6 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 16-6 2nd - OTT - Ernie White, 6-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 23-6 2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 15-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) OTT 23-13 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) OTT 23-20 3rd - CAL - Dillard, 57-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 27-23 3rd - OTT - Racine, 29-yard field goal CAL 27-26 3rd - CAL - Single, Walt Weaver kick CAL 28-26
4th - CAL - Coleman, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 35-26 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 11-yard pass from Ron Lancaster CAL 35-32 4th - CAL - Single, Weaver kick CAL 36-32
SAT SEPT 22
MONTREAL 18, Edmonton 18 (T) (19129) - A last-play kicking show failed to break the tie at Montreal. Edmonton, on the Alouette 21-yard line, elected to try for the single rather than a field goal. Twice Vice Chapman booted the ball into the end zone - twice it was kicked back.
EDMONTON - 1 3 0 14 - 18
MONTREAL - 0 1 14 3 - 18
1st - EDM - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Tommy Joe Coffey missed 40-yard FG EDM 1-0 2nd - MON - Single, Bobby Oliver missed 32-yard FG TIED 1-1 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 32-yard field goal EDM 4-1 3rd - MON - Sandy Stephens, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 8-4 3rd - MON - Single, Oscar Kruger rouged on Oliver missed 36-yard FG MON 9-4 3rd - MON - Stephens, 6-yard run MON 15-4 4th - EDM - Pat Dye, 12-yard blocked punt return (Coffey kick) MON 15-11 4th - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 32-yard pass from Don Getty (Coffey kick) EDM 18-15 4th - MON - Oliver, 12-yard field goal TIED 18-18
SASKATCHEWAN 26, Brit Col 14 (12283) - The Riders scored 12 unanswered points in the second half to take sole possession of third place in the West. HB Ray Purdin scored twice for the Riders, while QB Bob Ptacek completed all six of his second half attempts.
BRITISH COL - 7 7 0 0 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 14 0 8 4 - 26
1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 9-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Purdin, 4-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-0 1st - BC - Mack Burton, 59-yard pass from Joe Kapp (George Grant kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - BC - Nub Beamer, 3-yard run (Grant kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket 53-yard kick SASK 15-14 3rd - SASK - Bill Gray, 27-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) SASK 22-14 4th - SASK - Single, Whitehouse kick SASK 23-14 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 36-yard field goal SASK 26-14
MON SEPT 24
Calgary 38, HAMILTON 21 (22109) - Thanks to a brilliant, explosive second quarter surge, Bobby Dobbs' Stampeders won their fifth straight behind the passing of Eagle Day, the running of Lovell Coleman and Ed Buchanan and the receiving of Pate Manning and Jim Dillard.
CALGARY - 0 28 7 3 - 38
HAMILTON - 6 0 1 14 - 21
1st - HAM - Frank Consentino, 17-yard run HAM 6-0 2nd - CAL - Pete Manning, 12-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-6 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 11-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-6 2nd - CAL - Buchanan, 99-yard run with lateral from Lovell Coleman (Robinson kick) CAL 21-6 2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 44-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 28-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Bill Miller rouged on Joe Zuger punt CAL 28-7 3rd - CAL - Coleman, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 35-7 4th - HAM - Tommy Grant pass from Zuger (Don Sutherin kick) CAL 35-14 4th - HAM - Don Viti, 10-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) CAL 35-21 4th - CAL - Robinson, 27-yard field goal CAL 38-21
Edmonton 31, TORONTO 22 (24117) - Even without leading scorer Tommy Joe Coffey, who was injured in Saturday's game, the Eskimos jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter. Toronto relied on QB Tobin Rote and its aerial attack, tallying 365 yards in the air, but only 52 on the ground.
EDMONTON - 13 14 1 3 - 31
TORONTO - 0 21 0 1 - 22
1st - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 3-yard run (Ted Tully kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Bill McKenny, 63-yard pass EDM 13-0 2nd - TOR - Gerry McDougall, 4-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) EDM 13-7 2nd - EDM - E.A. Sims, 45-yard fumble return (Tully kick) EDM 20-7 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 2-yard run (Mitchell kick) EDM 20-14 EDM - Johnny Bright, 2-yard run (Tully kick) EDM 27-14 3rd - TOR - Shatto, 48-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Mitchell kick) EDM 27-21 3rd - EDM - Single, Vic Chapman kick EDM 28-21 4th - EDM - Tully, 20-yard field goal EDM 31-21 4th - TOR - Single, Oscar Kruger conceded on Mitchell missed 36-yard FG EDM 31-22
BRITISH COL 27, Winnipeg 22 (20143) - For the first time since October 19, 1959, Winnipeg lost a game on the road - a streak of 26 games. The Lions, who were 18-point underdogs, were led by Willie Fleming, who scored two touchdowns. Joe Kapp threw a 106-yard TD pass to Fleming, one short of the conference record.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 7 14 - 22
BRIT COL - 6 7 7 7 - 27
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, Fleming, 106-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 2-yard run (George Grant kick) BC 13-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Gerry James 25-yard missed FG BC 13-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 42-yard punt BC 13-2 3rd - BC - Tom Larscheid, 2-yard run (Grant kick) BC 20-2 3rd - WIN - James, 1-yard run BC 20-8 4th - Leo Lewis, 64-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (James kick) BC 20-15 4th - WIN - Fleming, 5-yard run (Grant kick) BC 27-15 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 20-yard pass from Ledyard (James kick) BC 27-22
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 5 2 1 11 191 150 Winnipeg 7 2 0 14 239 151
Ottawa 4 4 0 8 188 165 Calgary 6 4 1 13 237 216
Montreal 2 4 2 6 138 178 Saskatchewan 4 4 1 9 130 151
Toronto 1 6 0 2 118 194 Edmonton 4 5 1 9 187 201
British Columbia 4 6 0 8 185 207
THUR SEPT 27
WINNIPEG 31, Montreal 23 (16532) - Winnipeg won with its running attack which netted 270 yards. Montreal, which lost LB Ron Brewer to a broken ankle, was led by George Dixon, who picked up 191 of the total ground offense of 258 yards in 22 carries, as well as scoring two touchdowns.
MONTREAL - 7 7 1 8 - 23
WINNIPEG - 6 16 1 8 - 31
1st - WIN - Gerry James run WIN 6-0 1st - MON - George Dixon, 49-yard run (Bobby Oliver kick) MON 7-6 2nd - WIN - James field goal WIN 9-7 2nd - MON - Tom Cloutier, 15-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 14-9 2nd - WIN - Roger Hagberg run WIN 15-14 2nd - WIN - Herbie Gray, 15-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 22-14 3rd - WIN - Single, James missed 19-yard FG WIN 23-14 3rd - MON - Single, Vic Chapman kick WIN 23-15 4th - MON - Dixon run (Oliver kick) WIN 23-22 4th - WIN - Hagberg run (James kick) WIN 30-22 4th - MON -
Single, Chapman kick WIN 30-23 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux kick WIN 31-23
SAT SEPT 29
OTTAWA 27, Hamilton 0 (17124) - Smarting from three straight losses, Ottawa crushed the league leading Tiger-Cats and moved within one point of the leaders. Hamilton was hurt by 121 penalty yards and gave up 457 yards on defense.
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 6 7 7 7 - 27
1st - OTT - Len Chandler, 20-yard pass from Russ Jackson OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 7-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 13-0 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 19-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 20-0 4th - OTT - Millard Flemming, 9-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 27-0
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Toronto 17 (11758) - Saskatchewan, scoring 20 points in the last quarter, dropped Toronto on a rain drenched field. The winning touchdown came in the last minute of play when QB Bob Ptacek threw a pass to HB Ray Purdin on the Rider 50, and Purdin raced the rest of the way for the score.
TORONTO - 3 7 0 7 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 0 20 - 21
1st - SASK - Single, Reg Whitehouse missed FG SASK 1-0 1st - TOR - Bill Mitchell, 17-yard field goal TOR 3-1 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 3-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 10-1 4th - TOR - Single, Mitchell kick TOR 11-1 4th - SASK - Bill Gray, 2-yard run (Whitehouse kick) TOR 11-8 4th - SASK - Ferd Burket, 27-yard pass from Bob Ptacek SASK 14-11 4th - TOR - Aubrey Linne, 42-yard pass from Tobin Rote TOR 17-14 4th - SASK - Ray Purdin, 80-yard pass from Ptacek (Whitehouse kick) SASK 21-17
British Col 46, EDMONTON 24 (18322) - Joe Kapp clicked on 13 of 22 passes for 427 yards and six touchdowns, and ran for one more, as the Lions battered the Eskimos before the largest crowd of the season in Edmonton. His TD total was one short of the conference record of 7, held by Jim Van Pelt.
BRIT COL - 13 14 7 12 - 46
EDMONTON - 0 4 13 7 - 24
1st - BC - Joe Kapp, 1-yard run BC 6-0 1st - BC - Mack Burton, 74-yard pass from Kapp (Vic Kristopaitis kick) BC 13-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 55-yard pass from Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 20-0 2nd - EDM - Ted Tully, 23-yard field goal BC 20-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Bobby Walden, 56-yard punt BC 20-4 2nd - BC - Tom Larscheid, 38-yard pass from Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 27-4 3rd - EDM - Jim Walden, 4-yard run BC 27-10 3rd - EDM - Bobby Walden, 8-yard pass from J. Walden (Tully kick) BC 27-17 3rd - BC - Burton, 68-yard pass from Kapp (Kristopaitis kick) BC 34-17 4th - BC - Larscheid, 14-yard pass from Kapp BC 40-17 4th - BC - Jim Carphin, 3-yard pass from Kapp BC 46-17 4th - EDM - Tony Kehrer, 1-yard run (Tully kick) BC 46-24
MON OCT 1
Toronto 38, CALGARY 23 (16800) - Toronto led all the way in snapping Calgary's five-game winning streak. Gerry McDougall scored twice for the Argos, who won only their second game of the season. QB Tobin Rote's passing set up all of the Toronto touchdowns.
TORONTO - 6 9 13 10 - 38
CALGARY - 3 0 13 7 - 23
1st - TOR - Gerry McDougall, 1-yard run TOR 6-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 18-yard field goal TOR 6-3 2nd - TOR - Aubrey Linne, 15-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 13-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 80-yard kick TOR 14-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann missed FG TOR 15-3 3rd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 10-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 22-3 3rd - CAL - Pete Manning, 30-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) TOR 22-10 3rd - TOR - Mann, 26-yard pass from Shatto TOR 28-10 3rd - CAL - Day, 1-yard run TOR 28-16 4th - TOR - Shatto, 2-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 35-16 4th - TOR - Mitchell, 11-yard field goal TOR 38-16 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 39-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) TOR 38-23
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 5 3 1 11 191 177 Winnipeg 8 2 0 16 270 174
Ottawa 5 4 0 10 215 165 Calgary 6 5 1 13 260 254
Montreal 2 5 2 6 161 209 Saskatchewan 5 4 1 11 151 168
Toronto 2 7 0 4 173 238 British Columbia 5 6 0 10 231 231
Edmonton 4 6 1 9 211 247
SAT OCT 6
TORONTO 10, Hamilton 9 (25174) - Bill Mitchell kicked a 19-yard field goal from a sharp angle with 1:22 left in the game to give Toronto the upset win of the season in a drizzling rain. The loss was Hamilton's third straight after a 5-1-1 start.
HAMILTON - 1 1 7 0 - 9
TORONTO - 0 0 7 3 - 10
1st - HAM - Single, Don Sutherin missed 18-yard FG HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 37-yard FG HAM 2-0 3rd - TOR - Joe Hernandez, 75-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-2 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 3-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 9-7 4th - TOR - Mitchell, 19-yard field goal TOR 10-9
British Col 18, WINNIPEG 6 (16050) - BC rewrote the WFC record book by beating Winnipeg for the second straight game, something they had never done since the series started in 1954. The Lions jumped out to a first quarter lead and never trailed.
BRIT COL - 7 3 0 8 - 18
WINNIPEG - 3 3 0 0 - 6
1st - WIN - Gerry James, 27-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - BC - Joe Kapp, 1-yard run (George Grant kick) BC 7-3 2nd - WIN - James field goal BC 7-6 2nd - BC - Grant field goal BC 10-6 4th - BC - Single, Grant kick BC 11-6 4th - BC - Willie Fleming, 32-yard pass from Kapp (Grant kick) BC 18-6
Calgary 22, EDMONTON 15 (15447) - Calgary used a ferocious second half ground attack with lethal effort. The Stampeders trailed 14-1 in the late stages of the third quarter, then erupted for 22 points in the last 14 minutes for the win. The loss assured Edmonton of their worst season in 13 years.
CALGARY - 1 0 14 7 - 22
EDMONTON - 7 0 7 1 - 15
1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 1-0 1st - EDM - Bobby Walden, 10-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 7-1 3rd - EDM - Bill McKenny, 56-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 14-1 3rd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 33-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) EDM 14-8 3rd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 15-14 4th - EDM - Single, Harvey Wylie rouged on B. Walden punt TIED 15-15 4th - CAL - Dillard, 60-yard lateral from Lovell Coleman (Robinson kick) CAL 22-15
MON OCT 8
Ottawa 26, MONTREAL 24 (19228) - Moe Racine kicked a 40-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give Ottawa first place in the East. Bobby Lee Thompson set an Eastern Conference record when he returned Racine's fourth quarter kickoff 106 yards for a touchdown, one better than the old record.
OTTAWA - 0 10 7 9 - 26
MONTREAL - 7 0 3 14 - 24
1st - MON - George Dixon, 46-yard run (Bobby Oliver kick) MON 7-0 2nd - OTT - Moe Racine, 29-yard field goal MON 7-3 2nd - OTT - Ernie White, 11-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - MON - Oliver, 17-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - OTT - White, 3-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 17-10 4th - OTT - Len Chandler, 12-yard pass from Jackson OTT 23-10 4th - MON - Bobby Lee Thompson, 106-yard kickoff return (Oliver kick) OTT 23-17 4th - MON - Marv Luster, 41-yard pass from Sandy Stephens TIED 23-23 4th - MON - Single, Oliver missed 22-yard FG MON 24-23 4th - OTT - Racine, 40-yard field goal OTT 26-24
SASKATCHEWAN 28, Edmonton 20 (12783) - The Riders placed Edmonton in a position they haven't experienced since their first year in the West. The Eskimos have to win their last three games or they face missing the playoffs for the first time since 1949.
EDMONTON - 6 0 7 7 - 20
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 10 7 - 28
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 4-yard run EDM 6-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Ptacek, 2-yard run (Steve Myhra kick) SASK 7-6 2nd - SASK - Single, Myhra missed FG to deadline SASK 8-6 2nd - SASK - Myhra, 43-yard field goal SASK 11-6 3rd - SASK - Myhra, 17-yard field goal SASK 14-6 3rd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 10-yard run (Coffey kick) SASK 14-13 3rd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 73-yard pass from Ptacek (Myhra kick) SASK 21-13 4th - SASK - Ferd Burket, 2-yard run (Myhra kick) SASK 28-13 4th - EDM - E.A. Smith, 4-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) SASK 28-20
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 4 0 12 241 189 Winnipeg 8 3 0 16 276 192
Hamilton 5 4 1 11 200 187 Calgary 7 5 1 15 282 269
Toronto 3 7 0 6 183 247 Saskatchewan 6 4 1 13 179 188
Montreal 2 6 2 6 185 235 British Columbia 6 6 0 12 249 237
Edmonton 4 8 1 9 246 297
SAT OCT 13
Saskatchewan 29, OTTAWA 21 (17246) - The Riders scored two touchdowns in the last eight minutes to prevail over Ottawa. Ray Purdin scored three Saskatchewan touchdowns, two on passes from Bob Ptacek. QB Russ Jackson ran for two Ottawa TDs.
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 8 0 13 - 29
OTTAWA - 14 6 1 0 - 21
1st - OTT - Bill Semenko, 5-yard fumble return (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 1st - SASK - Single, Whit Tucker rouged on Ferd Burket kick OTT 7-1 1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 26-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Steve Myhra kick) SASK 8-7 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-8 2nd - SASK - Single, Myhra missed 21-yard FG OTT 14-9 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 5-yard run OTT 20-9 2nd - SASK - Purdin, 55-yard pass from Ptacek (Myhra kick) OTT 20-16 3rd - OTT - Single, Racine kick OTT 21-16 4th - SASK - Dale West, 47-yard pass from Ptacek SASK 22-21 4th - SASK - Purdin, 8-yard run (Myhra kick) SASK 29-21
Calgary 19, WINNIPEG 15 (15800) - With a tremendous fourth quarter drive, Calgary blasted their way into first place in the West. Calgary trailed 14-5 at the half, but roared to the win with two unanswered touchdowns in the final frame. The Bombers were on their third QB by then - Dick Thornton.
CALGARY - 4 1 0 14 - 19
WINNIPEG - 7 7 1 0 - 15
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 15-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 47-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-3 1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick WIN 7-4 2nd - WIN - Dave Burkholder recovered fumble in end zone (James kick) WIN 14-4 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed FG WIN 14-5 3rd - WIN - Single, James kick WIN 15-5 4th - CAL - Jim Dillard, 12-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) WIN 15-12 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 19-15
Edmonton 26, BRIT COL 7 (28058) - Jackie Parker, playing his third game since a 30-day injury layoff, passed for all three Edmonton touchdowns that kept alive Edmonton's playoff chances. The Eskimos
trail Saskatchewan by four points, the Lions have three fewer than the Riders.
EDMONTON - 12 5 1 8 - 26
BRIT COL - 0 0 7 0 - 7
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 12-yard pass from Jackie Parker EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Bill McKenny, 18-yard pass from Parker EDM 12-0 2nd - EDM - Coffey, 17-yard field goal EDM 15-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Bobby Walden kick EDM 16-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Coffey 31-yard missed FG EDM 17-0 3rd - EDM - Single, B. Walden kick EDM 18-0 3rd - BC - Tom Larscheid, 11-yard pass from Joe Kapp (George Grant kick) EDM 18-7 4th - EDM - Jim Letcavits, 16-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 25-7 4th - EDM - Single, B. Walden kick EDM 26-7
SUN OCT 14
Montreal 50, TORONTO 21 (29521) - The Alouettes, led by Sandy Stephens' three touchdowns, battered their way into sole possession of third place in the East. Montreal rushed for 280 yards and passed for 181 more, while Toronto had more first downs, 23-19, and had 386 yards on offense in the losing effort.
MONTREAL - 0 22 28 0 - 50
TORONTO - 7 0 0 14 - 21
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 3-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - MON - Sandy Stephens, 3-yard run (Bobby Oliver kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Marv Luster, 19-yard pass from Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 14-7 2nd - MON - Jim Reynolds, 23-yard run from Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 21-7 2nd - MON - Single, Lynn Bottoms conceded on Oliver kick MON 22-7 3rd - MON - Stephens, 2-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 29-7 3rd - MON - Stephens, 39-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 36-7 3rd - MON - Larry Hickman, 28-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 43-7 3rd - MON - Billy Wayte, 107-yard interception return (Oliver kick) MON 50-7 4th - TOR - Shatto, 62-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Mitchell kick) MON 50-14 4th - TOR - Gerry McDougall, 2-yard run (Mitchell kick) MON 50-21
MON OCT 15
HAMILTON 67, Saskatchewan 21 (19000) - Joe Zuger came up from Pennsylvania to see his first Canadian football game - and saw his son, Joe, Jr., set a record with eight touchdown passes in his first start. He completed 23 of 32 passes for 493 yards in helping Hamilton clinch a playoff berth.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 7 7 - 21
HAMILTON - 19 27 0 21 - 67
1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 39-yard pass from Joe Zuger HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Garney Henley, 6-yard pass from Zuger (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 13-0 1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 104-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Steve Myhra kick) HAM 13-7 1st - HAM - Henley, 2-yard pass from Zuger HAM 19-7 2nd - HAM - Patterson, 40-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 26-7 2nd - HAM - Patterson, 64-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 33-7 2nd - HAM - Tim Reid, 18-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 40-7 2nd - HAM - Dick Easterly, 9-yard pass from Frank Consentino HAM 46-7 3rd - SASK - Jack Gotta pass from Ptacek (Myhra kick) HAM 46-14 4th - HAM - Easterly, 15-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 53-14 4th - SASK - Dave West, 4-yard pass from Ptacek (Myhra kick) HAM 53-21 4th - HAM - Henley, 45-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 60-21 4th - HAM - Henley, 30-yard pass from Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 67-21
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 6 4 1 13 267 208 Calgary 8 5 1 17 301 284
Ottawa 6 5 0 12 262 218 Winnipeg 8 4 0 16 291 211
Montreal 3 6 2 8 235 256 Saskatchewan 7 5 1 15 229 276
Toronto 3 8 0 6 204 297 British Columbia 6 7 0 12 256 263
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 5 8 1 11 272 304
SAT OCT 20
OTTAWA 21, Montreal 21 (T) (20559) - Ottawa protested the tie after Marv Luster caught a TD pass they claimed deflected off the goal posts. Montreal's Bobby Jack Oliver, who has missed a 22-yard field goal in the last game with Ottawa, kicked a 48-yard placement with less than three minutes to play to force the tie,
MONTREAL - 1 10 0 10 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 1 14 6 - 21
1st - MON - Single, Len Chandler conceded on Jack Espenship 36-yard punt MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Bobby Oliver, 40-yard field goal MON 4-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Moe Racine missed 25-yard FG MON 4-1 2nd - MON - Ed Luster, 40-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 11-1 3rd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 10-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) MON 11-8 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 15-11 4th - OTT - Racine, 42-yard field goal OTT 18-11 4th - OTT - Racine, 30-yard field goal OTT 21-11 4th - MON - George Dixon, 75-yard run (Oliver kick) OTT 21-18 4th - MON - Oliver, 48-yard field goal TIED 21-21
CALGARY 36, British Col 28 (18800) - Calgary maintained their lead in the West by nipping the Lions. The lead changed several times as the two teams were tied 7-7 at the end of the first quarter, 14-14 at the half and 28-28 at the end of the third quarter.
BRIT COL - 7 7 14 0 - 28
CALGARY - 7 7 14 8 - 36
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 16-yard run BC 6-0 1st - BC - Single, George Grant missed 27-yard FG BC 7-0 1st - CAL - Pete Manning, 36-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-7 2nd - BC - Fleming, 7-yard run (Grant kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - BC - Nub Beamer, 2-yard run (Grant kick) BC 21-14 3rd - CAL - Harvey Wylie, 102-yard kickoff return (Robinson kick) TIED 21-21 3rd - BC - Fleming, 97-yard run (Grant kick) BC 28-21 3rd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 38-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) TIED 28-28 4th - CAL - Robinson, 11-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 35-28 4th - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 36-28
​Winnipeg 30, EDMONTON 20 (13000) - Dick Thornton, Winnipeg's third string QB, came off the bench with 12 minutes to play and ignited a 21-point outburst that brought the Bombers from behind. The win clinched at least third place for Winnipeg and kept the Eskimos in the West cellar.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 2 21 - 30
EDMONTON - 0 7 6 7 - 20
2nd - EDM - Jackie Parker, 1-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 13-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Gerry James kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 10-yard pass from Parker EDM 13-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 40-yard punt EDM 13-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Delveaux 51-yard punt EDM 13-9 4th - EDM - Coffey, 6-yard pass from Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 20-9 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 16-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (James kick) EDM 20-16 4th - WIN - Dick Thornton, 29-yard run (James kick) WIN 23-20 4th - WIN - Henry Janzen, 85-yard interception return (James kick) WIN 30-20
SUN OCT 21
HAMILTON 27, Toronto 24 (29591) - Frank Consentino stole the limelight from Joe Zuger by coming off the bench in the third quarter to fire two touchdown passes to give Hamilton the win and shoot the Ticats back into undisputed possession of first place in the East.
TORONTO - 7 7 10 0 - 24
HAMILTON - 6 7 7 7 - 27
1st - TOR - Dave Mann, 23-yard pass from Dick Shatto (Bill Mitchell kick) TOR 7-0 1st - HAM - Ken Kilrea, 3-yard pass from Joe Zuger TOR 7-6 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 24-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 13-7 2nd - TOR - Joe
Hernandez, 8-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 14-13 3rd - TOR - Mitchell, 33-yard field goal TOR 17-13 3rd - TOR - Ron Morris, 79-yard interception return (Mitchell kick) TOR 24-13 3rd - HAM - Dick Easterly, 71-yard pass from Consentino (Sutherin kick) TOR 24-20 4th - HAM - Henley, 39-yard pass from Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-24
MON OCT 22
Winnipeg 17, SASKATCHEWAN 8 (10339) - Winnipeg climbed back atop the West, one point ahead of Calgary, while the Riders saw their hopes of returning to the playoffs for the first time in four years in jeopardy. Defense was the theme of the game as the two teams combined for only 460 yards on offense.
WINNIPEG - 7 3 0 7 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 1 1 - 8
1st - SASK - Ferd Burket, 9-yard run SASK 6-0 1st - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 24-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - James, 17-yard field goal WIN 10-6 3rd - SASK - Single, Steve Myhra missed FG WIN 10-7 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 12-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 17-7 4th - SASK - Single, Burket kick WIN 17-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 7 4 1 15 294 232 X-Winnipeg 10 4 0 20 338 239
X-Ottawa 6 5 1 13 283 239 X-Calgary 9 5 1 19 337 312
Montreal 3 6 3 9 256 277 Saskatchewan 7 6 1 15 237 293
Toronto 3 9 0 6 228 324 British Columbia 6 8 0 12 284 229
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 5 9 1 11 292 334
SAT OCT 27
Hamilton 24, MONTREAL 20 (20581) - George Dixon ran into the record books, but Hamilton was able to pull out the win, putting Montreal's playoff hopes on thin ice. Dixon ran for 62 yards, giving him a season total of 1,410, three more than Dave Thelen's conference record.
