89th Grey Cup

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89th Grey Cup
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot
Calgary Stampeders 0 17 0 10 27
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 0 8 7 19
Date November 25, 2001
Stadium Olympic Stadium/Le Stade Olympique
City Montreal
Most Valuable Player Marcus Crandell, Calgary
Most Valuable Canadian Aldi Henry, Calgary
National Anthem ?
Coin toss
Halftime show Sass Jordan and Michel Pagliaro
Attendance 65,255
TV in Canada
Network CBC, RDS
Announcers (CBC) Steve Armitage, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams, Glen Suitor, Brenda Irving
Television viewers 2.7 million in English viewership, French unknown.

The 89th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League championship) was held in 2001 in Montreal. The Calgary Stampeders claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27-19 win over the East Division champions and heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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[edit] Game Summary

Calgary Stampeders (27) - TD's, Marc Boerigter, Travis Moore, Willie Fells; FG's, Mark McLoughlin (2); cons., McLoughlin (3).

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (19) - TD's, Arland Bruce III, Milt Stegall; FG's, Troy Westwood; cons., Westwood (2); singles, Westwood (2).

First Quarter
WPG -- FG Westwood 29 yard field goal 3:57
WPG -- Single Westwood missed 49 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 7:20
Second Quarter
CAL -- FG McLoughlin 37 yard fied-goal 9:41
CAL -- TD Boerigter 68 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 12:15
CAL -- TD Moore 9 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 14:06
Third Quarter
WPG -- TD Bruce III 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 4:05
WPG -- Single Westwood missed 54 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 10:38
Fourth Quarter
CAL -- TD Fells 11 yard return on a blocked punt (McLoughlin convert) 5:37
WPG -- TD Stegall 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 9:35
CAL -- FG McLoughlin 24 yard field goal 14:12

[edit] Trivia

Stampeders quarterback, Marcus Crandell was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. Stampeders defensive back, Aldi Henry was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] 2001 CFL Playoffs

[edit] West Division

Semi-final (November 11 @ Calgary, Alberta) Calgary Stampeders 28-19 British Columbia Lions

Final (November 18 @ Edmonton, Alberta) Edmonton Eskimos 16-34 Calgary Stampeders

[edit] East Division

Semi-final (November 11 @ Hamilton, Ontario) Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-12 Montreal Alouettes

Final (November 18 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats




Preceded by:
88th Grey Cup
Grey Cup games Succeeded by:
90th Grey Cup