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CANADIAN FOOTBALL (1970 - 1974)

1970

1930 - 49

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-5-1)

Head Coach: Joe Restic

Leading Rusher: Dave Fleming (614)

Leading Passer: Joe Zuger (1073)

Leading Receiver: Dave Fleming (56-692)

Average Attendance: 24,986 (3rd)

Toronto Argonauts (8-6)

Head Coach: Leo Cahill

Leading Rusher: Bill Symons (908)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (2041)

Leading Receiver: Jim Thorpe (43-671)

Average Attendance: 32,099 (1st)

Montreal Alouettes (7-6-1)

Head Coach: Sam Etcheverry

Leading Rusher: Dennis Duncan (823)

Leading Passer: Sonny Wade (2411)

Leading Receiver: Dick Smith (47-547)

Average Attendance: 24,273 (4th)

Ottawa Rough Riders (4-10)

Head Coach: Jack Gotta

Leading Rusher: Gary Wood (493)

Leading Passer: Gary Wood (2759)

Leading Receiver: Hugh Oldham (45-1043)

Average Attendance: 23,608 (5th)

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

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

Hugh McKinnis (CAL) 1135 9 37 Herm Harrison (CAL) 70 1024 12 47

Jim Evenson (BC) 1003 8 52 Terry Swarn (EDM) 61 739 5 50

Bill Symons (TOR) 908 6 98 Dave Fleming (HAM) 56 692 5 62

Dave Raimey (WIN) 839 2 39 Jim Young (BC) 54 1041 6 80

Dennis Duncan (MON) 823 6 85 Henry King (EDM) 51 638 1 46

George Reed (SASK) 821 5 21 Mike Eben (EDM) 48 733 5 81

Moses Denson (MON) 820 1 69 Dick Smith (MON) 47 547 4

Bob Houmard (WIN) 810 8 32 Tommy Coffey (HAM) 46 678 5 44

A.D. Whitfield (BC) 754 1 28 Hugh Oldham (OTT) 45 1043 13 73

Dave Fleming (HAM) 614 5 33 Peter Della Riva (MON) 43 609 1 38

Jim Thorpe (TOR) 43 671 6 75

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 330 175 2779 16 22

Gary Wood (OTT) 340 174 2759 18 27

Paul Brothers (BC) 322 169 2604 14 19

Don Trull (EDM) 364 185 2455 12 20

Sonny Wade (MON) 322 170 2411 14 31

Jerry Keeling (CAL) 327 161 2247 18 21

Don Jonas (TOR) 256 124 2041 17 25

Tom Wilkinson (TOR) 137 80 1272 6 9

Wally Gabler (WIN) 134 63 1077 4 13

Joe Zuger (HAM) 132 78 1073 3 10

TUES JUL 28

Saskatchewan 42, BRITISH COL 9 (29152) - The Riders, with all-star QB Ron Lancaster showing no signs of the ailment that had his throwing arm in a cast last week, led all the way. Silas McKinnie led the Saskatchewan scoring with three touchdowns in the first WFC game played on artificial turf.

SASKATCHEWAN - 21 14 0 7 - 42

BRITISH COL - 0 3 3 3 - 9

1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 65-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 18-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 22-yard field goal SASK 21-3 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 32-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 28-3 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 5-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 35-3 3rd - BC - Single, Ken Phillips 60-yard punt SASK 35-4 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 44-yard FG SASK 35-5 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 44-yard FG SASK 35-6 4th - BC - Gerela, 42-yard field goal SASK 35-9 4th - SASK - Don Weiss, 4-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 42-9

WED JUL 29

Hamilton 17, OTTAWA 15 (23094) - Hamilton lost the ball four times on fumbles in the fourth quarter but still managed to beat Ottawa in the season opener. The Riders, under rookie QB Gary Wood, failed to take advantage of numerous breaks. Hamilton QB Joe Zuger completed 19 of 26 passes for 338 yards.

HAMILTON - 0 13 4 0 - 17

OTTAWA - 1 6 7 1 - 15

1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillian 37-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - HAM -

Willie Bethea, 3-yard run HAM 6-1 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal HAM 6-4 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 12-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 13-4 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 40-yard field goal HAM 13-7 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 12-yard field goal HAM 16-7 3rd - OTT - Jim Mankins, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 16-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Coffey 40-yard kick HAM 17-15 4th - OTT - Single, MacMillan, 40-yard kick HAM 17-15

CALGARY 34, Winnipeg 10 (19436) - Calgary was held to one point in the first half, then exploded for 33 points in the second half to roll over Winnipeg, who had taken a 10-1 lead at the half. Jerry Keeling threw three touchdown passes, two to flanker Gerry Shaw.

WINNIPEG - 7 3 0 0 - 10

CALGARY - 1 0 13 20 - 34

1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman 75-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Wally Gabler, 15-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-1 2nd - WIN - Lakusiak, 23-yard field goal WIN 10-1 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling WIN 10-7 3rd - CAL - Shaw, 59-yard pass from Keeling (Linterman kick) CAL 14-10 4th - CAL - Herm Harrison, 13-yard run from Keeling CAL 20-10 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run (Linterman kick) CAL 27-10 4th - CAL - Harrison, 12-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Linterman kick) CAL 34-10

FRI JUL 31

SASKATCHEWAN 23, Edmonton 11 (13960) - Jack Abendschan booted himself into the record books with five field goals to pace the Riders. The kicks tied the CFL record set in 1959 by Edmonton's Jackie Parker, and tied twice by BC's Ted Gerela. K Dave Cutler did all the Eskimo scoring with three FGs and two singles.

EDMONTON - 3 4 1 3 - 11

SASKATCHEWAN - 6 1 6 10 - 23

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 42-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 6-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 32-yard field goal SASK 6-3 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 37-yard kick SASK 7-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 16-yard field goal SASK 7-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 50-yard kick TIED 7-7 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 85-yard kick EDM 8-7 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 30-yard field goal SASK 10-8 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 26-yard field goal SASK 13-8 4th - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal SASK 13-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 28-yard field goal SASK 16-11 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-11

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Hamilton 1 0 0 0 17 15 Saskatchewan 2 0 0 4 65 20

Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 1 0 0 2 34 10

Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 1 0 0 11 23

Ottawa 0 1 0 0 15 17 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 10 34

British Columbia 0 1 0 0 9 42

TUES AUG 4

MONTREAL 34, Toronto 27 (26473) - Sonny Wade, starting his second season as Montreal QB, scored three touchdowns and passed for two more. The Alouettes played with 19 players who were new to the team, along with rookie head coach Sam Etcheverry. Toronto's Bobby Taylor caught two touchdown passes.

TORONTO - 3 7 16 1 - 27

MONTREAL - 0 20 14 0 - 34

1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 39-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - MON - Sonny Wade, 8-yard pass from Dick Smith (Pierre Guindon kick) MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 15-yard pass from Wade (Guindon kick) MON 14-3 2nd - TOR - Bobby Taylor, 9-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) MON 14-10 3nd - MON - Wade, 1-yard run MON 20-10 3rd - MON - Wade, 8-yard run (Guindon kick) MON 27-10 3rd - TOR - Tony Moro, 21-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 27-17 3rd - MON - Evanshen, 11-yard pass from Wade (Guindon kick) MON 34-17 3rd - TOR - Safety, Wade conceded MON 34-19 3rd - TOR - Taylor, 23-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 34-26 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas 47-yard kick MON 34-27

Brit Col 48, WINNIPEG 21 (17340) - QB Paul Brothers passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead BC to a rout of Winnipeg. Jerry Bradley returned an intercepted Wally Gabler pass for another Lion touchdown. Ken Nielsen caught six passes for 184 yards in the losing Bomber effort.

BRIT COL - 13 7 21 7 - 48

WINNIPEG - 7 14 0 0 - 21

1st - BC - Jim Young, 60-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Gerela, 27-yard field goal BC 10-0 1st - BC - Gerela,

31-yard field goal BC 13-0 1st - WIN - Amos Van Pelt, 8-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) BC 13-7 2nd - BC - Jerry Bradley, 32-yard interception return (Gerela kick) BC 20-7 2nd - WIN - Van Pelt, 4-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Lakusiak kick) BC 20-14 2nd - WIN - Ken Nielsen, 12-yard pass from Gabler (Lakusiak kick) WIN 21-20 3rd - BC - Brothers, 19-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 27-21 3rd - BC - Lefty Hendrickson, 5-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 34-21 3rd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 41-21 4th - BC - Evenson, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 48-21

WED AUG 5

EDMONTON 14, Calgary 2 (21267) - The Eskimos, thanks to an inspired defensive effort, upset Calgary for their first win of the season. Calgary's only points came on Rudy Linterman missed field goals. Ron Forwick led the Edmonton defense, forcing two fumbles, one late in the fourth quarter when he sacked Linterman.

CALGARY - 2 0 0 0 - 2

EDMONTON - 0 7 6 1 - 14

1st - CAL - Single, Rudy Linterman missed 15-yard FG CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Dick Dupuis rouged on Linterman missed 18-yard FG CAL 2-0 2nd - EDM - Sam Campbell, 11-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7- 2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 10-2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-2 4th - EDM - Single, Howard Starks rouged on Cutler 74-yard kick EDM 14-2

SAT AUG 8

Saskatchewan 23, HAMILTON 22 (25135) - George Reed descended on Hamilton and burst the Tiger-Cat bubble in the season's first interlocking game. The victory was the Riders' first in Hamilton since the interlocking schedule began in 1962. Reed rushed 34 times for 199 yards.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 6 7 - 23

HAMILTON - 15 0 0 7 - 22

1st - HAM - Single, Henry Dorsch conceded on Tommy Joe Coffey 47-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 77-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 8-0 1st - HAM - John Manel, 21-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 24-yard field goal HAM 15-3 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 10-yard run (Abendschan kick) HAM 15-10 3rd - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 1-yard run SASK 16-15 4th - HAM - Bill Starr, 16-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 22-16 4th - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 91-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-22

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 1 0 0 2 34 27 Saskatchewan 3 0 0 6 88 42

Hamilton 1 1 0 0 39 38 Calgary 1 1 0 2 36 24

Toronto 0 1 0 0 27 34 Edmonton 1 1 0 2 25 25

Ottawa 0 1 0 0 15 17 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 57 63

Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 31 82

MON AUG 10

CALGARY 16, British Col 9 (20402) - Calgary mixed an improved ground game with their usual passing attack to beat BC. The pass set up the Stampeders' first touchdown, a toss from Jerry Keeling to Herm Harrison, FB Hugh McKinnis scored the other on the ground.

BRIT COL - 0 7 1 8 - 16

CALGARY - 1 0 1 7 - 9

1st - BC - Single, Jim Sillye rouged on Ken Phillips 61-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 5-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-1 3rd - BC - Single, Ted Gerela missed 12-yard FG CAL 7-2 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 36-yard FG CAL 8-2 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 24-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 15-2 4th - BC - Jim Young, 6-yard run (Gerela kick) CAL 15-9 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 29-yard FG CAL 16-9

TUES AUG 11

Saskatchewan 24, OTTAWA 1 (25192) - Saskatchewan chopped up Ottawa's defense and controlled their offense in a rematch of the 1969 Grey Cup. Steve Molnar replaced George Reed in the third quarter when the Rider star RB suffered a knee injury.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 3 7 - 24

OTTAWA - 1 0 0 0 - 1

1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillan missed 39-yard FG OTT 1-0 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 85-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-1 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 22-yard field goal SASK 17-1 4th - SASK - Steve Molnar, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-1

MON AUG 10

BRIT COL - 0 7 1 8 - 16

CALGARY - 1 0 1 7 - 9

TUES AUG 11

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 3 7 - 24

OTTAWA - 1 0 0 0 - 1

WED AUG 12

Montreal 16, WINNIPEG 10 (17110) - Montreal scored their second win

of the season behind touchdowns from Dennis Duncan and Dick Smith. The Alouettes overcame an early 9-0 deficit to hand Winnipeg its third straight loss to start the season.

MONTREAL - 7 6 0 3 - 16

WINNIPEG - 9 1 0 0 - 10

1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 1-yard run WIN 6-0 1st - WIN - Gene Lakusiak, 51-yard field goal WIN 9-0 1st - MON - Dick Smith, 42-yard run (Pierre Guindon kick) WIN 9-7 2nd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 5-yard run MON 13-9 2nd - WIN - Single, Larry Fairholm conceded on Lakusiak 45-yard kick MON 13-10 4th - MON - Safety, Wally Gabler tackled in end zone by Gene Gained MON 15-10 4th - MON - Single, Doug Strong conceded on Guindon kick MON 16-10

THUR AUG 13

TORONTO 29, Hamilton 3 (33135) - QB Don Jonas took over from a shaky Tom Wilkinson to throw three touchdown passes and lead Toronto to an opening night win. Jonas, the passing ace of Orlando in the Continental League, took over in the second quarter and threw TD passes to Dave Raimey and Tom Bland.

HAMILTON - 0 1 2 0 - 3

TORONTO - 1 14 0 14 - 29

1st - TOR - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Dave Mann 60-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Bryan DeMarchi rouged on Mann's 56-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 60-yard pass from Don Jonas TOR 8-0 2nd - TOR - Tom Bland, 11-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 15-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey missed 26-yard FG TOR 15-1 3rd - HAM - Safety, Bill Symons tackled in end zone HAM 15-3 4th - TOR - Tom Moro, 62-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 22-3 4th - TOR - Dick Thornton, 45-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 29-3

British Col 35, EDMONTON 7 (18992) - BC took advantage of a hot hand, Jim Evenson's rushing, and four interceptions to crush Edmonton. Evenson collected 147 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns, giving him five on the young season. Edmonton QBs Don Trull and Rusty Clark were inconsistent all night.

BRIT COL - 8 7 10 10 - 35
EDMONTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7

1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 6-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Single, Gerela 48-yard kick BC 8-0 2nd - BC - Evenson, 6-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 15-0 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 6-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) BC 15-7 3rd - BC - Evenson, 7-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 22-7 3rd - BC - Gerela, 46-yard field goal BC 25-7 4th - BC - Gerela, 18-yard field goal BC 28-7 4th - BC - Rhome Nixon, 30-yard pass from Carroll Williams (Gerela kick) BC 35-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 2 0 0 4 50 37 Saskatchewan 4 0 0 8 112 43

Toronto 1 1 0 2 56 37 Calgary 2 1 0 4 52 33

Hamilton 1 2 0 2 42 67 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 101 86

Ottawa 0 2 0 0 16 41 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 32 60

Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 41 98

MON AUG 17

Calgary 30, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (18553) - Calgary exploded for 23 points in the second quarter, then cruised to an easy win over the Roughriders. QB Jerry Keeling sparked the explosion, with a long run for a TD. It was the first win for coach Jim Duncan over his former team where he was an assistant for three years.

CALGARY - 0 23 0 7 - 30

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 0 - 0

2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 14-yard pass from Keeling CAL 16-0 2nd - CAL - Ron Stewart, 22-yard fumble return (Robinson kick) CAL 23-0 4th - CAL - Shaw, 18-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 30-0

TUES AUG 18

MONTREAL 14, Edmonton 10 (27046) - Montreal preserved their perfect record by holding off Edmonton. Terry Evanshen scored two TDs for the Alouettes, both on passes from QB Sonny Wade, who led the team for the first three quarters. The field was ringed with a new aluminum fence to keep fans from spilling out.

EDMONTON - 0 2 7 1 - 10

MONTREAL - 7 6 0 1 - 14

1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 19-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Pierre Guindon kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Evanshen, 7-yard pass from Wade MON 13-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 48-yard kick MON 13-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 14-yard kick MON 13-2 3rd - EDM - Mike Eben, 81-yard pass from Rusty Clark (Cutler kick) MON 13-9 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 7-yard kick MON 13-10 4th - MON - Single, Bayne Norrie rouged on Wade 40-yard kick MON 14-10

THUR AUG 20

TORONTO 16, Edmonton 14 (33135) - Toronto outlasted Edmonton to take over second place in the East. Flankers Jim Thorpe and Tom Bland accounted for the two Toronto touchdowns. The Eskimos got touchdowns from Don Trull and Tom Nettles.

EDMONTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14

TORONTO - 7 8 0 1 - 16

1st - TOR - Tom Bland, 12-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - EDM - Tom Nettles, 8-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 50-yard kick TOR 8-7 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 10-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 15-7 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas 29-yard kick TOR 16-7 4th - EDM - Trull, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) TOR 16-14

BRITISH COL 27, Calgary 13 (35627) - Kicker Ted Gerela and a tough defense were the keys as the Lions thrilled their largest hometown crowd in five years. Gerela kicked four field goals, along with a single and two converts to led BC into a second place tie in the West. The defense picked off four Jerry Keeling passes.

CALGARY - 3 3 0 7 - 13

BRIT COL - 7 3 3 14 - 27

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 29-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 14-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-3 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 47-yard field goal BC 7-6 2nd - BC - Gerela, 38-yard field goal BC 10-6 3rd - BC - Gerela, 52-yard field goal BC 13-6 4th - BC - Gerela, 21-yard field goal BC 16-6 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 16-13 4th - BC - Single, Gerela 9-yard kick BC 17-13 4th - BC - Gerela, 46-yard field goal BC 20-13 4th - BC - J.D. Whitfield, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 27-13

SAT AUG 22

HAMILTON 27, Winnipeg 6 (19723) - Tommy Joe Coffey kicked two field goals and three converts to set a CFL scoring record and help Hamilton to the easy victory over Winnipeg. Coffey's nine points gave him 759 career points, breaking a tie with Jackie Parker. HB Dave Fleming scored two TDs for the Ticats.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6

HAMILTON - 3 7 3 14 - 27

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 22-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - HAM - John Eckman, 5-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 10-0 3rd - WIN - Lou Andres, 24-yard pass from Ron Johnson HAM 10-6 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 43-yard field goal HAM 13-6 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 20-6 4th - HAM - Fleming, 23-yard pass from Eckman (Coffey kick) HAM 27-6

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 0 0 6 64 47 Saskatchewan 4 1 0 8 112 73

Toronto 2 1 0 4 72 51 Calgary 3 2 0 6 95 60

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 British Columbia 3 2 0 6 128 99

Ottawa 0 2 0 0 16 41 Edmonton 1 4 0 2 56 90

Winnipeg 0 4 0 0 47 125

TUES AUG 25

Ottawa 31, EDMONTON 23 (19221) - Rusty Clark threw five interceptions, and Don Trull threw two more, as Ottawa won its first game of the season. K Ivan MacMillan scored 13 points to pace the Rider offense, which was led by rookie QB Gary Wood.

OTTAWA - 3 11 14 3 - 31

EDMONTON - 8 0 7 8 - 23

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 50-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 22-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - EDM - Henry King, 11-yard pass from Mike Eben (Cutler kick) EDM 8-3 2nd - OTT - MacMillan, 32-yard field goal EDM 8-6 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 12-yard pass from Gary Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 13-8 2nd - OTT - Single, MacMillan 33-yard kick OTT 14-8 3rd - OTT - Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) OTT 21-8 3rd - EDM - Eben, 44-yard pass from Rusty Clark (Cutler kick) OTT 21-15 3rd - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 26-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) OTT 28-15 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 29-yard field goal OTT 31-15 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 41-yard kick OTT 31-16 4th - EDM - Terry Swarn, 2-yard pass from Clark (Cutler kick) OTT 31-23

WED AUG 26

WINNIPEG 28, Toronto 22 (19108) - Winnipeg ended their winless streak in impressive fashion as Wally Gabler tossed a touchdown pass to Ken Nielsen in the dying seconds to upset Toronto. Bob Houmard, the big battling fullback, got three touchdowns for the Bombers.

TORONTO - 1 7 7 7 - 22

WINNIPEG - 14 0 0 14 - 28

1st - TOR - Single, Don Jonas 3-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 3-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-1 1st - WIN - Houmard, 2-yard run (Lakusiak kick) WIN 14-1 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons,

8-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 14-8 3rd - TOR - Symons, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 15-14 4th - TOR - Mel Profit, 16-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 22-14 4th - WIN - Houmard, 3-yard run (Lakusiak kick) TOR 22-21 4th - WIN - Ken Nielsen, 40-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Lakusiak kick) WIN 28-22

Saskatchewan 21, CALGARY 17 (23616) - Saskatchewan refused to succumb to Calgary's last quarter onslaught to win their fifth game in six outings. The Riders led 11-3 going into the final quarter, then added 10 more minutes before the Stampeders came back with two late touchdowns - one on a blocked kick.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 8 10 - 21

CALGARY - 0 3 0 14 - 17

1st - SASK - Ken Abendschan, 23-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 27-yard kick SASK 4-3 3rd - SASK - Dave Denny, 45-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 11-3 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 29-yard field goal SASK 14-3 4th - SASK - Henry Dorsch, 33-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-3 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) SASK 21-10 4th - CAL - Craig Koinzan, 10-yard blocked punt (Robinson kick) SASK 21-17

THUR AUG 27

BRIT COL 32, Ottawa 30 (35563) - BC delighted the hometown fans by coming from behind three times to squeak past Ottawa in a pass-filled game. The win was the Lions' first over Ottawa, who were led by flanker Terry Wellesley's three touchdown catches. Lion QB Paul Brothers threw for 325 yards.

OTTAWA - 9 7 14 0 - 30

BRIT COL - 0 17 6 9 - 32

1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 54-yard pass from Gary Wood OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 36-yard field goal OTT 9-0 2nd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 11-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 16-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 36-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) OTT 16-7 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 10-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) OTT 16-14 2nd - BC - Gerela, 25-yard field goal BC 17-16 3rd - BC - Gerela, 19-yard field goal BC 20-16 3rd - OTT - Wellesley, 73-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 23-20 3rd - BC - Gerela, 15-yard field goal TIED 23-23 3rd - OTT - Wellesley, 75-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 30-23 4th - BC - A.D. Whitefield, 33-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) TIED 30-30 4th - BC - Single, Bill Van Burkleo rouged on Gerela 45-yard kick BC 31-30 4th - BC - Single, Van Burkleo rouged on Gerela 51-yard kick BC 32-30

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 0 0 6 64 47 Saskatchewan 5 1 0 10 133 90

Toronto 2 2 0 4 92 79 British Columbia 4 2 0 8 160 129

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 Calgary 3 3 0 6 112 81

Ottawa 1 3 0 2 67 96 Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 75 147

Edmonton 1 5 0 2 79 121

SUN AUG 30

SASKATCHEWAN 36, Toronto 14 (20179) - Saskatchewan exploded for 22 points in the fourth quarter to defeat Toronto. The win gave the Riders a four point lead in the West. Bobby Thompson got two spectacular touchdowns in the fourth quarter to break a 14-14 deadlock.

TORONTO - 0 0 7 7 - 14

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 0 22 - 36

1st - SASK - Gord Barwell, 34-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 56-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Nolan Bailey, 19-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-7 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 15-yard field goal SASK 14-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 77-yard kick SASK 14-11 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 27-yard field goal TIED 14-14 4th - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 94-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-14 4th - SASK - Single, Al Ford 48-yard kick SASK 22-14 4th - SASK - Don Seaman, 24-yard fumble return (Abendschan kick) SASK 29-14 4th - SASK - Thompson, 51-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 36-14

TUES SEPT 1

EDMONTON 20, British Col 9 (18142) - For the first time this year, Edmonton showed a respectable running game. The Eskimos picked up 179 yards on the ground, only 52 less than they had gained in their first six games combined. Terry Swarn scored both Edmonton touchdowns.

BRIT COL - 0 9 0 0 - 9

EDMONTON - 0 10 0 10 - 20

2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - BC - Single, Dick Dupuis conceded on Ken Phillips 46-yard kick EDM 3-1 2nd - EDM - Terry Swarn, 50-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 10-1 2nd -

BC - Paul Brothers, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - BC - Single, Joe Hernandez rouged on Gerela 55-yard kick EDM 10-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 13-9 4th - EDM - Swarn, 39-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-9

WED SEPT 2

OTTAWA 31, Montreal 7 (26996) - Flanker Hugh Oldham caught three touchdown passes from QB Gary Wood to lead Ottawa to an easy victory over Montreal. FB Jim Mankins got the other Rider touchdown. The loss was the first of the season for Montreal.

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 7 - 7

OTTAWA - 7 21 0 3 - 31

1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 6-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Oldham, 35-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Oldham, 75-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 21-0 2nd - OTT - Jim Mankins, 4-yard run (MacMillan kick) OTT 28-0 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 30-yard field goal OTT 31-0 4th - MON - Terry Evanshen, 25-yard pass from Tony Passander (George Springate kick) OTT 31-7

Calgary 29, WINNIPEG 8 (23533) - The largest Winnipeg crowd ever saw their team go down to defeat, after being tied 8-8 at halftimes. Calgary erupted for 21 points in the fourth quarter. Herm Harrison scored four touchdowns for the Stampeders on passes from Jerry Keeling.

CALGARY - 0 8 0 21 - 29

WINNIPEG - 8 0 0 0 - 8

1st - WIN - John Senst, 60-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 32-yard kick WIN 8-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) WIN 8-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 65-yard kick TIED 8-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 7-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 15-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 8-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 22-8 4th - CAL - Harrison, 3-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 29-8

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 1 0 6 71 78 Saskatchewan 6 1 0 12 169 104

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 73 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 169 149

Toronto 2 3 0 4 106 115 Calgary 4 3 0 8 141 89

Ottawa 2 3 0 4 108 103 Edmonton 2 5 0 4 99 130

Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 83 176

MON SEPT 7

HAMILTON 17, Montreal 12 (28702) - Hamilton parlayed a touchdown and field goal in the fourth quarter to trip Montreal and take over a share of first place. Tommy Joe Coffey kicked three field goals, a single and convert for 11 points. Garney Henley got Hamilton's only touchdown late in the game.

MONTREAL - 0 0 6 6 - 12

HAMILTON - 4 3 0 10 - 17

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 27-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Single, Bob Storey conceded on Coffey 38-yard kick HAM 4-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 7-0 3rd - MON - George Springate, 13-yard field goal HAM 7-3 3rd - MON - Springate, 40-yard field goal HAM 7-6 4th - MON - Dennis Duncan, 13-yard pass from Tony Passender MON 12-7 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-12

SASKATCHEWAN 30, Winnipeg 11 (15433) - Flanker Gordon Barwell caught long passes for two touchdowns, and set up a third, as Saskatchewan strengthened their hold on first place in the West. The Bombers had to use backup QB Ron Johnson as regular QB Wally Gabler rested an injured ankle.

WINNIPEG - 0 10 1 0 - 11

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 6 17 - 30

2nd - WIN - Gene Lakusiak, 40-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Ed Breding, 2-yard pass from Ron Johnson (Lakusiak kick) WIN 10-0 2nd - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 13-yard pass from Don Weiss (Jack Abendschan kick) WIN 10-7 3rd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 50-yard pass from Ron Lancaster SASK 13-10 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 40-yard kick SASK 13-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 16-

11 4th - SASK - Barwell, 67-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 23-11 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 30-11

CALGARY 28, Edmonton 13 (23310) - Edmonton saw its playoff hopes nearly extinguished as Calgary exploded for 17 points in the space of five minutes in the second quarter en route to a 20-0 lead. Edmonton's quarterbacks threw four interceptions.

EDMONTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13

CALGARY - 3 24 0 1 - 28

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 7-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 15-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 17-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 38-yard field goal CAL 20-0 2nd - CAL - Cranmer, 22-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 27-0 2nd - EDM - Alan Picaithley, 6-yard run CAL 27-6 3rd - EDM - Mike Eben, 3-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) CAL 27-13 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson missed 25-yard FG CAL 28-13

Toronto 37, OTTAWA 21 (26961) - HB Bill Symons ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth as Toronto picked up its third win of the season. Dave Raimey was the Argo workhorse, carrying 18 times for 175 yards, as Toronto jumped out to a 22-0 lead before Ottawa threatened in the fourth quarter to close the gap.

TORONTO - 14 8 8 7 - 37

OTTAWA - 0 7 7 7 - 21

1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 2-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Symons, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 47-yard kick TOR 15-0 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 6-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 22-0 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 8-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 22-7 3rd - TOR - Symons, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 29-7 3rd - OTT - Billy Cooper, 6-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) TOR 29-14 3rd - TOR - Single, Mann 38-yard kick TOR 30-14 4th - OTT - Wood, 16-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 30-21 4th - TOR - Symons, 6-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 37-21

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 2 0 6 83 95 Saskatchewan 7 1 0 14 199 115

Hamilton 3 2 0 6 86 85 Calgary 5 3 0 10 169 102

Toronto 3 3 0 6 143 136 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 169 149

Ottawa 2 4 0 4 129 140 Edmonton 2 6 0 4 112 158

Winnipeg 1 6 0 2 94 206

SAT SEPT 12

MONTREAL 38, Hamilton 23 (25721) - Montreal used a strong running attack, which scored three of their six touchdowns, in thumping Hamilton. RB Dennis Duncan accounted for two of the majors. Tommy Joe Coffey scored two touchdowns for Hamilton and added a field goal and two converts.

HAMILTON - 0 3 7 13 - 23

MONTREAL - 7 6 19 6 - 38

1st - MON - Dennis Duncan, 1-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Sonny Wade, 2-yard run MON 13-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 40-yard field goal MON 13-3 3rd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 26-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 20-3 3rd - MON - Bob McCarthy, 56-yard pass from Wade MON 26-3 3rd - MON - Duncan, 3-yard run MON 32-3 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 9-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) MON 32-10 4th - MON - Dick Smith, 9-yard pass from Wade MON 38-10 4th - HAM - Coffey, 12-yard pass from John Eckman MON 38-16 4th - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 39-yard pass from Eckman (Coffey kick) MON 38-23

EDMONTON 10, Saskatchewan 6 (19334) - Edmonton reached up from fourth place to shock the Riders, in a game head coach Ray Jauch didn't expect them to win. Edmonton won thanks to three interceptions, a fumble recovery, and three long field goals by Dave Cutler, and capped by a last-minute defensive stand.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 6 0 0 - 6

EDMONTON - 0 1 3 6 - 10

2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 32-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 36-yard field goal SASK 3-1 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 18-yard field goal SASK 6-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal SASK

6-4 4th - EDM - Cutler 39-yard field goal EDM 7-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 10-6

SUN SEPT 13

TORONTO 30, Ottawa 25 (33135) - In game featuring the offense, the defense came up with some surprises. - Toronto picked off five Gary Wood passes, and Ottawa stole two from the Argos. Toronto had a 24-10 lead at the half, before Ottawa cut the lead to 24-16 going into the fourth quarter.

OTTAWA - 3 7 6 9 - 25

TORONTO - 3 21 0 6 - 30

1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 11-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - OTT - Ivan MacMillan, 17-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - Don Sutherin, 4-yard interception return (Jonas kick) TOR 17-3 2nd - OTT - Gary Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 17-10 3rd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 9-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 24-10 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 31-yard field goal TOR 24-13 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal TOR 24-16 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 12-yard field goal TOR 24-19 4th - TOR - Jonas, 34-yard field goal TOR 27-19 4th - TOR - Jonas, 18-yard field goal TOR 30-19 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 5-yard pass from Wood TOR 30-25

BRIT COL 16, Winnipeg 13 (36250) - The Lions moved into a second place tie with Calgary by defeating last-place Winnipeg without scoring a touchdown. Ted Gerela kicked three field goals and added three singles on three attempted placements that went wide. The other Lion points came on safeties.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 7 6 - 13

BRIT COL - 6 1 2 7 - 16

1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 47-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Gerela, 39-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela missed 15-yard FG BC 7-0 3rd - WIN - Ron Johnson, 6-yard run (Tom Deacon kick) TIED 7-7 3rd - BC - Safety, Ed Ulmer conceded BC 9-7 4th - BC - Single, Gerela missed 23-yard FG BC 10-7 4th - WIN - Lou Andrus, 6-yard pass from Johnson WIN 13-10 4th - BC - Gerela, 38-yard field goal TIED 13-13 4th - BC - Single, Gerela missed 27-yard FG BC 14-13 4th - BC - Safety, Johnson tackled in end zone BC 16-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 4 2 0 8 121 116 Saskatchewan 7 2 0 14 205 125

Toronto 4 3 0 8 173 161 Calgary 5 3 0 10 169 102

Hamilton 3 3 0 6 109 123 British Columbia 5 3 0 10 185 162

Ottawa 2 5 0 4 154 170 Edmonton 3 6 0 6 122 164

Winnipeg 1 7 0 2 107 222

WED SEPT 16

HAMILTON 39, Calgary 18 (21100) - Joe Zuger utilized short passes and a running game that has been suspect in recent weeks to support a superb defensive effort as Hamiton shocked Calgary and moved into a three-way tie for first in the East.

CALGARY - 0 11 7 0 - 18

HAMILTON - 14 3 7 15 - 39

1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 1-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Paul Schmidlin, 8-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 37-yard field goal HAM 17-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 7-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) HAM 17-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Robinson 25-yard kick HAM 17-8 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 18-yard field goal HAM 17-11 3rd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 5-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 18-17 3rd - HAM - Norm Weslowski, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 24-18 4th - HAM - Single, Jim Silye rouged on Joe Zuger 65-yard kick HAM 25-18 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 32-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 32-18 4th - HAM - Allan Ray Aldridge, 27-yard interception return (Coffey kick) HAM 39-18

FRI SEPT 18

SASKATCHEWAN 23, Brit Col 22 (17535) - Jack Abendschan booted a game-winning field goal on the last play of the night, as the Roughriders strengthened their hold on first place and kept BC from breaking out od a second-place deadlock. Abendschan added two other field goals to the winning margin.

BRITISH COL - 7 8 7 0 - 22

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 10 0 6 - 23

1st - SASK - George Reed, 13-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK

7-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 51-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) TIED 7-7 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 43-yard field goal SASK 10-7 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 21-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-7 2nd - BC - Young, 34-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) SASK 17-14 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela 48-yard kick SASK 17-15 3rd - BC - Vic Washington, 41-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 22-17 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 14-yard field goal BC 22-20 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 47-yard field goal SASK 23-22

SAT SEPT 19

OTTAWA 9, Calgary 1 (23013) - In a defensive struggle, Bill Cooper scored the only touchdown - on a pass from Gery Wood, who led the Riders in rushing (65 yards) and passing (136 yards). Ottawa had 279 yards on offense; Calgary 276 yards. The two teams combined for 25 punts.

CALGARY - 0 0 1 0 - 1

OTTAWA - 1 7 0 1 - 9

1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillian 29-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - OTT - Bill Cooper, 5-yard pass from Gary Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 8-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 50-yard kick OTT 8-1 4th - OTT - Single, Bill Van Burkleo, 46-yard kick OTT 9-1

SUN SEPT 20

Montreal 24, TORONTO 17 (33135) - George Springate, the rookie kicker for Montreal who was recently elected to the Quebec national assembly, scored 11 points to lead the Alouettes to the win. HB Dick Smith caught two touchdown passes from Sonny Wade to lead all scorers.

MONTREAL - 6 7 3 8 - 24

TORONTO - 7 0 0 10 - 17

1st - MON - George Springate, 16-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 75-yard pass from Mel Profit (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-3 1st - MON - Springate, 22-yard field goal TOR 7-6 2nd - MON - Dick Smith, 8-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 13-7 3rd - MON - Springate, 41-yard field goal MON 16-7 4th - TOR - Jonas, 27-yard field goal MON 16-10 4th - MON - D. Smith, 8-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 23-10 4th - TOR - Thorpe, 19-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 23-17 4th - MON - Single, Wade 33-yard kick MON 24-17

Edmonton 33, WINNIPEG 15 (16500) - Edmonton sent Winnipeg reeling with a touchdown in the opening seconds and cruised to the win. Terry Swarn stunned the Bombers on the opening kickoff when he took a reverse handoff from Joe Hernandez and ran 99 yards for the score.

EDMONTON - 14 6 6 7 - 33

WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 14 - 15

1st - EDM - Terry Swarn, 99-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 58-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 32-yard kick EDM 14-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 17-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal EDM 20-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 23-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 26-1 4th - EDM - Swarn, 11-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 33-1 4th - WIN - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Lakusiak kick) EDM 33-8 4th - WIN - Houmard, 25-yard run (Lakusiak kick) EDM 33-15

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 5 2 0 10 145 133 Saskatchewan 8 2 0 16 228 147

Hamilton 4 3 0 8 148 141 British Columbia 5 4 0 10 207 185

Toronto 4 4 0 8 190 185 Calgary 5 5 0 10 188 150

Ottawa 3 5 0 6 163 171 Edmonton 4 6 0 8 155 179

Winnipeg 1 8 0 2 122 255

WED SEPT 23

Hamilton 26, BRIT COL 14 (29787) - QB John Eckman came off the bench to lead Hamilton to the win and s share of first place in the East. Eckman entered the game when QB Joe Zuger left the game late in the first quarter. He was later diagnosed with a broken right wrist.

HAMILTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14

BRIT COL - 1 10 0 15 - 26

1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey 24-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 4-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - BC - Vic Washington, 51-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) HAM 11-7 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 12-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 14-11 4th - HAM - John Williams, 75-yard blocked field goal return (Coffey kick) HAM 18-14 4th - HAM - John Eckman, 7-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 25-14 4th - HAM - Single, John Manel 39-yard kick HAM 26-14

SAT SEPT 26

EDMONTON 34, Hamilton 13 (23061) - The Eskimos tightened up things in the West when they blasted Hamilton before a record Edmonton crowd. QB Don Trull threw touchdown passes to Jim Thomas and Mike Eben and kept the Ticats off balance with his signal calling.

HAMILTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13

EDMONTON - 14 10 7 3 - 34

1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 5-yard pass from Don Trull (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Terry Swarn, 45-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 42-yard field goal EDM 14-3 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 10-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 21-3 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 27-yard field goal EDM 21-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 24-6 3rd - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 35-yard run with lateral

from Jim Hensall after interception (Cutler kick) EDM 31-6 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 4-yard pass from John Eckman (Coffey kick) EDM 31-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 34-13

SUN SEPT 27

MONTREAL 16, Ottawa 15 (26677) - The Alouettes, who have mixed flashes of brilliant football with some elementary blunders, got a fourth quarter touchdown from Dennis Duncan and the extra point by George Springate to beat the last-place Riders. The Montreal attack gained 407 yards and 22 first downs.

OTTAWA - 7 0 8 0 - 15

MONTREAL - 1 7 1 7 - 16

1st - MON - Single, Jerry Campbell recovered Dennis Duncan fumble in end zone MON 1-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 61-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-1 2nd - MON - Dick Smith, 11-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) MON 8-7 3rd - MON - Single, Wade 43-yard kick MON 9-7 3rd - OTT - Oldham, 24-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 14-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Larry Fairholm conceded on MacMillan 12-yard kick OTT 15-9 4th - MON - Dennis Duncan, 6-yard run (Springate kick) MON 16-15

Saskatchewan 5, WINNIPEG 2 (16528) - Jack Abendschan kicked his 16th field goal of the season in the dying seconds to give the Riders the win. Saskatchewan started newcomer Gary Lane at QB. The Bombers traded QB Wally Gabler to Hamilton prior to the game.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 0 4 - 5

WINNIPEG - 1 0 1 0 - 2

1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 17-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 29-yard kick TIED 1-1 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 30-yard kick WIN 2-1 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 23-yard kick TIED 2-2 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 27-yard field goal SASK 5-2

CALGARY 27, Toronto 12 (21292) - Hugh McKinnis ran for 172 yards and a touchdown to lead the Stampeders, as Calgary jumped out to a 27-0 lead. The Argos would get touchdowns from QB Don Jonas and RB Dave Raimey, but fell to third in the West.

