| 1962 CFL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June – October, 1962 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | November 10, 1962 | |||
| East Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| West Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 50th Grey Cup | ||||
| Date | December 1 & 2, 1962 | |||
| Site | Exhibition Stadium, Toronto | |||
| Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
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The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1962[]
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton.
The 50th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28–27 to win their third championship in four years.
This was the most recent CFL season with average attendance of under 20,000 spectators per game.
Regular season standings[]
Final regular season standings[]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 385 | 291 | 22 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 352 | 335 | 19 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 268 | 336 | 17 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 346 | 342 | 14 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 310 | 346 | 13 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 286 | 19 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 339 | 302 | 13 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 308 | 309 | 11 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 259 | 378 | 8 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs[]
Note: All dates in 1962
Conference Semi-Finals[]
| Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders | |||
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| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 | Calgary Stampeders 25 |
| 2 | November 12 | Calgary Stampeders 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 |
| Calgary won the total-point series 43–7 | |||
| Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 10 | Montreal Alouettes 18 | Ottawa Rough Riders 17 |
Conference Finals[]
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders | |||
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| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 | Calgary Stampeders 20 |
| 2 | November 21 | Calgary Stampeders 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 |
| 3 | November 24 | Calgary Stampeders 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 |
| Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1 | |||
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28 | Montreal Alouettes 17 |
| 2 | November 24 | Montreal Alouettes 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30 |
| Hamilton won total-point series 58–38 | |||
Playoff bracket[]
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | 50th Grey Cup | |||||||||||
| East | E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 58 (28+30) |
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| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 38 (17+21) |
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| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 18 | E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | ||||||||
| W1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28 | |||||||||||
| West | W1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 (14,19,12) |
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| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 43 (25+18) |
W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 1 (20,11,7) |
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| W3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 (0+7) |
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Grey Cup Championship[]
| December 1 & December 2
50th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Western Champion | Eastern Champion |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 |
| The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1962 Grey Cup Champions | |
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CFL Leaders[]
- CFL Passing Leaders
- CFL Rushing Leaders
- CFL Receiving Leaders [2]
1962 CFL All-Stars[]
Offence[]
- QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Gerry Patrick, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence[]
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions
- LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
1962 Eastern All-Stars[]
Offence[]
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Ernie White, Ottawa Rough Riders
- F – Bobby Kuntz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Marv Luster, Montreal Alouettes
- C – Ron Watton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Hardiman Cureton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Moe Racine, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence[]
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Bobby Jack Oliver, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Mel Semenko, Ottawa Rough Riders
- MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Jim Andreotti, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
1962 Western All-Stars[]
Offence[]
- QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Nub Beamer, BC Lions
- RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders
- OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Sherwyn Thorson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions
Defence[]
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – Roger Savoie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions
- LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Bill Burrell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
1962 CFL Awards[]
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Harvey Wylie (DB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John Barrow (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Steve Owen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Eagle Day (QB), Calgary Stampeders
- Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Whit Tucker (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Frechette (DB/RB), Edmonton Eskimos
- DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
References[]
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