1974 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1974 CFL season East Montreal Alouettes West Edmonton Eskimos 62nd Grey Cup Montreal Alouettes 1973 1975 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1974 CFL season is considered to be the 21st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 17th Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 1974 The Eastern Conference extended its regular season schedule from 14 to 16 games in 1974. The Western Football Conference had been playing a 16-game schedule since 1952. ORFU, which had not competed for the Grey Cup in 20 seasons and had dropped to amateur status, ceased to exist. The Montreal Alouettes change their colours to red, white and blue, and adopt the triangular "Delta" logo with the Montreal colours in it on a navy blue helmet. The first players' strike in league history occurred during training camp. The strike was settled prior to the beginning of the regular season. No games were cancelled as a result of the dispute. It was this strike, which coincided with a similarly timed strike in the National Football League, which brought into existence the World Football League, a potential rival league to both the NFL and CFL, and one of the WFL's teams was to be placed in Toronto. In retaliation, Canadian Parliament introduced (but never passed) the Canadian Football Act, which would have given the CFL a government-enforced monopoly on professional football in Canada. The spectre of the bill prompted the Toronto franchise owner to relocate his team to the U.S. before it began play, and the only presence the WFL would ever have in Canada was a single game in London, Ontario, a city where the CFL had (and still has today) no direct presence. Regular season standings main WDL West Division y y p 2 EDM Edmonton Eskimos CQ SAS Saskatchewan Roughriders Q BC BC Lions Q WIN Winnipeg Blue Bombers CAL Calgary Stampeders 10 5 1 345 247 9 7 0 305 289 8 8 0 306 299 8 8 0 258 350 6 10 0 285 305 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete main WDL East Division y y p 2 MON Montreal Alouettes CQ OTT Ottawa Rough Riders Q HAM Hamilton Tiger-Cats Q TOR Toronto Argonauts 9 5 2 339 271 7 9 0 261 271 7 9 0 279 313 6 9 1 281 314 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete Edmonton and Montreal have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs 62nd Grey Cup The Montreal Alouettes are the 1974 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos, 20–7, at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. Montreal's Sonny Wade (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Junior Ah You (DE) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. Montreal's Don Sweet (K) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 10: Division Semifinals November 17: Division Finals November 24: 62nd Grey Cup @ Empire Stadium – Vancouver, BC 1 East West E3 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 21 W3 BC Lions 14 W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 24 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 4 E1 Montreal Alouettes 14 W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 27 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 31 E1 Montreal Alouettes 20 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 7 CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1974 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Lou Harris, BC Lions RB – Roy Bell, Edmonton Eskimos TE – Tony Gabriel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR – Johnny Rodgers, Montreal Alouettes WR – Rhome Nixon, Ottawa Rough Riders C – Bob Swift, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Ed George, Montreal Alouettes OG – Curtis Wester, BC Lions OT – Charlie Turner, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Larry Watkins, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders DT – Jim Stillwagon, Toronto Argonauts DE – Wayne Smith, Ottawa Rough Riders DE – George Wells, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Mike Widger, Montreal Alouettes LB – Roger Goree, Calgary Stampeders DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Dick Adams, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Larry Highbaugh, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Lorne Richardson, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes end 1974 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jimmy Jones, Montreal Alouettes RB – Andy Hopkins, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Art Green, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Steve Ferrughelli, Montreal Alouettes TE – Tony Gabriel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR – Johnny Rodgers, Montreal Alouettes WR – Rhome Nixon, Ottawa Rough Riders C – Bob McKeown, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Ed George, Montreal Alouettes OG – Ed Chalupka, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Noah Jackson, Toronto Argonauts OT – Dan Yochum, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Defence DT – Rudy Sims, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – Jim Stillwagon, Toronto Argonauts DE – Wayne Smith, Ottawa Rough Riders DE – Junior Ah You, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Mike Widger, Montreal Alouettes LB – Chuck Zapiec, Montreal Alouettes DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Dick Adams, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Rod Woodward, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Al Brenner, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Dickie Harris, Montreal Alouettes DB – Phil Price, Montreal Alouettes end 1974 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Tom Wilkinson, Edmonton Eskimos RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Lou Harris, BC Lions RB – Roy Bell, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Rudy Linterman, Calgary Stampeders TE – Tyrone Walls, Edmonton Eskimos WR – Tom Forzani, Calgary Stampeders WR – Tom Scott, Winnipeg Blue Bombers C – Bob Swift, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Ralph Galloway, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Curtis Wester, BC Lions OT – Charlie Turner, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Larry Watkins, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders DT – Garrett Hunsperger, BC Lions DE – Jim Heighton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – George Wells, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Ray Nettles, BC Lions LB – Pete Wysocki, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Roger Goree, Calgary Stampeders DB – Paul Williams, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Chuck Wills, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Larry Highbaugh, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Lorne Richardson, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Ted Provost, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Howard Starks, Calgary Stampeders end 1974 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Tom Wilkinson (QB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – John Helton (DT), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Ed George (OG), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Sam Cvijanovich (LB), Toronto Argonauts CFL's Coach of the Year – Marv Levy, Montreal Alouettes References CFL Category:Canadian Football League seasons