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.
CFL News in 1968
J.G. (Jake) Gaudaur was appointed CFL Commissioner and the league adopted a new constitution.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1968
Conference Semi-Finals
Conference Finals
- Calgary wins the best of three series 2–0. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
- Ottawa won 2 game total-point series by 47–27. The Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Playoff bracket
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Grey Cup Championship
CFL Leaders
1968 CFL All-Stars
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
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
1968 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- TE – Mel Profit, Toronto Argonauts
- F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Basil Bark, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Charlie Parker, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
- DT – Mike Wadsworth, Toronto Argonauts
- DT – Marshall Shirk, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Allen Ray Aldridge, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Larry Fairholm, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Ed Learn, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
1968 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
- SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
- F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Bob Lueck, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – John Atamian, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Defence
- DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Dick Suderman, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Wally Dempsey, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Greg Findlay, BC Lions
- DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Bob Kosid, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Ernie Pitts, Toronto Argonauts
1968 CFL Awards
References