2013 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 2013 CFL season June 27 – November 2, 2013 East Hamilton Tiger Cats West Saskatchewan Roughriders 101st Grey Cup November 24, 2013 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field,Regina Saskatchewan Roughriders 2012 CFL season 2012 2014 CFL season 2014 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 2013 CFL season was the 60th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it was the 56th season of the Canadian Football League. The pre-season began on June 12, 2013 and the regular season began on June 27, 2013.https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2013/time_zone/0 2013 Schedule CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2013-11-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131228020720/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2013/time_zone/0 2013-12-28 CFL.ca schedule Regina, Saskatchewan hosted the 101st Grey Cup on November 24, with the Cup won by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. CFL news in 2013 Salary cap According to a new collective bargaining agreement, the 2013 salary cap was set at $4,400,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and does not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary was set at $4,000,000, with individual minimum salaries set at $45,000.https://www.cfl.ca/article/media-backgrounder-new-cba New CFL-CFLPA CBA at a glance Cfl.ca 2010-06-29 2012-12-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703091944/http://www.cfl.ca/article/media-backgrounder-new-cba 2010-07-03 dead Season schedule The 2013 season schedule was released on March 5, 2013, with the regular season opening on June 27 at the new Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba.https://www.cfl.ca/article/mark-your-calendars-2013-cfl-schedule-announced Mark Your Calendars: 2013 CFL Schedule announced Cfl.ca 2013-03-05 2013-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224743/http://www.cfl.ca/article/mark-your-calendars-2013-cfl-schedule-announced 2015-09-23 dead This was the first time Winnipeg had opened the regular season since 1998 and the first brand new Canadian stadium in the CFL since Toronto's SkyDome opened in 1989 (the Alamodome opened in 1993 with the now defunct San Antonio Texans playing there in 1995). For the second time in three years, the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats did not play in their Labour Day Classic matchup, due to scheduling conflicts for both teams. Following the previous year's experiment, the league held all division matchups not only in the last week, but for the final four weeks in total, hoping for a tight playoff race. There were 15 double headers, with one on a Thursday, three on Fridays, nine on Saturdays, one on a Sunday, and the traditional Thanksgiving contests on a Monday.https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/cfl-schedule-features-just-one-labour-day-game-182355513.html CFL schedule features just one Labour Day game for the first time since 1949 Yahoo Sports 2013-03-05 2013-03-14 Bye weeks For the second consecutive year, the teams' bye weeks occurred in the sixth and seventh weeks of the season, earlier than the usual eighth and ninth week setup that had been in place since 2007. These began over the August Civic Holiday, suggesting that this was done to accommodate for fans' vacation plans. Stadium changes The Hamilton Tiger-Cats played 2013 home games at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, with the exception of Touchdown Atlantic (see below). The team's previous venue, Ivor Wynne Stadium, was demolished during the offseason, and its replacement, Tim Hortons Field, would not be ready until at least 2014. For the first time in decades, the Tiger-Cats did not host the Labour Day Classic and instead traveled to Vancouver to face the BC Lions that weekend. Because Ontario University Athletics (of which Alumni Stadium's primary tenants, the Guelph Gryphons, are a member) also has a tradition of playing football games on Labour Day, finding a suitable venue within Southern Ontario would have been impossible. The Toronto at Hamilton matchup was instead played as the nightcap in the 2013 Thanksgiving Day Classic.It's official: No Ticats-Argos Labour Day Classic in 2013. CBC. Retrieved March 5, 2013. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers finally took residence at the new Investors Group Field. The stadium was supposed to have been readied in 2012, but construction delays pushed back the opening to the 2013 season. The Toronto Argonauts hosted the Montreal Alouettes at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium for their preseason game, the first Argonauts game at Varsity Stadium in 55 years.http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/05/argos-return-to-varsity-stadium-for-pre-season-match-against-alouettes Argos return to Varsity Stadium for pre-season match against Alouettes Toronto Sun 2013-03-05 2013-03-14 Return of Touchdown Atlantic After a one-year hiatus in 2012, Touchdown Atlantic returned for the 2013 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hosting