List of Grey Cup champions

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The trophy is named after Albert Grey, the Governor General of Canada from 1904 until 1911. He donated the trophy to the Canadian Rugby Union in 1909 to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. By this time Canadian football had become markedly different from the rugby football from which it developed. Although it was originally intended to be awarded only to amateur teams (like the Stanley Cup), over time, the Grey Cup became the property of the Canadian Football League as it evolved into a professional football league. Amateur teams ceased competing for the Cup by 1954; since 1965, the top amateur teams, playing in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), have competed for the Vanier Cup.[1]

First awarded in 1909, there have since been 99 Grey Cup championship games, although there was no game from 1916 to 1919.[2] It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 4 million.[3][4] Two awards are given for play in the game, Most Valuable Player and the Dick Suderman Trophy as most valuable Canadian player.[5]

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made the most appearances (24) while the Toronto Argonauts have won the most championships (15). The game has never been held outside of Canada, but the American-based Baltimore Stallions appeared in the game twice, winning once. The 2011 champions are the BC Lions, who defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–23 in the 99th Grey Cup held November 27 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.[6]

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Results

Key
Game Date Winning Team Score Losing Team Venue City
1st 01909-12-04 December 4, 1909 University of Toronto Varsity Blues 26–6 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club Rosedale Field Toronto
2nd 01910-11-26 November 26, 1910 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (2) 16–7 Hamilton Tigers AAA Grounds Hamilton
3rd 01911-11-25 November 25, 1911 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (3) 14–7 Toronto Argonauts Varsity Stadium Toronto (2)
4th 01912-11-30 November 30, 1912 Hamilton Alerts 11–4 Toronto Argonauts AAA Grounds (2) Hamilton (2)
5th 01913-11-29 November 29, 1913 Hamilton Tigers 44–2 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club AAA Grounds (3) Hamilton (3)
6th 01914-12-05 December 5, 1914 Toronto Argonauts 14–2 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium (2) Toronto (3)
7th 01915-11-20 November 20, 1915 Hamilton Tigers (2) 13–7 Toronto Rowing Association Varsity Stadium (3) Toronto (4)
01916 1916[A] Game not held.
01917 1917[A] Game not held.
01918 1918[A] Game not held.
01919 1919[B] Game not held.
8th 01920-12-04 December 4, 1920 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (4) 16–3 Toronto Argonauts Varsity Stadium (4) Toronto (5)
9th 01921-12-03 December 3, 1921 Toronto Argonauts (2) 23–0 Edmonton Eskimos Varsity Stadium (5) Toronto (6)
10th 01922-12-02 December 2, 1922 Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks Richardson Stadium Kingston
11th 01923-12-01 December 1, 1923 Queen's University (2) 54–0 Regina Rugby Club Varsity Stadium (6) Toronto (7)
12th 01924-11-29 November 29, 1924 Queen's University (3) 11–2 Toronto Balmy Beach Varsity Stadium (7) Toronto (8)
13th 01925-12-05 December 5, 1925 Ottawa Senators 24–1 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers Lansdowne Park Ottawa
14th 01926-12-04 December 4, 1926 Ottawa Senators (2) 10–7 Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium (8) Toronto (9)
15th 01927-11-26 November 26, 1927 Toronto Balmy Beach 9–6 Hamilton Tigers Varsity Stadium (9) Toronto (10)
16th 01928-12-01 December 1, 1928 Hamilton Tigers (3) 30–0 Regina Roughriders AAA Grounds (4) Hamilton (4)
17th 01929-11-30 November 30, 1929 Hamilton Tigers (4) 14–3 Regina Roughriders AAA Grounds (5) Hamilton (5)
18th 01930-12-06 December 6, 1930 Toronto Balmy Beach (2) 11–6 Regina Roughriders Varsity Stadium (10) Toronto (11)
19th 01931-12-05 December 5, 1931 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 22–0 Regina Roughriders Molson Stadium Montreal
20th 01932-12-03 December 3, 1932 Hamilton Tigers (5) 25–6 Regina Roughriders Civic Stadium Hamilton (6)
21st 01933-12-09 December 9, 1933 Toronto Argonauts (3) 4–3 Sarnia Imperials Athletic Park Sarnia
22nd 01934-11-24 November 24, 1934 Sarnia Imperials 20–12 Regina Roughriders Varsity Stadium (11) Toronto (12)
23rd 01935-12-07 December 7, 1935 Winnipeg 'Pegs 18–12 Hamilton Tigers Civic Stadium (2) Hamilton (7)
24th 01936-12-05 December 5, 1936 Sarnia Imperials (2) 26–20 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium (12) Toronto (13)
25th 01937-12-11 December 11, 1937 Toronto Argonauts (4) 4–3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (13) Toronto (14)
26th 01938-12-10 December 10, 1938 Toronto Argonauts (5) 30–7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (14) Toronto (15)
27th 01939-12-09 December 9, 1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 8–7 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park (2) Ottawa (2)
