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The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football League season. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling)

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CFL News in 1986

The Canadian Football League decided that all nine teams will play 18 games each, in the regular season. The playoff structure was revised to allow a fourth place team from one of the divisions to be qualified for the playoffs, as long as that fourth place team has earned more points in the regular season standings than the third place team from the other division. The Canadian Football League and the Canadian Football League Players Association agreed on a new three-year agreement.

The Concordes changed their name to the Alouettes, on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the original Montreal Alouettes. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.

The Sports Network started to carry live coverage of the first round of the 1986 Canadian College Draft from coast-to-coast. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Canadian College Draft (also known as the CFL Canadian Draft, CFL College Draft or simply CFL Draft) is an annual Sports draft in which the

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes played the first CFL pre-season game at Canada Games Stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick, Winnipeg won the game, 35-10. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. Canada Games Stadium is a multi-purpose fully-lit stadium in Saint John New Brunswick. Saint John is the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada.

The CFL also amended the quota to the teams 35-man roster to include 13 imports, 19 non-imports and 3 quarterbacks. The designated import rule was eliminated.

On the field, the end zones were reduced to 20 yards from 25 yards. Also, the Canadian Football Association changed its name to Football Canada in June. Football Canada is the governing body for amateur Canadian football.

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

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 13 4 1 540 365 27
British Columbia Lions 18 12 6 0 441 410 24
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 11 7 0 545 387 22
Calgary Stampeders 18 11 7 0 484 380 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 6 11 1 382 517 13
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 10 8 0 417 441 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 8 1 405 366 19
Montreal Alouettes 18 4 14 0 320 500 8
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 14 1 346 514 7


Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 74th Grey Cup

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1986 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 39-15, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats - (39 TDs Steve Stapler, Jim Rockford, Ron Ingram; FGs Paul Osbaldiston (6 cons The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey 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 Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal This was Hamilton's first Grey Cup victory since 1972. The 1972 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 19th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 15th Canadian Football The Tiger-Cats' Mike Kerrigan (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Grover Covington (DE) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Paul Osbaldiston (K/P) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Michael Joseph Kerrigan (Born April 27, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former professional Quarterback. The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's Grover Covington was a Canadian Football League Defensive end for the Hamilton Tigercats. The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964 in Oldham England) is a former punter and Placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Dick Suderman Trophy for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian is awarded annually to the Canadian-born player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup

Playoff bracket

  November 16: Division Semifinals/East Game 1 November 23: Division Finals/East Game 2 November 30: 74th Grey Cup @ BC Place Stadium - Vancouver, BC
                           
  E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17  
E1  Toronto Argonauts 31  
  E1  Toronto Argonauts 25  
East
  E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 42  
   
     
    E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 39
  W1  Edmonton Eskimos 15
  W3  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14  
W2  British Columbia Lions 21  
  W2  British Columbia Lions 5
West
  W1  Edmonton Eskimos 41  
W4  Calgary Stampeders 18
  W1  Edmonton Eskimos 27  


1986 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

DEFENCE


SPECIAL TEAMS


1986 CFL Awards

Preceded by
1985 CFL season		 CFL seasons Succeeded by
1987 CFL season
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