1984 CFL season

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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.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1984 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Playoff bracket 4 1984 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 4.3 SPECIAL TEAMS 5 1984 CFL Awards

[edit] 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 couldn't 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.

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 Grey Cup championship game was held in Edmonton for the first time.

[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

West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts British Columbia 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

East Division 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.
• British Columbia and Toronto have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 72nd Grey Cup

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.

[edit] 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

British Columbia Lions

14

W2

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

55

*-Team won in Overtime.

[edit] 1984 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 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), British Columbia 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 Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Bruce Walker (OT), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Cal Murphy, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Preceded by 1983 CFL season

CFL seasons

Succeeded by 1985 CFL season