2002 CFL season

Canadian Football League season August 2024 August 2024 2002 CFL season June 25 – November 3, 2002 East Montreal Alouettes West Edmonton Eskimos 90th Grey Cup November 24, 2002 Commonwealth Stadium,Edmonton Montreal Alouettes 2001 CFL season 2001 2003 CFL season 2003 List of Canadian Football League seasons CFL The 2002 CFL season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football League season. CFL news in 2002 On March 19, Michael Lysko was relieved of his duties as CFL Commissioner by the board of governors. The board of governors then made chairman of the board, David Braley, acting CFL Commissioner, until November 23 when Tom E. Wright was introduced as the 11th CFL Commissioner in history. On April 29, Paul Tagliabue became the first NFL Commissioner in history to visit the head offices of the CFL. The Ottawa Renegades played their first regular-season game on June 28 at Frank Clair Stadium. The Ottawa Renegades were placed in the East Division and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were returned to the West Division. The CFL and CFLPA agreed to a new CBA agreement on October 16. TSN reported a 27% increase in viewership of over 50 CFL games. Plus, the CBC announced a record TV audience of more than 5.2 million Canadian viewers for the Grey Cup game between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos. On November 20, four days before the 2002 Grey Cup game, the CFL unveiled a new logo: a red football (with white laces and circles at both ends) located in front of a maple leaf, also red, with black CFL lettering located beneath. It replaced the "helmet" logo that had been in use since 1969. This logo was used until 2015. For the second consecutive year, the Grey Cup attendance was over 60,000. Regular-season standings Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes. Due to the cross-over rule, the Saskatchewan Roughriders play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Semi-Final Game. Grey Cup playoffs 90th Grey Cup The Montreal Alouettes are the 2002 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos in front of their home crowd 25–16 at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium. This is the first championship for Montreal since 1977. The Alouettes' Anthony Calvillo (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Pat Woodcock (WR) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Playoff bracket November 10: Division Semifinals November 17: Division Finals November 24: 90th Grey Cup @ Commonwealth Stadium – Edmonton 1 East West E2 Toronto Argonauts 24 W4 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 W3 BC Lions 3 E1 Montreal Alouettes 35 E2 Toronto Argonauts 18 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 33 W2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30 E1 Montreal Alouettes 25 W1 Edmonton Eskimos 16 CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leadersCFLapedia http://www.cflapedia.com/ 2002 CFL All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes RB – John Avery, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Derick Armstrong, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Jason Tucker, Edmonton Eskimos C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes OG – Jay McNeil, Calgary Stampeders OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Denny Fortney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Joe Montford, Toronto Argonauts DE – Elfrid Payton, Edmonton Eskimos LB – John Grace, Ottawa Renegades LB – Brendan Ayanbadejo, BC Lions LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes DB – Clifford Ivory, Toronto Argonauts DS – Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts end Special teams P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos ST – Corey Holmes, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2002 Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Khari Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – John Avery, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Derick Armstrong, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Jason Tucker, Edmonton Eskimos C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions OG – Steve Hardin, BC Lions OG – Jay McNeil, Calgary Stampeders OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25em break Defence DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Denny Fortney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions DE – Elfrid Payton, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Carl Kidd, BC Lions LB – Brendan Ayanbadejo, BC Lions LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Harold Nash, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Bo Lewis, BC Lions DS – Tom Europe, Winnipeg Blue Bombers end Special teams P – Duncan O'Mahony, Calgary Stampeders K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos ST – Corey Holmes, Saskatchewan Roughriders 2002 Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes RB – Troy Davis Hamilton Tiger-Cats RB – Lawrence Phillips, Montreal Alouettes SB – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts WR – Pat Woodcock, Montreal Alouettes WR – Jimmy Oliver, Ottawa Renegades C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes OG – Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes OG – Sandy Annunziata, Toronto Argonauts OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DT – Robert Brown, Montreal Alouettes DT – Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts DE – Joe Montford, Toronto Argonauts DE – Marc Megna, Montreal Alouettes LB – John Grace, Ottawa Renegades LB – Stefen Reid, Montreal Alouettes LB – Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts CB – Wayne Shaw, Montreal Alouettes DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes DB – Clifford Ivory, Toronto Argonauts DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end Special teams P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts K – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts ST – Keith Stokes, Montreal Alouettes 2002 CFLPA All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Steve Hardin, BC Lions C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes RB – John Avery, Edmonton Eskimos FB – Mike Sellers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos WR – Arland Bruce, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Defence DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions DE – Elfrid Payton, Edmonton Eskimos DT – Robert Brown, Montreal Alouettes DT – Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders LB – Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders CB – Marvin Coleman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB – Gerald Vaughn, Ottawa Renegades HB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes S – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end 25em start Special teams K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts ST – Keith Stokes, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Head coach Don Matthews, Montreal Alouettes endhttp://cflpa.com/index.php?module=page&id=5025 CFLPA.com The Canadian Football League Players Association cflpa.com en-CA 2017-03-06 2002 CFLPA Western All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Khari Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Dave Mudge, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Andrew Greene Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Steve Hardin, BC Lions C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions RB – John Avery, Edmonton Eskimos FB – Mike Sellers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Arland Bruce, Winnipeg Blue Bombers WR – Ed Hervey, Edmonton Eskimos 25em break Defence DE – Herman Smith, BC Lions DE – Elfrid Payton, Edmonton Eskimos DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DT – Nate Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Barrin Simpson, BC Lions LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos CB – Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders CB – Marvin Coleman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB – Derrick Lewis, BC Lions HB – Eric Carter, BC Lions S – Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders end 25em start Special teams K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos P – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos ST – Brendan Ayanbadejo, BC Lions 25em break Head coach Danny Barrett, Saskatchewan Roughriders endhttp://cflpa.com/index.php?module=page&id=5025 CFLPA.com The Canadian Football League Players Association cflpa.com en-CA 2017-03-06 2002 CFLPA Eastern All-Stars 25em start Offence QB – Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes OT – Neal Fort, Montreal Alouettes OT – Val St. Germain, Ottawa Renegades OG – Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes C – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes RB – Lawrence Phillips, Montreal Alouettes FB – Bruno Heppell, Montreal Alouettes SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts SB – Archie Amerson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes WR – Tony Miles Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25em break Defence DE – Joe Montford, Toronto Argonauts DE – Michael Boireau, Ottawa Renegades DT – Robert Brown, Montreal Alouettes DT – Johnny Scott, Toronto Argonauts LB – Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes LB – John Grace, Ottawa Renegades LB – Chris Shelling, Hamilton Tiger-Cats CB – Perry Carter, Montreal Alouettes CB – Ricky Bell, Ottawa Renegades HB – Gerald Vaughn, Ottawa Renegades HB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes S – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats end 25em start Special teams K – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts ST – Keith Stokes, Montreal Alouettes 25em break Head coach Don Matthews, Montreal Alouettes endhttp://cflpa.com/index.php?module=page&id=5025 CFLPA.com The Canadian Football League Players Association cflpa.com en-CA 2017-03-06 2002 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Milt Stegall (SB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ben Cahoon (WR), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Elfrid Payton (DE), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Bryan Chiu (C), Montreal Alouettes CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jason Clermont (SB), BC Lions CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Corey Holmes (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Greg Frers (DS), Calgary Stampeders CFL's Coach of the Year – Don Matthews, Montreal Alouettes Commissioner's Award - Hugh Campbell, Edmonton References Category:2002 in Canadian football 2002