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The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football League season.
[edit] CFL News in 1986
The Canadian Football League decided that all nine teams will play 18 games each, in the regular season. The playoff structure was revised to allow a fourth place team from one of the divisions to be qualified for the playoffs, as long as that fourth place team has earned more points in the regular season standings than the third place team from the other division. The Canadian Football League and the Canadian Football League Players Association agreed on a new three-year agreement.
The Concordes changed their name to the Alouettes, on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the original Montreal Alouettes.
The Sports Network started to carry live coverage of the first round of the 1986 Canadian College Draft from coast-to-coast.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes played the first CFL pre-season game at Canada Games Stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick, Winnipeg won the game, 35-10.
The CFL also amended the quota to the teams 35-man roster to include 13 imports, 19 non-imports and 3 quarterbacks. The designated import rule was eliminated.
On the field, the end zones were reduced to 20 yards from 25 yards. Also, the Canadian Football Association changed its name to Football Canada in June.
[edit] Regular Season Standings
[edit] Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1986
[edit] Western Semi-Finals
[edit] Divisional Finals
- Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 59-56. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
[edit] Grey Cup Championship
[edit] 1986 CFL All-Stars
[edit] OFFENCE
- QB - Rick Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB - Gary Allen, Calgary Stampeders
- RB - Bobby Johnson, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- SB - Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SB - Rocky DiPietro, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- WR - James Murphy, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR - James Hood, Montreal Alouettes
- C - Bob Poley, Calgary Stampeders
- OG - Roger Aldag, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG - Leo Blanchard, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT - Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT - Rudy Philips, Edmonton Eskimos
[edit] DEFENCE
- DT - Harold Hallman, Calgary Stampeders
- DT - Brett Williams, Montreal Alouettes
- DE - James "Quick" Parker, British Columbia Lions
- DE - Grover Covington, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB - Danny Bass, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB - Tyrone Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB - Willie Pless, Toronto Argonauts
- CB - Roy Bennett, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB - Less Browne, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB - Larry Crawford, British Columbia Lions
- DB - Mark Streeter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DS - Scott Flagel, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS
- P - Hank Ilesic, Toronto Argonauts
- K - Lance Chomyc, Toronto Argonauts
- ST - Garry Allen, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] 1986 CFL Awards