the Montreal Alouettes on September 21, 2013. This was the third regular season instalment of the game and the second to feature the Tiger-Cats. This was the first appearance for the Alouettes and it was also the first matchup to feature division opponents.http://monctonsports.com/touchdown-atlantic-returns-for-3rd-time/ Touchdown Atlantic Returns For Third Time Moncton Sports 2013-03-05 2013-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051027/http://monctonsports.com/touchdown-atlantic-returns-for-3rd-time/ 2014-06-05 dead Media On March 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its exclusive contract with TSN to televise all CFL games through 2018; the contract included the national radio rights to the Grey Cup, which would air on TSN Radio and The Team. The contract had originally been set to expire at the end of the 2013 season. As with the previous contract, the league had no games broadcast on terrestrial television, prolonging an absence dating to 2007 and making it the largest league in North America without over-the-air television broadcasts. On June 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its distribution deal with NBC Sports Network for United States broadcasts and that ESPN2 would also pick up five additional games for live broadcast. ESPN3 continued to serve as the league's online broadcaster. Rule changes On April 10, 2013 the CFL Board of Governors approved 2 new rules. The first stated that coaches would be allowed to challenge the result of a field goal attempt or extra point attempt. The second rule gave coaches more flexibility on when they can use their timeouts. Coaches could now use both of their time outs at any point during regulation time of a game, as long as they didn't use more than one after the three-minute warning was sounded in the second half of the game. In the past coaches were only allowed to use one time out per half.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=420390 2013 Rule Changes Coaching changes Immediately following the close of the 2012 CFL season it seemed probable that there would be no head coaching changes in the off-season. However, after a disappointing 6–12 regular season the Hamilton Tiger-Cats fired George Cortez. The expectations on the Ticats were very high after the off-season acquisitions of Henry Burris and Andy Fantuz which Cortez failed to live up to. The Tiger-Cats replaced Cortez with Kent Austin. Austin, who won the 95th Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, had been the offensive coordinator at the University of Mississippi and the head coach of Cornell University for 3 years each. In mid-January, 2013, the Montreal Alouettes lost their head coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears of the NFL. Trestman won two Grey Cups in five seasons as the head coach of the Alouettes from 2008 to 2012. On February 19 the Alouettes announced that Dan Hawkins would be the new head coach. Hawkins had been the head coach of Willamette University, Boise State and University of Colorado from 1993 to 2010. Dan Hawkins was fired on August 1, 2013, after a 2–3 start to the season. Longtime general manager Jim Popp was interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Tim Burke was fired on November 12, 2013 after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished last in the league with a dismal 3–15 record. Trade deadline The deadline for teams to complete trades was Wednesday October 9 at 3:59pm EDT. Regular season Structure Teams played eighteen regular season games, playing two of the three divisional opponents three times, the other four times, and teams from the opposing division twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division could qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earned more points in the season. If two or more teams in the same division were equal in points, the following tiebreakers applied: a) Most wins in all games b) Head to head winning percentage (matches won divided by all matches played) c) Head to head points difference d) Head to head points ratio e–g) Tiebreakers b–d applied sequentially to all divisional games h–i) Tiebreakers c–d applied sequentially to all league games j) Coin toss Notes: 1. If two clubs remained tied after other club(s) are eliminated during any step, tie breakers reverted to step a). 2. Tiebreakers did not apply to the Crossover. To cross over a team must have more points than the third place team. Standings Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points Teams in bold are in playoff positions. Saskatchewan finished 2nd in the West Division because they won the season series over BC (2-1). Weekly results Abbreviation and Color Key:BC Lions - BC • Calgary Stampeders - CAL • Edmonton Eskimos - EDM • Hamilton Tiger-Cats - HAM Montreal Alouettes - MON • Toronto Argonauts - TOR • Saskatchewan Roughriders - SAS • Winnipeg Blue Bombers - WBBPreseason Win Preseason Loss Regular Season Win Regular Season Loss BYE HomeTeamGameAB12345678910111213141516171819BC LionsCALEDMCALTOREDMEDMTORWBBBYECALMONHAMHAMMONSASWBBSASCALSASEDMCAL29–2727–2244–3224–1617–331–2138–1227–2026–2239–3829–2637–2936–1424–2253–1731–1740–2635–1443–2926-7Calgary