55th Grey Cup

55th Grey Cup

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders 24 1 (12-4-0) (10-4-0) Head coach:  Ralph Sazio Head coach:  Eagle Keys 1 2 3 4 Total Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7 10 0 7 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 0 0 0 1
Date	December 2, 1967
Stadium	Frank Clair Stadium
Location	Ottawa
Most Valuable Player	Joe Zuger
Attendance	31,358
Broadcasters
Network	CBC, CTV, SRC

The 55th Grey Cup was played between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 2, 1967, at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, before 31,358 fans and was won by the Tiger-Cats by a score of 24 to 1.

Box Score

First Quarter

Hamilton – TD – Joe Zuger 3 yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey convert)
Saskatchewan – Rouge – Alan Ford 87 yard punt

Second Quarter

Hamilton – TD – Ted Watkins 72 yard pass from Joe Zuger (Tommy Joe Coffey convert)
Hamilton - Rouge - Tommy Joe Coffey 42 yard missed field goal
Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt
Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt

Fourth Quarter

Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger 00 yard punt
Hamilton – TD – Billy Ray Locklin 43 yard fumble return (convert missed)

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Hamilton Tiger Cats	7	10	0	7	24
Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	0	0	0	1

Game characteristics

Joe Zuger, Hamilton's quarterback, was named the game's Grey Cup Most Valuable Player.

The game marked the sixth consecutive game in the season that the Ticats held their opponents without a touchdown.

Alan Ford's 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in Grey Cup history.

Videos

• Entire game

External links

• "Grey Cup: 1967". Canadian Football League. http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1967.
• Grey Cup programmes (Archived 2009-10-22), an image of the souvenir programme from the 1967 game.