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.
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.