The Grey Cup.
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The trophy is named after Albert Grey , the Governor General of Canada from 1904 until 1911. He donated the trophy to the Canadian Rugby Union in 1909 to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. By this time Canadian football had become markedly different from the rugby football from which it developed. Although it was originally intended to be awarded only to amateur teams (like the Stanley Cup ), over time, the Grey Cup became the property of the Canadian Football League as it evolved into a professional football league. Amateur teams ceased competing for the Cup by 1954; since 1965, the top amateur teams, playing in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), have competed for the Vanier Cup .[1]
The Grey Cup game is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 4 million.[2] [3] Two awards are given for play in the game, Most Valuable Player and the Dick Suderman Trophy as most valuable Canadian player.[4]
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made the most appearances (24), while the Toronto Argonauts have won the most championships (16). The game has never been held outside of Canada, but the American-based Baltimore Stallions appeared in it twice, winning once. Although the first Grey Cup game was in 1909, there were none from 1916 to 1919, so the 2012 Grey Cup was the 100th.[5] This was played on November 25, 2012, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Calgary Stampeders 35–22 to win their 16th championship.[6]
Results [ ]
Numbers in parentheses indicate the cumulative number of times that a team has won the Grey Cup or that a city/venue has hosted the game.
Game
Date
Winning Team
Score
Losing Team
Venue
City
Attendance
01 ! 1st
01909-12-04 4, 1909
University of Toronto Varsity Blues
2026 ! 26–6
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club
Rosedale Field
Toronto
3,807
02 ! 2nd
01910-11-26 26, 1910
University of Toronto Varsity Blues (2)
0916 ! 16–7
Hamilton Tigers
AAA Grounds
Hamilton
12,000
03 ! 3rd
01911-11-25 25, 1911
University of Toronto Varsity Blues (3)
0714 ! 14–7
Toronto Argonauts
Varsity Stadium
Toronto (2)
13,687
04 ! 4th
01912-11-30 30, 1912
Hamilton Alerts
0711 ! 11–4
Toronto Argonauts
AAA Grounds (2)
Hamilton (2)
5,337
05 ! 5th
01913-11-29 29, 1913
Hamilton Tigers
4244 ! 44–2
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club
AAA Grounds (3)
Hamilton (3)
2,100
06 ! 6th
01914-12-05 5, 1914
Toronto Argonauts
1214 ! 14–2
University of Toronto Varsity Blues
Varsity Stadium (2)
Toronto (3)
10,500
07 ! 7th
01915-11-20 20, 1915
Hamilton Tigers (2)
0613 ! 13–7
Toronto Rowing Association
Varsity Stadium (3)
Toronto (4)
2,808
—
01916 1916
No game[A]
—
—
—
—
—
—
01917 1917
No game[A]
—
—
—
—
—
—
01918 1918
No game[A]
—
—
—
—
—
—
01919 1919
No game[B]
—
—
—
—
—
08 ! 8th
01920-12-04 4, 1920
University of Toronto Varsity Blues (4)
1316 ! 16–3
Toronto Argonauts
Varsity Stadium (4)
Toronto (5)
10,088
09 ! 9th
01921-12-03 3, 1921
Toronto Argonauts (2)
2323 ! 23–0
Edmonton Eskimos ('Elks' by 1922)
Varsity Stadium (5)
Toronto (6)
9,558
10th
01922-12-02 2, 1922
Queen's University
1213 ! 13–1
Edmonton Elks
Richardson Stadium
Kingston
4,700
11th
01923-12-01 1, 1923
Queen's University (2)
5454 ! 54–0
Regina Rugby Club
Varsity Stadium (6)
Toronto (7)
8,629
12th
