1961
The year started with a major recruiting coup when Minnesota's Tom Brown was signed, but hard times on the field continued. In September, a bold gamble saw a major trade that sent four players to Calgary for quarterback Joe Kapp. A week after the trade, a coaching change was made as assistant Dave Skrien stepped up to replace Robinson. The year ended with a dismal 1-13-2 record.
Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 13 3 0 360 251 26
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 334 257 21
Calgary Stampeders 16 7 9 0 300 311 14
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 10 1 211 314 11
British Columbia Lions 16 1 13 2 215 393 4
Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 340 293 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 359 285 16
Toronto Argonauts 14 7 6 1 255 258 15
Montreal Alouettes 14 4 9 1 213 225 9
Conference Semi-Finals
Western Semi-Finals - Edmonton Eskimos 8 Calgary Stampeders 10
Western Semi-Finals - Calgary Stampeders 17 Edmonton Eskimos 18
Calgary won the total-point series by 27-26. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.
Eastern Semi-Finals Toronto Argonauts 43 Ottawa Rough Riders 19
The Argonauts will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Western Finals - Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 Calgary Stampeders 1
Western Finals - Calgary Stampeders 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-0. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Eastern Finals - Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7 Toronto Argonauts 25
Eastern Finals - Toronto Argonauts 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 48 OT
Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 55-27. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Grey Cup Championship
December 2
49th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion Eastern Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 OT
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1961 Grey Cup Champions
Ken Ploen (QB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.