TORONTO - 0 0 0 12 - 12

CALGARY - 0 17 7 3 - 27

2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 8-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 13-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 33-yard field goal CAL 17-0 3rd - CAL - Keeling, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-0 4th - CAL - Robinson, 28-yard field goal CAL 27-0 4th - TOR - Don Jonas, 3-yard run CAL 27-6 4th - TOR - Dave Raimey, 26-yard pass from Jonas CAL 27-12

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 6 2 0 12 161 148 Saskatchewan 9 2 0 18 233 149

Hamilton 5 4 0 10 187 189 Calgary 6 5 0 12 215 162

Toronto 4 5 0 8 202 212 British Columbia 5 5 0 10 221 211

Ottawa 3 6 0 6 178 187 Edmonton 5 6 0 10 189 192

Winnipeg 1 9 0 2 124 260

SAT OCT 3

Edmonton 32, BRIT COL 20 (35109) - Edmonton moved into a second place tie with Calgary by overpowering the Lions. HB Jim Thomas scored two touchdowns to lead the explosive Eskimo offense. HB Terry Swarn and FB R.C. Gamble scored the other Edmonton touchdowns.

EDMONTON - 14 8 0 10 - 32

BRIT COL - 0 10 3 7 - 20

1st - EDM - Jim Thomas, 22-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Thomas, 4-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 22-yard kick EDM 15-0 2nd - BC - A.D. Whitfield, 71-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 15-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 41-yard field goal EDM 15-10 2nd - EDM - Terry Swarn, 3-yard pass from Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 22-10 3rd - BC - Gerela, 42-yard field goal EDM 22-13 4th - EDM - R.C. Gamble, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 29-13 4th - EDM - Safety, Brothers tackled in end zone EDM 31-13 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) EDM 31-20 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 5-yard kick EDM 32-20

Winnipeg 15, OTTAWA 0 (19575) - Heavy rain kept the crowd down to the smallest of the season in Ottawa and turned the field muddy. Bomber halfback Bob Houmard got the only touchdowns of the game. The loss dimmed the Riders' playoff hopes, while the Bombers had little to no chance for postseason play.

WINNIPEG - 7 1 6 1 - 15

OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0

1st - WIN - Bob Houmard, 1-yard run (Gene Lakusiak kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Ed Ulmer 35-yard kick WIN 8-0 3rd - WIN - Houmard, 2-yard run WIN 14-0 4th - WIN - Single, Ulmer 29-yard kick WIN 15-0

SUN OCT 4

Toronto 33, HAMILTON 14 (29455) - An explosive long run by HB Bill

Symons and an inspired effort by the Toronto defensive unit carried the Argonauts to the win. The Argos took advantage of Ticat fumbles in the first half to carry a 14-0 lead into the third quarter, when they increased it to 26-0.

TORONTO - 10 4 12 7 - 33

HAMILTON - 0 0 0 14 - 14

1st - TOR - Tom Wilkinson, 3-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Jonas, 32-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 25-yard field goal TOR 13-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 56-yard kick TOR 14-0 3rd - TOR - Bill Symons, 98-yard run TOR 20-0 3rd - TOR - Tom Bland, 17-yard pass from Jonas TOR 26-0 4th - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 2-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) TOR 26-7 4th - TOR - Jim Henderson, 68-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 33-7 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 40-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) TOR 33-14

SASKATCHEWAN 29, Montreal 10 (21706) - Henry Dorsch and Steve Molnar made short plunges for touchdowns and teammate Ted Dushinski scored on an interception return as Saskatchewan won the battle of conference leaders.

MONTREAL - 0 3 7 0 - 10

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 10 7 9 - 29

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 29-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Henry Dorsch, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal SASK 13-0 2nd - MON - Justin Canale, 50-yard field goal SASK 13-3 3rd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-3 3rd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 39-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) SASK 20-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 23-10 4th - SASK - Ted Dushinski, 42-yard interception return SASK 29-10

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 6 3 0 12 171 179 Saskatchewan 10 2 0 20 262 159

Hamilton 5 5 0 10 201 222 Calgary 6 5 0 12 215 162

Toronto 5 5 0 10 237 226 Edmonton 6 6 0 12 221 212

Ottawa 3 7 0 6 178 187 British Columbia 5 6 0 10 241 243

Winnipeg 2 9 0 4 139 260

WED OCT 7

CALGARY 11, Montreal 4 (18970) - Calgary, receiving an outstanding performance from their four-man defensive line, defeated Montreal on a snow-plagued game. The win enabled the Stampeders to take over second place in the West. The conditions grew worse under a driving snowstorm.

MONTREAL - 0 0 4 0 - 4

CALGARY - 0 0 10 1 - 11

3rd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 40-yard field goal CAL 3-0 3rd - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 73-yard kick CAL 3-1 3rd - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 25-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-1 3rd - MON - George Springate, 30-yard field goal CAL 10-4 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 44-yard kick CAL 11-4

SAT OCT 10

TORONTO 50, British Col 7 (33135) - Toronto exploited BC's understaffed defense for 595 yards in recording the highest point total of the CFL season to date. The win was the Argo's sixth in 11 tries but came at a cost. WR Jim Thorpe left the game with what appeared to be a serious knee ligament injury.

BRIT COL - 7 0 0 7 - 14

TORONTO - 7 10 11 22 - 50

1st - BC - Paul Brothers, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - TOR - Dave Raimey, 3-yard run (Don Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 75-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 42-yard field goal TOR 17-7 3rd - TOR - Tony Moro, 42-yard pass from Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 24-7 3rd - TOR- Single, Jerry Bradley conceded on Dave Mann 42-yard kick TOR 25-7 3rd - TOR - Jonas, 19-yard field goal TOR 28-7 4th - TOR - Tom Bland, 24-

ard pass from Wilkinson (Jonas kick) TOR 35-7 4th - TOR - Single, Jonas missed 23-yard FG TOR 36-7 4th - TOR - Mel Profit, 9-yard run (Jonas kick)) TOR 43-7 4th - TOR - Bland, 25-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 50-7

SUN OCT 11

SASKATCHEWAN 19, Winnipeg 10 (15606) - Saskatchewan scored 17 points in the second quarter and coasted to the win over the cellar-dwelling Bombers. George Reed scored one touchdown on the ground, and HB Bob Pearce caught a pass for the other major.

WINNIPEG - 1 3 0 6 - 10

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 0 2 - 19

1st - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 50-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 7-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-1 2nd - WIN - Lakusiak, 42-yard field goal SASK 14-4 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 40-yard field goal SASK 17-4 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 46-yard kick SASK 18-4 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 45-yard kick SASK 19-4 4th - WIN - Charlie Bryant, 2-yard run SASK 19-10

MON OCT 12

HAMILTON 24, Ottawa 17 (21035) - Hamitlon defeated Ottawa before its own rain-soaked fans to move into a three-way tie with Montreal and Toronto. QB Wally Gabler, who came from Winnipeg two weeks ago, directed the Hamilton attack on a field made slippery by a steady rain.

OTTAWA - 7 1 3 6 - 17

HAMILTON - 6 10 7 1 - 24

1st - HAM - Ed Buchanan, 2-yard run HAM 6-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 56-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 7-6 2nd - HAM - Buchanan, 15-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 13-7 2nd - OTT - Single, MacMillan 15-yard kick HAM 13-8 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 28-yard field goal HAM 16-8 3rd - OTT - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal HAM 16-11 3rd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 13-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 23-11 4th - OTT - Gene Wren, 1-yard run HAM 23-17 4th - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 56-yard punt HAM 24-17

EDMONTON 16, Calgary 13 (23846) - A tough Edmonton defense set up most of the points as the Eskimos beat Calgary. Eskimo defenders turned a blocked punt into a touchdown and force a fumble that led to the deciding field goal in the fourth quarter, as the Esks tied Calgary for second place in the West,

CALGARY - 0 7 6 0 - 13

EDMONTON - 0 13 0 3 - 16

2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 10-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 28-yard field goal CAL 7-3 2nd - EDM - Mike Law, 24-yard return of blocked kick (Cutler kick) EDM 10-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 39-yard field goal EDM 13-7 3rd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run TIED 13-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 26-yard field goal EDM 16-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 6 4 0 12 175 190 X-Saskatchewan 11 2 0 22 281 169

Hamilton 6 5 0 12 225 239 Calgary 7 6 0 14 239 182

Toronto 6 5 0 12 287 233 Edmonton 7 6 0 14 237 225

Ottawa 3 8 0 6 195 226 British Columbia 5 7 0 10 248 293

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 10 0 4 149 279

WED OCT 14

MONTREAL 28, British Col 27 (18077) - Montreal can thank second-string QB Tony Passander for ensuring the clubs its first EFC playoff berth since 1966. With the Als trailing 28-7 in the fourth quarter, coach Sam Etcheverry sent Passander into the game, and he delivered, scoring two touchdowns himself.

BRIT COL - 0 10 3 14 - 27

MONTREAL - 7 1 0 20 - 28

1st - MON - Dennis Duncan, 4-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Springate 27-yard kick MON 8-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 74-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Ted Gerela kick) MON 8-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 44-yard field goal BC 10-8 3rd - BC - Gerela, 21-yard field goal BC 13-8 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 20-8 4th - BC - Young, 29-yard pass from Brothers (Gerela kick) BC 27-8 4th - MON - Tony Passender, 8-yard run (Springate kick) BC 27-15 4th - MON - Terry Evanshen, 9-yard pass from Passender (Springate kick) BC 27-22 4th - MON - Passender, 9-yard run MON 28-27

SAT OCT 17

Edmonton 20, WINNIPEG 17 (15717) - Edmonton clinched a playoff berth by subduing the stubborn Blue Bombers. The Eskimos could still be tied with 16 points by the BC Lions, but the Eskimos have the tie breaker thanks to their 2-1 season record against the Lions.

EDMONTON - 3 0 10 7 - 20

WINNIPEG - 0 2 6 11 - 17

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - WIN - Safety, Fred Dunn tackled in end zone EDM 3-2 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 17-yard field goal EDM 6-2 3rd - EDM - Joe Hernandez, 65-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 13-2 4th - WIN - Rick Shaw, 23-yard pass from

Ron Johnson EDM 13-8 4th - EDM - Terry Swarn, 29-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 20-8 4th - WIN - Shaw, 14-yard pass from Benjy Dial (Gene Lakusiak kick) EDM 20-15 4th - WIN - Safety, Dunn conceded EDM 20-17

Hamilton 22, OTTAWA 15 (21365) - Garney Henley threw a touchdown pass and intercepted a critical peg on Ottawa's last-gasp rally thrust to give Hamilton the win and preserve their first place ambitions. Three touchdowns by Dave Fleming gave the Tiger-Cats a 20-1 lead at the half.

HAMILTON - 13 7 0 2 - 22

OTTAWA - 1 0 14 0 - 15

1st - OTT - Single, Ivan MacMillan 17-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st- HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run HAM 6-1 1st - HAM - Fleming, 7-yard pass from Garney Henley (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 13-1 2nd - HAM - Fleming, 17-yard pass from Wally Gabler HAM 19-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 6-yard kick HAM 20-1 3rd - OTT - Gary Wood, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 20-8 3rd - OTT - Charlie Leigh, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) HAM 20-15 4th - HAM - Single, Coffey 17-yard kick HAM 21-15 4th - HAM - Single, Coffey, 18-yard kick HAM 22-15

SUN OCT 18

Saskatchewan 21, CALGARY 14 (23616) - Saskatchewan took advantage of Calgary penalties and Jim Silye's fumbles on a punt return to win their fifth straight. The Western champs went with QB Ron Lancaster for most of the game, and he scored one touchdown and threw for another.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 11 0 - 21

CALGARY - 11 0 2 1 - 14

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 43-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Single, Dave Cranmer 59-yard kick CAL 4-0 1st - CAL - Uriel Johnson, 49-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Robinson kick) CAL 11-0 2nd - SASK - Ron Lancaster, 3-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) CAL 11-7 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 29-yard field goal CAL 11-10 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 30-yard field goal SASK 13-11 3rd - SASK - Dave Denny, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 20-11 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan, 61-yard kick SASK 21-11 3rd - CAL - Safety, Alan Ford conceded SASK 21-13 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 65-yard kick SASK 21-14

TORONTO 16, Montreal 13 (33125) - The sixth consecutive sellout in Toronto saw their Argonauts create a three-way tie for first in the East with two games to play. QB Don Jonas collected 13 points on a touchdown, two field goals and a convert.

MONTREAL - 0 0 7 6 - 13

TORONTO - 5 4 0 7 - 16

1st - TOR - Don Jonas, 25-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Safety, Tony Passender tackled in end zone TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 41-yard kick TOR 6-0 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 35-yard field goal TOR 9-0 3rd - MON - Dennis Duncan, 85-yard run (George Springate kick) TOR 9-7 4th - TOR - Jonas, 3-yard run (Jonas kick) TOR 16-7 4th - MON - Moses Denson, 17-yard pass from Sonny Wade TOR 16-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Montreal 7 5 0 14 216 223 X-Saskatchewan 12 2 0 24 302 183

X-Hamilton 7 5 0 14 247 254 X-Edmonton 8 6 0 16 257 242

X-Toronto 7 5 0 14 303 246 Calgary 7 7 0 14 253 203

Ottawa 3 9 0 6 210 248 British Columbia 5 8 0 10 275 321

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 11 0 4 166 299

WED OCT 21

BRIT COL 7, Winnipeg 1 (22150) - FB Jim Evenson, running after the WFC rushing title, plunged over from the one-yard line midway through the fourth quarter to give the Lions the win and keep BC's playoff hopes alive. Evenson ran for 85 yards, giving him 959 for the season.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 0 1 - 1

BRIT COL - 0 0 7 0 - 7

3rd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 4th - WIN - Single, Ed Ulmer 46-yard kick BC 7-1

SAT OCT 24

Ottawa 28, MONTREAL 12 (19758) - Flanker Hugh Oldham was the big scorer for the Riders as he counted a pair of touchdowns on passes from Gary Wood. Joe Vijuk got the other Ottawa touchdown when he ran an Alouette fumble to the end zone.

OTTAWA - 16 0 7 5 - 28

MONTREAL - 0 3 2 7 - 12

1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 9-yard pass from Gary Wood OTT 6-0 1st - OTT - Joe Vijuk, 36-yard fumble return (Ivan MacMillan kick) OTT 13-0 1st - OTT - MacMillan, 11-yard field goal OTT 16-0 2nd - MON - George Springate, 19-yard field goal OTT 16-3 3rd - MON - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo conceded OTT 16-5 3rd - OTT - Oldham, 55-yard pass from Wood (MacMillan kick) OTT 23-5 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 9-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) OTT 23-12 4th - OTT - Safety, Wade conceded OTT 25-12 4th - OTT - MacMillan, 14-yard field goal OTT 28-12

EDMONTON 15, Winnipeg 11 (20157) - Edmonton wrapped up second place in the EFC, and earned home field in the semifinal. Winnipeg got inside the Edmonton 35-yard line six times, and inside the 10 twice in

the fourth quarter, but could only manage a Charlie Bryant touchdown.

WINNIPEG - 6 0 2 3 - 11

EDMONTON - 1 14 0 0 - 15

1st - WIN - Charlie Bryant, 26-yard pass from Ron Johnson WIN 6-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 26-yard kick WIN 6-1 2nd - EDM - John Lagrone recovered blocked kick in end zone (Cutler kick) EDM 8-6 2nd - EDM - Mike Eben, 63-yard pass from Don Trull (Cutler kick) EDM 15-6 3rd - WIN - Single, Gene Lakusiak 34-yard single EDM 15-7 3rd - WIN - Single, Lakusiak 31-yard kick EDM 15-8 4th - WIN - Chuck Liebrock, 19-yard field goal EDM 15-11

SUN OCT 25

HAMILTON 27, Toronto 7 (29755) - Hamilton, buoyed by a tenacious defense, dumped Toronto out of first place in the EFC in

Saskatchewan Roughriders (14-2)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: George Reed (821)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2779)

Leading Receiver: Silas McKinnie (39-682)

Average Attendance: 16,743 (9th)

Edmonton Eskimos (9-7)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Jim Thomas (374)

Leading Passer: Don Trull (2455)

Leading Receiver: Terry Swarn (61-739)

Average Attendance: 20,502 (7th)

Calgary Stampeders (9-7)

Head Coach: Jim Duncan

Leading Rusher: Hugh McKinnis (1135)

Leading Passer: Jerry Keeling (2247)

Leading Receiver: Herm Harrison (70-1024)

Average Attendance: 21,445 (6th)

British Columbia Lions (6-10)

Head Coach: Jackie Parker

Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (1003)

Leading Passer: Paul Brothers (2604)

Leading Receiver: Jim Young (54-1041)

Average Attendance: 30,697 (2nd)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-14)

Head Coach: Jim Spavital

Leading Rusher: Bob Houmard (810)

Leading Passer: Wally Gabler (1077)

Leading Receiver: Rick Shaw (33-538)

Average Attendance: 16,998 (8th)

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (August 26th)

Vancouver Sun (September 19th)

Montreal Gazette (October 26th)

Montreal Gazette (November 9th)

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau seated with Nancy Durrell, Miss Grey Cup 1970 (left) at Grey Cup football game in Toronto.

Hugh McInnis scores a touchdown for Calgary

the final home game of the season. The win moved Hamilton into first place all alone. Tommy Joe Coffey added 15 points to his season total, giving him 107.

TORONTO - 0 0 7 0 - 7

HAMILTON - 7 7 10 3 - 27

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 15-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 29-yard field goal HAM 17-0 3rd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 8-yard pass (Coffey kick) HAM 24-0 3rd - TOR - Don Jonas, 4-yard run (Jonas kick) HAM 24-7 4th 0- HAM - Coffey, 33-yard field goal HAM 27-7

CALGARY 29, Brit Col 0 (20916) - The Stampeders wiped out the Lions and clinched third place, setting up an all-Alberta semifinal in the WFC. Calgary intercepted six BC passes, with Howard Starks grabbing three. Calgary's Larry Robinson kicked four converts to establish a CFL career record with 273.

BRIT COL - 0 0 0 0 - 0

CALGARY - 0 7 7 15 - 29

2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 3rd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 9-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 37-yard kick CAL 15-0 4th - CAL - McKinnis, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 22-0 4th - CAL - McKinnis, 17-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 29-0

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 8 5 0 16 274 261 X-Saskatchewan 12 2 0 24 302 183

X-Montreal 7 6 0 14 228 251 X-Edmonton 9 6 0 18 272 253

X-Toronto 7 6 0 14 310 273 X-Calgary 8 7 0 16 282 203

Ottawa 4 9 0 8 238 260 British Columbia 6 9 0 12 282 351

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 13 0 4 178 321

WED OCT 28

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Edmonton 10 (10696) - Saskatchewan scored 31 unanswered points in the first half and coasted to the win. Former Eskimo R.C. Gamble scored two touchdowns, as did Silas McKinnie, on the wind-swept, wet, frigid field. Edmonton K Dave Cutler kicked a CFL record 59-yard field goal.

EDMONTON - 0 0 3 7 - 10

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 17 0 3 - 34

1st - SASK - R.C. Gamble, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 30-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - SASK - Gamble, 3-yard run SASK 20-0 2nd - SASK - McKinnie, 6-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan, 50-yard kick SASK 28-0 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 32-yard field goal SASK 31-0 3rd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 59-yard field goal SASK 31-3 4th - EDM - Rusty Clark, 7-yard run (Cutler kick) SASK 31-10 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 37-yard field goal SASK 34-10

SAT OCT 31

TORONTO 19, Ottawa 17 (31974) - QB Don Jonas kicked a field goal with only six seconds remaining to give Toronto the win and sole possession of second place in the EFC. Toronto jumped out to a 15-2 first half lead before Ottawa rallied with

OTTAWA - 0 2 8 7 - 17

TORONTO - 1 14 0 4 - 19

1st - TOR - Single, Dave Mann 35-yard kick TOR 1-0 2nd-TOR - Single, Mann 61-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - TOR - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo tackled in end zone TOR 4-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Mann 52-yard kick TOR 5-0 2nd - TOR - Chip Barrett, 34-yard interception return (Don Jonas kick)

TOR 12-0 2nd - OTT - Safety, Tom Wilkinson tackled in end zone TOR 12-2 2nd - TOR - Jonas, 24-yard field goal TOR 15-2 3rd - OTT - Single, Van Burkleo 43-yard kick TOR 15-3 3rd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 1-yard pass from Gary Wood (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 15-10 4th - OTT - Van Burkleo, 57-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) OTT 17-15 4th - TOR - Single, Mann 42-yard kick OTT 17-16 4th - TOR - Jonas, 18-yard field goal TOR 19-17

SUN NOV 1

Calgary 11, WINNIPEG 6 (10131) - Calgary K Larry Robinson kicked a third quarter field goal, giving him 115 for his career, one better than the retired Don Sutherin. Rain stopped moments before the opening kickoff, leaving a muddy field, but the two teams piled up over 600 yards in offense in the 38-degree weather.

CALGARY - 0 7 3 1 - 11

WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 0 - 6

2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 4-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 3rd - WIN - Benji Dial, 2-yard run CAL 7-6 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 29-yard field goal CAL 10-6 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 24-yard kick CAL 11-6

Hamilton 18, MONTREAL 18 (T) (25867) - Hamilton won the Eastern title with a tie against Montreal, which left them one point ahead of Toronto and two ahead of Montreal. An alert Ticat defense used two fumbles and a pair of interceptions to keep Montreal from the division title.

HAMILTON - 10 0 0 8 - 18

MONTREAL - 0 7 1 10 - 18

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 15-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Al Irwin, 17-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 10-0 2nd - MON - Tom Pullen, 5-yard pass from Sonny Wade (George Springate kick) HAM 10-7 3rd - MON - Single, Garney Henley conceded on Springate missed 14-yard FG HAM 10-8 4th - MON - Springate, 36-yard field goal MON 11-10 4th - HAM - Dick Weslowski, 24-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 17-11 4th - HAM - Single, Bob Storey conceded on Coffey missed 17-yard FG HAM 18-11 4th - MON - Moses Denson, 1-yard run (Springate kick) TIED 18-18

Saskatchewan 33, BRIT COL 13 (23739) - Saskatchewan completed their most impressive regular season ever with an easy win over BC, their 14th of the season. The Lions took a 7-0 first quarter lead, behind backup QB Vidal Garlin, and led 13-7 at the half. The Riders scored 26 points in the second half.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 13 13 - 33

BRITISH COL - 0 13 0 0 - 13

1st - SASK - R.C. Gamble, 22-yard run (Jack Abenschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 11-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - BC - Lovell Coleman, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Gerela, 10-yard field goal BC 13-7 3rd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 16-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-13 3rd - SASK - Gary Lane, 1-yard run SASK 20-13 4th - SASK - Gamble, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 27-13 4th - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 5-yard run SASK 33-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 8 5 1 17 292 279 X-Saskatchewan 14 2 0 28 369 206

X-Toronto 8 6 0 16 329 290 X-Edmonton 9 7 0 18 282 287

X-Montreal 7 6 1 15 246 279 X-Calgary 9 7 0 18 293 209

Ottawa 4 10 0 8 245 279 British Columbia 6 10 0 12 295 384

X-Clinched playoff berth Winnipeg 2 14 0 4 184 332

WESTERN SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 8

Calgary 16, EDMONTON 9 (23105) - Calgary blew a nine-point lead but marched 75 yards for a touchdown in the dying minutes to spoil Edmonton's first home playoff game since 1961. A pass interference call against the Eskimos spelled the difference in a brushing defensive battle in which all scoring came in the second half.

CALGARY - 0 0 9 7 - 16

EDMONTON - 0 0 0 9 - 9

3rd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 16-yard pass from Jerry Keeling CAL 6-0 3rd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 9-0 4th - EDM - Dave Cutler, 21-yard field goal CAL 9-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 53-yard field goal CAL 9-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal TIED 9-9 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 16-9

WESTERN FINAL (Calgary wins, 2 games to 0)

SAT NOV 14

Calgary 28, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (15520) - A defense that hated to give an inch and a long touchdown romp by Dave Cranmer in the fourth quarter broke the back of the Roughriders. Saskatchewan, looking like division winners, jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead.

CALGARY - 0 15 0 13 - 28

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 1 0 - 11

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 20-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 45-yard kick SASK 10-1 2nd - CAL - Uriel Johnson, 22-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) SASK 10-8 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 4-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 15-10 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 44-yard kick CAL 15-11 4th - CAL - Dave Cranmer, 94-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 22-11 4th - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 25-11 4th - CAL - Robinson, 36-yard field goal CAL 28-11

WED NOV 18

Saskatchewan 11, CALGARY 3 (23616) - Tackle Ed McQuarters intercepted a pass and ran 87 yards for a game-clinching touchdown as Saskatchewan kept its season alive. McQuarters, three-time CFL all-star, stunned the crowd with 50 seconds remaining by intercepting a Jerry Keeling pass.

SASKATCHEWAN - 1 0 3 7 - 11

CALGARY - 0 3 0 0 - 3

1st - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 36-yard kick SASK 1-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 23-yard field goal CAL 3-1 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 22-yard field goal SASK 4-3 4th - SASK - Ed McQuarters, 87-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 11-3

SUN NOV 22

Calgary 15, SASKATCHEWAN 14 (18385) - Calgary's Larry Robinson kicked a 32-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Stampeders the win and a Grey Cup berth. The game was played in a wind from the northwest that gusted from 29 to 36 MPH with a windchill factor of 35 degrees below zero.

CALGARY - 9 0 3 3 - 15

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 0 3 - 14

1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 41-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Robinson 46-yard kick CAL 2-0 1st - CAL - Jim Silye, 63-yard punt return (Robinson kick) CAL 9-0 2nd - SASK - Safety, Granny Liggins tackled in end zone CAL 9-2 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 45-yard pass from Gary Lane (Abendschan kick) TIED 9-9 3rd - SASK - Abendschan 60-yard kick SASK 10-9 3rd - SASK - Abendschan 60-yard kick SASK 11-9 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 12-11 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 23-yard field goal SASK 14-12 4th - CAL - Robinson, 32-yard field goal CAL 15-14

EASTERN SEMI-FINAL

SAT NOV 7

Montreal 16, TORONTO 7 (33135) - Montreal headed to the Eastern final for the first time since 1962 with a team featuring 18 new players from 1969. One of them, K George Springate, kicked three field goals and a convert. Argos chairman John Bassett said after the game coach Leo Cahill would be back in '71.

MONTREAL - 3 3 0 10 - 16

TORONTO - 7 0 0 0 - 7

1st - MON - George Springate, 26-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Jim Thorpe, 88-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Don Jonas kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - MON - Springate, 35-yard field goal TOR 7-6 4th - MON - Tom Pullen, 12-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 13-7 4th - MON - Springate, 26-yard field goal MON 16-7

EASTERN FINAL (Montreal wins total points series, 43-26)

SUN NOV 15

MONTREAL 32, Hamilton 22 (33212) - Playing on a muddy field soaked by an overnight snow and some rain, the Alouettes fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter then dominated the second half. The crowd was the largest ever to see a game in Montreal, 40 more than witnessed the 1969 Grey Cup at the Autostade.

HAMILTON - 14 0 8 0 - 22

MONTREAL - 0 14 17 1 - 32

1st - HAM - Billy Ray Locklin, 28-yard fumble return HAM 6-0 1st - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 40-yard punt HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Wally Gabler, 5-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 14-0 2nd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 8-yard run (George Springate kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 20-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - HAM - Dick Wesolowski, 16-yard pass from Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 21-14 3rd - HAM - Single, Doug Mitchell 65-yard kick HAM 22-14 3rd - MON - Van Ness, 9-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) HAM 22-21 3rd - MON - Springate, 18-yard field goal MON 24-22 3rd - MON - Garry Lefebvre, 55-yard pass from Wade (Springate kick) MON 31-22 4th - MON - Single, Springate missed 6-yard FG MON 32-22

SAT NOV 21

Montreal 11, HAMILTON 4 (24270) - For the first time since 1960, a first place team will not represent the East in the Grey Cup. For the first time in 14 years, Montreal was in the Grey Cup. Alouette coach Sam Etcheverry cancelled the pregame meal over fears the food was tainted after hearing some remarks in the hotel.

MONTREAL - 1 7 1 2 - 11

HAMILTON - 0 4 0 0 - 4

1st - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 7-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 13-yard field goal HAM 3-1 2nd - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 70-yard kick HAM 4-1 2nd - MON - Moses Denson, 2-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 8-4 3rd - MON - Single, Justin Canale 41-yard kick MON 9-4 4th - MON - Safety, Zuger conceded MON 11-4

1970 GREY CUP (Sunday November 28 at Toronto - 32,669)

MONTREAL ALOUETTES 23, CALGARY STAMPEDERS 10 - It was an unlikely group that sipped from the Grey Cup in 1970. The Montreal Alouettes were a team in limbo a year prior, winning just two games. But with a new owner, new management, new coaching staff and 21 new players, the Als did what many thought to be impossible, returning the title to Montreal for the first time since 1949. Their opponents, the Calgary Stampeders, were playing in their second Grey Cup game in three years. They had not won a national championship since 1948. Much like they did all season, the Als started out of the gate slow, but got it going when it counted most. Sonny Wade’s first pass attempt was intercepted by Calgary’s Frank Andruski, putting the Stampeders on the Montreal 49. After the Als defence forced Calgary to punt, the kick bounced off Bob Storey’s chest and was recovered by the Stamps 15 yards from the Montreal end zone. Two plays later, Hugh McInnis punched it in to put Calgary out in front. The Alouettes responded with a major of their own on what appeared to be a broken play deep in Calgary territory. Halfback Moses Denson was trapped for a loss by Terry Wilson, but before he hit the turf he threw to Ted Alfien in the end zone. George Springate missed the convert, as Calgary preserved a one-point lead. The Als took a 9-7 advantage into the third quarter courtesy of a 21-yard field goal by Springate. But another Montreal turnover would put the Stamps in front again. A high snap on an Als punt attempt allowed Calgary’s Dick Suderman to recover the ball on the Montreal 34, setting up a field goal by Larry Robinson. The Als took control of their destiny later in the quarter. Al Phaneuf made his second interception of the game off of Jerry Keeling, returning the ball to the Calgary 27. Wade dropped back on what looked to be a pass attempt, but handed off to Tom Pullen for an easy score. It turned out to be all the Als needed, but they added one more for good measure in the final quarter. Wade hit Gary Lefebvre on a touchdown pass, sealing top player honours. The Stampeders were very vocal about the poor field conditions at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium, with head coach Jim Duncan calling it a “disgrace”.

Most Valuable Player: QB Sonny Wade (Montreal)

MONTREAL - 6 3 7 7 - 23

CALGARY - 7 0 3 0 - 10

1st - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 5-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - MON - Ted Alfien, 10-yard pass from Moses Denson CAL 7-6 2nd - MON - George Springate, 21-yard field goal MON 9-7 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 21-yard field goal CAL 10-9 3rd - MON - Tom Pullen, 7-yard run (Springate kick) MON 16-10 4th - MON - Garry Lefebvre, 10-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Springate kick) MON 23-10

Toronto Argonauts (10-4)

Head Coach: Leo Cahill

Leading Rusher: Leon McQuay (977)

Leading Passer: Joe Theismann (2440)

Leading Receiver: Mel Profit (39-725)

Average Attendance: 33,135 (1st)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-7)

Head Coach: Al Dorow

Leading Rusher: Dick Weslowski (332)

Leading Passer: Joe Zuger (1632)

Leading Receiver: Tommy Coffey (28-423)

Average Attendance: 27,738 (3rd)

Ottawa Rough Riders (6-8)

Head Coach: Jack Gotta

Leading Rusher: Dennis Duncan (760)

Leading Passer: Rick Cassata (1100)

Leading Receiver: Hugh Oldham (38-736)

Average Attendance: 22,938 (5th)

Montreal Alouettes (6-8)

Head Coach: Sam Etcheverry

Leading Rusher: Bill Massey (655)

Leading Passer: Sonny Wade (2090)

Leading Receiver: Terry Evanshen (50-852)

Average Attendance: 24,196 (4th)

The Grey Cup Championship was played on artificial turf for the first time in Vancouver. The BC Lions also wore special "CCC"-logo helmets to commemorate the Canadian Confederation Centennial of British Columbia, the province having entered into Canadian Confederation a hundred years earlier, in 1871. The flower in the centre of the "CCC" logo is the pacific dogwood, the official provincial flower of British Columbia. All CFL teams had their player's last names appearing on the jersey backs (at shoulder height, above the back number) beginning this season. This would be the last year until 2006 that the Edmonton Eskimos would miss the playoffs; in the intervening years, they would reach the playoffs for 33 straight years.

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

Jim Evenson (BC) 1237 8 22 Jim Thorpe (WIN) 70 1436 9 94

George Reed (SASK) 1146 12 56 Herm Harrison (CAL) 70 980 4 44

Leon McQuay (TOR) 977 5 81 Bob LaRose (WIN) 58 1080 7 70

Hugh McKinnis (CAL) 910 6 89 Jim Young (BC) 55 793 7 60

Mack Herron (WIN) 900 5 33 Terry Evanshen (MON) 50 852 5 65

Jesse Mims (CAL) 834 2 75 George McGowan (EDM) 49 827 5 58

Dennis Duncan (OTT) 760 2 44 Bobby Thompson(SASK) 48 774 6 97

Eddie Williams (WIN) 688 4 41 Mel Profit (TOR) 39 725 5 75

Bill Massey (MON) 655 0 66 Bruce Van Ness (MON) 39 512 1 38

Bob Kraemer (WIN) 39 468 2 27

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Don Jonas (WIN) 485 253 4036 27 31

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 375 192 2759 16 23

Joe Theismann (TOR) 278 148 2440 17 21

Sonny Wade (MON) 338 155 2090 8 27

Jerry Keeling (CAL) 279 163 2038 8 17

Joe Zuger (HAM) 265 129 1632 8 19

Don Moorhead (BC) 182 98 1302 9 13

Larry Lawrence (EDM) 193 92 1247 3 18

Rick Cassata (OTT) 181 77 1100 7 14

Gary Wood (OTT) 152 77 1057 10 8

TUES JUL 27

OTTAWA 22, Edmonton 11 (19959) - Ottawa brought joy back to Lansdowne Park by winning the opener. The Riders, who went from 1969 Grey Cup champions to last place in 1970, thrilled the fans when punt returner Barry Ardern lateraled to Al Marcelin, who ran 84 yards for a touchdown.

EDMONTON - 0 10 0 1 - 11

OTTAWA - 7 7 8 0 - 22

1st - OTT - Gary Wood, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Dennis Duncan, 52-yard pass from Wood (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 46-yard field goal OTT 14-3 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 6-yard run (Cutler kick) OTT 14-10 3rd - OTT - Single, Dick Dupuis conceded on Organ 28-yard kick OTT 15-10 3rd - OTT - Al Marcelin, 84-yard run with lateral from Barry Ardern (Organ kick) EDM 22-10 4th - EDM - Single, Billy Cooper conceded on Cutler 41-yard kick EDM 22-11

Saskatchewan 14, BRIT COL 10 (30492) - Saskatchewan beat the Lions for the 17th consecutive game - their last loss to the Lions coming on Sept. 17, 1965. Ron Lancaster took the Riders on two long marches to give coach Dave Skrien the revenge win he wanted in his return to Vancouver.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 7 0 - 14

BRITISH COL - 2 1 0 7 - 10

1st - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 16-yard kick SASK 7-1 1st - BC - Single, Gerela 42-yard kick SASK 7-2 2nd - BC - Single, Gerela 16-yard kick SASK 7-3 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-3 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 3-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) SASK 14-10

WED JUL 28

TORONTO 21, Winnipeg 20 (33135) - Toronto capitalized on a Winnipeg turnover late in the game, and Zenon Andrusyshyn's single sent the Bombers to defeat. Winnipeg's Doug Strong took Andrusyshyn's punt and stepped out of bounds as he fielded it.

WINNIPEG - 0 10 9 1 - 20

TORONTO - 7 6 7 1 - 21

1st - TOR - Leon McQuay, 5-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 25-yard field goal WIN 10-7 2nd - TOR - Mel Profit, 6-yard pass from Joe Theismann TOR 13-10 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 34-yard field goal TIED 13-13 3rd - TOR - McQuay, 70-yard run TOR 19-13 3rd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 24-yard pass from Jonas TIED 19-19 3rd - TOR - Single, Paul Brule conceded on Andrusyshyn 50-yard kick TOR 20-19 4th - WIN - Single, Peter Paquette rouged on Jonas 37-yard kick TIED 20-20 4th - TOR - Single, Doug Strong rouged on Andrusyshyn 50-yard kick TOR 21-20

THUR JUL 29

HAMILTON 17, Edmonton 15 (22786) - QB Wally Gabler came on in relief with 2:03 left and steered Hamilton to the exciting win. Gabler threw a TD strike to Dave Fleming with five seconds left. Hamilton's Tommy Joe Coffey passed Hal Patterson in career receiving yards (9,473) in the first quarter.

EDMONTON - 0 1 7 7 - 15

HAMILTON - 7 3 0 7 - 17

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 8-yard pass from Joe Coffey (Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 41-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd -

EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 13-yard kick HAM 10-1 3rd - EDM - Mike Law, 54-yard interception return (Cutler kick) HAM 10-8 4th - EDM - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 15-10 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 17-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Cutler kick) HAM 17-15

FRI JUL 30

Calgary 21, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (16362) - The Roughriders never got past the Calgary 40-yard line and handed the Stampeders a couple of gift touchdowns off a pass interception and from a messed-up fake punt. Riders QB Ron Lancaster completed 11 of 30 passes before relieved by Bubba Wyche.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 7 7 0 - 21

1st - CAL - John Senst, 27-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 4-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 3rd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 89-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-0

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Hamilton 1 0 0 2 17 15 Calgary 1 0 0 2 21 0

Toronto 1 0 0 2 21 20 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 14 31

Ottawa 1 0 0 2 22 11 British Columbia 0 1 0 0 10 14

Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 20 21

Edmonton 0 2 0 0 26 39

MON AUG 2

Ottawa 28, WINNIPEG 22 (21851) - QB Don Jonas had the Bombers ahead 15-10 at halftime. But, as they did in many of their 1970 losses, they failed to muster a consistent second half attack. Dennis Duncan ran foe 108 yards in leading the Ottawa comeback.

OTTAWA - 7 3 3 15 - 28

WINNIPEG - 8 7 0 7 - 22

1st - WIN - Bob LaRose, 70-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Single, Jonas 24-yard kick WIN 8-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 67-yard pass from Gary Wood (Marcel DeLeeuw kick) WIN 8-7 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 24-yard field goal OTT 10-8 2nd - WIN - Single, Jonas 35-yard kick OTT 10-9 2nd - WIN - Mack Herron, 2-yard pass from Jonas WIN 15-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 10-yard field goal WIN 15-13 4th - OTT - Wood, 5-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 20-15 4th - OTT - Barry Arden, 33-yard interception return (Wayne Giardino pass from Barclay Allen) OTT 27-15 4th - OTT - Single, Paul Brule rouged on deLeeuw 46-yard kick OTT 28-15 4th - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 26-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) OTT 28-22

TUES AUG 3

MONTREAL 29, Saskatchewan 16 (18385) - Rookie QB Jim Chasey fired two first half touchdown passes to carry Montreal to the win. RB Moses Denson carried 23 times for 141 yards to lead the Alouette ground attack as Montreal beat Saskatchewan in the regular season for the first time.

SASKATCHEWAN - 1 3 9 3 - 16

MONTREAL - 8 14 0 7 - 29

1st - SASK - Single, Tony Proudfoot conceded on Jack Abendschan missed 25-yard FG SASK 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Bob Kosid conceded

on George Springate missed 3-yard FG TIED 1-1 1st - MON - Moses Denson, 1-yard run (Springate kick) MON 8-1 2nd - MON - Jim Foley, 28-yard pass from Jim Chasey (Springate kick) MON 15-1 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 29-yard field goal MON 15-4 2nd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 6-yard pass from Chasey (Springate kick) MON 22-4 3rd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 44-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) MON 22-11 3rd - SASK - Safety, Sonny Wade conceded MON 22-13 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 15-yard field goal MON 22-16 4th - MON - Larry Fairholm, 86-yard interception return (Springate kick) MON 29-16

WED AUG 4

CALGARY 9, Ottawa 8 (22251) - Calgary got their last minutes kicks in downing Ottawa. Bill Van Burkleo kicked a single at 14:11 of the fourth quarter to provide the winning margin. Frank Andruski's interception set up the winning point, though Ottawa officials claimed he had interfered with WR Hugh Oldham.