01924-11-29 29, 1924
Queen's University (3)
0911 ! 11–2
Toronto Balmy Beach
Varsity Stadium (7)
Toronto (8)
5,978
13th
01925-12-05 5, 1925
Ottawa Senators
2324 ! 24–1
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
Lansdowne Park
Ottawa
6,900
14th
01926-12-04 4, 1926
Ottawa Senators (2)
0310 ! 10–7
Toronto Varsity Blues
Varsity Stadium (8)
Toronto (9)
8,276
15th
01927-11-26 26, 1927
Toronto Balmy Beach
0309 ! 9–6
Hamilton Tigers
Varsity Stadium (9)
Toronto (10)
13,676
16th
01928-12-01 1, 1928
Hamilton Tigers (3)
3030 ! 30–0
Regina Roughriders
AAA Grounds (4)
Hamilton (4)
4,767
17th
01929-11-30 30, 1929
Hamilton Tigers (4)
1114 ! 14–3
Regina Roughriders
AAA Grounds (5)
Hamilton (5)
1,906
18th
01930-12-06 6, 1930
Toronto Balmy Beach (2)
0511 ! 11–6
Regina Roughriders
Varsity Stadium (10)
Toronto (11)
3,914
19th
01931-12-05 5, 1931
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
2222 ! 22–0
Regina Roughriders
Molson Stadium
Montreal
5,112
20th
01932-12-03 3, 1932
Hamilton Tigers (5)
1925 ! 25–6
Regina Roughriders
AAA Grounds (6)
Hamilton (6)
4,806
21st
01933-12-09 9, 1933
Toronto Argonauts (3)
0104 ! 4–3
Sarnia Imperials
Athletic Park
Sarnia
2,751
22nd
01934-11-24 24, 1934
Sarnia Imperials
0820 ! 20–12
Regina Roughriders
Varsity Stadium (11)
Toronto (12)
8,900
23rd
01935-12-07 7, 1935
Winnipeg 'Pegs
0618 ! 18–12
Hamilton Tigers
AAA Grounds (7)
Hamilton (7)
6,405
24th
01936-12-05 5, 1936
Sarnia Imperials (2)
0626 ! 26–20
Ottawa Rough Riders
Varsity Stadium (12)
Toronto (13)
5,883
25th
01937-12-11 11, 1937
Toronto Argonauts (4)
0104 ! 4–3
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (13)
Toronto (14)
11,522
26th
01938-12-10 10, 1938
Toronto Argonauts (5)
2330 ! 30–7
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (14)
Toronto (15)
18,778
27th
01939-12-09 9, 1939
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)
0108 ! 8–7
Ottawa Rough Riders
Lansdowne Park (2)
Ottawa (2)
11,737
28th [C]
01940-11-30 30, 1940
Ottawa Rough Riders
0608 ! 8–2
Toronto Balmy Beach
Varsity Stadium (15)
Toronto (16)
4,998
01940-12-07 7, 1940
Ottawa Rough Riders (3)
0712 ! 12–5
Toronto Balmy Beach
Lansdowne Park (3)
Ottawa (3)
1,700
29th
01941-11-29 29, 1941
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)
0218 ! 18–16
Ottawa Rough Riders
Varsity Stadium (16)
Toronto (17)
19,065
30th
01942-12-05 5, 1942
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
0308 ! 8–5
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Varsity Stadium (17)
Toronto (18)
12,455
31st
01943-11-27 27, 1943
Hamilton Flying Wildcats
0923 ! 23–14
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Varsity Stadium (18)
Toronto (19)
16,423
32nd
01944-11-25 25, 1944
St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy
0107 ! 7–6
Hamilton Flying Wildcats
Civic Stadium
Hamilton (8)
3,871
33rd
01945-12-01 1, 1945
Toronto Argonauts (6)
3535 ! 35–0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (19)
Toronto (20)
18,660
34th
01946-11-30 30, 1946
Toronto Argonauts (7)
2228 ! 28–6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (20)
Toronto (21)
18,960
35th
01947-11-29 29, 1947
Toronto Argonauts (8)
0110 ! 10–9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (21)
Toronto (22)
18,885
36th
01948-11-27 27, 1948
Calgary Stampeders
0512 ! 12–7
Ottawa Rough Riders
Varsity Stadium (22)
Toronto (23)
20,013
37th
01949-11-26 26, 1949
