1984 CFL season
The 1984 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 31st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 27th Canadian Football League season.
| 1984 CFL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | June 29 – October 28, 1984 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | November 4, 1984 | |
| East Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| West Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
| 73rd Grey Cup | ||
| Date | November 18, 1984 | |
| Site | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | |
| Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
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CFL News in 1984
The CFL granted a conditional expansion team to the city of Halifax, the team was named the Atlantic Schooners. The franchise were supposed to begin play in 1984. However, before the season started, ownership could not secure and provide the financing for a new stadium. Without a stadium in place, the Schooners folded without playing a single game in the CFL.
Calgary native Douglas H. Mitchell, Q.C. became the sixth CFL Commissioner in history on Friday, June 1, succeeding Jake Gaudaur who had served in that position since 1968.
In the fall, the CFL conducted a market research study with the fans in CFL cities.
The CFL, eliminated territorial exemptions, which allowed the 1985 Canadian College Draft to be more open – allowing teams to draft players from different regions.
The regular season started in June for the first time in league history, while Edmonton hosted its first Grey Cup championship game.
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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lions | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 445 | 281 | 25 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 523 | 309 | 23 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 464 | 443 | 18 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 348 | 479 | 13 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 314 | 425 | 12 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 461 | 361 | 19 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 353 | 439 | 13 |
| Montreal Concordes | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 386 | 404 | 13 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 354 | 507 | 8 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- BC and Toronto have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1984 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47–17, at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. This was Winnipeg's first Grey Cup victory since 1962. The Blue Bombers' Tom Clements (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Tyrone Jones (LB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Sean Kehoe (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
| November 4: Division Semifinals | November 11: Division Finals | November 18: 72nd Grey Cup @ Commonwealth Stadium – Edmonton, AB | |||||||||||
| East | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14* | ||||||||||
| E3 | Montreal Concordes | 11 | E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | ||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 | ||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 47 | |||||||||||
| West | W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 31 | ||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 20 | W1 | BC Lions | 14 | ||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 55 | |||||||||||
*-Team won in Overtime.
1984 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Tom Clements, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Willard Reaves, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Dwaine Wilson, Montreal Concordes
- TE – Nick Arakgi, Montreal Concordes
- SB – Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Mervyn Fernandez, BC Lions
- C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – John Blain, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – James Curry, Toronto Argonauts
- DT – Mack Moore, BC Lions
- DE – Steve Raquet, Montreal Concordes
- DE – James "Quick" Parker, BC Lions
- LB – Aaron Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Tyrone Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Stewart Hill, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – David Shaw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Harry Skipper, Montreal Concordes
- DB – Ken Hailey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Larry Crawford, BC Lions
- DB – Laurent DesLauriers, Edmonton Eskimos
Special teams
- P – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1984 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Joe Barnes, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Lester Brown, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Dwaine Wilson, Montreal Concordes
- TE – Nick Arakgi, Montreal Concordes
- SB – Paul Pearson, Toronto Argonauts
- WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts
- WR – Ron Johnson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Henry Waszchuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Lloyd Fairbanks, Montreal Concordes
- OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Miles Gorrell, Montreal Concordes
- OT – John Malinosky, Toronto Argonauts
Defence
- DT – James Curry, Toronto Argonauts
- DT – Doug Scott, Montreal Concordes
- DE – Steve Raquet, Montreal Concordes
- DE – Greg Marshall, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – William Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Al Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Carl Brazley, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Harry Skipper, Montreal Concordes
- DB – Felix Wright, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Ricky Barden, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Phil Jones, Montreal Concordes
Special teams
- P – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- K – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1984 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Tom Clements, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Willard Reaves, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Craig Ellis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- SB – Chris DeFrance, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- SB – Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR – Brian Kelly, Edmonton Eskimos
- WR – Mervyn Fernandez, BC Lions
- C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Leo Blanchard, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – John Blain, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Randy Trautman, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – Mack Moore, BC Lions
- DE – Tony Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – James "Quick" Parker, BC Lions
- LB – Aaron Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Tyrone Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Stewart Hill, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – David Shaw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Terry Irvin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Ken Hailey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Larry Crawford, BC Lions
- DB – Laurent DesLauriers, Edmonton Eskimos
Special teams
- P – Bob Cameron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
1984 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Willard Reaves (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Nick Arakgi (SB), Montreal Concordes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – James "Quick" Parker (DE), BC Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – John Bonk (C), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Dwaine Wilson (RB), Montreal Concordes
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Bruce Walker (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Cal Murphy, Winnipeg Blue Bombers