1962 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1962 CFL season June – October, 1962 East Hamilton Tiger-Cats West Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50th Grey Cup December 1 & 2, 1962 Exhibition Stadium, Toronto Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1961 1963 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1962 CFL season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 1962 The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton. The 50th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28–27 to win their third championship in four years. This was the most recent CFL season with average attendance of under 20,000 spectators per game. Regular season standings main WDL West Division y y p 2 WIN Winnipeg Blue Bombers CQ CAL Calgary Stampeders Q SAS Saskatchewan Roughriders Q BC BC Lions EDM Edmonton Eskimos 11 5 0 385 291 9 6 1 352 335 8 7 1 268 336 7 9 0 346 342 6 9 1 310 346 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete main WDL East Division y y p 2 HAM Hamilton Tiger-Cats CQ OTT Ottawa Rough Riders Q MON Montreal Alouettes Q TOR Toronto Argonauts 9 4 1 358 286 6 7 1 339 302 4 7 3 308 309 4 10 0 259 378 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1962 Conference Semi-Finals + Western Semi-FinalsSaskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary StampedersGame Date Away Home1 November 10 Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 Calgary Stampeders 252November 12Calgary Stampeders 18Saskatchewan Roughriders 7Calgary won the total-point series 43–7 +Eastern Semi-FinalsMontreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 10 Montreal Alouettes 18Ottawa Rough Riders 17 Conference Finals + Western-FinalsWinnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary StampedersGame Date Away Home1 November 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 Calgary Stampeders 202November 21Calgary Stampeders 11Winnipeg Blue Bombers 193November 24Calgary Stampeders 7Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1 + Eastern FinalsHamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal AlouettesGame Date Away Home1 November 17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28Montreal Alouettes 172November 24Montreal Alouettes 21Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30Hamilton won total-point series 58–38 Playoff bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals 50th Grey Cup 1 East West E3 Montreal Alouettes 18 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 W3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7(0+7) W2 Calgary Stampeders 43(25+18) E3 Montreal Alouettes 38(17+21) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 58(28+30) W2 Calgary Stampeders 1(20,11,7) W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2(14,19,12) E1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 1962 http://www.cflapedia.com/ Grey Cup Championship December 1 & December 2 50th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario Western Champion Eastern Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1962 Grey Cup Champions Leo Lewis (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1962 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders OG – Gerry Patrick, Toronto Argonauts OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts end 1962 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes RB – Ernie White, Ottawa Rough Riders F – Bobby Kuntz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OE – Marv Luster, Montreal Alouettes C – Ron Watton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OG – Hardiman Cureton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Moe Racine, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DT – Bobby Jack Oliver, Montreal Alouettes DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Montreal Alouettes DE – Mel Semenko, Ottawa Rough Riders MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Jim Andreotti, Toronto Argonauts LB – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts end 1962 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders RB – Nub Beamer, BC Lions RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders OE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders OG – Sherwyn Thorson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions 25em break Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – Roger Savoie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Bill Burrell, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders end 1962 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Harvey Wylie (DB), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John Barrow (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Coach of the Year – Steve Owen, Saskatchewan Roughriders Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Eagle Day (QB), Calgary Stampeders Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Whit Tucker (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Frechette (DB/RB), Edmonton Eskimos DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions References Category:Canadian Football League seasons CFL