Montreal Alouettes
1328 ! 28–15
Calgary Stampeders
Varsity Stadium (23)
Toronto (24)
20,087
38th
01950-11-25 25, 1950
Toronto Argonauts (9)
1313 ! 13–0
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (24)
Toronto (25)
27,101
39th
01951-11-24 24, 1951
Ottawa Rough Riders (4)
0721 ! 21–14
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Varsity Stadium (25)
Toronto (26)
27,341
40th
01952-11-29 29, 1952
Toronto Argonauts (10)
1021 ! 21–11
Edmonton Eskimos
Varsity Stadium (26)
Toronto (27)
27,391
41st
01953-11-28 28, 1953
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
0612 ! 12–6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (27)
Toronto (28)
27,313
42nd
01954-11-27 27, 1954
Edmonton Eskimos
0126 ! 26–25
Montreal Alouettes
Varsity Stadium (28)
Toronto (29)
27,328
43rd
01955-11-26 26, 1955
Edmonton Eskimos (2)
1534 ! 34–19
Montreal Alouettes
Empire Stadium
Vancouver
27,301
44th
01956-11-24 24, 1956
Edmonton Eskimos (3)
2350 ! 50–27
Montreal Alouettes
Varsity Stadium (29)
Toronto (30)
39,417
45th
01957-11-30 30, 1957
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)
2532 ! 32–7
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Varsity Stadium (30)
Toronto (31)
27,425
46th
01958-11-29 29, 1958
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4)
0735 ! 35–28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Empire Stadium (2)
Vancouver (2)
27,391
47th
01959-11-28 28, 1959
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5)
1421 ! 21–7
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CNE Stadium
Toronto (32)
34,426
48th
01960-11-26 26, 1960
Ottawa Rough Riders (5)
1016 ! 16–6
Edmonton Eskimos
Empire Stadium (3)
Vancouver (3)
33,133
49th
01961-12-02 2, 1961
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6)
0721 ! 21–14 [D]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CNE Stadium (2)
Toronto (33)
36,592
50th
01962-12-1 ! December 1–2,[E] 1962
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7)
0128 ! 28–27
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CNE Stadium (3)
Toronto (34)
32,655
51st
01963-11-30 30, 1963
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3)
1121 ! 21–10
BC Lions
Empire Stadium (4)
Vancouver (4)
36,465
52nd
01964-11-28 28, 1964
BC Lions
1034 ! 34–24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CNE Stadium (4)
Toronto (35)
32,655
53rd
01965-11-27 27, 1965
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)
0622 ! 22–16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CNE Stadium (5)
Toronto (36)
32,655
54th
01966-11-26 26, 1966
Saskatchewan Roughriders
1529 ! 29–14
Ottawa Rough Riders
Empire Stadium (5)
Vancouver (5)
32,344
55th
01967-12-02 2, 1967
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5)
2324 ! 24–1
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Lansdowne Park (4)
Ottawa (4)
31,407
56th
01968-11-30 30, 1968
Ottawa Rough Riders (6)
0324 ! 24–21
Calgary Stampeders
CNE Stadium (6)
Toronto (37)
33,185
57th
01969-11-30 30, 1969
Ottawa Rough Riders (7)
1829 ! 29–11
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Autostade
Montreal (2)
33,172
58th
01970-11-28 28, 1970
Montreal Alouettes (2)
1323 ! 23–10
Calgary Stampeders
CNE Stadium (7)
Toronto (38)
32,669
59th
01971-11-28 28, 1971
Calgary Stampeders (2)
0314 ! 14–11
Toronto Argonauts
Empire Stadium (6)
Vancouver (6)
34,584
60th