HAMILTON - 3 6 7 8 - 24
MONTREAL - 0 3 7 10 - 20
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 20-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - MON - Sandy Stephens, 27-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 31-yard field goal HAM 6-3 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 32-yard field goal HAM 9-3 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 48-yard pass from Stephens (Stephens kick) MON 10-9 3rd - HAM - Dick Easterly, 7-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 16-10 4th - MON - Stephens, 19-yard field goal HAM 16-13 4th - HAM - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Sutherin missed 42-yard FG HAM 17-13 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 63-yard pass from Frank Consentino HAM 23-13 4th - MON - Dixon, 67-yard pass from Stephens (Stephens kick) HAM 23-20 4th - HAM - Single, Learn conceded on Sutherin missed 32-yard FG HAM 24-20
Winnipeg 35, BRITISH COL 34 (25419) - The last playoff hopes for BC came to an end with a missed convert attempt as Winnipeg withstood a tremendous fourth quarter comeback to clinch first place in the West. After the Lions scored 14 points in the final frame, George Grant missed a convert with 3:09 left to play.
WINNIPEG - 7 14 14 0 - 35
BRIT COL - 0 13 7 14 - 34
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 66-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 9-yard run WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Ron Latourelle, 66-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 14-6 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 10-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 21-6 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 25-yard pass from Joe Kapp (George Grant kick) WIN 21-13 3rd - WIN - Pitts recovered fumble in end zone (James kick) WIN 28-13 3rd - BC - Fleming, 57-yard run (Grant kick) WIN 28-20 3rd - WIN - Pitts, 21-yard pass from Ploen (James kick) WIN 35-20 4th - BC - Tom Larscheid, 27-yard pass from Kapp (Grant kick) WIN 35-27 4th - BC - Single, Grant missed FG WIN 35-28 4th - BC - Kapp, 1-yard run WIN 35-34
Saskatchewan 23, CALGARY 15 (17780) - The Roughriders clinched a playoff berth and moved to within two points of Calgary for second place thanks to three explosive scoring outbursts by HB Ray Purdin. Two of his scores came on long passes from Bob Ptacek; the other was a long run in the fourth quarter.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 8 7 - 23
CALGARY - 1 13 0 1 - 15
1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 1-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Steve Myhra missed FG TIED 1-1 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 85-yard pass from Eagle Day CAL 7-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Furlong kick CAL 8-1 2nd - SASK - Ray Purdin, 67-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Myhra kick) TIED 8-8 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 9-yard pass from Day CAL 14-8 3rd - SASK - Purdin, 65-yard pass from Ptacek (Myhra kick ) SASK 15-14 3rd - SASK - Single, Ferd Burket 83-yard kick to deadline SASK 16-14 4th - CAL - Single, Furlong 35-yard kick SASK 16-15 4th - SASK - Purdin, 73-yard run (Myhra kick) SASK 23-15
SUN OCT 28
TORONTO 23, Ottawa 22 (20862) - HB Dick Shatto smashed over from the one-yard line for a converted touchdown with 10 seconds left to play to give Toronto the win and keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The score was set up when Ron Stewart lost the ball on a fumble and Jim Rountree recovered for the Argos.
OTTAWA - 0 7 7 8 - 22
TORONTO - 6 7 3 7 - 23
1st - TOR - Safety, Whit Taylor tackled in end zone TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - Bill Mitchell, 44-yard field goal TOR 5-0 1st - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 87-yard kick TOR 6-0 2nd - OTT - Tucker, 25-yard interception return (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-6 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 29-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Mitchell kick) TOR 13-7 3rd - TOR - Mitchell, 24-yard field goal TOR 16-7 3rd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 17-yard run (Racine kick) TOR 16-14 4th - OTT - Dick Cohee, 7-yard fumble return (Racine kick) OTT 21-16 4th - OTT - Single, Racine missed 23-yard FG OTT 22-16 4th - TOR - Shatto, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 23-22
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 8 4 1 17 318 252 X-Winnipeg 11 4 0 22 373 273
X-Ottawa 6 6 1 13 305 262 X-Calgary 9 6 1 19 352 335
Montreal 3 7 3 9 276 301 X-Saskatchewan 8 6 1 17 260 308
Toronto 4 9 0 8 251 346 British Columbia 6 9 0 12 318 264
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 5 9 1 11 292 334
SAT NOV 3
MONTREAL 32, Toronto 8 (22933) - Montreal clinched a playoff berth with an attack springing from the old-fashioned T-formation, led by rookie QB Sandy Stephens and the one-two punch of Don Clark and George Dixon. The latter two churned out 252 yards between them on a slippery field covered with peat moss.
TORONTO - 7 0 1 0 - 8
MONTREAL - 3 15 7 7 - 32
1st - MON - Bobby Oliver, 32-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Gerry Philp, 10-yard pass from Dick Shatto (Billy Mitchell kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 10-7 2nd - MON - Single, Oliver missed 22-yard FG MON 11-7 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 2-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 18-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Mitchell missed 16-yard FG MON 18-8 3rd - MON - Marv Luster, 7-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Oliver kick) MON 25-8 4th - MON - Clark, 3-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 32-8
Edmonton 18, WINNIPEG 12 (9000) - Only the hardy came out to see Edmonton's Tommy Joe Coffey win the league scoring title with 129 points, just edging Winnipeg's Gerry James. The title may have been the highlight of a season which saw Edmonton miss the playoffs for the first time since 1950.
EDMONTON - 1 7 10 0 - 18
WINNIPEG - 6 6 0 0 - 12
1st - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 28-yard run WIN 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dunc Harvey, 83-yard kick WIN 6-1 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 3-yard run WIN 12-1 2nd - EDM - Nat Dye, 66-yard fumble return (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) WIN 12-8 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 41-yard field goal WIN 12-11 3rd - EDM - Coffey, 7-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Coffey kick) EDM 18-12
SUN NOV 4
HAMILTON 40, Ottawa 34 (20416) - QB Joe Zuger passed for two touchdowns and scored three himself as Hamilton came from behind to win the season finale. Zuger came into the game in the second quarter with Ottawa leading 18-3.
OTTAWA - 12 6 7 9 - 34
HAMILTON - 3 10 14 13 - 40
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 29-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 40-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 16-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 10-3 1st - OTT - Single, Racine missed field goal OTT 11-3 1st - OTT - Ernie White, 6-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 12-3 2nd - OTT - Bob Simpson, 15-yard pass from Ron Lancaster OTT 18-3 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 23-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Sutherin kick) OTT 18-10 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 34-yard field goal OTT 18-13 3rd - HAM - Dick Easterly, 79-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 20-18 3rd - HAM - Zuger, 8-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-18 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 21-yard run (Racine kick) HAM 27-25 4th - HAM - Zuger, 3-yard run HAM 33-25 4th - OTT - Racine, 43-yard field goal HAM 33-28 4th - HAM - Zuger, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 40-28
BRIT COL 28, Saskatchewan 8 (20498) - In a driving rain, Lions QB Joe Kapp raised his season passing yardage total to 3,279 - five more than the previous record held by Saskatchewan's Frank Tripucka (1956). The game was moved from Saturday night due to the threat of fog, the first postponement in CFL history.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 1 0 - 8
BRITISH COL - 13 3 6 6 - 28
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 13-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Mel Melin kick) BC 7-0 1st - SASK - Walt Mince, 44-yard pass from Bob Ptacelk (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 7-7 1st - BC - Sonny Homer, 33-yard pass from Kapp BC 13-7 2nd - BC - Melin field goal BC 16-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Whitehouse kick BC 16-8 3rd - BC - Homer, 85-yard pass from Kapp BC 22-8 4th - BC - Fleming, 13-yard pass from Kapp BC 28-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 9 4 1 19 358 286 X-Winnipeg 11 5 0 22 385 291
X-Ottawa 6 7 1 13 339 302 X-Calgary 9 6 1 19 352 335
Montreal 4 7 3 11 308 309 X-Saskatchewan 8 7 1 17 268 336
Toronto 4 10 0 8 259 378 British Columbia 7 9 0 14 346 342
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 6 9 1 13 310 346
WEST SEMIFINAL (Calgary wins on total points, 43-7)
SAT NOV 10
CALGARY 25, Saskatchewan 0 (17780) - The Stampeder defense harassed Rider QB Bob Ptacek all night, leading to 53 yards in losses. Saskatchewan ended the night with only 32 yards of offense, including minus 15 yards rushing. Calgary QB Eagle Day gained 257 yards passing.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 8 7 6 4 - 25
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson missed 32-yard FG CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 32-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 8-0 2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 15-0 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 35-yard pass from Day CAL 21-0 4th - CAL -Single, Robinson missed 25-yard FG to deadline CAL 22-0 4th - CAL - Robinson, 19-yard field goal CAL 25-0
MON NOV 12
Calgary 18, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (9000) - Calgary mauled the Riders to easily win the two-game total point Western semifinal series. During the season, Calgary had lost all three games to Saskatchewan, but QB Eagle Day passed for 217 yards before leaving the game in third quarter with the decision well in hand.
CALGARY - 0 17 0 1 - 18
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 23-yard pass from Bob Ptacek (Steve Myhra kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 10-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 46-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - CAL - Pete Manning, 20-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 17-7 4th - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong 45-yard kick CAL 18-7
WEST FINAL (Winnipeg wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 17
CALGARY 20, Winnipeg 14 (17230) - Calgary found itself one half the way to its first Grey Cup berth since ​1949. The Stampeders defense held the Bombers to 114 yards of offense but still had to score 14 points in the final 20 minutes to win the game.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 7 0 - 14
CALGARY - 3 3 6 8 - 20
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 28-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 2-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-3 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 22-yard field goal WIN 7-6 3rd - WIN - Shepard, 1-yard run (James kick) WIN 14-6 3rd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run WIN 14-12 4th - CAL - Robinson, 11-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 19-14 4th - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 20-14
WED NOV 21
WINNIPEG 19, Calgary 11 (12500) - The Bombers outplayed the Stampeders all night, gaining 382 yards while holding Calgary to 107 yards. The game was marred by 21-degree temperatures that numbed hands, and a northwest win that gusted up to 28 MPH.
CALGARY - 4 6 1 0 - 11
WINNIPEG - 0 7 0 12 - 19
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson missed 32-yard field goal CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 37-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Harvey Wylie 73-yard kick CAL 4-0 2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 4-yard run CAL 10-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James, 11-yard field goal CAL 10-3 2nd - WIN - James, 15-yard field goal CAL 10-6 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux 46-yard kick CAL 10-7 3rd - CAL - Robinson missed 35-yard FG to deadline CAL 11-7 4th - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 5-yard run WIN 13-11 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 5-yard run WIN 19-11
SAT NOV 24
WINNIPEG 12, Calgary 7 (19175) - End Farrell Funston sent Winnipeg to the Grey Cup by falling on the ball in the end zone after Calgary S Harvey Wylie failed to kick the football out of his end zone. Gerry James has just missed a 17-yard field goal, and Wylie was trying to single the game into overtime.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
WINNIPEG - 1 4 0 7 - 12
1st - WIN - Single, Bill Miller conceded on Charlie Shepard 38-yard punt WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Gerry James field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Bobby Taylor conceded on Shepard 77-yard kick WIN 5-0 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 2-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-5 4th - WIN - Single, Miller conceded on Shepard 75-yard punt CAL 7-6 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston fell on loose ball in end zone WIN 12-7
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EAST SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 10
Montreal 18, OTTAWA 17 (20252) - Montreal emerged from the rain and mud of Lansdowne Park to find itself in the East final for the first time since 1957. FB Larry Hickman was the star for the Alouettes, running 15 times for 105 yards and a touchdown. Ottawa EB Dave Thelen ran for 188 yards and two TDs in the loss.
MONTREAL - 10 0 0 8 - 18
OTTAWA - 0 11 6 0 - 17
1st - MON - Bobby Oliver, 14-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Larry Hickman, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 10-0 2nd - OTT - Moe Racine, 14-yard field goal MON 10-3 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 52-yard run (Racine kick) TIED 10-10 2nd - OTT - Single, Meco Poliziani conceded on Dave Conroy 36-yard punt OTT 11-10 3rd - OTT - Thelen, 25-yard pass from Russ Jackson OTT 17-10 4th - MON - Single, Whit Tucker conceded on Vic Chapman 32-yard punt OTT 17-11 4th - MON - Don Clark, 10-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 18-17
EAST FINAL (Hamilton wins on total points, 58-38)
SAT NOV 17
Hamilton 28, MONTREAL 17 (25675) - Ed Learn was one of the most sure-handed punt receivers in the East all season. But the wiry Montreal HB let the ball get away from him on one third down punt by Hamilton and the Tiger-Cats converted it to a touchdown. They exploited a second Alouette blunder for another TD.
HAMILTON - 7 7 1 13 - 28
MONTREAL - 7 0 9 1 - 17
1st - HAM - Jamie Caleb, 41-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - MON - Marv Luster, 79-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Bobby Oliver kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Dave Viti, 50-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Luster rouged on Sutherin kickoff HAM 15-7 3rd - MON - Oliver, 28-yard field goal HAM 15-10 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 6-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 17-15 4th - HAM - Gino DeNobile, 21-yard fumble return (Sutherin kick) HAM 22-17 4th - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run HAM 28-17
SAT NOV 24
HAMILTON 30, Montreal 21 (20000) - Bobby Kuntz ran 26 times for 166 yards and Hamilton's final touchdown as the Tiger-Cats set up their third meeting with Winnipeg in the Grey Cup in four years. The game was climaxed by a mass brawl with 53 seconds to play, resulting in three ejections.
MONTREAL - 0 14 0 7 - 21
HAMILTON - 14 0 14 2 - 30
1st - HAM - Garney Henley, 28-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Henley, 32-yard pass from Jamie Caleb (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - MON - Mico Poliziani, 23-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Bobby Oliver kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - MON - Larry Hickman, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - HAM - Dave Viti, 5-yard pass from Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-14 3rd - Bobby Kuntz, 2-yard run HAM 27-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Zuger 60-yard punt to deadline HAM 28-14 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 29-14 4th - HAM - Single, Zuger, 46-yard punt HAM 30-14 4th - MON - Ed Luster, 46-yard pass from Stephens (Oliver kick) HAM 30-21
1962 GREY CUP (Saturday December 1 and Sunday December 2 at Toronto - 32,655)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 28, HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 27 - Following a year when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats made Canadian football history by playing in the first Grey Cup to go to overtime, the two clubs battled again in another memorable meeting, but not because of the play on the field. The 1962 championship will always be remembered for what the fans could not see. Just prior to halftime, fog rolled into Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, much to the chagrin of the 32,655 in attendance and the millions watching on television across North America. Although not visible to the fans, play was able to continue until the 5:31 mark of the fourth quarter. Visibility became so poor that referee Paul Dojack stopped play with Winnipeg leading 28-27. After a 20-minute delay, CFL commissioner Syd Halter decided that the remainder of the game would be played the following afternoon. The Tiger-Cats drew first blood in the opening quarter when Garney Henley took advantage of some good blocking and sprinted 74 yards for a major. The convert by Don Sutherin was no good, his first of three key errors in the game. A 41-yard run by Kenny Ploen set up a Leo Lewis touchdown to begin a wild second quarter, giving Winnipeg a 7-6 lead. Lewis struck again when he took a handoff, ran wide and threw a 15-yard pass to Charlie Shepard in the end zone. Hamilton cut its deficit to 14-12, first on a goal-line leap by Bobby Kuntz, then on an 18-yard touchdown run by Henley following a Winnipeg fumble. Sutherland was only good on one convert, however, giving the Ticats a 19-14 advantage. Winnipeg regained the lead before halftime when Lewis caught a lateral pass by Funston and ran 30 yards for another major. The Blue Bombers led 21-19 at intermission. Hamilton quarterback Joe Zuger came out throwing in the third quarter, completing a 53-yard pass to Henley, then a 36-yard touchdown throw to Dave Viti. But Shepard responded with his second major, giving Winnipeg the lead for good. Gerry James added his fourth convert for good measure. The Ticats had an opportunity to regain the lead before the conclusion of the third quarter, but Sutherland missed on a 30-yard field goal, giving Hamilton just a single point. Both teams were held pointless in the final quarter (spread over two days) as the Bombers held on to win their fourth title in five years.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-5)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Leading Rusher: Leo Lewis (865)
Leading Passer: Kenny Ploen (2097)
Leading Receiver: Ernie Pitts (62-865)
Average Attendance: 15,837 (7th)
Calgary Stampeders (9-6-1)
Head Coach: Bobby Dobbs
Leading Rusher: Earl Lunsford (1016)
Leading Passer: Eagle Day (2494)
Leasing Receiver: Pete Manning (52-756
Average Attendance: 16,285 (6th)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-7-1)
Head Coach: Steve Owen
Leading Rusher: Ray Purdin (809)
Leading Passer: Bob Ptacek (2317)
Leasing Receiver: Jack Gotta (39-779)
Average Attendance: 12,485 (9th)
British Columbia Lions (7-9)
Head Coach: Dave Skrien
Leading Rusher: Nub Beamer (1161)
Leading Passer: Joe Kapp (3279)
Leasing Receiver: Mack Burton (52-818)
Average Attendance: 26,051 (1st)
Edmonton Eskimos (6-9-1)
Head Coach: Eagle Keys
Leading Rusher: Mike Lashuk (802)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (1532)
Leading Receiver: Tommy Coffey (65-951)
Average Attendance: 15,203 (8th)
Montreal Star (August 24th 1962)
Calgary Herald (September 4th 1962)
Vancouver Sun (September 25th 1962)
Ottawa Citizen (November 5th 1962)
Montreal Star (November 19th 1962)
Calgary Herald (November 26th 1962)
Commemorative Grey Cup Stamp issued in 2012
It has been 50 years and Don Sutherin is still convinced the ball went through the uprights, but he cannot be sure because he never did see it in flight. He remembers running up and kicking it and then just like that it vanishing into thin air. Well, more like thick air. Just how foggy was the 1962 Grey Cup in Toronto? “It was so foggy that I thought we were in London, England,” joked Sutherin, whose Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost 28-27 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a game that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, thankfully in a stadium where the roof is closed. “You couldn’t throw anything long,” Winnipeg quarterback Kenny Ploen said. “They wouldn’t see the ball coming.” “I remember scoring a touchdown on a reverse and I’m pretty sure nobody saw me,” Hamilton running back Garney Henley said. The 1962 Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was unlike any game before and not just because the fog was so dense that you could not see anything. It was a game that started on a Saturday but ended on a Sunday after the weather forced the commissioner to postpone the game with nine minutes and 29 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. “It was unbelievable,” said Hamilton quarterback and punter Joe Zuger. “I remember I threw a touchdown pass to Dave Viti. I saw him running and I threw the ball in the air and then I didn’t see the ball. I don’t know how he saw it. I saw that he caught it. But I didn’t see it when I let it go.” Air quality had been a problem all week in Toronto, with both teams practising almost in the dark. The hope was that the sun would come out for Saturday’s game, but fog started rolling in from Lake Ontario for the 1:08 p.m. kickoff. At first, it hovered over the players’ heads, forcing quarterbacks to limit their passes to 10 yards or fewer and putting more responsibility in the running backs’ hands. But as the game wore on, the players were waist-deep in a blanket of mist. “From the waist up, you couldn’t see anybody,” Sutherin said. “Garney and me were returning punts that day and I would go down on one knee and hear the ball hit and yell, ‘Garney, it’s over by you!’ It was such a weird thing.” “It was just so strange,” said Winnipeg’s Gord Rowland, who had been injured for the game. “I couldn’t really enjoy the game, because God-darnit I couldn’t see the players. I didn’t know what was happening. You would see the punt the odd time. But you’d see it for a second and then it was gone.” With fans booing because they were blind to the action, CFL commissioner Sydney Halter, who had been watching the game from halfway up the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium, ordered a five-minute delay in hopes that the fog would clear up. After about 15 minutes, he sent both teams to the dressing room and eventually postponed the game to the following day as conditions worsened. While the Blue Bombers retired back to their hotel, the Tiger-Cats boarded a bus for back home. “We couldn’t even get out of Toronto,” Sutherin said. “We had to stop at a motel. Half the motel was full, so we split up and half the team went to one motel and the other half to another motel.” “It was a bitch to get up the next morning, I’ll tell you,” said Zuger, who suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter on the Saturday and was used sparingly on the Sunday. “We stayed in a some dingy little motel and just took our clothes off there and showered and the next morning put the wet clothes on again. “It was really depressing, because the next morning everything was aching and everything was still wet.” The fog had lifted for Sunday, but several players were so banged up that they could not play. Those that did showed the estimated 15,000 fans — less-than half the announced crowd from Saturday — why football is a once-a-week sport. “To try and strap on your stuff and immediately play the next day, that was too much,” Ploen said. “We had guys who were beat up pretty good. I don’t think anything happened the next day. We exchanged punts a couple of times but the scored remained the same.” “I remember waking up the next morning going, ‘Oh no, we don’t want to do this again, do we?’ ” said Henley, who played on both offence and defence. “It was pretty archaic but we all survived.” As ugly as the last nine minutes were, had the CFL not finished the game the Grey Cup would have resulted in a no-contest. Then again, maybe calling the game would have been better than what most people saw. Or did not see. After all, 50 years have gone by and Sutherin is still convinced that the 32-yard field goal he attempted right before the game was postponed on Saturday split the uprights. “That was the ballgame there,” he said. “That would have been the winner.” If only anyone had seen it.
It’s Grey Cup eve in Toronto and the streets teem with loyal followers of Canadian football. They spill out of bars, proudly upholding the Canadian Football League tradition of making merry into the wee hours before the big game. And a big game it is — the fiftieth anniversary Grey Cup at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium features a pair of arch-rivals, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Yet, on this Friday night — November 30, 1962 — Canada’s largest city, and indeed, much of southern Ontario, takes on an air of impenetrable gloom. A blanket of fog three storeys high is creeping eerily in off Lake Ontario, shrouding the entire region. The brume paralyzes communities from Windsor to Kitchener, causing four deaths, and bringing rail, air, and road traffic to a standstill. Driving is so dangerous that even police are ordered off the road, except for emergencies. Criminals, however, are under no such compulsion. Hidden by the haze, they go on a crime spree. “[The fog] must have given them [the criminals] courage when they thought they couldn’t be seen,” Toronto Deputy Police Chief George Elliot would later tell the Toronto Daily Star. All of this provided a murky backdrop to the Grey Cup, leaving many fans and players wondering whether the game would go ahead. “It was strange and unusual, that’s for sure. We weren’t certain what was going to happen,” recalls Ken Ploen, a principal player in what has since become known as the Fog Bowl. Now seventy-two, Winnipeg’s former star quarter-back/defensive back jokes that his memory of the game is “kind of foggy at times.” Foggy. How appropriate....In the CFL of the 1950s and ’60s, victories were still earned on real grass, under open skies, rendering the game defenceless against the whims of nature. This made for some entertaining championship games. Over the years, fans have been treated to the Mud Bowl (1950), the Wind Bowl (1965), the Ice Bowl (1977), the Rain Bowl (1982), the Snow Bowl (1996), and, of course, the Fog Bowl of 1962. The fiftieth Grey Cup game was the fifth instalment in a heated, sometimes bitter six-year feud between coach Bud Grant’s Bombers and “Jungle” Jim Trimble’s Tiger-Cats. Hamilton captured the 1957 Grey Cup, only to lose to Winnipeg in ’58, ’59, and ’61. “Yeah, it was a pretty good rivalry,” Ploen recalls, mildly understating the case.
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For former CFL quarterback Ken Ploen, now seventy-two, playing in the Fog Bowl was “strange and unusual.” (Thomas Fricke)
WINNIPEG - 0 21 7 0 - 28
HAMILTON - 6 13 8 0 - 27
1st - HAM - Garney Henley, 74-yard run HAM 7-0 2nd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 6-yard run (Gerry James kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - WIN - Charlie Shepard, 15-yard pass from Leo Lewis (James kick) WIN 14-6 2nd - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run WIN 14-12 2nd - HAM - Henley, 18-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 19-14 2nd - WIN - Lewis, 30-yard lateral from Farrell Funston (James kick) WIN 21-19 3rd - HAM - Dave Viti, 36-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Sutherin kick) HAM 26-21 3rd - WIN - Shepard, 4-yard run (James kick) WIN 28-26 - 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 30-yard field goal WIN 28-27
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-4)
Head Coach: Ralph Sazio
Leading Rusher: Willie Bethea (435)
Leading Passer: Bernie Faloney (2305)
Leading Receiver: Hal Patterson (41-841)
Average Attendance: 25,316 (3rd)
Ottawa Rough Riders (9-5)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Dave Thelen (907)
Leading Passer: Russ Jackson (2910)
Leading Receiver: Whit Tucker (41-967)
Average Attendance: 18,505 (6th)
Montreal Alouettes (6-8)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Leading Rusher: George Dixon (1270)
Leading Passer: Warren Rabb (723)
Leading Receiver: Marv Luster (22-341)
Average Attendance: 21,812 (4th)
Toronto Argonauts (3-11)
Head Coach: Norbert Wirkowski
Leading Rusher: Dick Shatto (570)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (1603)
Leading Receiver: Dick Shatto (67-945)
Average Attendance: 26,210 (2nd)
Charter Membership into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame started on June 19. Average attendance exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Lovell Coleman (CAL) 1343 13 51 Bobby Taylor (CAL) 74 1057 6 60
George Dixon (MON) 1270 10 109 Dick Shatto (TOR) 67 945 10 55
Willie Fleming (BC) 1234 5 97 Pete Manning (CAL) 63 988 3 46
Nub Beamer (BC) 914 11 20 Tommy Coffey (EDM) 61 1104 5 79
Dave Thelen (OTT) 907 9 62 Farrell Funston (WIN) 60 835 9 36
George Reed (SASK) 751 5 22 Hal Patterson (HAM) 41 841 3 84
Roger Hagberg (WIN) 695 2 22 Whit Tucker (OTT) 41 967 6 73
Leo Lewis (WIN) 691 3 92 Tommy Grant (HAM) 40 834 7 57
Jim Dillard (CAL) 690 7 54 Pat Claridge (BC) 37 377 2 25
Jim Thomas (EDM) 605 5 29
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Joe Kapp (BC) 339 183 3011 20 15
Russ Jackson (OTT) 259 152 2910 19 8
Kenny Ploen (WIN) 226 132 2026 14 15
Eagle Day (CAL) 374 228 3126 13 10
Bernie Faloney (HAM) 273 143 2305 13 16
Ron Lancaster (SASK) 226 106 1727 11 19
Sandy Stephens (MON) 126 65 988 9 13
Lynn Amedee (EDM) 211 99 1352 7 16
Jackie Parker (TOR) 219 115 1603 7 7
Don Getty (EDM) 125 64 913 6 8
Jerry Keeling (CAL) 41 25 486 6 0
MON AUG 5
Saskatchewan 19, EDMONTON 16 (12117) - Coach Bob Shaw won his coaching debut with the Riders as his team converted a fumble and an intercepted pass into a field goal and a touchdown. Rookie George Reed made his debut and barged over from the one for the winning touchdown.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 2 6 8 - 19
EDMONTON - 3 6 0 7 - 16
1st - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 18-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 34-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Bobby Walden rouged on Martin Fabi 54-yard punt SASK 4-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Walden rouged on 55-yard punt SASK 5-3 2nd - EDM - Jim Lashuk, 14-yard pass from Don Getty EDM 9-5 3rd - SASK - Dick Cohee, 28-yard pass from Bob Ptacek SASK 11-9 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 18-9 4th - SASK - Single, Dunc Harvey conceded on Fabi 45-yard punt SASK 19-9 4th - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 34-yard pass from Jim Wright (Coffey kick) SASK 19-16
TUES AUG 6
CALGARY 36, Winnipeg 27 (18800) - Calgary ushered in the new season by producing an unexpected scoring punch against the defending champions. Lovell Coleman, who edged Earl Lunsford out of the fullback's job, spearheaded the attack with three touchdowns.
