82nd Grey Cup

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Tot British Columbia Lions 3 7 10 6 26 Baltimore CFLers 0 17 3 3 23
Date	November 27, 1994
Stadium	BC Place Stadium
City	Vancouver
Most Valuable Player	Karl Anthony, Baltimore
Most Valuable Canadian	Lui Passaglia, British Columbia
National Anthem
Coin toss
Halftime show	Tom Cochrane
Attendance	55,097
Television
Network	CBC, RDS, ESPN2
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The 82nd Grey Cup was the 1994 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Baltimore CFLers and the B.C. Lions at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC. The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in "Baltimore Football Club" redirects here For the former and current NFL franchises see Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, respectively Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal It was the first-ever championship in professional football history to feature a United States-vs-Canada matchup. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Lions won the game by a score of 26-23, on a last second field-goal by Lui Passaglia. Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian

Contents 1 Game Summary 2 Statistics and Awards 3 1994 CFL Playoffs 3.1 West Division 3.2 East Division 4 References

Game Summary

British Columbia Lions (26) - TDs, Charles Gordon, Danny McManus; FGs, Lui Passaglia (4); cons. Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965 in Hollywood, Florida) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian , Passaglia (2). Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian

Baltimore Stallions (23) - TDs, Tracy Ham, Karl Anthony; FGs, Donald Igwebuike (3); cons. Tracy Ham (born January 5, 1965 in Gainesville Florida) is a retired Canadian Football League Quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos Donald Amechi Igwebuike (born December 27, 1960 in Enugu Nigeria is a former American football kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Igwebuike (2). Donald Amechi Igwebuike (born December 27, 1960 in Enugu Nigeria is a former American football kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

First Quarter
BC - FG Passaglia 47-yard field goal 2:24
Second Quarter
BAL - TD Ham 1-yard run (Igwebuike convert) 8:39
BAL - TD Anthony 46-yard lateral interception return from Walton (Igwebuike convert) 9:21
BC - TD Gordon 17-yard interception return (Passaglia convert) 12:48
BAL - FG Igwebuike 17-yard field goal 14:08
Third Quarter
BAL - FG Igwebuike 26-yard field goal 4:34
BC - TD McManus 1-yard run (Passaglia convert) 9:39
BC - FG Passaglia 42-yard field goal 14:08
Fourth Quarter
BC - FG Passaglia 27-yard field goal 3:09
BAL - FG Igwebuike 29-yard field goal 8:26
BC - FG Passaglia 38-yard field goal 15:00

The Grey Cup, exclusively a Canadian event for the first 82 seasons of its existence, became an international affair when Baltimore became the first U. 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 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page "Baltimore Football Club" redirects here For the former and current NFL franchises see Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens, respectively S. -based club to vie for the trophy. The appearance of an American team in the Grey Cup united Canadian fans for the first time behind the Lions as representatives of Canada. The 82nd Grey Cup is considered by many to be one of the ten best Grey Cup games of all time, because it was a nail-biter from start-to-finish. 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 [1].

Kent Austin started at quarterback for the Lions, which was somewhat of a surprise given that his backup, Danny McManus, engineered a last-second victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final. Richard Kent Austin (born June 25, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts) is the Offensive Coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels and former Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965 in Hollywood, Florida) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Austin was playing with a tender left shoulder, but it didn’t prevent him from moving the Lions downfield to set up Lui Passaglia’s 47-yard field goal for the initial points of the game. Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian

Baltimore responded in the second quarter to take a 14-3 lead. Quarterback Tracy Ham put Baltimore on the scoreboard on a one-yard run, while Alvin Walton picked off an Austin throw and completed a lateral pass to Karl Anthony who scampered 36 yards for Baltimore’s second touchdown. Tracy Ham (born January 5, 1965 in Gainesville Florida) is a retired Canadian Football League Quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos Alvin Earl Walton (born March 14, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a former American football safety who was selected

The Lions got a defensive touchdown of their own when Charles Gordon intercepted a pass by Ham and scored on a 17-yard return. Baltimore added a late field goal by Donald Igwebuike to take a 17-10 halftime lead. Donald Amechi Igwebuike (born December 27, 1960 in Enugu Nigeria is a former American football kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Austin, who was playing with an injured shoulder, was ineffective for B. C. , getting intercepted three times. With a minute remaining in the first half, head coach Dave Ritchie turned to Danny McManus. Dave Ritchie may refer to Dave Ritchie (ice hockey, a former Ice hockey player Dave Ritchie (football coach, a coach in the Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965 in Hollywood, Florida) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback A week earlier in the Western Final, McManus had also relieved an injured Austin and orchestrated a second-half come-back.

