1960 CFL season

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The 1960 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 7th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 3rd Canadian Football League season.

1 CFL News in 1960
2 Regular Season Standings
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 1960 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1960

The IRFU changed its name to become the Eastern Football Conference.

The CFL allowed unlimited blocking on interception returns.

The Calgary Stampeders moved into McMahon Stadium on Monday, August 15th, after it took only 103 days to be built.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

**Western Interprovincial Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	14	2	0	453	239	28
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	0	318	225	20
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	8	2	374	404	14
British Columbia Lions	16	5	9	2	296	356	12
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	12	2	205	422	6

**Eastern Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	370	265	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	5	400	283	18
Montreal Alouettes	14	5	9	340	458	10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	4	10	273	377	8

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Winnipeg and Toronto have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1960

[edit] Conference Semi-Finals

**Western Semi-Finals - Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 2	Calgary Stampeders 7	Edmonton Eskimos 30

**Western Semi-Finals - Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 5	Edmonton Eskimos 40	Calgary Stampeders 21

Edmonton won the total-point series by 70-28. The Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 5	Montreal Alouettes 14	Ottawa Rough Riders 30

The Rough Riders will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Finals.

[edit] Conference Finals

**Western Finals - Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22	Edmonton Eskimos 16

**Western Finals - Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 14	Edmonton Eskimos 10	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5

**Western Finals - Game 3**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 19	Edmonton Eskimos 4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2

Edmonton wins the best of three series 2-1. The Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

**Eastern Finals - Game 1**
Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 12	Toronto Argonauts 21	Ottawa Rough Riders 33

**Eastern Finals - Game 2**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 20	Ottawa Rough Riders 21	Toronto Argonauts 20

Ottawa won 2 game total-point series by 54-41. The Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 26 48th Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium - Vancouver, British Columbia
WIFU Champion	Eastern Champion
Edmonton Eskimos 6	Ottawa Rough Riders 16
The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1960 Grey Cup Champions
Ron Stewart (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.