OTTAWA - 7 0 0 1 - 8

CALGARY - 3 1 3 2 - 9

1st - OTT - Keith Eaman, 1-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 18-yard field goal OTT 7-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Billy Cooper rouged on Bill Van Burkleo 47-yard kick OTT 7-4 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 14-yard field goal TIED 7-7 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 41-yard kick CAL 8-7 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 37-yard kick TIED 8-8 4th - CAL - Single, Van Burkleo 37-yard kick CAL 9-8

EDMONTON 20, British Col 19 (19816) - A rugged Edmonton defense set up the winning kick by holding BC in a third down gamble on its own 35 with less than a yard to go. The Eskimos then marched down the field where Dave Cutler kicked a field goal with 35 seconds left to give them their first win of the season.

BRIT COL - 7 0 11 1 - 19

EDMONTON - 3 7 9 10 - 20

1st - BC - Josh Ashton, 9-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 42-yard field goal BC 7-3 2nd - EDM - Bob Houmard, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-7 3rd - BC - Dave Easley, 35-yard run with lateral from Brian Donnelly (Gerela kick) BC 14-10 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 38-yard kick BC 15-10 3rd - BC - Gerela, 51-yard field goal BC 18-10 4th - EDM - Jerry Griffin recovered Jim Evenson fumble in end zone (Cutler kick) BC 18-17 4th - BC - Single, Gerela 37-yard kick BC 19-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 39-yard field goal EDM 20-19

FRI AUG 6

TORONTO 22, Saskatchewan 17 (33165) - Toronto parleyed their QB shuffle into a win over Saskatchewan. Rookie HB Leon McQuay scored the only two Argo touchdowns. Riders RB George Reed broke Johnny Bright's career carry mark (1,969) and became the second player to pass the 10,000-yard mark in rushing.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 7 7 - 17

TORONTO - 7 10 4 1 - 22

1st - TOR - Leon McQuay, 20-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 12-yard kick TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - MacMillan, 14-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - TOR - McQuay, 45-yard pass from Greg Barton (MacMillan kick) TOR 17-3 3rd - TOR - Safety, Al Ford conceded TOR 19-3 3rd - TOR - Safety, Ford conceded TOR 21-3 3rd - SASK - Bubba Wyche, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) TOR 21-10 4th - TOR - Single, MacMillan 42-yard kick TOR 22-10 4th - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 30-yard pass from Wyche (Abendschan kick) TOR 22-17

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 2 0 0 4 43 37 Calgary 2 0 0 4 30 8

Ottawa 2 1 0 4 58 42 Edmonton 1 2 0 2 46 58

Hamilton 1 0 0 2 17 15 Saskatchewan 1 3 0 2 47 72

Montreal 1 0 0 2 29 16 Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 42 49

British Columbia 0 2 0 0 29 34

MON AUG 9

British Col 29, WINNIPEG 16 (19981) - BC, with a 17-point performance by K Ken Phillips, downed Winnipeg. Phillips, who leaves the long FG tries to Ted Gerela, connected on all five of his attempts. Winnipeg was hurt by QB Don Jonas' four interceptions.

BRIT COL - 17 3 6 3 - 29

WINNIPEG - 2 14 0 0 - 16

1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Phillips, 29-yard field goal BC 10-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 47-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Phillips kick) BC 17-0 1st - WIN - Safety, Phillips conceded BC 17-2 2nd - WIN - Paul Markle, 25-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) BC 17-9 2nd - WIN - Markle, 10-yard pass from Bob Kraemer (Jonas kick) BC 17-16 3rd - BC - Phillips, 21-yard field goal BC 20-16 4th- BC - Phillips, 25-yard field goal BC 23-16 4th- BC - Phillips, 15-yard field goal BC 26-16 4th- BC - Phillips, 20-yard field goal BC 29-16

WED AUG 11

Hamilton 20, OTTAWA 17 (26385) - Tommy Joe Coffey's second field goal of the night provided the winning points for Hamilton. Garney Henley pounced on one of four Ottawa fumbles for a Ticat touchdown. The game ended with fistfights among the players at the final gun

HAMILTON - 0 17 0 3 - 20

OTTAWA - 0 3 14 0 - 17

2nd - HAM - Garney Henley recovered fumble in end zone (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 25-yard field goal HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Steve Worster, 55-yard pass for Wally Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 14-3 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 44-yard field goal HAM 17-3 3rd - OTT - Dave Pivec, 7-yard pass from Gary Wood (Organ kick) HAM 17-

10 3rd - OTT - Billy Cooper, 40-yard pass from Wood (Organ kick) TIED 17-17 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 32-yard field goal HAM 20-17

Calgary 31, EDMONTON 1 (23049) - Edmonton head coach Ray Jauch refused to be quoted following the game, which saw his Eskimos suffer four interceptions, a fumble and a misjudged punt. Those miscues directly led to three Calgary touchdowns and a rout.

CALGARY - 3 11 10 7 - 31

EDMONTON - 1 0 0 0 - 1

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 41-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 26-yard field goal CAL 3-1 2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 10-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 35-yard kick CAL 11-1 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 14-1 3rd - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-1 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 30-yard field goal CAL 24-1 4th - CAL - Jesse Mims, 52-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 31-1

THUR AUG 12

Toronto 26, MONTREAL 14 (29609) - The largest crowd ever for a regular season game in Montreal saw the Argonauts offense explode for three long touchdowns and a defense that played in the word of their coach, "like wildmen." The QB duo of Joe Theismann and Greg Barton directed Toronto to its third straight win.

TORONTO - 10 0 14 2 - 26

MONTREAL - 0 3 4 7 - 14

1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 10-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Leon McQuay, 81-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 10-0 2nd - MON - Justin Canale, 37-yard field goal TOR 10-3 3rd - TOR - Joe Theismann, 84-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 17-3 3rd - MON - Canale, 50-yard field goal TOR 17-6 3rd - TOR - Dave Cranmer, 94-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 24-6 3rd - MON - Single, Peter Paquette rouged on Sonny Wade 58-yard kick TOR 24-7 4th - MON - Tom Pullen, 14-yard pass from Wade (George Springate kick) TOR 24-14 4th - TOR - Single, Brad Upshaw rouged on Zenon Andrusyshyn 58-yard kick TOR 25-14 4th - TOR - Single, MacMillan 51-yard kick TOR 26-14

FRI AUG 13

Winnipeg 32, SASKATCHEWAN 22 (14358) - For the first time since the 1965 playoffs, Winnipeg managed a win in Taylor Field and won their first game of the 1971 season. Behind the strong passing of Don Jonas and relief passing of Benji Dial, the Bombers put the Roughriders in the WFC cellar.

WINNIPEG - 0 7 1 14 - 22

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 14 7 - 32

2nd - WIN - Single, Jim Walter conceded on Ed Ulmer 36-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 42-yard field goal WIN 4-0 2nd - WIN - Rex Pitts, 25-yard interception return (Jonas kick) WIN 11-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 6-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) WIN 11-7 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 20-yard kick WIN 11-8 3rd - WIN - Bob Kraemer, 17-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 18-8 3rd - WIN - Ed Williams, 16-yard pass from Benji Dial (Jonas kick) WIN 25-8 4th - WIN - WIlliams, 14-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 32-8 4th - SASK - Reed, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) WIN 32-15 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) WIN 32-22

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 3 0 0 6 69 51 Calgary 3 0 0 6 51 9

Hamilton 2 0 0 4 37 32 British Columbia 1 2 0 2 58 50

Ottawa 2 2 0 4 75 62 Edmonton 1 3 0 2 47 79

Montreal 1 1 0 2 43 42 Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 90 100

Saskatchewan 1 4 0 2 69 104

MON AUG 16

CALGARY 36, Winnipeg 12 (23466) - Winnipeg failed to exorcise the jinx that has plagued them since the 1965 playoffs as they lost their eighth straight on McMahon Stadium turf. Calgary QB Jerry Keeling completed 15 of 31 pass attempts, three for touchdowns.

WINNIPEG - 5 0 7 0 - 12

CALGARY - 7 21 8 0 - 36

1st - WIN - Don Jonas, 50-yard field goal WIN 3-0 1st - CAL - Jesse Mims, 35-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 1st - WIN - Single, Ed Ulmer 55-yard kick CAL 7-4 1st - WIN - Single, Benji Dial 88-yard kick CAL 7-5 2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 3-yard run CAL 13-5 2nd - CAL - Single, Doug Strong conceded on Bill Van Burkleo 54-yard kick CAL 14-5 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 7-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 21-5 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 25-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 28-5 3rd - CAL - Single, Van Burkleo 49-yard kick CAL 29-5 3rd - CAL - Frank Andruski, 31-yard interception return (Robinson kick) CAL 36-5 3rd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 18-yard pass from Dial (Jonas kick) CAL 36-12

WED AUG 18

BRITISH COL 11, Edmonton 1 (32454) - Coach Eagle Keys of the BC Lions wasn't elated after his club's win, but said "it was a good win and we needed it." The Lions were never behind and moved into sole possession of second place in the west. Ken Phillips scored five of the BC points.

EDMONTON - 0 1 0 0 - 1

BRIT COL - 3 7 0 1 - 11

1st - BC - Ken Phillips, 40-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - BC - Lefty Hendrickson, 25-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Phillips kick) BC 10-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Mike Wilson conceded on Dave Cutler missed 44-yard FG BC 10-1 4th - BC - Single, Dick Dupuis conceded on Phillips 42-yard kick BC 11-1

THUR AUG 19

Saskatchewan 31, WINNIPEG 25 (20980) - George Reed scored his second touchdown of the game with less than a minute to play, giving Saskatchewan their second win of the season. Winnipeg started strong, scoring 15 points in the first quarter, but it was not enough to withstand the Rider offensive assault.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 14 0 14 - 31

WINNIPEG - 15 0 10 0 - 25

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 21-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - WIN - Single, Bob Kosid conceded on Don Jonas 43-yard kick SASK 3-1 1st - WIN - Bob Kraemer, 14-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 8-3 1st - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 94-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 15-3 2nd - SASK - Nolan Bailey, 50-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) WIN 15-10 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-15 3rd - WIN - Mack Herron, 32-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 22-17 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 34-yard field goal WIN 25-17 4th - SASK - Al Ford, 30-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) WIN 25-24 4th - SASK - Reed, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 31-25

TORONTO 30, Ottawa 28 (33135) - Toronto won its fourth straight to start the 1971 campaign, but it was not easy as QB Gary Wood came over the Ottawa bench to lead the Rough Riders to a 21-point fourth quarter that almost pulled the game out.

OTTAWA - 0 7 0 21 - 28

TORONTO - 10 3 10 7 - 30

1st - TOR - Dave Cranmer, 45-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan

MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - MacMillan, 32-yard field goal TOR 10-0 2nd - TOR - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal TOR 13-0 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 10-yard pass from Rick Cassats (Gerry Organ kick) TOR 13-7 3rd - TOR - MacMillan, 28-yard field goal TOR 16-7 3rd - TOR - Bill Symons, 4-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 23-7 4th - OTT - Billy Cooper, 17-yard pass from Gary Wood (Organ kick) TOR 23-14 4th - TOR - Leon McQuay, 52-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 30-14 4th - OTT - Oldham, 40-yard pass from Wood (Organ kick) TOR 30-21 4th - OTT - Dave Pivec, 5-yard pass from Wood (Organ kick) TOR 30-28

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 4 0 0 8 99 79 Calgary 4 0 0 8 87 21

Hamilton 2 0 0 4 37 32 British Columbia 2 2 0 4 69 51

Ottawa 2 3 0 4 103 92 Saskatchewan 2 4 0 4 100 139

Montreal 1 1 0 2 43 42 Edmonton 1 4 0 2 48 100

Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 127 167

TUES AUG 24

CALGARY 32, Brit Col 1 (23616) - The vaunted Calgary defense continued to click with machine-like precision in leading the Stampeders to their fifth win in a row. The Calgary defense has given up 22 points (4.4 per game) this season. FB Hugh McKinnis scored two touchdowns to lead the offense.

BRIT COL - 0 16 8 8 - 32

CALGARY - 0 0 1 0 - 1

2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 1-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 10-0 2nd - CAL - Jerry Keeling, 1-yard run CAL 16-0 3rd - BC - Single, Ken Phillips, 20-yard kick CAL 16-1 3rd - CAL - Single, Bill Van Burkleo 40-yard kick CAL 17-1 3rd - CAL - McKinnis, 32-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-1 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 30-yard kick CAL 25-1 4th - CAL - Jim Lindsey, 3-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 32-1

WED AUG 25

Montreal 12, HAMILTON 8 (33321) - A Gene Gaines interception of a Joe Zuger pass with less than a minute remaining snuffed out Hamilton's final offensive drive before a record crowd in the Steel City. The game ended with hundreds of fans storming the field as Hamilton's John Williams was running back a missed FG.

MONTREAL - 3 6 0 3 - 12

HAMILTON - 7 0 1 0 - 8

1st - HAM - Joe Zuger, 1-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 1st - MON - Justin Canale, 43-yard field goal HAM 7-3 2nd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 3-yard run MON 9-7 3rd - HAM - Single, Brad Upshaw rouged on Zuger 57-yard kick MON 9-8 4th - MON - George Springate, 33-yard field goal MON 12-8

Winnipeg 40, EDMONTON 31 (20149) - Don Jonas put on one of the

top offensive performances of the season so far, as he passed for four touchdowns and kicked 16 points to help shred the Edmonton defense. All four Edmonton touchdowns were scored by ex-Bombers.

WINNIPEG - 14 10 13 3 - 40

EDMONTON - 7 7 3 14 - 31

1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 17-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - EDM - Bob Houmard, 3-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 12-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - EDM - Charlie Bryant, 4-yard run (Cutler kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 22-yard field goal WIN 17-14 2nd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 33-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 24-14 3rd - WIN - Herron, 10-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 31-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 28-yard field goal WIN 31-17 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 49-yard field goal WIN 34-17 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 38-yard field goal WIN 37-17 4th - EDM - Houmard, 5-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Cutler kick) WIN 37-24 4th - WIN - Jonas, 47-yard field goal WIN 40-24 4th - EDM - Bryant, 12-yard run (Cutler kick) WIN 40-31

FRI AUG 27

SASKATCHEWAN 42, Ottawa 21 (16980) - Saskatchewan's George Reed tied Dick Shatto's all-time individual touchdown record of 91, as he scored three TDs. The game with a standing ovation for Riders DT Ed McQuarters, playing his first game since losing his left eye in a spring home workshop accident.

OTTAWA - 14 7 0 0 - 21

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 13 0 22 - 42

1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 3-yard pass from Gary Wood (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 1st - OTT - Single, Marcel deLeeuw 39-yard kick OTT 8-7 1st - OTT - Jerry Campbell, 7-yard fumble return OTT 14-7 2nd - OTT - Billy Cooper, 21-yard pass from Wood (Organ kick) OTT 21-7 2nd - SASK - Reed, 3-yard run (Abendshcan kick) OTT 21-14 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 23-yard pass from Ron Lancaster OTT 21-20 4th - SASK - Reed, 12-yard run (John Steele kick) SASK 27-21 4th - SASK - Bob Kosid, 71-yard interception return (Steele kick) SASK 34-21 4th - SASK - Single Al Ford 35-yard kick SASK 35-21 4th - SASK - Bruce Bennett, 51-yard interception return (Steele kick) SASK 42-21

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 4 0 0 8 99 79 Calgary 5 0 0 10 119 22

Hamilton 2 1 0 4 45 44 Saskatchewan 3 4 0 6 142 160

Montreal 2 1 0 4 55 50 British Columbia 2 3 0 4 70 83

Ottawa 2 4 0 4 124 134 Winnipeg 2 5 0 4 167 198

Edmonton 1 5 0 2 79 140

SUN AUG 29

BRIT COL 27, Toronto 24 (30242) - Toronto lost their four-game fumble-free record and their first game of the season. The steak was broken on the first play of the game, when rookie Leon McQuay lost the ball. Toronto recovered and jumped out to a 10-0 lead before the Lions rallied.

TORONTO - 10 7 0 7 - 24

BRIT COL - 0 10 10 7 - 27

1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 24-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Harry Abofs, 3-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 10-0 2nd - BC - Bob Howes, 3-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) TOR 10-7 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 20-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 17-7 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 48-yard field goal TOR 17-10 3rd - BC - Gerela, 42-yard field goal TOR 17-13 3rd - BC - Josh Ashton, 54-yard run (Phillips kick) BC 20-17 4th - BC - Paul Brothers, 1-yard run (Phillips kick) BC 27-17 4th - TOR - Tony Moro, 13-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) BC 27-24

TUES AUG 31

MONTREAL 25, Hamilton 24 (24401) - Bill Massey came off the suspended list to run for 160 yards and caught three passes from Sonny Wade for 37 more yards. Wade also added three TD passes. Massey, who replaced injured RB Moses Denson, came to the Als via Hawaii and his coach Joe Francis, a former Al.

HAMILTON - 10 7 0 7 - 24

MONTREAL - 2 13 3 7 - 25

1st - MON - Single, Garry Lefebvre 59-yard kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, George Springate 38-yard kick MON 2-0 1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 42-yard field goal HAM 3-2 1st - HAM - Al Brenner, 46-yard

fumble return (Coffey kick) HAM 10-2 2nd - MON - Jim Foley, 15-yard pass from Sonny Wade HAM 10-8 2nd - HAM - Gig Perez, 51-yard fumble return (Coffey kick) HAM 17-8 3rd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 4-yard run (Justin Canale kick) HAM 17-15 3rd - MON - Canale, 36-yard field goal MON 18-17 4th - MON - Lefebvre, 20-yard pass from Wade (Canale kick) MON 25-17 4th - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 25-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) MON 25-24

WED SEPT 1

WINNIPEG 31, Calgary 15 (22553) - Winnipeg's defense stymied Calgary's offense as the Blue Bombers won their first home game in over a year and handed the Stamps their first loss of the season. Bomber QB Don Jonas overall four second quarter interceptions, and five overall, to throw four TD passes.

CALGARY - 1 7 7 0 - 15

WINNIPEG - 6 0 17 8 - 31

1st - CAL - Single, Doug Strong conceded on Bill Van Burkleo 40-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - WIN - Bob LaRose, 53-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 6-1 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 95-yard interception return (Robinson kick) CAL 8-6 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 38-yard field goal WIN 9-8 3rd - CAL - Jesse Mims, 75-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 15-9 3rd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 57-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 16-15 3rd - WIN - LaRose, 40-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 23-15 4th - WIN - Paul Markle, 12-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 30-15 4th - WIN - Single, Howard Starks conceded on Jonas 24-yard kick WIN 31-15

Toronto 16, EDMONTON 15 (22261) - Joe Theisman threw a TD pass to Mike Eben with 57 seconds to play to give Toronto the win, in a stunning comeback that saw the Argos score 13 points in the last 2:37 of the game. Theismann and Greg Barton combined to pass for 348 yards.

TORONTO - 3 0 0 13 - 16

EDMONTON - 1 3 3 8 - 15

1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 14-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 25-yard kick TOR 3-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 4-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 7-3 4th - EDM - Bob Houmard, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-3 4th - TOR - Bill Symons, 1-yard run EDM 14-9 4th - TOR - Mike Eben, 12-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 16-14 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 57-yard kick TOR 16-15

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 1 0 10 139 121 Calgary 5 1 0 10 144 53

Montreal 3 1 0 6 80 74 British Columbia 3 3 0 6 97 107

Hamilton 2 2 0 4 69 69 Saskatchewan 3 4 0 6 142 160

Ottawa 2 4 0 4 124 134 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 198 213

Edmonton 1 6 0 2 94 156

MON SEPT 6

HAMILTON 30, Toronto 17 (34535) - The largest crowd to see a football game in Eastern Canada saw a fumble-filled contest. The Tiger-Cats' sputtering offense came alive for two touchdowns, but it was the defense, led by Ed Chalupka returning a fumble for a touchdown, that led the way.

TORONTO - 0 8 9 0 - 17

HAMILTON - 8 5 0 17 - 30

1st - HAM - Dave Fleming, 108-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Coffey 44-yard kick HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 22-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Harry Abofs rouged on Zuger 40-yard kick HAM 12-0 2nd - TOR - Mel Profit, 8-yard pass from Greg Barton (Ivan MacMillan kick) HAM 12-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Peter Paquette rouged on Zuger 74-yard kick HAM 13-7 2nd - TOR - Single, Ed Turek rouged on Zenon Andrusyshyn 56-yard kick HAM 13-8 3rd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 4-yard interception return TOR 14-13 3rd - TOR - MacMillan, 14-yard field goal TOR 17-13 4th - HAM - Frank Quayle, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 20-17 4th - HAM - Ed Chalupka, 35-yard fumble return (Coffey kick) HAM 27-17 4th - HAM - Coffey, 23-yard field goal HAM 30-17

OTTAWA 40, Montreal 17 (24395) - Montreal coach Sam Etcheverry promised something new for his team's next game - glue - after seeing the Als fumble the ball six times. Three Ottawa interceptions, returned for a total of 101 yards, also led to Montreal's downfall. Gerry Organ scored 21 points for the Riders.

MONTREAL - 7 3 7 0 - 17

OTTAWA - 10 8 0 22 - 40

1st - OTT - Al Pitcaithley, 2-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st -

OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 10-0 1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 10-yard run with lateral from Tom Pullen (Larry Fairholm kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - MON - Justin Canale 49-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 17-yard kick OTT 11-10 2nd - OTT - Wayne Tosh, 60-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 18-10 3rd - MON - Brad Upshaw, 30-yard pass from Bruce Van Ness OTT 18-16 3rd - MON - Single, Canale 29-yard kick OTT 18-17 4th - OTT - Single, Marcel deLeeuw 37-yard kick OTT 19-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 22-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 17-yard field goal OTT 25-17 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 35-yard kick OTT 26-17 4th - OTT - John Kruspe, 32-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 33-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 24-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 40-17

CALGARY 23, Edmonton 7 (23616) - Calgary gained 10 points on five safety touches in the first quarter and went on to the win. Edmonton coach Ray Jauch developed the strategy, which had K Fred Dunn running into his own end zone rather than kick into a 35 MPH wind. It put the Eskimos behind 11-0.

EDMONTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7

CALGARY - 11 0 0 12 - 23

1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 67-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Fred Dunn tackled in end zone CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Dunn tackled in end zone CAL 5-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Dunn tackled in end zone CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Dunn tackled in end zone CAL 9-0 1st - CAL - Safety, Dunn conceded CAL 11-0 2nd - EDM - Larry Lawrence, 12-yard run CAL 11-6 2nd - EDM - Single, Dunn 87-yard kick CAL 11-7 4th - CAL - Robinson, 32-yard field goal CAL 14-7 4th - CAL - Bill Van Burkleo, 89-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-7 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 64-yard kick CAL 22-7 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 75-yard kick CAL 23-7

SASKATCHEWAN 35, Brit Col 14 (21485) - Saskatchewan took advantage of seven interceptions off three different quarterbacks (Rusty Clarke 3, Paul Brothers 2, Don Moorhead 2) to defeat BC and move into second place in the West. Ron Lancaster threw three TD passes for the Riders.

BRITISH COL - 4 3 0 7 - 14

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 14 7 0 - 35

1st - BC - Ken Phillips, 9-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - SASK - Nolan Bailey, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (John Steele kick) SASK 7-3 1st - BC - Single, Phillips 49-yard kick SASK 7-4 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 72-yard run (Steele kick) SASK 14-4 2nd - BC - Phillips, 18-yard field goal SASK 14-7 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Steele kick) SASK 21-7 2nd - SASK - Thompson, 22-yard run (Steele kick) SASK 28-7 3rd - SASK - Al Ford, 12-yard pass from Lancaster (Steele kick) SASK 35-7 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 5-yard run (Phillips kick) SASK 35-14

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 5 2 0 10 156 151 Calgary 6 1 0 12 167 60

Montreal 3 2 0 6 97 114 Saskatchewan 4 4 0 8 177 174

Hamilton 3 2 0 6 99 86 British Columbia 3 4 0 6 111 142

Ottawa 3 4 0 6 164 151 Winnipeg 3 5 0 6 198 213

Edmonton 1 7 0 2 101 179

SAT SEPT 11

MONTREAL 25, Ottawa 6 (33135) - Montreal, after spotting Ottawa a 6-0 lead in the first quarter, dominated play although they lost three of four fumbles and gave up three interceptions. The game saw the debut of US Olympic track star John Carlos with Montreal. The flanker caught two passes for 17 yards.

OTTAWA - 6 0 0 0 - 6

MONTREAL - 7 3 7 8 - 25

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 33-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 4-yard run (Justin Canale kick) MON 7-6 2nd - MON - Canale, 48-yard field goal MON 10-6 3rd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 9-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Canale kick) MON 17-6 4th - MON - Single, Canale 21-yard kick MON 18-6 4th - MON - Tom Pullen, 3-yard pass from Wade ((Canale kick) MON 25-6

WINNIPEG 26, Edmonton 14 (22553) - Winnipeg won its third straight, its longest winning streak since 1965. The Bombers also handed Edmonton its eighth loss in nine games. Winnipeg QB Don Jonas, the leading scorer in the WFC, accounted for eight points on three converts, two singles and a field goal.

EDMONTON - 0 7 4 3 - 14

WINNIPEG - 7 4 7 8 - 26

1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 12-yard field goal WIN 10-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Jonas 16-yard kick WIN 11-0 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 33-yard pass from Larry Lawrence (Dave Cutler kick) WIN 11-7 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal WIN 11-10 3rd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 10-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 18-10 3rd - EDM - Single, Paul Brule conceded on

Cutler 33-yard kick WIN 18-11 4th - EDM - Cutler, 17-yard field goal WIN 18-14 4th - WIN - Jonas, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 25-14 4th - WIN - Single, Jonas 27-yard field goal WIN 26-14

SUN SEPT 12

TORONTO 23, Hamilton 14 (24374) - Jim Henderson, in his first CFL game, caught two TD passes to lead Toronto to the win. HB Leon McQuay ran for another Argo major. The Hamilton defense was penalized 13 times for 138 yards.

HAMILTON - 7 7 7 2 - 23

TORONTO - 7 0 0 7 - 14

1st - HAM - Gord Christian, 17-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-0 1st - TOR - Jim Henderson, 11-yard pass from Greg Barton (Ivan MacMillan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Henderson, 13-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-7 3rd - TOR - Leon McQuay, 64-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 21-7 4th - HAM - Emery Hicks recovered Theismann fumble in end zone (Coffey kick) TOR 21-14 4th - TOR - Safety, Zuger tackled in end zone TOR 23-14

Calgary 25, BRIT COL 10 (30660) - Backup QB Jim Lindsey ran for two touchdowns as the Stampeders whipped the Lions. Lindsey took over in the first quarter after Jerry Keeling injured his left wrist. Jesse Mims scored the other Calgary touchdown. BC was held to 65 yards rushing by the tough Calgary defense.

CALGARY - 0 14 7 4 - 25

BRIT COL - 0 0 3 7 - 10

2nd - CAL - Jesse Mims, 47-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Lindsey, 12-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 3rd - BC - Ken Phillips, 11-yard field goal CAL 14-3 3rd - CAL - Lindsey, 6-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 21-3 4th - CAL - Robinson, 10-yard field goal CAL 24-3 4th - BC - Jim Young, 20-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Phillips kick) CAL 24-10 4th - CAL - Single, Dave Easley rouged on Bill Van Burkleo kick CAL 25-10

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 6 2 0 12 179 165 Calgary 7 1 0 14 192 70

Montreal 4 2 0 8 124 120 Saskatchewan 4 4 0 8 177 174

Hamilton 3 3 0 6 113 109 Winnipeg 4 5 0 8 224 227

Ottawa 3 5 0 6 170 176 British Columbia 3 5 0 6 121 167

Edmonton 1 8 0 2 115 205

WED SEPT 15

CALGARY 20, Winnipeg 7 (23600) - Despite an injured hand, QB Jerry Keeling came off the bench early in the second quarter to lead Calgary to the win. The Stampeder defense intercepted six passes thrown by Bomber QB Don Jonas, while Larry Robinson kicked two converts and two singles on wide FG attempts.

WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 0 - 7

CALGARY - 0 16 0 4 - 20

1st - WIN - Ed Williams, 20-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 33-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - CAL - Safety, Jim Thorpe tackled in end zone CAL 9-7 2nd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 16-7 4th - CAL - Single, Paul Brule rouged on Robinson 50-yard kick CAL 17-7 4th - CAL - Safety, Robinson 46-yard kick CAL 18-7 4th - CAL - Safety, Thorpe conceded CAL 20-7

SAT SEPT 18

HAMILTON 10, Montreal 9 (28871) - A last minute touchdown pass by QB Joe Zuger to HB Dave Buchanan gave Hamilton the win. Tommy Joe Coffey, who managed a third quarter field goal, kicked the game winning convert with eight seconds to play. Justin Canale got all the Montreal points on three field goals.

MONTREAL - 3 0 0 6 - 9

HAMILTON - 0 0 3 7 - 10

1st - MON - Justin Canale, 26-yard field goal MON 3-0 3rd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 42-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - MON - Canale, 25-yard field goal MON 6-3 4th - MON - Canale, 12-yard field goal MON 9-3 4th - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 20-yard pass from Joe Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 10-9

Saskatchewan 19, EDMONTON 3 (22474) - Led by an alert, ball-hungry secondary that picked off seven pass interceptions, Saskatchewan knocked over Edmonton. It was the second straight time that the Rider secondary has equaled the CFL interception record - they picked off 7 passes in a Labor Day rout of BC.

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 6 3 - 19

EDMONTON - 0 3 0 0 - 3

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 11-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - Ed McQuarters, 3-yard fumble return (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 29-yard field goal SASK 10-3 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 28-yard field goal SASK 13-3 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 17-yard field goal SASK 16-3 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal SASK 19-3

SUN SEPT 19

Toronto 26, OTTAWA 17 (26033) - Toronto opened up a six-point lead in the EFC as Greg Barton threw touchdown passes to Leon McQuay and Tony Moro. DB Dick Thornton scored the third Argonaut touchdown on an interception. Thornton intercepted three Rick Cassata passes in all.

TORONTO - 7 14 1 4 - 26

OTTAWA - 7 3 0 7 - 17

1st - OTT - Rick Cassata, 58-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - TOR - Dick Thornton, 43-yard interception return (Ivan MacMillan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - TOR - Leon McQuay, 44-yard pass from Greg Barton (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal TOR 14-10 2nd - TOR - Tony Moro, 3-yard pas from Barton (MacMillan kick) TOR 21-10 3rd - TOR - Single, MacMillan 9-yard kick TOR 22-10 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 18-yard pass from Gary Wood (Organ kick) TOR 22-17 4th - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick TOR 23-17 4th - TOR - MacMillan, 23-yard field goal TOR 26-17

WINNIPEG 31, Brit Col 31 (T) (22083) - Don Jonas kicked a field goal on the final play of the game to give Winnipeg the tie. The field goal climaxed a wild afternoon that saw the lead change hands five times before an offside penalty against the Lions gave the Bombers a second chance at the tying kick.

BRIT COL - 8 14 1 8 - 31

WINNIPEG - 13 1 14 3 - 31

1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 40-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 77-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 6-1 1st - WIN - Thorpe, 32-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 13-1 1st - BC - Lach Heron, 7-yard from Don Moorhead (Ken Phillips kick) WIN 13-8 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 4-yard run BC 14-13 2nd - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 18-yard run (Phillips kick) BC 21-13 2nd - BC - Single, Phillips 34-yard kick BC 22-13 2nd - WIN - Single, Dave Easley rouged on Jonas 44-yard kick BC 22-14 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) BC 22-21 3rd - WIN - Thorpe, 82-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 28-22 3rd - BC - Paul Brule conceded on Gerela 45-yard kick WIN 28-23 4th - BC - Highbaugh, 23-yard run (Phillips kick) BC 30-28 4th - BC - Single, Brule conceded on Phillips 24-yard kick BC 31-28 4th - WIN - Jonas, 28-yard field goal TIED 31-31

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Toronto 7 2 0 14 205 182 Calgary 8 1 0 16 212 77

Montreal 4 3 0 8 133 130 Saskatchewan 5 4 0 10 196 177

Hamilton 4 3 0 8 123 118 Winnipeg 4 6 1 9 262 278

Ottawa 3 6 0 6 187 202 British Columbia 3 5 1 7 152 198

Edmonton 1 9 0 2 118 224

WED SEPT 22

MONTREAL 26, Calgary 11 (20821) - Justin Canale contributed four field goals and converted two touchdowns as Montreal downed Calgary in a rematch of the 1970 Grey Cup. Calgary's lone touchdown came midway in the fourth quarter when Herm Harrison took a pass from QB Jim Lindsey.

CALGARY - 3 1 0 7 - 11

MONTREAL - 7 6 7 6 - 26

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 32-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 30-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Justin Canale kick) MON 7-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 38-yard kick MON 7-4 2nd - MON - Canale, 35-yard field goal MON 10-4 2nd - MON - Canale, 34-yard field goal MON 13-4 3rd - MON - Tom Pullen, 33-yard pass from Bruce Van Ness (Canale kick) MON 20-4 4th - CAL - Herm Harrison, 25-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Robinson kick) MON 20-11 4th - MON - Canale, 30-yard field goal MON 23-11 4th - MON - Canale, 43-yard field goal MON 26-11

SAT SEPT 25

BRIT COL 25, Winnipeg 18 (28063) - With 51 seconds to play, Winnipeg coach Jim Spavital went with a short kickoff after a Bomber touchdown to tie the game. BC recovered on the Bomber 53 with 40 seconds to play. Lions QB Don Moorhead threw a long TD pass to Larry Highbaugh for the winning score.

WINNIPEG - 0 3 8 7 - 18

BRIT COL - 1 13 0 11 - 25

1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 52-yard kick BC 1-0 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 3-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) BC 8-0 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 38-yard field goal BC 8-3 2nd - BC - Phillips, 17-yard field goal BC 11-3

2nd - BC - Phillips, 42-yard field goal BC 14-3 3rd - WIN - Single, Mike Leveille conceded on Jonas 26-yard kick BC 14-4 3rd - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) BC 14-11 4th - BC - Single, Phillips 16-yard kick BC 15-11 4th - BC - Gerela, 41-yard field goal BC 18-11 4th - WIN - Herron, 63-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) TIED 18-18 4th - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 50-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Phillips kick) BC 25-18

TORONTO 18, Calgary 7 (33135) - Toronto QB Joe Theismann went the entire game, throwing two touchdown passes to Mel Profit and running for a game leading 82 yards. Calgary QB Jim Lindsey led the Calgary attack, with QB Jerry Keeling out with a bad shoulder, but the Stamps lost their second straight.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7

TORONTO - 3 1 14 0 - 18

1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 31-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Al Rankin conceded on Zenon Andrusyshyn 41-yard kick TOR 4-0 3rd - TOR - Mel Profit, 13-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 11-0 3rd - TOR - Profit, 12-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 18-0 4th - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 14-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) TOR 18-7

SUN SEPT 26

HAMILTON 19, Ottawa 7 (26953) - A fumble recovery by Garney Henley that was parlayed into a touchdown provided the Tiger-Cats with insurance points in their win. A Dave Fleming touchdown with less than five minutes to play led to a fight, followed by the ejections of Ottawa's Tom Schuette and Hamilton's Mike Blum.

OTTAWA - 0 0 7 0 - 7

HAMILTON - 8 3 0 8 - 19

1st - HAM - Single, Barry Arden conceded on Joe Zuger 55-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Lewis Porter, 41-yard pass from Dave Buchanan (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 37-yard field goal HAM 11-0 3rd - OTT - Dave Pivec, 9-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) HAM 11-7 4th - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 70-yard kick HAM 12-7 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 3-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 19-7

SASKATCHEWAN 28, Edmonton 14 (19018) - George Reed scored a game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter to run his career total to 92, a CFL record, breaking the record held by former Argonaut Dick Shatto. Rider QB Ron Lancaster also set a record, with 25,661 passing yards, 79 more than Sam Etcheverry.

EDMONTON - 7 1 6 0 - 14

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 0 3 15 - 28

1st - SASK - Jim Abendschan, 35-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - EDM - John Embree, 29-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 16-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-7 2nd - EDM - Single, Jim Walter conceded on Thompson 74-yard kick SASK 10-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 11-10 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 42-yard field goal SASK 13-11 3rd - EDM - - Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 14-13 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 20-yard kick TIED 14-14 4th - SASK - George Reed, 17-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-14 4th - SASK - Al Ford, 31-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 28-14

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 8 2 0 16 223 189 Calgary 8 3 0 16 230 121

Montreal 5 3 0 10 159 141 Saskatchewan 6 4 0 12 224 191

Hamilton 5 3 0 10 142 125 British Columbia 4 5 1 9 177 216

Ottawa 3 7 0 6 194 221 Winnipeg 4 7 1 9 280 303

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 1 10 0 2 132 252

WED SEPT 29

EDMONTON 12, Montreal 11 (13346) - Dave Cutler kicked a 52-yard field goal, the longest in the CFL this season, with 10 seconds left to snap Edmonton's eight game losing streak. The Eskimos erased an 8-0 deficit in the last 15 minutes, thank to Larry Lawrence, who replaced Bruce Lemmerman at quarterback.

MONTREAL - 1 6 1 3 - 11

EDMONTON - 0 0 0 12 - 12

1st - MON - Single, Justin Canale 16-yard kick MON 1-0 2nd - MON - Terry Evanshen, 17-yard pass from Sonny Wade MON 7-0 3rd - MON - Single, Canale 15-yard kick MON 8-0 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 51-yard pass from Larry Lawrence MON 8-6 4th - EDM - Dave Cutler, 24-yard field goal EDM 9-8 4th - MON - Canale, 26-yard field goal MON 11-9 4th - EDM - Cutler, 52-yard field goal EDM 12-11

SAT OCT 2

WINNIPEG 35, Saskatchewan 2 (20717) - Winnipeg shattered Saskatchewan's five-game winning streak, holding the Riders to two singles. The Bombers rode the passing of QB Don Jonas and the two-touchdown performances of Jim Thorpe and Paul Williams.

SASKATCHEWAN - 1 1 0 0 - 2

WINNIPEG - 7 7 14 7 - 35

1st - SASK - Single, Paul Brule conceded on Jack Abendschan 37-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-1 2nd - SASK - Brule conceded on Abendschan 39-yard kick WIN 7-2 2nd - WIN - Paul Williams, 45-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 14-2 3rd - WIN - P. Williams, 17-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 21-2 3rd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 55-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 28-2 4th - WIN - Thorpe, 10-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 35-2

BRIT COL 28, Montreal 0 (25138) - The Lions held onto their share of third place in the WFC by blanking Montreal. Rookie QB Don Moorhead went all the way for the Lions, running for one touchdown and passing for two more. The Lion defense intercepted five passes, four thrown by Sonny Wade.

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0

BRIT COL - 13 7 0 8 - 28

1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 4-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 41-yard pass from Don Moorhead BC 13-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 59-yard pass from Moorhead (Phillips kick) BC 20-0 4th - BC - Single, Brad Upshaw conceded on Ted Gerela missed 46-yard kick BC 21-0 4th - BC - Single, Phillips 30-yard kick BC 22-0 4th - BC - Moorhead, 4-yard run BC 28-0

SUN OCT 3

CALGARY 17, Hamilton 1 (23616) - Calgary threw an impenetrable defense against Hamilton, and clinched a playoff berth. QB Jim Lindsey threw two touchdown passes, while Hamilton was held to eight first downs and 169 yards of offense, 52 yards on the ground.