WINNIPEG - 0 8 13 6 - 27
CALGARY - 10 6 6 14 - 36
1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 8-0 1st - CAL - Single, Robinson kickoff to end zone CAL 9-0 1st - CAL - Single, Furlong kick CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Coleman, 40-yard run CAL 16-0 2nd - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 1-yard run (Gord Rowland kick)
CAL 16-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Rowland kickoff to end zone CAL 16-8 3rd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 26-yard pass from Kenny Ploen CAL 16-14 3rd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 9-yard run CAL 22-14 3rd - WIN - Dick Thornton, 88-yar fumble return (Rowland kick) CAL 22-21 4th - CAL - Coleman, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 29-21 4th - CAL - Single, Leo Lewis rouged on Robinson kickoff CAL 30-21 4th - CAL - Robinson, 27-yard field goal CAL 33-21 4th - WIN - Funston, 9-yard pass from Hal Ledyard CAL 33-27 4th - CAL - Robinson, 27-yard field goal CAL 36-27
THUR AUG 8
Brit Col 16, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (12065) - The Lions rode to the win on the toe of rookie kicker Peter Kempf. The 23-year-old Canadian kicked three field goals and a convert for 10 points. Nubs Beamer and Willie Fleming led the Lions offense to 269 yards rushing. Both rushed for over 100 yards.
BRITISH COL - 7 6 3 0 - 16
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - BC - Nubs Beamer, 1-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 1st - SASK - Bill Gray, 3-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Kempf, 6-yard field goal BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Kempf, 13-yard field goal BC 13-7 3rd - BC - Kempf, 5-yard field goal BC 16-7
​TORONTO 8, Ottawa 5 (27557) - Toronto acquired Jackie Parker from Edmonton for five players and $15,000. He bore little resemblance to the super quarterback of the past until he tossed a fourth quarter touchdown pass to give the Argos the win.
OTTAWA - 1 3 0 1 - 5
TORONTO - 0 1 0 7 - 8
1st - OTT - Single, Jim Rountree rouged on Moe Racine missed 27-yard FG OTT 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Peter Quinn rouged on Jerry Wilson missed 27-yard FG TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Racine, 25-yard field goal OTT 4-1 4th - OTT - Single, Rick Black kick OTT 5-1 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 5-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Wilson kick) TOR 8-5
SAT AUG 10
HAMILTON 30, Montreal 7 (25709) - Former Hamilton head coach Jim Trimble brought his Alouettes into his old haunts and left embarrassed. Montreal only rushed for 36 yards and passed for 114. The teams combined for 270 yards in penalties, and Hamilton's Angelo Mosca and Montreal's Bobby Oliver were ejected.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 7 - 7
HAMILTON - 6 16 0 8 - 30
1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 84-yard pass from Bernie Faloney HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Don Sutherin, 13-yard field goal HAM 9-0 2nd - HAM - Jamie Caleb, 7-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 16-0 2nd - HAM - Dick Easterly, 7-yard pass from Faloney HAM 22-0 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 36-yard FG HAM 23-0 4th - HAM - Frank Consentino, 5-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 30-0 4th - MON - Dave Hoppman, 1-yard run (Sandy Stephens kick) MON 30-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 1 0 0 2 30 7 Calgary 1 0 0 2 36 27
Toronto 1 0 0 2 8 5 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 16 7
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 5 8 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 26 32
Montreal 0 1 0 0 7 30 Edmonton 0 1 0 0 7 16
Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 27 36
MON AUG 12
Calgary 24, WINNIPEG 8 (19027) - Lovell Coleman set a CFL record with 35 carries for 153 yards and one touchdown. Toronto's Dave Thelen had held the record with 33 carries in a 1960 game. Winnipeg managed only 47 yards rushing and 112 passing.
CALGARY - 15 0 9 0 - 24
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 7 - 8
1st - CAL - Single, Frank Fraser conceded on Jim Furlong 70-yard punt CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 2-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 8-0 1st - CAL - Bill Britton, 56-yard fumble return (Robinson kick) CAL 15-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux kick CAL 15-1 3rd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 20-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 22-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Henry Janzen conceded on Britton's missed FG CAL 23-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Janzen conceded on Day punt CAL 24-1 4th - WIN - Joe Williams, 1-yard run (Gord Rowland kick) CAL 24-8
BRIT COL 31, Edmonton 12 (27639) - The game was delayed 45 minutes by an electrical storm which blacked out Vancouver for over an hour. When the lights came on, Willie Fleming ran for two touchdowns as the Lions remained perfect.
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 12 - 12
BRITISH COL - 7 21 0 3 - 31
1st - BC - Single, Neal Beaumont kick to deadline BC 1-0 1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 35-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 7-0 2nd - BC- Nubs Beamer, 2-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Fleming, 36-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 21-0 2nd - BC - Steve Cotter, 22-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 28-0 4th - EDM - Don Getty, 3-yard run BC 28-6 4th - BC - Kempf, 30-yard field goal BC 31-6 4th - EDM - Sammie Harris, 17-yard pass from Getty BC 31-12
THUR AUG 15
OTTAWA 31, Montreal 14 (20662) - Ottawa ran up a 31-0 lead in the first half while the Alouettes floundered, never moving any father than the Ottawa 42-yard line. Both Montreal touchdowns were scored in the final quarter by QB Sandy Stephens.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 14 - 14
OTTAWA - 21 10 0 0 - 31
1st - OTT - Ernie White, 29-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 6-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 62-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 21-0 2nd - OTT - Racine, 26-yard field goal OTT 24-0 2nd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 63-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 31-0 4th - MON - Don Clark, 16-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Bobby Oliver kick) OTT 31-7 4th - MON - Mico Poliziani, 6-yard pass from Stephens (Oliver kick) OTT 31-14
SASKATCHEWAN 5, Hamilton 3 (12609) - The Riders relied on P Martin Fabi, who pounded out two key 60-yard punts in the final nine minutes and ended the night with 11 punts and an average of 44.3 yards. QB Ron Lancaster made his debut for Saskatchewan on the rainy night.
HAMILTON - 3 0 0 0 - 3
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 2 - 5
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 29-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 34-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi 50-yard kick to deadline SASK 4-3 4th - SASK - Single, Fabi 38-yard kick to deadline SASK 5-3
​FRI AUG 16
EDMONTON 17, Toronto 16 (18000) - A brilliant 77-yard touchdown by Tommy Joe Coffey gave Edmonton the win. The
play was engineered by QB Don Getty from his own 33-yard line with three minutes remaining in the game. He hit Coffey in full flight to tie the game, then Bill Mitchell made the convert for the win.
TORONTO - 0 9 6 1 - 16
EDMONTON - 9 0 1 7 - 17
1st - EDM - Single, Lynn Bottoms conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey missed 32-yard FG EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Howie Schumm, 58-yard interception return (Coffey kick) EDM 8-0 1st - EDM - Single, Bottoms conceded on Coffey missed 31-yard FG EDM 9-0 2nd - TOR - Larry Hickman, 1-yard run EDM 9-6 2nd - TOR - Jerry Wilson, 20-yard field goal TIED 9-9 3rd - EDM - Single, Bottoms rouged on Bill Mitchell missed 36-yard FG EDM 10-9 3rd - TOR - Butch LaRoue, 36-yard interception return TOR 15-10 4th - TOR - Single, Ted Frechette conceded on Ron Morris 39-yard punt TOR 16-10 4th - EDM - Coffey, 77-yard pass from Don Getty (Mitchell kick) EDM 17-16
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 1 1 0 2 33 12 Calgary 2 0 0 4 60 35
Toronto 1 1 0 2 24 22 British Columbia 2 0 0 4 47 19
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 36 22 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 31 35
Montreal 0 2 0 0 21 61 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 45 66
Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 35 60
MON AUG 19
WINNIPEG 16, Saskatchewan 1 (16672) - Winnipeg finally recorded its first win, in a tight defensive battle. After a scoreless first half, Bomber QB Kenny Ploen found holes in the Saskatchewan defense and Winnipeg led 9-1 going into the final quarter. They added seven more points in the fourth quarter to win easily.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 1 0 - 1
WINNIPEG - 0 0 9 7 - 16
3rd - WIN - Single, Eugene Wlasiuk conceded on Dick Thornton 37-yard punt WIN 1-0 3rd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 5-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (George Fleming kick) WIN 8-0 3rd - SASK - Frank Fraser conceded on Reg Whitehouse missed 31-yard FG WIN 8-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Fleming missed 34-yard FG WIN 9-1 4th - WIN - Fleming, 55-yard pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 16-1
BRIT COL 22, Toronto 14 (31589) - BC took advantage of a Jackie Parker goof and exploded for their third straight win. With the game tied at 1 in the third quarter, Parker seemed to lose control of the ball as he dropped back to pass and Lions DE Dick Fouts touched it last. Two plays later, BC scored a touchdown.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 13 - 14
BRIT COL - 1 0 14 7 - 22
1st - BC - Single, Neal Beaumont 36-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ron Morris 40-yard kick TIED 1-1 3rd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 2-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 8-1 3rd - BC - Willie Fleming, 12-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 15-1 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 10-yard run with lateral from Jackie Parker BC 15-7 4th - BC - Beamer, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 22-7 4th - TOR - Shatto, 23-yard pass from Parker (Don Fuell kick) BC 22-14
CALGARY 35, Hamilton 31 (21034) - Calgary QB Eagle Day threw for 391 yards, while the Stampeders ran for 255 more yards. The Stampeder defense held Hamilton to 55 yards rushing and 133 in the air. Calgary still found itself down late, before Day passed to Lovell Coleman with 1:27 remaining for the win.
HAMILTON - 14 10 0 7 - 31
CALGARY - 7 7 7 14 - 35
1st - HAM - Joe Pikula recovered fumble in end zone (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Jamie Caleb, 23-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-0 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 27-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - CAL - Dillard, 10-yard run (Robinson kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - HAM - Dave Viti pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-14 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 30-yard field goal HAM 24-14 3rd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 18-yard run (Robinson kick) HAM 24-21 4th - HAM - Garney Henley pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 31-21 4th - CAL - Pete Manning, 45-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Robinson kick) HAM 31-28 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 39-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 35-31
FRI AUG 23
MONTREAL 15, Toronto 8 (19354) - Montreal coach Jim Trimble benched QB Sandy Stephens and put Francis (Bubba) Marriott, recently of the New York Giants, into the fray. The change played a key role in the Alouettes' first win of the season, forcing a four-way tie for first in the East.
TORONTO - 0 2 0 6 - 8
MONTREAL - 14 0 1 0 - 15
1st - MON - Jim Reynolds, 15-yard blocked punt return (Bobby Oliver kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Don Clark, 13-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 14-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Ron Morris punt MON 14-1 2nd - TOR - Single, Ted Page concedes on Morris punt MON 14-2 3rd - MON - Single, Oliver missed 20-yard FG MON 15-2 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 9-yard pass from Jackie Parker MON 15-8
Calgary 17, SASKATCHEWAN 16 (12744) - Earl Lunsford, playing his first game of the season, scored two touchdowns for Calgary, who remained atop the West. Rider end Jack Gotta also scored twice, one on an interception return. Don Walsh missed a potential game winning field goal that rolled to the deadline.
CALGARY - 6 1 3 7 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 3 7 - 16
1st - SASK - Jack Gotta, 34-yard interception return SASK 6-0 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 3-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson missed 22-yard FG to deadline CAL 7-6 3rd - SASK - Roy Cameron, 6-yard field goal SASK 9-7 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 10-9 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 17-9 4th - SASK - Gotta, 17-yard pass from Ron Lancaster CAL 17-15 4th - SASK - Single, Don Walsh 30-yard missed FG to deadline CAL 17-16
Winnipeg 36, EDMONTON 7 (14000) - Winnipeg finally liked like the defending Grey Cup champions as they
pounded Edmonton. Three Bomber players - Joe Williams, Dick Thornton and George Fleming - scored 12 points apiece, while Edmonton's only major came on a long pass from Don Getty to Tommy Joe Coffey.
WINNIPEG - 13 10 7 6 - 36
EDMONTON - 0 0 0 7 - 7
1st - WIN - Joe Williams, 15-yard run (George Fleming kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Fleming, 18-yard pass from Kenny Ploen WIN 13-0 2nd - WIN - Fleming, 12-yard field goal WIN 16-0 2nd - WIN - Dick Thornton, 21-yard interception return (Fleming kick) WIN 23-0 3rd - WIN - Thornton, 45-yard interception return (Fleming kick) WIN 30-0 4th - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 76-yard pass from Don Getty (Bill Mitchell kick) WIN 30-7 4th - WIN - WIlliams, 2-yard run WIN 36-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 36 22 Calgary 4 0 0 8 112 82
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 64 47 British Columbia 3 0 0 6 69 33
Montreal 1 2 0 2 36 69 Winnipeg 2 2 0 4 87 68
Toronto 1 3 0 2 46 59 Saskatchewan 2 3 0 4 48 68
Edmonton 1 3 0 2 52 102
SAT AUG 24
HAMILTON 20, Ottawa 16 (24271) - Coach Ralph Sazio had to insert Tommy Grant and Willie Bethea into the Hamilton backfield and it paid off. Grant hauled in two touchdown passes, while Bethea, who ran for a touchdown, threw one of the payoff passes to Grant.
OTTAWA - 0 7 3 6 - 16
HAMILTON - 0 8 12 0 - 20
2nd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 9-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 55-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Faloney 50-yard kick HAM 8-7 3rd - HAM - Willie Bethea, 52-yard run HAM 14-7 3rd - OTT - Racine, 26-yard field goal HAM 14-10 3rd - HAM - Grant, 24-yard pass from Bethea HAM 20-10 4th - OTT - Stewart, 2-yard run HAM 20-16
MON AUG 26
Brit Col 22, CALGARY 19 (22561) - The Lions, led by FB Nub Beamer's two touchdowns in the third quarter, overcame an 18-8 lead Calgary enjoyed at halftime, to become the only remaining unbeaten team in the CFL. The game drew a record crowd to McMahon Stadium.
BRIT COL - 3 5 13 1 - 22
CALGARY - 4 14 0 1 - 19
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 30-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick BC 3-1 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 22-yard field goal CAL 4-3 2nd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 10-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 11-3 2nd - BC - Safety touch, Norm Fieldgate blocked Furlong punt through end zone CAL 11-5 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 18-5 2nd - BC - Kempf, 18-yard field goal CAL 18-8 3rd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 4-yard run (Kempf kick) CAL 18-15 3rd - BC - Beamer, 27-yard run BC 21-18 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 22-yard FG to deadline BC 21-19 4th - BC - Single, Neil Beaumont punt BC 22-19
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 84 63 British Columbia 4 0 0 8 91 52
Ottawa 1 2 0 2 52 42 Calgary 4 1 0 8 131 104
Montreal 1 2 0 2 36 69 Winnipeg 2 2 0 4 87 68
Toronto 1 3 0 2 46 59 Saskatchewan 2 3 0 4 48 68
Edmonton 1 3 0 2 52 102
THUR AUG 29
WINNIPEG 16, British Col 15 (19632) - With 2:09 remaining, Hal Ledyard replaced Kenny Ploen as Bomber QB and threw passes to Ernie Pitts and Farrell Funston to set Funston up for the tying touchdown with 31 seconds remaining. George Fleming made the convert to hand BC its first loss of the season.
BRIT COL - 0 0 8 7 - 15
WINNIPEG - 3 0 3 10 - 16
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 34-yard field goal WIN 3-0 3rd - BC - Single, Peter Kempf missed 23-yard FG WIN 3-1 3rd - WIN - Fleming, 25-yard field goal WIN 6-1 3rd - BC - Pat Claridge, 18-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 8-6 4th - WIN - Fleming, 29-yard field goal WIN 9-8 4th - BC - Nubs Beamer, 9-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 15-9 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston, 12-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Fleming kick) WIN 16-15
MON SEPT 2
HAMILTON 7, Toronto 1 (26318) - A 59-yard runback of a pass interception by Garney Henley set up Hamilton's touchdown by Jamie Caleb. The teams were evenly marched statistically, each going for 13 first downs. Toronto outgained the Ti-Cats 278 yards to 267.
TORONTO - 1 0 0 0 - 1
HAMILTON - 0 0 0 7 - 7
1st - TOR - Single, Garney Henley concedes on Don Fuell missed 30-yard FG TOR 1-0 4th - HAM - Jamie Caleb, 2-yard run (Dave Viti kick) TOR 7-1
MONTREAL 37, Ottawa 15 (24499) - Under the steady hand of QB Frank (Bubba) Marriott, the Alouettes romped, as Don Clark ran for two touchdowns and 85 yards, HB George Dixon scored on as 108-yard touchdown, and ran for 234 yards, breaking Pat Abruzzi's Montreal club single game rushing mark.
OTTAWA - 0 0 8 7 - 15
MONTREAL - 6 16 14 1 - 37
1st - MON - Bobby Oliver, 27-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Oliver, 39-yard field goal MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Don Clark, 3-yard run MON 12-0 2nd - MON - Clark, 23-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 19-0 2nd - MON - Oliver, 14-yard field goal MON 22-0 3rd - OTT - Gene Gaines, 37-yard interception return (Moe Racine kick) MON 22-7 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 108-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 29-7 3rd - MON - Dave Hoppman, 1-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 36-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Bill Wayte conceded on Rick Black kick MON 36-8 4th - MON - Single, Peter Quinn rouged on Gino Berretta 37-yard punt MON 37-8 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 20-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) MON 37-15
SASKATCHEWAN 15, Winnipeg 9 (16200) - The Riders unleashed a second half ground attack to defeat Winnipeg and pull into a tie with the Bombers for third place in the West. George Reed scored both Saskatchewan touchdowns, as he ran for 101 yards, all in the second half.
WINNIPEG - 1 8 0 0 - 9
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 7 7 - 15
1st - WIN - Single, Gene Wlasiuk rouged on Jack Delveaux 60-yard punt WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Frank Fraser conceded on Martin Fabi 43-yard punt TIED 1-1 2nd - WIN - Single, George Fleming 20-yard missed FG to deadline WIN 2-1 2nd - WIN - Jerry Jones, 32-yard interception return (Fleming kick) WIN 9-1 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 5-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) WIN 9-8 4th - SASK - Reed, 6-yard run SASK 14-9 4th - SASK - Single, Fabi 43-yard kick SASK 15-9
CALGARY 13, Edmonton 11 (20600) - Calgary won the game, played on a hot, muggy afternoon, to move into first place. QB Tom Mauldin made his first appearance with the last place Eskimos and played well. The two teams combined for nine
for nine turnovers.
EDMONTON - 1 7 0 3 - 11
CALGARY - 7 3 3 0 - 13
1st - EDM - Single, Henry Huth rouged on Bobby Walden punt EDM 1-0 1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-1 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 20-yard field goal CAL 10-1 2nd - EDM - Tommy Coffey, 38-yard pass from Tom Mauldin (Bill Mitchell kick) CAL 10-8 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 39-yard field goal CAL 13-8 4th - EDM - Mitchell, 34-yard field goal CAL 13-11
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 91 64 Calgary 5 1 0 10 144 115
Montreal 2 2 0 4 73 84 British Columbia 4 1 0 8 106 68
Ottawa 1 3 0 2 67 79 Winnipeg 3 3 0 6 112 98
Toronto 1 4 0 2 47 66 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 63 77
Edmonton 1 4 0 2 63 115
FRI SEPT 6
Winnipeg 25, TORONTO 20 (29902) - HB Leo Lewis exploded for two touchdowns, one on a 92-yard run in the fourth quarter, to lead Winnipeg to the win. Argonaut fans at time booed Toronto QB Jackie Parker, the former Bomber pilot, as their team lost their fifth in a row.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 11 7 - 25
TORONTO - 0 13 0 7 - 20
1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 5-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (George Fleming kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - TOR - Jack Elwell, 19-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Don Fuell kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - John Wydareny recovered blocked punt in end zone TOR 13-7 3rd - WIN - Fleming, 29-yard field goal TOR 13-10 3rd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 16-yard run with lateral from Funston (Fleming kick) WIN 17-13 3rd - WIN - Single, Fleming missed FG WIN 18-13 4th - WIN - Lewis, 92-yard run (Fleming kick) WIN 25-13 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 5-yard pass from Fuell (Fuell kick) WIN 25-20
SAT SEPT 7
OTTAWA 28, Hamilton 27 (19124) - Two fine defensive plays in the final quarter gave Ottawa the win - the first when John Kenerson recovered a Hamilton fumble on the Ti-Cat 34; the second when Gene Gaines intercepted a Frank Consentino pass in the final minute to snuff out the last Hamilton rally.
HAMILTON - 0 14 0 13 - 27
OTTAWA - 3 14 3 8 - 28
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 34-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - George Belu, 10-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 10-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 64-yard pass from Bernie Faloney OTT 10-6 2nd - OTT - Ernie White, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 17-6 2nd - HAM - George Grant, 10-yard pass from Faloney (Dave Viti kick) OTT 17-13 3rd - OTT - Racine, 17-yard field goal OTT 20-13 4th - HAM - Faloney, 10-yard run (Viti kick) TIED 20-20 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 36-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 27-20 4th - OTT - Single, Racine missed 31-yard FG OTT 28-20 4th - HAM - Grant, 57-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Viti kick) OTT 28-27
BRITISH COL 37, Calgary 21 (36659) - The largest crowd in Canadian football history saw BC thrash Calgary and move into a tie for first place in the West. The Lions shut down the Calgary running game (66 yards) but saw QB Eagle Day complete 25 of 44 pass attempts for 388 yards in a losing cause.
CALGARY - 4 4 0 13 - 21
BRIT COL - 6 7 17 7 - 37
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 10-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick BC 3-1 1st - BC - Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 6-1 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 27-yard field goal BC 6-4 2nd - BC - Joe Kapp, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 13-4 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal BC 13-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson kick BC 13-8 3rd - BC - Kempf, 31-yard field goal BC 16-8 3rd - BC - Kapp, 4-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 23-8 3rd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 29-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 30-8 4th - CAL - Pete Manning, 19-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) BC 30-15 4th - BC - Willie Fleming, 97-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 37-15 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run BC 37-21
Saskatchewan 22, EDMONTON 9 (15149) - The Riders stormed from behind with 22 points in the last 16 minutes to defeat the Eskimos. The loss was the fifth in six outings for Edmonton. QB Ron Lancaster passes for 221 yards in leading the rally, while the Saskatchewan defense intercepted six passes.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 7 15 - 22
EDMONTON - 3 3 3 0 - 9
1st - EDM - Bill Mitchell field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Single,
Aubrey Linne 54-yard punt EDM 4-0 2nd - EDM - Safety, Larry Dumelie tackled in end zone EDM 6-0 3rd - EDM - Mitchell field goal EDM 9-0 3rd - SASK - Bill Gray, 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Reg Whitehouse kick) EDM 9-7 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 14-9 4th - SASK - Single, Joe Fernandez conceded on Martin Fabi punt SASK 15-9 4th - Bob Ptacek, 35-yard interception return (Whitehouse kick) SASK 22-9
SUN SEPT 8
MONTREAL 30, Winnipeg 1 (24592) - Montreal moved into a first place tie as Don Clark scored two touchdowns and ran for 172 yards. Fellow HB George Dixon ran for 106 yards and a touchdown as the Als rolled up 321 yards on the ground, while holding Winnipeg runners to 63.
