1972 CFL season

The 1972 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 19th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 15th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1972
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was officially opened on November 28, 1972, in Hamilton. The Grey Cup game was played on astroturf at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

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.
 * Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1972

Conference Finals

 * Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 30–27. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Offence

 * QB – Don Jonas, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Mack Herron, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * RB – Dave Buchanan, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * TE – Peter Dalla Riva, Montreal Alouettes
 * TE – Tony Gabriel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * WR – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * WR – Jim Young, BC Lions
 * C – Bob Swift, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OG – Bob Lueck, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OT – Bill Frank, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OT – Ed George, Montreal Alouettes

Defence

 * DT – Jim Stillwagon, Toronto Argonauts
 * DT – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
 * DE – Bill Baker, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DE – Wayne Smith, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Dave Gasser, Edmonton Eskimos
 * LB – Ray Nettles, BC Lions
 * LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Al Brenner, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Johnny Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Grady Cavness, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – Dick Adams, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts

1972 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Garney Henley (WR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Jim Young (WR), BC Lions
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John Helton (DT), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Chuck Ealey (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Jack Gotta, Ottawa Rough Riders