28th[C] 01940-11-30 November 30, 1940 Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 8–2 Toronto Balmy Beach Varsity Stadium (15) Toronto (16)
28th[C] 01940-12-07 December 7, 1940 Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 12–5 Toronto Balmy Beach Lansdowne Park (3) Ottawa (3)
29th 01941-11-29 November 29, 1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 18–16 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium (15) Toronto (16)
30th 01942-12-05 December 5, 1942 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 8–5 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers Varsity Stadium (16) Toronto (17)
31st 01943-11-27 November 27, 1943 Hamilton Flying Wildcats 23–14 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers Varsity Stadium (17) Toronto (18)
32nd 01944-11-25 November 25, 1944 St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 7–6 Hamilton Flying Wildcats Civic Stadium (3) Hamilton (8)
33rd 01945-12-01 December 1, 1945 Toronto Argonauts (6) 35–0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (18) Toronto (19)
34th 01946-11-30 November 30, 1946 Toronto Argonauts (7) 28–6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (19) Toronto (20)
35th 01947-11-29 November 29, 1947 Toronto Argonauts (8) 10–9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (20) Toronto (21)
36th 01948-11-27 November 27, 1948 Calgary Stampeders 12–7 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium (21) Toronto (22)
37th 01949-11-26 November 26, 1949 Montreal Alouettes 28–15 Calgary Stampeders Varsity Stadium (22) Toronto (23)
38th 01950-11-25 November 25, 1950 Toronto Argonauts (9) 13–0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (23) Toronto (24)
39th 01951-11-24 November 24, 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (4) 21–14 Saskatchewan Roughriders Varsity Stadium (24) Toronto (25)
40th 01952-11-29 November 29, 1952 Toronto Argonauts (10) 21–11 Edmonton Eskimos Varsity Stadium (25) Toronto (26)
41st 01953-11-28 November 28, 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12–6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (26) Toronto (27)
42nd 01954-11-27 November 27, 1954 Edmonton Eskimos 26–25 Montreal Alouettes Varsity Stadium (27) Toronto (28)
43rd 01955-11-26 November 26, 1955 Edmonton Eskimos (2) 34–19 Montreal Alouettes Empire Stadium Vancouver
44th 01956-11-24 November 24, 1956 Edmonton Eskimos (3) 50–27 Montreal Alouettes Varsity Stadium (28) Toronto (29)
45th 01957-11-30 November 30, 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 32–7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium (29) Toronto (30)
46th 01958-11-29 November 29, 1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4) 35–28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium (2) Vancouver (2)
47th 01959-11-28 November 28, 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5) 21–7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats CNE Stadium Toronto (31)
48th 01960-11-26 November 26, 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (5) 16–6 Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium (3) Vancouver (3)
49th[D] 01961-12-02 December 2, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6) 21–14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats CNE Stadium (2) Toronto (32)
50th[E] December 1–2, 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7) 28–27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats CNE Stadium (3) Toronto (33)
51st 01963-11-30 November 30, 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 21–10 BC Lions Empire Stadium (4) Vancouver (4)
52nd 01964-11-28 November 28, 1964 BC Lions 34–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats CNE Stadium (4) Toronto (34)
53rd 01965-11-27 November 27, 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 22–16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers CNE Stadium (5) Toronto (35)
54th 01966-11-26 November 26, 1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–14 Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium (5) Vancouver (5)
55th 01967-12-02 December 2, 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5) 24–1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Lansdowne Park (4) Ottawa (4)
56th 01968-11-30 November 30, 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (6) 24–21 Calgary Stampeders CNE Stadium (6) Toronto (36)
57th 01969-11-30 November 30, 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (7) 29–11 Saskatchewan Roughriders Autostade Montreal (2)
58th 01970-11-28 November 28, 1970 Montreal Alouettes (2) 23–10 Calgary Stampeders CNE Stadium (7) Toronto (37)
59th 01971-11-28 November 28, 1971 Calgary Stampeders (2) 14–11 Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium (6) Vancouver (6)
60th 01972-12-03 December 3, 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6) 13–10 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ivor Wynne Stadium (4) Hamilton (9)
61st 01973-11-25 November 25, 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (8) 22–18 Edmonton Eskimos CNE Stadium (8) Toronto (38)
