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The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th 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 1996

At the CFL's Board of Governors Meetings, it was decided that the league would revert to its original All-Canadian team format in February, 1996. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

The San Antonio Texans, Shreveport Pirates, Memphis Mad Dogs, and Birmingham Barracudas ceased operations and folded. Franchise history On the field In their third season in the CFL and their first as the Texans the team had the second-highest scoring offence in the league See also Comparison of Canadian and American football 1994 CFL season 1995 CFL season Brief Franchise History Prior to the Mad Dogs Fred Smith was part of an ownership group (along with such entities as the estate of Elvis Presley) that tried to get Franchise History In the Beginning Art Williams a business man from Georgia was awarded a CFL expansion franchise in the Magic City In March, a dispersal draft was held for all players of U.S.-based teams, with the exception of one. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1995 Grey Cup champion Baltimore Stallions were relocated to Montreal to become the new Montreal Alouettes. Game Summary Baltimore Stallions (37 - TDs Chris Wright, Alvin Walton, Tracy Ham; FGs Carlos Huerta (5 cons "Baltimore Football Club" redirects here For the former and current NFL franchises see Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, respectively Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. Up until this time, the city of Montreal had been without Canadian football for nine seasons. In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling)

With the removal of the American teams, the CFL realigned the divisions back to the original "East-West" format. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. With the return of the Alouettes, the team was placed in the East Division and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were placed back into the West Division, after 10 seasons. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba.

The B.C. Lions and the Calgary Stampeders underwent ownership changes. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta.

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
Calgary Stampeders 18 13 5 0 608 375 26
Edmonton Eskimos 18 11 7 0 459 354 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 9 9 0 421 495 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 360 498 10
British Columbia Lions 18 5 13 0 410 483 10
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 556 359 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 536 467 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 426 576 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 352 524 6



Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 84th Grey Cup

The Toronto Argonauts are the 1996 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 43-37, at Hamilton's Ivor Wynne Stadium. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (43 - TDs Jimmy Cunningham, Robert Drummond, Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith; FGs Mike Vanderjagt 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 Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population See also Sports venues in Hamilton Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located at the The Argonauts' Doug Flutie (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Mike Vanderjagt (K) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football 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 Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American 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 9 & 10: Division Semifinals     November 16 & 17: Division Finals     November 24: 84th Grey Cup @ Ivor Wynne Stadium - Hamilton, ON
                           
  East     E2  Montreal Alouettes 7  
  E3  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11     E1  Toronto Argonauts 43    
  E2  Montreal Alouettes 22         E1  Toronto Argonauts 43
      W2  Edmonton Eskimos 37
  West     W2  Edmonton Eskimos 15    
  W3  Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7     W1  Calgary Stampeders 12  
  W2  Edmonton Eskimos 68  


1996 CFL All-Stars

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1996 Western All-Stars

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1996 Eastern All-Stars

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1996 CFL Awards

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1995 CFL season		 CFL seasons Succeeded by
1997 CFL season
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