Grey Cup
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The Grey Cup (in French: Coupe Grey) is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The 2006 Grey Cup game was held in Winnipeg on November 19, 2006. The 2007 Grey Cup game will be held in Toronto. The CFL has confirmed on November 16, 2006 that they are entertaining offers from corporate partners for the naming rights of the Grey Cup. [1] Though the naming nights would apply to the Grey Cup championship game and not the trophy itself, many CFL traditionalists have objected to the idea, claiming that the league should not exchange a historical, national treasure for short-term profit.[2]
In 1909, the Grey Cup was donated by the then Governor General of Canada, the Earl Grey, to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. By this time Canadian rugby had become markedly different from the rugby union football from which it developed. Over time, the Grey Cup became the property of the Canadian Football League (CFL), which had evolved as a professional league that plays Canadian football. University football teams now compete for the Vanier Cup.
The Grey Cup has long served as an unofficial Canadian fall festival generating a large amount of national media coverage, celebration and fan interest from coast to coast. Many historians date the carnival like activities associated with the game back to 1948, when fans of the Calgary Stampeders dressed in western gear, square danced, flipped flapjacks, partied in the streets of Toronto and rode a horse through the lobby of the posh Royal York Hotel.
The Grey Cup game television broadcast on CBC (over-the-air, in English) and RDS (cable, in French) is the biggest annual television event in Canada and regularly draws a combined Canadian audience in excess of 4 million.[3]
During the victory celebrations of the 94th Grey Cup game in 2006, the winning BC Lions broke the original cup from the base, the latter which contains the engraved names of the players on each years' winning team. It was repaired the following Monday. [4]The Grey Cup has been broken several times. The trophy was broken in 1978 when Tom Wilkinson and Danny Kepley dropped it, and in 1987 when a celebrating Edmonton Eskimos player sat on it. It was again broken in 1993 when it was head-butted by Edmonton's Blake Dermott.
Other notable events include a 1947 fire which almost destroyed the trophy and a 1969 theft in which the trophy was held for ransom.
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[edit] List of Grey Cup games
| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 26-6 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 1st Grey Cup | Rosedale Field, Toronto |
| 1910 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 16-7 | Hamilton Tigers | 2nd Grey Cup | A.A.A. Grounds, Hamilton |
| 1911 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 14-7 | Toronto Argonauts | 3rd Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1912 | Hamilton Alerts | 11-4 | Toronto Argonauts | 4th Grey Cup | A.A.A. Grounds, Hamilton |
| 1913 | Hamilton Tigers | 44-2 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 5th Grey Cup | A.A.A. Grounds, Hamilton |
| 1914 | Toronto Argonauts | 14-2 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 6th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1915 | Hamilton Tigers | 13-7 | Toronto Rowing Club | 7th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1916 | Not held due to World War I | ||||
| 1917 | Not held due to World War I | ||||
| 1918 | Not held due to World War I | ||||
| 1919 | Not held due to rules dispute with the CRU in the West and lack of interest in the East and the Intercollegiate Union | ||||
| 1920 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 16-3 | Toronto Argonauts | 8th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1921 | Toronto Argonauts | 23-0 | Edmonton Eskimos | 9th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1922 | Queen's University Golden Gaels | 13-1 | Edmonton Elks | 10th Grey Cup | Richardson Stadium, Kingston, Ontario |
| 1923 | Queen's University Golden Gaels | 54-0 | Regina Roughriders | 11th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1924 | Queen's University Golden Gaels | 11-3 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 12th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1925 | Ottawa Senators | 24-1 | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 13th Grey Cup | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 1926 | Ottawa Senators | 10-7 | University of Toronto Varsity Blues | 14th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1927 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 9-6 | Hamilton Tigers | 15th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1928 | Hamilton Tigers | 30-0 | Regina Roughriders | 16th Grey Cup | A.A.A. Grounds, Hamilton |
| 1929 | Hamilton Tigers | 14-3 | Regina Roughriders | 17th Grey Cup | A.A.A. Grounds, Hamilton |
| 1930 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 11-6 | Regina Roughriders | 18th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1931 | Montreal AAA | 22-0 | Regina Roughriders | 19th Grey Cup | Molson Stadium, Montreal |
| 1932 | Hamilton Tigers | 25-6 | Regina Roughriders | 20th Grey Cup | Civic Stadium, Hamilton |
| 1933 | Toronto Argonauts | 4-3 | Sarnia Imperials | 21st Grey Cup | Athletic Park, Sarnia |
| 1934 | Sarnia Imperials | 20-12 | Regina Roughriders | 22nd Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1935 | Winnipeg 'Pegs | 18-12 | Hamilton Tigers | 23rd Grey Cup | Civic Stadium, Hamilton |
| 1936 | Sarnia Imperials | 26-20 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1937 | Toronto Argonauts | 4-3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1938 | Toronto Argonauts | 30-7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1939 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8-7 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 27th Grey Cup | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 1940 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8-2 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 28th Grey Cup: Game 1 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1940 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12-5 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 28th Grey Cup: Game 2 | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 1941 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18-16 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 29th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1942 | Toronto RCAF | 8-5 | Winnipeg RCAF | 30th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1943 | Hamilton Flying Wildcats | 23-14 | Winnipeg RCAF | 31st Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1944 | Montreal HMCS Donnacona | 7-6 | Hamilton Flying Wildcats | 32nd Grey Cup | Civic Stadium, Hamilton |
