1965 CFL season

The 1965 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 8th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1965
The Canadian Football League commissioned an economic study of Canadian football and all its aspects. The Canadian Football League Players' Association was formed and had their first meetings on May 15 and 16 in Toronto.

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.
 * Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1965

Conference Semi-Finals

 * The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.


 * The Blue Bombers will play the Calgary Stampeders in the Western Finals.

Conference Finals

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


 * Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 35–20. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

OFFENCE

 * QB – Ken Ploen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
 * TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
 * TE – Ted Watkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Al Benecick, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
 * OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats

DEFENCE

 * DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DT – Pat Holmes, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions
 * LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
 * LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Billy Wayte, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
 * DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders

1965 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – George Reed (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Zeno Karcz (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Bud Grant, Winnipeg Blue Bombers