Baltimore added to its lead with another field goal. But the momentum shifted in B. C. ’s favour late in the third quarter. Setting up for a 34-yard field goal, holder Darren Flutie took the ball, jumped to his feet and ran to his right to the 10-yard line, giving the Lions a first down. Darren Paul Flutie (born on November 18, 1966 in Manchester Maryland) is a former Canadian football Wide receiver for the Three plays later, McManus scored on a third down gamble.

B. C. tied the score with 52 seconds remaining in the third quarter on Passaglia’s 42-yard field goal. The score was deadlocked at 23-23 after both clubs exchanged field goals in the fourth quarter.

Passaglia had an opportunity to kick a 37-yard field goal with 1:02 left in regulation, but he missed. However, Baltimore was unable to advance the ball on their next possession, going two-and-out, and giving the ball back to BC with excellent field position. Passaglia received another opportunity for the winning kick with no time remaining, and he made good on a 38-yard attempt to keep the Grey Cup in Canada. Passaglia's last-second field goal was named the greatest play in BC Lions history in 2007. ^[1]

Statistics and Awards

At the end of the game, Lions kicker Lui Passaglia was announced as the Most Valuable Player and awarded the trophy. Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian 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 Running Back Sean Millington was announced as the Most Valuable Canadian. Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and 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 However, it was later learned that the actual winner of the MVP vote was Baltimore's Karl Anthony, who was the first player to be awarded with such an honour in a losing cause. The vote had actually taken place before Passaglia's game-winning field goal, while the game was still tied. Instead of receiving MVP honours, Passaglia was awarded with the Most Valuable Canadian Award for the second time in his career.

Baltimore's all-star running back, Mike Pringle had only 71-yards rushing and fullback Robert Drummond had 38-yards rushing for a total of 109 yards. All-star (also allstar or all star) is a term with meanings in both the worlds of Sports and Robert Drummond (born June 21, 1967 in Apopka Florida) is a former American football Running back in the CFL who played The Lions rushing tandem of running back Cory Philpot and fullback Sean Millington combined for 194-yards rushing, with Philpot having 17 carries, for 109-yards rushing and Millington having 13 carries, for 85-yards rushing. Cory Philpot is a former Running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian Football League fullback and Furthermore, Philpot and Millington gained those yards against an impressive Baltimore defence that was exempt from following the CFL's import rule and was made up solely of American players. There is a common perception that such a team would be stronger than one which was required to have Canadian players.

The same Lions defence that limited Baltimore's running game, were also able to get four sacks on Baltimore's Tracy Ham. The Lions' defensive front of Andrew Stewart, Angelo Snipes, Doug Petersen and Henry Newby had one sack, each. Angelo Bernard Snipes (born January 11, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA is a former American football Linebacker in

The teams had about equal time of possession, with the Lions having 31:22 compared to Baltimore's 28:38.

Also, as of the end of the 2007 CFL season, this is the last Grey Cup to be won by the host city. The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football

1994 CFL Playoffs

West Division

• Semi-final (November 12 @ Edmonton, Alberta) British Columbia Lions 24-23 Edmonton Eskimos

• Semi-final (November 13 @ Calgary, Alberta) Calgary Stampeders 36-3 Saskatchewan Roughriders

• Final (November 20 @ Calgary, Alberta) British Columbia Lions 37-36 Calgary Stampeders

East Division

• Semi-final (November 12 @ Baltimore, Maryland) Baltimore Stallions 34-15 Toronto Argonauts

• Semi-final (November 13 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26-16 Ottawa Rough Riders

• Final (November 20 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba) Baltimore Stallions 14-12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Preceded by 81st Grey Cup

Grey Cup games

Succeeded by 83rd Grey Cup

References

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