1970 CFL season

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The 1970 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1970 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Conference Semi-Finals 3.2 Conference Finals 3.3 Grey Cup Championship 4 1970 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 5 1970 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1970

A three metres tartan turf was installed at Empire Stadium. The first sod was preserved and sent to Hamilton to be used as part of the future Canadian Football Hall of Fame building. The first CFL All-Star Game was held since 1958.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28 Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18 Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18 British Columbia Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4

Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17 Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16 Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Saskatchewan and Hamilton have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1970

[edit] Conference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 8 Calgary Stampeders 16 Edmonton Eskimos 9

Eastern Semi-Finals Montreal Alouettes @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 8 Montreal Alouettes 16 Toronto Argonauts 7

[edit] Conference Finals

Western Finals - Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 14 Calgary Stampeders 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

Western Finals - Game 2 Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Calgary Stampeders 3

Western Finals - Game 3 Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 22 Calgary Stampeders 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14

• Calgary wins the best of three series 2-1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Eastern Finals - Game 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes Date Away Home November 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 Montreal Alouettes 32

Eastern Finals - Game 2 Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date Away Home November 21 Montreal Alouettes 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4

• Montreal won the 2 game total-point series by 43-26. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 28 58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10	Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions
Sonny Wade (QB), Montreal Alouettes - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

[edit] 1970 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1970 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Jim Young (WR), British Columbia Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award - Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Ray Jauch, Edmonton Eskimos

Preceded by 1969 CFL season

CFL seasons

Succeeded by 1971 CFL season