39th Grey Cup

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39th Grey Cup
Saskatchewan Roughriders Ottawa Rough Riders
(8–6)(7–5)
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1234Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 2001214
Ottawa Rough Riders 667221
DateNovember 24, 1951
Stadium Varsity Stadium
Location Toronto
Attendance27,341

The 39th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1951 season, played on November 24, 1951.

The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–14 at Toronto's Varsity Stadium before a crowd of 27,341 fans in the first Grey Cup match-up between the two similarly named teams.

Game summary

Saskatchewan Roughriders (14) - TDs, Jack Nix, Sully Glasser; cons., Red Ettinger (2); singles, Glenn Dobbs (2).

Ottawa Rough Riders (21) - TDs, Benny MacDonell, Pete Karpuk, Alton Baldwin; cons., Bob Gain (3); singles, Bruce Cummings (2), Tom O'Malley.