62nd 01974-11-24 November 24, 1974 Montreal Alouettes (3) 20–7 Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium (7) Vancouver (7)
63rd 01975-11-23 November 23, 1975 Edmonton Eskimos (4) 9–8 Montreal Alouettes McMahon Stadium Calgary
64th 01976-11-28 November 28, 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders (9) 23–20 Saskatchewan Roughriders CNE Stadium (9) Toronto (39)
65th 01977-11-27 November 27, 1977 Montreal Alouettes (4) 41–6 Edmonton Eskimos Olympic Stadium Montreal (3)
66th 01978-11-26 November 26, 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (5) 20–13 Montreal Alouettes CNE Stadium (10) Toronto (40)
67th 01979-11-25 November 25, 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (6) 17–9 Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium (2) Montreal (4)
68th 01980-11-23 November 23, 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (7) 48–10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats CNE Stadium (11) Toronto (41)
69th 01981-11-22 November 22, 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (8) 26–23 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium (3) Montreal (5)
70th 01982-11-28 November 28, 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (9) 32–15 Toronto Argonauts CNE Stadium (12) Toronto (42)
71st 01983-11-27 November 27, 1983 Toronto Argonauts (11) 18–17 BC Lions BC Place Stadium Vancouver (8)
72nd 01984-11-18 November 18, 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8) 47–17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton
73rd 01985-11-24 November 24, 1985 BC Lions (2) 37–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium (4) Montreal (6)
74th 01986-11-30 November 30, 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7) 39–15 Edmonton Eskimos BC Place Stadium (2) Vancouver (9)
75th 01987-11-29 November 29, 1987 Edmonton Eskimos (10) 38–36 Toronto Argonauts BC Place Stadium (3) Vancouver (10)
76th 01988-11-27 November 27, 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9) 22–21 BC Lions Lansdowne Park (5) Ottawa (5)
77th 01989-11-26 November 26, 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 43–40 Hamilton Tiger-Cats SkyDome Toronto (43)
78th 01990-11-25 November 25, 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10) 50–11 Edmonton Eskimos BC Place Stadium (4) Vancouver (11)
79th 01991-11-24 November 24, 1991 Toronto Argonauts (12) 36–21 Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg
80th 01992-11-29 November 29, 1992 Calgary Stampeders (3) 24–10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers SkyDome (2) Toronto (44)
81st 01993-11-28 November 28, 1993 Edmonton Eskimos (11) 33–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers McMahon Stadium (2) Calgary (2)
82nd 01994-11-27 November 27, 1994 BC Lions (3) 26–23 Baltimore Stallions BC Place Stadium (5) Vancouver (12)
83rd 01995-11-19 November 19, 1995 Baltimore Stallions 37–20 Calgary Stampeders Taylor Field Regina
84th 01996-11-24 November 24, 1996 Toronto Argonauts (13) 43–37 Edmonton Eskimos Ivor Wynne Stadium (5) Hamilton (10)
85th 01997-11-16 November 16, 1997 Toronto Argonauts (14) 47–23 Saskatchewan Roughriders Commonwealth Stadium (2) Edmonton (2)
86th 01998-11-22 November 22, 1998 Calgary Stampeders (4) 26–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Stadium (2) Winnipeg (2)
87th 01999-11-28 November 28, 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8) 32–21 Calgary Stampeders BC Place Stadium (6) Vancouver (13)
88th 02000-11-26 November 26, 2000 BC Lions (4) 28–26 Montreal Alouettes McMahon Stadium (3) Calgary (3)
89th 02001-11-25 November 25, 2001 Calgary Stampeders (5) 27–19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Olympic Stadium (5) Montreal (7)
90th 02002-11-24 November 24, 2002 Montreal Alouettes (5) 25–16 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium (3) Edmonton (3)
91st 02003-11-16 November 16, 2003 Edmonton Eskimos (12) 34–22 Montreal Alouettes Taylor Field (2) Regina (2)
92nd 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 Toronto Argonauts (15) 27–19 BC Lions Frank Clair Stadium (6) Ottawa (6)
93rd[F] 02005-11-27 November 27, 2005 Edmonton Eskimos (13) 38–35 Montreal Alouettes BC Place Stadium (7) Vancouver (14)
94th 02006-11-19 November 19, 2006 BC Lions (5) 25–14 Montreal Alouettes Canad Inns Stadium (3) Winnipeg (3)
95th 02007-11-25 November 25, 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 23–19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rogers Centre (3) Toronto (45)
96th 02008-11-23 November 23, 2008 Calgary Stampeders (6) 22–14 Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium (6) Montreal (8)
97th 02009-11-29 November 29, 2009 Montreal Alouettes (6) 28–27 Saskatchewan Roughriders McMahon Stadium (4) Calgary (4)
98th 02010-11-28 November 28, 2010 Montreal Alouettes (7) 21–18 Saskatchewan Roughriders Commonwealth Stadium (4) Edmonton (4)
99th 02011-11-27 November 27, 2011 BC Lions (6) 34–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place Stadium (8) Vancouver (15)[7]
100th 02012-11-25 November 25, 2012 Rogers Centre (4) Toronto (46)[8]
101st 02013-11-24 November 24, 2013 Mosaic Stadium (3) Regina (3)[9]
102nd[G] 02014 2014 Frank Clair Stadium (7) Ottawa (7)[10]