| 1945 | Toronto Argonauts | 35-0 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 33rd Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1946 | Toronto Argonauts | 28-6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1947 | Toronto Argonauts | 10-9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1948 | Calgary Stampeders | 12-7 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 36th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1949 | Montreal Alouettes | 28-15 | Calgary Stampeders | 37th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1950 | Toronto Argonauts | 13-0 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38th Grey Cup ("The Mud Bowl") | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1951 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21-14 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 39th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1952 | Toronto Argonauts | 21-11 | Edmonton Eskimos | 40th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1953 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12-6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 41st Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1954 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26-25 | Montreal Alouettes | 42nd Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1955 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34-19 | Montreal Alouettes | 43rd Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos | 50-27 | Montreal Alouettes | 44th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32-7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 45th Grey Cup | Varsity Stadium, Toronto |
| 1958 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35-28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 46th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1959 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21-7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 47th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1960 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16-6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 48th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1961 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21-14 (Overtime) |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1962 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28-27 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 50th Grey Cup ("The Fog Bowl") | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1963 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21-10 | British Columbia Lions | 51st Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1964 | British Columbia Lions | 34-24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52nd Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1965 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22-16 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 53rd Grey Cup ("The Wind Bowl I") | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1966 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29-14 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 54th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24-1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 55th Grey Cup | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 1968 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24-21 | Calgary Stampeders | 56th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 29-11 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 57th Grey Cup | Autostade, Montreal |
| 1970 | Montreal Alouettes | 23-10 | Calgary Stampeders | 58th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1971 | Calgary Stampeders | 14-11 | Toronto Argonauts | 59th Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1972 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13-10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 60th Grey Cup | Civic Stadium, Hamilton |
| 1973 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 22-18 | Edmonton Eskimos | 61st Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1974 | Montreal Alouettes | 20-7 | Edmonton Eskimos | 62nd Grey Cup | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1975 | Edmonton Eskimos | 9-8 | Montreal Alouettes | 63rd Grey Cup | McMahon Stadium, Calgary |
| 1976 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23-20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 64th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1977 | Montreal Alouettes | 41-6 | Edmonton Eskimos | 65th Grey Cup ("The Ice Bowl") | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 1978 | Edmonton Eskimos | 20-13 | Montreal Alouettes | 66th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1979 | Edmonton Eskimos | 17-9 | Montreal Alouettes | 67th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 1980 | Edmonton Eskimos | 48-10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 68th Grey Cup | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1981 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26-23 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 69th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 1982 | Edmonton Eskimos | 32-16 | Toronto Argonauts | 70th Grey Cup ("The Rain Bowl") | CNE Stadium, Toronto |
| 1983 | Toronto Argonauts | 18-17 | B.C. Lions | 71st Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1984 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 47-17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 72nd Grey Cup | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 1985 | B.C. Lions | 37-24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 73rd Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 1986 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 39-15 | Edmonton Eskimos | 74th Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1987 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38-36 | Toronto Argonauts | 75th Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22-21 | B.C. Lions | 76th Grey Cup | Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 1989 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 43-40 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 77th Grey Cup | SkyDome, Toronto |