01972-12-03 3, 1972
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6)
0313 ! 13–10
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Ivor Wynne Stadium (2)
Hamilton (9)
35,950
61st
01973-11-25 25, 1973
Ottawa Rough Riders (8)
0422 ! 22–18
Edmonton Eskimos
CNE Stadium (8)
Toronto (39)
36,475
62nd
01974-11-24 24, 1974
Montreal Alouettes (3)
1320 ! 20–7
Edmonton Eskimos
Empire Stadium (7)
Vancouver (7)
34,450
63rd
01975-11-23 23, 1975
Edmonton Eskimos (4)
0109 ! 9–8
Montreal Alouettes
McMahon Stadium
Calgary
32,454
64th
01976-11-28 28, 1976
Ottawa Rough Riders (9)
0323 ! 23–20
Saskatchewan Roughriders
CNE Stadium (9)
Toronto (40)
53,389
65th
01977-11-27 27, 1977
Montreal Alouettes (4)
3541 ! 41–6
Edmonton Eskimos
Olympic Stadium
Montreal (3)
68,205
66th
01978-11-26 26, 1978
Edmonton Eskimos (5)
0720 ! 20–13
Montreal Alouettes
CNE Stadium (10)
Toronto (41)
54,695
67th
01979-11-25 25, 1979
Edmonton Eskimos (6)
0817 ! 17–9
Montreal Alouettes
Olympic Stadium (2)
Montreal (4)
65,113
68th
01980-11-23 23, 1980
Edmonton Eskimos (7)
3848 ! 48–10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CNE Stadium (11)
Toronto (42)
54,661
69th
01981-11-22 22, 1981
Edmonton Eskimos (8)
0326 ! 26–23
Ottawa Rough Riders
Olympic Stadium (3)
Montreal (5)
52,478
70th
01982-11-28 28, 1982
Edmonton Eskimos (9)
1732 ! 32–16
Toronto Argonauts
CNE Stadium (12)
Toronto (43)
54,741
71st
01983-11-27 27, 1983
Toronto Argonauts (11)
0118 ! 18–17
BC Lions
BC Place
Vancouver (8)
59,345
72nd
01984-11-18 18, 1984
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8)
3047 ! 47–17
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Commonwealth Stadium
Edmonton
60,081
73rd
01985-11-24 24, 1985
BC Lions (2)
1337 ! 37–24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Olympic Stadium (4)
Montreal (6)
56,723
74th
01986-11-30 30, 1986
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7)
2439 ! 39–15
Edmonton Eskimos
BC Place (2)
Vancouver (9)
59,579
75th
01987-11-29 29, 1987
Edmonton Eskimos (10)
0238 ! 38–36
Toronto Argonauts
BC Place (3)
Vancouver (10)
59,478
76th
01988-11-27 27, 1988
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9)
0122 ! 22–21
BC Lions
Lansdowne Park (5)
Ottawa (5)
50,604
77th
01989-11-26 26, 1989
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)
0343 ! 43–40
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
SkyDome
Toronto (44)
54,088
78th
01990-11-25 25, 1990
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10)
3950 ! 50–11
Edmonton Eskimos
BC Place (4)
Vancouver (11)
46,968
79th
01991-11-24 24, 1991
Toronto Argonauts (12)
1536 ! 36–21
Calgary Stampeders
Winnipeg Stadium
Winnipeg
51,985
80th
01992-11-29 29, 1992
Calgary Stampeders (3)
1424 ! 24–10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
SkyDome (2)
Toronto (45)
45,863
81st
01993-11-28 28, 1993
Edmonton Eskimos (11)
1033 ! 33–23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
McMahon Stadium (2)
Calgary (2)
50,035
82nd
01994-11-27 27, 1994
BC Lions (3)
0326 ! 26–23
Baltimore Stallions
BC Place (5)
Vancouver (12)
55,097
83rd
01995-11-19 19, 1995
Baltimore Stallions
1737 ! 37–20
Calgary Stampeders
Taylor Field
Regina
52,564
84th
01996-11-24 24, 1996
Toronto Argonauts (13)
0643 ! 43–37
Edmonton Eskimos
Ivor Wynne Stadium (3)
Hamilton (10)
38,595
85th
01997-11-16 16, 1997
Toronto Argonauts (14)
2447 ! 47–23
