Start date November 6, 1966 Date 26 November 1966 | Champion Saskatchewan Roughriders Site Empire Stadium | |
Duration June, 1966 – October, 1966 East Champions Ottawa Rough Riders1966-11-19 West Champions Saskatchewan Roughriders1966-11-16 Champions Saskatchewan Roughriders People also search for 1965 CFL season, 1964 CFL season | ||
The 1966 Canadian Football League season was the league's ninth season since the 1958 merger of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union to create a national league.
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CFL news in 1966
The Canadian Football League made several rule changes. The league started to legalize unlimited blocking on rushing plays and introduced their new goose-necked goal posts. The league rewrote its rule book and reduced it in size.
The Canadian Rugby Union gave their trusteeship of the Grey Cup to the Canadian Football League.
One of the more notable games of the regular season was Montreal's 1-0 victory over Ottawa, the lowest scoring game in CFL history, and only the second 1-0 game since a 1949 win by Winnipeg over Calgary in the WIFU.
Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1966