HAMILTON - 1 0 0 0 - 1

CALGARY - 10 7 0 0 - 17

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 12-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 7-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 1st - HAM - Single, Al Rankin rouged on Joe Zuger 41-yard kick CAL 10-1 2nd - CAL - Herm Harrison, 5-yard pass from Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 17-1

Toronto 12, OTTAWA 3 (21868) - Toronto was held to a single touchdown by the Ottawa defense, but that proved to be enough, as the

Rider offense, a woeful weapon all season, almost came to a stop against the EFC leaders. Mike Eben scored the only touchdown, catching a pass from Joe Theismann for the score.

TORONTO - 7 3 0 2 - 12

OTTAWA - 2 0 1 0 - 3

1st - TOR - Mike Eben, 23-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - OTT - Safety, Theismann tackled in end zone by Wayne Smith TOR 7-2 2nd - TOR - MacMillan, 38-yard field goal TOR 10-2 3rd - OTT - Single, Marcel deLeeuw 43-yard kick TOR 10-3 4th - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 48-yard kick TOR 11-3 4th - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 42-yard kick TOR 12-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 9 2 0 18 235 192 X-Calgary 9 3 0 18 247 122

Hamilton 5 4 0 10 143 142 Saskatchewan 6 5 0 12 226 226

Montreal 5 5 0 10 170 181 British Columbia 5 5 1 11 205 216

Ottawa 3 8 0 6 197 233 Winnipeg 5 7 1 11 315 305

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 2 10 0 4 144 263

WED OCT 6

SASKATCHEWAN 28, Hamilton 20 (13914) - Ron Lancaster set one CFL career passing record and tied another as he guided the Roughriders to the interlocking win. Lancaster passed Sam Etcheverry in passes completed (1,640) and tied Russ Jackson with 185 touchdown passes.

HAMILTON - 3 8 2 7 - 20

SASKATCHEWAN - 15 0 6 7 - 28

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 42-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-3 1st - SASK - Single, Abendschan 65-yard kick SASK 8-3 1st - SASK - Al Ford, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 15-3 2nd - HAM - Max Anderson, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) SASK 15-10 2nd - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 54-yard kick SASK 15-11 3rd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 12-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 21-11 3rd - HAM - Single, Zuger 57-yard kick SASK 21-12 3rd - HAM - Single, Coffey 28-yard kick SASK 21-13 4th - HAM - Lewis Porter, 47-yard run (Coffey kick) SASK 21-20 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 23-yard kick SASK 22-20 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 43-yard field goal SASK 25-20 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 22-yard field goal SASK 28-20

SAT OCT 9

OTTAWA 45, British Col 21 (14788) - Ottawa snapped a four-game losing streak and kept their slim playoff hopes alive. Dennis Duncan ran for 135 yards and Bob Houmard added another 80 to Ottawa's game total of 240 rushing yards. Duncan scored two touchdowns, as did Billy Cooper on passes from Rick Cassata.

BRIT COL - 6 8 0 7 - 21

OTTAWA - 14 10 0 21 - 45

1st - OTT - Dennis Duncan, 2-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - BC - Ken Sugarman recovered Barry Ardern fumble in end zone OTT 7-6 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 4-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 14-6 2nd - BC - Single, Ardern conceded on Ted Gerela 43-yard kick OTT 14-7 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 3-yard run (Ken Phillips kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - OTT - Billy Cooper, 17-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 21-14 2nd - OTT - Organ, 25-yard field goal OTT 24-14 4th - OTT - Duncan, 3-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 31-14 4th - BC - Jim Young, 4-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Phillips kick) OTT 31-21 4th - OTT - Bob Houmard, 3-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 38-21 4th - OTT - Cooper, 20-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 45-21

SUN OCT 10

Toronto 32, MONTREAL 5 (22470) - Toronto assured themselves of a first place finish in the EFC for the first time since 1960 when they clobbered Montreal before a rain-drenched crowd. The Argos wasted no time in getting on the scoreboard as Mike Eben scored their first touchdown with one minute elapsed.

TORONTO - 6 6 7 13 - 32

MONTREAL - 3 0 2 0 - 5

1st - TOR - Mike Eben, 77-yard pass from Joe Theismann TOR 6-0 1st - MON - Justin Canale, 45-yard field goal TOR 6-3 2nd - TOR - Safety, Sonny Wade tackled in end zone TOR 8-3 2nd - TOR - Single, Theismann 71-yard kick TOR 9-3 2nd - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 37-yard field goal TOR 12-3 3rd - TOR - Dick Thornton, 23-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) TOR 19-3 3rd - MON - Safety, Zenon Andrusyshyn conceded TOR 19-5 4th - TOR - Harry Abofs, 34-yard pass from Theismann TOR 25-5 4th - TOR - Gene Mack, 23-yard interception return (MacMillan kick) TOR 32-5

EDMONTON 22, Winnipeg 14 (18762) - Edmonton put all the pieces together to defeat Winnipeg. The Eskimos ran well, passed well and were tough on defense as they finally won a game without having to come from behind. They led 22-0 before Winnipeg got on the scoreboard.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 7 7 - 14

EDMONTON - 8 7 7 0 - 22

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 23-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - EDM - Gene Foster, 7-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 8-0 2nd - EDM - Foster, 1-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) BC 15-0 3rd - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 19-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) BC 22-0 3rd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 14-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) BC 22-7 4th - WIN - Jonas, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) BC 22-14

MON OCT 11

HAMILTON 36, Brit Col 3 (25997) - Hamilton, held to a 3-3 first quarter deadlock, crushed the visiting Lions and moved into second place in the EFC. Tommy Joe Coffey led the Ticat assault, scoring a touchdown, a field goal, a single and four converts.

BRIT COL - 3 0 0 0 - 3

HAMILTON - 3 9 7 17 - 36

1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 30-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 33-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Joe Zuger 76-yard kick HAM 4-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 55-yard kick HAM 5-3 2nd - HAM - Coffey, 26-yard pass from Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 12-3 3rd - HAM - John Baker, 50-yard fumble return (Coffey kick) HAM 19-3 4th - HAM - Lewis Porter, 2-yard pass from Zuger (Coffey kick) HAM 26-3 4th - HAM - Single, Doug Mitchell 86-yard kick HAM 27-3 4th - HAM - John Williams, 80-yard interception return (Coffey kick) HAM 34-3 4th - HAM - Safety, Doug Dersch tackled Rusty Clark in end zone HAM 36-3

Saskatchewan 24, CALGARY 17 (23616) - Saskatchewan swept past Calgary and kept alive their chances of a first place finish in the WFC. Calgary remained two points ahead of the Riders with a rematch looming next week. The Riders rallied after falling behind by eight points early in the game.

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 4 0 10 - 24

CALGARY - 8 0 9 0 - 17

1st - CAL - Jesse Mims, 13-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Robinson 20-yard kick CAL 8-0 1st - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 37-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) CAL 8-7 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 37-yard field goal SASK 10-8 2nd - SASK - Single, Howard Starks rouged on Abendschan 31-yard kick SASK 11-8 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 12-yard field goal SASK 14-8 3rd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 7-yard pass from Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 15-14 3rd - CAL - Safety, Al Ford conceded CAL 17-14 4th - SASK - Ford, 19-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-17 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 18-yard field goal SASK 24-17

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 10 2 0 20 267 197 X-Calgary 9 4 0 18 264 146

X-Hamilton 6 5 0 12 199 173 X-Saskatchewan 8 5 0 16 278 263

Montreal 5 6 0 10 175 213 British Columbia 5 7 1 11 229 294

Ottawa 4 8 0 8 242 254 Winnipeg 5 8 1 11 329 327

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 3 10 0 6 166 277

SAT OCT 16

Edmonton 9, BRIT COL 4 (27207) - Edmonton got the only touchdown of the game otherwise dominated by placekickers. QB Bruce Lemmerman ran for the major in the fourth quarter. The Eskimos had 388 yards on offense, 185 on the ground, to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

EDMONTON - 0 2 0 7 - 9

BRIT COL - 0 3 1 0 - 4

2nd - EDM - Single, Mike Wilson rouged on Dave Cutler 45-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 38-yard kick EDM 2-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 32-yard field goal BC 3-2 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 29-yard kick BC 4-2 4th - EDM - Bruce Lemmerman, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 9-4

SUN OCT 17

Montreal 28, TORONTO 7 (33135) - Behind rookie QB Jim Chasey, Montreal won easily and kept their playoff hopes alive. The Alouette defense was the difference as linebackers Mark Kosmos and Mike Widger scored two of the three Montreal touchdowns.

MONTREAL - 3 6 7 12 - 28
TORONTO - 0 0 7 0 - 7

1st - MON - Justin Canale, 35-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 1-yard run MON 9-0 3rd - TOR - Mel Profit, 7-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Theismann kick) MON 9-7 3rd - MON - Mark Kosmos, 51-yard interception return (Canale kick) MON 16-7 4th - MON - Safety, Zenon Andrusyshyn conceded MON 18-7 4th - MON - Mike Widger, 33-yard fumble return (Canale kick) MON 25-7 4th - MON - Canale, 31-yard field goal MON 28-7

WINNIPEG 18, Hamilton 4 (20345) - Edmonton saw its playoff hopes

crushed as the Bombers downed Hamilton. Ed Williams, filling in for the injured Mack Herron, scored two third quarter touchdowns as Winnipeg set a season attendance mark with 169,388.

HAMILTON - 1 0 3 0 - 4

WINNIPEG - 0 3 15 0 - 18

1st - HAM - Doug Strong rouged on Joe Zuger 45-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 17-yard field goal WIN 3-1 3rd - WIN - Ed Williams, 41-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 10-1 3rd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 12-yard field goal WIN 10-4 3rd - WIN - E.WIlliams, 8-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 17-4 3rd - WIN - Single, Jonas 22-yard kick WIN 18-4

SASKATCHEWAN 7, Calgary 7 (T) (21706) - George Reed crashed for 89 yards to surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the seventh time in nine seasons, and 39 yards from Johnny Bright's career mark of 10,909 yards. Gerry Shaw caught a deflected pass with four seconds left, and Larry Robinson converted, for the tie.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7

SASKATCHEWAN - 2 1 4 0 - 7

1st - SASK - Single, Jack Abendschan 17-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Single, Abendschan 21-yard kick SASK 2-0 2nd - Single, Abendschan 13-yard kick SASK 3-0 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 31-yard kick SASK 4-0 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 25-yard field goal SASK 7-0 4th - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 13-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) TIED 7-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 10 3 0 20 274 255 X-Calgary 9 4 1 19 271 153

Hamilton 6 6 0 12 203 191 X-Saskatchewan 8 5 1 17 285 270

Montreal 6 6 0 12 203 220 Winnipeg 6 8 1 13 347 331

Ottawa 4 8 0 8 242 254 British Columbia 5 8 1 11 233 306

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 4 10 0 8 175 281

SAT OCT 23

Ottawa 40, HAMILTON 16 (21700) - Ottawa survived a first half case of fumbilitis to turn back Hamilton and keep their playoff hopes alive. The Riders lost seven of eight fumbles and trailed 16-6 at the half. Ottawa K Gerry Organ led the Ottawa onslaught as he kicked four field goals and four converts.

OTTAWA - 0 6 7 27 - 40

HAMILTON - 0 16 0 0 - 16

2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 26-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - Dick Wesolowski recovered fumble in end zone (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Safety, Marcel deLeeuw conceded HAM 9-3 2nd - HAM - Lewis Porter, 42-yard pass from Joe Zuger HAM 15-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Al Marcelin conceded on Doug Mitchell 66-yard kick HAM 16-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 27-yard field goal HAM 16-6 3rd - OTT - Dave Pivec, 9-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) HAM 16-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 27-yard field goal TIED 16-16 4th - OTT - Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 19-16 4th - OTT - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 26-16 4th - OTT - Barclay Allen, 31-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 33-16 4th - OTT - Marcelin, 65-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 40-16

Edmonton 34, CALGARY 12 (22922) - QB Bruce Lemmerman guided the streaking Eskimos to a convincing win over Calgary for their fourth straight win. Lemmerman threw for two touchdowns and scored one himself. Flanker George McGowan scored twice for Edmonton.

EDMONTON - 3 7 17 7 - 34

CALGARY - 7 4 0 1 - 12

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 35-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 9-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 63-yard kick CAL 8-3 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 19-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 24-yard field goal CAL 11-10 3rd - EDM - McGowan, 24-yard pass from Gene Foster (Cutler kick) EDM 17-11 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 12-yard field goal EDM 20-11 3rd - EDM - Volly Murphy, 24-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 27-11 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 47-yard kick EDM 27-12 4th - EDM - Lemmerman, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 34-12

SUN OCT 24

Winnipeg 19, MONTREAL 18 (19312) - A national television audience saw the Bombers pull out the win on a field goal by Don Jonas that put them in the WFC playoffs, one year after finishing in last place. Mack Herron led the Bomber attack with 94 yards rushing, while Montreal lost QB Jim Chasey with a dislocated elbow.

WINNIPEG - 0 8 1 10 - 19

MONTREAL - 10 0 8 0 - 18

1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 8-yard pass from Jim Chasey (Justin Canale kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Canale, 16-yard field goal MON 10-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Don Jonas 44-yard kick MON 10-1 2nd - WIN - Paul Williams, 16-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) MON 10-8 3rd - MON - Single, Canale 41-yard kick MON 11-8 3rd - MON - Bruce Van Ness, 1-yard run (Canale kick) MON 18-8 3rd - WIN - Single, Jonas 33-yard kick MON 18-9 4th - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) MON 18-16 4th - WIN - Jonas, 13-yard field goal WIN 19-18

SASKATCHEWAN 50, Brit Col 18 (13801) - A small crowd saw Ron Lancaster throw four touchdown passes and backup QB Bubba Wyche throw another as the Riders mauled the Lions and their playoff hopes. George Reed surpassed Johnny Bright's career rushing total of 10,927 yards.

BRITISH COL - 0 15 3 0 - 18

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 14 7 15 - 50

1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 97-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Thompson, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 5-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ted Gerela kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - SASK - Thompson, 115-yard kickoff return (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-7 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) SASK 21-14 2nd - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 35-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 28-14 2nd - BC - Single, Steve Molnar rouged on Gerela 53-yard kick SASK 28-15 3rd - BC - Gerela, 49-yard field goal SASK 28-18 3rd - SASK - Bill Manchuk, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 35-18 4th - SASK - Single, Mike Leveille rouged on Al Ford 76-yard kick SASK 36-18 4th - SASK - Gord Barwell, 3-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 43-18 4th - SASK - Barwell, 5-yard pass from Bubba Wyche (Abendschan kick) SASK 50-18

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 10 3 0 20 274 255 X-Calgary 9 5 1 19 283 187

Hamilton 6 7 0 12 219 231 X-Saskatchewan 9 5 1 19 335 288

Montreal 6 7 0 12 221 239 X-Winnipeg 7 8 1 15 366 349

Ottawa 5 8 0 10 242 254 British Columbia 5 9 1 11 251 356

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 5 10 0 10 209 293

SAT OCT 30

OTTAWA 9, Montreal 7 (27137) - Gerry Organ kicked three field goals to propel Ottawa into the playoffs, and end Montreal's postseason dreams. The largest crowd of the season at Lansdowne Park watched the two teams hook up in as defensive struggle that produced no touchdowns.

MONTREAL - 1 2 3 1 - 7

OTTAWA - 3 3 0 3 - 9

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 18-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - MON - Justin Canale, 15-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - MON - Single, Canale 37-yard kick MON 4-3 2nd - MON - Single, Canale 25-yard kick MON 5-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 15-yard field goal OTT 6-5 3rd - MON - Canale, 13-yard field goal MON 8-6 4th - OTT - Organ, 17-yard field goal OTT 9-6 4th - MON - Single, Canale 32-yard kick OTT 9-7

BRITISH COL 31, Calgary 7 (21489) - Calgary lost, but still won the West. The Lions won with QB Don Moorehead and WR Jim Young teaming up for two touchdowns. The Lions defense recovered three Calgary fumbles and intercepted four Stampeder passes.

CALGARY - 0 7 0 0 - 7

BRIT COL - 14 0 9 8 - 31

1st - BC - Jim Young, 37-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-0 1st - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 52-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 14-0 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 2-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) BC 14-7 3rd - BC - George Anderson, 42-yard fumble return BC 20-7 3rd - BC - Gerela, 7-yard run BC 23-7 4th - BC - Young, 20-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 30-7 4th - BC - Single, Howard Starks conceded on Ted Phillips 45-yard kick BC 31-7

SUN OCT 31

Hamilton 23, TORONTO 15 (33135) - Hamilton, with John Manel going most of the way at QB, stunned Toronto to take second place in the EFC. The Tiger-Cats lost QB Joe Zuger for the playoffs when he separated a shoulder. Hamilton won the final playoff spot due to a better record against Montreal.

HAMILTON - 1 1 14 7 - 23
TORONTO - 0 1 0 14 - 15

1st - HAM - Single, Tommy Joe Coffey 36-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 36-yard kick HAM 2-0 2nd - TOR - Single, Ivan MacMillan 33-yard kick HAM 2-1 3rd - HAM - Max Anderson, 1-yard run (Coffey kick) HAM 9-1 2nd - HAM - Al Brenner, 50-yard interception return (Coffey kick) HAM 16-1 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 13-yard interception return (Coffey kick) HAM 23-1 4th - TOR - Leon McQuay, 81-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) HAM 23-8 4th - TOR - Dick Thornton, 5-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) HAM 23-15

EDMONTON 28, Saskatchewan 12 (19549) - Edmonton prevented Saskatchewan from taking first place in the WFC. The Eskimos salvaged some pride from their last place season by employing long passes to Volley Murphy, five interceptions and two fumble recoveries.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 11 0 1 - 12

EDMONTON - 16 7 5 0 - 28

1st - EDM - Volley Murphy, 97-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - George McGowan, 14-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 39-yard kick EDM 15-0 1st - EDM - Single, Cutler 28-yard kick EDM 16-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) EDM 16-7 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 65-yard kick EDM 16-8 2nd - EDM - Gene Foster, 10-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 23-8 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 32-yard field goal EDM 23-11 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 39-yard kick EDM 24-11 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal EDM 27-11 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 33-yard kick EDM 28-11 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 16-yard kick EDM 28-12

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Toronto 10 4 0 20 289 248 X-Calgary 9 6 1 19 290 218

X-Hamilton 7 7 0 14 242 246 X-Saskatchewan 9 6 1 19 347 316

X-Ottawa 6 8 0 12 291 277 X-Winnipeg 7 8 1 15 366 349

Montreal 6 8 0 12 226 248 British Columbia 6 9 1 13 282 363

X-Clinched playoff berth Edmonton 6 10 0 12 237 305

WESTERN SEMI-FINAL

SAT NOV 6

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Winnipeg 23 (14488) - George Reed ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Riders into the Western final. Trailing 27-23 in the fourth quarter, QB Don Jonas moved his team to the Rider 15. On third down, he fired a pass toward Jim Thorpe, but it fell incomplete, and the Riders took charge.

WINNIPEG - 0 15 8 0 - 23

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 7 6 7 - 34

1st - SASK - Nolan Bailey, 31-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Allan Ford, 17-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - WIN - Pete Ribbins, 30-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Jim Heighton 75-yard kick SASK 14-8 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-8 2nd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 83-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) SASK 21-15 3rd - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 10-yard pass from Lancaster SASK 27-15 3rd - WIN - LaRose, 3-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) SASK 27-22 3rd - WIN - Single, McKinnie rouged on Heighton 85-yard kick SASK 27-23 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 34-23

WESTERN FINAL (Calgary wins series, 2 games to 0)

SAT NOV 13

CALGARY 30, Saskatchewan 21 (23616) - Calgary came out of the fog with 20 fourth-quarter points to defeat Saskatchewan. NFL reject Reggie Holmes sparked the comeback from an 11-point deficit when he intercepted a Rider pass and ran it back for a touchdown.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 14 0 - 21

CALGARY - 3 7 0 20 - 30

Calgary Stampeders (9-6-1)

Head Coach: Jim Duncan

Leading Rusher: Hugh McKinnis (910)

Leading Passer: Jerry Keeling (2038)

Leading Receiver: Herm Harrison (70-980)

Average Attendance: 22,913 (6th)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-6-1)

Head Coach: Dave Skrien

Leading Rusher: George Reed (1146)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2759)

Leading Receiver: Bobby Thompson (48-774)

Average Attendance: 17,158 (9th)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-8-1)

Head Coach: Jim Spavital

Leading Rusher: Mack Herron (900)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (4036)

Leading Receiver: Jim Thorpe (70-1436)

Average Attendance: 21,383 (7th)

British Columbia Lions (6-9-1)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (1237)

Leading Passer: Don Moorhead (1302)

Leading Receiver: Jim Young (55-793)

Average Attendance: 28,218 (2nd)

Edmonton Eskimos (6-10)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Bob Houmard (551)

Leading Passer: Larry Lawrence (1247)

Leading Receiver: George McGowan (49-827)

Average Attendance: 19,926 (8th)

The Argos’ Leon McQuay (24) falls to the ground as the ball squirts loose in the closing minutes of the 1971 Grey Cup.

Larry Robinson (15) and Wayne Harris (55), stars of 1971 Grey Cup, move in for tackle against Saskatchewan; Herm Harrison and Jerry Keeling (10) give a drink to coach Jim Duncan after 1971 Grey Cup win over Toronto, 14-11.

1st - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 18-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 10-7 3rd - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-10 3rd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 37-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-10 4th - CAL - Reggie Holmes, 75-yard interception return (Robinson kick) SASK 21-17 4th - CAL - Robinson 37-yard field goal SASK 21-20 4th - CAL - Shaw, 35-yard pass from Keeling (Abendschan kick) CAL 27-21 4th - CAL - Robinson, 39-yard field goal CAL 30-21

WED NOV 17

Calgary 23, SASKATCHEWAN 21 (14582) - The Stampeders, while the wind howled in Taylor Field, rode the crest of Jerry Keeling's perfectly timed and executed selection of plays into their second consecutive - and third in the last four years - Grey Cup berth.

CALGARY - 2 7 14 0 - 23

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 14 7 - 21

1st - CAL - Single, Ted Dushinski conceded on Larry Robinson 23-yard kick CAL 1-0 1st - CAL - Single, Dushinski conceded on Robinson 20-yard kick CAL 2-0 2nd - CAL - John Henderson, 20-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 9-0 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) CAL 9-7 3rd - SASK - Silas McKinnie, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-9 3rd - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 42-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 16-14 3rd - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 71-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 23-14 4th - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) CAL 23-21

EASTERN SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 7

HAMILTON 23, Ottawa 4 (26741) - Hamilton, bolstered by Dave Buchanan's two touchdowns, hammered Ottawa on a frigid afternoon. Buchanan scored his majors on passes from QB Wally Gabler, who replaced injured QB Joe Zuger. Tommy Joe Coffey kicked two field goals, two converts and a single for nine points.

OTTAWA - 1 3 0 0 - 4

HAMILTON - 1 7 12 3 - 23

1st - OTT - Single, Marcel deLeeuw 72-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 43-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 12-yard field goal OTT 4-1 2nd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 14-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 8-4 3rd - HAM - Coffey, 27-yard field goal HAM 11-4 3rd - HAM - Single, Coffey 39-yard kick HAM 12-4 3rd - HAM - Single, McKay 60-yard kick HAM 13-4 3rd - HAM - Buchanan, 43-yard pass from Gabler (Coffey kick) HAM 20-4 4th - HAM - Coffey, 20-yard kick HAM 23-4

EASTERN FINAL (Toronto wins total points series, 40-25)

SUN NOV 14

Toronto 23, HAMILTON 8 (33392) - Toronto's ability to capitalize on Hamilton's defensive lapses and Tommy Joe Coffey's inability to toe the ball between the uprights gave the Argos a 15-point lead into the second game of the series. Coffey missed four field goal attempts in a row.

TORONTO - 12 0 11 0 - 23

HAMILTON - 3 3 0 2 - 8

1st - TOR - Safety, Wally Gabler tackled in end zone TOR 2-0 1st - TOR - Jim Henderson, 52-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 9-0 1st - TOR - MacMillan, 41-yard field goal TOR 12-0 1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 25-yard field goal TOR 12-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 37-yard kick TOR 12-4 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 33-yard kick TOR 12-5 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 25-yard kick TOR 12-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Gerry Sternberg rouged on Zenon Andrusyshyn 37-yard kick TOR 13-6 3rd - TOR - MacMillan, 29-yard field goal TOR 16-6 3rd - TOR - Bill Symons, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 23-6 4th - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 53-yard kick TOR 23-7 4th - HAM - Single, McKay 45-yard kick TOR 23-8

SAT NOV 20

Hamilton 17, TORONTO 17 (T) (33135) - Toronto headed to its first Grey Cup since 1952 as they took the two-game, total-point series with the tie on a muddy field. Argo QB Joe Theismann passes for one touchdown and Bill Symons ran for another, while Ivan MacMillan added a field goal.

HAMILTON - 2 8 7 0 - 17

TORONTO - 7 7 0 3 - 17

1st - HAM - Safety, Joe Theismann tackled in end zone HAM 2-0 1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 12-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-2 2nd - HAM - Max Anderson, 4-yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey kick) HAM 9-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Coffey 22-yard kick HAM 10-7 2nd - TOR - Mel Profit, 5-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Paul McKay 39-yard kick TOR 14-11 3rd - HAM - Dick Wesolowski, 2-yard run HAM 17-14 4th - TOR - MacMillan, 29-yard field goal TIED 17-17

GREY CUP (Sunday November 28th at Vancouver - 34,404)

CALGARY STAMPEDERS 14, TORONTO ARGONAUTS 11 - Two teams looking to end Grey Cup droughts met at a soggy Empire Stadium in Vancouver to determine the 1971 champion. The Calgary Stampeders had not sipped from the coveted trophy since their perfect season in 1948. The Stampeders were making their second straight appearance at the game, and their third in four years. On the other side of the field were the Toronto Argonauts who had not won the Grey Cup since 1952, the last time they played in the championship game. It was a defensive struggle right from the outset. Stampeders began the scoring in the first quarter when Jerry Keeling threw a 14-yard pass to Herman Harrison. Toronto had a chance to tie it up when Mel Profit caught a pass for a 55-yard gain, setting up the Argonauts on the Calgary 11. The Stampeders defence forced the Argonauts to settle for an Ivan MacMillan field goal. Calgary took a 14-3 lead into halftime when Jesse Mims scored on a six-yard draw. Rudy Linterman played a big role in setting up both of Calgary’s touchdowns, a combined 68 yards on two catches. Linterman was kicked out of the game in the fourth quarter for punching Gene Mack. The Argonauts scored their only touchdown on special teams in the third quarter. Calgary’s Jim Silye fumbled on a punt return, and Toronto’s Joe Vijuk recovered the ball. He threw a lateral pass to Roger Scales and he ran 33 yards to the Calgary end zone. Dick Thornton made an outstanding catch later in the quarter, which was followed by Jim Henderson’s catch on the Calgary 27. MacMillan sailed his field goal attempt wide (although he argued it did split the uprights), giving the Argonauts just a single point. That proved to be all the scoring, but not all the drama. In the late stages of the fourth quarter, Dick Thornton intercepted a pass by Keeling and returned the ball 54 yards to the Calgary 11. But running back Leon McQuay slipped and fell on the wet turf, losing the football which the Stampeders recovered with 1:53 remaining. The Stampeders went two-and-out on their next possession, giving the Argonauts one last chance to pull out a win. But Toronto’s Harry Abofs kicked the punted ball out of bounds, an error in judgement as it returned possession to Calgary. The Stampeders ran out the clock for the win.

Most Valuable Player: LB Wayne Harris (Calgary)

CALGARY - 7 7 0 0 - 14

TORONTO - 0 3 8 0 - 11

1st - CAL - Herm Harrison, 14-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 11-yard field goal CAL 7-3 2nd - CAL - Jesse Mims, 6-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-3 3rd - TOR - Roger Scaled, 33-yard run with lateral from Joe Vijuk (MacMillan kick) CAL 14-10 3rd - TOR - Single, MacMillan missed 27-yard FG TOR 14-11

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11-3)

Head Coach: Jerry Williams

Leading Rusher: Dave Buchanan (1163)

Leading Passer: Chuck Ealey (2573)

Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (49-733)

Average Attendance: 32,129 (2nd)

Ottawa Rough Riders (11-3)

Head Coach: Jack Gotta

Leading Rusher: Art Cantrelle (652)

Leading Passer: Rick Cassata (2548)

Leading Receiver: Art Cantrelle (44-407)

Average Attendance: 23,474 (4th)

Montreal Alouettes (4-10)

Head Coach: Sam Etcheverry

Leading Rusher: Ike Brown (817)

Leading Passer: Sonny Wade (1537)

Leading Receiver: Peter Dalla Riva (44-607)

Average Attendance: 14,224 (9th)

Toronto Argonauts (3-11)

Head Coach: Leo Cahill

Leading Rusher: Leon McQuay (745)

Leading Passer: Wally Gabler (1348)

Leading Receiver: Eric Allen (53-1067)

Average Attendance: 33,054 (1st)

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was officially opened on November 28, 1972, in Hamilton. The Grey Cup game was played on AstroTurf at nearby Ivor Wynne Stadium. The Western Conference Finals were now played under a single-elimination game. The Eastern Conference continued to play a two-game total-point series affair in their Conference Final round until the following season, when it adopted the West's single-game elimination in the Conference Final round as well.

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

Mack Herron (WIN) 1527 11 65 Jim Thorpe (WIN) 70 1260 11 97

Dave Buchanan (HAM) 1163 4 52 Gerry Shaw (CAL) 65 1002 12 70

George Reed (SASK) 1069 13 59 Jim Young (BC) 63 1362 11 73

Jim Evenson (BC) 961 8 44 Paul Williams (WIN) 60 817 8 69

Ike Brown (MON) 817 3 73 George McGowan (EDM) 54 1015 11 61

Moses Denson (MON) 754 4 46 Eric Allen (TOR) 53 1067 8 62

Leon McQuay (TOR) 745 2 50 Rudy Linterman (CAL) 52 734 3 34

Jesse Mims (CAL) 728 6 52 Bobby Thompson (SASK) 51 821 7 91

Roy Bell (EDM) 690 2 53 Bobby Taylor (EDM) 51 800 4 82

Art Cantrelle (OTT) 652 2 55 Tyrone Walls (EDM) 50 811 6 67

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Don Jonas (WIN) 447 252 3583 27 26

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 357 208 2942 23 20

Don Moorhead (BC) 326 159 2606 10 17

Chuck Ealey (HAM) 253 148 2573 22 8

Rick Cassata (OTT) 357 179 2548 13 22

Tom Wilkinson (EDM) 268 177 2475 17 16

Jerry Keeling (CAL) 292 157 2451 18 27

Sonny Wade (MON) 219 118 1537 9 26

Jim Lindsey (CAL) 210 106 1413 7 17

MON JUL 31

HAMILTON 20, Saskatchewan 17 (26497) - Hamilton, beaten three times in the preseason on last minute scores, turned around with their own late rally to win the season opener. Rookie Ian Sunter's field goal with 37 seconds remaining broke a 17-17 tie.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 7 7 - 17

HAMILTON - 7 3 0 10 - 20

1st - HAM - Wally Gabler, 2-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 42-yard field goal HAM 7-3 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 18-yard field goal HAM 10-3 3rd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 15-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) TIED 10-10 4th - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 6-yard pass from Gabler (Sunter kick) HAM 17-10 4th - SASK - Pearce, 62-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) TIED 17-17 4th - HAM - Sunter, 38-yard field goal HAM 20-17

TUES AUG 1

EDMONTON 34, British Col 22 (19844) - Edmonton carved out a 20-point lead in the first half, fumbled most of it away, then scored a last minute touchdown on a pass interception to down the Lions. Edmonton fumbled seven times but lost only three. BC had 415 offensive yards, while Edmonton has only 256.

BRIT COL - 0 8 7 7 - 22

EDMONTON - 13 14 0 7 - 34

1st - EDM - Bruce Lemmerman, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - George McGowan, 26-yard pass from Lemmerman EDM 13-0 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 35-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 13-7 2nd - EDM - McGowan, 16-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 20-7 2nd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 40-yard fumble return (Cutler kick) EDM 27-7 2nd - BC - Single, Bayne Norrie rouged on Gerela 37-yard kick EDM 27-8 3rd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) EDM 27-15 4th - BC - Moorhead, 15-yard run (Gerela kick) EDM 27-22 4th - EDM - Ron Forwick, 45-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 34-22

WED AUG 2

OTTAWA 22, Saskatchewan 7 (21662) - Gerry Organ delighted the rain-drenched fans by leading Ottawa with 10 points on two field goals, two converts and two singles. It was the second straight loss for the western Riders as George Reed picked up their only touchdown.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 0 - 7

OTTAWA - 5 7 7 3 - 22

1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 33-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Single, Organ 17-yard kick OTT 2-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 5-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick)

SASK 7-5 2nd - OTT - Bill Cooper, 8-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 12-7 3rd - OTT - Cassata, 8-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 19-7 4th - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal OTT 22-7

CALGARY 31, Winnipeg 7 (22386) - Pass interceptions were the key for Calgary as they turned three into touchdowns and routed Winnipeg. Calgary's Larry Robinson scored 18 points, including a touchdown with an intercepted Don Jonas pass.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 7 0 - 7

CALGARY - 8 2 4 17 - 31

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 37-yard interception return (Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Paul Williams conceded on Robinson 60-yard kick CAL 8-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Pete Ribbins rouged on Don Moulton 38-yard kick CAL 9-0 2nd - CAL - Single, Doug Strong conceded on Robinson 19-yard kick CAL 10-0 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson 10-yard kick CAL 11-0 3rd - WIN - Mack Herron, 7-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) CAL 11-7 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 40-yard field goal CAL 14-7 4th - CAL - Robinson, 25-yard field goal CAL 17-7 4th - CAL - Hugh McKinnis, 17-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 24-7 4th - CAL - Gary Kerr, 11-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 31-7

THUR AUG 3

Montreal 19, TORONTO 8 (33135) - Toronto lost a QB - Joe Theismann with a possible broken ankle - and Montreal found one - Sonny Wade who replaced Jim Chasey at QB in the first quarter. With Leon McQuay sidelined with an injured knee, the Argonauts totaled only 134 yards, compared to Montreal's 287.

MONTREAL - 0 8 0 11 - 19

TORONTO - 7 0 1 0 - 8

1st - TOR - Joe Theismann, 7-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 2nd - MON - Moses Denson, 2-yard run (Don Sweet kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 8-yard missed FG MON 8-7 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn missed 16-yard FG TIED 8-8 4th - MON - Sonny Wade, 3-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 15-8 4th - MON - Single, Wade 60-yard kick MON 16-8 4th - MON - Sweet, 42-yard field goal MON 19-8

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Hamilton 1 0 0 2 20 17 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 34 22

Ottawa 1 0 0 2 22 7 Calgary 1 0 0 2 31 7

Montreal 1 0 0 2 19 8 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 7 31

Toronto 0 1 0 0 8 19 British Columbia 0 1 0 0 22 34

Saskatchewan 0 2 0 0 24 42

TUES AUG 8

BRIT COL 19, Hamilton 17 (26488) - Ted Gerela's field goal on the last play of the game gave BC a stunning victory over Hamilton. BC charged back with the field goal after completing a 100-yard drive from their own 10-yard line with 2:02 remaining in the contest.

HAMILTON - 3 0 7 7 - 17

BRIT COL - 7 9 0 3 - 19

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 45-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - BC - Monroe Eley, 75-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) BC 7-3 2nd - BC - Jim young, 11-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 14-3 2nd - BC - Safety, Sunter conceded BC 16-3 3rd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 4-yard run (Sunter kick) BC 16-10 4th - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 17-16 4th - BC - Gerela, 10-yard field goal BC 19-17

WINNIPEG 41, Calgary 14 (25210) - Winnipeg, paced by the three touchdown performance of hard-charging Mack Herron, defeated Calgary. The Bombers erupted for 24 points in the first quarter. Calgary started Jerry Keeling at quarterback but brought in backup Jerry Lindsey at times.

CALGARY - 0 7 0 7 - 14

WINNIPEG - 24 0 14 3 - 41

1st - WIN - Doug Strong, 30-yard interception return (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 3-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 14-0 1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 50-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 21-0 1st - WIN - Jonas, 32-yard field goal WIN 24-0 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) WIN 24-7 3rd - WIN - Herron, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 31-7 3rd - WIN - Herron, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 38-7 4th - WIN - Walt McKee, 39-yard field goal WIN 41-7 4th - CAL - Shaw, 6-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) WIN 41-14

WED AUG 9

SASKATCHEWAN 15, Toronto 9 (15771) - Early pushes in the second and fourth quarters gave the western Riders two touchdowns and a win. The result left Toronto as the only winless club in the CFL. Greg Barton, filling in for injured QB Joe Theismann, completed 14 of 29 passes and had three intercepted.

TORONTO - 3 3 0 0 - 6

SASKATCHEWAN - 1 7 0 7 - 15

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 27-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - SASK - Single, Elmer Sprogis conceded on Bob Pearce 53-yard kick TOR 3-1 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 8-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 13-yard field goal SASK 8-6 4th - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 40-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 15-6

THUR AUG 10

Ottawa 28, MONTREAL 19 (16649) - Gerry Organ sparked Ottawa to the win over Montreal. Despite jumping out to a 25-0 halftime lead, the Riders had some anxious moments before sewing up their second straight win. Organ kicked four field goals, two converts and a single.

OTTAWA - 16 9 0 3 - 28

MONTREAL - 0 0 13 6 - 19

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 36-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Rick Cassata, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 17-yard field goal OTT 13-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal OTT 16-0 2nd - OTT - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 23-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Paul Brule conceded on Dickie Adams 38-yard kick OTT 24-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Jim Foley conceded on Organ 27-yard kick OTT 25-0 3rd - MON - Moses Denson, 5-yard run (Don Sweet kick) OTT 25-7 3rd - MON - D.Harris, 118-yard interception return OTT 25-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 26-yard field goal OTT 28-13 4th - MON - Ike Brown, 23-yard pass from George Mira OTT 28-19

FRI AUG 11

EDMONTON 30, Hamilton 27 (21363) - Edmonton stunned Hamilton with a four-quarter comeback - highlighted by two touchdowns in the last three minutes of play - to collect the win in the rain, their best start since 1965. The game ended with one infuriated Ticat player chasing an official at the final gun.

HAMILTON - 7 20 0 0 - 27

EDMONTON - 7 0 2 21 - 30

1st - EDM - Bruce Lemmerman, 3-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 20-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 8-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 14-7 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 60-yard pass from Ealey (HAM 20-7 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 14-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 27-7 3rd - EDM - Safety, Sunter tackled in end zone HAM 27-9 4th - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 10-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) HAM 27-16 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 16-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) HAM 27-23 4th - EDM - Lemmerman, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 30-27

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 2 0 0 4 50 26 Edmonton 2 0 0 4 64 49

Montreal 1 1 0 2 38 37 Calgary 1 1 0 2 45 48

Hamilton 1 2 0 2 64 66 Winnipeg 1 1 0 2 48 45

Toronto 0 2 0 0 17 34 British Columbia 1 1 0 2 41 51

Saskatchewan 1 2 0 2 39 51

MON AUG 14

CALGARY 19, Brit Col 14 (22611) - Jerry Keeling threw two touchdown passes to Gerry Shaw to give Calgary its second win on the season and move the Stampeders into a tie for first with Edmonton. BC was trying to win its first game at McMahon Stadium since 1966.

