1962 CFL season

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The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 9th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 5th Canadian Football League season.

1 CFL News in 1962
2 Regular Season Standings
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 1962 CFL All-Stars
- 4.1 OFFENCE
- 4.2 DEFENCE
5 1962 CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 1962

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton.

The 50th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1st. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28-27 to win their third championship in four years.

[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 Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	385	291	22
Calgary Stampeders	16	9	6	1	352	335	19
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	8	7	1	268	336	17
British Columbia Lions	16	7	9	0	346	342	14
Edmonton Eskimos	16	6	9	1	310	346	13

**Eastern Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	9	4	1	358	286	19
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	7	1	339	302	13
Montreal Alouettes	14	4	7	3	308	309	11
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	259	378	8

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

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1962

[edit] Conference Semi-Finals

**Western Semi-Finals** - Game 1
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 10	Saskatchewan Roughriders 0	Calgary Stampeders 25

**Western Semi-Finals** - Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 12	Calgary Stampeders 18	Saskatchewan Roughriders 7

Calgary won the total-point series by 43-7. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 10	Montreal Alouettes 18	Ottawa Rough Riders 17

The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.

[edit] Conference Finals

**Western-Finals** - Game 1
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 17	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14	Calgary Stampeders 20

**Western Finals** - Game 2
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 21	Calgary Stampeders 11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19

**Western Finals** - Game 3
Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 24	Calgary Stampeders 7	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12

Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2-1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

**Eastern Finals** - Game 1
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes
Date	Away	Home
November 17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28	Montreal Alouettes 17

**Eastern Finals** - Game 2
Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 26	Montreal Alouettes 21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30

Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 58-38. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

December 1 & December 2 50th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1962 Grey Cup Champions
Leo Lewis (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.