The 1966 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 13th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the ninth Canadian Football League season[citation needed].
[edit] CFL news in 1966
The Canadian Football League made several rule changes. The league started to legalize unlimited blocking on rushing plays and introduced their new goose-necked goal posts. The league rewrote its rule book and reduced it in size.
The Canadian Rugby Union gave their trusteeship of the Grey Cup to the Canadian Football League.
[edit] Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1966
[edit] Conference semi-finals
[edit] Conference finals
- Saskatchewan wins the best of three series 2–0. The Roughriders advance to the Grey Cup Championship game. .
- Ottawa won 2 game total-point series by 72–17. The Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
[edit] Playoff bracket
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[edit] Grey Cup Championship
[edit] CFL Leaders
[edit] 1966 CFL All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SE – Jim Worden, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Al Benecick, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Chuck Walton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit] Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – E. A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Ed Ulmer, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders
[edit] 1966 Eastern All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Don Lisbon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Dave Thelen, Toronto Argonauts
- TE – Ted Watkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
- SE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Doug Spetch, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Chuck Walton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Moe Racine, Ottawa Rough Riders
[edit] Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Wilbert Scott, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Ed Learn, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders
[edit] 1966 Western All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SE – Jim Worden, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Al Benecick, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Tom Hinton, BC Lions
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit] Defence
- DT – Mike Cicac, BC Lions
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – E. A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Bob Kosid, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Ernie Pitts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Ed Ulmer, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Bill Redell, Edmonton Eskimos
[edit] 1966 CFL Awards
[edit] References
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