BRIT COL - 3 3 0 8 - 14

CALGARY - 7 9 0 3 - 19

1st - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 14-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 39-yard field goal CAL 7-3 2nd - BC - Gerela, 19-yard field goal CAL 7-6 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 16-yard field goal CAL 10-6 2nd - CAL - Shaw, 70-yard pass from Keeling CAL 16-6 4th - CAL - Robinson, 17-yard field goal CAL 19-6 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 25-yard pass from Don Bunce (Gerela kick) CAL 19-13 4th - BC - Single, Howard Starks conceded on Eric Guthrie 54-yard kick CAL 19-14

WED AUG 16

Edmonton 31, SASKATCHWAN 29 (17516) - The only fumble of the night proved disastrous for Saskatchewan, as they lost a 14-0 first-quarter lead. With one minute to play, the Riders' Bobby Thompson fumbled at the Edmonton 17 and guard Larry Watkins recovered. Edmonton was able to run out the clock.

EDMONTON - 0 22 2 7 - 31

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 7 1 7 - 29

1st - SASK - Tom Campana, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Gord Barwell, 21-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 32-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Dave Cutler kick) SASK 14-7 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 61-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - EDM - Gene Foster, 30-yard pass from Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 21-14 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 91-yard pass from Bobby Pearce after lateral from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) TIED 21-21 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 43-yard kick EDM 22-21 3rd - Cutler 65-yard kick EDM 23-21 3rd - Cutler 43-yard kick EDM 24-21 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 35-yard kick EDM 24-22 4th - SASK - Thompson, 70-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 29-24 4th - EDM - McGowan, 57-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 31-29

Ottawa 14, TORONTO 8 (33135) - Ottawa turned a 41-yard interception by DB Dick Adams in the third quarter into a win. The Riders needed a last minute, goal line stand to preserve their unbeaten record, while the Argos fell to 0-3. Adams scored on the interception, knocking the wind out of the Argos' comeback.

OTTAWA - 3 4 7 0 - 14

TORONTO - 0 0 2 6 - 8

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 38-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 32-yard field goal OTT 6-0 2nd - OTT - Single, Dick Paquette conceded on Organ 36-yard kick OTT 7-0 3rd - OTT - Dick Adams, 41-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 14-0 3rd - TOR - Single, Adams conceded on Zenon Andrusyshyn 37-yard kick OTT 14-1 3rd - TOR - Single, Adams conceded on Andrusyshyn 33-yard kick OTT 14-2 4th - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 45-yard field goal OTT 14-5 4th - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 45-yard field goal OTT 14-8

THUR AUG 17

Winnipeg 39, BRIT COL 7 (28470) - Pete Ribbins led the Bomber defense with four interceptions, giving him seven for the season. In all, Winnipeg recorded seven interceptions and three fumble recoveries, while the Winnipeg offense was led by QB Don Jonas' three touchdown passes and 244 yards rushing.

WINNIPEG - 6 21 0 12 - 39

BRIT COL - 0 0 7 0 - 7

1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 55-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 6-0 2nd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 55-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 13-0 2nd - WIN - Herron, 3-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 20-0 2nd - WIN - Thorpe, 16-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 27-0 3rd - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 20-yard pass from Don Bunce (Ted Gerela kick) WIN 27-7 4th - WIN - Jonas, 16-yard field goal WIN 30-7 4th - WIN - Paul Williams, 68-yard run WIN 36-7 4th - WIN - Walt McKee, 17-yard field goal WIN 39-7

SAT AUG 19

Montreal 25, HAMILTON 23 (32127) - QB George Mira, making his first CFL start, engineered two fourth-quarter touchdown drives to lead Montreal to the win. Hamilton's Tommy Joe Coffey set an all-pro pass reception record and became the first CFL player to gain more than 10,000 yards on receptions (10,013).

MONTREAL - 7 3 0 15 - 25

HAMILTON - 0 0 10 13 - 23

1st - MON - Larry Smith, 1-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 10-0 3rd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 22-yard field goal MON 10-3 3rd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) TIED 10-10 4th - MON - Terry Evanshen, 36-yard pass from George Mira (Sweet kick) MON 17-10 4th - HAM - Dick Wesolowski, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) TIED 17-17 4th - MON - Ike Brown, 25-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 24-17 4th - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 18-yard pass from Chuck Ealey MON 24-23 4th - MON - Single, Garney Henley rouged on Sonny Wade

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 3 0 0 6 64 34 Edmonton 3 0 0 6 95 78

Montreal 2 1 0 4 63 59 Calgary 2 1 0 4 64 62

Hamilton 1 3 0 2 87 91 Winnipeg 2 1 0 4 87 52

Toronto 0 3 0 0 22 48 British Columbia 1 3 0 2 62 109

Saskatchewan 1 3 0 2 68 79

TUES AUG 22

Saskatchewan 12, CALGARY 10 (23616) - A field goal by Jack Abendschan with 11 seconds remaining gave Saskatchewan the win. The kick came after it appeared Calgary had won on a Larry Robinson field goal with less than two minutes to play, but the Riders stormed back to set up the winning kick.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 1 1 3 - 12

CALGARY - 0 0 7 3 - 10

1st - SASK - Gord Barwell, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 38-yard kick SASK 8-0- 3rd - SASK - Single, Allan Ford 55-yard kick SASK 9-0 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 4-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) SASK 9-7 4th - CAL - Robinson, 16-yard field goal CAL 10-9 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 34-yard field goal SASK 12-10

WED AUG 23

WINNIPEG 21, Toronto 19 (25210) - Winnipeg mounted a strong fourth-quarter drive to keep Toronto winless. With less than five minutes to play, Mack Herron capped a Bomber march with a touchdown run over left tackles, giving Winnipeg the lead for the first time since the opening quarter.

TORONTO - 7 7 4 1 - 19

WINNIPEG - 1 10 0 10 - 21

1st - WIN - Single, Peter Paquette conceded on Walt McKee 68-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - TOR - Bruce Bergey, 20-yard pass from Jim Chasey (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-1 2nd - TOR - Chasey, 5-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-1 2nd - WIN - Paul Williams, 31-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TOR 14-8 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 34-yard field goal TOR 14-11 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 41-yard field goal TOR 17-11 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick TOR 18-11 4th - WIN - Jonas, 34-yard field goal TOR 18-14 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 43-yard kick TOR 19-14 4th - WIN - Mack Herron, 15-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 21-19

THUR AUG 24

Hamilton 25, MONTREAL 12 (18388) - For all intents and purposes, the game was decided in the first 14 seconds when Dave Clarke took Don Sweet's opening kickoff and ran it back for a touchdown. The Tiger-Cats never relinquished their lead and went on to snap their three-game losing skid.

HAMILTON - 8 3 7 7 - 25

MONTREAL - 3 3 0 6 - 12

1st - HAM - Dave Clarke, 102-yard kickoff return (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - MON - Don Sweet, 119-yard field goal HAM 7-3 1st - HAM -

Single, Brad Upshaw rouged on Sunter 42-yard kick HAM 8-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal HAM 8-6 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 16-yard field goal HAM 11-6 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 42-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 18-6 4th - HAM - Tony Gabriel recovered fumble in end zone (Sunter kick) HAM 25-6 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 8-yard pass from Sonny Wade HAM 25-12

FRI AUG 25

EDMONTON 29, Brit Col 7 (22641) - Edmonton has won four games to start the season - two have come at the expense of the Lions. Before a record home crowd, the Eskimos outrushed the Lions, 222 yards to 94, led by HB Gene Foster who ran for 119 yards on 18 carries.

BRIT COL - 1 10 10 8 - 29

EDMONTON - 0 0 0 7 - 7

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler, 47-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 14-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 8-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 13-yard field goal EDM 11-0 3rd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 2-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 18-0 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 45-yard field goal EDM 21-0 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 23-yard kick EDM 22-0 4th - BC - Larry Highbaugh, 54-yard pass from Don Bunce (Ted Gerela kick) EDM 22-7 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 31-yard pass from Dave Syme (Cutler kick) EDM 29-7

SAT AUG 27

SASKATCHEWAN 35, Calgary 3 (18858) - Saskatchewan defenders set a record for yards returned on interceptions, picking off four for 291 yards including two touchdowns. The previous record was 195, also set in a Rider-Stampeder game (1958). Temperatures hovered in the high 80s.

CALGARY - 0 3 0 0 - 3

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 17 7 4 - 35

1st - SASK - Ron Campana, 56-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 41-yard field goal SASK 7-3 2nd - SASK - Bruce Bennett, 112-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-3 2nd - SASK - Lewis Cook, 98-yard interception return (Abendschan kick) SASK 21-3 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 42-yard field goal SASK 24-3 3rd - SASK - George Reed, 59-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 31-3 4th - SASK - Single, Allan Ford 40-yard kick SASK 32-3 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 39-yard field goal SASK 35-3

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 3 0 0 6 64 34 Edmonton 4 0 0 8 124 85

Montreal 2 2 0 4 75 84 Winnipeg 3 1 0 6 108 71

Hamilton 2 3 0 4 112 103 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 115 92

Toronto 0 4 0 0 41 69 Calgary 2 3 0 4 77 109

British Columbia 1 4 0 2 69 138

WED AUG 30

OTTAWA 14, Toronto 13 (27472) - Two key plays ranked Argo head coach Leo Cahill - a missed convert and blocked field goal attempt by Zenon Andrusyshyn in the fourth quarter. Ottawa remained undefeated thanks to Gerry Organ, who kicked two field goals and a convert.

TORONTO - 2 4 0 7 - 13

OTTAWA - 0 4 3 7 - 14

1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 29-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 42-yard kick TOR 2-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 13-yard field goal OTT 3-2 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 52-yard kick TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Single, Dick Adams 42-yard kick OTT 4-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal TOR 6-4 3rd - OTT - Organ, 44-yard field goal OTT 7-6 4th - TOR - Tony Moro, 22-yard pass from Wally Gabler TOR 12-7 4th TOR - Single, Adams conceded on Andrusyshyn 41-yard kick TOR 13-7 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 16-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 14-13

WINNIPEG 49, Edmonton 16 (25210) - Winnipeg, led by a 120-yard Mack Herron touchdown run on the opening kickoff, beat Edmonton and moved into a tie for first place in the WFC. The defeat was the first for Edmonton after nine consecutive wins (including the preseason). Don Jonas scored 11 points for Winnipeg.

EDMONTON - 1 1 0 14 - 16

WINNIPEG - 17 14 4 14 - 49

1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 120-yard kickoff return (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - WIN - Jonas, 20-yard field goal WIN 10-0 1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 57-yard kick WIN 10-1 1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 17-1 2nd - WIN - P. Williams, 57-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 24-1 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 38-yard kick WIN 24-2 2nd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 5-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 31-2 3rd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 73-yard kick WIN 32-2 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 35-yard field goal WIN 35-2 4th - WIN - Herron, 10-yard run WIN 41-2 4th - EDM - Sam Scarber, 2-yard run WIN 41-8 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 54-yard kick WIN 42-8 4th - WIN - Clay McEvoy, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 49-8 4th - WIN - Tyrone Walls, 38-yard pass from Dave Syme (Cutler kick) WIN 49-15 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 87-yard kick WIN 49-16

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 4 0 0 8 78 47 Edmonton 4 1 0 8 140 134

Montreal 2 2 0 4 75 84 Winnipeg 4 1 0 8 157 87

Hamilton 2 3 0 4 112 103 Saskatchewan 3 3 0 6 115 92

Toronto 0 5 0 0 54 83 Calgary 2 3 0 4 77 109

British Columbia 1 4 0 2 69 138

MON SEPT 4

Edmonton 31, CALGARY 19 (23616) - Alert plays headed by TE Tyrone Walls gave Edmonton the win over slumping Calgary and sole possession of first place in the West. Walls put Edmonton on the scoreboard first when he picked up a John Senst fumble and rumbled in for a touchdown.

EDMONTON - 7 12 1 11 - 31

CALGARY - 6 13 0 0 - 19

1st - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 57-yard fumble return (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - CAL - Howard Starks, 72-yard pass from Jerry Keeling EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Gene Foster, 1-yard run EDM 13-6 2nd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 4-yard pass from Keeling EDM 13-12 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal EDM 16-12 2nd - CAL - Hugh McInnis, 21-yard pass from Keeling (Rudy Linterman kick) CAL 19-16 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal TIED 19-19 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 58-yard kick EDM 20-19 4th - EDM - Cutler, 47-yard field goal EDM 23-19 4th - EDM - Walls, 67-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 30-19 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler, 50-yard kick EDM 31-19

HAMILTON 17, Ottawa 16 (34772) - K Ian Sunter hit a field goal with 10 seconds left to give Hamilton the win before a record Ivor Wynne Stadium crowd, handing Ottawa its first loss. Sunter had previously missed three FG attempts. The Tiger-Cats started their winning drive on their own 15 with 1:27 left.

OTTAWA - 6 10 0 0 - 16

HAMILTON - 0 14 0 3 - 17

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 16-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 72-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-6 2nd - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 73-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 13-7 3rd - HAM - Henley, 29-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 14-13 3rd - OTT - Organ, 36-yard field goal OTT 16-14 4th - HAM - Sunter, 12-yard field goal HAM 17-16

Toronto 43, MONTREAL 21 (14594) - Wally Gabler threw four touchdown passes to lead Toronto to its first win of the season. Gabler was playing his second game with the Argonauts since being picked up from Edmonton in a trade. Leon McQuay and Eric Allen scored twice for Toronto.

TORONTO - 7 10 10 16 - 43

MONTREAL - 14 0 0 7 - 21

1st - TOR - Leon McQuay, 18-yard pass from Wally Gabler (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - MON - Peter Della Riva, 14-yard pass from George Mira (Don Sweet kick) TIED 7-7 1st - MON - John Eason,

12-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - TOR - Mike Eben, 16-yard pass from Gerber (MacMillan kick) TIED 14-14 2nd - TOR - MacMillan, 16-yard field goal TOR 17-14 3rd - TOR - Eric Allen, 52-yard pass from Gabler (MacMillan kick) TOR 24-14 3rd - MacMillan, 38-yard field goal TOR 27-14 4th - TOR - Single, Ron Perowne rouged on Zenon Andrusyshyn 69-yard kick TOR 28-14 4th - TOR - Allen, 8-yard pass from Gabler (MacMillan kick) TOR 35-14 4th - TOR - Single, Perowne rouged on MacMillan 34-yard kick TOR 36-14 4th - MON - Jim Foley, 5-yard pass from Mira (Sweet kick) TOR 36-21 4th - TOR - McQuay, 46-yard pass from Jim Chasey (MacMillan kick) TOR 43-21

SASKATCHEWAN 32, Winnipeg 21 (21531) - Saskatchewan ended Winnipeg's four-game winning streak with ball control. Their fourth touchdown, which put the game out of reach, came on an 85-yard march, using 15 plays and more than seven minutes, before George Reed scored.

WINNIPEG - 0 7 7 7 - 21

SASKATCHEWAN - 11 14 0 7 - 32

1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 36-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Single, Abendschan 50-yard kick SASK 8-0 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 48-yard field goal SASK 11-0 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 4-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 18-0 2nd - SASK - Thompson, 13-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 25-0 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) SASK 25-7 3rd - WIN - Ed Williams, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) SASK 25-14 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run SASK 31-14 4th - WIN - Mack Herron, 65-yard run (Jonas kick) SASK 31-21 4th - SASK - Single, Allan Ford 48-yard kick SASK 32-21

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 4 1 0 8 94 64 Edmonton 5 1 0 10 171 153

Hamilton 3 3 0 6 129 119 Winnipeg 4 2 0 8 178 119

Montreal 2 3 0 4 96 127 Saskatchewan 4 3 0 8 147 113

Toronto 1 5 0 2 97 104 Calgary 2 4 0 4 96 140

British Columbia 1 4 0 2 69 138

THUR SEPT 7

WINNIPEG 42, British Col 7 (25210) - Winnipeg got five rushing touchdowns from Ed Williams and Mack Herron to trample British Columbia. The result lifted Winnipeg into a first place tie with Edmonton in the WFC. Johnny Musso scored the lone Lions' major on a pass from Don Bunce.

BRIT COL - 0 0 0 7 - 7
WINNIPEG - 0 21 7 14 - 42

2nd - WIN - Ed Williams, 8-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - WIN - Mack Herron, 3-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 21-0 3rd - WIN - E. Williams, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 28-0 4th - WIN - E. Williams, 33-yard pass from Bob Kraemer (Jonas kick) WIN 35-0 4th - BC - Johnny Musso, 14-yard pass from Don Bunce (Ted Gerela kick) WIN 35-7 4th - WIN - Tommy Pharr, 7-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 42-7

SAT SEPT 9

OTTAWA 38, Montreal 23 (22196) - Ottawa found their running game and used it craft a victory over Montreal. Scoring 17 points in each of the first and fourth quarters, the Riders had an almost perfect balance in their attack - 224 rushing yards and 228 in the air.

MONTREAL - 0 13 7 3 - 23

OTTAWA - 17 1 3 17 - 38

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 12-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 1st - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 27-yard interception (Organ kick) OTT 17-0 2nd - MON - John Eason, 35-yard pass from George Mira (Don Sweet kick) OTT 17-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Brad Upshaw conceded on Organ 28-yard kick OTT 18-7 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 33-yard pass from Mira OTT 18-13 3rd - MON - Upshaw, 41-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 20-18 3rd - OTT - Organ, 30-yard field goal OTT 21-20 4th - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 23-21 4th - OTT - Rudy Sims, 26-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 28-23 4th - OTT - Bob Houmard, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 35-23 4th - OTT - Organ, 16-yard field goal OTT 38-23

SUN SEPT 10

Hamilton 22, TORONTO 18 (33135) - An alert Hamilton defense intercepted three Toronto passes in the fourth quarter, driving the Argonauts deeper into the East basement. DT Bruce Smith started the string when he picked off a Wally Gabler pass to set up a go-ahead Hamilton touchdown.

HAMILTON - 0 7 7 8 - 22

TORONTO - 11 0 7 0 - 18

1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 43-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR -

Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 52-yard kick TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Eric Allen, 62-yard pass from Wally Gabler (MacMillan kick) TOR 11-0 2nd - HAM - Tony Gabriel recovered fumble in end zone (Ian Sunter kick) TOR 11-7 3rd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 14-11 3rd - TOR - Leon McQuay, 15-yard pass from Gabler (MacMillan kick) TOR 18-14 4th - HAM - Fleming, 6-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 21-18

EDMONTON 27, Calgary 20 (22921) - Edmonton QB Tom Wilkinson engineered a 77-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter to give the Eskimos undisputed possession of first place in the West. Interceptions by Therman Crouch set up to two Edmonton scores.

CALGARY - 6 0 0 14 - 20

EDMONTON - 7 10 3 7 - 27

1st - EDM - Dave Walker, 53-yard blocked punt return (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 41-yard field goal EDM 7-3 1st - CAL - Robinson, 41-yard field goal EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 10-6 2nd - EDM - George McGowan, 3-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 17-6 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 20-6 4th - CAL - Fritz Seyferth, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) EDM 20-13 EDM - Roy Bell, 11-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 27-13 4th - CAL - Gary Kerr, 51-yard pass from Jim Lindsay (Robinson kick) EDM 27-20

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 5 1 0 10 132 89 Edmonton 6 1 0 12 198 173

Hamilton 4 3 0 8 151 137 Winnipeg 5 2 0 10 220 126

Montreal 2 4 0 4 119 165 Saskatchewan 4 3 0 8 147 113

Toronto 1 6 0 2 115 126 Calgary 2 5 0 4 116 167

British Columbia 1 5 0 2 76 180

TUES SEPT 12

Saskatchewan 24, BRIT COL 13 (21937) - Saskatchewan got two touchdowns from George Reed in the final quarter and handed BC the loss, while the Riders moved into a second place tie in the West. Reed scored three touchdowns in all. Jim Evenson scored the Lions' only major, with Ted Gerela adding two field goals.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 0 14 - 24

BRITISH COL - 0 7 3 3 - 13

1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 28-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) SASK 10-7 3rd - BC - Gerela, 17-yard field goal TIED 10-10 4th - BC - Gerela, 26-yard field goal BC 13-10 4th - SASK - Reed, 10-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-13 4th - SASK - Reed, 3-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-13

SAT SEPT 16

Hamilton 30, OTTAWA 22 (25537) - Hamilton climbed into a first place tie with Ottawa as they handed the Riders their second loss in seven games, both at the expense of the Tiger-Cats. The Ticat defense intercepted five Rick Cassata passes, Chuck Ealey threw three TD passes, and Garney Henley caught two.

HAMILTON - 7 8 3 12 - 30

OTTAWA - 8 7 0 7 - 22

1st - OTT - Single, Dave Clarke conceded on Gerry Organ 23-yard kick OTT 1-0 1st - OTT - Wayne Giardino, 83-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 8-0 1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 16-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) OTT 8-7 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 19-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 14-8 2nd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 15-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 15-14 2nd - HAM - Single, Sunter 33-yard kick TIED 15-15 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 34-yard field goal HAM 18-15 4th - HAM - Henley, 10-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 25-15 4th - HAM - Single, Rod Woodward conceded on Sunter 34-yard kick HAM 26-15 4th - HAM - Sunter, 33-yard field goal HAM 29-15 4th - HAM - Single, Bill Van Burkleo 35-yard kick HAM 30-15 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 9-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) HAM 30-22

WINNIPEG 22, Calgary 8 (25210) - The Winnipeg offense put 17 points on the board in the first quarter and the defense held Calgary in check as the Bombers won their 10th straight at home, a streak dating back to August 1971. Mack Herron scored his 13th touchdown of the season to start the scoring.

CALGARY - 0 0 8 0 - 8

WINNIPEG - 17 3 0 2 - 22

1st - WIN - Mack Herron, 12-yard run (Don Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st -

WIN - Jonas, 30-yard field goal WIN 10-0 1st - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 18-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 17-0 2nd - WIN - Walt McKee, 39-yard field goal WIN 20-0 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 28-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) WIN 20-7 3rd - CAL - Single, Robinson 33-yard kick WIN 20-8 4th - WIN - Single, Jonas 32-yard kick WIN 21-8 4th - WIN - Single, Howard Starks rouged on McKee 37-yard kick WIN 22-8

SUN SEPT 17

SASKATCHEWAN 14, Edmonton 12 (21230) - Dave Cutler missed a 20-yard field goal and the opportunity to salvage a draw with seconds remaining in a game of hard knocks and ill feeling which erupted into a postgame free-for-all when an Eskimo lineman hit Rider QB Ron Lancaster after the whistle.

EDMONTON - 1 3 4 4 - 12

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 7 - 14

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 53-yard kick EDM 1-0 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-1 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal SASK 7-4 3rd - EDM - Single, Cutler 39-yard kick SASK 7-5 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 18-yard field goal EDM 8-7 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-8 4th - EDM - Cutler, 38-yard field goal SASK 14-11 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler, 38-yard kick SASK 14-12

MONTREAL 22, Brit Col 17 (11872) - Montreal parlayed an interception and a fumble into two second-half touchdowns and went on to defeat the BC Lions in front of a small crowd. QB Don Bunce came off the bench for the Lions in the fourth quarter and fired a pair of TD passes to Jim Young in a last-ditch rally that fell short.

BRIT COL - 0 1 3 13 - 17

MONTREAL - 3 3 6 10 - 22

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 14-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - BC - Single, Brad Upshaw rouged on Ted Gerela 41-yard kick MON 3-1 2nd - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 6-1 3rd - BC - Gerela, 40-yard field goal BC 6-4 3rd - MON - Al Butler, 35-yard interception return MON 12-4 4th - MON - Larry Smith, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 19-4 4th - BC - Jim Young, 41-yard pass from Don Bunce MON 19-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 22-10 4th - BC - Young, 37-yard pass from Bunce (Gerela kick) MON 22-17

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 5 2 0 10 154 117 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 210 187

Hamilton 5 3 0 10 181 159 Winnipeg 6 2 0 12 242 134

Montreal 3 4 0 6 141 182 Saskatchewan 6 3 0 12 185 138

Toronto 1 6 0 2 115 126 Calgary 2 6 0 4 124 189

British Columbia 1 7 0 2 106 226

WED SEPT 20

British Col 23, TORONTO 9 (331345) - A sellout crowd sang "Goodby Argos" as they watched their Argonauts taken their seventh defeat of the season. Toronto QB Wally Gabler threw three interceptions, while Lion QB Don Bunce gave way to Don Moorhead in the second half, who rallied BC to 17 points.

BRIT COL - 3 3 17 0 - 23

TORONTO - 8 0 0 1 - 9

1st - TOR - Single, Ivan MacMillan 34-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - TOR - Leon McQuay, 31-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 8-0 1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 37-yard field goal TOR 8-3 2nd - BC - Gerela, 23-yard field goal TOR 8-6 3rd - BC - Jim Young, 72-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 13-8 3rd - BC - Johnny Musso, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 20-8 3rd - BC - Gerela, 39-yard field goal BC 23-8 4th - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 47-yard kick BC 23-9

SAT SEPT 23

Ottawa 10, EDMONTON 9 (21652) - Ottawa won in a game that ended in mass confusion. Ottawa led by one when Dave Cutler missed a 41-yard FG on the last play. A series of kicks ensued, with Tom Wilkinson kicking to the back of the end zone for an apparent tie. A penalty on Edmonton wiped out the point and the tie.

OTTAWA - 0 3 0 7 - 10

EDMONTON - 3 3 3 0 - 9

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 43-yard field goal EDM 3-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 6-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 13-yard field goal EDM 6-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 9-3 4th - OTT - Art Cantrelle, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-9

SUN SEPT 24

CALGARY 34, Montreal 15 (18903) - Calgary snapped a five-game losing streak by picking off seven interceptions and recovering two fumbles. Gerry Shaw scored two touchdowns for the Stamps on passes from Jerry Keeling. Fans pelted the officials with snowballs when they disagreed with their calls.

MONTREAL - 0 7 1 7 - 15

CALGARY - 14 4 7 9 - 34

1st - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 18-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Shaw, 18-yard pass from Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 18-yard field goal CAL 17-0 2nd - MON - Ike Brown, 10-yard pass from Sonny Wade CAL 17-6 2nd - MON - Single, Don Sweet 23-yard kick CAL 17-7 2nd - CAL - Single, Robinson 17-yard kick CAL 18-7 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 22-yard kick CAL 18-8 3rd - CAL - Jesse Mims, 19-yard pass from Keeling

(Robinson kick) CAL 25-8 4th - CAL - Keeling, 3-yard run CAL 31-8 4th - CAL - Robinson, 41-yard field goal CAL 34-8 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 12-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) CAL 34-15

Winnipeg 18, SASKATCHEWAN 16 (19568) - Playing in winter conditions, QB Don Jonas threw two touchdown passes to Jim Thorpe and added six points himself as the Bombers took over first place in the WFC. Jonas completed 18 of 28 passes for 341 yards in the light snow and winds of up to 25 MPH.

WINNIPEG - 7 1 3 7 - 18

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 9 - 16

1st - SASK - AL Ford, 13-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 97-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Jonas 37-yard kick WIN 8-7 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 33-yard field goal WIN 11-7 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 14-11 4th - WIN - Thorpe, 27-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 18-14 4th - SASK - Safety - Walt McKee conceded WIN 18-16

HAMILTON 41, Toronto 14 (34410) - John Williams intercepted two passes, scoring on his first with the go-ahead touchdowns and setting up another major score, as Hamilton crushed Toronto, all but eliminating the Argos from the playoff race. Tommy Joe Coffey caught two touchdown passes in the rout.

TORONTO - 7 0 7 0 - 14

HAMILTON - 3 10 14 14 - 41

1st - TOR - Bill Symons, 2-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 30-yard field goal TOR 7-3 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 42-yard field goal TOR 7-6 2nd - HAM - John Williams, 31-yard interception return (Sunter kick) HAM 13-7 3rd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 68-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 20-7 3rd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 10-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 27-7 3rd - TOR - Dave Cranmer, 42-yard pass from Jim Chasey (MacMillan kick) HAM 27-14 4th - HAM - Tomy Gabriel, 8-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 34-14 4th - HAM - Coffey, 37-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 41-14

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Ottawa 6 2 0 12 164 126 Winnipeg 7 2 0 14 260 150

Hamilton 6 3 0 12 222 173 Edmonton 6 3 0 12 219 197

Montreal 3 5 0 6 156 216 Saskatchewan 6 4 0 12 201 156

Toronto 1 8 0 2 138 190 Calgary 3 6 0 6 158 204

British Columbia 2 7 0 4 129 235

TUES SEPT 26

Ottawa 20, BRITISH COL 17 (22108) - Gerry Organ kicked a field goal with four seconds to play to give Ottawa the win. It was a pair of disastrous interceptions late in the fourth quarter which snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the hapless Lions.

OTTAWA - 7 0 7 6 - 20

BRIT COL - 0 14 3 0 - 17

1st - OTT - Tom Pullen, 28-yard pass from Paul Brothers (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Ted Gerela kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 9-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 14-7 3rd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 47-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) TIED 14-14 3rd - BC - Gerela, 20-yard field goal BC 17-14 4th - OTT - Organ, 30-yard field goal TIED 17-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 22-yard field goal OTT 20-17

WED SEPT 27

WINNIPEG 26, Montreal 22 (20836) - Montreal failed on a third-and-seven gamble in the final three minutes and Winnipeg held on for the win. Bomber RB Mack Herron became the first player to reach the 1,000 yard mark in rushing this season before the first non-capacity crowd of the year in Winnipeg.

MONTREAL - 7 7 0 8 - 22

WINNIPEG - 0 16 7 3 - 26

1st - MON - Ike Brown, 2-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 23-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 7-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) MON 14-7 2nd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 54-yard pass from Jonas MON 14-13 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 23-yard field goal WIN 16-14 3rd - WIN - Mack Herron, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 23-14 4th - WIN - Jonas, 32-yard field goal WIN 26-14 4th - MON - John Eason, 41-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) WIN 26-21 4th - MON - Single, Herron conceded on Sweet 65-yard kick WIN 26-22

SAT SEPT 30

Edmonton 31, TORONTO 30 (33135) - Two former Argos starred - QB Tom Wilkinson passed for three touchdowns, and Harry Abofs intercepted a Wally Gabler pass on the last play to secure the win. Joe Theismann returned from a broken ankle suffered in the opener but hurt the ankle again in the third quarter.

EDMONTON - 7 0 7 17 - 31

TORONTO - 3 15 1 11 - 30

1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - TOR - Ivan MacMillan, 34-yard field goal EDM 7-3 2nd - TOR - Single, MacMillan 23-yard kick EDM 7-4 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 11-yard pass from Joe Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 11-7 2nd - TOR - Mike Eben, 5-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 18-7 3rd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 36-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) TOR 18-14 3rd - TOR - Single, MacMillan 32-yard kick TOR 19-14 4th - TOR - Bill Symons, 2-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 26-14 4th - EDM - George McGowan, 21-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) TOR 26-21 4th - TOR - MacMillan, 28-yard field goal TOR 29-21 4th - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 27-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) TOR 29-28 4th - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 31-29 4th - TOR - Single, MacMillan 55-yard kick EDM 31-30

SUN OCT 1

Hamilton 25, OTTAWA 20 (25658) - Hamilton survived a last quarter rally by Ottawa to win and share first place in the EFC. Touchdowns by Terry Wellesley and Hugh Oldham gave the Riders a chance, but an interception by John Williams snuffed out Ottawa's last chances.

HAMILTON - 8 14 3 0 - 25

OTTAWA - 0 3 3 14 - 20

1st - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 1-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Rod Woodward rouged on Sunter 27-yard kick HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 4-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 15-0 2nd - HAM - Bruce Smith recovered Rick Cassata fumble in end zone (Sunter kick) HAM 22-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 10-yard field goal HAM 22-3 3rd - OTT - Organ, 46-yard field goal HAM 22-6 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 46-yard field goal HAM 25-6 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 18-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) HAM 25-13 4th - HAM - Terry Wellesley, 2-yard run (Organ kick) HAM 25-20

CALGARY 31, Saskatchewan 14 (23616) - Calgary, with Larry Robinson and Jesse Mims scoring 12 points each, defeated the Roughriders to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Riders played without QB Ron Lancaster, who was out with cracked ribs.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 13 1 0 - 14

CALGARY - 11 6 0 14 - 31

1st - CAL - Jesse Mims, 30-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Single, Bobby Thompson conceded on Rudy Linterman 89-yard kick CAL 8-0 1st - CAL - Robinson, 20-yard field goal CAL 11-0 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 78-yard pass from Bubba Wyche (Jack Abendschan kick) CAL 11-7 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 35-yard field goal CAL 14-7 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run CAL 14-13 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 17-13 3rd - SASK - Single, Abendschan 55-yard kick CAL 17-14 4th - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 5-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 24-14 4th - CAL - Mims, 30-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 31-14

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Ottawa 7 3 0 14 204 168 Winnipeg 8 2 0 16 286 172

X-Hamilton 7 3 0 14 247 193 Edmonton 7 3 0 14 250 227

Montreal 3 6 0 6 178 242 Saskatchewan 6 5 0 12 215 187

Toronto 1 9 0 2 168 221 Calgary 4 6 0 8 189 218

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 2 8 0 4 146 255

TUES OCT 3

MONTREAL 29, Edmonton 13 (11718) - A powerful running game, led by Moses Denson's two touchdowns, propelled Montreal to win, consolidating their hold on third place in the East. Eskimo QB Tom Wilkinson was intercepted four times, and his backup, Don Syme, had one picked off in the loss.

EDMONTON - 0 6 7 0 - 13

MONTREAL - 14 7 1 7 - 29

1st - MON - Ike Brown, 3-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Moses Denson, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 14-0 2nd - EDM - Sam Scarber, 1-yard run MON 14-6 2nd - MON - John Eason, 47-yard pass from Sonny Wade MON 20-6 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 27-yard kick MON 21-6 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 41-yard kick MON 22-6 3rd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 28-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) MON 22-13 4th - MON - Denson, 27-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 29-13

BRITISH COL 26, Winnipeg 24 (20513) - Ted Gerela hit a field goal with 31 seconds remaining to give the Lions the upset win. Bomber QB Don Jonas clicked for three touchdowns passes in the second quarter, two to Bob LaRose, but was hurt by interceptions.

WINNIPEG - 0 21 3 0 - 24

BRIT COL - 10 6 0 10 - 26

1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 40-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 10-0 2nd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 5-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) BC 10-7 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 35-yard pass from Don Moorhead BC 16-7 2nd - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 14-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) BC 16-14 2nd- WIN - LaRose, 8-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 21-16 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 42-yard field goal WIN 24-16 4th - BC - Evenson, 5-yard run (Gerela kick) WIN 24-23 4th - BC - Gerela, 19-yard field goal BC 26-23

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Ottawa 7 3 0 14 204 168 Winnipeg 8 3 0 16 310 198

X-Hamilton 7 3 0 14 247 193 Edmonton 7 4 0 14 263 256

Montreal 4 6 0 8 207 255 Saskatchewan 6 5 0 12 215 187

Toronto 1 9 0 2 168 221 Calgary 4 6 0 8 189 218

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 3 8 0 6 172 279

SAT OCT 7

HAMILTON 50, Calgary 24 (27647) - Hamilton played two great quarters of football and that was enough. The win moved the Ticats into sole possession of first place in the EFC. Dave Fleming and Garney Henley scored twice for Hamilton, while Jesse Mims scored twice for Calgary.

CALGARY - 0 0 24 0 - 24

HAMILTON - 21 7 0 22 - 50

1st - HAM - Bob Richardson, 25-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 33-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 14-0 1st - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 21-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 50-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 28-0 3rd - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 11-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) HAM 28-7 3rd - CAL - Jesse Mims, 52-yard run (Robinson kick) HAM 28-14 3rd - CAL - Mims, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) HAM 28-21 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 43-yard field goal HAM 28-24 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 30-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 35-24 4th - HAM - Lewis Porter, 10-yard fumble return (Sunter kick) HAM 42-24 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 48-yard kick HAM 43-24 4th - HAM - Henley, 1-yard pass from Bill Van Burkleo (Sunter kick) HAM 50-24

SUN OCT 8

SASKATCHEWAN 24, Brit Col 14 (16567) - George Reed scored his 105th career touchdown, and QB Ron Lancaster returned from a two-game layoff due to injured ribs, as Saskatchewan defeated BC for the 21st consecutive game, dating back to 1965, and eliminated the Lions from the playoff picture.

BRITISH COL - 0 13 1 0 - 14

SASKATCHEWAN - 8 0 0 16 - 24

1st - SASK - Bob Pearce, 45-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Single, Abendschan 36-yard kick SASK 8-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 27-yard field goal SASK 8-3 2nd - BC - Jim Evenson, 1-yard (Gerela kick) BC 10-8 2nd - BC - Gerela, 48-yard field goal BC 13-8 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 53-yard kick BC 14-8 4th - SASK - Pearce, 31-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 15-14 4th - SASK - Safety, Lynn Larson tackled in end zone by Charlie Collins SASK 17-14 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-14

TORONTO 21, Montreal 3 (32571) - The Argos were trailing 2-0 on wide FG attempts by Montreal's Don Sweet when QB Joe Theismann started moving the Toronto offense. He led the Argos to two touchdowns, while Ivan MacMillan added two field goals.

MONTREAL - 2 0 1 0 - 3

TORONTO - 0 7 7 7 - 21

1st - MON - Single, Don Sweet 33-yard kick MON 1-0 1st - MON - Single, Sweet 42-yard kick MON 2-0 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-2 3rd - TOR - Leon McQuay, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-2 3rd - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 44-yard kick TOR 14-3 4th - TOR - MacMillan, 23-yard field goal TOR 17-3 4th - TOR - Single, Zenon Anrusyshyn 34-yard kick TOR 18-3 4th - TOR - MacMillan, 31-yard field goal TOR 21-3

MON OCT 9

EDMONTON 24, Winnipeg 15 (21654) - Edmonton used a punishing ground attack and a stiff defense to defeat Winnipeg in a light snow and moved into a first-place tie with the Bombers in the WFC. RBs Sam Scarber and Roy Bell ran over and around the Bombers behind an offensive line revamped due to injuries.

WINNIPEG - 1 0 0 14 - 15

EDMONTON - 4 14 3 0 - 24

1st - WIN - Single, Don Jonas 55-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - EDM - George McGowan, 33-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-1 2nd - EDM - Roy Bell, 4-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-1 2nd - EDM - Sam Scarber, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 21-1 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 24-1 4th - WIN - Mack Herron, 2-yard run (Jonas kick) EDM 24-8 4th - WIN - Paul Williams, 69-yard pass from Tommy Pharr (Jonas kick) EDM 24-15

OTTAWA 45, Calgary 30 (19606) - The Stampeders were down 31-16 going into the final quarter when the Riders broke the game wide open with an Art Cantrelle touchdown run and a Gerry Organ touchdown pass from Rick Cassata. Fred James returned two fumbles for Calgary touchdowns.

CALGARY - 7 0 9 14 - 30

OTTAWA - 10 4 17 14 - 45

1st - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 26-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 17-yard field goal OTT 10-0 1st - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 17-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 34-yard kick OTT 11-7 2nd - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 14-7 3rd - CAL - Fred James, 40-yard fumble return OTT 14-13 3rd - OTT - Barry Ardern, 15-yard blocked punt return (Organ kick) OTT 21-13 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 27-yard field goal OTT 21-16 3rd - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 24-16 3rd - OTT - Tom Pullen, 9-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 31-16 4th - OTT - Art Cantrelle, 55-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 38-16 4th - OTT - Organ, 2-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 45-16 4th - CAL - James, 24-yard fumble return (Robinson kick) OTT 45-23 4th

- CAL - Fritz Seyferth, 15-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Robinson kick) OTT 45-30

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Ottawa 8 3 0 16 249 198 Winnipeg 8 4 0 16 325 222

X-Hamilton 8 3 0 16 297 217 Edmonton 8 4 0 16 287 271

Montreal 4 7 0 8 210 276 Saskatchewan 7 5 0 14 239 201

Toronto 2 9 0 4 189 224 Calgary 4 8 0 8 243 313

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 3 9 0 6 186 303

SAT OCT 14

Hamilton 31, MONTREAL 26 (12373) - Montreal had the best offense (489 yards), the best runner (Ike Brown with 213 yards on 26 carries) and the best offensive line, but Hamilton had the win as the Alouettes squandered a 13-0 second quarter lead.