StampedersBCSASBCSASMONMONWBBBYESASBCTOREDMEDMHAMTORHAMWBBBCEDMSASBC29–2724–2344–3236–2122–1438–2737–2442–2726–2235–1437–3422–1226–2233–2735–1138–1140–2627-1329-2526-7Edmonton EskimosSASBCSASHAMBCBCMONHAMBYETORSASCALCALWBBWBBTORMONSASCALBCSAS31–2427–2239–1830–2017–321–3127–3230–2933–3630–2734–3722–127–2535–27 (OT)34–2247–249–1427–1329–4330-26Hamilton Tiger-CatsMONWBBTOREDMWBBSASSASEDMBYEWBBWBBBCBCCALMONCALTORTORMONMONWBB33–2633–2639–3430–2025–2037–032–2030–2937–1837–1429–2637–2926–2228–2635–1133–1924–1836–527–2437-7Montreal AlouettesHAMTORWBBWBBCALCALEDMBYETORSASBCTORTORBCHAMSASEDMWBBHAMHAMTOR33–2624–2038–3319–1122–1438–2732–2738–1324–2139–3820–937–3036–1428–2617–1247–2434–2736-527-2423-20Toronto ArgonautsWBBMONHAMBCSASWBBBCBYEMONEDMCALMONMONSASCALEDMHAMHAMWBBWBBMON24–624–2039–3424–1639–2835–1938–1238–1336–3335–1420–937–3031–2933–2734–2233–1924–1826–2036–2123-20Saskatchewan RoughridersEDMCALEDMCALTORHAMHAMBYECALMONEDMWBBWBBTORBCMONBCEDMBCCALEDM31–2424–2339–1836–2139–2837–032–2042–2724–2130–2748–2525–1331–2924–2217–1231–1714–935-1429-2530-26Winnipeg Blue BombersTORHAMMONMONHAMTORCALBCBYEHAMHAMSASSASEDMEDMBCCALMONTORTORHAM24-652-038-3319-1125–2035–1937–2427–2037–1837–1448–2525–1325–735–27 (OT)53–1738–1134-2726–2036–2137-7 2013 average attendance Saskatchewan 37,503 Edmonton 32,095 Winnipeg 30,637 Calgary 29,262 BC 28,310 Montreal 23,004 Toronto 21,926 Hamilton 13,298 http://stats.cfldb.ca/league/cfl/attendance/2013/ Canadian Football League 2013 Attendance on CFLDB Statistics CFL playoffs The Calgary Stampeders were first to clinch a playoff berth, in Week 12 of the schedule. Toronto and BC followed in Week 14, followed by Saskatchewan and Hamilton in Week 15, and the final playoff spot was clinched by Montreal in Week 17.http://cfl.ca/page/2013-cfl-playoff-scenarios CFL Playoff Scenarios article accessed 21 Oct 2013 2013-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022164826/http://cfl.ca/page/2013-cfl-playoff-scenarios 2013-10-22 dead Three of the four home playoff hosts were determined in Week 17. 101st Grey Cup The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the 2013 Grey Cup Champions, winning their fourth title on home turf at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45–23. Roughriders' running back Kory Sheets was named the MVP, while Roughriders' slotback, Chris Getzlaf was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 10:Division Semi-Finals November 17:Division Finals November 24:101st Grey CupMosaic Stadium at Taylor Field – Regina 1 East West E3 Montreal Alouettes 16 E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19* W3 BC Lions 25 W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36 E1 Toronto Argonauts 24 W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 35 W1 Calgary Stampeders 13 E2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23 W2 Saskatchewan Roughriders 45 *-Team won in Overtime. Award winners CFL Player of the Week WeekOffensive Player of the WeekDefensive Player of the WeekSpecial Teams Player of the WeekOutstanding CanadianOne Ricky Ray Charleston Hughes Lindsey Lamar Jon CornishTwo Hugh Charles Bryant Turner Jock Sanders Andrew HarrisThree Kory Sheets Renauld Williams Rene Paredes Andre DurieFour Darian Durant Renauld Williams Rene Paredes Rob BaggFive Bo Levi Mitchell Kyries Hebert Sean Whyte Shea EmrySix Travis Lulay Solomon Elimimian Luca Congi Samuel GiguereSeven Jon Cornish Alonzo Lawrence Chad Owens Jon CornishEight Ricky Ray Tyron Brackenridge Tim Brown Marc-Olivier BrouilletteNine Kory Sheets Dee Webb Tyron Carrier Eric DeslauriersTen Maurice Price Charleston Hughes Joe Burnett Marc-Olivier BrouilletteEleven Henry Burris Demond Washington Will Ford Jon CornishTwelve Mike Reilly Adam Bighill Rob Maver Chris GetzlafThirteen Zach Collaros Chip Cox Brett Lauther Andre DurieFourteen Chad Kackert Adam Bighill Trent Guy Jabari ArthurFifteen Jon Cornish Jerald Brown Will Ford Jon CornishSixteen C.J. Gable Rennie Curran Rob Maver Jon CornishSeventeen Kory Sheets Chip Cox Bo Bowling Jon CornishEighteen Ricky Ray Charleston Hughes Brandon Banks Jon CornishNineteen Chris Garrett Rennie Curran Jamal Miles Andrew HarrisTwenty Darian Durant Simoni Lawrence Christopher Milo Andrew HarrisTwenty-one Kory Sheets Jermaine McElveen Diamond Ferri Andy Fantuz SourceGibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/page/gibsons-finest-cfl-players-of-the-week-2013 Canadian Football League 2013-08-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20130805140526/http://cfl.ca/page/gibsons-finest-cfl-players-of-the-week-2013 2013-08-05 dead CFL Player of the Month MonthOffensive Player of the MonthDefensive Player of the MonthSpecial Teams Player of the MonthOutstanding CanadianJuly Kory Sheets Kyries Hebert Rene Paredes Jon CornishAugust Darian Durant Chip Cox Christopher Milo Marc-Olivier BrouilletteSeptember Zach Collaros Adam Bighill Rene Paredes John CornishOctober Jon Cornish Chip Cox Rene Paredes Jon Cornish SourceGibson's Finest CFL Players of the Month https://www.cfl.ca/page/gibsons-finest-cfl-players-of-the-month-2013 