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1969 CFL season

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The 1969 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.

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CFL News in 1969

The 1969 Grey Cup game started play on a Sunday for the first time in CFL history. (The CFL did play a Grey Cup game before, in 1962, when the original Saturday Grey Cup game was delayed due to heavy fog that caused the final 9 minutes and 28 seconds to be played the following day.)

The Grey Cup was held in Montreal for the first time since 1931.

A new logo was introduced to the league: A white helmet with a one-bar face mask with a maple leaf in the centre and the word CFL in white in the maple leaf. It replaced the leaf/football/ribbon logo used since the league's formation in 1958, and would be used until 2002.

Records: The Rough Riders' Margene Adkins set the record for average gain per pass in a season with 25.0 yards. The record stood for 28 years, until Milt Stegall broke it.

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.
  • Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.
  • Grey Cup playoffs

    Note: All dates in 1969

    Conference Finals

  • Saskatchewan won the best of three series 2–0, advancing to the Grey Cup Championship game.
  • Ottawa won the 2 game total-point series by 46–25, to advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
  • CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders
  • 1969 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 – John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Frank Clair, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Al Phaneuf (DB), Montreal Alouettes
  • Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Dave Easley (DB), BC Lions
  • DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • References

    1969 CFL season Wikipedia