1968 CFL season

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The 1968 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 11th Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1968 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Conference Semi-Finals 3.2 Conference Finals 3.3 Grey Cup Championship 4 1968 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 5 1968 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1968

J.G. (Jake) Gaudaur was appointed CFL Commissioner and the league adopted a new constitution.

[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

Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 12 3 1 345 223 25 Calgary Stampeders 16 10 6 0 412 249 20 Edmonton Eskimos 16 8 7 1 228 288 17 British Columbia Lions 16 4 11 1 217 318 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 3 13 0 210 374 6

Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 416 271 20 Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 284 266 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 6 7 1 262 292 13 Montreal Alouettes 14 3 9 2 234 327 8

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1968

[edit] Conference Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 Toronto Argonauts 33 Western Semi-Finals Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 10 Edmonton Eskimos 13 Calgary Stampeders 29

[edit] Conference Finals

Western Finals - Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 16 Calgary Stampeders 32 Saskatchewan Roughriders 0

Western Finals - Game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 Calgary Stampeders 25 OT

• Calgary wins the best of three series 2-0. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Eastern Finals - Game 1 Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 17 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 Toronto Argonauts 13

Eastern Finals - Game 2 Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 24 Toronto Argonauts 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 36

• Ottawa won 2 game total-point series by 47-27. The Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 30 56th Annual Grey Cup Game: CNE Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Western Champion Eastern Champion Calgary Stampeders 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 24 The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1968 Grey Cup Champions Vic Washington (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. [edit] 1968 CFL All-Stars [edit] OFFENCE QB - Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders RB - George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB - Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts RB - Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders TE - Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats TE - Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders F - Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers C - Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG - Charlie Parker, Montreal Alouettes OG - Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT - Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts OT - Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders [edit] DEFENCE DT - Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT - John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos DE - Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE - Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts LB - Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders LB - Wally Dempsey, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB - Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders DB - Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders DB - Bob Kosid, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB - Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB - Ed Learn, Toronto Argonauts DB - Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts [edit] 1968 CFL Awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Bill Symons (RB), Toronto Argonauts CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Ken Nielsen (F), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award - Ken Lehmann (LB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Coach of the Year - Eagle Keys, Saskatchewan Roughriders Preceded by 1967 CFL season CFL seasons Succeeded by 1969 CFL season v • d • e Canadian Football League West Division: BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Eskimos • Saskatchewan Roughriders East Division: Winnipeg Blue Bombers • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Toronto Argonauts • Montreal Alouettes Expansion Team: Ottawa CFL (2010) East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Suderman Stadiums: BC Place • Canad Inns • Commonwealth • Ivor Wynne • McMahon • Molson • Mosaic • Olympic • Rogers Centre Records • Seasons • Draft • Rough Riders • Renegades • Schooners • CFL USA • Hall of Fame • Top 50 Players