1970 CFL season

The 1970 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1970
3M Tartan Turf was installed at Empire Stadium. The first sod was preserved and sent to Hamilton to be used as part of the future Canadian Football Hall of Fame building. The first CFL All-Star Game was held since 1958.

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 Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1970

Conference Finals

 * Calgary wins the best of three series 2–1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.


 * Montreal won the 2 game total-point series by 43–26. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

OFFENCE

 * QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts
 * RB – Hugh McKinnis, Calgary Stampeders
 * RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
 * TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
 * SE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * F – Jim Thorpe, Toronto Argonauts
 * C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
 * OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * OG – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
 * OT – Bill Frank, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

DEFENCE

 * DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DT – Greg Pipes, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DE – Steve Smear, Montreal Alouettes
 * DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
 * LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
 * LB – Jerry Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Greg Findlay, BC Lions
 * DB – John Wydareny, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Al Phaneuf, Montreal Alouettes
 * DB – Al Marcelin, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts

1970 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Jim Young (WR), BC Lions
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Wayne Harris (LB), Calgary Stampeders
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Ray Jauch, Edmonton Eskimos

1970 Miss Grey Cup

 * Miss Montreal Alouettes Nancy Durrell was named Miss Grey Cup 1970, with Miss Edmonton Eskimos Anita Urschel the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linda Endicott the second runner-up. A fourth-year student at McGill University, she received a new 1971 Buick Opel, a mink stole, a diamond watch, a rhinestone tiara, a peignoir set, a stadium coat, a pant suit, boots, a shoulder bag, a Miss Grey Cup brooch, a two-year "keep fit" membership at a health club, and a professional beauty kit.