1986 CFL season

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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.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1986 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Playoff bracket 4 1986 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 4.3 SPECIAL TEAMS 5 1986 CFL Awards

[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

West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Edmonton Eskimos 18 13 4 1 540 365 27 British Columbia Lions 18 12 6 0 441 410 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 11 7 0 545 387 22 Calgary Stampeders 18 11 7 0 484 380 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 11 1 382 517 13

East Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Argonauts 18 10 8 0 417 441 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 8 1 405 366 19 Montreal Alouettes 18 4 14 0 320 500 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 14 1 346 514 7

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 74th Grey Cup

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1986 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 39-15, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. This was Hamilton's first Grey Cup victory since 1972. The Tiger-Cats' Mike Kerrigan (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Grover Covington (DE) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Paul Osbaldiston (K/P) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] Playoff bracket

November 16: Division Semifinals/East Game 1

November 23: Division Finals/East Game 2

November 30: 74th Grey Cup @ BC Place Stadium - Vancouver, BC

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

17

E1

Toronto Argonauts

31

E1

Toronto Argonauts

25

East

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

42

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

39

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

15

W3

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

14

W2

British Columbia Lions

21

W2

British Columbia Lions

5

West

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

41

W4

Calgary Stampeders

18

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

27

• Hamilton won their 2 game total-point series against Toronto by outscoring them 59-56. The Tiger-Cats advanced to the Grey Cup Championship game.

[edit] 1986 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1986 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - James Murphy (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Joe Poplawski (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - James "Quick" Parker (DE), British Columbia Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Roger Aldag (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Harold Hallman (DT), Calgary Stampeders
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Tyrone Crews (LB), British Columbia Lions
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Al Bruno, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Preceded by 1985 CFL season

CFL seasons

Succeeded by 1987 CFL season