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 0 - 1
MONTREAL - 9 8 0 13 - 30
1st - MON - Don Clark, 52-yard pass from Bubba Marriott (Bobby Oliver kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Safety, Jim Reynolds tackle Kenny Ploen in end zone MON 9-0 2nd - MON - Dixon, 7-yard run MON 15-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ed Learn concedes on George Fleming missed 29-yard FG MON 15-1 2nd - MON - Single, Gord Rowland conceded on Gino Berretta 38-yard punt MON 16-1 2nd - MON - Single, Henry Janzen conceded on Oliver missed 36-yard FG MON 17-1 4th - MON - Dave Hoppman, 1-yard run MON 23-1 4th - MON - Clark, 73-yard run (Oliver kick) MON 30-1
MON SEPT 9
Brit Col 8, SASKATCHEWAN 2 (15364) - Canadian rookie Peter Kempf used his talented toe to kick the Lions into sole possession of first place in the West. The 23-year-old accounted for all the points for BC. It also propelled him into first place in individual scoring with 50 points.
BRITISH COL - 0 3 3 2 - 8
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 1 0 - 2
2nd - SASK - Single, Reg Whitehouse missed FG to deadline SASK 1-0 2nd - BC - Peter Kempf, 25-yard field goal BC 3-1 3rd - BC - Kempf, 29-yard field goal BC 6-1 3rd - SASK - Single, Steve Schafer conceded on Martin Fabi 36-yard punt BC 6-2 4th - BC - Single, Kempf missed 7-yard FG BC 7-2 4th - BC - Single, Eugene Wlasiuk conceded on Kempf missed 38-yard FG BC 8-2
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 2 0 6 103 85 British Columbia 6 1 0 12 151 91
Hamilton 3 3 0 6 118 92 Calgary 5 2 0 10 165 152
Ottawa 2 3 0 4 95 106 Winnipeg 4 4 0 8 138 148
Toronto 1 5 0 2 67 91 Saskatchewan 4 4 0 8 87 94
Edmonton 1 5 0 2 72 137
SAT SEPT 14
Ottawa 32, WINNIPEG 26 (17645) - Ottawa put on a dazzling ground attack to overpower the Bombers. Led by Ernie White, who accounted for 114 of the Riders' 235 rushing yards, the Riders took a 31-12 lead into the fourth quarter before Winnipeg rallied behind QB Kenny Ploen, who was booed after in the game.
OTTAWA - 9 7 15 1 - 32
WINNIPEG - 7 5 0 14 - 26
1st - OTT - Ernie White, 40-yard run OTT 6-0 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 15-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (George Fleming kick) WIN 7-6 1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 32-yard field goal OTT 9-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux kick OTT 9-8 2nd - WIN - Single, Fleming kick TIED 9-9 2nd - WIN - Fleming, 49-yard field goal WIN 12-9 2nd - OTT - White, 5-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 16-12 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 45-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 23-12 3rd - OTT - Single, Racine kick OTT 24-12 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 3-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 31-12 4th - WIN - Fleming, 29-yard pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) OTT 31-19 4th - OTT - Single, Racine kick OTT 32-19 4th - WIN - Fleming, 22-yard pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) OTT 32-26
CALGARY 4, Saskatchewan 4 (T) (18000) - The Riders and Stampeders fought to a tie in a soggy McMahon Stadium. The game left the Stamps in second place in the WFC, one point behind the BC Lions. Calgary defensive coach Jess Thompson suffered a heart attack early in the game - he would survive.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 1 3 - 4
CALGARY - 0 1 3 0 - 4
2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson missed FG CAL 1-0 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 39-yard field goal CAL 4-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi kick CAL 4-1 4th - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 27-yard field goal TIED 4-4
EDMONTON 10, Montreal 1 (11500) - A hard-charging Edmonton defense led by LB Al Ecuyer, DT Ray Baillie, DE Nat Dye and S Oscar Krueger held the powerful Montreal offense to 189 yards. The Eskimo offense, directed by new QB Lynn Amedee, produced enough for Edmonton's second win.
MONTREAL - 0 1 0 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 3 - 10
2nd - MON - Single, Gino Berretta 42-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Thomas, 2-yard run (Tommy Coffey kick) EDM 7-1 4th - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 42-yard field goal EDM 10-1
SUN SEPT 15
TORONTO 15, Hamilton 7 (30752) - Toronto came out of the wilderness thanks to QB Sandy Stephens, the QB Montreal let go for the $350 waiver price. Stephens pitched two touchdowns strikes, kicked a convert, scored a single, and even played briefly on defense.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7
TORONTO - 7 0 7 1 - 15
1st - TOR - Single, Tommy Grant rouged on Gerry Wilson opening kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 24-yard pass from Sandy Stephens TOR 7-0 2nd - HAM - Willie Bethea pass from Bernie Faloney (Dave Viti kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - TOR - Jack Elwell, 11-yard pass from Stephens (Stephens kick) TOR 14-7 4th - TOR - Single, Stephens missed 27-yard FG TOR 15-7
MON SEPT 16
BRIT COL 20, Montreal 9 (31438) - George Dixon carried 25 times for 190 yards, and Don Clark added 43 yards, as Montreal rushed for 249 yards, but the BC defense held the Alouettes out of the end zone except for one Dixon TD. The Lions defense and offense both scored touchdowns in the win.
MONTREAL - 1 7 1 0 - 9
BRIT COL - 14 3 3 0 - 20
1st - MON - Single, Pete Ohler conceded on Gino Berretta 41-yard punt MON 1-0 1st - BC - Pat Claridge, 10-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-1 1st - BC - Dick Fouts, 20-yard return of blocked kick (Kempf kick) BC 14-1 2nd - BC - Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 17-1 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 21-yard run (Bobby Oliver kick) BC 17-8 3rd - BC - Kempf, 23-yard field goal BC 20-8 3rd - MON - Single, Neal Beaumont conceded on Oliver missed 40-yard FG BC 20-9
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 3 3 0 6 127 132 British Columbia 7 1 0 14 171 104
Hamilton 3 4 0 6 125 107 Calgary 5 2 1 13 169 156
Montreal 3 4 0 6 113 115 Saskatchewan 4 4 1 9 95 98
Toronto 2 5 0 4 82 98 Winnipeg 4 5 0 8 164 180
Edmonton 2 5 0 4 82 138
SAT SEPT 21
HAMILTON 38, British Col 21 (26652) - Bobby Kuntz, who gave up retirement just before the season opener, went on a three-touchdown splurge as Hamilton outscored the Lions. The TiCat rushing attack hit for 236 yards, and held the Lions to a mere 84.
BRIT COL - 0 14 7 0 - 21
HAMILTON - 7 20 7 4 - 38
1st - HAM - Jim Pace, 2-yard run (Dave Viti kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 3-yard run (Viti kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Kuntz run HAM 20-0 2nd - BC - Jerry Janes, 5-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Pete Kempf kick) HAM 20-7 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 106-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) HAM 20-14 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 20-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Viti kick) HAM 27-14 3rd - BC - Fleming, 38-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) HAM 27-21 3rd - HAM - Kuntz run (Viti kick) HAM 34-21 4th - HAM - Viti, 19-yard field goal HAM 37-21 4th - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 51-yard kick HAM 38-21
SASKATCHEWAN 8, Edmonton 7 (14131) - HB Ray Purdin and QB Ron Lancaster ran, passed and gambled for key yardage to spark a sensational 109-yard last ditch touchdown drive that gave the Roughriders a win over Edmonton. All of Edmonton's points came on kicks by Bill Mitchell.
EDMONTON - 4 0 0 3 - 7
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 7 - 8
1st - EDM - Single, Bill Mitchell missed 49-yard FG to deadline EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Mitchell, 22-yard field goal EDM 4-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Don Vassos conceded on Martin Fabi 68-yard punt EDM 4-1 4th - EDM - Mitchell, 37-yard field goal EDM 7-1 4th - SASK - Dale West, 8-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 8-7
SUN SEPT 22
Calgary 50, TORONTO 0 (31214) - Calgary, with Jim Dillard crashing over for four touchdowns in a game in which five players were banished for fighting, demolished Toronto. The Argo offense able to pick up only 166 yards, 83 in both the air and on the ground.
CALGARY - 14 8 15 13 - 50
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 16-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong 52-yard kick CAL 15-0 2nd - CAL - Dillard, 27-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 22-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Furlong 60-yard kick CAL 23-0 3rd - CAL - Dillard, 12-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 30-0 3rd - CAL - Dillard, 7-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 37-0 4th - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 60-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 44-0 4th - CAL - Taylor, 5-yard pass from Keeling CAL 50-0
MON SEPT 23
OTTAWA 23, British Col 17 (20191) - Ottawa dipped into their bag of tricks to down the Lions and moved into a first place tie with Hamilton. Fleet Whit Tucker and Rick Black provided the main surprises for the Lions. FB Dave Thelen scored all three Ottawa touchdowns.
BRIT COL - 0 14 3 0 - 17
OTTAWA - 6 9 0 8 - 23
1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 14-yard run OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Moe Racine, 24-yard field goal OTT 9-0 2nd - BC - Jerry Janes, 32-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) OTT 9-7 2nd - OTT - Thelen, 13-yard run OTT 15-7 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 38-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) OTT 15-14 3rd - BC - Kempf, 17-yard field goal BC 17-15 4th - OTT - Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 22-17 4th - OTT - Single, Racine 40-yard kick OTT 23-17
WINNIPEG 24, Edmonton 15 (13083) - Winnipeg parlayed a powerhouse performance by George Fleming into a win. Fleming scored 18 points on two touchdowns, two converts, a field goal and a single. The game was made difficult by a wind that gusted to 35 miles per hour.
EDMONTON - 0 1 14 0 - 15
WINNIPEG - 14 6 0 4 - 24
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 21-yard run (Fleming kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Fleming, 2-yard run (Fleming kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Bill Mitchell missed 46-yard FG WIN 14-1 2nd - WIN - Dick Thornton, 65-yard interception return WIN 20-1 3rd - EDM - Bruce Claridge, 8-yard pass from Ron Miller (Mitchell kick) WIN 20-8 3rd - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 16-yard pass from Lynn Amedee (Mitchell kick) WIN 20-15 4th - WIN - Single, Fleming missed 42-yard FG WIN 21-15 4th - WIN - Fleming, 28-yard field goal WIN 24-15
TUES SEPT 24
MONTREAL 25, Calgary 17 (23115) - Montreal won the game, but lose HB Don Clark to a knee injury. He was one of four Alouettes knocked out of the game. Warren Rabb made his first start for the Als after being cut by the AFL Buffalo Bills.
CALGARY - 0 10 7 0 - 17
MONTREAL - 7 0 10 8 - 25
1st - MON - Jim Reynolds, 23-yard return of blocked punt (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 2nd - CAL - Ed Buchanan, 4-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 12-yard field goal CAL 10-7 3rd - MON - Berretta, 20-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 47-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 17-10 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 3-yard run (Berretta kick) TIED 17-17 4th - MON - Merv Luster, 22-yard from Warren Rabb (Berretta kick) MON 24-17 4th - MON - Single, Harvey Wylie conceded on Berretta 36-yard punt MON 25-17
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 4 3 0 8 150 149 British Columbia 7 3 0 14 209 165
Hamilton 4 4 0 8 163 128 Calgary 6 3 1 13 236 181
Montreal 4 4 0 8 138 132 Saskatchewan 5 4 1 11 103 105
Toronto 2 6 0 4 82 148 Winnipeg 5 5 0 10 188 195
Edmonton 2 7 0 4 104 170
SAT SEPT 28
OTTAWA 30, Toronto 12 (18022) - Toronto led 6-3 at the half, before Ottawa erupted in the final 30 minutes and ran the Argos out of the park. FB Dave Thelen, back in league leading form after a slow start, battered his way through the Argo line for two of Ottawa's four touchdowns.
TORONTO - 0 6 0 6 - 12
OTTAWA - 0 3 13 14 - 30
2nd - OTT - Moe Racine, 19-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 24-yard pass from Sandy Stephens TOR 6-3 3rd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 4-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 10-6 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 20-yard pass from Jackson OTT 16-6 4th - OTT - Dave Thelen, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 23-6 4th - TOR - Jackie Parker, 23-yard pass from Stephens OTT 23-12 4th - OTT - Thelen, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 30-12
Winnipeg 38, EDMONTON 30 (13000) - Winnipeg threw their biggest offensive punch of the season at Edmonton. Sparked by the passing of veteran quarterback Kenny Ploen, the Bombers drove for 512 total yards. Winnipeg won their 12th consecutive game at Clarke Stadium as George Fleming scored 20 points.
WINNIPEG - 11 7 4 16 - 38
EDMONTON - 0 6 7 17 - 30
1st - WIN - Single, Joe Hernandez conceded on George Fleming missed 40-yard FG WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Fleming, 24-yard field goal WIN 4-0 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 3-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 11-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 23-yard field goal WIN 11-3 2nd - WIN - Funston, 7-yard pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 18-3 2nd - EDM - Mitchell, 25-yard field goal WIN 18-6 3rd - EDM - Jim Thomas, 29-yard run (Mitchell kick) WIN 18-13 3rd - WIN - Single, Mike Wicklum conceded on Fleming missed 23-yard FG WIN 19-13 3rd - WIN - Fleming, 21-yard field goal WIN 22-13 4th - EDM - Mitchell, 21-yard field goal WIN 22-16 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 5-yard run WIN 28-16 4th - Fleming, 21-yard field goal WIN 31-16 4th - EDM - Lynn Amedee, 32-yard pass from Eldon Fortie (Mitchell kick) WIN 31-23 4th - WIN - Fleming, 94-yard kickoff return (Fleming kick) WIN 38-23 4th - EDM - Thomas, 3-yard run (Mitchell kick) WIN 38-30
SUN SEPT 29
HAMILTON 24, Montreal 14 (23614) - Hamilton whipped into a 17-0 first half lead and held off a resurging Alouette team that rallied in the third quarter on a greasy field after an all-morning rain. Montreal coach Jim Trimble alternated Warren Rabb and Bubba Marriott at QB, and they threw four interceptions.
MONTREAL - 0 0 14 0 - 14
HAMILTON - 8 9 0 7 - 24
1st - HAM - Tommy Grant, 13-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Dave Viti kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Viti missed 33-yard FG HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Viti, 24-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Viti, 42-yard line HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Viti, 34-yard field goal HAM 17-0 3rd - MON - Marv Luster, 5-yard pass from Warren Rabb (Gino Berretta kick) HAM 17-7 3rd - MON - Luster recovers blocked punt in end zone (Berretta kick) HAM 17-14 4th - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run (Viti kick) HAM 24-14
MON SEPT 30
Saskatchewan 12, WINNIPEG 10 (18216) - Saskatchewan welcomed Frank Tripucka at QB, where he served the Riders for seven years in the late 1950s. Tripucka, a late cut of the AFL Denver Broncos, kept the ball moving steadily enough to move the Riders in a second place tie with Calgary.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 3 0 3 - 12
WINNIPEG - 0 0 10 0 - 10
1st - SASK - Dale West, 60-yard interception return SASK 6-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi 76-yard punt SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi 67-yard punt SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK
- Single, Martin Fabi 66-yard punt SASK 9-0 3rd - WIN - George Fleming, 17-yard field goal SASK 9-3 3rd - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 2-yard run (Fleming kick) WIN 10-9 4th - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 17-yard field goal SASK 12-10
BRITISH COL 32, Calgary 14 (32539) - The Lions relied on the arm of QB Joe Kapp to gain sole possession of first place in the West. Kapp filled the air with 39 passes, a season high, and completed 19, four of them going for touchdowns.
CALGARY - 0 7 0 7 - 14
BRIT COL - 1 14 7 10 - 32
1st - BC - Single, Harvey Wylie rouged on Peter Kempf missed 41-yard FG BC 1-0 2nd - CAL - Eagle Day, 4-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-1 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 48-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 8-7 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 27-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 15-7 3rd - BC - Burton, 5-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 22-7 4th - BC - Kempf, 5-yard field goal BC 25-7 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 25-14 4th - BC - Burton, 16-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 32-14
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 5 3 0 10 180 161 British Columbia 8 3 0 16 241 179
Hamilton 5 4 0 10 187 142 Calgary 6 4 1 13 250 213
Montreal 4 5 0 8 152 156 Saskatchewan 6 4 1 13 115 115
Toronto 2 7 0 4 94 178 Winnipeg 6 6 0 12 236 237
Edmonton 2 8 0 4 134 208
FRI OCT 4
Montreal 29, TORONTO 13 (23587) - Montreal moved into a first place tie in the EFC, while Toronto saw its playoff hopes almost completely extinguished. Argo QB Sandy Stephens was booed from the start and was pulled in the first quarter after missing his first four pass attempts.
MONTREAL - 7 8 7 7 - 29
TORONTO - 0 6 0 7 - 13
1st - MON - Ferd Burket, 2-yard run (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Berretta missed 22-yard field goal MON 8-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 13-yard pass from Jackie Parker MON 8-6 2nd - MON - Warren Rabb, 3-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 15-6 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 52-yard pass from Rabb (Berretta kick) MON 22-6 4th - MON - Single, Berretta 50-yard kick MON 23-6 4th - TOR - Parker, 1-yard run (Stephens kick) MON 23-13 4th - MON - Dave Hoppman, 1-yard run MON 29-13
SAT OCT 5
Ottawa 28, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (14551) - Ottawa steamrollered the Riders with QB Russ Jackson riddling the Saskatchewan pass defense and backs Dave Thelen and Ernie White going for big gains on the ground. End Jack Gotta caught two touchdown passes for the Riders.
OTTAWA - 1 14 6 7 - 28
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 7 0 - 13
1st - OTT - Single, Dale Wlasiuk rouged on Rick Black punt OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 8-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 20-yard pass from Frank Tripucka OTT 8-6 2nd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 55-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 15-6 3rd - SASK - Gotta, 13-yard pass from Tripucka (Reg Whitehouse kick) OTT 15-13 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 8-yard pass from Jackson OTT 21-13 4th - OTT - Thelen, 47-yard run OTT 27-13 4th - OTT - Single, Black 34-yard kick OTT 28-13
British Col 40, EDMONTON 1 (14000) - QB Joe Kapp unleashed a mighty aerial attack as the Lions smothered Edmonton. Kapp fired three touchdown passes and set up by himself. The win clinched a playoff berth for the Lions; the loss was Edmonton's ninth, tying a franchise record.
BRIT COL - 16 20 4 0 - 40
EDMONTON - 1 0 0 0 - 1
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 42-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Jim Thomas fumbled into end zone BC 3-1 1st - BC - Ron Morris, 13-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 10-1 1st - BC - George Fleming, 39-yard pass from Kapp BC 16-1 2nd - BC - Kapp, 2-yard run BC 22-1 2nd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 29-1 2nd - BC - Fleming, 63-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 36-1 3rd - BC - Single, Joe Hernandez conceded on Neil Beaumont 42-yard punt BC 37-1 4th - BC - Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 40-1
MON OCT 7
Hamilton 26, WINNIPEG 14 (15340) - Hamilton got revenge on the Blue Bombers with a pair of touchdowns in the last minute of play. Jim Pace dove over the goal line to give the TiCats a 19-14 lead, then Hal Ledyard fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Zeno Karcz picked up the loose ball, and Hamilton had two TDs in 12 seconds.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 19 - 26
WINNIPEG - 8 0 0 6 - 14
1st - WIN - Single, Garney Henley conceded on George Fleming missed FG WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - Farrell Funston, 9-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Fleming run) WIN 8-0 2nd - HAM - Jim Pace, 1-yard run (Dave Viti kick) WIN 8-7 4th - WIN - Fleming, 29-yard field goal WIN 11-7 4th - HAM - Henley, 30-yard pass from Bernie Faloney HAM 13-11 4th - WIN - Fleming, 20-yard field goal WIN 14-13 4th - HAM - Pace, 1-yard run HAM 19-14
4th - HAM - Zeno Karcz returned fumble 9 yards (Viti kick) HAM 26-14
CALGARY 47, Ottawa 17 (15500) - Calgary, paced by QB Eagle Day's passing the running of Lovell Coleman and Earl Lunsford, crushed Ottawa and moved into second place in the West. Coleman scored two touchdowns for the Stampeders.
OTTAWA - 3 0 7 7 - 17
CALGARY - 13 15 9 10 - 47
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 15-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 17-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 11-yard pass from Eagle Day CAL 13-3 2nd - CAL - Day, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 20-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 32-yard kick CAL 21-3 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 28-3 3rd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 5-yard run (Racine kick) CAL 28-10 3rd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 35-10 3rd - CAL - Safety, Rick Black caught punt and stepped back one yard into end zone CAL 37-10 4th - CAL - Robinson, 22-yard field goal CAL 40-10 4th - CAL - Pete Manning, 17-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 47-10 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 24-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) CAL 47-17
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 4 0 12 225 221 X-British Columbia 9 3 0 18 281 180
Hamilton 6 4 0 12 213 156 Calgary 7 4 1 15 297 230
Montreal 5 5 0 10 181 169 Saskatchewan 6 5 1 13 128 143
Toronto 2 8 0 4 107 207 Winnipeg 6 7 0 12 250 263
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 9 0 4 135 248
SAT OCT 12
OTTAWA 34, Edmonton 10 (15682) - QB Russ Jackson put on one of his sharpest passing displays of the season in guiding Ottawa to the win. Jackson completed 12 of 19 passes with three touchdowns, two to HB Ernie White. He also ran on a bootleg play from the five yard line for another major.
EDMONTON - 0 3 0 7 - 10
OTTAWA - 7 6 14 7 - 34
1st - OTT - Ernie White, 15-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 5-yard run OTT 13-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Mitchell, 31-yard field goal OTT 13-3 3rd - OTT - Single, Racine missed 32-yard FG OTT 14-3 3rd - OTT - White, 42-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 21-3 3rd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 32-yard pass from Jackson OTT 27-3 4th - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 5-yard pass from Don Getty (Mitchell kick) OTT 27-10 4th - OTT - Bob O'Billovich, 8-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 34-10
BRIT COL 26, Saskatchewan 6 (30079) - Neill Beaumont set a new CFL record for intercepted pass runbacks with a 120-yard return. A daylong rain left the field soggy and pools of water were found around the field. QBs Joe Kapp and Frank Tripucka both had trouble with their footing and holding onto the ball.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 6 0 - 6
BRITISH COL - 7 4 1 14 - 26
1st - BC - Neill Beaumont, 120-yard interception return (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Single, Beaumont kick BC 8-0 2nd - BC - Kempf, 22-yard field goal BC 11-0 3rd - BC - Single, Beaumont kick BC 12-0 3rd - SASK - Dick Cohee, 93-yard return of blocked field goal BC 12-6 4th - BC - Sonny Homer, 42-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 19-6 4th - BC - Nubs Beamer, 2-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 26-6
SUN OCT 13
MONTREAL 34, Toronto 20 (23277) - Montreal knocked Toronto out of the EFC playoffs with a hard-won win, HB George Dixon gained only 49 yards on the ground against the Argonaut line, but scored three touchdowns, all from close in. Dick Shatto led Toronto with two touchdowns.
TORONTO - 7 6 0 7 - 20
MONTREAL - 0 13 9 12 - 34
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 52-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Sandy Stephens kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Shatto, 1-yard run TOR 13-0 2nd - MON - Gino Berretta, 20-yard field goal TOR 13-3 2nd - MON - Berretta, 32-yard field goal TOR 13-6 2nd - MON - Dave Hoppman, 2-yard run (Berretta kick) TIED 13-13 3rd - MON - Single, Ferd Burkett 44-yard kick to deadline MON 14-13 3rd - MON - Dixon, 1-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 21-13 4th - TOR - Parker, 36-yard pass from Shatto (Stephens kick) MON 21-20 4th - MON - Dixon, 1-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 28-20 4th - MON - Dixon, 1-yard run MON 34-20
MON OCT 14
HAMILTON 28, Edmonton 17 (23643) - Hamilton handed Edmonton its 11th loss in 13 starts with a four-quarter, two-touchdown spurt. The Eskimos went into the game with only 28 players. FB Johnny Bright, a big man on the Edmonton offense for 10 years, suffered a pulled hamstring in his left leg Saturday and sat out.
EDMONTON - 0 14 0 3 - 17
HAMILTON - 6 6 3 13 - 28
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 25-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 4-0 1st - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 65-yard kick HAM 5-0 1st - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 6-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Thomas, 2-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) EDM 7-6 2nd - HAM - Dick Easterley pass from Joe Zuger HAM 12-7 2nd - EDM - Gene Raesz, 8-yard pass from Lynn Amedee (Mitchell kick) EDM 14-12 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 17-yard field goal HAM 15-14 4th - EDM - Mitchell, 28-yard field goal EDM 17-15 4th - HAM - Tommy Grant, 6-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 22-17 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 17-yard pass from Faloney HAM 28-17
CALGARY 14, Winnipeg 8 (22000) - Calgary clinched a playoff berth thanks to touchdowns by Bobby Taylor and Earl Lunsford. Winnipeg, defending Grey Cup champions, found themselves a point back of Saskatchewan with two games left to play.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 4 1 - 8
CALGARY - 0 7 0 7 - 14
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 41-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 12-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 3rd - WIN - Fleming, 30-yard field goal CAL 7-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Fleming missed 24-yard FG TIED 7-7 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-7 4th - WIN - Single, Jack Delveaux kick to deadline CAL 14-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 7 4 0 14 259 231 X-British Columbia 10 3 0 20 307 182
X-Hamilton 7 4 0 14 241 173 X-Calgary 8 4 1 17 311 238
X-Montreal 6 5 0 12 215 189 Saskatchewan 6 6 1 13 130 169
Toronto 2 9 0 4 127 241 Winnipeg 6 8 0 12 258 277
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 11 0 4 162 310
SAT OCT 19
OTTAWA 27, Montreal 21 (22763) - A record Lansdowne Park crowd saw Russ Jackson threw four touchdown passes, one of them with less than two minutes to go, to lead Ottawa to the win. The result left the Riders in a tie with Hamilton for first place in the East with two games to play.
