1960 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 1960 CFL season June – October, 1960 East Ottawa Rough Riders West Edmonton Eskimos 48th Grey Cup November 26, 1960 Empire Stadium, Vancouver Ottawa Rough Riders 1959 1961 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 1960 CFL season is considered to be the seventh season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the third Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 1960 The IRFU changed its name to become the Eastern Football Conference. The CFL allowed unlimited blocking on interception returns. The Calgary Stampeders moved into McMahon Stadium on Monday, August 15, after it took only 103 days to be built. On September 14, four of the six directors of the Montreal Alouettes abruptly resigned their positions. The resignations of Lucien Beauregard, Morgan N. Johnston, David C. McConnell and W. Heard Wert left only owner-president Ted Workman and general manager-coach Perry Moss on the board. Rosters were reduced from 40 players to 34 on September 15. Ottawa's Ron Stewart rushed for 287 yards on 16 carries in a game in Montreal against the Alouettes on Monday, October 10. He rushed for four touchdowns, one in each quarter, on runs of 39, 51, 51 and 37 yards. He broke the single-game record of 217 yards held previously by Hamilton's Gerry McDougall. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers honoured their 11-year veteran guard with "Buddy Tinsley Night" at half-time during their Thursday, October 13, 1960, game versus the BC Lions. The Winnipeg crowd of 16,773 was delighted when Tinsley lined up at fullback and took a hand-off from quarterback Kenny Ploen over from the BC one-yard line for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. At league meetings during Grey Cup week, Western teams dropped their insistence on sharing in the lucrative television rights payments received by the Big Four (Eastern) teams as a condition of accepting an interlocking schedule. It was agreed to begin a partially interlocking schedule in 1961, with travel costs to be offset by an across-the-board surcharge of 25 cents on the price of every ticket sold (each team, every seat, every game). 1960 Preseason The CFL played an unbalanced schedule of Exhibition games. Four teams (Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Hamilton) played their annual split-squad scrimmages at the conclusion of their preliminary training camps. 25 players received skin burns during an Edmonton–Calgary game played at Mewata Stadium in Calgary on July 20. Two Eskimos, Roger Nelson and Jim Shipka, were treated in a Calgary hospital. Two Stampeders, Doug Brown and Ernest Warlick, filed damage claims with the City of Calgary. The lime used for field markings initially was suspected as being the cause, although laboratory tests later determined it was fully hydrated and should not have been the culprit. Fertilizer also was suggested as a possible cause of the skin burns. On July 28, the Saskatchewan Roughriders played the London Lords of the Senior Ontario Rugby Football Union in London, Ontario, and beat their hosts 38–0. On July 29, the BC Lions played the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Part of the local appeal was the presence on three former University of Iowa stars, Kenny Ploen and Ray Jauch of the Blue Bombers, and Willie Fleming of the BC Lions. After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Toronto Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 and lost 43–16. Both teams used 12 players, with a handful of NFL rules (blocking, punt returns) blended into the Canadian game. Toronto also played host to an NFL exhibition game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, at Varsity Stadium on Monday, August 15. Top ticket price was $10, which was the most ever charged for a non-Grey Cup game in Toronto. George Halas of the Bears, who also served as chairman of the NFL's expansion committee, admitted that in 1961 the NFL would have 14 teams, an awkward number, and that 16 teams would be more convenient for scheduling. It was suggested that this game was a trial balloon for a possible expansion team in Toronto. Chicago defeated the Giants by a 16–7 score, but the paid attendance was only 5,401, handing the promoters a $30,000 loss and effectively ending any chance of an NFL team north of the border. Day Date Visitor Home Location AttendanceFri15 JulyMontreal0Edmonton38Edmonton9,000Tue19 JulyOttawa Red14Ottawa White7Ottawa–Wed20 JulyMontreal29BC29Vancouver24,392Wed20 JulyEdmonton4Calgary17Calgary–Thu21 JulyToronto Blue14Toronto White27Aurora, Ontario–Thu21 JulyWinnipeg Blue19Winnipeg Gold27Winnipeg17,000Tue26 JulyBC49Montreal7Montreal19,999Tue26 JulySaskatchewan6Ottawa20Ottawa–Wed27 JulyCalgary30Toronto51Toronto12,692Wed27 JulyHamilton Black20Hamilton Gold20Hamilton–Thu28 JulySaskatchewan38London Lords (ORFU)0London, Ontario–Fri29 JulyBC7Winnipeg13Cedar Rapids, Iowa12,583Mon1 AugustWinnipeg16Montreal26Montreal19,395Tue2 AugustSaskatchewan14Hamilton17Hamilton7,000Tue2 AugustOttawa26BC27Vancouver18,156Wed3 AugustPittsburgh Steelers (NFL)43Toronto16Toronto23,570Thu4 AugustOttawa14Winnipeg18Winnipeg–Mon8 AugustEdmonton14Montreal28Montreal19,570Wed10 AugustEdmonton29Ottawa24Ottawa8,350Wed10 AugustHamilton7Toronto14Toronto10,282 thumb|upright=1.4|BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, August 11 1960 regular season Coaching Changes Calgary Fri 19 August – Otis Douglas resigns as head coach of the Calgary Stampeders, after the club started the season with a tie and two losses. General Manager Jim