Canadian Football League 2013-08-02 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130805233836/http://cfl.ca/page/gibsons-finest-cfl-players-of-the-month-2013 2013-08-05 2013 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Ricky Ray, Toronto Argonauts RB – Jon Cornish, Calgary Stampeders RB – Kory Sheets, Saskatchewan Roughriders R – S. J. Green, Montreal Alouettes R – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos R – Marquay McDaniel, Calgary Stampeders R – Weston Dressler, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Stanley Bryant, Calgary Stampeders OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions OG – Brendon LaBatte, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Chris Van Zeyl, Toronto Argonauts OC – Jeff Keeping, Toronto Argonauts 25em break Defence DT – Khalif Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts DT – Almondo Sewell, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Alex Hall, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Charleston Hughes, Calgary Stampeders LB – Chip Cox, Montreal Alouettes LB – Adam Bighill, BC Lions LB – Henoc Muamba, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Geoff Tisdale, Montreal Alouettes CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts DB – Jerald Brown, Montreal Alouettes DB – Ryan Phillips, BC Lions S – Tyron Brackenridge, Saskatchewan Roughriders end Special teams K – Rene Paredes, Calgary Stampeders P – Rob Maver, Calgary Stampeders ST – Larry Taylor, Calgary Stampeders 2013 CFL Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Darian Durant, Saskatchewan Roughriders RB – Jon Cornish, Calgary Stampeders RB – Kory Sheets, Saskatchewan Roughriders R – Weston Dressler, Saskatchewan Roughriders R – Chris Getzlaf, Saskatchewan Roughriders R – Marquay McDaniel, Calgary Stampeders R – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Stanley Bryant, Calgary Stampeders OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions OG – Brendon LaBatte, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Jon Gott, Calgary Stampeders OC – Brett Jones, Calgary Stampeders 25em break Defence DT – Tearrius George, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – Almondo Sewell, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Alex Hall, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Charleston Hughes, Calgary Stampeders LB – Adam Bighill, BC Lions LB – Solomon Elimimian, BC Lions LB – Juwan Simpson, Calgary Stampeders CB – Cord Parks, BC Lions CB – Dante Marsh, BC Lions DB – Dwight Anderson, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Ryan Phillips, BC Lions S – Tyron Brackenridge, Saskatchewan Roughriders end Special teams K – Rene Paredes, Calgary Stampeders P – Rob Maver, Calgary Stampeders ST – Larry Taylor, Calgary Stampeders 2013 CFL Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Ricky Ray, Toronto Argonauts RB – C. J. Gable, Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Will Ford, Winnipeg Blue Bombers R – Andre Durie, Toronto Argonauts R – Bakari Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats R – S. J. Green, Montreal Alouettes R – Chad Owens, Toronto Argonauts OT – Josh Bourke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Glenn January, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Chris Van Zeyl, Toronto Argonauts OG – Greg Wojt, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OC – Jeff Keeping, Toronto Argonauts 25em break Defence DT – Bryant Turner, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Khalif Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts DE – John Bowman, Montreal Alouettes DE – Brandon Boudreaux, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Chip Cox, Montreal Alouettes LB – Robert McCune, Toronto Argonauts LB – Henoc Muamba, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Geoff Tisdale, Montreal Alouettes CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts DB – Jerald Brown, Montreal Alouettes DB – Billy Parker, Montreal Alouettes S – Mike Edem, Montreal Alouettes end Special teams K – Sean Whyte, Montreal Alouettes P – Josh Bartel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats ST – Marc Beswick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2013 Gibson's Finest CFL Awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Jon Cornish (RB), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Jon Cornish (RB), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Chip Cox (LB), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Brendon LaBatte (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Brett Jones (OL), Calgary Stampeders John Agro Special Teams Award – Rene Paredes (K), Calgary Stampeders Tom Pate Memorial Award – Kyries Hebert (LB), Montreal Alouettes Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy – Shea Emry (LB), Montreal Alouettes Annis Stukus Trophy – Corey Chamblin, Saskatchewan Roughriders Commissioner's Award – Dwayne Mandrusiak, Edmonton Eskimos Equipment Manager Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award - no recipient References 30em Category:Canadian Football League seasons Category:2013 in Canadian football