2000 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 2000 CFL season July 5 – November 5, 2000 East Montreal Alouettes West BC Lions 88th Grey Cup November 26, 2000 McMahon Stadium, Calgary BC Lions 1999 CFL season 1999 2001 CFL season 2001 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 2000 CFL season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 2000 The CFL ended the 20th century on a continued upward curve. After the 1999 season, league attendance levels and television ratings continued to grow. Attendance around the league had an increase of 5.6%, which went over '98 season figures as 1,718,312 fans filled their teams' stadium. TSN's television ratings also increased by 17.9% over their '98 season ratings. In 2000, CFL attendance and TSN television ratings continued to increase further going over the '99 season figures. Both acting Commissioner & Chairman John Tory, and President & COO Jeff Giles resigned from their respective posts. On Wednesday, November 1, Michael Lysko was named as the tenth CFL commissioner in league history. Calgary hosted the Grey Cup game and was successful in their week-long festival to celebrate the 88th championship season. The Grey Cup game itself ended with another classic finish, as the BC Lions spoiled the Montreal Alouettes' two-point convert attempt to hang on and win the Grey Cup, 28–26. Immediately following the game, BC Lions legendary kicker Lui Passaglia, who kicked the winning points, retired after 25 seasons. Regular season standings Teams losing in overtime were awarded one point. Calgary and Montreal both had first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs 88th Grey Cup The BC Lions were the 2000 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 28–26 at Calgary's McMahon Stadium. The Lions became the first team with a losing record (8–10, 1 OTL) to win the Grey Cup. The Lions' Robert Drummond (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Sean Millington (FB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 12: Division semifinals November 19: Division finals November 26: 88th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary, AB 1 East West E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20 W3 BC Lions 34 W2 Edmonton Eskimos 32 E3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 E1 Montreal Alouettes 35 W3 BC Lions 37 W1 Calgary Stampeders 23 W3 BC Lions 28 E1 Montreal Alouettes 26 CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 2000 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Dave Dickenson, Calgary Stampeders RB – Sean Millington, BC Lions RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes OT – Chris Perez, BC Lions OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Demetrious Maxie, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders DE – Shonte Peoples, Calgary Stampeders DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – George White, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders CB – Davis Sanchez, Montreal Alouettes DB – Eddie Davis, Calgary Stampeders DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes DS – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders end Special teams P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions ST – Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2000 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Dave Dickenson, Calgary Stampeders RB – Sean Millington, BC Lions RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Alfred Jackson, BC Lions WR – Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders C – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders OT – Chris Perez, BC Lions OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Demetrious Maxie, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders DE – Shonte Peoples, Calgary Stampeders DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions LB – George White, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions DB – Eddie Davis, Calgary Stampeders DB – Ralph Staten, Edmonton Eskimos DS – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders end Special teams P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions ST – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders 2000 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes WR – Robert Gordon, Winnipeg Blue Bombers C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Chris Burns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes OT – Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Moe Elewonibi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DT – Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts DT – Mike Philbrick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Swift Burch, Montreal Alouettes DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts LB – Calvin Tiggle, Toronto Argonauts LB – Antonio Armstrong, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Irvin Smith, Montreal Alouettes CB – Davis Sanchez, Montreal Alouettes DB – Chris Shelling, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes DS – Lester Smith, Montreal Alouettes end Special teams P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats ST – Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2000 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Dave Dickenson, Calgary Stampeders OT – Moe Elewonibi, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Chris Perez, BC Lions OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes FB – Sean Millington, BC Lions SB – Kez McCorvey, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts WR – Curtis Marsh, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions DT – Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts DT – Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos CB – Juran Bolden, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Davis Sanchez, Montreal Alouettes HB – Jackie Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders HB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes S – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders end 25em start Special teams K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts ST – Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Head coach Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes end http://cflpa.com/index.php?module=page&id=5036 CFLPA.com The Canadian Football League Players Association cflpa.com en-CA 2017-03-06 2000 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Dave Dickenson (QB), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (RB), BC Lions CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Pierre Vercheval (OG), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Coach of the Year – Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes Commissioner's Award – Jeff Giles, Toronto References 2000 Category:2000 in Canadian football