1975 CFL season

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The 1975 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 22nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 18th Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1975 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 1975 CFL All-Stars 4.1 OFFENCE 4.2 DEFENCE 5 1975 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1975

Calgary, became the first city in the Prairies to host the Grey Cup championship game. CFL changed the rules on blocking by allowing contact to be above waist level on punt returns. The two-point convert was introduced to the league.

Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was not able to regain consciousness and eventually died two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community.

[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 Edmonton Eskimos 16 12 4 0 432 370 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 5 1 373 309 21 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 6 8 2 340 383 14 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 387 363 12 British Columbia Lions 16 6 10 0 276 331 12

Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 16 10 5 1 394 280 21 Montreal Alouettes 16 9 7 0 353 345 18 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 284 395 11 Toronto Argonauts 16 5 10 1 261 324 11

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Edmonton and Ottawa have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1975

[edit] Conference Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes Date Away Home November 9 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 Montreal Alouettes 35

Western Semi-Finals Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home November 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 42

[edit] Conference Finals

Eastern Finals Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 16 Montreal Alouettes 20 Ottawa Rough Riders 10

Western Finals Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 16 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 Edmonton Eskimos 30

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 23 63rd Annual Grey Cup Game: McMahon Stadium - Calgary, Alberta
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Edmonton Eskimos 9	Montreal Alouettes 8
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1975 Grey Cup Champions
Steve Ferrughelli (RB), Montreal Alouettes - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence. Lewis Cook (DB), Montreal Alouettes - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. Dave Cutler (K), Edmonton Eskimos - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] 1975 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1975 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Willie Burden (RB), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Jim Foley (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Jim Corrigall (DE), Toronto Argonauts
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Charlie Turner (OT), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Tom Clements (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Coach of the Year - George Brancato, Ottawa Rough Riders

Preceded by 1974 CFL season

CFL seasons

Succeeded by 1976 CFL season