1991 CFL season

1991 CFL season
Duration	July 11 – November 3, 1991
East champions	Toronto Argonauts
West champions	Calgary Stampeders
79th Grey Cup
Date	November 24, 1991
Venue	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
Champions	Toronto Argonauts
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Canadian Football League team locations: West, East

The 1991 CFL season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1991

Harry Ornest sold the Toronto Argonauts to Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy on Monday, February 25. On Wednesday, July 24, the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Rough Riders resigned, causing the CFL to assume the ownership duties of the franchise, two days later. Three months later, the Rough Riders were sold by the CFL to Bernie and Lonie Glieberman on Saturday, October 19. Furthermore, the Calgary Stampeders was purchased by Larry Ryckman from Stampeder Football Club Limited on Friday, October 24.

All eight clubs combined for a record 64.2 points per game and attendance figures broke the 2 million mark for the 10th time in CFL history (2,001,858). The Grey Cup game was hosted by the city of Winnipeg for the first time on Sunday, November 24. In that game, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Calgary Stampeders 36–21 in front of 51,985 football fans. The Grey Cup game was also the most-watched Canadian television show with an audience of 3,531,000 viewers.

J. Donald Crump resigned as CFL Commissioner on Tuesday, December 31.

After the shutdown of the Canadian Football Network, this left the CFL with two television outlets: CBC Television, which had coverage for some regular season games and exclusive coverage of all CFL playoff games, including the Grey Cup game, and TSN on cable, airing some regular season games.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

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

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	671	569	24
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	596	552	22
BC Lions	18	11	7	0	661	587	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	606	710	12

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	13	5	0	647	526	26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	516	499	18
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	7	11	0	522	577	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	400	599	6

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

Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 79th Grey Cup

The Toronto Argonauts are the 1991 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 36–21, at Winnipeg Stadium. This was the first championship for the Argonauts in eight years. The Argonauts’ Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (WR) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Stampeder's Dave Sapunjis (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

November 10: Division Semifinals

November 17: Division Finals

November 24: 79th Grey Cup @ Winnipeg Stadium – Winnipeg, MB

E2

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

3

East

E1

Toronto Argonauts

42

E3

Ottawa Rough Riders

8

E2

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

26

E1

Toronto Argonauts

36

W2

Calgary Stampeders

21

W2

Calgary Stampeders

38

West

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

36

W3

BC Lions

41

W2

Calgary Stampeders

43

CFL Leaders

• CFL Passing Leaders
• CFL Rushing Leaders
• CFL Receiving Leaders ^[1]

1991 CFL All-Stars

Offence QB – Doug Flutie, BC Lions FB – Blake Marshall, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Robert Mimbs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Matt Clark, BC Lions SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders WR – Ray Alexander, BC Lions WR – Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Toronto Argonauts C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Leo Groenewegen, BC Lions OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts OT – Jim Mills, BC Lions OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence DT – Harold Hallman, Toronto Argonauts DT – Brett Williams, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders DE – Mike Campbell, Toronto Argonauts LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Darryl Ford, Toronto Argonauts LB – Greg Battle, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Less Browne, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Junior Thurman, Calgary Stampeders DB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders DB – Don Wilson, Toronto Argonauts DS – Glen Suitor, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Special teams

• P – Hank Ilesic, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Lance Chomyc, Toronto Argonauts
• ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

1991 Eastern All-Stars

Offence QB – Damon Allen, Ottawa Rough Riders FB – David Conrad, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Robert Mimbs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Rob Crifo, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Darrell Smith, Toronto Argonauts WR – David Williams, Toronto Argonauts WR – Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Toronto Argonauts C – Irv Daymond, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Gerald Roper, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts OT – Chris Schultz, Toronto Argonauts OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence DT – Harold Hallman, Toronto Argonauts DT – Lloyd Lewis, Ottawa Rough Riders DE – Brian Warren, Toronto Argonauts DE – Mike Campbell, Toronto Argonauts LB – Brian Bonner, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Darryl Ford, Toronto Argonauts LB – Greg Battle, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Less Browne, Winnipeg Blue Bombers CB – Reggie Pleasant, Toronto Argonauts DB – Anthony Drawhorn, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Don Wilson, Toronto Argonauts DS – Scott Flagel, Ottawa Rough Riders

Special teams

• P – Hank Ilesic, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Lance Chomyc, Toronto Argonauts
• ST – Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Toronto Argonauts

1991 Western All-Stars

Offence QB – Doug Flutie, BC Lions FB – Blake Marshall, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Jon Volpe, BC Lions SB – Matt Clark, BC Lions SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders WR – Ray Alexander, BC Lions WR – Jim Sandusky, Edmonton Eskimos C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Leo Groenewegen, BC Lions OG – Roger Aldag, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Jim Mills, BC Lions OT – Vic Stevenson, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Defence DT – Gary Lewis, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – Brett Williams, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders DE – Stewart Hill, BC Lions LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos LB – O.J. Brigance, BC Lions LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders CB – Eddie Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos CB – Junior Thurman, Calgary Stampeders DB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders DB – Enis Jackson, Edmonton Eskimos DS – Glen Suitor, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Special teams

• P – Brent Matich, Calgary Stampeders
• K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• ST – Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos

1991 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB), BC Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Blake Marshall (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Battle (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT), BC Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jon Volpe (RB), BC Lions
• CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Stu Laird (LB), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Coach of the Year – Adam Rita, Toronto Argonauts
• Commissioner's Award - Jake Matheson, Winnipeg

References

1. "CFLapedia".