1970 The first artificial turf in Canada installed at Empire

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1970
The first artificial turf in Canada was installed at Empire Stadium. Jim Young became the first Lion to win the Schenley Outstanding Canadian Award, but the team finished 6-10 and in fourth place.


Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 14 2 0 369 206 28
Edmonton Eskimos 16 9 7 0 282 287 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 9 7 0 293 209 18
British Columbia Lions 16 6 10 0 295 384 12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 2 14 0 184 332 4

Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

Western Semi-Finals Calgary Stampeders 16 Edmonton Eskimos 9
Eastern Semi-Finals Montreal Alouettes 16 Toronto Argonauts 7

Western Finals - Calgary Stampeders 28 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
Western Finals - Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 Calgary Stampeders 3
Western Finals - Calgary Stampeders 15 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14
Calgary wins the best of three series 2-1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Eastern Finals - Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 Montreal Alouettes 32
Eastern Finals - Montreal Alouettes 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4
Montreal won the 2 game total-point series by 43-26. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup Championship
November 28

58th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 10 Montreal Alouettes 23
The Montreal Alouettes are the 1970 Grey Cup Champions
Sonny Wade (QB), Montreal Alouettes - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.