| 1990 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 50-11 | Edmonton Eskimos | 78th Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1991 | Toronto Argonauts | 36-21 | Calgary Stampeders | 79th Grey Cup | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
| 1992 | Calgary Stampeders | 24-10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 80th Grey Cup | SkyDome, Toronto |
| 1993 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33-23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 81st Grey Cup | McMahon Stadium, Calgary |
| 1994 | B.C. Lions | 26-23 | Baltimore CFLers | 82nd Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 1995 | Baltimore Stallions | 37-20 | Calgary Stampeders | 83rd Grey Cup ("The Wind Bowl II") | Taylor Field, Regina |
| 1996 | Toronto Argonauts | 43-37 | Edmonton Eskimos | 84th Grey Cup ("The Snow Bowl") | Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton |
| 1997 | Toronto Argonauts | 47-23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 85th Grey Cup | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 1998 | Calgary Stampeders | 26-24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 86th Grey Cup | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
| 1999 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32-21 | Calgary Stampeders | 87th Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 2000 | B.C. Lions | 28-26 | Montreal Alouettes | 88th Grey Cup | McMahon Stadium, Calgary |
| 2001 | Calgary Stampeders | 27-19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 89th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| 2002 | Montreal Alouettes | 25-16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 90th Grey Cup | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 2003 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34-22 | Montreal Alouettes | 91st Grey Cup | Taylor Field, Regina |
| 2004 | Toronto Argonauts | 27-19 | B.C. Lions | 92nd Grey Cup | Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park, Ottawa |
| 2005 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38-35 (2OT) |
Montreal Alouettes | 93rd Grey Cup | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver |
| 2006 | B.C. Lions | 25-14 | Montreal Alouettes | 94th Grey Cup | Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg |
| 2007 | 95th Grey Cup | Rogers Centre, Toronto | |||
| 2008 | 96th Grey Cup | Olympic Stadium, Montreal | |||
| 2009 | 97th Grey Cup | ||||
[edit] Active teams Win/Loss Grey Cup record
| Team | Wins | Losses | Total | Win % | Versus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0.714 | Winnipeg 6; Edmonton 4; University of Toronto 3; Calgary 2; B.C. 2; Hamilton Alerts 1; Sarnia 1; Saskatchewan 1, Edmonton Esks/Elks 1 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.565 | Montreal 11; Toronto 4; Ottawa 3; Hamilton 2; Winnipeg 2 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0.429 | Hamilton 8; Toronto 6; Edmonton 2; Calgary 2; Ottawa 2; B.C. 1; Hamilton Tigers 1 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 10 | 18 | 0.444 | Winnipeg 8; B.C. 3; Saskatchewan 3; Edmonton 2; Calgary 2 |
| B.C. Lions | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.556 | Hamilton 3; Montreal 2; Toronto 2; Winnipeg 1; Baltimore 1 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.455 | Toronto 2; Hamilton 2; Winnipeg 2; Ottawa 2; Montreal 2; Baltimore 1 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.333 | Edmonton 11; Calgary 2; B.C. 2 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.133 | Ottawa 4; Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3; Hamilton Tigers 3; Toronto 1, Toronto Balmy Beach 1; Queen's University 1: Sarnia 1; Montreal AAA 1 |
[edit] Defunct and University teams Win/Loss Grey Cup record
| Team | Wins | Losses | Total | Win % | Versus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0.600 | Saskatchewan 4; Edmonton 3; Winnipeg 2; Calgary 2; Toronto Balmy Beach 1; Sarnia 1; Winnipeg Tigers; University of Toronto 1 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.625 | Saskatchewan 3, University of Toronto 1, Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 1; Toronto Balmy Beach 1; Toronto Rowing Club 1; Winnipeg 1 |
| Baltimore Stallions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | Calgary 1; B.C. 1 |
| University of Toronto | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.666 | Toronto 3; Hamilton Tigers 1; Ottawa 1; Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 1 |
| Queen's University | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | Saskatchewan 1; Edmonton Elks 1; Toronto Balmy Beach 1 |
| Toronto Balmy Beach | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | Saskatchewan 1; Hamilton Tigers 1; Queen's University 1; Ottawa 1 |
| Sarnia Imperials | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.666 | Saskatchewan 1; Ottawa 1; Toronto 1 |
| Hamilton Flying Wildcats | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | Winnipeg RCAF 1; Montreal HMCS 1 |
| Hamilton Alerts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Toronto 1 |
| Montreal AAA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Saskatchewan 1 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | Ottawa 1 |
| Toronto Rowing Club | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | Hamilton Tigers 1 |
| Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | University of Toronto 1, Hamilton Tigers 1 |
| Edmonton Elks and original Eskimos | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 | Queen's University 1, Toronto 1 |
[edit] See also
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
- Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian
- Rugby Canada
- List of CFL seasons
- Category:Grey Cup champions
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=901d1bcd-05c6-43f8-940e-a0da58baf1b6
- ^ [1]
- ^ William Houston (2006-11-20). Minor rise in Grey Cup ratings good for CBC. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2006/11/20/cup-fixed.html
[edit] External links
- CBC Digital Archives – Grey Cup: The Fans and the Fanfare
- 94th Grey Cup Game 2006 in Winnipeg
- 95th Grey Cup Game 2007 in Toronto
- 96th Grey Cup Game 2008 in Montreal
- Canadian Football Resources, includes images of souvenir programmes
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