1999 CFL season
The 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football League season.
| 1999 CFL season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | ||
| Duration | July 7 – November 7, 1999 | |
| Playoffs | ||
| Start date | November 14, 1999 | |
| East Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| West Champions | Calgary Stampeders | |
| 87th Grey Cup | ||
| Date | November 28, 1999 | |
| Site | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver | |
| Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
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CFL News in 1999
The CFL enters the final season of the 1900s with increased growth in attendance and television ratings after the '98 season.
The '98 season attendance figures showed a 6.1% increase, which surpassed '97 season figures. TSN television ratings grew by 26.6% in the ages 2+ demographic.
The 1998 Grey Cup game viewership increased to 20.5% as 3.06 million viewers watched the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26–24, which surpassed the '97 Grey Cup game.
The 1999 CFL season, along with the 2001 CFL season, would be one of the closest times where an East Division team could have cross over to the West Division for that division's last playoff spot since the introduction of the Cross over in 1995. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had to only win one more game to go 7–11, to beat the Edmonton Eskimos final standings, both teams finishing with a tie of 6–12 instead, and under the current rule, even if the team in 4th place in the other division has a better season series record (most wins in the match ups between the teams, or most points scored in total in those games), in which case both were tied again and Edmonton still wins the tie with a 75–53 in two games, for a team to cross over it must have a better final standing win record than the 3rd placed team in the other division, so there was no cross over.
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 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 429 | 373 | 26 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 503 | 393 | 24 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 459 | 502 | 12 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 370 | 592 | 6 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 495 | 395 | 24 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 603 | 378 | 22 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 386 | 373 | 18 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 362 | 601 | 12 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- BC and Montreal both have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1999 Grey Cup Champions, avenging last season's championship loss to the Calgary Stampeders with a 32–21 victory, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. The Tiger-Cats have won their first championship since the 1986 CFL season. The Tiger-Cats' Danny McManus (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Mike Morreale (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
| November 14: Division Semifinals | November 21: Division Finals | November 28: 87th Grey Cup @ BC Place Stadium – Vancouver, BC | |||||||||||
| East | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | ||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 6 | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 26 | ||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32 | ||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 21 | |||||||||||
| West | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 26 | ||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | W1 | BC Lions | 24 | ||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 30 | |||||||||||
1999 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes
- WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – Demetrious Maxie, Toronto Argonauts
- DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE – Daved Benefield, BC Lions
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB – William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders
- CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Special teams
- P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders
- ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions
1999 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Damon Allen, BC Lions
- RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Robert Drummond, BC Lions
- SB – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Eddie Brown, BC Lions
- WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – John Terry, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE – Daved Benefield, BC Lions
- DE – Neil Smith, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Paul Lacoste, BC Lions
- LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Willie Pless, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CB – William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders
- CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions
- DB – Dale Joseph, BC Lions
- DB – Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders
- DS – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders
Special teams
- P – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
- K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders
- ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions
1999 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes
- WR – Robert Gordon, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Chris Burns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
- DT – Demetrious Maxie, Toronto Argonauts
- DT – Jason Richards, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB – Irvin Smith, Montreal Alouettes
- CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Special teams
- P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- ST – Wade Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1999 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Damon Allen, BC Lions
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Chris Perez, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- FB – Michael Soles, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- WR – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DT – Ed Philion, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions
- HB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- HB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- S – Lester Smith, Montreal Alouettes
Special teams
- K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders
- P – Terry Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions
Head coach
- Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes
1999 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Danny McManus (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike O'Shea (LB), Toronto Argonauts
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Calvin Tiggle (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Uzooma Okeke (OT), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Paul Lacoste (LB), BC Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Jimmy Cunningham (RB), BC Lions
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Jamie Taras (C), BC Lions
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes
- Commissioner's Award - Fausto Bellomino, Toronto