1970 CFL season

The 1970 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.

1970 CFL season
Playoffs
East ChampionsMontreal Alouettes
West ChampionsCalgary Stampeders
58th Grey Cup
ChampionsMontreal Alouettes
CFL seasons

CFL news in 1970

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 colours to green, white and red, and it is the beginning of a great dynasty in Montreal.

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
Saskatchewan Roughriders16142036920628
Edmonton Eskimos1697028228718
Calgary Stampeders1697029320918
BC Lions16610029538412
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1621401843324
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1485129227917
Toronto Argonauts1486032929016
Montreal Alouettes1476124627915
Ottawa Rough Riders1441002552798
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Saskatchewan and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1970

Conference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
DateAwayHome
November 8Calgary Stampeders 16Edmonton Eskimos 9
Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts
DateAwayHome
November 8Montreal Alouettes 16Toronto Argonauts 7

Conference Finals

Western Finals
Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Game DateAwayHome
1 November 14Calgary Stampeders 28Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
2 November 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Calgary Stampeders 3
3 November 22 Calgary Stampeders 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14
Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
Game DateAwayHome
1 November 15Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22Montreal Alouettes 32
2 November 21 Montreal Alouettes 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4
Montreal won the 2 game total-point series 43–26

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals     Division Finals     58th Grey Cup
                           
  East     E1 Hamilton Tiger Cats 26
(22+4}
 
  E2 Toronto Argonauts 7     E3 Montreal Alouettes 43
(32+11)
   
  E3 Montreal Alouettes 16         E3 Montreal Alouettes 23
      W3 Calgary Stampeders 10
  West     W1 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1
(11,11,14)
   
  W2 Edmonton Eskimos 9     W3 Calgary Stampeders 2
(28,3,15)
 
  W3 Calgary Stampeders 16  

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Grey Cup Championship

November 28

58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition StadiumToronto, Ontario

Western ChampionEastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions

1970 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1970 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1970 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1970 CFL Awards

1970 Miss Grey Cup

Team Nominees
Miss BC LionsShelley Schwartz
Miss Calgary StampedersPatricia Sundberg
Miss Edmonton EskimosAnita Urschel
Miss Hamilton Tiger-CatsLinda Endicott
Miss Montreal AlouettesNancy Durrell
Miss Ottawa Rough RidersWendy Thomas
Miss Saskatchewan RoughridersSusan Pugsley
Miss Toronto ArgonautsJanice Boyd
Miss Winnipeg Blue BombersShirley Richlew
  • Miss Montreal Alouettes Nancy Durrell was named Miss Grey Cup 1970, with Miss Edmonton Eskimos Anita Urschel the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linda Endicott the second runner-up. A fourth-year student at McGill University, she received a new 1971 Buick Opel, a mink stole, a diamond watch, a rhinestone tiara, a peignoir set, a stadium coat, a pant suit, boots, a shoulder bag, a Miss Grey Cup brooch, a two-year "keep fit" membership at a health club, and a professional beauty kit.[2]

References

  1. "1970".
  2. Toronto Star, Saturday 28 November 1970, page 11.
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