| 1966 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June – October, 1966 |
| East champions | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| West champions | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 54th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 26, 1966 |
| Venue | Empire Stadium, Vancouver |
| Champions | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
The 1966 CFL season was the Canadian Football League's ninth season since the 1958 merger of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union to create a national league. It was the 13th season in modern-day Canadian football.
The Canadian Football League made several rule changes. The league started to legalize unlimited blocking on rushing plays and introduced their new goose-necked goal posts. The league rewrote its rule book and reduced it in size.
The Canadian Rugby Union, owners of the trophy, granted trusteeship of the Grey Cup to the Canadian Football League in exchange for annual financial support for amateur football.
One of the more notable games of the regular season was Montreal's 1–0 victory over Ottawa, the lowest scoring game in CFL history, and only the second 1–0 game since a 1949 win by Winnipeg over Calgary in the WIFU. [1]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 351 | 318 | 19 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 264 | 230 | 17 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 251 | 328 | 13 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 227 | 459 | 13 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 254 | 269 | 10 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 177 | 22 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 264 | 160 | 18 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 215 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 166 | 271 | 10 |
Note: All dates in 1966
| Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 6 | Edmonton Eskimos 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 |
| Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 6 | Montreal Alouettes 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 |
| 2 | November 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 |
| Saskatchewan wins the best of three series 2–0 | |||
| Ottawa Rough Riders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 13 | Ottawa Rough Riders 30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1 |
| 2 | November 19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 | Ottawa Rough Riders 42 |
| Ottawa won 2 game total-point series 72–17 | |||
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | 54th Grey Cup | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 72 (30+42) | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger Cats | 17 (1+16) | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger Cats | 24 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 14 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 (14,21) | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 (7,19) | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 8 | ||||||||||||
| November 26 54th Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Western Champion | Eastern Champion |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 | Ottawa Rough Riders 14 |
| The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the 1966 Grey Cup Champions | |
The 1992 CFL season is considered to be the 39th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 35th Canadian Football League season.
The 1982 CFL season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 25th Canadian Football League season.
The 1980 CFL season is considered to be the 27th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 23rd Canadian Football League season.
The 1978 CFL season is considered to be the 25th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 21st Canadian Football League season.
The 1977 CFL season is considered to be the 24th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 20th Canadian Football League season.
The 1976 CFL season is considered to be the 23rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 19th Canadian Football League season.
The 1975 CFL season is considered to be the 22nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 18th Canadian Football League season.
The 1974 CFL season is considered to be the 21st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 17th Canadian Football League season.
The 1973 CFL season is considered to be the 20th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 16th Canadian Football League season.
The 1972 CFL season is considered to be the 19th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 15th Canadian Football League season.
The 1971 CFL season is considered to be the 18th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 14th Canadian Football League season.
The 1970 CFL season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.
The 1969 CFL season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.
The 1968 CFL season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 11th Canadian Football League season.
The 1967 CFL season was the tenth Canadian Football League season, and the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football.
The 1958 CFL season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League, although the season structure was essentially unchanged from the one established three years earlier when the league's founding unions had effectively barred amateur teams from competing for the Grey Cup.
The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern-day Canadian football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the third straight time in the Grey Cup final. The Blue Bombers won the rubber match in a defensive showdown.
The 1962 CFL season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season.
The 1964 CFL season is considered to be the 11th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the seventh Canadian Football League season.
The 1965 CFL season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the eighth Canadian Football League season.
