1969 CFL season

The 1969 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1969
The 1969 Grey Cup game started play on a Sunday for the first time in CFL history. (The CFL did play a Grey Cup game before, in 1962, when the original Saturday Grey Cup game was delayed due to heavy fog that caused the final 9 minutes and 28 seconds to be played the following day.)

The Grey Cup was held in Montreal for the first time since 1931.

Records: The Rough Riders' Margene Adkins set the record for average gain per pass in a season with 25.0 yards. The record stood for 28 years, until Milt Stegall broke it.

Final 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 1969

Conference Finals

 * ''Saskatchewan won the best of three series 2–0, advancing to the Grey Cup Championship game.


 * Ottawa won the 2 game total-point series by 46–25, to advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

OFFENCE

 * QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – Dave Raimey, Toronto Argonauts
 * TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
 * SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
 * OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

DEFENCE

 * DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
 * LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
 * DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Larry Fairholm, Montreal Alouettes

1969 CFL Schenley 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 – John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Frank Clair, Ottawa Rough Riders