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Commonwealth Stadium (2)
Edmonton (2)
60,431
86th
01998-11-22 22, 1998
Calgary Stampeders (4)
0226 ! 26–24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Winnipeg Stadium (2)
Winnipeg (2)
34,157
87th
01999-11-28 28, 1999
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8)
1132 ! 32–21
Calgary Stampeders
BC Place (6)
Vancouver (13)
45,118
88th
02000-11-26 26, 2000
BC Lions (4)
0228 ! 28–26
Montreal Alouettes
McMahon Stadium (3)
Calgary (3)
43,822
89th
02001-11-25 25, 2001
Calgary Stampeders (5)
0827 ! 27–19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Olympic Stadium (5)
Montreal (7)
65,255
90th
02002-11-24 24, 2002
Montreal Alouettes (5)
0925 ! 25–16
Edmonton Eskimos
Commonwealth Stadium (3)
Edmonton (3)
62,531
91st
02003-11-16 16, 2003
Edmonton Eskimos (12)
1234 ! 34–22
Montreal Alouettes
Taylor Field (2)
Regina (2)
50,909
92nd
02004-11-21 21, 2004
Toronto Argonauts (15)
0827 ! 27–19
BC Lions
Frank Clair Stadium (6)
Ottawa (6)
51,242
93rd
02005-11-27 27, 2005
Edmonton Eskimos (13)
0338 ! 38–35 [F]
Montreal Alouettes
BC Place (7)
Vancouver (14)
59,157
94th
02006-11-19 19, 2006
BC Lions (5)
1125 ! 25–14
Montreal Alouettes
Canad Inns Stadium (3)
Winnipeg (3)
44,786
95th
02007-11-25 25, 2007
Saskatchewan Roughriders (3)
0423 ! 23–19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Rogers Centre (3)
Toronto (46)
52,230
96th
02008-11-23 23, 2008
Calgary Stampeders (6)
0822 ! 22–14
Montreal Alouettes
Olympic Stadium (6)
Montreal (8)
66,308
97th
02009-11-29 29, 2009
Montreal Alouettes (6)
0128 ! 28–27
Saskatchewan Roughriders
McMahon Stadium (4)
Calgary (4)
46,020
98th
02010-11-28 28, 2010
Montreal Alouettes (7)
0128 ! 21–18
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Commonwealth Stadium (4)
Edmonton (4)
63,317
99. ! 99th
02011-11-27 27, 2011
BC Lions (6)
0128 ! 34–23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
BC Place (8)
Vancouver (15)[7]
54,313
990 ! 100th
02012-11-25 25, 2012
Toronto Argonauts (16)
0128 ! 35–22
Calgary Stampeders
Rogers Centre (4)
Toronto (47)[8]
53,208
991 ! 101st
02013-11-24 24, 2013
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Mosaic Stadium (3)
Regina (3)[9]
992 ! 102nd
02014 2014
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BC Place (9)
Vancouver (16)[G] [10]
^ A. Game was not held due to World War I .
^ B. Game was not held due to a rules dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union .
^ C. Played as a two-game series ; Ottawa won by a total score of 20-7.
^ D. Game was decided in overtime .
^ E. Game was suspended with 9:29 remaining in the fourth quarter due to extremely dense fog, and completed the next day.
^ F. Game was decided in double overtime.
^ G. Originally awarded to Ottawa, but declined due to lawsuits and delays on the renovation of Frank Clair Stadium .
Win/Loss records [ ]
Although the official website of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats counts them as the same team,[11] the Tiger-Cats, Hamilton Alerts , Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Flying Wildcats are all listed separately because when they were active, the teams competed as separate franchises and in 1950, the Tigers and Flying Wildcats merged to create the Tiger-Cats.[12]
Active teams [ ]
Defunct and amateur teams [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]