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1963 CFL season

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Start date
  
November 9, 1963

Champions
  
Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Date
  
30 November 1963

West Champions
  
BC Lions1963-11-23

Champion
  
Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Site
  
Empire Stadium

Duration
  
June, 1963 – October, 1963

East Champions
  
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1963-11-24

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The 1963 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the sixth Canadian Football League season.

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CFL News in 1963

Charter Membership into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame started on June 19.

Average attendance exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.

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.
  • British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.

    • Grey Cup playoffs

    Note: All dates in 1963

    Conference Semi-Finals

  • Saskatchewan won the total-point series by 48–47. The Roughriders will play the BC Lions in the Western Finals.
  • The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.

    • Conference Finals

  • BC wins the best of three series 2–1. The Lions will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
  • Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 63–35. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

    • CFL Leaders

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

    • 1963 CFL Awards

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Dave Skrien, BC Lions
  • Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Garney Henley (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Joe Kapp (QB), BC Lions
  • Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Rick Black (P/FB), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Peter Kempf (FB/K), BC Lions
  • DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions

    • References

    1963 CFL season Wikipedia
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