HAMILTON - 0 14 7 10 - 31

MONTREAL - 6 7 9 13 - 26

1st - MON - Terry Evanshen, 21-yard pass from Sonny Wade MON 6-0 2nd - MON - Ike Brown, 2-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 13-0 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 11-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) MON 13-7 2nd - HAM - Ealey, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 14-13 3rd - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 44-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 21-13 4th - MON - Jim Foley, 5-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) HAM 21-20 4th - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal HAM 24-20 4th - MON - Evanshen, 6-yard pass from Wade MON 26-24 4th - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 7-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 31-26

BRIT COL 22, Edmonton 13 (22124) - Jim Young hauled in three touchdown passes to lead British Columbia to the upset win. Lions QB Don Moorhead completed 15 of 23 attempts for 312 yards, while BC rushed for 128 yards. Eskimo QB Tom Wilkinson completed 21 of 32 attempts for 327 yards.

EDMONTON - 3 10 0 0 - 13

BRIT COL - 8 7 0 7 - 22

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - BC - Single, Ted Gerela 34-yard kick EDM 3-1 1st - BC - Jim Young, 55-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 8-3 2nd - EDM - Bob McGregor, 8-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-8 2nd - BC - Young, 24-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 15-10 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 50-yard field goal BC 15-13 4th - BC - Young, 16-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 22-13

SUN OCT 15

Toronto 33, CALGARY 27 (18201) - Joe Theismann, making his first start since opening day, fired three touchdown passes as Toronto eliminated Calgary from the playoff picture for the first time since 1966. The Argos kept their Eastern playoff hopes alive with their third win.

TORONTO - 0 14 10 9 - 33

CALGARY - 7 6 7 7 - 27

1st - CAL - Herm Harrison, 45-yard pass from Jery Keeling (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 42-yard field goal CAL 10-0 2nd - TOR - Bill Symons, 27-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - TOR - Tony Moro, 9-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-10 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 29-yard field goal TOR 14-13 3rd - TOR - Mike Eben, 6-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 21-13 3rd - TOR - MacMillan, 32-yard field goal TOR 24-13 3rd - CAL - Jim Lindsey, 5-yard run (Robinson kick) TOR 24-20 4th - TOR - Symons, 2-yard run (MacMillan kick) TOR 31-20 4th - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 28-yard pass from Lindsey (Robinson kick) TOR 31-27 4th - TOR - Safety, Joe Senst conceded TOR 33-27

WINNIPEG 28, Saskatchewan 25 (25210) - Two successful third down gambles enabled Winnipeg to score with 33 seconds remaining to stay atop the West. Jim Thorpe's touchdown reception capped a 77-yard drive to keep the Bombers two points ahead of Edmonton.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 1 14 - 25

WINNIPEG - 1 13 7 7 - 28

1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 62-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 29-yard field goal SASK 3-1 2nd - WIN - Don Jonas, 40-yard field goal WIN 4-3 2nd - WIN - Jonas, 32-yard field goal WIN 7-3 2nd - SASK - Gord Barwell, 12-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-7 2nd - WIN - Paul Williams, 36-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 14-10 3rd - SASK - Single, Peter Ribbins conceded on Abendschan 36-yard kick WIN 14-11 3rd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 5-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 21-11 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) WIN 21-18 4th - SASK - Bob Pearce, 55-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 25-21 4th - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 7-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 28-25

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 9 3 0 18 328 243 X-Winnipeg 9 4 0 18 353 247

X-Ottawa 8 3 0 16 249 198 X-Edmonton 8 5 0 16 303 293

Montreal 4 8 0 8 236 307 X-Saskatchewan 7 6 0 14 264 229

Toronto 3 9 0 6 222 251 Calgary 4 9 0 8 270 346

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 4 9 0 8 208 319

Ottawa 5 2 0 10 154 117 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 210 187

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-6)

Head Coach: Jim Spavital

Leading Rusher: Mack Herron (1527)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (3583)

Leading Receiver: Jim Thorpe (70-1260)

Average Attendance: 24,662 (3rd)

Edmonton Eskimos (10-6)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Roy Bell (690)

Leading Passer: Tom Wilkinson (2475)

Leading Receiver: George McGowan (54-1015)

Average Attendance: 20,812 (7th)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-8)

Head Coach: Dave Skrien

Leading Rusher: George Reed (1069)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2942)

Leading Receiver: Bobby Thompson (51-821)

Average Attendance: 17,867 (8th)

Calgary Stampeders (6-10)

Head Coach: Jim Duncan

Leading Rusher: Jesse Mims (728)

Leading Passer: Jerry Keeling (2451)

Leading Receiver: Gerry Shaw (65-1002)

Average Attendance: 21,267 (6th)

British Columbia Lions (5-11)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (961)

Leading Passer: Don Moorhead (2606)

Leading Receiver: Jim Young (63-1362)

Average Attendance: 23,362 (5th)

Montreal Star (August 21st)

Montreal Gazette (September 25th)

Red Deer Advocate (October 23rd)

Red Deer Advocate (October 23rd)

SAT OCT 21

HAMILTON 18, Winnipeg 3 (33946) - Hamilton won its ninth in a row, breaking the team record set in 1959 and 1963. RB Dave Buchanan also shattered the team rushing record when he rushed for 161 yards, giving him 1,129 for the season, breaking Gerry McDougall's record (1,109 set in 1958).

WINNIPEG - 0 1 0 2 - 3
HAMILTON - 1 7 3 7 - 18

1st - HAM - Single, Mike Law recovered Dave Fleming fumble in end zone HAM 1-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Dave Clarke conceded on Don Jonas 40-yard missed FG TIED 1-1 2nd - HAM - Dave Buchanan, 52-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 8-1 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 23-yard field goal HAM 11-1 4th - HAM - Fleming, 5-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 18-1 4th - WIN - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo conceded HAM 18-3

Calgary 19, BRITISH COL 17 (21284) - After Ted Gerela kicked BC into a 16-13 lead with 1:55 to play, the Stampeders mounted their go-ahead drive. Gerry Shaw caught a key third down pass lying on his back. The play knocked out QB Jerry Keeling, who was replaced by Jim Lindsey, who finished the drive.

CALGARY - 0 3 3 13 - 19
BRIT COL - 0 3 3 11 - 17

2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 41-yarf field goal CAL 3-0 2nd - BC - Ted Gerela, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3 3rd - BC - Gerela, 37-yard field goal BC 6-3 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 41-yard field goal TIED 6-6 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 2-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 13-6 4th - CAL - Gerry Shaw, 29-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) TIED 13-13 4th - BC - Gerela, 15-yard field goal BC 16-13 4th - CAL - Jesse Mims, 3-yard run CAL 19-16 4th - BC - Single, Mims conceded on Gerela 45-yard kick CAL 19-17

SUN OCT 22

EDMONTON 25, Saskatchewan 23 (21426) - Dave Cutler kicked his way into the record book, as he kicked six FGs to propel the Esks into a tie for first in the West. Cutler had missed a potential 20-yard game tying FG against the Riders last month. The game ended with Rider coach Dave Skrien protesting the remaining time.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 13 - 23

EDMONTON - 10 6 6 3 - 25

1st - 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 32-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - George McGowan, 16-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 13-0 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 22-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) EDM 13-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 16-7 3rd - EDM -

Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 19-7 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 42-yard field goal EDM 19-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal EDM 22-10 4th - SASK - Gord Barwell, 7-yard pass from Lancaster EDM 22-16 4th - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 25-16 4th - SASK - Tom Campana, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 25-23

Ottawa 17, MONTREAL 7 (13923) - The game needed with the fans attacking game officials. Referee Dell was punched in the mouth, while Montreal players protected field judge Joe Rocci. EFC supervisor of officials Hap Shouldice said the protests were "part of the game, but it's too bad."

OTTAWA - 14 0 3 0 - 17

MONTREAL - 7 0 0 0 - 7

1st - MON - Larry Smith, 3-yard run (George Springate kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 18-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) TIED 7-7 1st - OTT - Oldham, 6-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 14-7 3rd - OTT - Organ, 10-yard field goal OTT 17-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 10 3 0 20 346 246 X-Winnipeg 9 5 0 18 356 265

X-Ottawa 9 3 0 18 266 206 X-Edmonton 9 5 0 18 328 316

Montreal 4 9 0 8 243 314 X-Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 287 254

Toronto 3 9 0 6 222 251 Calgary 5 9 0 10 289 363

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 4 10 0 8 225 338

SAT OCT 28

Ottawa 21, TORONTO 16 (33135) - Toronto may be stunned, but they are still alive in the EFC playoff picture. Ottawa scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes to overcome a 16-6 deficit. If the Ticats and Riders finish in a tie, Hamilton would take first place. If the Argos tie Montreal, they go to the playoffs.

OTTAWA - 1 5 0 15 - 21

TORONTO - 7 7 2 0 - 16

1st - TOR - Mike Eben, 4-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 16-yard kick TOR 7-1 2nd - OTT - Organ, 26-yard field goal TOR 7-4 2nd - OTT - Safety, Zenon Andrusyshyn conceded TOR 7-6 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 61-yard pass from Theismann (MacMillan kick) TOR 14-6 3rd - TOR - Safety, Dickie Adams conceded TOR 16-6 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 34-yard kick TOR 16-7 4th - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 60-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Organ kick) TOR 16-14 4th - OTT - Oldham, 50-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 21-16

CALGARY 28, Brit Col 3 (17190) - Backup QB Jim Lindsey threw two touchdown passes to Herm Harrison, as the Stampeders relegated BC to the cellar of the West for good. The game started out quickly for Calgary, who scored twice in their first three series of plays.

BRIT COL - 0 0 3 0 - 3

CALGARY - 14 0 0 14 - 28

1st - CAL - Herm Harrison, 13-yard pass from Jim Lindsey (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Jesse Mims, 49-yard run (Robinson kick) CAL 14-0 3rd - BC - Ted Gerela, 15-yard field goal CAL 14-3 4th - CAL - Harrison, 5-yard pass from Lindsey (Robinson kick) CAL 21-3 4th - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 13-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) CAL 28-3

SUN OCT 29

SASKATCHEWAN 29, Montreal 3 (11958) - Ron Lancaster fired three touchdown passes to lead the Riders to the win. George Reed ran 11 times for 79 yards, giving him 2,365 career carries, a pro football record. He also surpassed 1,000 yards for the season (1,010), the eighth time the Rider RB has done so in 10 years.

MONTREAL - 0 3 0 0 - 3

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 7 10 2 - 29

1st - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 47-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Abendschan, 32-yard field goal SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 13-yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-0 2nd - MON - George Springate, 37-yard field goal SASK 17-3 3rd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 7-

yard pass from Lancaster (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-3 3rd - SASK - Abendschan, 24-yard field goal SASK 27-3 4th - SASK - Safety, Jim Foley tackled in end zone by Rob Pyne SASK 29-3

WINNIPEG 38, Edmonton 24 (25120) - Don Jonas threw four touchdown passes to lead Winnipeg to the WFC regular season title for the first time since 1962. Jim Thorpe grabbed two TDs as the Bombers won their 12th straight home game. Edmonton could still tie the Bombers, but Winnipeg won the season series, 2-1.

EDMONTON - 7 3 14 0 - 24

WINNIPEG - 14 7 14 3 - 38

1st - WIN - Jim Thorpe, 7-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 1st - EDM - Don Warrington, 4-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - Mack Herron, 1-yard run (Jonas kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - WIN - Thorpe, 20-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 21-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 44-yard field goal WIN 21-10 3rd - WIN - Paul Williams, 5-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 28-10 3rd - WIN - Bob LaRose, 19-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 35-10 3rd - EDM - Warrington, 6-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) WIN 35-17 4th - EDM - Bobby Taylor, 7-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) WIN 35-24 4th - WIN - Jonas, 15-yard field goal WIN 38-24

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 10 3 0 20 346 246 X-Winnipeg 10 5 0 20 394 289

X-Ottawa 10 3 0 20 287 222 X-Edmonton 9 6 0 18 352 354

Montreal 4 10 0 8 246 343 X-Saskatchewan 8 7 0 16 316 257

Toronto 3 10 0 6 238 272 Calgary 6 9 0 12 317 366

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 4 11 0 8 228 366

SAT NOV 4

OTTAWA 11, Winnipeg 7 (22780) - QB Rick Cassata rushed for 78 yards, 13 more than the entire Winnipeg output on the ground. Gerry Organ kicked 10 of his team's 11 points and clinched the EFC scoring title for the second straight year.

WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 0 - 7

OTTAWA - 0 6 4 1 - 11

1st - WIN - Paul Williams, 19-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 26-yard field goal WIN 7-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal WIN 7-6 3rd - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 9-7 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 37-yard kick OTT 10-7 4th - OTT - Single, Dickie Adams 29-yard kick OTT 11-7

BRITISH COL 26, Saskatchewan 14 (22597) - BC jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead and went on beat Saskatchewan for the first time since 1965, a 22-game streak. The Lions' Jim Evenson ran for 134 yards, including one touchdown, while the BC defense held the Riders to 82 yards and no first downs in the first half.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 7 7 - 14

BRITISH COL - 10 7 1 8 - 26

1st - BC - Ted Gerela, 23-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - Jim Young, 28-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 10-0 2nd - BC - Johnny Musso, 25-yard pass from Moorhead (Gerela kick) BC 17-0 3rd -

SASK - George Reed, 6-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) BC 17-7 3rd - BC - Single, Gerela 37-yard kick BC 18-7 4th - BC - Jim Evenson, 44-yard run (Gerela kick) BC 25-7 4th - SASK - Al Ford, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) BC 25-14 4th - BC - Single, Gerela 15-yard kick BC 26-14

SUN NOV 5

HAMILTON 26, Toronto 16 (35217) - Al Brenner intercepted four passes to set a CFL season record with 12 as Hamilton handed the final playoff spot in the East to Montreal, who had the worst record (4-10) of any EFC playoff qualifier. The biggest question now was whether Toronto head coach Leo Cahill would keep his job.

TORONTO - 7 6 2 1 - 16

HAMILTON - 8 17 0 1 - 26

SUN NOV 5

TORONTO - 7 6 2 1 - 16

HAMILTON - 8 17 0 1 - 26

1st - TOR - Eric Allen, 8-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 7-0 1st - HAM - Single, Ian Sunter 47-yard kick TOR 7-1 1st - HAM - Dave Fleming, 6-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 8-7 2nd - HAM - Tommy Joe Coffey, 22-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 15-7 2nd - TOR - Allen, 41-yard pass from Theismann HAM 15-13 3rd - HAM - Lewis Porter, 98-yard kickoff return (Sunter kick) HAM 22-13 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 38-yard field goal HAM 25-13 3rd - TOR - Single, MacMillan 35-yard kick HAM 25-14 3rd - TOR - Single, MacMillan 37-yard kick HAM 25-15 4th - TOR - Single, Dave Clarke conceded on Zenon Andrusyshyn 65-yard kick HAM 25-16 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 38-yard kick HAM 26-16

EDMONTON 28, Calgary 14 (16107) - Edmonton intercepted six passes to win the final game of the regular season in the snow. Calgary tied the CFL record with 45 interceptions thrown - Saskatchewan set the record in 1959, as the defending Grey Cup champions ended a disappointing season.

CALGARY - 0 0 7 7 - 14

EDMONTON - 7 7 14 0 - 28

1st - EDM - George McGowan, 19-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Syme, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 2nd - CAL - Robert Wyatt, 4-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) EDM 14-7 3rd - EDM - Roy Bell, 53-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 21-7 3rd - EDM - Gene Foster, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 28-7 4th - CAL - Gary Kerr, 8-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Robinson kick) EDM 28-14

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Hamilton 11 3 0 22 372 262 X-Winnipeg 10 6 0 20 401 300

X-Ottawa 11 3 0 22 298 229 X-Edmonton 10 6 0 20 380 368

X-Montreal 4 10 0 8 246 343 X-Saskatchewan 8 8 0 16 332 283

Toronto 3 11 0 6 254 298 Calgary 6 10 0 12 331 394

x-Clinched Playoff Berth British Columbia 5 11 0 10 254 382

WEST SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 12

Saskatchewan 8, EDMONTON 6 (15773) - A speedy defensive back, an injured kicker and a lucky bounce ended Edmonton's dream season. Roy Robinson tackled Larry Himebaugh on the final play at the Rider 25 to save the win for the Riders, while Eskimo K Dave Cutler saw a third quarter FG kick hit the upright.

SASKATCHEWAN - 4 0 0 4 - 8

EDMONTON - 0 1 0 5 - 6

1st - SASK - Single, Bob Pearce 41-yard kick SASK 1-0 1st - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 37-yard field goal SASK 4-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 30-yard kick SASK 4-1 4th - EDM - Safety, Ron Lancaster penalized for intentional grounding in end zone SASK 4-3 4th - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 6-4 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 27-yard field goal SASK 7-6 4th - SASK - Single, Abendschan 3-yard kick SASK 8-6

WEST FINAL

SUN NOV 19

Saskatchewan 27, WINNIPEG 24 (19534) - Jack Abendschan's field goal with no time showing sent the Riders to the Grey Cup. Actually, Abendschan had two shots at the win. He missed a 34-yard attempt, with a wild flurry of punts following. The Bombers were given a no yard penalty which led to the second FG attempt.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 7 13 - 27

WINNIPEG - 7 14 3 0 - 24

1st - WIN - Bob LaRose, 7-yard pass from Don Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 5-yard run (Jack Abendschan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - WIN - LaRose, 30-yard pass from Jonas (Jonas kick) WIN 14-7 2nd - WIN - Jim Heighton recovered blocked kick in the end zone WIN 20-7 2nd - WIN - Single, Jonas 29-yard kick WIN 21-7 3rd - WIN - Jonas, 17-yard field goal WIN 24-7 3rd - SASK - Al Ford, 17-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Abendschan kick) WIN 24-14 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 15-yard field goal WIN 24-17 4th - SASK - Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) TIED 24-24 4th - SASK - Abendschan, 32-yard field goal SASK 27-24

EAST SEMI-FINAL

SAT NOV 11

OTTAWA 14, Montreal 11 (16548) - Montreal outrushed and outpassed the Riders, but threw in three fumbles, two bad snaps from center, and three interceptions to see their season end. Ottawa got only a field goal from its offense, while the defense accounted for the rest of their points.

MONTREAL - 1 7 3 0 - 11

OTTAWA - 7 0 0 7 - 14

1st - OTT - Dick Adams, 33-yard interception return (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - MON - Single, George Springate missed 10-yard FG OTT 7-1 2nd - MON - Larry Smith, 4-yard run (Springate kick) MON 8-7 3rd - MON - Springate, 20-yard field goal MON 11-7 4th - OTT - Safety, Wally Buono tackled in end zone MON 11-9 4th - OTT - Organ, 42-yard field goal OTT 12-11 4th - OTT - Safety, Buono tackled in end zone OTT 14-11

EAST FINAL (Hamilton wins total points series, 30-27)

SAT NOV 18

OTTAWA 19, Hamilton 7 (21800) - Ottawa held Hamilton to a net ground gain of five yards and piled up 436 yards on offense themselves to topple the Ticats. Rider QB Rick Cassata completed 22 of 41 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown.

HAMILTON - 0 0 0 7 - 7

OTTAWA - 7 3 6 3 - 19

1st - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 2-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 10-yard field goal OTT 10-0 3rd - OTT - Art Cantrelle, 4-yard run OTT 16-0 4th - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 19-0 4th - HAM - Garney Henley, 12-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) OTT 19-7

SUN NOV 26

HAMILTON 23, Ottawa 8 (30271) - The Ticats found themselves in the Grey Cup thanks to 19-year-old Ian Sunter, who kicked a field goal for the winning margin that was set up by a 24-yard run by Dave Buchanan. Sunter was good on five of six field goal attempts and accounted for 17 of Hamilton's 23 points.

OTTAWA - 0 0 8 0 - 8

HAMILTON - 1 16 3 3 - 23

1st - HAM - Single, Dick Adams conceded on Ian Sunter 34-yard kick HAM 1-0 2nd - HAM - Lewis Porter, 28-yard fumble return (Sunter kick) HAM 8-0 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 45-yard field goal HAM 11-0 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 22-yard field goal HAM 14-0 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 42-yard field goal HAM 17-0 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 14-yard field goal HAM 20-0 3rd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 52-yard field goal HAM 20-3 3rd - OTT - Organ, 35-yard field goal HAM 20-6 3rd - OTT - Safety, Bill Van Burkleo conceded HAM 20-8 4th - HAM - Sunter, 44-yard field goal HAM 23-8

GREY CUP (Sunday December 3rd at Hamilton - 33,993)

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 13, SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 10 - Hamilton’s Ivor Wynne Stadium played host to the Grey Cup for the first time since 1944 and fitting enough, the hometown Tiger-Cats advanced to the big game. Their opponents were the Saskatchewan Roughriders, who got past Edmonton and Winnipeg in close-scoring playoff games. The Ticats jumped out on top 10-0 in the opening quarter. Hamilton’s Al Brenner intercepted a pass from Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster, setting up Chuck Ealey’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Dave Fleming. Later in the quarter, Hamilton’s Bob Krouse blocked a Bob Pearce punt to help set up a 27-yard field goal by Ian Sunter. Krouse would partially block another punt later in the game. The home side thought they went up 17-0 when Brenner picked off another Lancaster pass and returned the ball 27 yards for an apparent touchdown, only to have the play called back on an offside call against George Wells. Saskatchewan tied the score by halftime. Lancaster connected with slotback Tom Campana on an eight-yard touchdown pass, while Jack Abendschan was successful on a 20-yard field goal attempt to make it 10-10. Saskatchewan’s George Reed gained 64 of his 93 total rushing yards in the quarter. With 1:51 remaining in regulation, the Ticats put together a winning drive. Tony Gabriel came up with three big catches, his only three of the game. On the first play Ealey hit Gabriel over the middle for a 27-yard gain. Ealey went back to Gabriel for additional 12 yards, then one play later, the connection worked again for another 15 yards to set the Ticats on the Saskatchewan 41 with 51 seconds remaining. The game ultimately came down to the final play. Sunter, a 19-year-old rookie place kicker who had only been on the field on two other occasions, split the uprights from 34 yards away to win the game for the Ticats. Ealey completed 18 of 29 pass attempts for 291 yards and a touchdown. He was intercepted twice. Lancaster was 20 of 29 passing for 239 yards, one touchdown and a pair of interceptions. Hamilton’s Garney Henley, the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player, led all players with 98 receiving yards. Angelo Mosca went out a winner in his final CFL game. The two-time CFL All-Star was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1987. It was the final time the Grey Cup was held in December.

Most Valuable Player: Chuck Ealey, QB, Hamilton Most Valuable Canadian: Ian Sunter, K, Hamilton

HAMILTON - 10 0 0 3 - 13

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 0 0 - 10

1st - HAM - Dave Fleming, 16-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal

HAM 10-0 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 8-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Jack Abendschan kick) HAM 10-7 2nd - SASK - Abendschan, 20-yard field goal TIED 10-10 4th - HAM - Sunter, 34-yard field goal HAM 13-10

Ottawa Rough Riders (9-5)

Head Coach: Jack Gotta

Leading Rusher: Jim Evenson (909)

Leading Passer: Rick Cassata (1255)

Leading Receiver: Rhome Nixon (38-493)

Average Attendance: 24,744 (4th)

Toronto Argonauts (7-5-2)

Head Coach: John Rauch

Leading Rusher: Bill Symons (358)

Leading Passer: Joe Theismann (2496)

Leading Receiver: Eric Allen (40-797)

Average Attendance: 33,135 (1st)

Montreal Alouettes (7-6-1)

Head Coach: Marv Levy

Leading Rusher: John Harvey (1024)

Leading Passer: George Mira (1356)

Leading Receiver: Johnny Rogers (41-841)

Average Attendance: 20,341 (8th)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-7)

Head Coach: Jerry Williams

Leading Rusher: Andy Hopkins (1223)

Leading Passer: Chuck Ealey (2312)

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

Average Attendance: 31,917 (2nd)

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

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 464 263 3767 22 27

Don Jonas (WIN) 452 226 3363 15 29

Pete Liske (CAL) 409 226 2861 12 21

Joe Theismann (TOR) 274 157 2496 13 13

Chuck Ealey (HAM) 309 181 2312 14 14

Don Moorhead (BC) 278 160 2005 4 12

Bruce Lemmerman (EDM) 257 153 1851 14 16

George Mira (MON) 168 92 1356 11 8

Rick Cassata (OTT) 177 94 1255 4 6

Jerry Keeling (OTT) 165 86 1175 11 4

TUES JUL 31

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

EDMONTON - 0 16 3 14 - 33

WINNIPEG - 8 0 7 7 - 22

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

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 14 7 0 - 21

BRITISH COL - 1 2 2 0 - 5

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

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

TORONTO - 11 3 11 0 - 25

OTTAWA - 2 0 0 7 - 9

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

WED AUG 1

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

MONTREAL - 7 1 7 3 - 18

HAMILTON - 0 0 6 3 - 9

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

THUR AUG 2

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 4 10 0 1 - 15

CALGARY - 7 3 10 3 - 23

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 22 33

MON AUG 6

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

WINNIPEG - 1 0 2 0 - 3

EDMONTON - 0 3 4 3 - 10

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

TUES AUG 7

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

HAMILTON - 3 3 1 7 - 14

MONTREAL - 3 3 1 14 - 21

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

WED AUG 8

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

OTTAWA - 0 6 0 0 - 6

TORONTO - 3 7 0 9 - 19

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

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

BRITISH COL - 6 1 6 6 - 19

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 7 14 7 - 38

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

THUR AUG 9

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

CALGARY - 4 0 3 0 - 7

WINNIPEG - 7 6 0 17 - 30

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

British Columbia 0 2 0 0 24 59

MON AUG 13

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

HAMILTON - 0 14 3 8 - 25

OTTAWA - 13 3 0 0 - 16

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

TUES AUG 14

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

EDMONTON - 0 0 1 10 - 11

BRITISH COL - 7 0 7 16 - 30

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

WED AUG 15

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

MONTREAL - 7 0 0 14 - 21

TORONTO - 1 10 3 8 - 22

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

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

WINNIPEG - 0 8 0 1 - 9

CALGARY - 8 0 2 8 - 18

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 64 68

MON AUG 20

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

OTTAWA - 0 6 3 3 - 12

SASKATCHEWAN - 10 1 0 7 - 18

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

WED AUG 22

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

TORONTO - 3 1 0 0 - 4

HAMILTON - 0 0 7 31 - 38

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

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

EDMONTON - 3 10 3 8 - 24

CALGARY - 0 3 1 0 - 4

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

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

BRIT COL - 0 7 2 14 - 23

WINNIPEG - 4 0 0 15 - 19

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 83 91

SAT AUG 25

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

OTTAWA - 0 10 10 10 - 30

MONTREAL - 3 0 0 0 - 3

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

TUES AUG 28

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

CALGARY - 0 0 2 0 - 2

BRIT COL - 0 8 0 1 - 9

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

WED AUG 29

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

TORONTO - 0 10 14 0 - 24

EDMONTON - 10 0 3 3 - 16

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 0 3 - 13

WINNIPEG - 10 0 0 2 - 12

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 1 5 0 2 95 104

MON SEPT 3

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

BRIT COL - 14 7 3 0 - 24

HAMILTON - 0 17 0 27 - 44

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

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

EDMONTON - 6 7 3 11 - 27

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 4 10 14 - 28

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

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

TORONTO - 3 10 7 3 - 23

MONTREAL - 7 3 3 10 - 23

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

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

WINNIPEG - 6 8 7 3 - 24

CALGARY - 0 0 7 18 - 25

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

WED SEPT 5

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

BRIT COL - 7 7 7 3 - 24

OTTAWA - 7 13 3 3 - 26

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 1 6 0 2 119 129

SAT SEPT 8

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

MONTREAL - 3 7 7 1 - 18

EDMONTON - 0 6 7 10 - 23

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

SUN SEPT 9

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

HAMILTON - 0 7 0 0 - 7

TORONTO - 2 0 7 7 - 16

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

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

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

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

TUES SEPT 11

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

MONTREAL - 0 3 0 7 - 10

BRIT COL - 0 7 0 0 - 7

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

WED SEPT 12

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

OTTAWA - 7 14 3 0 - 24

WINNIPEG - 0 0 6 7 - 13

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 1 7 0 2 132 153

SAT SEPT 15

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

OTTAWA - 0 0 7 14 - 21

HAMILTON - 8 8 0 3 - 19

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

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

CALGARY - 0 8 0 14 - 22

EDMONTON - 7 10 9 7 - 33

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

SUN SEPT 16

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 13 14 3 - 37

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 20 - 20

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

TUES SEPT 18

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

WINNIPEG - 7 12 0 14 - 33

BRIT COL - 0 10 3 0 - 13

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

WED SEPT 19

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 14 - 21

TORONTO - 7 0 8 0 - 15

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 2 7 0 4 165 166

SAT SEPT 22

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

EDMONTON - 6 0 7 7 - 20

OTTAWA - 12 3 7 10 - 32

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

SUN SEPT 23

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

TORONTO - 7 3 0 0 - 10

MONTREAL - 7 7 0 5 - 19

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

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

BRIT COL - 1 4 0 7 - 12

CALGARY - 0 3 6 4 - 13

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

MON SEPT 24

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

EDMONTON - 0 10 0 12 - 22

HAMILTON - 0 0 17 0 - 17

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

TUES SEPT 25

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

WINNIPEG - 7 3 7 8 - 25

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 6 0 - 23

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 3 7 0 6 180 189

SAT SEPT 29

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

TORONTO - 15 4 0 3 - 22

BRIT COL - 0 6 6 10 - 22

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

SUN SEPT 30

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

MONTREAL - 14 4 3 7 - 28

OTTAWA - 7 0 1 7 - 15

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

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 3 0 7 - 13

EDMONTON - 0 0 10 7 - 17

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

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

HAMILTON - 7 7 10 7 - 31

CALGARY - 0 12 0 17 - 29

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

WED OCT 3

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

HAMILTON - 0 7 0 14 - 21

WINNIPEG - 7 8 0 3 - 18

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

Winnipeg 3 8 0 6 198 210

SAT OCT 6

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

CALGARY - 3 0 7 0 - 10

TORONTO - 7 8 14 8 - 37

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

SUN OCT 7

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

BRITISH COL - 0 3 0 6 - 9

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 3 0 21 - 24

2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 15-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - SASK - Jack Abendschan, 24-yard field goal TIED 3-3 4th - BC - MacMillan, 10-yard field goal BC 6-3 4th - BC - MacMillan, 36-yard field goal BC 9-3 4th - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 10-9 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 17-9 4th - SASK - Reed, 1-yard run (Abendschan kick) SASK 24-9

MON OCT 8

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

CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0

MONTREAL - 3 24 15 3 - 45

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - MON - Sweet,

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

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

WINNIPEG - 6 7 0 1 - 14

EDMONTON - 3 0 10 1 - 14

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

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

OTTAWA - 8 6 1 1 - 16

HAMILTON - 0 3 7 3 - 13

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

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

SAT OCT 13

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

EDMONTON - 13 4 3 7 - 27

BRIT COL - 0 7 3 3 - 13

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

SUN OCT 14

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

OTTAWA - 8 17 0 7 - 32

CALGARY - 0 1 0 7 - 8

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

WINNIPEG 18, Saskatchewan 17 (24372) -

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 0 7 - 17

WINNIPEG - 8 4 3 3 - 18

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

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

HAMILTON - 4 0 6 6 - 16

TORONTO - 3 1 0 7 - 11

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

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

SAT OCT 20

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

WINNIPEG - 7 0 0 0 - 7

MONTREAL - 3 0 24 7 - 34

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

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

BRIT COL - 0 7 0 7 - 14

EDMONTON - 0 7 0 7 - 14

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

SUN OCT 21

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

CALGARY - 0 0 0 7 - 7

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 18 3 10 - 34

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

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

TORONTO - 14 0 2 3 - 19

OTTAWA - 0 7 3 10 - 20

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

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

Edmonton Eskimos (9-5-2)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Roy Bell (1455)

Leading Passer: Bruce Lemmerman (1851)

Leading Receiver: George McGowan (81-1123)

Average Attendance: 21,602 (7th)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (10-6)

Head Coach: John Payne

Leading Rusher: George Reed (1193)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (3767)

Leading Receiver: Tom Campana (57-910)

Average Attendance: 20,184 (9th)

British Columbia Lions (5-9-2)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: Johnny Musso (1029)

Leading Passer: Don Moorhead (2005)

Leading Receiver: Johnny Musso (46-475)

Average Attendance: 25,567 (3rd)

Calgary Stampeders (6-10)

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

Leading Rusher: Bob Wyatt (335)

Leading Passer: Pete Liske (2861)

Leading Receiver: Tom Forzani (62-731)

Average Attendance: 23,031 (6th)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-11-1)

Head Coach: Jim Spavital

Leading Rusher: John Bledsoe (811)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (3363)

Leading Receiver: Bob Kraemer (47-635)

Average Attendance: 23,872 (5th)

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

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

Regina Leader-Post (August 21st)

Montreal Gazette (October 29th)

Edmonton Journal (November 19th)

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

SAT OCT 27

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

CALGARY - 3 8 3 0 - 14

EDMONTON - 0 1 7 2 - 10

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

SUN OCT 28

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

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 0 - 0

OTTAWA - 0 6 7 3 - 16

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

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

HAMILTON - 7 1 3 14 - 25

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 6 21 - 34

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

SUN OCT 28

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

BRIT COL - 0 8 7 7 - 22

WINNIPEG - 4 0 0 13 - 17

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

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

SAT NOV 3

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

WINNIPEG - 0 0 3 0 - 3

TORONTO - 0 8 0 10 - 18

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

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

CALGARY - 0 0 1 6 - 7

BRIT COL - 3 2 0 10 - 15

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

SUN NOV 4

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

MONTREAL - 3 7 3 0 - 13

HAMILTON - 0 8 1 17 - 25

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

EDMONTON 28, Saskatchewan 16 (21234) - Tom Wilkinson threw three touchdown passes as the Eskimos cliched the WFC title. The stumpy QB, starting in place of Bruce Lemmerman, directed a solid ground attack led by Roy Bell. Edmonton K Dave Cutler kicked two FGs to set a new CFL season record with 32.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 0 0 13 - 16

EDMONTON - 0 8 17 3 - 28

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

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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

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

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

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

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

WEST SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 11

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

BRITISH COL - 10 0 3 0 - 13

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 3 10 13 - 33

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

WEST FINAL

SUN NOV 18

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

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 3 7 10 - 23

EDMONTON - 3 9 0 13 - 25

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

EAST SEMI-FINAL

SUN NOV 11

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

MONTREAL - 0 7 3 0 9 13 - 32

TORONTO - 1 0 6 3 0 0 - 10

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

EAST FINAL

SUN NOV 18

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

MONTREAL - 3 3 1 7 - 14

OTTAWA - 10 6 7 0 - 23

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

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

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

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

OTTAWA - 7 5 7 3 - 22

EDMONTON - 10 0 0 8 - 18

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

Montreal Alouettes (9-5-2)

Head Coach: Marv Levy

Leading Rusher: Steve Ferrughelli (1134)

Leading Passer: Jimmy Jones (2297)

Leading Receiver: Johnny Rogers (60-1024)

Average Attendance: 17,590 (9th)

Ottawa Rough Riders (7-9)

Head Coach: George Brancato

Leading Rusher: Arthur Green (680)

Leading Passer: Jerry Keeling (1831)

Leading Receiver: Rhome Nixon (54-950)

Average Attendance: 18,294 (7th)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-9)

Head Coach: Jerry Williams

Leading Rusher: Andy Hopkins (943)

Leading Passer: Bill Etter (1446)

Leading Receiver: Tony Gabriel (61-795)

Average Attendance: 28,331 (2nd)

Toronto Argonauts (6-9-1)

Head Coach: John Rauch (3-4)/Joe Moss (3-5-1)

Leading Rusher: Doyle Orange (870)

Leading Passer: Mike Rae (2501)

Leading Receiver: Peter Muller (42-615)/Mike Eben (42-579)

Average Attendance: 31,914 (1st)

The Eastern Conference extended its regular season schedule from 14 to 16 games in 1974. The Western Football Conference had been playing a 16-game schedule since 1952. ORFU, which had not competed for the Grey Cup in 20 seasons and had dropped to amateur status, ceased to exist. The Montreal Alouettes change their colours to red, white and blue, and adopt the triangular "Delta" logo with the Montreal colours in it on a navy blue helmet. The first players' strike in league history occurred during training camp. The strike was settled prior to the beginning of the regular season. No games were cancelled as a result of the dispute. It was this strike, which coincided with a similarly timed strike in the National Football League, which brought into existence the World Football League, a potential rival league to both the NFL and CFL, and one of the WFL's teams was to be placed in Toronto. In retaliation, Canadian Parliament introduced (but never passed) the Canadian Football Act, which would have given the CFL a government-enforced monopoly on professional football in Canada. The spectre of the bill prompted the Toronto franchise owner to relocate his team to the U.S. before it began play, and the only presence the WFL would ever have in Canada was a single game in London, Ontario, a city where the CFL had (and still has today) no direct presence.

RUSHING LEADERS YDS TD LONG RECEIVING LEADERS REC YDS TD LONG

George Reed (SASK) 1447 5 26 Rudy Linterman (CAL) 64 951 1 62

Roy Bell (EDM) 1341 4 70 Tom Forzani (CAL) 61 841 6 37

Lou Harris (BC) 1239 8 62 Tony Gabriel (HAM) 61 795 3 46

Monroe Eley (BC) 1176 3 63 Johnny Rodgers (MON) 60 1024 7 70

Steve Ferrughelli (MON) 1134 3 26 Bobby Thompson (SASK) 56 711 5 66

Andy Hopkins (HAM) 943 4 36 Rhome Nixon (OTT) 54 950 7 68

Doyle Orange (TOR) 870 3 39 Rick Galbos (CAL) 50 643 0 58

Ed Shuttlesworth (TOR) 866 5 27 Tyrone Walls (EDM) 50 623 2 42

Arthur Green (OTT) 680 3 34 Lou Harris (BC) 48 532 4 59

Calvin Harrell (EDM) 626 9 47 Arthur Green (OTT) 44 514 0 34

Don Warrington (EDM) 44 509 4 42

PASSING LEADERS ATT CMP YDS TD INT

Pete Liske (CAL) 333 199 2891 9 12

Ron Lancaster (SASK) 395 222 2873 20 20

Mike Rae (TOR) 352 171 2501 15 19

Don Moorhead (BC) 306 160 2478 17 13

Jimmy Jones (MON) 311 163 2297 18 22

Tom Wilkinson (EDM) 262 173 2169 13 7

Jerry Keeling (OTT) 250 130 1831 7 14

Bill Etter (HAM) 183 109 1446 4 9

Don Jonas (WIN) 169 90 1309 8 9

Joe Pisarcik (CAL) 168 87 1087 5 3

WED JUL 24

MONTREAL 20, Hamilton 12 (15246) - Montreal, who went 4-0 in the preseason, rode the strong passing of QB Jimmy Jones and a rock-ribbed defense to defeat Hamilton. Jones passed for 182 yards, 128 to Johnny Rodgers, while FB Steve Ferrughelli rushed for 88 yards on 16 carries.

