2001 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 2001 CFL season July 4 – November 6, 2001 East Winnipeg Blue Bombers West Calgary Stampeders 89th Grey Cup November 25, 2001 Olympic Stadium, Montreal Calgary Stampeders 2000 CFL season 2000 2002 CFL season 2002 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 2001 CFL season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 2001 The Canadian Football League were able to get new corporate partnerships who bought into the philosophy of "less is more". Television ratings grew again, especially in the ages 13–34 category, in 2001. TSN saw a ratings growth of 55%, while RDS grew by 116%. The CFL suspended its Week 11 games in respect to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The CFL officially returned to Ottawa when they were guaranteed an expansion franchise on October 16. The ownership group led by Brad Watters unveiled the new franchise as the Ottawa Renegades, and began play the next season. The ownership group were also guaranteed the 92nd annual Grey Cup game in 2004. About 65,255 fans bought tickets to watch the 89th Grey Cup game at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, making it the second largest attendance draw in CFL history. The Canadian Football League offices in downtown Toronto moved to Wellington St. East, after having their offices at Eglinton St. for the last 10 years. Records: Saskatchewan's Paul McCallum broke the record for longest field goal in CFL history by booting a 62-yard field goal against the Edmonton Eskimos on October 27, 2001 in a 12–3 victory at Taylor Field. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers tied a CFL record by winning 12 consecutive games.https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=42 The 2001 CFL season, along with the 1999 CFL season, would be one of the closest times when an East Division team could have crossed over to the West Division for that division's last playoff spot since the introduction of the crossover in 1997. The Toronto Argonauts had to only win one more game to go 8–10 (1 OTL), to beat the BC Lions final standings by an overtime loss advantage, or the Lions had to lose a game for the same result. This was settled in the last game of the season for both teams. The opposing team, which was the same team for both, was the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, longtime rivals of Toronto. The Tiger-Cats were defeated by BC, but defeated Toronto, ensuring no crossover. Close wins and losses by both teams against the Saskatchewan Roughriders also played a role in the final standing outcome. Regular season standings Teams losing in overtime are awarded one point. Edmonton and Winnipeg both have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs 89th Grey Cup The Calgary Stampeders are the 2001 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the heavily-favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–19 at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. The Calgary Stampeders became the second team in history to have a regular-season losing record to win the Grey Cup. The Stampeders' Marcus Crandell (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Aldi Henry (DB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 11: Division Semifinals November 18: Division Finals November 25: 89th Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium – Montreal, QC 1 East West E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 E3 Montreal Alouettes 12 W2 Calgary Stampeders 28 W3 BC Lions 19 E1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 16 W2 Calgary Stampeders 34 E1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 W2 Calgary Stampeders 27 CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 2001 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Khari Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders RB – Michael Jenkins, Toronto Argonauts SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders WR – Ed Hervey, Edmonton Eskimos C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Jay McNeil, Calgary Stampeders OG – Brett MacNeil, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders DE – Elfrid Payton, Toronto Argonauts DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions LB – Chris Shelling, Hamilton Tiger-Cats CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions CB – Wayne Shaw, Toronto Argonauts DB – Juran Bolden, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Harold Nash, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end Special teams P – Terry Baker, Montreal Alouettes K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats ST – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2001 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jason Maas, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders RB – Darren Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders SB – Marc Boerigter, Calgary Stampeders SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders WR – Ed Hervey, Edmonton Eskimos C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions OG – Jay McNeil, Calgary Stampeders OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders 25em break Defence DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions DE – Shonte Peoples, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions LB – George White, Saskatchewan Roughriders CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Eddie Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Shannon Garrett, Edmonton Eskimos DS – Greg Frers, BC Lions end Special teams P – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos ST – Antonio Warren, Calgary Stampeders 2001 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Khari Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes RB – Michael Jenkins, Toronto Argonauts SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts WR – Andrew Grigg, Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR – Ted Alford, Toronto Argonauts C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Jude St. John, Toronto Argonauts OG – Brett MacNeil, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Mike Philbrick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Elfrid Payton, Toronto Argonauts DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Jason Lamar, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Sean Woodson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Chris Shelling, Hamilton Tiger-Cats CB – Marvin Coleman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Wayne Shaw, Toronto Argonauts DB – Juran Bolden, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Harold Nash, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end Special teams P – Terry Baker, Montreal Alouettes K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats ST – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2001 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Khari Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Steve Hardin, BC Lions C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos WR – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders 25em break Defence DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Elfrid Payton, Toronto Argonauts DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders LB – Lamar McGriggs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Juran Bolden, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders HB – Harold Nash, Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB – Ricky Bell, Calgary Stampeders S – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders end 25em start Special teams K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats P – Terry Baker, Montreal Alouettes ST – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Head coach Dave Ritchie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers end http://cflpa.com/index.php?module=page&id=5037 CFLPA.com The Canadian Football League Players Association cflpa.com en-CA 2017-03-06 2001 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Khari Jones (QB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Doug Brown (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Dave Mudge (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Barrin Simpson (LB), BC Lions CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Charles Roberts (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Rick Walters (SB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Coach of the Year – Dave Ritchie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers Commissioner's Award - Robert Wetenhall and Larry Smith, Montreal Alouettes References Category:2001 in Canadian football 2001