1967 CFL season
| 1967 CFL season |
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The 1967 CFL season was the tenth Canadian Football League season, and the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football.
CFL news in 1967
The offices of the CFL was set up at 11 King Street, inside the Montreal Trust Building in Toronto, with Senator Keith Davey as CFL Commissioner. Later on, Davey was succeeded on Thursday, February 23 by Ted Workman and then later, Allan McEachern.
The Committee on One League (COO) made recommendations to bring operating matters to be under the control of the league; it was later approved by the Board of Governors.
The Canadian Rugby Union changed their name to Canadian Amateur Football Association (now Football Canada) on Sunday, January 1 and turned over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL.
In addition, the CFL set up and establishes the Players' Pension Fund.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats wore special helmets to commemorate Canada's Centennial as the country turned 100 years old.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 382 | 219 | 24 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 346 | 282 | 24 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 266 | 246 | 19 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 212 | 414 | 8 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 239 | 319 | 7 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 195 | 20 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 209 | 19 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 252 | 266 | 11 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 166 | 302 | 4 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1967
Conference Semi-Finals
| Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 11 | Edmonton Eskimos 5 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 21 |
| Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 12 | Toronto Argonauts 22 | Ottawa Rough Riders 38 |
Conference Finals
| Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 | Calgary Stampeders 15 |
| 2 | November 22 | Calgary Stampeders 9 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 11 |
| 3 | November 26 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 | Calgary Stampeders 13 |
| Saskatchewan wins the best of three series 2–1 | |||
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 | Ottawa Rough Riders 3 |
| 2 | November 25 | Ottawa Rough Riders 0 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26 |
| Hamilton won 2 game total-point series 37–3 | |||
Playoff bracket
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | 55th Grey Cup | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 37 (11+26) | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 38 | E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 (3+0) | |||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 22 | E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | |||||||||
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 1 (15,9,13) | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21 | W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 (11,11,17) | |||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
| December 2 | |
|---|---|
| Western Champion | Eastern Champion |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 |
| The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1967 Grey Cup Champions | |
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CFL Leaders
1967 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Peter Liske, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – E. A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
1967 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Willie Bethea, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Jim Dillard, Toronto Argonauts
- SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Gene Ceppetelli, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Danny Nykoluk, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Bob Minihane, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Bob Brown, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Mike Blum, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Bob Krouse, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
1967 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Peter Liske, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Herm Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
- F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Bob Lueck, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Roger Kramer, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Dick Suderman, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Joe Hernandez, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
1967 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Peter Liske (QB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Terry Evanshen (TE), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Jerry Williams, Calgary Stampeders
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Peter Liske (QB), Calgary Stampeders
- Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Wayne Giardino (LB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Gerela (K), BC Lions
- DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
References
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- ^ "CFLapedia".