HAMILTON - 3 3 3 3 - 12

MONTREAL - 7 10 3 0 - 20

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 22-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 70-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-3 2nd - MON - Larry Smith, 16-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 14-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 17-3 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 38-yard field goal MON 17-6 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 24-yard field goal MON 17-9 3rd - MON - Sweet, 14-yard field goal MON 20-9 4th - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal MON 20-12

THUR JUL 25

BRIT COL 23, Calgary 20 (22879) - Monroe Eley ran over, through and mainly around the Stamps as the Lions won the season opener. Eley ran a kickoff back for a touchdown and ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Calgary's Larry Robinson kicked a FG to pass the 1,000-pint mark.

CALGARY - 1 3 16 0 - 20

BRIT COL - 11 3 7 2 - 23

1st - BC - Single, Ivan MacMillan 37-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Monroe Eley, 6-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 8-0 1st - BC - MacMillan 36-yard field goal BC 11-0 1st - BC - Single, Don Moulton 39-yard kick BC 11-1 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 40-yard field goal BC 14-1 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 13-yard field goal BC 14-4 3rd - CAL - Safety, Don Moorhead tackled in end zone BC 14-6 3rd - CAL - Gene Thomas, 8-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 14-13 3rd - BC - Eley, 110-yard kickoff return (MacMillan kick) BC 21-13 3rd - CAL - Thomas, 1-yard run (Robinson kick) BC 21-20 4th - BC - Single, MacMillan 37-yard kick BC 22-20 4th - BC - Single, MacMillan 18-yard kick BC 23-20

TORONTO 19, Ottawa 3 (32485) - Head coach John Rauch's rebuilding of the Argonauts paid quick dividends. With 17 newcomers in the lineup, Toronto surprised the defending Grey Cup champions. Veteran Dave Raimey intercepted three Ottawa passes, while the Riders were limited to 65 yards passing.

OTTAWA - 3 0 0 0 - 3

TORONTO - 8 0 0 11 - 19

1st - TOR - Single, Zenon Andrusyshyn 52-yard kick TOR 1-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 27-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - TOR - Doyle Orange, 24-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 8-3 4th - TOR -Single, Andrusyshyn 55-yard kick TOR 9-3 4th - TOR - Mike Eben, 48-yard pass from Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 16-3 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 20-yard field goal TOR 19-3

FRI JUL 26

EDMONTON 31, Saskatchewan 7 (21456) - Tom Wilkinson fired four touchdown passes to lead Edmonton to the win in wind-swept Clarke Stadium. Two of the scoring passes went to Don Warrington as the Eskimos jumped out to a 31-0 lead before the Riders scored on a TD pass from backup QB Randy Mattingly.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 7 - 7

EDMONTON - 10 14 7 0 - 31

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 30-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Gerry Lefebvre, 25-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 2nd - EDM - Don Warrington, 7-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 17-0 2nd - EDM - Warrington, 10-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 24-0 3rd - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 15-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 31-0 4th - SASK - Steve Berg, 7-yard pass from Randy Mattingly (Brian Berg kick) EDM 31-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 1 0 0 2 20 12 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 31 7

Toronto 1 0 0 2 19 3 British Columbia 1 0 0 2 23 20

Ottawa 0 1 0 0 3 19 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hamilton 0 1 0 0 12 20 Saskatchewan 0 1 0 0 7 31

Calgary 0 1 0 0 20 23

TUES JUL 30

HAMILTON 29, Toronto 22 (28391) - Hamilton rallied in the fourth quarter to win its first game of the season. Dave Fleming scored the winning TD after Ian Sunter had kicked two FGs to tie the game 22-22. Sunter kicked five FGs in total. Bill Etter replaced Hamilton QB Chuck Ealey, who was hobbled with a bad hamstring.

TORONTO - 7 11 4 0 - 22

HAMILTON - 10 6 0 13 - 29

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 48-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 10-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 10-0 1st - TOR - Eric Allen, 13-yard pass from Mike Rae (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 10-7 2nd - TOR - Doyle Orange, 5-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-10 2nd - TOR - Single, Lewis Porter conceded on Andrusyshyn 88-yard kick TOR 15-10 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 26-yard field goal TOR 18-10 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 17-yard field goal TOR 18-13 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 42-yard field goal TOR 18-16 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 62-yard kick TOR 19-16 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 36-yard field goal TOR 22-16 4th - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal TOR 22-19 4th - HAM - Sunter, 20-yard field goal TIED 22-22 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 29-22

WED JUL 31

Brit Col 29, WINNIPEG 22 (22487) - Jim Young caught three touchdown passes, while BC survived a spirited fourth quarter comeback attempt to defeat Winnipeg. Young hauled in a Don Moorhead pass on the opening play of the game and raced 86 yards for a touchdown.

BRIT COL - 15 0 7 7 - 29

WINNIPEG - 0 1 7 14 - 22

1st - BC - Jim Young, 86-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ivan MacMillan kick) BC 7-0 1st - Slade Willis, 10-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 14-0 1st - BC - Single, Doug Strong rouged on MacMillan 37-yard kick BC 15-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Don Jonas 40-yard kick BC 15-1 3rd - WIN - Brian Jack, 37-yard pass from Jonas (Walt McKee kick) BC 15-8 3rd - BC - Young, 33-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 22-8 4th - BC - Young, 65-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 29-8 4th - WIN - Tom Scott, 11-yard pass from Jonas (McKee kick) BC 29-15 4th - WIN - John Bledsoe, 1-yard run (McKee kick) BC 29-22

MONTREAL 20, Ottawa 17 (15732) - A field goal by soccer-style kicker Don Sweet despite a dribbled snap from center with less than three minutes left to play gave Montreal its second straight win in the rain. Marv Luster intercepted a Rick Cassata pass at midfield to set up the winning score.

OTTAWA - 3 7 3 4 - 17

MONTREAL - 0 7 4 9 - 20

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 34-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 38-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-3 2nd - OTT - Hugh Oldham, 9-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - MON - Sweet, 11-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 31-yard field goal OTT 13-10 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 34-yard kick OTT 13-11 4th - OTT - Organ, 28-yard field goal OTT 16-11 3rd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 15-yard pass from Jonas MON 17-16 4th - OTT - Single, Organ 29-yard kick TIED 17-17 4th - MON - Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 20-17

Saskatchewan 24, CALGARY 18 (23601) - Ron Lancaster completed 20 of 32 pass attempts in leading the Riders to the come-from-behind win. He threw for one touchdown and ran for one, as Saskatchewan overcame a first quarter Calgary 10-0 lead in a battle of 0-1 teams.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 17 7 0 - 24

CALGARY - 10 0 7 1 - 18

1st - CAL - Larry Robinson, 40-yard field goal CAL 3-0 1st - CAL - Tom Forzani, 10-yard pass from Pete Liske (Robinson kick) CAL 10-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 4-yard run (Brian Berg kick) CAL 10-7 2nd - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 47-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 14-10 2nd - SASK - Berg, 25-yard field goal SASK 17-10 3rd - SASK - Lancaster, 1-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 24-10 3rd - CAL - Moody Jackson, 13-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) SASK 24-17 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson 35-yard kick SASK 24-18

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 2 0 0 4 40 29 British Columbia 2 0 0 4 52 42

Toronto 1 1 0 2 41 32 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 31 7

Hamilton 1 1 0 2 41 42 Saskatchewan 1 1 0 2 31 49

Ottawa 0 2 0 0 20 30 Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 22 29

Calgary 0 2 0 0 38 47

MON AUG 5

EDMONTON 20, Calgary 6 (21696) - Rookie QB Joe Pisarcik of Calgary got a rough welcome to the CFL. The New Mexico State import came to replace an injured Pete Liske, and had to battle the rugged Edmonton defense, along with a severe lightning and rainstorm. He could only produce two field goals.

CALGARY - 0 3 3 0 - 6

EDMONTON - 6 7 1 6 - 20

1st - EDM - Dick Dupuis, 65-yard fumble return EDM 6-0 2nd - CAL - Larry Robinson, 11-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Tom Wilkinson, 8-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 13-3 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 42-yard field goal EDM 13-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Garry Lefebvre 51-yard kick EDM 14-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 49-yard field goal EDM 17-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 37-yard field goal EDM 20-6

THUR AUG 6

OTTAWA 30, Hamilton 25 (19133) - Ottawa wiped a bit of the tarnish from their Grey Cup champion reputation to defeat Hamilton. It was the first win for rookie coach George Brancato, who saw his team roll up 575 yards on offense, thanks to the strong running of Art Green and Jim Evenson.

HAMILTON - 0 10 0 15 - 25

OTTAWA - 6 3 7 14 - 30

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 29-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 27-yard field goal OTT 6-0 2nd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 28-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 25-yard field goal OTT 9-3 2nd - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 42-yard pass from Bill Etter (Sunter kick) HAM 10-9 3rd - OTT - Tim Foley, 11-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 16-10 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 35-yard kick OTT 16-11 4th - HAM - Mike Haggard, 30-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Sunter kick) HAM 18-16 4th - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 21-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 23-18 4th - OTT - Jim Evenson, 5-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 30-18 4th - HAM - Gabriel, 14-yard pass from Ealey (Sunter kick) OTT 30-25

WED AUG 7

Montreal 42, TORONTO 25 (35517) - Asthmatic Johnny Rodgers wheezed his way to three TDs as Montreal improved to 3-0. The slotback, who missed several practices this week because of severe asthma attacks, led the Als back from a 25-16 halftime deficit. Peter Muller scored three Toronto TDs, all in the second quarter.

MONTREAL - 10 6 7 19 - 42

TORONTO - 2 23 0 0 - 25

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - TOR - Safety, Jimmy Jones tackled in end zone MON 3-2 1st - MON - Brian Baima, 69-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 10-2 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 16-yard pass from Jones MON 16-2 2nd - TOR - Peter Muller, 11-yard pass from Mike Rae MON 16-8 2nd - TOR - Muller, 21-yard pass from Rae (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) MON 16-15 2nd - TOR - Muller, 26-yard pass from Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 22-16 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 12-yard field goal TOR 25-16 3rd - MON - Rodgers, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) TOR 25-23 4th - MON - Rodgers, 55-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 30-25 4th - MON - Sweet, 47-yard field goal MON 33-25 4th - MON - Sweet, 19-yard field goal MON 36-25 4th - MON - Chuck Zapiec, 39-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 42-25

THUR AUG 8

BRIT COL 26, Winnipeg 6 (24569) - BC Lion RB Lou Harris ran for 202 yards and scored two touchdowns as the Lions went 3-0, their best start since 1963 when they started 4-0. Winnipeg QB Don Jonas had three passes intercepted before turning the game over to Ralph Brock.

WINNIPEG - 0 6 0 0 - 6

BRIT COL - 7 8 10 1 - 26

1st - BC - Lou Harris, 1-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) BC 7-0 2nd - BC - Single, MacMillan 36-yard kick BC 8-0 2nd - BC - Slade Willis, 12-yard pass from Don Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 15-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Scott, 56-yard pass from Don Jonas BC 15-6 3rd - BC - Harris, 62-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 22-6 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 37-yard field goal BC 25-6 4th - BC - Single, Willis 62-yard kick BC 26-6

FRI AUG 9

SASKATCHEWAN 24, Edmonton 23 (19461) - With less than two minutes to play, Edmonton's Dave Cutler tied a field goal from the Rider 41 only to have it blocked by Lorne Richardson. The ball was recovered by Rider Bob Pearce and veteran George Reed ran out the clock.

EDMONTON - 3 17 0 3 - 23

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 3 7 7 - 24

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - SASK - Peter Watson, 75-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) SASK 7-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 28-yard field goal SASK 7-6 2nd - SASK - Berg, 15-yard field goal SASK 10-6 2nd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 13-10 2nd - EDM - Gerry Lafebvre, 7-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 20-10 3rd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 10-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) EDM 20-17 4th - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal EDM 23-17 4th - SASK - Thompson, 1-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 24-23

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 0 0 6 82 54 British Columbia 3 0 0 6 78 48

Toronto 1 2 0 2 66 74 Edmonton 2 1 0 4 74 37

Hamilton 1 2 0 2 66 72 Saskatchewan 2 1 0 4 55 72

Ottawa 1 2 0 2 50 64 Winnipeg 0 2 0 0 28 55

Calgary 0 3 0 0 44 67

TUES AUG 13

OTTAWA 27, Montreal 14 (24649) - Rhome Nixon caught two touchdown passes and Gerry Organ kicked four field goals as Ottawa upset Montreal, handing the Alouettes their first loss in four games. The Riders controlled the game throughout, holding Johnny Rodgers to 53 yards on the ground.

MONTREAL - 0 6 7 1 - 14
OTTAWA - 8 13 2 3 - 27

1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 10-yard kick OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 61-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 8-0 2nd - MON - Don Sweet, 52-yard field goal OTT 8-3 2nd - OTT - Nixon, 47-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 15-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 52-yard field goal OTT 18-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 39-yard field goal OTT 21-3 3rd - MON - Sweet, 28-yard field goal OTT 21-6 3rd - MON - Steve Ferrughelli, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) OTT 21-13 3rd - OTT - Organ, 50-yard field goal OTT 24-13 4th - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal OTT 27-13 4th - MON - Single, Sweet 39-yard kick OTT 27-14

WED AUG 14

TORONTO 17, Hamilton 6 (33157) - Despite a city transit strike, a sellout crowd came out to see Mike Rae toss a TD pass to Peter Muller - and that was all Toronto needed to win a tough defensive battle. Ian Sunter kicked two field goals for Hamilton's only points, as the Ticats sank to the bottom of the East.

HAMILTON - 0 3 3 0 - 6

TORONTO - 4 0 10 3 - 17

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 40-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 19-yard kick TOR 4-0 2nd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 40-yard field goal TOR 4-3 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 48-yard field goal HAM 6-4 3rd - TOR - Peter Muller, 31-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 11-6 3rd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal TOR 14-6 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 48-yard field goal TOR 17-6

CALGARY 20, British Col 18 (20100) - BC has not won a game against Calgary since 1968, and that record remained intact as the Stampeders handed the Lions their first loss of the season. The win was sealed when Howard Starks intercepted a Don Moorhead pass late in the game and ran it back for a touchdown.

BRIT COL - 3 6 0 9 - 18

CALGARY - 7 3 3 7 - 20

1st - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 16-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - CAL - Gene Thomas, 3-yard run (Larry Robinson kick) CAL 7-3 2nd - BC - Lou Harris, 27-yard pass from Don Moorhead BC 9-7 2nd - CAL - Robinson, 34-yard field goal CAL 10-9 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 45-yard field goal CAL 13-9 4th - BC - Moorhead, 1-yard run BC 15-13 4th 0- BC - MacMillan, 44-yard field goal BC 18-13 4th - CAL - Howard Starks, 70-yard interception return CAL 19-18 4th - CAL - Single, Robinson kick CAL 20-18

FRI AUG 16

SASKATCHEWAN 24, Winnipeg 13 (16552) - The Riders scored enough points in the second quarter for victory and went on to defeat Winnipeg. The win put them in a tie with BC for first in the West, while the Bombers became the only winless team in the CFL.

WINNIPEG - 6 0 0 7 - 13

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 14 0 3 - 24

1st - WIN - Tom Scott, 13-yard pass from Don Jonas WIN 6-0 1st - SASK - Pete Watson, 79-yard run (Brian Berg kick) SASK 7-6 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 4-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 14-6 2nd - SASK - Tom Campana, 24-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 21-6 4th - SASK - Berg, 46-yard field goal SASK 24-6 4th - WIN - Merv Walker, 112-yard interception return (Berg kick) SASK 24-13

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 1 0 6 96 81 British Columbia 3 1 0 6 96 68

Toronto 2 2 0 4 83 80 Saskatchewan 3 1 0 6 79 85

Ottawa 2 2 0 4 77 78 Edmonton 2 1 0 4 74 37

Hamilton 1 3 0 2 72 89 Calgary 1 3 0 2 64 85

Winnipeg 0 3 0 0 41 79

MON AUG 19

EDMONTON 23, Ottawa 6 (21966) - The Eskimos beat Ottawa for the first time in six seasons behind QB Tom Wilkinson, who completed 19 of 21 passes, and RB Roy Ball, who gained 186 yards rushing, as Edmonton moved into a three-way tie for first with Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

OTTAWA - 3 3 0 0 - 6

EDMONTON - 8 4 8 3 - 23

1st - EDM - Single, Dave Cutler 37-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 36-yard field goal OTT 3-1 1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 8-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 21-yard field goal EDM 11-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 47-yard kick EDM 12-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 33-yard field goal EDM 12-6 3rd - EDM - Single, Rod Woodward rouged on Cutler 20-yard kick EDM 13-6 3rd - EDM - Don Warrington, 18-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 20-6 4th - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 23-6

TUES AUG 20

HAMILTON 11, Montreal 7 (28732) - A new offense fooled Montreal long enough to give Hamilton the win. Coach Jerry Williams' new Power I attack produced its only touchdown in the first seven minutes, but the Hamilton defense remained a mystery to the Alouettes all night.

MONTREAL - 0 7 0 0 - 7

HAMILTON - 10 1 0 0 - 11

1st - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 19-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Sunter, 18-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 7-yard run (Don Sweet kick) HAM 10-7 2nd - HAM - Single, Larry Smith conceded on Sunter 32-yard kick HAM 11-7

WED AUG 21

WINNIPEG 18, Toronto 13 (21139) - Jim Heighton recovered the ball for a touchdown after Wayne Allison's attempted return kick from the Toronto end zone was blocked to give Winnipeg the win. The wild finish to the generally lackluster game began when Toronto decided to kick on the final play of the game.

TORONTO - 3 0 7 3 - 13

WINNIPEG - 0 2 3 13 - 18

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 39-yard field goal TOR 3-0 2nd - WIN - Safety, Mike Rae tackled in end zone TOR 3-2 3rd - WIN - Walt McKee, 25-yard field goal WIN 5-3 3rd - TOR - Eric Allen, 48-yard pass from Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 10-5 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 28-yard field goal TOR 13-5 4th - WIN - John Bledsoe, 1-yard run TOR 13-11 4th - WIN - Single, Billy Cooper conceded on McKee 37-yard kick TIED 13-12 4th - WIN - Jim Heighton recovered blocked kick in end zone WIN 18-13

Saskatchewan 10, CALGARY 8 (26200) - Ron Lancaster threw a scoring pass to Steve Mazurak on the first play of the second quarter and the Roughriders never looked back. Rider RB George Reed ran for 104 yards on 17 carries as Saskatchewan claimed first place all alone in the West.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 0 3 - 10

CALGARY - 1 0 0 7 - 8

1st - CAL - Single, Larry Robinson 32-yard kick CAL 1-0 2nd - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 44-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) SASK 7-1 4th - SASK - Berg, 37-yard field goal SASK 10-1 4th - CAL - Gene Thomas, 2-yard run (Robinson kick) SASK 10-8

THUR AUG 22

Ottawa 9, BRIT COL 4 (26803) - Ottawa defeated BC for the 11th time in 14 meetings between the two teams. The Lions started Don Moorhead at QB but sent in Karl Douglas to try and shake things up in the second quarter. Rick Cassata started at QB for Ottawa but gave way to Jerry Keeling in the third quarter.

OTTAWA - 3 6 0 0 - 9

BRIT COL - 2 1 1 0 - 4

1st - BC - Single, Rod Woodward conceded on Ivan MacMillan 43-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Dickie Adams conceded on Slade Willis 59-yard kick BC 2-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 29-yard field goal OTT 3-2 2nd - OTT - Jim Foley, 52-yard pass from Rick Cassata OTT 9-2 2nd - BC - Single, Woodward conceded on MacMillan 30-yard kick OTT 9-3 3rd - BC - Single, Woodward conceded on MacMillan 29-yard kick OTT 9-4

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 3 2 0 6 103 92 Saskatchewan 4 1 0 8 89 93

Ottawa 3 3 0 6 92 105 Edmonton 3 1 0 6 97 43

Toronto 2 3 0 4 96 98 British Columbia 3 2 0 6 100 77

Hamilton 2 3 0 4 83 86 Winnipeg 1 3 0 2 59 92

Calgary 1 4 0 2 72 95

SUN AUG 25

MONTREAL 29, Hamilton 10 (16290) - Hamilton managed only a net offense of 172 yards, as the Alouette defense threw QBs Chuck Ealey and Bill Etter for losses totaling 56 yards. Etter came in after Ealey hurt his knee late in the first quarter. Montreal had 121 yards rushing and 114 passing, and it was enough to win.

HAMILTON - 0 10 0 0 - 10

MONTREAL - 8 0 1 20 - 29

1st - MON - Ian Mofford, 21-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - MON - Single, Sweet 44-yard kick MON 8-0 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 14-yard pass from Bill Etter (Ian Sunter kick) MON 8-7 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 15-yard field goal HAM 10-8 3rd - MON - Single, Sweet 60-yard kick HAM 10-9 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 16-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 38-yard field goal MON 19-10 4th - MON - Jones, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 26-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 17-yard field goal MON 29-10

Toronto 17, SASKATCHEWAN 13 (18688) - Toronto won its first game ever at Taylor Field over a period of 7 games in 14 years. Zenon Andrusyshyn was the catalyst for the Argos, as he kicked three field goals, a single and a convert of Eric Allen's touchdown.

TORONTO - 7 7 0 3 - 17

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 1 12 0 - 13

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 40-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 78-yard kick TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 46-yard field goal TOR 7-0 2nd - TOR - Eric Allen, 10-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 14-0 2nd - SASK - Single, Brian Berg 36-yard kick TOR 14-1 3rd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 10-yard pass from Ron Lancaster TOR 14-7 3rd - SASK - Berg, 42-yard field goal TOR 14-10 3rd - SASK - Berg, 45-yard field goal TOR 14-13 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 12-yard field goal TOR 17-13

TUES AUG 27

British Col 21, EDMONTON 15 (22477) - Two players under pressure from home fans sparked BC to the win. QB Don Moorhead passed for 126 yards on 11 of 15 pass attempts. while K Ivan MacMillan kicked a pair of second quarter field goals that put the Lions ahead to stay.

BRIT COL - 1 12 7 1 - 21

EDMONTON - 1 7 3 4 - 15

1st - EDM - Single, Brock Aynsley conceded on Dave Cutler 65-yard kick EDM 1-0 1st - BC - Single, Larry Highbaugh conceded on Ivan MacMillan 44-yard kick TIED 1-1 2nd - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 5-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 8-1 2nd - BC - Jim Young, 36-yard pass from Don Moorhead EDM 8-7 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 20-yard field goal BC 10-8 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 32-yard field goal BC 13-8 3rd - BC - Lou Harris, 2-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 20-8 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 15-yard field goal BC 20-11 4th - EDM - Single, Bob Hornes conceded on Cutler 40-yard kick BC 20-12 4th - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal BC 20-15 4th - BC - Single, Highbaugh conceded on MacMillan 11-yard kick BC 21-15

WED AUG 28

WINNIPEG 31, Calgary 30 (22644) - Winnipeg won its second straight as Merv Walker blocked a convert after the final Calgary touchdown to prevent a tie. The Bombers had third down on their 18-yard line with 22 seconds to play, but QB Don Jonas ran the clock down and sent Jim Poulos on a time-consuming sweep.

CALGARY - 0 7 10 13 - 30

WINNIPEG - 1 3 10 17 - 31

1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 37-yard kick WIN 1-0 2nd - CAL - Bob Frazier, 19-yard pass from Pete Liske CAL 6-1 2nd - CAL - Single, Gord Paterson conceded on Larry Robinson 21-yard kick CAL 7-1 2nd - WIN - McKee, 27-yard field goal CAL 7-4 3rd - CAL - Robinson, 37-yard field goal CAL 10-4 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 9-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) CAL 17-4 3rd - WIN - McKee, 47-yard field goal CAL 17-7 3rd - WIN - Dave Bailey, 40-yard pass from Don Jonas (McKee kick) CAL 17-14 4th - CAL - Rick Galbos, 44-yard pass from Liske (Robinson kick) CAL 24-14 4th - WIN - McKee, 42-yard field goal CAL 24-17 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 8-yard pass from Jonas (McKee kick) TIED 24-24 4th - WIN - John Bledsoe, 8-yard pass from Jonas (McKee kick) WIN 31-24 4th - CAL - FD

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 4 2 0 8 132 102 Saskatchewan 4 2 0 8 102 110

Ottawa 3 3 0 6 92 105 British Columbia 4 2 0 8 121 92

Toronto 3 3 0 6 113 111 Edmonton 3 2 0 6 112 64

Hamilton 2 4 0 4 93 115 Winnipeg 2 3 0 4 90 122

Calgary 1 5 0 2 102 126

MON SEPT 2

HAMILTON 11, Ottawa 10 (28950) - An errant snap from center Donn Smith late in the game gave Hamilton the win. The snap bounced in front of Rod Woodward, holding for K Gerry Organ, and bounded past the holder after Rhome Nixon's touchdown with 2:18 to play.

OTTAWA - 1 0 3 6 - 10

HAMILTON - 0 3 7 1 - 11

1st - OTT - Single, Gerry Organ 36-yard kick OTT 1-0 2nd - HAM - Ian Sunter, 28-yard field goal HAM 3-1 3rd - HAM - Chuck Ealey, 4-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 10-1 3rd - OTT - Organ, 50-yard field goal HAM 10-4 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 42-yard kick HAM 11-4 4th - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 5-yard pass from Rick Cassata HAM 11-10

Winnipeg 20, SASKATCHEWAN 18 (19200) - Walt McKee kept Winnipeg's winning streak alive as he booted a field goal on the last play to give the Bombers the victory. Winnipeg led 17-10 at the half, then fell behind 18-17 going into the final quarter and rallying, to knock the Riders out of first place.

WINNIPEG - 7 10 0 3 - 20

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 8 0 - 18

1st - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 50-yard kick WIN 1-0 1st - WIN - John Bledsoe, 7-yard run WIN 7-0 1st - SASK - Brian Berg, 38-yard field goal WIN 7-3 2nd - SASK - Steve Molnar, 2-yard run (McKee kick) SASK 10-7 2nd - WIN - Tom Scott, 57-yard pass from Don Jonas (McKee kick) WIN 14-10 2nd - WIN - McKee, 25-yard field goal WIN 17-10 3rd - SASK - Single, Berg 46-yard kick WIN 17-11 3rd - SASK - Peter Watson, 78-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 18-17 4th - WIN - McKee, 16-yard field goal WIN 20-18

Edmonton 20, CALGARY 16 (24593) - A 60-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter gave Edmonton the win and a share of first place in the West. The drive ended with a short touchdown pass from Bruce Lemmerman to Stuart Lang with just 26 seconds left in the game. The Eskimos had eight turnovers.

EDMONTON - 7 3 0 10 - 20

CALGARY - 6 0 3 7 - 16

1st - EDM - Don Warrington, 30-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - CAL - Moody Jackson, 7-yard pass from Pete Liske EDM 7-6 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 50-yard field goal EDM 10-6 3rd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 19-yard field goal EDM 10-9 4th - CAL - Kevin Looman, 1-yard fumble return (McFall kick) CAL 16-10 4th - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal CAL 16-13 4th - EDM - Stuart Lang, 4-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 20-16

TUES SEPT 3

Montreal 12, TORONTO 11 ()34697 - For the third time this season, Toronto lost a game on a questionable call from coach John Rauch - this time a trick play which resulted in a Dickie Harris INT. After the game, Rauch was fired and replaced by defensive coach Joe Moss.

MONTREAL - 3 3 3 3 - 12

TORONTO - 0 10 1 0 - 11

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 36-yard field goal MON 3-0 2nd - TOR - Dave Raimey, 45-yard interception return (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 20-yard field goal TOR 10-3 2nd - MON - Sweet, 42-yard field goal TOR 10-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 59-

yard kick TOR 11-6 3rd - MON - Sweet, 21-yard field goal TOR 11-9 4th - MON - Sweet, 40-yard field goal MON 12-11

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 5 2 0 10 142 113 British Columbia 4 2 0 8 121 92

Ottawa 3 4 0 6 102 116 Edmonton 4 2 0 8 132 80

Toronto 3 4 0 6 124 123 Saskatchewan 4 3 0 8 120 130

Hamilton 3 4 0 6 104 135 Winnipeg 3 3 0 6 110 140

Calgary 1 6 0 2 118 146

SAT SEPT 7

Hamilton 16, OTTAWA 10 (18612) - An alert Hamilton pass defense and perfect kicking by Ian Sunter combined to put the Tiger-Cats into second place in the East. The Ticats secondary intercepted five passes, two by Lewis Porter. Ottawa rushed for only 53 yards; Hamilton for just 42.

HAMILTON - 3 6 6 1 - 16

OTTAWA - 6 3 1 0 - 10

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 25-yard field goal OTT 3-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal OTT 6-0 1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 33-yard field goal OTT 6-3 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 25-yard field goal TIED 6-6 2nd - OTT - Organ, 14-yard field goal OTT 9-6 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 28-yard field goal TIED 9-9 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 31-yard field goal HAM 12-9 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 24-yard kick HAM 12-10 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 24-yard field goal HAM 15-10 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 57-yard kick HAM 16-10

Saskatchewan 38, BRIT COL 16 (30197) - Saskatchewan, with QB Ron Lancaster firing three TD passes, rallied to defeat BC after the Lions led 13-0 at the half. The Riders scored five touchdowns in the second half, with Tom Campana hauling in two of Lancaster's scoring tosses.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 7 31 - 38

BRITISH COL - 6 7 3 0 - 16

1st - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 39-yard field goal BC 3-0 1st - BC - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal BC 6-0 2nd - BC - Lou Harris, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 13-0 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 35-yard field goal BC 16-0 3rd - SASK - Tom Campana, 46-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) BC 16-7 4th - SASK - Campana, 10-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) BC 16-14 4th - SASK - Steve Mazurak, 43-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 21-16 4th - SASK - Berg, 21-yard field goal SASK 24-16 4th - SASK - George Reed, 6-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 31-16 4th - SASK - Ken McEachern, 32-yard interception return (Berg kick) SASK 38-16

SUN SEPT 8

EDMONTON 24, Winnipeg 2 (21346) - Edmonton brushed aside Winnipeg and waltzed to the win in chilly 40-degree weather. Winnipeg managed only 13 yards in the first half, while the Eskimos used a potent running attack to set the stage for their three touchdowns.

WINNIPEG - 0 0 1 1 - 2

EDMONTON - 7 7 3 7 - 24

1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - EDM - Stuart Lang, 23-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 17-0 3rd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 30-yard kick EDM 17-1 4th - EDM - Roy Bell, 7-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 24-1 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 42-yard kick EDM 24-2

MONTREAL 38, Toronto 6 (24525) - Montreal took advantage of three Toronto turnovers to storm out to a 24-0 lead in the second quarter and ruin the coaching debut of Joe Moss. QB Jimmy Jones threw three TD passes and ran for one TD on his own, while K Don Sweet kicked five converts and a field goal.

TORONTO - 0 6 0 0 - 6

MONTREAL - 17 7 14 0 - 38

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 34-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 13-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 10-0 1st - MON - Skip Eaman, 15-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 17-0 2nd - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 24-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 24-0 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 30-yard field goal MON 24-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 52-yard field goal MON 24-6 3rd - MON - Jones, 10-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 31-6 4th - MON - Dalla Riva, 23-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) MON 38-6

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 6 2 0 12 181 119 Edmonton 5 2 0 10 156 82

Hamilton 4 4 0 8 120 145 Saskatchewan 5 3 0 10 158 146

Toronto 3 5 0 6 130 161 British Columbia 4 3 0 8 137 130

Ottawa 3 5 0 6 112 132 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 112 164

Calgary 1 6 0 2 118 146

WED SEPT 11

HAMILTON 27, Calgary 0 (25110) - One week after acquiring QB Don Jonas from Winnipeg for Chuck Ealey, Hamilton saw Bill Etter lead the Ticats to the easy win in just his third game in two seasons. RB Dave Fleming scored two touchdowns for Hamilton.

CALGARY - 0 0 0 0 - 0

HAMILTON - 7 7 6 7 - 27

1st - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 5-yard pass from Bill Etter (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Dave Fleming, 11-yard run HAM 13-0 2nd - HAM - Single, Sunter 73-yard kick HAM 14-0 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 36-yard field goal HAM 17-0 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 41-yard field goal HAM 20-0 4th - HAM - Fleming, 2-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 27-0

THUR SEPT 12

British Col 26, TORONTO 24 (32782) - HB Lou Harris dazzled Toronto with two fourth quarter touchdowns to give BC the come-from-behind win. Harris hauled in a TD pass from Don Moorhead and ran for the other. Toronto led 11-0 after the first quarter but went on to lose its second straight under interim coach Joe Moss.

BRIT COL - 0 11 1 14 - 26

TORONTO - 11 3 7 3 - 24

1st - TOR - Doyle Orange, 12-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 49-yard field goal TOR 10-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 43-yard kick TOR 11-0 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 37-yard field goal TOR 14-0 2nd - BC - Slade Willis, 11-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ivan MacMillan kick) TOR 14-7 2nd - BC - Single, MacMillan 70-yard kick TOR 14-8 2nd - BC - MacMillan, 37-yard field goal TOR 14-11 3rd - TOR - Ed Shuttlesworth, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 21-11 3rd - BC - Single, MacMillan 37-yard kick TOR 21-12 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 41-yard field goal TOR 24-12 4th - BC - Lou Harris, 59-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) TOR 24-19 4th - BC - Harris, 17-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 26-24

FRI SEPT 13

Edmonton 24, SASKATCHEWAN 18 (21826) - Edmonton held off Saskatchewan in the fourth quarter to move into first place in the West. The Eskimos held a 24-4 lead into the final quarter before QB Ron Lancaster gave way to Randy Mattingly, who led the Riders on two scoring drives.

EDMONTON - 0 10 14 0 - 24

SASKATCHEWAN - 1 3 0 14 - 18

1st - SASK - Single, Al Ford 41-yard kick SASK 1-0 2nd - SASK - Brian Berg, 24-yard field goal SASK 4-0 2nd - EDM - Dave Cutler, 20-yard field goal SASK 4-3 2nd - EDM - Garry Lefebvre, 15-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 10-4 3rd - EDM - Roy Bell, 3-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 17-4 3rd - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 24-4 4th - SASK - Leif Pettersen, 26-yard pass from Randy Mattingly (Berg kick) EDM 24-11 4th - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 9-yard pass from Mattingly (Berg kick) EDM 24-18

SAT SEPT 14

Calgary 16, OTTAWA 9 (14396) - The Riders appear to be the latest victim of the Grey Cup jinx of the 1970s - every defending champion since 1969 has failed to make the playoffs the following. The Riders lost their fourth in the last five games - and have scored only two touchdowns in that dismal stretch.

CALGARY - 0 6 3 7 - 16

OTTAWA - 3 3 3 0 - 9

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 52-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 30-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - CAL- McFall, 33-yard field goal CAL 6-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 23-yard field goal TIED 6-6 3rd - CAL - McFall, 22-yard field goal CAL 9-6 3rd - OTT - Organ, 34-yard field goal TIED 9-9 4th - CAL - Don Willingham, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 16-9

SUN SEPT 15

MONTREAL 31, British Col 12 (17967) - Johnny Rodgers played what coach Marv Levy called "his best game of the season" in scoring a TD and gaining 187 all-purpose yards as Montreal matched last season's win total. Phil Price's interception return for a TD in the third quarter broke the game open for the Als.

BRIT COL - 3 1 8 0 - 12

MONTREAL - 0 7 7 17 - 31

1st - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 52-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - MON - Jimmy Jones, 4-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-3 2nd - BC - Single, Tony Proudfoot conceded on MacMillan 36-yard kick MON 7-4 3rd - BC - Single, Skip Eaman conceded on Slade Willis 70-yard kick MON 7-5 3rd - BC - Willis, 22-yard pass from Don Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 12-7 3rd - MON - Phil Price, 54-yard interception return (Sweet kick) MON 14-12 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 4-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 21-12 4th - MON - Sweet, 13-yard field goal MON 24-12 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 17-yard pass from Jones (Sweet kick) MON 31-12

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 7 2 0 14 213 131 Edmonton 6 2 0 12 180 100

Hamilton 5 4 0 10 147 145 Saskatchewan 5 4 0 10 176 170

Toronto 3 6 0 6 154 187 British Columbia 5 4 0 10 175 185

Ottawa 3 6 0 6 121 148 Winnipeg 3 4 0 6 112 164

Calgary 2 7 0 4 134 182

WED SEPT 18

WINNIPEG 19, Edmonton 13 (24921) - A TD pass from Chuck Ealey to Bob Larose in the final quarter gave Winnipeg the win. Two second half interceptions by Merv Walker were the key plays that allowed the Bombers to knock off the league-lead Eskimos.

EDMONTON - 0 7 3 3 - 13

WINNIPEG - 3 2 7 7 - 19

1st - WIN - Walt McKee, 34-yard field goal WIN 3-0 2nd - WIN - Single, McKee 38-yard single WIN 4-0 2nd - EDM - Roy Bell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler EDM 7-4 2nd - WIN - Single, McKee 5-yard kick EDM 7-5 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 14-yard field goal EDM 10-5 3rd - WIN - John Bledsoe, 3-yard run (McKee kick) WIN 12-10 4th - EDM - Cutler, 28-yard field goal EDM 13-12 4th - WIN - Bob Larose, 21-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (McKee kick) WIN 19-13

HAMILTON 23, Saskatchewan 10 (30028) - George Reed ran for 101 yards to become the first professional football player to rush for more than eight miles, but it was not enough to lead the Riders to victory. Hamilton moved to within two points of Montreal behind three field goals and two converts by Ian Sunter.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 3 0 - 10

HAMILTON - 7 3 3 10 - 23

1st - HAM - Dave Fleming, 3-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 66-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 27-yard field goal HAM 10-7 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 18-yard field goal HAM 13-7 3rd - SASK - Berg, 20-yard field goal HAM 13-10 4th - HAM - Terry Evanshen, 19-yard pass from Don Jonas (Sunter kick) HAM 20-10 4th - HAM - Sunter, 12-yard field goal HAM 23-10

THUR SEPT 19

Ottawa 29, TORONTO 12 (32081) - QB Jerry Keeling collaborated with Rhome Nixon and Gerry Organ to lead Ottawa to the win in a battle of cellar dwellers. Keeling, who has had arm troubles, threw two TD passes to Nixon, while Organ kicked five field goals and two converts.

OTTAWA - 3 20 0 6 - 29

TORONTO - 7 3 1 1 - 12

1st - TOR - Ed Shuttlesworth, 2-yard run (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 26-yard field goal TOR 7-3 2nd - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 67-yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 10-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 26-yard field goal TIED 10-10 2nd - OTT - Nixon, 13-yard pass from Keeling (Organ kick) OTT 17-10 2nd - OTT - Organ, 41-yard field goal OTT 20-10 2nd - OTT - Organ, 40-yard field goal OTT 23-10 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 44-yard kick OTT 23-11 4th - OTT - Organ, 37-yard field goal OTT 26-11 4th - TOR - Single, Shuttlesworth fumbled into end zone, recovered by Ottawa OTT 26-12 4th - OTT - Organ, 12-yard field goal OTT 29-12

SAT SEPT 21

BRIT COL 28, Winnipeg 10 (22793) - Lions EB Lou Harris ran the ball 26 times for 164 yards, while teammate Monroe Eley ran 17 times for 155 yards, as BC rolled up 329 yards on the ground. In all, the Lions had 497 yards on offense, while holding Winnipeg to 244 yards and 14 first downs.

