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{{Infobox league season
  
{{Infobox league season
 
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|season_start=June, 1963
  
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The '''1963 [[Canadian Football League]] season''' is considered to be the 10th season in modern-day [[Canadian football]], although it is officially the 6th Canadian Football League season.
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The '''1963 Canadian Football League season''' is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day [[Canadian football]], although it is officially the sixth [[Canadian Football League]] season.
   
 
==CFL News in 1963==
  
==CFL News in 1963==
 
Charter Membership into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] started on June 19.
  
Charter Membership into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] started on June 19.
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[[Canadian Football League attendance|Average attendance]] exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.
   
 
==Regular season standings==
  
==Regular season standings==
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===Final 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''
  
'''''Note:''' GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points''
   
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
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{| class="wikitable"
  
 
|+ '''[[CFL West Division|Western Football Conference]]'''
  
|+ '''[[CFL West Division|Western Football Conference]]'''
 
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
  
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
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| align="left" |'''[[Calgary Stampeders]]''' || 16 || 10 || 4 || 2 || 427 || 323 || 22
  
| align="left" |'''[[Calgary Stampeders]]''' || 16 || 10 || 4 || 2 || 427 || 323 || 22
 
|- align="center"
  
|- align="center"
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| align="left" |'''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]''' || 16 || 7 || 7 || 2 || 223 || 226 || 16
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| align="left" |'''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]''' || 16 || 7 || 7 || 2 || 223 || 266 || 16
 
|- align="center"
  
|- align="center"
 
| align="left" |[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] || 16 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 302 || 325 || 14
  
| align="left" |[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] || 16 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 302 || 325 || 14
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| align="left" |[[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 16 || 2 || 14 || 0 || 220 || 425 || 4
  
| align="left" |[[Edmonton Eskimos]] || 16 || 2 || 14 || 0 || 220 || 425 || 4
 
|}
  
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
  
 
|+ '''[[CFL East Division|Eastern Football Conference]]'''
  
|+ '''[[CFL East Division|Eastern Football Conference]]'''
 
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
  
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
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|- align="center"
  
|- align="center"
 
| align="left" |[[Toronto Argonauts]] || 14 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 202 || 310 || 6
  
| align="left" |[[Toronto Argonauts]] || 14 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 202 || 310 || 6
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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
 
* ''British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.''
  
* ''British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.''
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</div>{{Clear}}
  
   
 
==Grey Cup playoffs==
  
==Grey Cup playoffs==
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===Conference Semi-Finals===
  
===Conference Semi-Finals===
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{| cellspacing="10"
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ '''Western Semi-Finals''' – Game 1
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|+ '''Western Semi-Finals'''
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! colspan="4" | [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] @ [[Calgary Stampeders]]
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! colspan="4" |[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] vs [[Calgary Stampeders]]
 
|-
  
|-
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!Game
 
! Date !! Away !! Home
  
! Date !! Away !! Home
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|1
 
| November 9 || [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 9 || '''[[Calgary Stampeders]] 35'''
  
| November 9 || [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 9 || '''[[Calgary Stampeders]] 35'''
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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|+ '''Western Semi-Finals''' – Game 2
  
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! colspan="4" | [[Calgary Stampeders]] @ [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|2
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! Date !! Away !! Home
  
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|November 11
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|[[Calgary Stampeders]] 12
  ⚫
|'''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 39'''
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
| colspan="4" |''Saskatchewan won the total-point series 48–47''
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| November 11 || [[Calgary Stampeders]] 12 || '''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 39'''
  
 
|}
  
|}
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* ''Saskatchewan won the total-point series by 48–47. The Roughriders will play the BC Lions in the Western Finals.''
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ '''Eastern Semi-Finals'''
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|+'''Eastern Semi-Finals'''
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! colspan="4" | [[Montreal Alouettes]] @ [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
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! colspan="3" |[[Montreal Alouettes]] @ [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
! Date !! Away !! Home
  