MONTREAL - 3 4 7 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 13 7 7 - 27
1st - MON - Gino Berretta, 32-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Single, Peter Quinn conceded on Berretta missed 25-yard FG MON 4-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 10-yard pass from Russ Jackson (George Belu kick) OTT 7-4 2nd - OTT - Gene Gaines, 32-yard pass from Jackson OTT 13-4 2nd - MON - Berretta, 32-yard field goal OTT 13-7 3rd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 13-yard pass from Jackson (Belu kick) OTT 20-7 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 6-yard run (Berretta kick) OTT 20-14 4th - MON - Dixon, 1-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 21-20 4th - OTT - Tucker, 24-yard pass from Jackson (Belu kick) OTT 27-21
SASKATCHEWAN 33, Calgary 33 (T) (12629) - A field goal in the dying seconds by Reg Whitehouse gave the Riders the tie and handed the Western title to the BC Lions. Four different Stampeders scored touchdowns, while four Riders were also involved in their team's touchdowns.
CALGARY - 26 0 0 7 - 33
SASKATCHEWAN - 18 0 6 9 - 33
1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 5-yard run CAL 6-0 1st - SASK - Dale West, 86-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-6 1st - CAL - Robinson, 28-yard field goal CAL 9-7 1st - CAL - Day, 9-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 16-7 1st - CAL - Robinson, 39-yard field goal CAL 19-7 1st - SASK - Jack Gotta, 23-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Whitehouse kick) CAL 19-14 1st - SASK - Single, Tripucka kick CAL 19-15 1st - CAL - Bruce Claridge, 25-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 26-15 1st - SASK - Whitehouse, 23-yard field goal CAL 26-18 3rd - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 7-yard pass from Lancaster CAL 26-24 4th - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 36-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 30-26 4th - CAL - Jim Dillard, 4-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 33-30 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 23-yard field goal TIED 33-33
BRITISH COL 32, Edmonton 6 (29133) - BC clinched the Western title in their 10th season of play. The Lions scored touchdowns in each of first three quarters. K Peter Kempf kicked four field goals to give him 22 for the season, breaking the 1954 record of Saskatchewan's Joe Aguirre.
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
BRIT COL - 10 9 7 6 - 32
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 22-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Nubs Beamer, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 10-0 2nd - BC - Kempf, 14-yard field goal BC 13-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 36-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 19-0 3rd - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 48-yard pass from Lynn Amedee BC 19-6 3rd - BC - Ron Morris, 5-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 26-6 4th - BC - Kempf, 39-yard field goal BC 29-6 4th - BC - Kempf, 36-yard field goal BC 32-6
SUN OCT 20
Hamilton 11, TORONTO 10 (21196) - The smallest crowd of the season in Toronto saw Bernie Faloney score on a quarterback keeper late in the fourth quarter to remain tie for the top spot in the East. The TD was set up by Garney Henley's second interception of the day.
HAMILTON - 3 1 0 7 - 11
TORONTO - 0 7 3 0 - 10
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 39-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 20-yard FG HAM 4-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 1-yard pass from Sandy Stephens (Stephens kick) TOR 7-4 3rd - TOR - Stephens, 17-yard field goal TOR 10-4 4th - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 18-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 11-10
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 8 4 0 16 286 252 X-British Columbia 11 3 0 22 339 188
X-Hamilton 8 4 0 16 252 183 X-Calgary 8 4 2 18 344 271
X-Montreal 6 6 0 12 236 216 Saskatchewan 6 6 2 14 163 202
Toronto 2 10 0 4 137 252 Winnipeg 6 8 0 12 258 277
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 12 0 4 168 342
THUR OCT 24
Saskatchewan 32, MONTREAL 20 (18509) - The Riders confounded the experts for the second year in a row by clinching a berth in the WFC playoffs. They rose the arm of QB Ron Lancaster, who had been benched only two games ago. The result eliminated Winnipeg from the playoffs for the first time since 1949.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 19 7 0 - 32
MONTREAL - 6 14 0 0 - 20
1st - SASK - Dick Cohee, 35-yard pass from Ron Lancaster SASK 6-0 1st - MON - Dave Hoppman, 1-yard run TIED 6-6 2nd - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 21-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 12-6 2nd - SASK - Ray Purdin, 16-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 18-6 2nd - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Frank Tripucka kick) SASK 25-6 2nd - MON - Gino Berretta, 8-yard pass from Hoppman (Berretta kick) SASK 25-13 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 35-yard run (Berretta kick) SASK 25-20 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Tripucka kick_ SASK 32-20
SAT OCT 26
HAMILTON 11, Ottawa 10 (28007) - The largest crowd in Hamilton history saw the Tiger-Cats win the Eastern title on a last minute quick kick. QB Bernie Faloney scrambled back on second down with 26 seconds to play and kicked the ball into a roaring end zone mob at Civic Stadium, bouncing it to the deadline.
OTTAWA - 0 0 7 3 - 10
HAMILTON - 7 0 0 4 - 11
1st - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 2-yard run (Rick Black kick) TIED 7-7 4th - OTT - Black, 17-yard field goal OTT 10-7 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 39-yard field goal TIED 10-10 4th - HAM - Single, Bernie Faloney 62-yard kick to deadline HAM 11-10
Calgary 45, EDMONTON 28 (13548) - Substitute QB Gerry Keeling stepped into the breach for ailing Eagle Day and guided Calgary to an easy win. Keeling completed 14 of 21 passes for 267 yards. Four passes went to Bobby Taylor, who broke the WFC single season receiving record with 69.
CALGARY - 7 28 0 10 - 45
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 21 - 28
1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 5-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 29-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Dillard, 68-yard pass from Gerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 21-0 2nd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 19-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 28-0 2nd - EDM - E.A. Simms, 4-yard pass from Lynn Amedee (Bill Mitchell kick) CAL 28-7 2nd - CAL - Keeling, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 35-7 4th - EDM - Jim Thomas, 4-yard run (Mitchell kick) CAL 35-14 4th - EDM - Mike Lashuk, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) CAL 35-21 4th - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 38-21 4th - EDM - Thomas, 12-yard pass from Amedee (Mitchell kick) CAL 38-28 4th - CAL - Coleman, 6-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 45-28
SUN OCT 27
TORONTO 44, Saskatchewan 28 (19263) - Six interceptions and a fumble set up seven touchdowns as Toronto closed out their home schedule before the smallest crowd of the season in a game that meant nothing in the final standings. Dick Shatto led the Argo offense with 134 yards rushing and 131 receiving.
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 7 7 - 28
TORONTO - 0 14 14 16 - 44
1st - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 17-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Frank Tripucka kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi 69-yard kick SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK - Jim Copeland, 35-yard interception return SASK 14-0 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 1-yard run (Sandy Stephens kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - TOR - Gary Philp pass from Stephens (Stephens kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - TOR - Shatto, 7-yard pass from Stephens TOR 20-14 3rd - TOR - Clare Exelby, 60-yard interception return (Stephens kick) TOR 27-14 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann kick TOR 28-14 3rd - SASK - Lancaster, 14-yard run (Tripucka kick) TOR 28-21 4th - SASK - Dale West, 27-yard pass from Lancaster (Tripucka kick) TIED 28-28 4th - TOR - Stephens, 27-yard field goal TOR 31-28 4th - TOR - Mann, 33-yard pass from Stephens TOR 37-28 4th - TOR - Philps pass from Stephens (Stephens kick) TOR 44-28
WINNIPEG 34, British Col 20 (16973) - In the first Sunday game ever in Winnipeg, the Bombers became the only team to beat BC twice. Bomber QB George Fleming scored two touchdowns and four converts to boost his season total to 133.
BRIT COL - 14 0 6 0 - 20
WINNIPEG - 14 6 0 14 - 34
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 97-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 1st - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 36-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (George Fleming kick) TIED 7-7 1st - BC - W. Fleming, 2-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 14-7 1st - WIN - G. Fleming, 1-yard run (G. Fleming kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - WIN - G. Fleming, 33-yard pass from Hal Ledyard WIN 20-14 3rd - BC - Kapp, 1-yard run TIED 20-20 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 8-yard run (G. Fleming kick) WIN 27-20 4th - WIN - Lewis, 7-yard pass from Ploen (G. Fleming kick) WIN 34-20
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 9 4 0 18 263 193 X-British Columbia 11 4 0 22 359 222
X-Ottawa 8 5 0 16 296 263 X-Calgary 9 4 2 20 389 299
X-Montreal 6 7 0 12 256 248 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 2 16 223 266
Toronto 3 10 0 6 181 280 Winnipeg 7 8 0 14 292 297
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 13 0 4 196 387
SAT NOV 2
OTTAWA 30, Toronto 21 (13089) - A chilled crowd found little to get excited about as Ottawa closed out its regular schedule. Toronto QBs Jackie Parker and Sandy Stephens each had two interceptions, and Toronto RBs fumbled three times. Bob O'Billovich was the Ottawa QB for most of the game.
TORONTO - 0 0 7 14 - 21
OTTAWA - 15 7 8 0 - 30
1st - OTT - Whit Tucker, 44-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Rick Black kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 14-yard run (Black kick) OTT 14-0 1st - OTT - Single, Black 37-yard punt OTT 15-0 2nd - OTT - Black, 10-yard pass from Jackson (Black kick) OTT 22-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Black missed 26-yard FG ORT 23-0 3rd - TOR - Dave Mann, 14-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Dick Shatto kick) OTT 23-7 3rd - OTT - Thelen, 9-yard pass from Jackson (Black kick) OTT 30-7 4th - TOR - Sandy Stephens, 6-yard pass from Shatto (Shatto kick) OTT 30-14 4th - TOR - Ed Harrington, 70-yard fumble return (Shatto kick) OTT 30-21
CALGARY 38, Edmonton 24 (14156) - Calgary shook off a determined Edmonton team to score a solid win. Calgary's Bobby Taylor caught five passes to improve his season record to 74. Calgary recovered all three Edmonton fumbles and had an interception.
EDMONTON - 14 1 9 0 - 24
CALGARY - 8 16 7 7 - 38
1st - EDM - Aubrey Linne, 5-yard pass from Lynn Amedee (Bill Mitchell kick) EDM 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Don Vassos rouged on Larry Robinson kick EDM 7-1 1st - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 51-yard pass from Amedee (Mitchell kick) EDM 14-1 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 59-yard run (Robinson kick) EDM 14-8 2nd - EDM - Single, Linne 33-yard punt EDM 15-8 2nd - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run EDM 15-14 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 17-15 2nd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 45-yard pass from Gerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 24-15 3rd - EDM - Mitchell, 22-yard field goal CAL 24-18 3rd - EDM - Tommy Coffey, 25-yard pass from Don Getty TIED 24-24 3rd - CAL - Lunsford, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 31-24 4th - CAL - Bruce Claridge, 15-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 38-24
SUN NOV 3
Hamilton 49, MONTREAL 21 (19337) - Hamilton put on a dazzling display of power on a cool 40-degree day as HBs Art Baker and Willie Bethea scored twice. Hamilton rushed for 386 yards compared to 72 for the Alouettes, as the Tiger-Cats completed a sweep of the three-game series.
HAMILTON - 6 9 21 13 - 49
MONTREAL - 0 7 14 0 - 21
1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 8-yard pass from Frank Consentino HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Safety, Warren Rabb tackled in end zone by Gene Gossage HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Consentino, 66-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - MON - Bobby Lee Thompson, 14-yard pass from Rabb (Gino Berretta kick) HAM 15-7 3rd - HAM - Willie Bethea, 9-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 22-7 3rd - MON - Ferd Burket, 38-yard pass from Rabb (Berretta kick) HAM 22-14 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 29-yard pass from Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 29-14 3rd - HAM - Art Baker, 26-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 36-14 3rd - MON - Rabb, 8-yard run (Berretta kick) HAM 36-21 4th - HAM - Baker, 60-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 43-21 4th - HAM - Bethea, 14-yard run HAM 49-21
BRITISH COL 28, Winnipeg 10 (32646) - BC closed out its most successful season in its nine-year history and set a CFL season attendance record (251,712). The Lions scored on their first two offensive series and never looked back. Winnipeg's George Fleming won the league scoring title (135).
WINNIPEG - 0 8 0 2 - 10
BRIT COL - 14 7 0 7 - 28
1st - BC - Joe Kapp, 1-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Nubs Beamer, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 14-0 2nd - WIN - Single, George Fleming missed FG BC 14-1 2nd - BC - Jerry Janes, 59-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 21-1 2nd - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 19-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Fleming kick) BC 21-8 4th - WIN - Safety, Neal Beaumont conceded from his own 35 BC 21-10 4th - BC - Sonny Homer, 39-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 28-10
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 10 4 0 20 312 214 X-British Columbia 12 4 0 24 387 232
X-Ottawa 9 5 0 18 326 284 X-Calgary 10 4 2 22 427 323
X-Montreal 6 8 0 12 277 297 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 2 16 223 266
Toronto 3 11 0 6 202 310 Winnipeg 7 9 0 14 302 325
X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 14 0 4 220 425
British Columbia Lions (12-4)
Head Coach: Dave Skrien
Leading Rusher: Willie Fleming (1234)
Leading Passer: Joe Kapp (3011)
Leasing Receiver: Pat Claridge (37-377)
Average Attendance: 31,464 (1st)
Calgary Stampeders (10-4-2)
Head Coach: Bobby Dobbs
Leading Rusher: Lovell Coleman (1343)
Leading Passer: Eagle Day (3126)
Leasing Receiver: Bobby Taylor (74-1057)
Average Attendance: 19,007 (6th)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-7-2)
Head Coach: Bob Shaw
Leading Rusher: George Reed (751)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (1727)
Leasing Receiver: Jack Gotta (34-478)
Average Attendance: 13,962 (9th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-9)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Leading Rusher: Roger Hagberg (695)
Leading Passer: Kenny Ploen (2026)
Leading Receiver: Farrell Funston (60-835)
Average Attendance: 17,074 (7th)
Edmonton Eskimos (2-14)
Head Coach: Eagle Keys
Leading Rusher: Jim Thomas (605)
Leading Passer: Lynn Amedee (1352)
Leading Receiver: Tommy Coffey (61-1104)
Average Attendance: 14,283 (8th)
Calgary Herald (August 30th)
Edmonton Journal (October 7th)
Vancouver Sun (October 15th)
Vancouver Sun (October 21st)
Vancouver Sun (November 4th)
Vancouver Sun (November 21st)
The game is best remembered for a controversial sequence involving American players Angelo Mosca and Willie Fleming. Mosca was accused of kicking Fleming's head while the latter laid on the field. Fleming left the game, leading to a long-standing grudge between alumni of both teams. In 2011, Mosca and former Lions quarterback Joe Kapp had a physical altercation regarding the play at a CFL Alumni Association charity luncheon. After both players traded words, event host Ron James invited both players to make a peace gesture. Kapp jokingly presented Mosca with an ornament flower he had picked at his table. When Mosca emphatically refused it, Kapp tried to shove it in his face. Mosca swung his cane at Kapp in retaliation, hitting him in the head. An irate Kapp then knocked Mosca down to the floor with a pair of punches and kicked him, before turning to the stunned attendance and shouting "Sportsmanship! That's what it's all about folks, sportsmanship."
WEST SEMIFINAL (Saskatchewan wins on total points, 48-47)
SAT NOV 10
CALGARY 35, Saskatchewan 9 (21000) - An underrated defense sparked Calgary to the easy win. DB Art Johnson intercepted three passes and knocked down five more - two in the end zone. FB Earl Lunsford scored two touchdowns to lead the offense.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 8 0 1 - 9
CALGARY - 8 3 7 17 - 35
1st - CAL - Safety, George Reed tackled in end zone by Pat Holmes CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 1-yard run CAL 8-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi kick CAL 8-1 2nd - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 17-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 8-8 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 15-yard field goal CAL 11-8 3rd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 35-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 18-8 4th - SASK - Single, Reg Whitehouse kick CAL 18-9 4th - CAL - Lunsford, 9-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 25-9 4th - CAL - Gerry Keeling, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 32-9 4th - CAL - Robinson, 22-yard field goal CAL 35-9
SASKATCHEWAN 39, Calgary 12 (12903) - It came down to a last-second, 35-yard FG attempt by Calgary’s Larry Robinson. He was just wide on the kick, setting off a series of back-and-forth kicks. Robinson's last kick sailed out of bounds at the 25-yard line, and the Riders and their fans rejoiced.
CALGARY - 1 2 1 8 - 12
SASKATCHEWAN - 13 6 14 6 - 39
1st - SASK - Ray Purdin, 62-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Frank Tripucka kick) SASK 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 17-yard missed FG SASK 7-1 1st - Ed Buchanan, 25-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 13-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick SASK 13-2 2nd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick SASK 13-3 2nd - SASK - Dick Cohee, 1-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 19-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 27-yard FG SASK 19-4 3rd - SASK - Buchanan, 46-yard pass from Lancaster (Tripucka kick) SASK 26-4 3rd - SASK - Cohee, 10-yard pass from Lancaster (Tripucka kick) SASK 33-4 4th - CAL - Earl Lunsford, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) SASK 33-11 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 17-yard missed FG SASK 33-12 4th - SASK - George Reed, 10-yard run SASK 39-12
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WEST FINAL (British Columbia wins series, 2 games to 1)
​SAT NOV 16
British Col 19, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (16262) - Paced by Peter Kempf, their placekicking rookie of the year, BC shoved Saskatchewan right back behind the eight ball. The Lions, bidding for the first Grey Cup berth ever, only crossed the Rider goal line once, but Kempf hit for three field goal, two singles and a convert.
BRITISH COL - 3 12 0 4 - 19
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 6 0 - 7
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi missed 39-yard FG BC 3-1 2nd - BC - Kempf, 12-yard field goal BC 6-1 2nd - BC - Single, Kempf missed 33-yard FG BC 7-1 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 6-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 14-1 2nd - BC - Single, Kempf missed 37-yard FG BC 15-1 3rd - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 18-yard pass from Ron Lancaster BC 15-7 4th - BC - Kempf, 25-yard field goal BC 18-7 4th - BC - Single, Kempf 32-yard missed FG BC 19-7
WED NOV 20
Saskatchewan 13, BRITISH COL 8 (26738) - The Riders handed BC their first home loss of the season in the rain and snow to force a third game in the series. Saskatchewan QB Ron Lancaster threw for 261 yards, but also five interceptions. Lions QB Joe Kapp completed only nine of 25 pass attempts for 198 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 10 - 13
BRITISH COL - 0 0 8 0 - 8
2nd - SASK - Martin Fabi, 31-yard field goal SASK 3-0 3rd - BC - Ron Morris, 57-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-3 3rd - BC - Single, Kempf missed FG BC 8-3 4th - SASK - Dick Cohee, 35-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Fabi kick) SASK 10-8 4th - SASK - Fabi, 25-yard field goal SASK 13-8
​SAT NOV 23
BRITISH COL 36, Saskatchewan 1 (25603) - Empire Stadium's turf was in its worst condition since a 1955 quagmire, but that didn't stop the BC Lions from winning their first Western title in history. The Lions defense intercepted four passes, as the Riders seemed to lack energy after playing five games in 14 days.
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 0 0 - 1
BRITISH COL - 3 13 6 14 - 36
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 33-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - SASK - Single, Ron Morris conceded on Martin Fabi punt BC 3-1 2nd - BC - Kempf, 32-yard field goal BC 6-1 2nd - BC - Kempf, 17-yard field goal BC 9-1 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 73-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 16-1 3rd - BC - Nubs Beamer, 1-yard run BC 22-1 4th - BC - Morris, 5-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 29-1 4th - BC - Bill Lasseter, 8-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 36-1
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EAST SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 9
OTTAWA 17, Montreal 5 (20358) - Rookie end Ted Watkins scored the only two touchdowns of the game - both on passing plays - as Ottawa made their way to the EFC finals for the first time in three years. The touchdowns were Watkins' first in Canadian football.
MONTREAL - 1 1 0 3 - 5
OTTAWA - 1 6 3 7 - 17
1st - OTT - Single, Moe Racine missed 21-yard FG to deadline OTT 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Rick Black conceded on Gino Berretta missed 22-yard FG TIED 1-1 2nd - MON - Single, Ferd Burket 39-yard punt MON 2-1 2nd - OTT - Ted Watkins, 20-yard pass from Russ Jackson OTT 7-2 3rd - OTT - Racine, 12-yard field goal OTT 10-2 4th - MON - Berretta, 26-yard field goal OTT 10-5 4th - OTT - Watkins, 40-yard pass from Jackson (Black kick) OTT 17-5
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EAST FINAL (Hamilton won series on total points, 63-35)
SAT NOV 16
Hamilton 45, OTTAWA 0 (20406) - Hamilton took a commanding lead in total points, as Jim Pace scored twice - and Willie Bethea, Art Baker and Tommy Grant one apiece. Don Sutherin scored 15 points on three field goals, a single and five converts. Ottawa QB Russ Jackson had to leave the game twice with injuries.
HAMILTON - 14 21 6 4 - 45
OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - HAM - Willie Bethea, 18-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Jim Pace, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Pace, 2-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-0 2nd - HAM - Art Baker, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 28-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 70-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 35-0 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 26-yard field goal HAM 38-0 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 38-yard field goal HAM 41-0 4th - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 24-yard FG HAM 42-0 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 16-yard field goal HAM 45-0
SUN NOV 24
Ottawa 35, HAMILTON 18 (23027) - Hamilton won their sixth Grey Cup appearance in seven years - the only miss being in 1960, despite losing their first game at home all season. Ottawa won the game and rolled up 503 yards in offense, while holding the Ti-Cats to 282 yards.
OTTAWA - 7 7 7 14 - 35
HAMILTON - 7 0 11 0 - 18
1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 9-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 1st - HAM - Willie Bethea, 40-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 16-yard FG to deadline OTT 14-8 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 39-yard field goal OTT 14-11 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 18-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 18-14 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 5-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 21-18 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 28-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 28-18 4th - OTT - Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 35-18
1963 GREY CUP (Saturday November 30 at Vancouver - 36,545)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 21, BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 10 - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats had proven to be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference for a decade. From 1953 to 1962, the Ticats played in six Grey Cups. The problem was they only came away with two victories. They had also suffered four consecutive losses in the big game. The Ticats were back in familiar territory in 1963, but they were facing an entirely new foe. All six of their previous Grey Cup appearances had been against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. But for the first time in their young franchise history, the B.C. Lions had made it to the national stage. The Lions had only made it to the playoffs once in their previous nine seasons, but finished on top of the standings in 1963 en route to a Grey Cup appearance in Vancouver. Unfortunately for the Lions, they were forced to deal with injuries to both Sonny Homer and Ron Morris. Making matters worse was a questionable hit by Hamilton’s Angelo Mosca against B.C.’s Willie Fleming which knocked him out of the game with a concussion late in the first half. The Lions claimed Fleming was already down along the sidelines when Mosca made contact; the Ticats on the other hand believed it was a legal tackle. Either way, the Lions had to play the remainder of the game without their star offensive player. The clubs battled through a scoreless first quarter, although the Ticats had a golden opportunity to put points on the scoreboard. Bobby Kuntz blocked a punt which Gene Ceppetelli recovered, but the Ticats were held in check on the B.C. three-yard line. The Ticats finally broke the ice on a 10 play, 89-yard drive in the second quarter which ended on a four-yard touchdown catch by Willie Bethea. Hamilton took a 14-3 into halftime when Art Baker plunged over the goal line late. The Ticats struck quickly early in the third quarter when Hal Patterson took in a pass from Bernie Faloney for a 70-yard touchdown, shaking off a tackle by Steve Shafer in the process. B.C.’s lone touchdown came in the dying moments, when Joe Kapp led an 81-yard drive in six plays, culminating in Mack Burton five-yard catch deep in the Hamilton end zone. The win gave Hamilton’s Ralph Sazio a Grey Cup title in his rookie season as head coach.
HAMILTON - 0 14 7 0 - 21
BRIT COL - 0 3 0 7 - 10
2nd - HAM - Willie Bethea, 4-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - BC - Peter Kempf, 29-yard field goal HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Art Baker, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-3 3rd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 70-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 21-3 4th - BC - Mack Burton, 5-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) HAM 21-10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Ralph Sazio
Leading Rusher: Art Baker (726)
Leading Passer: Bernie Faloney (1939)
Leading Receiver: Tommy Grant (44-1029)
Average Attendance: 25,695 (2nd)
Ottawa Rough Riders (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Frank Clair
Leading Rusher: Ron Stewart (867)
Leading Passer: Russ Jackson (2156)
Leading Receiver: Whit Tucker (31-517)
Average Attendance: 20,477 (5th)
Montreal Alouettes (6-8)
Head Coach: Jim Trimble
Leading Rusher: George Dixon (594)
Leading Passer: George Bork (906)
Leading Receiver: Jack Gotta (22-262)
Average Attendance: 20,595 (4th)
Toronto Argonauts (4-10)
Head Coach: Norbert Wirkowski
Leading Rusher: Jim Vollenweider (464)
Leading Passer: Jackie Parker (1841)
Leading Receiver: Dick Shatto (53-859)
Average Attendance: 25,148 (3rd)
The BC Lions ended a drought of 10 years since their inception by winning the Grey Cup for the first time - 34-24 over Hamilton at Exhibition Stadium.
RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG
Lovell Coleman (CAL) 1629 10 85 Tommy Coffey (EDM) 81 1142 6 72
Ed Buchanan (SASK) 1390 7 93 Bobby Taylor (CAL) 66 917 9 50
Bob Swift (BC) 1054 11 23 Hugh Campbell (SASK) 65 1000 11 35
George Reed (SASK) 1012 10 55 Dick Shatto (TOR) 53 859 9 71
Ron Stewart (OTT) 867 5 45 Sonny Homer (BC) 50 776 4 71
Leo Lewis (WIN) 845 3 87 Pete Manning (CAL) 47 663 0 45
Dave Thelen (OTT) 777 8 59 Tommy Grant (HAM) 44 1029 7 66
Willie Fleming (BC) 750 6 109 Pat Claridge (BC) 39 577 1 39
Art Baker (HAM) 726 3 55 Ed Buchanan (SASK) 36 681 2 48
George Dixon (MON) 594 4 76
PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT
Joe Kapp (BC) 329 194 2816 14 13
Ron Lancaster (SASK) 263 144 2256 16 13
Eagle Day (CAL) 285 177 2197 11 14
Russ Jackson (OTT) 230 116 2156 18 15
Bernie Faloney (HAM) 221 106 1939 17 16
Kenny Ploen (WIN) 239 132 1878 12 13
Jackie Parker (TOR) 233 137 1841 10 15
Bill Redell (EDM) 120 67 920 4 5
George Bork (MON) 179 87 906 6 10
Hal Ledyard (WIN) 108 46 750 3 10
MON AUG 3
Saskatchewan 15, CALGARY 4 (18500) - Calgary opened the season by reliving a nightmare. The same Roughriders who knocked them out of the playoffs last November came from behind to win. Former Stampeder Ed Buchanan ran 93 yards for a touchdown as the Riders scored the last 15 points.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 14 1 - 15
CALGARY - 4 0 0 0 - 4
1st - CAL - Single, Gene Wlasiuk conceded on Larry Robinson missed 22-yard FG CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 42-yard field goal CAL 4-0 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 11-yard run (Gerry James kick) SASK 7-4 3rd - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 93-yard run (James kick) SASK 14-4 4th - SASK - Single, Bill Miller conceded on Martin Fabi 53-yard punt SASK 15-4
TUES AUG 4
WINNIPEG 10, British Col 10 (T) (15125) - A strong last half performance earned Winnipeg a draw with the defending WFC champions. Billy Cooper, a 19-year-old Canadian rookie playing his first pro game, caught a Bomber TD pass from Kenny Ploen. The crowd was 10,000 below capacity, a troubling sign for Winnipeg.
BRIT COL - 6 1 3 0 - 10
WINNIPEG - 0 1 6 3 - 10
1st - BC - Don Vicic, 2-yard run BC 6-0 2nd - WIN - Single, George Fleming kick BC 6-1 2nd - BC - Single, Neal Beaumont 64-yard punt BC 7-1 3rd - Billy Cooper, 14-yard pass from Kenny Ploen TIED 7-7 3rd - BC - Peter Kempf, 17-yard field goal BC 10-7 4th - WIN - Fleming, 22-yard field goal TIED 10-10
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saskatchewan 1 0 0 2 15 4
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 British Columbia 0 0 1 1 10 10
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 0 1 1 10 10
Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Calgary 0 1 0 0 4 15
FRI AUG 7
TORONTO 23, Ottawa 21 (29479) - Toronto, spurred on by a monumental defensive effort, scored a touchdown with 12 seconds remaining to down Ottawa. Ron Hatcher caught the winning score, as fans swarmed onto the field. Rider QB Russ Jackson passed for 139 yards and ran for 93 more.
OTTAWA - 7 6 8 0 - 21
TORONTO - 7 2 7 7 - 23
1st - TOR - Don Fuell, 24-yard interception return (Jim Christopherson kick) TOR 7-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Moe Racine kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Safety touch, Bob Streiter forced Billy Harris fumble into end zone TOR 9-7 2nd - OTT - Ted Watkins, 40-yard pass from Jackson OTT 13-9 3rd - TOR - Sherman Lewis, 27-yard pass from Dick Shatto (Christopherson kick) TOR 16-13 3rd - OTT - Bob O'Billovich, 73-yard interception return (Racine kick) OTT 20-16 3rd - OTT - Single, Racine missed 12-yard FG OTT 21-16 4th - TOR - Ron Hatcher, 12-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Christopherson kick) TOR 23-21
SASKATCHEWAN 37, Winnipeg 29 (16387) - Saskatchewan displayed their power in the second half and scored 36 points for an astonishing comeback. Trailing 14-1 after two quarters, the Riders stormed back. Winnipeg's George Fleming kicked a CFL record 55-yard field goal in the second quarter.
WINNIPEG - 3 11 1 14 - 29
SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 20 16 - 37
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 32-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - SASK - Single, Ron Latourelle conceded on Martin Fabi 51-yard punt WIN 3-1 2nd - WIN - Farrell Funston, 4-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 10-1 2nd - WIN - Fleming, 55-yard field goal WIN 13-1 2nd - WIN - Single, Fleming missed field goal WIN 14-1 3rd - SASK - Dick Cohee,
55-yard run with lateral from Ed Buchanan (Gerry James kick) WIN 14-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Fleming kick WIN 15-8 3rd - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (James kick) TIED 15-15 3rd - SASK - Campbell, 36-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 21-15 4th - WIN - Ron Latourelle, 5-yard fumble return (Fleming kick) WIN 22-21 4th - SASK - Campbell, 10-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 27-22 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 34-yard pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 29-27 4th - SASK - George Reed, 38-yard run (James kick) SASK 34-29 4th - SASK - James, 13-yard field goal SASK 37-29
Calgary 52, EDMONTON 15 (19689) - The power-laden Stampeders, riding the passing arm of QB Eagle Day and the running of FB Lovell Coleman, crushed an inexperienced Eskimo club before a record Edmonton crowd. Day tossed three TD passes, and Coleman plunged for three touchdowns.
CALGARY - 7 14 17 14 - 52
EDMONTON - 8 0 0 7 - 15
1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 18-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 4-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TIED 7-7 1st - EDM - Single, Lovell Coleman rouged on Mitchell kickoff EDM 8-7 2nd - CAL - Pat Claridge, 41-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 14-8 2nd - CAL - Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-8 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 45-yard field goal CAL 24-8 3rd - CAL - Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 31-8 3rd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 29-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 38-8 4th - CAL - Coleman, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 45-8 4th - EDM - Thomas, 69-yard pass from Gary Hertzfeldt (Mitchell kick) CAL 45-15 4th - CAL - Bill Britton, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 52-15
SAT AUG 8
Montreal 33, HAMILTON 5 (25000) - Hamilton lost the game, as well as FB Willie Bethea, who was lost for several weeks to a dislocated elbow. QB Vernon Cole, former Bomber who had spent three years in the US Army, handled the Alouette offense effectively, along with rookie George Bork.
MONTREAL - 13 13 7 0 - 33
HAMILTON - 0 4 0 1 - 5
1st - MON - Vernon Cole, 5-yard run (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Al Irwin, 26-yard pass from Dave Hoppmann MON 13-0 2nd - MON - George Dixon, 49-yard pass from Cole MON 19-0 2nd - HAM - Don Sutherin, 37-yard field goal MON 19-3 2nd - MON - Marv Luster, 81-yard pass from Cole (Berretta kick) MON 26-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Ted Page rouged on Joe Zuger 42-yard punt MON 26-4 3rd - MON - Cole, 3-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 33-4 4th - HAM - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Zuger 35-yard punt MON 33-5
MON AUG 10
BRIT COL 22, Calgary 4 (32644) - LB Tom Brown made 10 tackles and called a masterly set of defensive signals from his position as BC celebrated its 10th birthday with a win. Willie Fleming scored twice for the Lions to set up an early season battle with undefeated Saskatchewan.
CALGARY - 3 1 0 0 - 4
BRIT COL - 0 7 1 14 - 22
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 13-yard FG CAL 4-0 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 97-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-4 3rd - BC - Single, Ron Morris 42-yard kick BC 8-4 4th - BC - Fleming, 12-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 15-4 4th - BC - Bob Swift, 2-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 22-4
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Toronto 1 0 0 2 23 21 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 4 52 33
Montreal 1 0 0 2 33 5 British Columbia 1 0 1 3 32 14
Hamilton 0 1 0 0 5 33 Calgary 1 2 0 2 60 52
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 21 23 Winnipeg 0 1 1 1 38 47
Edmonton 0 1 0 0 15 52
WED AUG 12
WINNIPEG 37, Edmonton 7 (13789) - Another small Winnipeg crowd saw the Bombers pound a young Eskimos team, with 14 rookies in action. Veteran Bomber HB Leo Lewis, was the start of the night, with a long kickoff return, a long touchdown run, and a touchdown pass to Kenny Ploen.
EDMONTON - 3 7 13 14 - 37
WINNIPEG - 1 6 0 0 - 7
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 39-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Jim Thomas fumble into end zone recovered by Barrie Hansen WIN 3-1 2nd - WIN - Leo Lewis, 5-yard run from Kenny Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 10-1 2nd - EDM - Butch Pressley run WIN 10-7 3rd - WIN - Roger Hagberg, 1-yard run (Fleming kick) WIN 17-7 3rd - WIN - Kenny Ploen, 9-yard pass from Lewis WIN 23-7 4th - WIN - Farrell Funston pass from Ploen (Fleming kick) WIN 30-7 4th - WIN - Billy Cooper, 49-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Fleming kick) WIN 37-7
FRI AUG 14
OTTAWA 13, Hamilton 10 (21665) - Ottawa came up with two tremendous goal line stands and held on to defeat Hamilton. Ted Watkins scored two touchdowns for the Riders, both on passes from QB Russ Jackson. A unnecessary roughness call sent Hamilton's Angelo Mosca out of the game in the second quarter.
HAMILTON - 0 7 0 3 - 10
OTTAWA - 0 7 6 0 - 13
2nd - HAM - Stan Crisson, 64-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - OTT - Ted Watkins, 90-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - OTT - Watkins, 8-yard pass from Jackson OTT 13-7 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 35-yard field goal OTT 13-10
Brit Col 17, SASKATCHEWAN 2 (17787) - A record Taylor Field
crowd saw the Lions win the early season battle of Western leaders. At least three Riders were shaken up in the game, and a fourth, punting specialist Martin Fabi, was carried from the field on a stretcher.
BRITISH COL - 0 10 6 1 - 17
SASKATCHEWAN - 2 0 0 0 - 2
1st - SASK - Safety, Larry Dumelie tackled Neal Beaumont in end zone SASK 2-0 2nd - BC - Bob Swift, 10-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-2 2nd - BC - Kempf, 31-yard field goal BC 10-2 3rd - BC - Ron Morris, 3-yard run BC 16-2 4th - BC - Single, Jimmy Copeland conceded on Beaumont punt BC 17-2
SAT AUG 15
Montreal 21, TORONTO 13 (30769) - Jackie Parker became the first player in Canadian football to reach the 700-point plateau, as he scored six points to give him 701. He scored 677 with Edmonton before coming to Toronto. The only other CFL player to score more than 600 points is Canadian Gerry James (Saskatchewan).
MONTREAL - 7 7 0 7 - 21
TORONTO - 0 0 7 6 - 13
1st - MON - Gerry Philp, 16-yard pass from George Dixon (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Ted Page, 5-yard pass from Vernon Cole (Berretta kick) MON 14-0 3rd - TOR - Ron Hatcher, 2-yard run (Jim Christopherson kick) MON 14-7 4th - TOR - Jackie Parker, 5-yard run MON 14-13 4th - MON - Dixon, 3-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 21-13
MON AUG 17
CALGARY 39, Edmonton 6 (14000) - A small Calgary crowd saw Bill Mitchell, a rangy center for Edmonton, set a North American professional football record with a 58-yard field goal in the losing effort. The boot bettered a kick by Bert Rechichar of Baltimore (NFL) of 56 yards in 1953.
EDMONTON - 3 3 0 0 - 6
CALGARY - 13 10 1 15 - 39
1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 39-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 13-yard field goal CAL 10-0 1st - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 58-yard field goal CAL 10-3 1at - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 13-3 2nd - CAL - Lu Bain, 7-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 20-3 2nd - EDM - Mitchell, 17-yard field goal CAL 20-6 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 41-yard field goal CAL 23-6 3rd - CAL - Leroy Whittle conceded on Robinson missed 39-yard FG CAL 24-6 4th - CAL - Robinson, 27-yard field goal CAL 27-6 4th - CAL - Bain, 3-yard run CAL 33-6 4th - CAL - Jerry Branch, 23-yard pass from Gerry Keeling CAL 39-6
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal 2 0 0 4 54 18 British Columbia 2 0 1 5 49 16
Toronto 1 1 0 2 36 42 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 54 50
Ottawa 1 1 0 2 34 33 Calgary 2 2 0 4 99 58
Hamilton 0 2 0 0 15 46 Winnipeg 1 1 1 3 76 54
Edmonton 0 3 0 0 28 128
TUES AUG 18
OTTAWA 46, Winnipeg 20 (17621) - Ottawa roared to life with five touchdowns in the final half and rolled to the win in the first interlocking game of the CFL season. Prime Minister Pearson was among the fans. Ron Stewart ran for two touchdowns for the Riders, while Moe Racine added a field goal and five converts.
WINNIPEG - 13 0 0 7 - 20
OTTAWA - 7 3 14 22 - 46
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 50-yard run with lateral from Farrell Funston (George Fleming kick) WIN 7-0 1st - OTT - Whit Tucker, 46-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) TIED 7-7 1st - WIN - Fleming, 14-yard field goal WIN 10-7 1st - WIN - Flemimg, 39-yard field goal WIN 13-7 2nd - OTT - Racine, 17-yard field goal WIN 13-10 3rd - OTT - Single, Ed Ulmer 47-yard kick WIN 13-11 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 3-yard run OTT 17-13 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 5-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 24-13 4th - OTT - Ted Watkins, 9-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 31-13 4th - OTT - Ken Lehman, 24-yard interception return (Racine kick) OTT 38-13 4th - WIN - Billy Cooper, 58-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Fleming kick) OTT 38-20 4th - OTT - Single, Ulmer 41-yard kick OTT 39-20 4th - OTT - Stewart, 11-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 46-20
WED AUG 19
BRITISH COL 27, Saskatchewan 16 (35618) - The second largest crowd in BC history saw the Lions drive from the 38-yard line with less than 10 minutes to play and behind 14-9 on the scoreboard. Rookie FB Bob Swift scored three touchdowns for the Lions, who took a three point lead in the West.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 6 10 - 16
BRITISH COL - 0 14 0 13 - 27
1st - SASK - Gerry James, 23-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - BC - Bob Swift, 3-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Swift, 7-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 14-3 3rd - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 5-yard run with lateral from Ron Lancaster BC 14-9 4th - SASK - Bob Good, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (James kick) SASK 16-14 4th - BC - Willie Fleming, 75-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 20-16 4th - BC - Swift, 2-yard run BC 26-14
THUR AUG 20
MONTREAL 16, Toronto 1 (22436) - Montreal's stalwart defense came to the aid of a sputtering offensive attack to remain the only unbeaten, untied team in Canadian football. The rugged Als defense gave up only a single by Dave Mann, and scored a touchdown itself on a Larry Tomlinson interception.
TORONTO - 0 0 1 0 - 1
MONTREAL - 6 3 0 7 - 16
1st - MON - Dave Hoppmann, 2-yard run MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Gino Berretta, 20-yard field goal MON 9-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Dave Mann 55-yard kick MON 9-1 4th - Larry Tomlinson, 50-yard interception return (Berretta kick) MON 16-1
FRI AUG 21
HAMILTON 32, Winnipeg 29 (19500) - Don Sutherin sparked the Ticats, booting four field goals to tie an Eastern Conference record and connecting on two of three convert attempts for a total of 14 points. Winnipeg QB Kenny Ploen ran for 93 yards on 10 carries to lead all ground gainers.
WINNIPEG - 0 8 7 14 - 29
HAMILTON - 6 13 7 6 - 32
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 12-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Sutherin, 22-yard field goal HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Hal Patterson, 11-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 13-0 2nd - WIN - Single, George Fleming missed FG HAM 13-1 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 51-yard pass from Faloney HAM 19-1 2nd - WIN - Jack Delveaux, 1-yard run (Fleming kick) HAM 19-8 3rd - WIN - Billy Cooper, 9-yard run (Fleming kick) HAM 19-15 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 18-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 26-15 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 44-yard field goal HAM 29-15 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis run (Fleming kick) HAM 29-22 4th - HAM - Sutherin, 15-yard field goal HAM 32-22 4th - WIN - Ernie Pitts, 12-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Fleming kick) HAM 32-29
MON AUG 24
Calgary 14, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (16443) - Calgary moved into sole possession of second place in the West as Lovell Coleman scored their lone touchdown. Larry Robinson kicked two field goals and a single to give him a West-leading 40 points after five games.
CALGARY - 0 0 4 10 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 6 0 - 13
1st - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 6-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gerry James kick) SASK 7-0 3rd - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 16-yard run SASK 13-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick SASK 13-1 3rd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 20-yard field goal SASK 13-4 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) SASK 13-11 4th - CAL - Robinson, 4-yard field goal SASK 14-13
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 0 0 6 70 19 British Columbia 3 0 1 7 76 32
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 80 53 Calgary 3 2 0 6 113 71
Hamilton 1 2 0 2 47 75 Saskatchewan 2 3 0 4 83 91
Toronto 1 2 0 2 37 58 Winnipeg 1 3 1 3 125 132
Edmonton 0 3 0 0 28 128
THUR AUG 27
Hamilton 32, MONTREAL 1 (24477) - Bernie Faloney came off the bench to regain his role as Hamilton's supreme quarterback as the Ti-Cats handed Montreal their first loss of the season. The 32-year-old Faloney replaced Frank Consentino late in the first half and immediately guided Hamilton to a touchdown.
HAMILTON - 0 7 10 15 - 32
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 1 - 1
2nd - HAM - Johnny Counts, 11-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Gary Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 3rd - HAM - Counts, 14-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-0 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 34-yard field goal HAM 17-0 4th - HAM - Faloney, 6-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 24-0 4th - HAM - Single, Ted Page conceded on Sutherin missed 40-yard FG HAM 25-0 4th - MON - Single, Jackie Simpson conceded on Gino Berretta 38-yard punt HAM 25-1 4th - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 2-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 32-1
FRI AUG 28
Saskatchewan 56, EDMONTON 8 (12807) - Saskatchewan scored touchdowns the first three times they handled the ball as they blasted Edmonton, leading 42-6 at the half. Ed Buchanan, the league's leading ground gainer, tore great holes in the Eskimo line and scored two touchdowns along with 188 rushing yards.
SASKATCHEWAN - 21 21 0 14 - 56
EDMONTON - 0 6 2 0 - 8
1st - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gerry James kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 73-yard run (James kick) SASK 14-0 1st - SASK - Campbell, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (James kick) SASK 21-0 2nd - SASK - Lancaster, 8-yard run (James kick) SASK 28-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Sammy Harris conceded on Martin Fabi kickoff SASK 29-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Tobin, 1-yard run SASK 29-6 2nd - SASK - Jack Gotta, 13-yard pass from Lancaster (James kick) SASK 36-6 3rd - SASK - Bob Good, 3-yard run SASK 42-6 3rd - EDM - Safety, Ken Reed tackled George Reed in end zone SASK 42-8 4th - SASK - Buchanan, 10-yard run (James kick) SASK 49-8 4th - SASK - Campbell, 9-yard pass from Lancaster (James kick) SASK 56-8
SUN AUG 30
BRIT COL 21, Winnipeg 4 (33607) - BC opened a three point lead on top of the WFC with a no-nonsense win over Winnipeg. The Lions' defense poured in on QB Kenny Ploen and Hal Ledyard, and an interception set up one of BC's touchdowns.
WINNIPEG - 3 0 1 0 - 4
BRIT COL - 0 14 7 0 - 21
1st - WIN - George Fleming, 27-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 24-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kampf kick) BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Bob Swift, 3-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 14-3 3rd - BC - Swift, 5-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 21-3 4th - WIN - Single, Ron Morris conceded on Jack Delveaux punt BC 21-4
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 1 0 6 71 51 British Columbia 4 0 1 9 97 36
Ottawa 2 1 0 4 80 53 Calgary 3 2 0 6 113 71
Hamilton 2 2 0 4 79 76 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 139 99
Toronto 1 2 0 2 37 58 Winnipeg 1 4 1 3 129 153
Edmonton 0 4 0 0 36 184
TUES SEPT 1
OTTAWA 23, Toronto 21 (20221) - Ottawa needed some sensational running from Ronnie Stewart and a brilliant defense to edge Toronto. The Riders scored their winning points with 32 seconds to go, as Moe Racine booted a field goal to wipe out a one-point lead the Argos ran up five plays before.
TORONTO - 7 0 7 7 - 21
OTTAWA - 0 0 13 10 - 23
1st - TOR - Lee Sampson, 33-yard pass from Don Fuell (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 7-0 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 9-yard pass from Russ Jackson TOR 7-6 3rd - TOR - Ron Howell, 40-yard interception return (Sweetan kick) TOR 14-6 3rd - OTT - Jackson, 9-yard run (Moe Racine kick) TOR 14-13 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 38-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 20-14 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 2-yard pass from Fuell (Sweetan kick) TOR 21-20 4th - OTT - Racine, 20-yard field goal OTT 23-21
THUR SEPT 3
Calgary 13, WINNIPEG 10 (15231) - Calgary scored two touchdowns in the last four minutes, the second with 15 seconds to play, to steal a victory from Winnipeg and win their third straight. Eagle Day and Jerry Keeling shared the quarterback job for the Stampeders.
CALGARY - 0 0 0 13 - 13
WINNIPEG - 1 7 0 2 - 10
1st - WIN - Single, Jessie Branch rouged on Jack Delveaux punt WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Delveaux, 1-yard run (George Fleming kick) WIN 8-0 4th - WIN - Single, Larry Robinson conceded on Fleming missed 15-yard FG WIN 9-0 4th - WIN - Single, Fleming missed FG WIN 10-0 4th - CAL - Eagle Day, 50-yard run (Robinson kick) WIN 10-7 4th - CAL - Bruce Claridge, 11-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 13-10
FRI SEPT 4
EDMONTON 20, Ottawa 1 (12157) - Edmonton won its first
game of the season at the hands of the Eastern co-leaders. The Eskimo defense, which had given up 184 points in the first four games, held Ottawa to 243 yards on offense and QB Russ Jackson to seven completions in 20 pass attempts.
OTTAWA - 0 0 1 0 - 1
EDMONTON - 3 7 7 3 - 20
1st - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 41-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Jim Thomas, 97-yard run (Mitchell kick) EDM 10-0 3rd - OTT - Single, Ed Ulmer 47-yard kick EDM 10-1 3rd - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 72-yard pass from Lynn Amedee (Mitchell kick) EDM 17-1 4th - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed 47-yard FG to deadline EDM 18-1 4th - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed 38-yard FG to deadline EDM 19-1 4th - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed 31-yard FG to deadline EDM 20-1
MON SEPT 7
HAMILTON 24, Toronto 8 (27156) - Hamilton grabbed a share of first place in the EFC by overpowering Toronto in their annual Labor Day battle. Veteran QB Bernie Faloney passed for two touchdowns, and ran for one himself, while Don Sutherin added six points on a field goal, a single and two converts.
TORONTO - 0 1 0 7 - 8
HAMILTON - 3 7 8 6 - 24
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 45-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 20-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Jackie Simpson rouged on Dave Mann 56-yard punt HAM 10-1 3rd - HAM - Faloney, 5-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 17-1 3rd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 19-yard FG to deadline HAM 18-1 4th - HAM - Hal Patterson, 86-yard pass from Faloney HAM 24-1 4th - TOR - Jackie Parker, 3-yard pass from Don Fuell (Karl Sweetan kick) HAM 24-8
SASKATCHEWAN 32, Montreal 0 (18187) - A record Taylor Field crowd saw the Riders dominate in all facets of the game. Montreal only managed 6 first downs, 82 yards rushing and 56 yards passing. Rider QB Ed Buchanan ran for 122 yards rushing and six catches for 105 yards, while George Reed rushed for 112.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 9 7 8 - 32
1st - SASK - Single, Ed Learn rouged on Martin Fabi 41-yard punt SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 1-yard run (Gerry James kick) SASK 8-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Ted Page conceded on James missed 37-yard FG SASK 9-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Ptacek, 1-yard run (James kick) SASK 16-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Page rouged on James missed 35-yard FG SASK 17-0 3rd - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 48-yard run with lateral from Hugh Campbell (James kick) SASK 24-0 4th - SASK - George Reed, 3-yard run (James kick) SASK 31-0 4th - SASK - Single, Page conceded on Fabi missed 43-yard FG SASK 32-0
CALGARY 25, Winnipeg 8 (18075) - Winnipeg played much of the game without QB Kenny Ploen, who suffered a broken rib in the second quarter. Hal Ledyard took his place. Calgary moved into first place in the WFC thanks to RB Lovell Coleman, who ran for 137 yards on 20 carries.
WINNIPEG - 0 0 7 1 - 8
CALGARY - 1 7 14 3 - 25
1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson kick CAL 1-0 2nd - CAL - Ted Woods, 41-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 8-0 3rd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 24-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 15-0 3rd - CAL - Bruce Claridge, 5-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 22-0 3rd - WIN - Art Perkins, 20-yard pass from Hal Ledyard (Bob Reed kick) CAL 22-7 4th - CAL - Robinson, 35-yard field goal CAL 25-7 4th - WIN - Single, Jesse Branch recovered Reed fumble in end zone CAL 25-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal 3 2 0 6 71 83 Calgary 5 2 0 10 151 89
Ottawa 3 2 0 6 104 94 British Columbia 4 0 1 9 97 36
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 103 84 Saskatchewan 4 3 0 8 171 99
Toronto 1 4 0 2 66 105 Winnipeg 1 6 1 3 147 191
Edmonton 1 4 0 2 56 185
TUES SEPT 8
BRIT COL 17, Ottawa 17 (T) (31355) - When it came to first downs, rushing and passing, Ottawa was far inferior to BC, but Moe Racine kicked a field goal with two seconds remaining to give the Riders a tie and first place in the EFC.
