1965
After two consecutive Grey Cup appearances and one title, the Lions immediately receded back towards the basement of the West Division. By Bailey has left the team the previous off-season, and the team was aging. Finishing 5-11, Dave Skrien would never again experience the same success as he had as the Lions head coach a year earlier. Any hopes for a dynasty were quickly dashed.
Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 16 12 4 0 340 243 24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 11 5 0 301 262 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 8 7 1 276 277 17
British Columbia Lions 16 6 9 1 286 273 13
Edmonton Eskimos 16 5 11 0 257 400 10
Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 281 153 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 300 234 14
Montreal Alouettes 14 5 9 0 183 215 10
Toronto Argonauts 14 3 11 0 193 360 6
Eastern Semi-Finals Montreal Alouettes 7 Ottawa Rough Riders 36
The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Western Semi-Finals Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
The Blue Bombers will play the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Finals.
Conference Finals
Western-Finals - Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 Calgary Stampeders 27
Western Finals - Calgary Stampeders 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15
Western Finals - Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 Calgary Stampeders 12
Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Eastern Finals - Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 Ottawa Rough Riders 13
Eastern Finals - Ottawa Rough Riders 7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17
Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 35-20. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Grey Cup Championship
November 27
53rd Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion Eastern Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1965 Grey Cup Champions
