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1962 CFL season

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Champions
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Champion
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Start date
  
1962

Site
  
Exhibition Stadium

Duration
  
June, 1962 – October, 1962

East Champions
  
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1962-11-26

West Champions
  
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1962-11-24

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The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season.

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CFL News in 1962

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton.

The 50th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28–27 to win their third championship in four years.

This was the most recent CFL season with average attendance of under 20,000 spectators per game.

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes.

    • Grey Cup playoffs

    Note: All dates in 1962

    Conference Semi-Finals

  • Calgary won the total-point series by 43–7. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.
  • The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.

    • Conference Finals

  • Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
  • Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 58–38. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

    • CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders

    • 1962 CFL Awards

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Harvey Wylie (DB), Calgary Stampeders
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John Barrow (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Steve Owen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
  • Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Eagle Day (QB), Calgary Stampeders
  • Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Whit Tucker (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Frechette (DB/RB), Edmonton Eskimos
  • DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions

    • References

    1962 CFL season Wikipedia
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