1965 CFL season

The 1965 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the eighth Canadian Football League season.

1965 CFL season
Regular season
DurationJune, 1965 – October, 1965
Playoffs
Start dateNovember 6, 1965
East ChampionsHamilton Tiger-Cats1965-11-20
West ChampionsWinnipeg Blue Bombers1965-11-20
53rd Grey Cup
DateNovember 27, 1965
SiteExhibition Stadium, Toronto
ChampionsHamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL seasons

CFL News in 1965

The Canadian Football League commissioned an economic study of Canadian football and all its aspects. The Canadian Football League Players' Association was formed and had their first meetings on May 15 and 16 in Toronto.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Stampeders16124034024324
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16115030126222
Saskatchewan Roughriders1687127627717
BC Lions1669128627313
Edmonton Eskimos16511025740010
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14104028115320
Ottawa Rough Riders1477030023414
Montreal Alouettes1459018321510
Toronto Argonauts1431101933606
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1965

Conference Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
DateAwayHome
November 6Montreal Alouettes 7Ottawa Rough Riders 36
  • The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Western Semi-Finals
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 7Saskatchewan Roughriders 9Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
  • The Blue Bombers will play the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Finals.

Conference Finals

Western-Finals
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders
Game DateAwayHome
1 November 13Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9Calgary Stampeders 27
2 November 17 Calgary Stampeders 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
3 November 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Calgary Stampeders 12
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders
Game DateAwayHome
1 November 14Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18Ottawa Rough Riders 13
2 November 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17
Hamilton won 2 game total-point series 35–20

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals     Division Finals     53rd Grey Cup
                           
  East     E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 35
(18+17)
 
  E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 36     E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 20
(13+7)
   
  E3 Montreal Alouettes 7         E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 22
      W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
  West     W1 Calgary Stampeders 1
(27,11,12)
   
  W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15     W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2
(9,15,19)
 
  W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9  

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Grey Cup Championship

November 27

53rd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition StadiumToronto, Ontario

Western ChampionEastern Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1965 Grey Cup Champions

CFL Leaders

1965 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1965 Eastern All-Stars

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Defence

1965 Western All-Stars

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1965 CFL Awards

References

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