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| Date | November 24, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Player | Doug Flutie, Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Canadian | Mike Vanderjagt, Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Anthem | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | The Nylons | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,595 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBC, RDS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Steve Armitage, Chris Cuthbert Mark Lee, Brian Williams, Glen Suitor, Brenda Irving | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 84th Grey Cup, also known as The Snow Bowl, was the 1996 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting See also Sports venues in Hamilton Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located at the Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population 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 Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. 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 Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore Coin flipping or coin tossing is the practice of throwing a Coin in the air to resolve a Dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives halftime show is a performance given between the first and second halves or the 2nd and 3rd quarters of a sporting event The Nylons are an A cappella group founded in 1979 in Toronto Canada, best known for their covers of The Turtles ' " Happy Together A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Steve Armitage (born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English -born Canadian Sports Reporter Chris Cuthbert (born in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Play-by-play Sportscaster for the TSN Cable network. Mark Lee is a Canadian Sportscaster for CBC Sports who has covered Women's ice hockey, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games Brian Williams (born 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Hamilton Ontario) is a Canadian Sportscaster who is Glen Suitor was a Defensive back who played eleven seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. 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 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 Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton Alberta. See also Sports venues in Hamilton Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located at the Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population The Argonauts won the game by a score of 43-37.
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Game Summary
Toronto Argonauts (43) - TDs, Jimmy Cunningham, Robert Drummond, Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith; FGs, Mike Vanderjagt (5); cons. Robert Drummond (born June 21, 1967 in Apopka Florida) is a former American football Running back in the CFL who played Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. Adrion Smith (born September 29, 1971 in Kansas City Missouri) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years years Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American , Vanderjagt (4). Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American
Edmonton Eskimos (37) - TDs, Eddie Brown, Jim Sandusky, Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Eric Blount, Marc Tolbert; cons. "Downtown" Eddie Brown (born May 8, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas) was a Slotback in the Canadian Football League Jim Sandusky was a Canadian Football League receiver for the British Columbia Lions and the Edmonton Eskimos who in a 12 year career from 1984-1996 Henry L "Gizmo" Williams (born May 31, 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a retired American and Canadian football , Sean Fleming (5); safety, Team.
First Quarter
EDM -- Safety Flutie concedes 3:37
EDM -- TD Brown 64 yard pass from McManus (Fleming convert) 11:48
Second Quarter
TOR -- FG Vanderjagt 37 yard field goal 1:35
TOR -- TD Cunningham 80 yard punt return (Vanderjagt convert) 2:59
TOR -- FG Vanderjagt 32 yard field goal 7:09
EDM -- TD Sandusky 75 yard pass from McManus (Fleming convert) 7:34
TOR -- TD Drummond 1 yard run (Vanderjagt convert) 12:16
EDM -- TD Williams 91 yard kickoff return (Fleming convert) 12:31
TOR -- TD Flutie 10 yard run (Vanderjagt convert) 14:20
Third Quarter
TOR -- FG Vanderjagt 17 yard field goal 4:22
Fourth Quarter
TOR -- FG Vanderjagt 28 yard field goal 3:06
EDM -- TD Blount 5 yard run (Fleming convert) 7:53
TOR -- FG Vanderjagt 27 yard field goal 13:26
TOR -- TD Smith 49 yard interception return (Vanderjagt convert) 13:38
EDM -- TD Tolbert 7 yard pass from McManus (Fleming convert) 14:51
The temperature at game time was minus 10 C, with 20 kilometre-an-hour winds and heavy snow. Tractors had to remove snow from the field prior to the game, as well as at halftime.
Edmonton had all the points in the first quarter on a safety touch conceded by Toronto quarterback Doug Flutie and a 64-yard touchdown pass from Danny McManus to Eddie Brown
In the second quarter, Toronto's Mike Vanderjagt kicked a field goal and Jimmy Cunningham returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965 in Hollywood, Florida) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback "Downtown" Eddie Brown (born May 8, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas) was a Slotback in the Canadian Football League Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American Another Vanderjagt field goal put Toronto up 13-9. Edmonton regained the lead with a 75-yard pass and run from McManus to Jim Sandusky but lost it again when Robert Drummond scored for Toronto from the one. Jim Sandusky was a Canadian Football League receiver for the British Columbia Lions and the Edmonton Eskimos who in a 12 year career from 1984-1996 Robert Drummond (born June 21, 1967 in Apopka Florida) is a former American football Running back in the CFL who played Edmonton's Henry "Gizmo" Williams reversed that in one play as he returned the kickoff 91 yards for the touchdown, a Grey Cup record. Henry L "Gizmo" Williams (born May 31, 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a retired American and Canadian football Flutie marched the Argos to the Edmonton 10 then ran in himself for the touchdown with 20 seconds left in the half to give Toronto the lead 27-23 at halftime, closing a quarter that saw the teams combine for 41 points.
Two Vanderjagt field goals were all the scoring in the first 23 minutes of the second half as Toronto receiver Cunningham dropped certain touchdown passes in the third and fourth quarters.
Edmonton made the score 33-30 on Eric Blount's five-yard touchdown run with seven minutes remaining. But Flutie marched Toronto 71 yards, including a controversial third-down gamble in which the ball came loose, setting up Vanderjagt's 27-yard field goal at 13:26.
Toronto's Adrion Smith iced the win, returning a Danny McManus interception 49 yards for a touchdown with 1:22 remaining. Adrion Smith (born September 29, 1971 in Kansas City Missouri) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years years Danny McManus (born June 17, 1965 in Hollywood, Florida) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback
McManus hit Marc Tolbert with a seven-yard touchdown pass at 14:51 to round out the scoring at 43-37. An onside kick attempt was recovered by Toronto to end any Edmonton comeback threat.
Trivia
Edmonton Kicker Sean Fleming missed three field goal attempts.
The dismal weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the raucous gathering of 38,595, which was the biggest ever at Ivor Wynne Stadium but still 1,805 short of a sellout. See also Sports venues in Hamilton Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located at the It was also the smallest announced Grey Cup attendance since 32,454 attended the 1975 game in Calgary.
Before the game, many people believed that Flutie could not play well in cold weather. Flutie, who was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player this season, was also named the game's top performer. 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 Teammate Mike Vanderjagt, who booted five field goals, was voted the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. 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
It was the second-highest scoring Grey Cup game, next to Saskatchewan's 43-40 win over Hamilton in 1989. 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 Game Summary Saskatchewan Roughriders (43 - TDs Ray Elgaard, Jeff Fairholm, Donald Narcisse, Tim McCray; FGs Dave Ridgway
It was the Argonauts' first Cup win since 1991. Ironically, they did it in the stadium that had often been called "Never Win" by the Argo fans due to the team's consistent failure to beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at that venue. 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
Toronto's 27 points in the second quarter tied a Grey Cup record.
1996 CFL Playoffs
West Division
- Semi-final (November 10 @ Edmonton, Alberta) Edmonton Eskimos 68-7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Final (November 17 @ Calgary, Alberta) Edmonton Eskimos 15-12 Calgary Stampeders
East Division
- Semi-final (November 9 @ Montreal, Quebec) Montreal Alouettes 22-11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Final (November 16 @ Toronto, Ontario) Toronto Argonauts 43-7 Montreal Alouettes
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