! Date !! Away !! Home
 
|-
  
|-
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| November 9 || [[Montreal Alouettes]] 5 || '''[[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 17'''
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| November 9 ||[[Montreal Alouettes]] 5 ||'''[[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 17'''
 
|}
  
|}
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* ''The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
  
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</div>{{Clear}}
  
   
 
===Conference Finals===
  
===Conference Finals===
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{| cellspacing="10"
  
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| valign="top" |
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ '''Western-Finals''' – Game 1
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|+ '''Western-Finals'''
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! colspan="4" | [[BC Lions]] @ [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
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! colspan="4" |[[BC Lions]] vs [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
 
|-
  
|-
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!Game
 
! Date !! Away !! Home
  
! Date !! Away !! Home
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|1
 
| November 16 ||'''[[BC Lions]] 19''' || [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 7
  
| November 16 ||'''[[BC Lions]] 19''' || [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 7
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|}
  
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| valign="top" |
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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|+ '''Western Finals''' – Game 2
  
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! colspan="4" | [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] @ [[BC Lions]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|2
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! Date !! Away !! Home
  
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|November 20
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|'''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 13'''
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|[[BC Lions]] 8
 
|-
  
|-
  ⚫
|3
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| November 20 ||'''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 13''' || [[BC Lions]] 8
  
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|November 23
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|}
  
  ⚫
|[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 1
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|}
  
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|'''[[BC Lions]] 36'''
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| valign="top" |
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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|+ '''Western Finals''' – Game 3
  
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! colspan="4" | [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] @ [[BC Lions]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" |''BC wins the best of three series 2–1''
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! Date !! Away !! Home
  
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|-
  
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| November 23 ||[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 1 || '''[[BC Lions]] 36'''
  
 
|}
  
|}
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|}
  
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* ''BC wins the best of three series 2–1. The Lions will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.''
  
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</div>{{Clear}}
  
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| valign="top" |
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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|+ '''Eastern Finals''' – Game 1
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|+'''Eastern Finals'''
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! colspan="4" | [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] @ [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
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! colspan="4" |[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] vs [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
 
|-
  
|-
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!Game
 
! Date !! Away !! Home
  
! Date !! Away !! Home
 
|-
  
|-
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|1
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| November 16 ||'''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 45''' || [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 0
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| November 16 ||'''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 45'''||[[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 0
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| valign="top" |
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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|+ '''Eastern Finals''' – Game 2
  
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! colspan="4" | [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] @ [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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|2
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! Date !! Away !! Home
  
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|November 24
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|'''[[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 35'''
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|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 18
 
|-
  
|-
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| colspan="4" |''Hamilton won total-point series 63–35''
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| November 24 || '''[[Ottawa Rough Riders]] 35''' || [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 18
  
 
|}
  
|}
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==Playoff bracket==
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* ''Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 63–35. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.''
  
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{{6TeamBracket
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</div>{{Clear}}
  
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| RD1= Division Semifinals
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| RD2= Division Finals
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| RD3= [[51st Grey Cup]]
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| group1=East
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| group2=West
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| RD1-seed2=E3
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| RD1-team2=[[Montreal Alouettes]]
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| RD1-score2=5
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| RD1-seed1='''E2'''
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| RD1-team1='''[[Ottawa Rough Riders]]'''
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| RD1-score1='''17'''
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| RD1-seed4='''W3'''
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| RD1-team4='''[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]'''
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| RD1-score4='''48'''<br>(9+39)
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| RD1-seed3=W2
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| RD1-team3=[[Calgary Stampeders]]
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| RD1-score3=47<br>(35+12)
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| RD2-seed2=E2
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| RD2-team2=[[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
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| RD2-score2=35<br>(0+35)
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| RD2-seed1='''E1'''
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| RD2-team1='''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]'''
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| RD2-score1='''63'''<br>(45+18)
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| RD2-seed4=W2
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| RD2-team4=[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
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| RD2-score4=1<br>(7,13,1)
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| RD2-seed3='''W1'''
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| RD2-team3='''[[BC Lions]]'''
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| RD2-score3='''2'''<br>(19,8,36)
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| RD3-seed1='''E1'''
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| RD3-team1='''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]'''
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| RD3-score1='''21'''
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| RD3-seed2=W1
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| RD3-team2=[[BC Lions]]
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| RD3-score2=10
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<ref>{{cite web|title=1963|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/}}</ref>
   