WINNIPEG - 7 3 0 0 - 10

BRIT COL - 6 3 10 9 - 28

1st - BC - Monroe Eley, 11-yard pass Don Moorhead BC 6-0 1st - WIN - Bob Larose, 10-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Walt McKee kick) WIN 7-6 2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 19-yard field goal BC 9-7 2nd - WIN - McKee, 35-yard field goal WIN 10-9 3rd - BC - Lou Harris, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 16-10 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 45-yard field goal BC 19-10 4th - BC - Harris, 2-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 26-10 4th - BC - Safety, Ralph Brock tackled in end zone BC 28-10

SUN SEPT 22

OTTAWA 24, Saskatchewan 6 (16048) - Saskatchewan coughed up the ball nine times, eight on interceptions, as they were humiliated. QB Ron Lancaster threw three interceptions, before giving way to Randy Mattingly, who threw five more. LB Wayne Smith returned a Mattingly fumble for a TD in the rout.

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 0 0 6 - 6

OTTAWA - 11 6 7 0 - 24

1st - OTT - Rod Woodward, 4-yard run (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - OTT - Organ, 15-yard field goal OTT 10-0 1st - OTT - Single, Organ 44-yard kick OTT 11-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 43-yard field goal OTT 14-0 2nd - OTT - Organ, 31-yard field goal OTT 17-0 3rd - OTT - Wayne Smith, 4-yard fumble return (Organ kick) OTT 24-0 4th - SASK - Leif Petersen, 8-yard pass from Randy Mattingly OTT 24-6

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 7 2 0 14 213 131 Edmonton 6 3 0 12 193 119

Hamilton 6 4 0 12 170 155 British Columbia 6 4 0 12 203 195

Ottawa 5 6 0 10 174 166 Saskatchewan 5 6 0 10 192 217

Toronto 3 7 0 6 166 216 Winnipeg 4 5 0 8 141 205

Calgary 2 7 0 4 134 182

TUES SEPT 24

CALGARY 38, Montreal 13 (21048) - Calgary pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season despite a slew of injuries. Three Stampeder interceptions led directly to touchdowns. QB Pete Liske guided the offense to 363 yards through the air as Calgary built a 21-0 lead.

MONTREAL - 7 0 6 0 - 13

CALGARY - 21 7 10 0 - 38

1st - CAL - Moody Jackson, 14-yard pass from Pete Liske (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 1st - CAL - Tony Forzani, 15-yard pass from Liske (McFall kick) CAL 14-0 1st - CAL - Roger Goree, 25-yard interception return (McFall kick) CAL 21-0 1st - MON - Larry Smith, 32-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) CAL 21-7 2nd - CAL - Don Willingham, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 28-7 3rd - CAL - Jackson, 97-yard pass from Liske (McFall kick) CAL 35-7 3rd - MON - L.Smith, 56-yard pass from Jones CAL 35-13 3rd - CAL - McFall, 47-yard field goal CAL 38-13

WED SEPT 25

EDMONTON 31, Hamilton 29 (23297) - Tyrone Walls caught a last second touchdown pass from Tom Wilkinson to give Edmonton the win. Wilkinson led the Eskimos to 25 points in the last 10 minutes to wipe out a 29-6 Hamilton lead before a record Eskimo crowd.

HAMILTON - 3 14 4 8 - 29

EDMONTON - 6 0 0 25 - 31

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 44-yard field goal HAM 3-0 1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 12-yard field goal TIED 3-3 1st - EDM - Cutler, 19-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - HAM - Single, Sunter 44-yard kick EDM 6-4 2nd - HAM - Don Jonas, 8-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 11-6 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 23-yard field goal HAM 14-6 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 34-yard field goal HAM 17-6 3rd - HAM - Single, Sunter 47-yard kick HAM 18-6 3rd - HAM - Sunter, 25-yard field goal HAM 21-6 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 29-yard kick HAM 22-6 4th - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 6-yard run (Sunter kick) HAM 29-6 4th - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 24-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) HAM 29-13 4th - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal HAM 29-16 4th - EDM - Highbaugh, 7-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) HAM 29-23 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 55-yard kick HAM 29-24 4th - EDM - Tyrone Walls, 11-yard pass from Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 31-29

SAT SEPT 28

WINNIPEG 24, Montreal 15 (23126) - The Alouettes piled up four times as much offense as Winnipeg in the first half - 248 yards to 62 - but trailed on the scoreboard, 13-12. The Bomber defense handled QB Jimmy Jones, who completed only nine of 21 pass attempts and had two intercepted.

MONTREAL - 6 6 0 3 - 15

WINNIPEG - 0 13 8 3 - 24

1st - MON - Jimmy Jones, 7-yard run MON 6-0 2nd - WIN - Brian Jack, 1-yard pass from Chuck Ealey TIED 6-6 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 15-yard pass from Jones MON 12-6 2nd - WIN - Paul Williams, 109-yard kickoff return (McKee kick) WIN 13-12 3rd - WIN - Single, McKee 49-yard kick WIN 14-12 3rd - WIN - Jim Washington, 41-yard run (McKee kick) WIN 21-12 4th - MON - Sweet, 38-yard field goal WIN 21-15 4th - WIN - McKee, 22-yard field goal WIN 24-15

SUN SEPT 29

BRIT COL 32, Hamilton 10 (23420) - BC moved into a tie for first place in the West as Monroe Eley scored two TDs, one with a pass from Don Moorhead. Ivan MacMillan had four converts, a field goal and a single to lead the Lions. Garney Henley scored the only major for the slumping Tiger-Cats

HAMILTON - 3 7 0 0 - 10

BRIT COL - 1 14 14 3 - 32

1st - BC - Single, Ivan MacMillan 37-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 24-yard field goal HAM 3-1 2nd - BC - Monroe Eley, 14-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 8-3 2nd - BC - Eley, 92-yard pass from Don Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 15-3 2nd - HAM - Garney Henley, 23-yard pass from Bill Etter (Sunter kick) BC 15-10 3rd - BC - Jim Young, 68-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 22-10 3rd - BC - Lou Harris, 11-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 29-10 4th - BC - MacMillan, 39-yard field goal BC 32-10

SASKATCHEWAN 34, Calgary 10 (17168) - Riders QB Ron Lancaster threw four touchdown passes, two to newcomer Rhett Dawson, who was picked up from Minnesota (NFL). George Reed ran for 121 yards, putting him over the 1,000 yard mark for the 10th time in his 12-year Saskatchewan career.

CALGARY - 0 10 0 0 - 10

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 24 7 0 - 34

1st - SASK - Brian Berg, 24-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 5-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 10-0 2nd - SASK - Dawson, 59-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 17-0 2nd - SASK - Berg, 31-yard field goal SASK 20-0 2nd - CAL - Pete Liske, 1-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) SASK 20-7 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 31-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 27-7 2nd - CAL - McFall, 25-yard field goal SASK 27-10 3rd - SASK - Tom Campana, 20-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 34-10

Toronto 19, OTTAWA 7 (18902) - Toronto kept their playoff hopes alive as QB Mike Rae threw two touchdown passes. Zenon Andrusyshyn added a field goal, three singles and a convert as the Argos put themselves two points behind Ottawa, who got two field goals from Gerry Organ and a single from Dick Adams.

TORONTO - 3 0 7 9 - 19

OTTAWA - 3 3 0 1 - 7

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 25-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 27-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - OTT - Organ, 35-yard field goal OTT 6-3 3rd - TOR - Larry Simpson, 7-yard pass from Mike Rae TOR 9-6 3rd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 34-yard kick TOR 10-6 4th - OTT - Single, Dick Adams 45-yard kick TOR 10-7 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 75-yard kick TOR 11-7 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 50-yard kick TOR 12-7 4th - TOR - Chuck Hurd, 33-yard pass from Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 19-7

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 7 4 0 14 241 193 Edmonton 7 3 0 14 224 148

Hamilton 6 6 0 12 209 218 British Columbia 7 4 0 14 235 205

Ottawa 5 7 0 10 181 185 Saskatchewan 6 6 0 12 226 227

Toronto 4 7 0 8 185 223 Winnipeg 5 5 0 10 216 232

Calgary 3 8 0 6 182 229

SAT OCT 5

TORONTO 22, Edmonton 20 (32614) - Toronto and interim coach Joe Moss seem to have put things together. The Argos, who lost their first three under Moss, won their second straight with a tough defense that forced a late Edmonton turnover. Zenon Andrusyshyn kicked a clutch field goal for the win.

EDMONTON - 7 3 10 0 - 20

TORONTO - 7 5 0 10 - 22

1st - TOR - Peter Muller, 2-yard pass from Mike Rae (Zenon Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 7-0 1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 31-yard field goal EDM 10-7 2nd - TOR -Single, Andrusyshyn 81-yard kick EDM 10-8 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 24-yard field goal TOR 11-10 2nd - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 69-yard kick TOR 12-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 20-yard field goal EDM 13-12 3rd - EDM - Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 20-12 4th - TOR - Ed Shuttleworth, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) EDM 20-19 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 36-yard field goal TOR 22-20

SUN OCT 6

British Col 20, CALGARY 7 (20508) - Calgary moved closer to its first cellar finish since 1956 as Monroe Eley scored two touchdowns for the Lions. One major came on a pass from Don Moorhead; the other on a running play in the third quarter. The Lions defense held Calgary to five plays from scrimmage in the third quarter.

BRIT COL - 0 9 8 3 - 20

CALGARY - 1 6 0 0 - 7

1st - CAL - Single, Monroe Eley conceded CAL 1-0 2nd - BC - Eley, 15-yard pass from Don Moorhead (Ivan MacMillan kick) BC 7-1 2nd - BC - Safety, Pete Liske tackled in end zone BC 9-1 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 16-yard field goal BC 9-4 2nd - CAL - McFall, 22-yard field goal BC 9-7 3rd - BC - Eley, 12-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 16-7 3rd - BC - Single, Jim Silye conceded BC 17-7 4th - BC - MacMillan, 7-yard field goal BC 20-7

WINNIPEG 24, Saskatchewan 21 (24535) - Winnipeg converted several Rider turnovers into a win and a tie for the two teams for third place in the West. Saskatchewan RB George Reed ran wild as the Riders took an early 21-0 lead, but the Bombers rallied in the second half.

SASKATCHEWAN - 14 7 0 0 - 21
WINNIPEG - 0 12 12 0 - 24

1st - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 9-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) SASK 7-0 1st - SASK - Tim Roth, 13-yard punt return (Berg kick) SASK 14-0 2nd - SASK - George Reed, 2-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 21-0 2nd - WIN - Jim Washington, 3-yard run SASK 21-6 2nd - WIN - Bob Larose, 11-yard pass from Chuck Ealey SASK 21-12 3rd - WIN - Tom Scott, 1-yard pass from Ealey SASK 21-18 3rd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 70-yard kick SASK 21-19 3rd - WIN - Safety, Al Ford conceded TIED 21-21 3rd - WIN - McKee, 18-yard field goal WIN 24-21

Ottawa 33, HAMILTON 21 (26055) - Rick Cassata worked over Hamilton's defensive halfbacks in the first half, propelling Ottawa into a share of second place in the East. The Rider QB passed his team to a 22-7 halftime lead, as he connected on two touchdown passes.

OTTAWA - 7 15 8 3 - 33

HAMILTON - 4 3 7 7 - 21

1st - HAM - Single, Ian Sunter 63-yard kick HAM 1-0 1st - HAM - Sunter, 35-yard field goal HAM 4-0 1st - OTT - Rhome Nixon, 15-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-4 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 24-yard field goal TIED 7-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 51-yard kick OTT 8-7 2nd - OTT - Jim Foley, 5-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 15-7 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 22-7 3rd - HAM - Gary Kuzyk, 18-yard pass from Don Jonas (Sunter kick) OTT 22-14 3rd - OTT - Kerry Marbury, 1-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 29-14 3rd - OTT - Single, Organ 37-yard kick OTT 30-14 4th - OTT - Organ, 44-yard field goal OTT 33-14 4th - HAM - Dave Fleming, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) OTT 33-21

TUES OCT 8

MONTREAL 28, Edmonton 28 (T) (17505) - Montreal coach Marv Levy replaced QB Jimmy Jones with Sonny Wade, and the veteran tossed two touchdown passes to lead the Als to the tie. Calvin Harrell scored both Edmonton touchdowns, as the Eskimos stayed in second place behind BC.

EDMONTON - 10 11 3 4 - 28

MONTREAL - 0 7 7 14 - 28

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 36-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 10-0 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 43-yard kick EDM 11-0 2nd - MON - Ian Mofford, 19-yard from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) EDM 11-7 2nd - EDM - Harrell, 32-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 18-7 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 25-yard field goal EDM 21-7 3rd - Steve Ferrughelli, 1-yard run (Sweet kick) EDM 21-14 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 24-14 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 38-yard kick EDM 25-14 4th - EDM - Cutler, 22-yard field goal EDM 28-14 4th - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 16-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) EDM 28-21 4th - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 6-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) TIED 28-28

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 7 4 1 15 269 221 British Columbia 8 4 0 16 255 212

Hamilton 6 7 0 12 230 251 Edmonton 7 4 1 15 272 198

Ottawa 6 7 0 12 214 206 Winnipeg 6 5 0 12 189 241

Toronto 5 7 0 10 207 243 Saskatchewan 6 7 0 12 247 251

Calgary 3 9 0 6 189 249

SAT OCT 12

OTTAWA 27, Winnipeg 10 (15500) - Ottawa stopped Winnipeg's running attack to secure the win. Art Green scored two touchdowns for the Riders, one in the fourth quarter to put Ottawa into the lead. QB Rick Cassata scored to seal the win later in the final frame.

WINNIPEG - 0 7 3 0 - 10

OTTAWA - 3 7 3 14 - 27

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 30-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - OTT - Art Green, 2-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 10-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Scott, 42-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (Walt McKee kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - WIN - McKee, 11-yard field goal TIED 10-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 24-yard field goal OTT 13-10 4th - OTT - Green, 9-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 20-10 4th - OTT - Rick Cassata, 15-yard run (Organ kick) OTT 27-10

SUN OCT 13

MONTREAL 13, Toronto 13 (T) (17136) - Skip Eaman salvaged a tie for Montreal when he returned a Toronto attempted single from the end zone with four seconds left to play. The Argos had worked to the Montreal 16 and went for the single instead of a Zenon Andrusyshyn field goal.

TORONTO - 0 0 3 10 - 13

MONTREAL - 7 6 0 0 - 13

1st - MON - Steve Ferrughelli, 26-yard run (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 29-yard field goal MON 10-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 28-yard field goal MON 13-0 3rd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 17-yard field goal MON 13-3 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 20-yard field goal MON 13-6 4th - TOR - Ed Shuttlesworth, 1-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) TIED 13-13

SASKATCHEWAN 17, Brit Col 15 (16902) - The Roughriders defensive team led the way to victory, as DB Lorne Richardson scored both Saskatchewan touchdowns, one off a blocked punt, the other off a fumble return.

BRITISH COL - 8 0 7 0 - 15

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 7 7 3 - 17

1st - BC - Single, Ivan MacMillan 20-yard kick BC 1-0 1st - BC - Don Moorhead, 1-yard run (MacMillan kick) BC 8-0 2nd - SASK - Lorne Richardson, 24-yard blocked punt return (Brian Berg kick) BC 8-7 3rd - SASK - Richardson, 44-yard fumble return (Berg kick) SASK 14-8 3rd - BC - Slade Willis, 65-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 15-14 4th - SASK - Berg, 37-yard field goal SASK 17-15

Edmonton Eskimos (10-5-1)

Head Coach: Ray Jauch

Leading Rusher: Roy Bell (1341)

Leading Passer: Tom Wilkinson (2169)

Leading Receiver: Tyrone Walls (50-623)

Average Attendance: 22,679 (4th)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-7)

Head Coach: John Payne

Leading Rusher: George Reed (1447)

Leading Passer: Ron Lancaster (2873)

Leading Receiver: Bobby Thompson (56-711)

Average Attendance: 18,639 (8th)

British Columbia Lions (8-8)

Head Coach: Eagle Keys

Leading Rusher: Lou Harris (1239)

Leading Passer: Don Moorhead (2478)

Leading Receiver: Lou Harris (48-532)

Average Attendance: 25,466 (3rd)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-8)

Head Coach: Bud Riley

Leading Rusher: John Bledsoe (623)

Leading Passer: Don Jonas (1309)

Leading Receiver: Tom Scott (40-638)

Average Attendance: 22,493 (5th)

Calgary Stampeders (6-10)

Head Coach: Jim Wood

Leading Rusher: Willie Burden (541)

Leading Passer: Pete Liske (2891)

Leading Receiver: Rudy Linterman (64-951)

Average Attendance: 21,461 (6th)

TORONTO STAR (NOVEMBER 4TH)

KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD (NOVEMBER 11TH)

MONTREAL STAR (NOVEMBER 18TH)

Players endured wet conditions during the 1974 Grey Cup game a.k.a. "Splashdown '74"

Peter Dalla Riva, second from left, celebrates with the Alouettes after winning the Grey Cup in 1974 against Edmonton. Photo courtesy of Peter Dalla Riva.

MON OCT 14

Winnipeg 19, HAMILTON 12 (27491) - Jim Washington's return on a five-yard kick out of the end zone by Mike Walker after a Walt McKee punt capped a wild finish in an otherwise tame game. It was the first meeting since the two teams had traded quarterbacks - Don Jonas to Hamilton, Chuck Ealey to Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG - 0 12 0 7 - 19

HAMILTON - 7 3 1 1 - 12

1st - HAM - Don Jonas, 5-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 40-yard field goal HAM 10-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 70-yard kick HAM 10-1 2nd - WIN - Single, McKee 42-yard kick HAM 10-2 2nd - WIN - Chuck Ealey, 17-yard run (McKee kick) HAM 10-9 2nd - WIN - McKee, 29-yard field goal WIN 12-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Tom Pharr conceded on Sunter 30-yard kick WIN 12-11 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 53-yard kick TIED 12-12 4th - WIN - Jim Washington, 5-yard punt return (McKee kick) WIN 19-12

Calgary 24, EDMONTON 10 (24214) - Calgary reached out of last place to upset Montreal and deny Edmonton sole possession of first place. The surprising victory was engineered by rookie QB Joe Pisarcik, who made his first start.

CALGARY - 3 3 8 10 - 24

EDMONTON - 3 4 0 3 - 10

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 11-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - CAL - Cyril McFall, 44-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 41-yard field goal EDM 6-3 2nd - EDM - Single, Cutler 28-yard kick EDM 7-3 2nd - CAL - McFall 47-yard field goal EDM 7-6 3rd - CAL - Bill Lide, 27-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (McFall kick) CAL 13-7 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 36-yard kick CAL 14-7 4th - CAL - McFall, 48-yard field goal CAL 17-7 4th - EDM - Cutler, 30-yard field goal CAL 17-10 4th - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 24-10

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Montreal 7 4 2 16 282 234 British Columbia 8 5 0 16 270 229

Ottawa 7 7 0 14 241 216 Edmonton 7 5 1 15 282 222

Hamilton 6 8 0 12 242 270 Winnipeg 7 6 0 14 218 280

Toronto 5 7 1 11 220 256 Saskatchewan 7 7 0 14 264 266

Calgary 4 9 0 8 213 259

SAT OCT 19

Saskatchewan 24, BRIT COL 21 (30348) - George Reed's touchdown with five seconds to play lifted Saskatchewan to the win. The Lion were ahead 21-17 when the Riders took over on their 37-yard line with 51 seconds to play. QB Ron Lancaster led them on a five-play drive to the win.

SASKATCHEWAN - 7 0 0 17 - 24

BRITISH COL - 0 14 7 0 - 21

1st - SASK -- Bob Pearce, 32-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) SASK 7-0 2nd - BC - Don Moorhead, 2-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - BC - Lou Harris, 14-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 14-7 3rd - BC - Monroe Eley, 63-yard pass from Moorhead (MacMillan kick) BC 21-7 4th - SASK - Berg, 12-yard field goal BC 21-10 4th - SASK - Tom Campana, 21-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) BC 21-17 4th - SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 24-21

SUN OCT 20

Edmonton 17, WINNIPEG 10 (24528) - Dave Cutler kicked five FGs to give Edmonton the win and first place in the West. The Eskimos scored eight points without getting a first down on the opening quarter. Paul William scored Winnipeg's only touchdown late in the game when he fell on a Tom Wilkinson fumble in the end zone.

EDMONTON - 8 3 6 0 - 17

WINNIPEG - 0 3 0 7 - 10

1st - EDM - Dave Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 3-0 1st - EDM - Safety, Walt McKee conceded EDM 6-0 1st - EDM - Cutler, 34-yard field goal EDM 8-0 2nd - WIN - McKee, 49-yard field goal EDM 8-3 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 23-yard field goal EDM 11-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 40-yard field goal EDM 14-3 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 56-yard field goal EDM 17-3 4th - WIN - Paul Williams, 3-yard fumble return (McKee kick) EDM 17-10

Montreal 28, OTTAWA 0 (24149) - Montreal clinched first place in the East by humiliating Ottawa. Jimmy Jones threw a TD pass to Johnny Rodgers and ran for another. The third TD came when Ottawa WR Kerry Marbury caught a pass, thought the play was dead, threw the ball down and saw Dickie Harris pick it up.

MONTREAL - 10 4 7 7 - 28

OTTAWA - 0 0 0 0 - 0

1st - MON - Don Sweet, 45-yard field goal MON 3-0 1st - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 28-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Sweet kick) MON 10-0 2nd - MON - Single, Sweet 14-yard kick MON 11-0 2nd - MON - Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 14-0 3rd - MON - Jone, 25-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 21-0 4th - MON - Dickie Harris, 43-yard fumble return (Sweet kick) MON 28-0

CALGARY 21, Toronto 18 (18555) - Two interceptions late in the fourth quarter by Howard Starks and the running of rookie halfback Willie Burden gave Calgary the upset win. Starks picked off a Mike Rae pass with less than 30 seconds to play on the Stampeder 34 to clinch the game.

TORONTO - 11 3 0 4 - 18

CALGARY - 7 6 1 7 - 21

1st - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 28-yard field goal TOR 3-0 1st - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 43-yard kick TOR 4-0 1st - TOR - Chuck Herd, 74-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 11-0 1st - CAL - Willie Burden, 2-yard run (Cyril McFall kick) TOR 11-7 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 16-yard field goal TOR 14-7 2nd - CAL - McFall, 4-yard field goal TOR 14-10 2nd - CAL - McFall, 39-yard field goal TOR 14-13 3rd - CAL - Single, McFall 27-yard kick TIED 14-14 4th - CAL - Tom Forzani, 11-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (McFall kick) CAL 21-14 4th - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 22-yard field goal CAL 21-17 4th - TOR - Single, Andrusyshyn 56-yard kick CAL 21-18

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Montreal 8 4 2 18 310 234 Edmonton 8 5 1 17 229 232

Ottawa 7 8 0 14 241 244 British Columbia 8 6 0 16 291 253

Hamilton 6 8 0 12 242 270 Saskatchewan 8 7 0 16 288 287

Toronto 5 8 1 11 238 277 Winnipeg 7 7 0 14 228 297

X-Clinched Playoff Berth Calgary 5 9 0 10 234 277

SAT OCT 26

EDMONTON 31, British Col 8 (25009) - A record Clarke Stadium crowd saw their Eskimos win the WFC title in a romp. QB Tom Wilkinson passed for 184 yards in the first half, then threw only two passes in the second half. BC could still tie Saskatchewan for second place, but the Riders won the head-to-head season battles.

BRIT COL - 1 6 1 0 - 8

EDMONTON - 14 7 7 3 - 31

1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 1-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 1st - EDM - Roy Bell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 14-0 1st - BC - Single, Larry Highbaugh conceded on Ivan MacMillan 34-yard kick EDM 14-1 2nd - BC - Lou Harris, 39-yard pass from Pete Liske EDM 14-7 2nd - EDM - Harrell, 1-yard run (Cutler kick) EDM 21-7 3rd - EDM - George McGowan, 26-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 28-7 3rd - BC - Single, MacMillan 36-yard kick EDM 28-8 4th - EDM - Cutler, 16-yard field goal EDM 31-8

SUN OCT 27

CALGARY 44, Winnipeg 11 (19323) - Five touchdowns in the second half carried Calgary to the easy win, eliminating Winnipeg from the playoff race. Two of the majors were scored by the Stampeder defense. QB Joe Pisarcik threw three touchdown passes in the rout.

WINNIPEG - 0 4 0 7 - 11

CALGARY - 7 3 13 21 - 44

1st - CAL - Moddy Jackson, 22-yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (Cyril McFall kick) CAL 7-0 2nd - WIN - Single, Walt McKee 44-yard kick CAL 7-1 2nd - WIN - McKee, 5-yard field goal CAL 7-4 2nd - CAL - McFall, 36-yard field goal CAL 10-4 3rd - CAL - Tom Forzani, 9-yard pass from Pisarcik CAL 16-4 3rd - CAL - Willie Burden, 1-yard run (McFall kick) CAL 23-4 4th - WIN - Brian Jack, 11-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (McKee kick) CAL 23-11 4th - CAL - Rudy Linterman, 62-yard pass from Pisarcik (McFall kick) CAL 30-11 4th - CAL - Roger Goree, 8-yard interception return (McFall kick) CAL 37-11 4th - CAL - Howard Starks, 47-yard fumble return (McFall kick) CAL 44-11

SASKATCHEWAN 17, Montreal 2 (22394) - A record crowd in Regina saw the Roughriders sew up a playoff spot, as the Saskatchewan defense held Montreal to 244 yards and intercepted six passes. George Reed scored his 126th career touchdown for the Riders, tying Jim Brown's professional football record.

MONTREAL - 0 0 0 2 - 2

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 10 7 0 - 17

2nd - SASK - Brian Berg, 16-yard field goal SASK 3-0 1st - SASK - George Reed, 5-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 10-0 3rd - SASK - Leif Petterson, 8-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 17-0 4th - MON - Safety, Bobby Thompson tackled in end zone by Chuck Zapiec SASK 17-2

TORONTO 19, Hamilton 11 (35077) - A record Toronto crowd saw LB Sam Cvijanovich intercept a Don Jonas pass and push the Tiger-Cats to the brink of playoff elimination. Cvinjanovic's interception stopped a Hamilton drive and set up the touchdown that clinched the win and moved Toronto into third place with one game to go.

HAMILTON - 3 0 8 0 - 11

TORONTO - 0 9 3 7 - 19

1st - HAM - Ian Sunter, 44-yard field goal HAM 3-0 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 23-yard field goal TIED 3-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal TOR 6-3 2nd - TOR - Andrusyshyn, 31-yard field goal TOR 9-3 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 46-yard pass from Don Jonas (Sunter kick) HAM 10-9 3rd - TOR -Andrusyshyn, 19-yard field goal TOR 12-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Sunter 57-yard kick TOR 12-11 4th - TOR - Chuck Herd, 71-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) TOR 19-11

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Montreal 8 5 2 18 312 251 X-Edmonton 9 5 1 19 330 240

X-Ottawa 7 8 0 14 241 244 X-Saskatchewan 9 7 0 18 305 289

Toronto 6 8 1 13 257 288 X-British Columbia 8 7 0 16 299 284

Hamilton 6 9 0 12 253 289 Winnipeg 7 8 0 14 239 341

X-Clinched Playoff Berth Calgary 6 9 0 12 278 288

SAT NOV 2

MONTREAL 27, Ottawa 20 (16311) - QB Sonny Wade, ignoring his broken nose, directed four second-half TD drives to lead the Alouettes to their best record (9-5-2) since 1956. Starting QB Jimmy Jones bruised a rib late in the first half and was replaced by Wade. WR Peter Dalla Riva caught TD passes from both.

OTTAWA - 3 7 0 10 - 20

MONTREAL - 0 7 10 10 - 27

1st - OTT - Gerry Organ, 13-yard field goal OTT 3-0 2nd - MON - Peter Dalla Riva, 16-yard pass from Jimmy Jones (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-3 2nd - OTT - Peter Kosmos, 22-yard interception return (Organ kick) OTT 10-7 3rd - MON - Dalla Riva, 12-yard pass from Sonny Wade (Sweet kick) MON 14-10 3rd - MON - Sweet, 31-yard field goal MON 17-10 4th - MON - Sweet, 37-yard field goal MON 20-10 4th - OTT - Art Green, 20-yard fumble return (Organ kick) MON 20-17 4th - OTT - Organ, 47-yard field goal TIED 20-20 4th - MON - Larry Sherrer, 75-yard pass from Wade (Sweet kick) MON 27-20

Edmonton 15, BRIT COL 7 (22730) - Edmonton closed out their regular season with a lackluster win over BC thanks to touchdowns by Joe Moore and Larry Highbaugh. Both teams rested a number of starters with the playoffs a week away. The Lions finished third in the West.

EDMONTON - 0 0 7 8 - 15

BRIT COL - 0 4 3 0 - 7

2nd - BC - Ivan MacMillan, 36-yard field goal BC 3-0 2nd - BC - Single, MacMillan 40-yard kick BC 4-0 3rd - BC - MacMillan, 34-yard field goal BC 7-0 3rd - EDM - Joe Moore, 2-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) TIED 7-7 4th - EDM - Larry Highbaugh, 16-yard pass from Bruce Lemmerman (Cutler kick) EDM 14-7 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 28-yard kick EDM 15-7

SUN NOV 3

WINNIPEG 19, Calgary 9 (16569) - One of the smallest crowds of the year showed up in Winnipeg to see a meaningless battle for fourth place. The Bombers scored two first half touchdowns to take a lead they never gave up, while both teams gambled on several third down plays in the first half.

CALGARY - 0 3 6 0 - 9

WINNIPEG - 7 7 3 2 - 19

1st - WIN - Jim Washington, 15-yard run (Walt McKee kick) WIN 7-0 2nd - WIN - Tom Scott, 8-yard pass from Chuck Ealey (McKee kick) WIN 14-0 2nd - CAL - Cyril McFall, 42-yard field goal WIN 14-3 3d - CAL - McFall, 30-yard field goal WIN 14-6 3rd - WIN - McKee, 9-yard field goal WIN 17-6 3rd - CAL - McFall, 29-yard field goal WIN 17-9 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 69-yard kick WIN 18-9 4th - WIN - Single, McKee 44-yard kick WIN 19-9

HAMILTON 26, Toronto 24 (32790) - Hamilton capitalized on early Toronto turnovers to grab the last Eastern playoff spot. The Tiger-Cats tied Ottawa for second, but the Riders will host the playoff game due to winning two of three games with the Tabbies. Argo QB Mike Rae had four interceptions to go with three Argo fumbles.

TORONTO - 0 10 0 14 - 24

HAMILTON - 17 0 8 1 - 26

1st - HAM - Andy Hopkins, 37-yard run (Ian Sunter kick) HAM 7-0 1st - HAM - Lewis Clare, 39-yard fumble return (Sunter kick) HAM 14-0 1st - HAM - Sunter, 26-yard field goal HAM 17-0 2nd - TOR - Zenon Andrusyshyn, 32-yard field goal HAM 17-3 2nd - TOR - Ed Shuttlesworth, 4-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 17-10 3rd - HAM - Single, Sunter, 55-yard kick HAM 18-10 3rd - HAM - Garney Henley, 24-yard pass from Don Jonas (Sunter kick) HAM 25-10 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 56-yard kick HAM 26-10 4th - TOR - Chuck Herd, 69-yard pass from Mike Rae (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 26-17 4th - TOR - Doyle Orange, 5-yard run (Andrusyshyn kick) HAM 26-24

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

X-Montreal 9 5 2 20 339 271 X-Edmonton 10 5 1 21 345 247

X-Ottawa 7 9 0 14 261 271 X-Saskatchewan 9 7 0 18 305 289

X-Hamilton 7 9 0 14 279 313 X-British Columbia 8 8 0 16 306 299

Toronto 6 9 1 13 281 314 Winnipeg 8 8 0 16 258 350

X-Clinched Playoff Berth Calgary 6 10 0 12 287 307

WEST SEMIFINAL

SUN NOV 10

SASKATCHEWAN 24, British Col 14 (20465) - The Roughriders advanced to the Western final behind QB Ron Lancaster, who threw two touchdown passes and led a ball-control offense with some much-needed poise after the Lion took a first quarter lead. BC has not won at Taylor Field since 1965.

BRITISH COL - 7 0 0 7 - 14

SASKATCHEWAN - 0 14 7 3 - 24

1st - BC - Lou Harris, 7-yard run (Ivan MacMillan kick) BC 7-0 2nd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 17-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Brian Berg kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - SASK - Bob Pearce, 37-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 14-7 3rd- SASK - George Reed, 1-yard run (Berg kick) SASK 21-7 4th - BC - Terry Bailey, 10-yard pass from Pete Liske (MacMillan kick) SASK 21-14 4th - SASK - Berg, 30-yard field goal SASK 24-14

WEST FINAL

SUN NOV 17

EDMONTON 31, Saskatchewan 27 (25026) - Roughriders QB Ron Lancaster threw four passes that were intercepted and the turnovers led directly to 14 Edmonton points. The key interception was a third quarter steak by Dick Dupuis who ran for a touchdown that gave the Eskimos a 27-10 lead before a record crowd.

SASKATCHEWAN - 3 7 7 10 - 27

EDMONTON - 0 17 10 4 - 31

1st - SASK - Brian Berg, 37-yard field goal SASK 3-0 2nd - EDM - Roy Bell, 6-yard run (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-3 2nd - SASK - Bobby Thompson, 26-yard pass from Ron Lancaster (Berg kick) SASK 10-7 2nd -EDM - Calvin Harrell, 6-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Cutler kick) EDM 14-10 2nd - EDM - Cutler, 42-yard field goal EDM 17-10 3rd - EDM - Cutler, 29-yard field goal EDM 20-10 3rd - EDM - Dick Dupuis, 38-yard interception return (Cutler kick) EDM 27-10 3rd - SASK - Rhett Dawson, 14-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) EDM 27-17 4th - SASK - Berg, 34-yard field goal EDM 27-20 4th - EDM - Cutler, 27-yard field goal EDM 30-20 4th - EDM - Single, Cutler 27-yard kick EDM 31-20 4th - SASK - Allan Ford, 3-yard pass from Lancaster (Berg kick) EDM 31-27

EAST SEMIFINAL

SUN NOV 10

OTTAWA 21, Hamilton 19 (14786) - Ottawa kept alive their hopes of retaining the Grey Cup with a last-minute win, as Gerry Organ kicked a field goal with 50 seconds remaining. QB Rick Cassata threw two touchdown passes in the first half, while Tony Gabriel caught 15 for 188 yards for Hamilton.

HAMILTON - 7 3 0 9 - 19

OTTAWA - 7 8 3 3 - 21

1st - OTT - Jim Foley, 22-yard pass from Rick Cassata (Gerry Organ kick) OTT 7-0 1st - HAM - Tony Gabriel, 11-yard pass from Don Jonas (Ian Sunter kick) TIED 7-7 2nd - HAM - Sunter, 14-yard field goal HAM 10-7 2nd - OTT - Single, Organ 25-yard kick) HAM 10-8 2nd - OTT - Terry Wellesley, 55-yard pass from Cassata (Organ kick) OTT 15-10 3rd - OTT - Organ, 17-yard field goal OTT 18-10 4th - HAM - Jonas, 1-yard run (Sunter kick) OTT 18-17 4th - HAM - Single, Sunter 36-yard kick TIED 18-18 4th - OTT - Organ, 35-yard field goal OTT 21-18

EAST FINAL

SUN NOV 17

MONTREAL 14, Ottawa 4 (20531) - Montreal advanced to its second Grey Cup in five years and will meet Edmonton for fourth time (1954-56), still looking for their first win over the Eskimos. Johnny Rodgers scored on a deflected pass off LB Jerry Campbell to put Montreal ahead for good.

OTTAWA - 1 0 3 0 - 4

MONTREAL - 7 0 1 6 - 14

1st - MON - Johnny Rodgers, 47-yard pass from Don Jonas (Don Sweet kick) MON 7-0 1st - OTT - Single, Dick Adams 48-yard kick MON 7-1 3rd - OTT - Gerry Organ, 38-yard field goal MON 7-4 3rd - MON - Single, Sonny Wade 59-yard kick MON 8-4 4th - MON - Steve Ferrughelli, 5-yard run MON 14-4

GREY CUP (Sunday November 24th at Vancouver - 34,450)

MONTREAL ALOUETTES 20, EDMONTON ESKIMOS 7 - The Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Eskimos renewed a Grey Cup rivalry from the 1950s at a rain-soaked Empire Stadium in Vancouver, only this time there was positive ending for the team from Quebec. After three unsuccessful tries, the Alouettes were finally victorious over the Eskimos in the final on the strength of their backup quarterback Sonny Wade. Wade replaced an ineffective Jimmy Jones early in the second quarter and was able to jumpstart the Montreal offence. The Eskimos were also forced to turn to their backup pivot, albeit for a different reason. Tom Wilkinson was knocked out of the game by Montreal defensive end Junior Ah You in the first quarter, injuring his shoulder. Bruce Lemmerman got the call in relief but was clearly not as effective as the reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player. Ah You received a 15-yard roughing penalty on the play. Wilkinson stayed in the game long enough to complete Edmonton’s only touchdown drive. Calvin Harrell caught a swing pass and ran eight yards, fumbling the ball but recovering it in time for the touchdown. Wilkinson would return later in the game but was hampered by his bad shoulder. Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, Montreal kicker Don Sweet missed on a 50-yard field goal attempt but managed to gain a single point. Ah You then made another significant play when he knocked the ball out of Edmonton fullback Roy Bell’s hands on a hard hit. Phil Price recovered the ball and two plays later, the Alouettes had their only touchdown. Larry Sherrer scored on a five-yard end sweep. The Alouettes took an 11-7 lead into halftime on another Edmonton miscue. Dickie Harris intercepted a Lemmerman pass returning the ball to the Edmonton 30. Three plays later, Sweet kicked an 18-yard field goal. Montreal gained another three points on an Eskimos turnover in the third quarter. Ward Smith recovered Warrington’s fumble on the Edmonton 33, and Sweet booted a 27-yard field goal to make it a 14-7 score. Sweet went on to split the uprights from 27 and 25 yards out in the fourth quarter to set a record for field goals in a Grey Cup final with four. Sweet would set the current standard of six three years later. Wade completed 10 of 25 passes for 139 yards, but many attempts were dropped because of the slippery ball. Steve Ferrughelli rushed for 59 yards while Sherrer added 50 from the ground.

GAME NOTES: Both starting quarterbacks ended up leaving the game. The CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award winner Tom Wilkinson was injured when sacked by Junior Ah You and was replaced by Bruce Lemmerman. Sonny Wade came off the Alouettes' bench to replace starting quarterback Jimmy Jones. In his Grey Cup career, Wade frequently came on in relief; he also did so in 1975 and 1978....Sonny Wade won his second Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award (offence) while completing only 10 of 25 passes for 139 yards. Junior Ah You won the award on defence. This was the first year two separate Most Valuable Player awards were given out, one on offence, one on defence; this would be the case until 1990...This was the last Grey Cup game played at Empire Stadium; the next time Vancouver hosted a Grey Cup game nine years later in 1983, it would be indoors at the new BC Place Stadium.

Outstanding Offensive Player: Sonny Wade, QB, Montreal; Outstanding Defensive Player: Junior Ah You, DE, Montreal; Outstanding Canadian: Don Sweet, K, Montreal

MONTREAL - 0 11 3 6 - 20

EDMONTON - 7 0 0 0 - 7

1st - EDM - Calvin Harrell, 8-yard pass from Tom Wilkinson (Dave Cutler kick) EDM 7-0 2nd - MON - Single, Don Sweet missed 50-yard FG EDM 7-1 2nd - MON - Larry Sherrer, 5-yard run (Sweet kick) MON 8-7 2nd- MON - Sweet, 18-yard field goal MON 11-7 3rd - MON - Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 14-7 4th - MON - Sweet, 27-yard field goal MON 17-7 4th - MON - Sweet, 25-yard field goal MON 20-7