Finks acts as co-ordinator of coaches for Calgary's August 22 game versus the BC Lions (a loss). Tue 23 August – Steve Owen is appointed head coach for the remainder of the 1960 season. General Manager Changes Edmonton Sat 10 September – Keith Rolfe resigns as General Manager of the Edmonton Eskimos, to take a position with an oil company in Calgary. Joe Ryan, formerly with the Toronto Argonauts, is named as his successor. Regular-season standings main WDL West Division y y p 2 WIN Winnipeg Blue Bombers CQ EDM Edmonton Eskimos Q CAL Calgary Stampeders Q BC BC Lions SAS Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 2 0 453 239 10 6 0 318 225 6 8 2 374 404 5 9 2 296 356 2 12 2 205 422 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete main WDL East Division y y p 2 TOR Toronto Argonauts CQ OTT Ottawa Rough Riders Q MON Montreal Alouettes Q HAM Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10 4 0 370 265 9 5 0 400 283 5 9 0 340 458 4 10 0 273 377 First round bye Qualified for playoffs Q Q Q green2 complete Winnipeg and Toronto have first round byes. Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1960 Conference Semi-Finals + Western Semi-FinalsCalgary Stampeders vs Edmonton EskimosGame Date Away Home1 November 2 Calgary Stampeders 7 Edmonton Eskimos 302November 5Edmonton Eskimos 40Calgary Stampeders 21Edmonton won the total-point series by 70–28 +Eastern Semi-FinalsMontreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 5 Montreal Alouettes 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 30 Conference finals + Western FinalsWinnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton EskimosGame Date Away Home1 November 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 Edmonton Eskimos 162November 14Edmonton Eskimos 10Winnipeg Blue Bombers 53November 19Edmonton Eskimos 4Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2Edmonton wins the best of three series 2–1 + Eastern FinalsToronto Argonauts vs Ottawa Rough RidersGame Date Away Home1 November 12 Toronto Argonauts 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 332November 20Ottawa Rough Riders 21Toronto Argonauts 20Ottawa won total-point series 54–41 Playoff bracket Semifinals Finals 48th Grey Cup 1 East West E3 Montreal Alouettes 14 E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 30 W3 Calgary Stampeders 28(7+21) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 70(30+40) E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 54(33+21) E1 Toronto Argonauts 41(21+20) W2 Edmonton Eskimos 2(16,10,4) W1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1(22,5,2) E2 Ottawa Rough Riders 16 W2 Edmonton Eskimos 6 1960 http://www.cflapedia.com/ Grey Cup Championship November 26 48th Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia Western Champion Eastern Champion Edmonton Eskimos 6 Ottawa Rough Riders 16 The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1960 Grey Cup Champions Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders – Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 1960 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Sam Etcheverry, Montreal Alouettes RB – Cookie Gilchrist, Toronto Argonauts RB – Dave Thelen, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Ron Stewart, Ottawa Rough Riders E – Hal Patterson, Montreal Alouettes E – Paul Dekker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats F – Dave Mann, Toronto Argonauts C – Norm Stoneburgh, Toronto Argonauts OG – Jackie Simpson, Montreal Alouettes OG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Bill Hudson, Montreal Alouettes OT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – Angelo Mosca, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Lou Bruce, Ottawa Rough Riders DE – Dick Fouts, Toronto Argonauts DG – Marty Martinello, Toronto Argonauts LB – Gary Schreider, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Cookie Gilchrist, Toronto Argonauts LB – Jim Andreotti, Toronto Argonauts LB – Gerald Nesbitt, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders S – Stan Wallace, Toronto Argonauts end 1960 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Jackie Parker, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Willie Fleming, British Columbia Lions RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos E – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers E – Ernie Warlick, Calgary Stampeders C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Cornel Piper, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Roger Nelson, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – Urban Henry, British Columbia Lions DE – Ed Gray, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Norm Fieldgate, British Columbia Lions LB – Bill Burrell, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – David Burkholder, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Bill Smith, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Clare Exelby, Calgary Stampeders S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders end 1960 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Herb Gray (DE), Winnipeg Blue Bombers Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) – Jackie Parker (QB), Edmonton Eskimos Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) – Bill Mitchell (G/LB), Toronto Argonauts DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (WIFU Outstanding Lineman) – Frank Rigney (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1960 Miss Grey Cup Miss Edmonton Eskimos Mary-Jo Powell was named Miss Grey Cup 1960 References Category:Canadian Football League seasons CFL