OTTAWA - 0 7 7 3 - 17
BRIT COL - 7 7 0 3 - 17
1st - BC - Joe Kapp, 1-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 8-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 14-0 2nd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 3-yard run (Moe Racine kick) BC 14-7 3rd - OTT - Rick Black, 30-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) TIED 14-14 4th - BC - Peter Kempf, 21-yard field goal BC 17-14 4th - OTT - Racine, 37-yard field goal TIED 17-17
FRI SEPT 11
Edmonton 19, MONTREAL 10 (22506) - Edmonton started sluggishly but rallied under newcomer John Anabo to score their second straight win. Anabo took over for QB Lynn Amadee and engineered two touchdowns within a 1:16 span in the third quarter.
EDMONTON - 0 3 13 3 - 19
MONTREAL - 3 7 0 0 - 10
1st - MON - Single, Gino Berretta 76-yard punt to deadline MON 1-0 1st - MON - Safety, Marcel deLeeuw conceded in punt situation MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Vernon Cole, 9-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 10-0 3nd - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 20-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - EDM - Tommy Coffey, 8-yard pass from John Anabo MON 10-9 3rd - EDM - Larry Ferguson, 11-yard pass from Anabo (Mitchell kick) EDM 16-10 4th - EDM - Mitchell, 19-yard field goal EDM 19-10
SAT SEPT 12
OTTAWA 52, Calgary 12 (19560) - One day after GM Jim Finks left to become GM of the Minnesota Vikings, the Stampeders were steamrolled. Ottawa QB Russ Jackson ran for one touchdown and passed for two more.
CALGARY - 6 0 6 0 - 12
OTTAWA - 14 16 14 8 - 52
1st - CAL - Jesse Branch, 45-yard run with lateral from Don Luzzi CAL 6-0 1st - OTT - Ted Watkins, 62-yard pass from Ron Stewart (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-6 1st - OTT - Russ Jackson, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-6 2nd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 34-yard pass from Jackson OTT 20-6 2nd - OTT - Stewart, 42-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 27-6 2nd - OTT - Racine, 31-yard field goal OTT 30-6 3rd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 57-yard run OTT 30-12 3rd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 37-12 3rd - OTT - Stewart, 21-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 44-12 4th - OTT - Watkins, 27-yard pass from Jackson (Bob O'Billovich run) OTT 51-12 4th - OTT - Single, Ed Ulmer kick OTT 52-12
Saskatchewan 30, WINNIPEG 2 (17404) - Hugh Campbell played the starring role for Saskatchewan as he rambled for 131 yards in receiving and scored two touchdowns. FB George Reed and HB Ed Buchanan both scored as well in a supporting role.
SASKATCHEWAN - 14 10 0 6 - 30
WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 2 - 2
1st - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 21-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gerry James kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (James kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - SASK - James, 23-yard field goal SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Campbell, 21-yard pass from Lancaster (James kick) SASK 24-0 4th - WIN - Safety, Jack Delveaux tackled Ed Buchanan in end zone SASK 24-2 4th - SASK - Buchanan, 46-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 30-2
SUN SEPT 13
TORONTO 35, Edmonton 22 (21797) - Lee Sampson scored twice for the Argos, who won their second game of the season. Newcomer Larry Ferguson scored all three Edmonton touchdowns, while Bill Mitchell converted all three of them.
EDMONTON - 0 7 1 14 - 22
TORONTO - 7 7 14 7 - 35
1st - TOR - Lee Sampson, 10-yard pass from Don Fuell (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - EDM - Larry Ferguson, 1-yard run (Bill Mitchell kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Sampson pass from Fuell (Sweetan kick) TOR 14-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed FG TOR 14-8 3rd - TOR - Jackie Parker, 28-yard pass from Fuell (Sweetan kick) TOR 21-8 3rd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 2-yard run (Sweetan kick) TOR 28-8 4th - EDM - Ferguson, 2-yard run (Mitchell kick) TOR 28-15 4th - TOR - Shatto, 4-yard run TOR 34-15 4th - EDM - Ferguson, 14-yard pass from John Anabo (Mitchell kick) TOR 34-22 4th - TOR - Single, Howie Schumm rouged on Dave Mann kick TOR 35-22
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 4 2 1 9 173 123 Calgary 5 3 0 10 163 141
Montreal 3 3 0 6 81 102 Saskatchewan 5 3 0 10 201 101
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 103 84 British Columbia 4 0 2 10 114 53
Toronto 2 4 0 4 101 127 Edmonton 2 5 0 4 97 230
Winnipeg 1 7 1 3 149 221
TUES SEPT 15
Calgary 20, HAMILTON 18 (25121) - Lovell Coleman rushed for 238 yards to set a new WFC rushing record and lead Calgary to the win. Coleman bettered Ed Buchanan's total of 224 yards set earlier this season. The CFL record (287) is held by Ottawa's Ron Stewart.
CALGARY - 7 10 0 3 - 20
HAMILTON - 3 14 1 0 - 18
1st - HAM - Single, Lu Bain rouged on Don Sutherin kickoff HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Larry Robinson rouged on Sutherin missed 27-yard FG HAM 2-0 1st - HAM - Single, Robinson rouged on Sutherin missed 23-yard FG HAM 3-0 1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 85-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 2nd - CAL - Eagle Day, 10-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-3 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 42-yard field goal CAL 17-3 3rd - -HAM - Bob Gaiters, 12-yard run (Sutherin kick) CAL 17-10 2nd - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 5-yard run (Sutherin kick) TIED 17-17 3rd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 43-yard FG HAM 18-17 4th - CAL - Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 20-18
SAT SEPT 19
Ottawa 23, MONTREAL 8 (20462) - Russ Jackson completed 13 of 18 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns, one a 107-yard bomb to Ted Watkins, as Ottawa overcame an 8-0 deficit to solidify their hold on first place in the East by scoring the last 23 points of the contest.
OTTAWA - 0 7 10 6 - 23
MONTREAL - 0 8 0 0 - 8
2nd - MON - Nat Craddock, 10-yard run (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Bob O'Billovich conceded on Jim McKean 38-yard kick MON 8-0 2nd - OTT - Ted Watkins, 107-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) MON 8-7 3rd - OTT - Racine, 33-yard field goal OTT 10-8 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 15-yard pass from Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 17-8 4th - OTT - Whit Tucker, 21-yard pass from Jackson OTT 23-8
SASKATCHEWAN 31, Winnipeg 30 (15707) - Saskatchewan fought off two Winnipeg comeback attempts to eke out the win. With five minutes end, Jack Robinson missed a Bomber convert that would have tied the score. In the dying minutes, Ron Meadmore blocked a Robinson field goal attempt to seal the win.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 9 14 - 30
SASKATCHEWAN - 17 0 14 0 - 31
1st - SASK - Gerry James, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Dick Cohee, 6-yard pass from George Reed (James kick) SASK 10-0 1st - SASK - Reed, 3-yard run (James kick) SASK 17-0 2nd - WIN - Art Perkins, 1-yard run (Jack Robinson kick) SASK 17-7 3rd - WIN - Perkins run (Robinson kick) SASK 17-14 3rd - WIN - Safety, Sherwyn Thorson tackled Ron Lancaster in end zone SASK 17-16 3rd - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (James kick) SASK 24-16 3rd - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 58-yard run (James kick) SASK 31-16 4th - WIN - Single, Robinson missed FG SASK 31-17 4th - WIN - Perkins run (Robinson kick) SASK 31-24 4th - WIN - Leo Lewis, 73-yard run SASK 31-30
British Col 49, EDMONTON 6 (21000) - The first sellout crowd in Edmonton history saw the Eskimos get rolled over by the Lions, as BC roared to 495 offensive yards, 253 on the ground, and 28 first downs while holding Edmonton to 111 yards rushing and 98 yards passing.
BRIT COL - 7 21 7 14 - 49
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
1st - BC - Joe Kapp 4-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Ron Morris, 22-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 14-0 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 21-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 21-0 3rd - BC - Willie Fleming, 25-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 28-0 3rd - BC - Mack Burton, 15-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 35-0 3rd - EDM - Butch Pressley, 37-yard run BC 35-6 4th - BC - Bob Swift, 4-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 42-6 4th - BC - Fleming, 33-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 49-6
SUN SEPT 20
Hamilton 27, TORONTO 14 (27447) - Hamilton used their potent passing attack and took advantage of Toronto's erratic throwing to win. The victory gave the Ti-Cats sole possession of second place in the East, as Tommy Grant scored two long touchdowns.
HAMILTON - 6 14 0 7 - 27
TORONTO - 0 0 7 7 - 14
1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 5-yard pass from Bernie Faloney HAM 6-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 52-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 13-0 2nd - HAM - Grant, 63-yard pass from Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 20-0 3rd - TOR - Lee Sampson, 23-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Karl Sweetan kick) HAM 20-7 4th - TOR - Dick Shatto, 34-yard pass from Parker (Sweetan kick) HAM 20-14 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 37-yard interception return (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-14
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 5 2 1 11 196 131 Calgary 6 3 0 12 183 159
Hamilton 4 3 0 8 148 118 Saskatchewan 6 3 0 12 232 131
Montreal 3 4 0 6 89 125 British Columbia 5 0 2 12 163 59
Toronto 2 5 0 4 115 154 Edmonton 2 6 0 4 103 279
Winnipeg 1 8 1 3 179 252
TUES SEPT 22
British Col 12, CALGARY 7 (19534) - Two young Canadians sparked BC to sole possession of first place in the West. K Peter Kempf scored all 12 points on three field goals and three singles off missed field goals. Rookie FB Bob Swift ran for 161 yards on 28 carries to lead the Lions' ground game.
BRIT COL - 1 4 3 4 - 12
CALGARY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - BC - Single, Larry Robinson rouged on Peter Kempf missed 34-yard FG BC 1-0 2nd - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 102-yard fumble return (Robinson kick) CAL 7-1 2nd - BC - Kempf, 34-yard field goal CAL 7-4 2nd - BC - Single, Kempf missed 36-yard FG CAL 7-5 3rd - BC - Kempf, 10-yard field goal BC 8-7 4th - BC - Kempf, 6-yard field goal BC 11-7 4th - BC - Single, Kempf missed 40-yard FG BC 12-7
SAT SEPT 26
OTTAWA 16, Montreal 14 (21296) - Montreal lost its fifth consecutive game, but head coach Jim Trimble found encouragement in his defense and HB George Dixon's best display of the season. The Riders took a four game lead in the East thanks to Moe Racine, who kicked three field goals.
MONTREAL - 0 0 14 0 - 14
OTTAWA - 3 7 3 3 - 16
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 31-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 80-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 10-0 3rd - MON - George Dixon, 76-yard run (Gino Berretta kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - OTT - Racine, 34-yard field goal OTT 13-7 3rd - MON - Dixon, 9-yard run (Berretta kick) MON 14-13 4th - OTT - Racine, 39-yard field goal OTT 16-14
SASKATCHEWAN 20, Edmonton 11 (13600) - The Riders capitalized on an Edmonton fumble and penalty for two touchdowns to run its winning streak to five. Edmonton lost its 18th straight game against WFC opponents, dating back to 1962, and saw their playoff hopes severely damaged.
EDMONTON - 0 3 8 0 - 11
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 2 7 4 - 20
1st - SASK - Jim Worden, 42-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Gerry James kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 45-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - SASK - Safety, Bill Pressley ran back into end zone on third down SASK 9-3 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 10-yard run (James kick) SASK 16-3 3rd - EDM - Pressley, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) SASK 16-10 3rd - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed FG SASK 16-11 4th - SASK - Single, Martin Fabi 42-yard kick SASK 17-11 4th - SASK - James, 25-yard field goal SASK 20-11
BRIT COL 16, Hamilton 16 (T) (37008) - The largest crowd in Canadian football history saw Bernie Faloney and Don Sutherin led Hamilton back from a 10-point deficit - Faloney with four clutch completions and a deceptive touchdown run and Sutherin with a convert and a pressure-packed field goal.
HAMILTON - 3 0 1 12 - 16
BRIT COL - 7 0 9 0 - 16
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 4-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 38-yard field goal BC 7-3 3rd - HAM - Sutherin missed FG BC 7-4 3rd - BC - Joe Kapp, 2-yard run BC 13-4 3rd - BC - Kempf, 38-yard field goal BC 16-4 4th - HAM - Safety, Neal Beaumont conceded on third down BC 16-6 4th - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 4-yard run (Sutherin kick) BC 16-13 4th 0- HAM - Kempf, 19-yard field goal TIED 16-16
SUN SEPT 27
Toronto 36, WINNIPEG 24 (14352) - Jackie Parker combined good ball handling with several errors by the Blue Bombers to lead Toronto to the win. Parker scored one touchdown himself. Jim Vollenweider and George Hughley scored twice as the Argos found themselves back in the playoff race.
TORONTO - 14 1 8 13 - 36
WINNIPEG - 8 0 7 9 - 24
1st - TOR - George Hughley, 6-yard run (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 3-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Bill Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 1st - TOR - Jackie Parker, 33-yard pass from Dick Shatto (Sweetan kick) TOR 14-7 1st - WIN - Single, Robinson missed FG TOR 14-8 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann kick TOR 15-8 3rd - TOR - Hughley, 9-yard run (Sweetan kick) TOR 22-8 3rd - TOR - Single, Mann kick TOR 23-8 3rd - WIN - Art Perkins, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) TOR 23-15 4th - TOR - Jim Vollenweider, 1-yard run (Sweetan kick) TOR 30-15 4th - WIN - George Reed, 70-yard run TOR 30-21 4th - WIN - Robinson, 38-yard field goal TOR 30-24 4th - TOR - Vollenweider, 1-yard run TOR 36-24
MON SEPT 28
Hamilton 43, EDMONTON 14 (13000) - Hamilton, taking advantage of early miscues, trounced Edmonton. FB Art Baker scored two touchdowns to pace the TiCat scorers. The result left Hamilton two points back of Ottawa in the EFC. Edmonton remained eight points behind Calgary for the final Western playoff berth.
HAMILTON - 14 8 14 7 - 43
EDMONTON - 1 0 0 13 - 14
1st - EDM - Single, Bill Mitchell missed FG EDM 1-0 1st - HAM - Hal Patterson, 23-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-1 1st - HAM - Art Baker, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 15-1 2nd - HAM - Bob Gaiters, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 22-1 3rd - HAM - Baker, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 29-1 3rd - HAM - Frank Consentino, 4-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 36-1 4th - HAM - Bethea, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 43-1 4th - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 13-yard pass from Bill Redell HAM 43-7 4th - EDM - Redell, 3-yard run (Mitchell kick) HAM 43-14
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 2 1 13 212 145 British Columbia 6 0 3 15 191 82
Hamilton 5 3 1 11 207 148 Saskatchewan 7 3 0 14 252 142
Montreal 3 5 0 6 103 141 Calgary 6 4 0 12 190 171
Toronto 3 5 0 6 151 178 Edmonton 2 8 0 4 128 342
Winnipeg 1 9 1 3 203 288
TUES SEPT 29
CALGARY 30, Toronto 25 (16000) - Paul Dudley and Jesse Branch led Calgary to the win - Branch, cut last year by the Stamps then recalled, ran punt back 105 yards and intercepted an Argo pass, while Dudley, in first game with the Stampeders, scored Calgary's first TD on a seven yard scamper.
TORONTO - 9 3 0 13 - 25
CALGARY - 7 13 7 3 - 30
1st - TOR - Karl Sweetan, 35-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - CAL - Paul Dudley, 7-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 1st - TOR - Ron Howell, 39-yard pass from Dick Shatto TOR 9-7 2nd - CAL - Jesse Branch, 105-yard punt return CAL 13-9 2nd - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 6-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 20-9 2nd - TOR - Sweetan, 12-yard field goal CAL 20-12 3rd - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 15-yard pass from Eagle Day (Robinson kick) CAL 27-12 4th - TOR - Jackie Parker, 5-yard run CAL 27-18 4th - TOR - Shatto, 15-yard pass from Parker (Sweetan kick) CAL 27-25 4th - CAL - Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 30-25
SAT OCT 3
Brit Col 20, TORONTO 15 (27249) - Joe Kapp's passing wizardry kept BC the only undefeated team in the CFL. Kapp threw a TD pass to Willie Fleming in the first quarter, the 104th of his career, equaling the record set by Jack Jacobs of Winnipeg.
BRIT COL - 7 7 0 6 - 20
TORONTO - 0 14 1 0 - 15
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 9-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Bob Swift, 1-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 14-0 2nd - TOR - Jim Vollenweider, 9-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Karl Sweetan kick) BC 14-7 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 11-yard pass from Parker (Sweetan kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - TOR - Single, Ron Morris rouged on Dave Mann punt TOR 15-14 4th - BC - Kapp, 1-yard run BC 20-15
SUN OCT 4
HAMILTON 17, Saskatchewan 15 (25095) - Hamilton moved into a first place tie in the East with a tough win over the Roughriders, who fell into third place in the West. The teams played for the wind, which gusted up to 35 MPH at times. Rider QB Ron Lancaster passes for 352 yards, Ed Buchanan hauling in eight passes.
SASKATCHEWAN - 8 0 7 0 - 15
HAMILTON - 7 10 0 0 - 17
1st - HAM - Art Baker, 7-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 3-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) TIED 7-7 1st - SASK - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Martin Fabi 66-yard punt SASK 8-7 2nd - HAM - Zeno Karcz recovered blocked punt in end zone (Sutherin kick) HAM 14-8 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 54-yard field goal HAM 17-8 3rd - SASK - Billy Gray, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Whitehouse kick) HAM 17-15
Calgary 24, WINNIPEG 16 (11300) - Calgary smashed aa third-and-one bid on the Winnipeg 16 with three minutes to play and exploded for eight points to dump the Bombers, who lost their ninth straight. Lovell Coleman produced 261 yards on offense, as the Stampeders moved into second place in the WFC.
CALGARY - 13 0 0 11 - 24
WINNIPEG - 0 8 8 0 - 16
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 19-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Ted Woods, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 47-yard field goal CAL 13-0 2nd - WIN - Bob Reed, 7-yard run (Leo Lewis kick) CAL 13-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Lewis missed 32-yard FG CAL 13-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Bill Whisler kick CAL 13-9 3rd - WIN - John Simmons, 19-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Lewis kick) WIN 16-13 4th - CAL - Robinson, 26-yard field goal TIED 16-16 4th - CAL - Single, Ron Latourelle rouged on Jim Furlong kick CAL 17-16 4th - CAL - Lovelle Coleman, 45-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-16
MON OCT 5
MONTREAL 14, Brit Col 7 (17048) - Montreal handed BC its first loss of the season, scrambling to two fourth down touchdowns. Alouettes QB George Bork threw TD passes to Jack Gotta and Nat Craddock as Montreal rallied in the final 8:46, snapping their five-game losing streak.
BRIT COL - 0 7 0 0 - 7
MONTREAL - 1 0 0 13 - 14
1st - MON - Single, Ron Morris conceded on Gino Berretta missed 24-yard FG MON 1-0 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 8-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-1 4th - MON - Jack Gotta, 12-yard pass from George Bork (Berretta kick) MON 8-7 4th - MON - Nat Craddock, 10-yard pass from Bork MON 14-7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa 6 2 1 13 212 145 X-British Columbia 7 1 3 17 218 111
Hamilton 6 3 1 13 224 163 Calgary 8 4 0 16 244 212
Montreal 4 5 0 8 117 148 Saskatchewan 7 4 0 14 267 159
Toronto 3 7 0 6 191 228 Edmonton 2 8 0 4 128 342
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Winnipeg 1 10 1 3 219 312
TUES OCT 6
OTTAWA 27, Saskatchewan 3 (19710) - Ron Lancaster left the game with injured ribs, and Saskatchewan saw their chances to win fade away. Billy Joe Booth forced him to fumble, and Lancaster was hurt in the scramble for the ball. Ottawa QB Russ Jackson ran for 134 of the Riders' 304 rushing yards to lead the way to victory.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 0 - 3
OTTAWA - 7 3 0 17 - 27
1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 15-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 4-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-3 2nd - OTT - Racine, 19-yard field goal OTT 10-3 4th - OTT - Racine, 20-yard field goal OTT 13-3 4th - OTT - Jay Roberts, 9-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 20-3 4th - OTT - Thelen, 5-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 27-3
EDMONTON 25, Winnipeg 22 (12463) - A prolonged exercise in futility ended for Edmonton as they posted their first victory in two seasons against a WFC opponent. The last Eskimo success against a West rival came on Nov. 3, 1962, when they beat Winnipeg. The Bombers suffered their 10th consecutive loss.
WINNIPEG - 7 0 2 13 - 22
EDMONTON - 1 17 7 0 - 25
1st - WIN - Leo Lewis, 87-yard run (Lewis kick) WIN 7-0 1st - EDM - Single, Bill Mitchell kick WIN 7-1 2nd - EDM - Mitchell, 48-yard field goal WIN 7-4 2nd - EDM - Bill Tobin, 46-yard pass from Jon Anabo (Mitchell kick) EDM 11-7 2nd - EDM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 35-yard pass from Anabo (Mitchell kick) EDM 18-7 3rd - EDM - Tobin, 1-yard run (Mitchell kick) EDM 25-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Marcel Deleeuw conceded on punt EDM 25-9 4th - WIN - Art Perkins run EDM 25-15 4th - WIN - Norm Rauhaus major (Lewis kick) EDM 25-22
SAT OCT 10
CALGARY 23, Montreal 7 (17700) - The powerful kicking of defensive back Larry Robinson sparked Calgary to the interlocking win over Montreal. Robinson, the leading scorer in the WFC, picked up 11 points on three field goals, a single and a convert.
MONTREAL - 6 0 1 0 - 7
CALGARY - 4 9 3 7 - 23
1st - CAL - Single, George Dixon rouged on Larry Robinson kickoff CAL 1-0 1st - Robinson, 47-yard field goal CAL 4-0 1st - MON - Ted Page, 43-yard run with lateral from Ed Learn MON 6-4 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 28-yard field goal CAL 7-6 2nd - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 32-yard run CAL 13-6 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 34-yard field goal CAL 16-6 3rd - MON - Single, Jesse Branch conceded on Gino Berretta kick CAL 16-7 4th - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 38-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 23-7
BRITISH COL 26, Edmonton 6 (29277) - BC saw two touchdowns called back but still had enough drive to roll over Edmonton and stay one point ahead of Calgary in the West. Edmonton's only TD came on newcomer QB Bill Redell's short plunge. Three players scored majors for the Lions, as the West playoff race ended.
EDMONTON - 0 0 6 0 - 6
BRITISH COL - 3 13 7 3 - 26
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 23-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - BC - Pat Claridge, 4-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 9-0 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 4-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 16-0 3rd - BC - Bob Swift, 2-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 23-0 3rd - EDM - Bill Redell, 2-yard run BC 23-6 4th - BC - Kempf, 30-yard field goal BC 26-6
MON OCT 12
HAMILTON 23, Ottawa 1 (27151) - The aroused Tiger-Cats set their sights on another EFC title by easily trouncing Ottawa and moved into a first place tie with the Rough Riders. Ottawa scored a single point on a missed FG in the third quarter. Tempers frayed with punches being exchanged at the end of the game.
OTTAWA - 0 0 1 0 - 1
HAMILTON - 3 0 7 13 - 23
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 15-yard field goal HAM 3-0 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 18-yard pass from Frank Consentino (Sutherin kick) HAM 10-0 3rd - HAM - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Moe Racine missed FG HAM 10-1 4th - HAM - Hal Patterson, 31-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 17-1 4th - HAM - Willie Bethea, 3-yard pass from Faloney HAM 23-1
SASKATCHEWAN 31, Toronto 14 (16048) - Saskatchewan fought back from a 14-7 halftime deficit to down Toronto and solidify their hold on third place in the West. Four different Riders scored touchdowns, while Dick Shatto scored both Argo majors. Riders RB Ed Buchanan led all rushers with 126 yards in 16 carries.
TORONTO - 6 8 0 0 - 14
SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 7 17 - 31
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 72-yard pass from Jackie Parker TOR 6-0 1st - SASK - George Belu, 25-yard interception return (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 7-6 2nd - TOR - Shatto, 35-yard pass from Parker (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 13-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Sweetan missed FG TOR 14-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Whitehouse missed FG TOR 14-8 3rd - SASK - Jim Worden, 75-yard pass from Bob Ptacek TIED 14-14 4th - SASK - Whitehouse, 27-yard field goal SASK 17-14 4th - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 28-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 24-14 4th - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 10-yard pass from Ptacek (Martin Fabi kick) SASK 31-14
Montreal 21, WINNIPEG 20 (11231) - Montreal pounced on three short kicks, turning them into touchdowns on the passing of QB George Bork, then survived a fourth quarter tally to win and pad their margin over Toronto in the race for the last Eastern playoff spot. Winnipeg suffered its 11th consecutive loss.
MONTREAL - 8 6 7 0 - 21
WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 13 - 20
1st - MON - George Dixon, 1-yard run (Gino Berretta kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Billy Cooper rouged on Berretta punt MON 8-0 1st - WIN - Ernie Pitts pass from Kenny Ploen (Bob Reed kick) MON 8-7 2nd - MON - Willie Lambert, 22-yard pass from George Bork MON 14-7 3rd - MON - Al Irwin, 22-yard pass from Bork (Berretta kick) MON 21-7 4th - WIN - Noel Dunford, 11-yard pass from Ploen MON 21-13 4th - WIN - Ron Latourelle, 4-yard run (Reed kick) WIN 21-20
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Ottawa 7 3 1 15 240 171 X-British Columbia 8 1 3 19 244 117
X-Hamilton 7 3 1 15 247 164 X-Calgary 9 4 0 18 267 219
Montreal 5 6 0 10 145 191 X-Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 301 190
Toronto 3 8 0 6 205 259 Edmonton 3 9 0 6 159 390
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Winnipeg 1 12 1 3 261 358
SAT OCT 17
Hamilton 34, OTTAWA 16 (23121) - Veteran QB Bernie Faloney scored two short touchdowns runs and passed for two more touchdowns to Tommy Grant as Hamilton moved into sole possession of first place in the East. TiCat Don Sutherin kicked his 13th field goal, an Eastern record.
