The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th 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 1991
Harry Ornest sold the Toronto Argonauts to Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy on Monday, February 25. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Bruce Patrick McNall (born April 17, 1950 in Arcadia California) is a former American sports executive who once owned the Los Angeles Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor On Wednesday, July 24, the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Rough Riders resigned, causing the CFL to assume the ownership duties of the franchise, two days later. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario, founded in 1876 The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Three months later, the Rough Riders were sold by the CFL to Bernie and Lonie Glieberman on Saturday, October 19. Bernard "Bernie" Glieberman (b Detroit, Michigan) was an American Real estate mogul and the president of Crosswinds Communities Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Furthermore, the Calgary Stampeders was purchased by Larry Ryckman from Stampeder Football Club Limited on Friday, October 24. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
All eight clubs combined for a record 64. 2 points per game and attendance figures broke the 2 million mark for the 10th time in CFL history (2,001,858). The Grey Cup game was hosted by the city of Winnipeg for the first time on Sunday, November 24. 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 Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal In that game, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Calgary Stampeders 36-21 in front of 51,985 football fans. The Grey Cup game was also the most-watched Canadian television show with an audience of 3,531,000 viewers. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
J. Donald Crump resigned as CFL Commissioner on Tuesday, December 31. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
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
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario, founded in 1876 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
- Edmonton and Toronto have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Toronto Argonauts are the 1991 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 36-21, at Winnipeg Stadium. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (36 - TDs Ed Berry, Darrell K Smith, Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Paul Masotti; FGs The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. 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 Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Canad Inns Stadium (formerly Winnipeg Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg Manitoba This was the first championship for the Argonauts in eight years. The Argonaut's Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (WR) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Stampeder's Dave Sapunjis (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Raghib Ramadian "Rocket" Ismail (born November 18, 1969 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a former professional American football 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 David Sapunjis (born 1967 in Toronto Ontario) is a former wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders from 1990-1996 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 10: Division Semifinals | November 17: Division Finals | November 24: 79th Grey Cup @ Winnipeg Stadium - Winnipeg, MB | |||||||||||
| East | E2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | ||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 42 | ||||||||
| E2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26 | E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 36 | ||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 21 | |||||||||||
| West | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 38 | ||||||||||
| W3 | British Columbia Lions | 41 | W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36 | ||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 43 | |||||||||||
1991 CFL All-Stars
OFFENCE
- QB - Doug Flutie, British Columbia Lions
- FB - Blake Marshall, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB - Robert Mimbs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- SB - Matt Clark, British Columbia Lions
- SB - Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR - Ray Alexander, British Columbia Lions
- WR - Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, Toronto Argonauts
- C - Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG - Leo Groenewegen, British Columbia Lions
- OG - Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
- OT - Jim Mills, British Columbia Lions
- OT - Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DEFENCE
- DT - Harold Hallman, Toronto Argonauts
- DT - Brett Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE - Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- DE - Mike Campbell, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB - Darryl Ford, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - Greg Battle, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB - Less Browne, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB - Junior Thurman, Calgary Stampeders
- DB - Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders
- DB - Don Wilson, Toronto Argonauts
- DS - Glen Suitor, Saskatchewan Roughriders
SPECIAL TEAMS
- P - Hank Ilesic, Toronto Argonauts
- K - Lance Chomyc, Toronto Argonauts
- ST - Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Edmonton Eskimos
1991 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Doug Flutie (QB), British Columbia Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Blake Marshall (FB), Edmonton Eskimos
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Greg Battle (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Jim Mills (OT), British Columbia Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Jon Volpe (RB), British Columbia Lions
- CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Stu Laird (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Coach of the Year - Adam Rita, Toronto Argonauts
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