 
===Grey Cup Championship===
  
===Grey Cup Championship===
 
{| class="wikitable" valign="top"
  
{| class="wikitable" valign="top"
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! colspan="4" | November 30
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! colspan="2" | November 30
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[[51st Grey Cup|''51st Annual Grey Cup Game'']]: [[Empire Stadium, Vancouver|Empire Stadium]] – [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]
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[[51st Grey Cup|''51st Annual Grey Cup Game'']]: [[Empire Stadium, Vancouver|Empire Stadium]] – [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
! [[N. J. Taylor Trophy|Western Champion]] !! [[James S. Dixon Trophy|Eastern Champion]]
  
! [[N. J. Taylor Trophy|Western Champion]] !! [[James S. Dixon Trophy|Eastern Champion]]
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| [[BC Lions]] 10 || '''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 21'''
  
| [[BC Lions]] 10 || '''[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 21'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''''The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions'''''
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| colspan="2" align="center" | '''''The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions'''''
 
|-
  
|-
 
|}
  
|}
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</div>{{Clear}}
  
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==CFL Leaders==
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* [[CFL Passing Leaders]]
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* [[CFL Rushing Leaders]]
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* [[CFL Receiving Leaders]] <ref>{{cite web|title=CFLapedia|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/}}</ref>
   
 
==1963 CFL All-Stars==
  
==1963 CFL All-Stars==
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Russ Jackson wins his first of three Most Outstanding Player Awards proving that Canadians could have dominant careers at that position.
  
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===Offence===
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===OFFENCE===
  
 
*QB – [[Joe Kapp]], BC Lions
  
*QB – [[Joe Kapp]], BC Lions
 
*RB – [[Dick Shatto]], Toronto Argonauts
  
*RB – [[Dick Shatto]], Toronto Argonauts
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*RB – [[Willie Fleming|Willie "The Wisp" Fleming]], BC Lions
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*RB – [[Willie Fleming]], BC Lions
 
*RB – [[George Dixon (football player)|George Dixon]], Montreal Alouettes
  
*RB – [[George Dixon (football player)|George Dixon]], Montreal Alouettes
 
*RB – [[Lovell Coleman]], Calgary Stampeders
  
*RB – [[Lovell Coleman]], Calgary Stampeders
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*TE – [[Hal Patterson]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*SE – [[Hal Patterson]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*TE – [[Pete Manning]], Calgary Stampeders
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*TE – [[Pete Manning (Canadian football)|Pete Manning]], Calgary Stampeders
 
*C – [[Milt Crain]], Montreal Alouettes
  
*C – [[Milt Crain]], Montreal Alouettes
 
*OG – [[Tony Pajaczkowski]], Calgary Stampeders
  
*OG – [[Tony Pajaczkowski]], Calgary Stampeders
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*OT – [[Roger Kramer]], Ottawa Rough Riders
  
*OT – [[Roger Kramer]], Ottawa Rough Riders
 
*OT – [[Lonnie Dennis]], BC Lions
  
*OT – [[Lonnie Dennis]], BC Lions
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===DEFENCE===
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===Defence===
 
*DT – [[Don Luzzi]], Calgary Stampeders
  
*DT – [[Don Luzzi]], Calgary Stampeders
 
*DT – [[Angelo Mosca]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  
*DT – [[Angelo Mosca]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*LB – [[Tom Brown (football player)|Tom Brown]], BC Lions
  