HAMILTON - 9 11 14 0 - 34
OTTAWA - 0 6 3 7 - 16
1st - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 3-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Ed Ulmer conceded on Sutherin missed 42-yard FG HAM 8-0 1st - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 9-0 2nd - OTT - Russ Jackson, 30-yard pass from Ron Stewart HAM 9-6 2nd - HAM - Sutherin, 26-yard field goal HAM 12-6 2nd - HAM - Faloney, 6-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 19-6 2nd 0- HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 20-6 3rd - OTT - Moe Racine, 17-yard field goal HAM 20-9 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 37-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-9 3rd - HAM - Grant, 66-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 34-9 4th - OTT - Stewart, 1-yard run (Racine kick) HAM 34-16
CALGARY 42, Saskatchewan 0 (21500) - Calgary picked up 510 yards to Saskatchewan's 128 in a complete domination. Calgary flanker Bobby Taylor caught three touchdown passes, while Lovell Coleman rambled for two majors. Larry Robinson added six points - two single and four converts.
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CALGARY - 13 8 13 8 - 42
1st - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 17-yard pass from Lovell Coleman CA 6-0 1st - CAL - Eagle Day, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 13-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 37-yard FG CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-0 3rd - CAL - Taylor, 45-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 27-0 3rd - CAL - Taylor, 6-yard pass from Day (Robinson
kick) CAL 34-0 4th - CAL - Coleman, 20-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 41-0 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 50-yard missed FG CAL 42-0
British Col 24, EDMONTON 14 (12000) - Two sparkling touchdowns by Willie Fleming, the second on a record-tying 109 yard jaunt, provided the winning cushion as BC won a dull game over the Eskimos. Fleming ended the night with 186 yards rushing in 10 carries,
BRITISH COL - 1 22 1 0 - 24
EDMONTON - 7 0 0 7 - 14
1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 50-yard pass from Bill Redell (Bill Mitchell kick) EDM 7-0 1st - BC - Single, Peter Kempf missed 27-yard FG EDM 7-1 2nd - BC - Joe Kapp, 2-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 8-7 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 59-yard pass from Kapp BC 14-7 2nd - BC - Safety, Marcel deLeeuw conceded on punt BC 16-7 2nd - BC - Fleming, 109-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 23-7 3rd - BC - Single, Neil Beaumont 45-yard kick BC 24-1 4th - EDM - Bill Tobin, 5-yard run (Mitchell kick) BC 24-14
SUN OCT 18
TORONTO 31, Montreal 10 (21597) - Toronto, with QB Jackie Parker throwing TD strikes in the first half, smothered Montreal and moved to within two points of the Als in the East playoff race. Dick Shatto scored three touchdowns, giving him 88 for his career, one better than Parker.
MONTREAL - 1 7 2 0 - 10
TORONTO - 13 14 0 4 - 31
1st - TOR - Dick Shatto, 20-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Len Chandler conceded on Gino Beretta 44-yard punt TOR 7-1 1st - TOR - Jim Vilunas, 45-yard fumble return TOR 13-1 2nd - MON - Ted Elsby, 15-yard run with lateral from Jim Andreotti (Willie Lambert kick) TOR 13-8 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 10-yard pass from Jackie Parker (Sweetan kick) TOR 20-8 2nd - TOR - Dick Shatto, 7-yard run (Sweetan kick) TOR 27-8 4th - MON - Safety, Dave Mann tackled in end zone TOR 27-10 4th - TOR - Sweetan, 25-yard field goal TOR 30-10 4th - TOR - Single, Ted Page conceded on Mann 65-yard kick TOR 31-10
MON OCT 19
Edmonton 13, WINNIPEG 1 (14882) - Tommy Joe Coffey stimulated a sluggish Edmonton offense in a dull WFC game. Coffey caught six passes for 103 yards - the entire Eskimo aerial output - to set up one touchdown and score another. The loss was Winnipeg's 12th consecutive.
EDMONTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13
WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 0 - 1
2nd - WIN - Single, Bob Reed missed 29-yard FG WIN 1-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Redell, 1-yard run EDM 6-1 3rd - EDM - Tommy Coffey, 53-yard pass from Redell (Mitchell kick) EDM 13-1
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 8 3 1 17 281 180 X-British Columbia 9 1 3 21 268 141
X-Ottawa 7 4 1 15 256 205 X-Calgary 10 4 0 20 289 219
Montreal 5 7 0 10 155 222 X-Saskatchewan 8 6 0 16 301 242
Toronto 4 8 0 8 236 269 Edmonton 4 10 0 8 186 395
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Winnipeg 1 13 1 3 262 371
SAT OCT 24
HAMILTON 27, Toronto 7 (20007) - Toronto was eliminated from the playoff race, while Hamilton won its fourth straight Eastern title and seventh in eight seasons. The TiCats picked up 306 yards on the ground, Willie Bethea gaining 105 of those yards, but they had to score two second half touchdowns to win.
TORONTO - 0 7 0 0 - 7
HAMILTON - 3 2 8 14 - 27
1st - HAM - Don Sutherin, 13-yard field goal HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed FG HAM 4-0 2nd - TOR - Lee Sampson, 36-yard fumble return (Karl Sweetan kick) TOR 7-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Bernie Faloney 50-yard punt TOR 7-5 3rd - HAM - Johnny Counts, 41-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 12-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Sutherin kick HAM 13-7 4th - HAM - Art Baker, 8-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 20-7 4th - HAM - Hal Patterson, 27-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 27-7
BRITISH COL 20, Saskatchewan 3 (30856) - BC put down the leaderless Roughriders and moved within one game of their second WFC title in a row. The Lions won their 16th straight home game, and 6th straight over the Riders, who saw QB Bob Ptacek throw three interceptions.
SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 0 - 3
BRITISH COL - 7 6 4 3 - 20
1st - SASK - Reg Whitehouse, 27-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - BC - Joe Kapp, 7-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 10-3 2nd - BC - Kempf, 27-yard field goal BC 13-3 3rd - BC - Single, Ron Morris kick BC 14-3 3rd - BC - Kempf. 35-yard field goal BC 17-3 4th - BC - Kempf, 12-yard field goal BC 20-3
Calgary 17, EDMONTON 16 (11000) - Calgary rode a pair of touchdowns by flanker Bobby Taylor and a sensational punting performance by Jim Furlong to win a close game over Edmonton. The win allowed Calgary to retain its slim hopes of a first place finish.
CALGARY - 7 8 2 0 - 17
EDMONTON - 6 3 0 7 - 16
1st - EDM - Butch Pressley, 6-yard run EDM 6-0 1st - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 7-yard pass from Eagle Day (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Howie Schumm conceded on Jim Furlong 68-yard punt CAL 8-6 2nd - CAL - Taylor, 22-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 15-6 2nd - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 26-yard field goal CAL 15-9 3rd - CAL - Single, Furlong 86-yard punt CAL 16-9 3rd - CAL - Single, Schumm rouged on Furlong 54-yard punt CAL 17-9 4th - EDM - Tommy Coffey, 32-yard pass from Bill Redell (Mitchell kick) CAL 17-16
SUN OCT 25
MONTREAL 23, Ottawa 21 (18055) - The game meant nothing in the standings, but Nat Craddock stole the show as he scored twice for Montreal - one a long touchdown romp, the second a short plunge. The game was a preview of the first round of the Eastern playoffs.
OTTAWA - 7 14 0 0 - 21
MONTREAL - 9 1 7 6 - 23
1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 59-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 1st - MON - Nat Craddock, 73-yard run (Willie Lambert kick) TIED 7-7 1st - MON - Safety, Billy Ray Locklin tackled Russ Jackson in end zone MON 9-7 2nd - OTT - Rick Black, 4-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-9 2nd - MON - Single, Baker missed 38-yard FG OTT 14-10 2nd - OTT - Bob O'Billovich, 59-yard interception return (Racine kick) OTT 21-10 3rd - MON - Craddock, 1-yard run (Lambert kick) OTT 21-17 4th - MON - Gerry Philp, 8-yard pass from George Bork MON 23-21
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 9 3 1 19 308 187 X-British Columbia 10 1 3 23 288 134
X-Ottawa 7 5 1 15 277 228 X-Calgary 11 4 0 22 326 235
X-Montreal 6 7 0 12 178 243 X-Saskatchewan 8 7 0 16 304 262
Toronto 4 9 0 8 243 296 Edmonton 4 11 0 8 202 432
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Winnipeg 1 13 1 3 262 371
WED OCT 28
CALGARY 26, British Col 14 (20000) - Larry Robinson kicked three field goals - to equal Peter Kempf's season record of 22 set last year - and added two converts and two singles as Calgary moved ahead of the Lions on top of the WFC, though the Lions had one more game to play.
BRIT COL - 7 7 0 0 - 14
CALGARY - 17 0 2 7 - 26
1st - CAL - Eagle Day, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 48-yard field goal CAL 10-0 1st - CAL - Jim Dillard, 14-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 17-0 1st - BC - Bill Lasseter, 9-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Peter Kempf kick) CAL 17-7 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 3-yard run (Kempf kick) CAL 17-14 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson 35-yard missed FG CAL 18-14 3rd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong 47-yard punt CAL 19-14 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 47-yard FG CAL 20-14 4th - CAL - Robinson, 47-yard field goal CAL 23-14 4th - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 26-14
SAT OCT 31
Ottawa 36, TORONTO 0 (17701) - Dave Thelen and the Rough Riders snapped a three-game losing streak with a pulsating shutout of the Argonauts before a slim crowd. The win climaxed a week of rumored dissension among Rider players and dissatisfaction with Coach Frank Clair.
OTTAWA - 8 21 7 0 - 36
TORONTO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - OTT - Single, Moe Racine 32-yard FG OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 8-0 2nd - OTT - Thelen, 76-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 15-0 2nd - OTT - Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 22-0 2nd - OTT - Whit Tucker, 10-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Racine kick) OTT 29-0 3rd - OTT - Ron Stewart, 2-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 36-0
SASKATCHEWAN 26, Edmonton 20 (10300) - Saskatchewan
set a new attendance record, with 127,800 fans turning out. The Riders won, but Edmonton's Tommy Joe Coffey set a conference receiving record with four catches for 30 yards bringing his season total to a record 1,142 receiving yards in a record 81 receptions.
EDMONTON - 0 4 10 6 - 20
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 12 7 7 - 26
2nd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run SASK 6-0 2nd - EDM - Bill Mitchell, 8-yard field goal SASK 6-3 2nd - SASK - Reed, 8-yard run SASK 12-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Mitchell missed 12-yard FG SASK 12-4 3rd - EDM - Bill Tobin, 29-yard run (Mitchell kick) SASK 12-11 3rd - EDM - Mitchell, 37-yard field goal EDM 14-12 3rd - SASK - Reed, 2-yard run (Reg Whitehouse kick) SASK 19-14 4th - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 28-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Whitehouse kick) SASK 26-14 4th - EDM - Bill Redell, 4-yard run SASK 26-20
SUN NOV 1
Hamilton 21, MONTREAL 14 (16146) - The surging Tiger-Cats closed out their regular season with a win over the slumping Alouettes. Hamilton QB Bernie Faloney threw two touchdowns passes, while Don Sutherin kicked two field goals, two converts and two singles. The Ti-Cat defense added a two-point safety touch.
HAMILTON - 8 3 10 0 - 21
MONTREAL - 0 7 0 7 - 14
1st - HAM - Tommy Grant, 12-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Don Sutherin kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Sutherin missed 14-yard FG HAM 8-0 2nd - MON - Jerry Fields, 4-yard pass from George Bork (Willie Lambert kick) HAM 8-7 2nd - HAM - Ed Learn conceded on Sutherin missed 32-yard FG HAM 9-7 2nd - HAM - Safety, Dave Viti tackled Bork in end zone HAM 11-7 3rd - HAM - Willie Bethea, 5-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 18-7 3rd - HAM - Sutherin, 44-yard field goal HAM 21-7 4th - MON - Vernon Cole, 26-yard pass from Jim McKean (Lambert kick) HAM 21-14
BRITISH COL 26, Winnipeg 8 (29614) - The Lions nailed down first place in the West, their second in a row, while the Bombers lost their 12th straight game. BC put the game away in the second quarter behind the arm of Joe Kapp. BC set a CFL season attendance record with 260,039.
WINNIPEG - 0 7 1 0 - 8
BRIT COL - 3 14 6 3 - 26
1st - BC - Peter Kempf, 17-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - WIN - Noel Dunford, 37-yard pass from Kenny Ploen (Bob Reed kick) WIN 7-3 2nd - BC - Bob Swift, 9-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 65-yard pass from Joe Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 17-7 3rd - BC - Lou Holland, 37-yard run BC 23-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Wayne Dennis kick BC 23-8 4th - BC - Kempf, 26-yard field goal BC 26-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
X-Hamilton 10 3 1 21 329 201 X-British Columbia 11 2 3 25 328 168
X-Ottawa 8 5 1 17 313 228 X-Calgary 12 4 0 24 352 249
X-Montreal 6 8 0 12 192 264 X-Saskatchewan 9 7 0 18 330 282
Toronto 4 10 0 8 243 332 Edmonton 4 12 0 8 222 458
X-Clinched Playoff Berth Winnipeg 1 14 1 3 270 397
WEST SEMIFINAL (Calgary wins on total points, 76-40)
SAT NOV 7
SASKATCHEWAN 34, Calgary 25 (14462) - QB Ron Lancaster led the Roughriders on a wild 26-point fourth quarter to take a nine-point lead in the Western semifinal. FB George Reed scored twice for Saskatchewan, as Calgary blew a 24-8 lead amid rumors head coach Bobby Dobbs faced a must win to keep his job.
CALGARY - 7 7 10 1 - 25
SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 7 26 - 34
1st - CAL - Eagle Day, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Reg Whitehouse missed 29-yard FG CAL 7-1 2nd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 2-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 14-1 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Whitehouse kick) CAL 14-8 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 30-yard field goal CAL 17-8 3rd - CAL - Ted Woods, 83-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-8 4th - SASK - Jim Worden, 12-yard pass from Lancaster (Whitehouse kick) CAL 24-15 4th - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong 57-yard kick CAL 25-15 4th - SASK - Ed Buchanan, 9-yard pass from Lancaster (Whitehouse kick) CAL 25-21 4th - SASK - Reed, 4-yard run (Whitehouse kick) SASK 28-25 4th - SASK - Hugh Campbell, 3-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 34-25
British Columbia Lions (11-2-3)
Head Coach: Dave Skrien
Leading Rusher: Bob Swift (1054)
Leading Passer: Joe Kapp (2816)
Leasing Receiver: Sonny Homer (50-776)
Average Attendance: 32,500 (1st)
Calgary Stampeders (12-4)
Head Coach: Bobby Dobbs
Leading Rusher: Lovell Coleman (1629)
Leading Passer: Eagle Day (2197)
Leasing Receiver: Bobby Taylor (66-917)
Average Attendance: 17,640 (6th)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-7)
Head Coach: Bob Shaw
Leading Rusher: Ed Buchanan (1390)
Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2256)
Leasing Receiver: Hugh Campbell (65-1000)
Average Attendance: 15,682 (7th)
Edmonton Eskimos (4-12)
Head Coach: Neill Armstrong
Leading Rusher: Bill Tobin (497)
Leading Passer: Bill Redell (920)
Leading Receiver: Tommy Coffey (81-1142)
Average Attendance: 14,132 (9th)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1-14-1)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Leading Rusher: Leo Lewis (845)
Leading Passer: Kenny Ploen (1878)
Leading Receiver: Ernie Pitts (32-459)
Average Attendance: 14,208 (8th)
Vancouver Sun (August 15th)
Brantford Expositor (September 21st)
Montreal Star (September 28th)
Montreal Star (October 6th)
Toronto Star (October 19th)
Ottawa Citizen (November 23rd)
Coached by Dave Skrien with an offence directed by quarterback Joe Kapp, the Lions won the Grey Cup in 1964, their 11th season. This rare book of football history was written the next year. Skrien's ghost-writer was football writer and columnist Dick Beddoes.
Vancouver Sun (November 30th)
MON NOV 9
CALGARY 51, Saskatchewan 6 (18455) - In one of the greatest reversals in modern Canadian football playoff history, Calgary came in facing a nine-point deficit and rolled to an easy game and series win. Larry Robinson's toe accounted for 15 points alone on two field goals, four singles and five converts.
SASKATCHEWAN - 6 0 0 0 - 6
CALGARY - 10 5 16 20 - 51
1st - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run SASK 6-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 47-yard field goal SASK 6-3 1st - CAL - Bobby Taylor, 7-yard pass from Lovell Coleman (Robinson kick) CAL 10-6 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 16-yard field goal CAL 13-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 43-yard FG CAL 14-6 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 22-yard FG CAL 15-6 3rd - CAL - Robinson missed 26-yard FG CAL 16-6 3rd - CAL - Coleman, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 23-6 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 37-yard FG CAL 24-6 3rd - CAL - Jim Dillard, 15-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 31-6 4th - CAL - Eagle Day, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 38-6 4th - CAL - Taylor, 25-yard pass from Day (Robinson kick) CAL 45-6 4th - CAL - Jim Furlong, 28-yard fumble return CAL 51-6
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WEST FINAL (British Columbia wins series, 2 games to 1)
SAT NOV 14
British Col 24, CALGARY 10 (21236) - BC ran over Calgary in the second half. Bob Swift scored twice as the Lions scored three unanswered touchdowns after Calgary had a 10-3 lead at the half. The game saw 14 penalties called as the tempers flared on the rock-solid field with the temperatures dropping to 20.
BRIT COL - 0 3 14 7 - 24
CALGARY - 10 0 0 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 30-yard field goal CAL 10-0 2nd - BC - Peter Kempf, 30-yard field goal CAL 10-3 3rd - BC - Bob Swift, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) TIED 10-10 3rd - BC - Willie Fleming, 21-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 17-10 4th - BC - Single, Neal Beaumont 49-yard kick BC 18-10 4th - BC - Swift, 2-yard run BC 24-10
WED NOV 18
Calgary 14, BRIT COL 10 (28547) - Larry Robinson, who missed no fewer than five field goals, connected twice and salvaged a single to keep Calgary's season alive. Lovell Coleman, playing his first game since being named Canada's outstanding player, scored the game winning touchdowns for the Stamps.
CALGARY - 3 1 3 7 - 14
BRIT COL - 0 3 7 0 - 10
1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 27-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Ron Morris rouged on Robinson 46-yard missed FG CAL 4-0 2nd - BC - Peter Kempf, 22-yard field goal CAL 4-3 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 29-yard field goal CAL 7-3 3rd - BC - Bob Swift, 3-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 10-7 4th - CAL - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-10
SUN NOV 22
BRIT COL 33, Calgary 14 (32504) - BC used a sharp passing attack to clinch its second straight trip to the Grey Cup. QB Joe Kapp threw three touchdown passes and rolled up 309 passing yards as the Lions roared out to a 23-3 halftime lead and coasted to the Western title.
CALGARY - 0 3 11 0 - 14
BRIT COL - 6 17 9 1 - 33
1st - BC - Willie Fleming, 71-yard pass from Joe Kapp BC 6-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 42-yard field goal BC 6-3 2nd - BC - Peter Kempf, 12-yard field goal BC 9-3 2nd - BC - Mack Burton, 24-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 16-3 2nd - BC - Sonny Homer, 19-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 23-3 3rd - CAL - Single, Jim Furlong kick BC 23-4 3rd - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 9-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 23-11 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 43-yard field goal BC 23-14 3rd - BC - Pat Claridge, 13-yard pass from Kapp (Kempf kick) BC 30-14 3rd - BC - Safety, Keeling tackled in end zone BC 32-14 4th - BC - Single, Kempf missed 33-yard FG BC 33-14
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EAST SEMIFINAL
SAT NOV 7
OTTAWA 27, Montreal 0 (18214) - Ottawa scored three touchdowns in the first half and coasted the rest of the way against the helpless Als. Montreal was never in the game at any time, making it one of the most boring playoff contests in recent history. The Rider defense intercepted six Lark passes to seal the shutout.
MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0
OTTAWA - 8 14 0 5 - 27
1st - OTT - Ted Watkins, 24-yard pass from Russ Jackson (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Single, Ed Ulmer 67-yard punt to deadline OTT 8-0 2nd - OTT - Jackson, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 15-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 47-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 22-0 4th - OTT - Racine, 44-yard field goal OTT 25-0 4th - OTT - Single, Ed Learn conceded on Ulmer 56-yard punt OTT 26-0 4th - OTT - Single, Learn conceded on Ulmer 55-yard punt OTT 27-0
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EAST FINAL (Hamilton wins on total points, 39-38)
SAT NOV 14
OTTAWA 30, Hamilton 13 (18926) - Ottawa had a shockingly easy win in the opener of the playoff series as Gene Gaines ran a kickoff back 128 yards, breaking the 1941 record of Andy Tommy in a game against Toronto. Ottawa QB Russ Jackson was knocked groggy in the first half as the TiCats passed for only six yards.
HAMILTON - 0 7 6 0 - 13
OTTAWA - 7 13 3 7 - 30
1st - OTT - Rick Black, 41-yard run (Moe Racine kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dave Thelen, 1-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - HAM - Bernie Faloney, 1-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) OTT 14-7 2nd - OTT - Gene Gaines, 128-yard kickoff return OTT 20-7 3rd - HAM - Bobby Kuntz, 1-yard run OTT 20-13 3rd - OTT - Racine, 28-yard field goal OTT 23-13 4th - OTT - Ron Stewart, 33-yard run (Racine kick) OTT 30-13
SAT NOV 21
HAMILTON 26, Ottawa 8 (21100) - Hamilton shook off an early case of the jitters to go on and demolish Ottawa and head to the Grey Cup for the seventh time in eight years. Moe Racine missed a 39-yard field goal goal with a 30 MPH win at his back with less than three minutes to play to snuff out Ottawa's last chance.
OTTAWA - 6 0 0 2 - 8
HAMILTON - 0 11 14 1 - 26
1st - OTT - Moe Racine, 16-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Racine, 17-yard field goal OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Ed Ulmer conceded on Don Sutherin missed 41-yard FG OTT 6-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 52-yard punt OTT 6-2 2nd - HAM - Andy Cohee recovered blocked punt in end zone (Sutherin kick) HAM 9-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Ulmer conceded on Sutherin missed 43-yard FG HAM 10-6 2nd - HAM - Single, Ulmer conceded on Sutherin missed 31-yard FG HAM 11-6 3rd - HAM - Tommy Grant, 20-yard pass from Bernie Faloney (Sutherin kick) HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Faloney, 1-yard run (Sutherin kick) HAM 25-6 4th - OTT - Single, Grant conceded on Ulmer 53-yard punt HAM 25-7 4th - HAM - Single, Peter Quinn rouged on Sutherin missed 23-yard FG HAM 26-7 4th - OTT - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Racine missed 39-yard FG HAM 26-8
1964 GREY CUP (Saturday November 28th at Toronto - 32,655)
BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 34, HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 24 - The B.C. Lions made a return trip to the Grey Cup in 1964. Facing the defending champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the second straight year, the Lions looked to prove the outcome would be different this time around. It certainly was. Unlike the previous year when the Lions scored their only touchdown late in regulation, B.C. jumped to a 34-8 advantage before the Ticats made the score more respectable. The 10-point victory gave the Lions their first Grey Cup title in the decade-long history of the franchise. A pair of unlikely players produced the majority of the points for the Lions. Bill Munsey filled in for injured fullback Bob Swift and scored his only two touchdowns of the season. It was a similar story for Jim Carphin, who scored his only major of the year on a broken field goal in the second quarter. Munsey, an all-star defensive back in 1964, came up with a number of bone crushing tackles. He scored one of his touchdowns on a 65-yard fumble recovery. On offence he reached pay dirt on an 18-yard run. Both TDs came in the third quarter. On the broken field goal, Pete Ohler wisely picked up the fumbled ball and threw to Carphin for the major. Also reaching the end zone for the Lions were Swift (prior to his injury) on a one-yard run to open the scoring, and Willie Fleming, who rocketed 47 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Hamilton scored 16 points in the final quarter, but it was too much of a deficit for the Ticats to overcome. Johnny Counts scored Hamilton’s first touchdown on 58-yard run in the third quarter, while Bernie Faloney threw TD passes to Tommy Grant and Stan Crisson in the final 15 minutes. The weather may have played a factor in the game, which was played under wet conditions at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, creating a slippery field and a greasy ball. The Lions felt at home since the environment was similar to what they faced in Vancouver. Ironically, the Ticats led the Lions in first downs as well as passing, rushing and receiving yards, but not in touchdowns where it counted most. The Lions did not return to the Grey Cup again until 1983. For the Ticats, the game marked their seventh visit to the national championship in eight years.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - 7 13 14 0 - 34
HAMILTON - 0 1 7 16 - 24
1st - BC - Bob Swift, 1-yard run (Peter Kempf kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Jim Carphin, 9-yard pass from Pete Ohler BC 13-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Bill Lasseter conceded on Joe Zuger 78-yard punt BC 13-1 2nd - BC - Willie Fleming, 47-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 20-1 3rd - HAM - Johnny Counts, 58-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) BC 20-8 3rd - BC - Bill Munsey, 18-yard run (Kempf kick) BC 27-8 3rd - BC - Munsey, 71-yard fumble return (Kempf kick) BC 34-8 4th - HAM - Tommy Grant, 11-yard pass from Bernie Faloney BC 34-14 4th - HAM - Single, Neal Beaumont conceded on Zuger 66-yard punt BC 34-15 4th - HAM - Safety touch, Beaumont conceded from punt formation HAM 34-17 4th - HAM - Stan Crisson, 9-yard pass from Faloney (Sutherin kick) BC 34-24
