1966 CFL season

The 1966 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 13th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 9th Canadian Football League season.

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.

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.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1966

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.

Offence

 * QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
 * RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * TE – 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

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

1966 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Frank Clair, Ottawa Rough Riders