^ A. Game was not held due to World War I.
^ B. Game was not held due to a rules dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union.
^ C. Ottawa won the two-game series by a total score of 20-7.
^ D. Game was decided in overtime.
^ E. Game was suspended with 9:29 remaining in the fourth quarter due to extremely dense fog. The remainder was played the next day.
^ F. Game was decided in double overtime.
^ G. Conditionally awarded to Ottawa.

Win/Loss records

Although the official website of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats counts them as the same team, the Tiger-Cats, Hamilton Alerts, Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Flying Wildcats are all listed separately[11] because when they were active, the teams competed as separate franchises and in 1950, the Tigers and Flying Wildcats merged to create the Tiger-Cats.[12]

Active teams

Appearances Team Wins Losses Win %
24 Winnipeg 'Pegs / Blue Bombers 10 14 .417
22 Edmonton Eskimos 13 9 .591
21 Toronto Argonauts 15 6 .714
18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 10 .444
18 Montreal Alouettes 7 11 .389
18 Regina / Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 15 .167
12 Calgary Stampeders 6 6 .500
10 BC Lions 6 4 .600

Defunct and amateur teams

Appearances Team Wins Losses Win %
15 Ottawa Rough Riders 9 6 .600
8 Hamilton Tigers 5 3 .625
6 University of Toronto Varsity Blues 4 2 .666
4 Toronto Balmy Beach 2 2 .500
3 Queen's University 3 0 1.000
3 Sarnia Imperials 2 1 .667
2 Baltimore Stallions 1 1 .500
2 Hamilton Flying Wildcats 1 1 .500
2 Edmonton Elks / Edmonton Eskimos 0 2 .000
2 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 0 2 .000
2 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 0 2 .000
1 Hamilton Alerts 1 0 1.000
1 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 1 0 1.000
1 St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy 1 0 1.000
1 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 1 0 1.000
1 Toronto Rowing Association 0 1 .000
1 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 0 1 .000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Grey Cup history". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/greycup/history.html. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  2. ^ "Grey Cup history". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=3147&hubname=. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  3. ^ Houston, William (December 20, 2006). "Cup moves to TSN in new deal". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061220.wsptcfl20/TPStory/Sports/columnists. Retrieved 2007-06-07. 
  4. ^ William Houston (2006-11-20). "Minor rise in Grey Cup ratings good for CBC". The Globe and Mail. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061120.wspttruth20/GSStory/GlobeSportsFootball/home. Retrieved 2006-12-03. 
  5. ^ "MVP and Top Canadians". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/greycup/mvp_top.html. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
  6. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/article/restoring-the-roar-lions-win-99th-grey-cup Restoring the roar: B.C. Lions win 99th Grey Cup
  7. ^ "CFL announces Vancouver will host 2011 Grey Cup". The Sports Network. 2009-02-27. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=268827. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  8. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/article/100th-grey-cup-coming-to-toronto-in-2012 100th Grey Cup coming to Toronto in 2012
  9. ^ http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=378041 Roughriders to host the 2013 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium
  10. ^ "Ottawa conditionally awarded 2014 Grey Cup". The Sports Network. 2008-11-21. http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=256724&lid=sublink03&lpos=headlines_main. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
  11. ^ "History - Grey Cup". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. http://www.ticats.ca/index.php?module=page&id=4038. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 
  12. ^ "Tiger-Cats History". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. http://www.ticats.ca/index.php?module=page&id=4014. Retrieved 2008-01-15. 

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