*LB – [[Tom Brown (football player)|Tom Brown]], BC Lions
 
*LB – [[Jim Andreotti]], Montreal Alouettes
  
*LB – [[Jim Andreotti]], Montreal Alouettes
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*LB – [[Jim Conroy]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*LB – [[Jim Conroy (Canadian football)|Jim Conroy]], Ottawa Rough Riders
 
*LB – [[Norm Fieldgate]], BC Lions
  
*LB – [[Norm Fieldgate]], BC Lions
 
*DB – [[Garney Henley]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  
*DB – [[Garney Henley]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 
*DB – [[Harvey Wylie]], Calgary Stampeders
  
*DB – [[Harvey Wylie]], Calgary Stampeders
 
*DB – [[Dick Thornton (Canadian football)|Dick Thornton]], Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  
*DB – [[Dick Thornton (Canadian football)|Dick Thornton]], Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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==1963 Eastern All-Stars==
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===Offence===
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*QB – [[Russ Jackson]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*RB – [[Dick Shatto]], Toronto Argonauts
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*RB – [[Dave Thelen]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*RB – [[George Dixon (football player)|George Dixon]], Montreal Alouettes
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*F – [[Tommy Grant (Canadian football)|Tommy Grant]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*SE – [[Hal Patterson]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*TE – [[Ted Watkins]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*C – [[Milt Crain]], Montreal Alouettes
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*OG – [[Chuck Walton]], Montreal Alouettes
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*OG – [[Ellison Kelly]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*OT – [[Roger Kramer]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*OT – [[Hardiman Cureton]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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===Defence===
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*DT – [[Ed Nickla]], Montreal Alouettes
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*DT – [[Angelo Mosca]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*DE – [[Billy Joe Booth]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*DE – [[John Autry]], Toronto Argonauts
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*MG – [[John Barrow (football player)|John Barrow]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*LB – [[Jim Reynolds (Canadian football)|Jim Reynolds]], Montreal Alouettes
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*LB – [[Jim Andreotti]], Montreal Alouettes
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*LB – [[Jim Conroy (Canadian football)|Jim Conroy]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*LB – [[Gene Gaines]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*DB – [[Garney Henley]], Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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*DB – [[Joe Poirier]], Ottawa Rough Riders
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*DB – [[Jim Rountree]], Toronto Argonauts
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==1963 Western All-Stars==
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===Offence===
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*QB – [[Joe Kapp]], BC Lions
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*RB – [[Nub Beamer]], BC Lions
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*RB – [[Willie Fleming]], BC Lions
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*RB – [[Jim Dillard (Canadian football)|Jim Dillard]], Calgary Stampeders
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*RB – [[Lovell Coleman]], Calgary Stampeders
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*SE – [[Farrell Funston]], Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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*TE – [[Pete Manning (Canadian football)|Pete Manning]], Calgary Stampeders
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*C – [[Neil Habig]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*OG – [[Tony Pajaczkowski]], Calgary Stampeders
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*OG – [[Tom Hinton]], BC Lions
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*OT – [[Al Benecick]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*OT – [[Lonnie Dennis]], BC Lions
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===Defence===
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*DT – [[Don Luzzi]], Calgary Stampeders
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*DT – [[Bill Clarke (Canadian football)|Bill Clarke]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*DE – [[Garner Ekstran]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*DE – [[Dick Fouts]], BC Lions
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*MG – [[Ron Atchison]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*LB – [[Tom Brown (football player)|Tom Brown]], BC Lions
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*LB – [[Wayne Harris]], Calgary Stampeders
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*LB – [[Wayne Shaw (linebacker)|Wayne Shaw]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*LB – [[Norm Fieldgate]], BC Lions
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*DB – [[Dale West]], Saskatchewan Roughriders
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*DB – [[Dick Thornton (Canadian football)|Dick Thornton]], Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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*S – [[Harvey Wylie]], Calgary Stampeders
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==1963 CFL Awards==<!-- This section is linked from [[Russ Jackson]] -->
  
==1963 CFL Awards==<!-- This section is linked from [[Russ Jackson]] -->
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* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award]] – [[Tom Brown (football player)|Tom Brown]] (LB), BC Lions
  
* [[CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award]] – [[Tom Brown (football player)|Tom Brown]] (LB), BC Lions
 
* [[Annis Stukus Trophy|CFL's Coach of the Year]] – [[Dave Skrien]], BC Lions
  
* [[Annis Stukus Trophy|CFL's Coach of the Year]] – [[Dave Skrien]], BC Lions
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* [[Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy]] (Eastern MVP) – [[Garney Henley]] (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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* [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]] (Western MVP) - [[Joe Kapp]] (QB), BC Lions
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* [[Gruen Trophy]] (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - [[Rick Black]] (P/FB), Ottawa Rough Riders
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* [[Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy]] (Western Rookie of the Year) - [[Peter Kempf]] (FB/K), BC Lions
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* [[DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy]] (Western Outstanding Lineman) - [[Tom Brown (Canadian football)|Tom Brown]] (LB), BC Lions
   
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== References ==
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{{CFL seasons}}
  
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{{DEFAULTSORT:1963 Cfl Season}}
  
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Revision as of 17:25, 5 July 2018

1963 CFL season
Regular season
Duration June, 1963 – October, 1963 1963-06-19 | 1963-10-19 | 1963 CFL season
Playoffs
Start date November 9, 1963 1963-11-09 | 1963-11-30 | Playoffs
East Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1963-11-24
West Champions BC Lions 1963-11-23
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51st Grey Cup
Date November 30, 1963
Site Empire Stadium, Vancouver
Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1962 ← CFL seasons → 1964

The 1963 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the sixth Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1963

Charter Membership into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame started on June 19.

Average attendance exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.

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

Western Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 16 12 4 0 387 232 24
Calgary Stampeders 16 10 4 2 427 323 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 7 7 2 223 266 16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 7 9 0 302 325 14
Edmonton Eskimos 16 2 14 0 220 425 4
Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 312 214 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 326 284 18
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 277 297 12
Toronto Argonauts 14 3 11 0 202 310 6
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1963

Conference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals
Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 35
2 November 11 Calgary Stampeders 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders 39
Saskatchewan won the total-point series 48–47
Eastern Semi-Finals
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date Away Home
November 9 Montreal Alouettes 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 17

Conference Finals

Western-Finals
BC Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 16 BC Lions 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 7
2 November 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 13 BC Lions 8
3 November 23 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 BC Lions 36
BC wins the best of three series 2–1
Eastern Finals
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders
Game Date Away Home
1 November 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45 Ottawa Rough Riders 0
2 November 24 Ottawa Rough Riders 35 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18
Hamilton won total-point series 63–35

Playoff bracket

  Division Semifinals     Division Finals     51st Grey Cup
                           
  East     E1  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 63
(45+18) 		 
  E2  Ottawa Rough Riders 17     E2  Ottawa Rough Riders 35
(0+35) 		   
  E3  Montreal Alouettes 5         E1  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21
      W1  BC Lions 10
  West     W1  BC Lions 2
(19,8,36) 		   
  W2  Calgary Stampeders 47
(35+12) 		    W2  Saskatchewan Roughriders 1
(7,13,1) 		 
  W3  Saskatchewan Roughriders 48
(9+39) 		 

[1]

Grey Cup Championship

November 30

51st Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia

Western Champion Eastern Champion
BC Lions 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions

CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders [2]

1963 CFL All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1963 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1963 Western All-Stars

Offence

Defence

1963 CFL Awards

References

  1. ↑ "1963". http://www.cflapedia.com/.
  2. ↑ "CFLapedia". http://www.cflapedia.com/.
v · d · e1963 CFL season by team
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See also
v · d · eCanadian Football League seasons

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