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1983 CFL season

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The 1983 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 30th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 26th Canadian Football League season.

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CFL News in 1983

The CFL re-signed with Carling O'Keefe Breweries to another record television contract worth $33 million to cover a three-year period from 1983 to 1986.

The league's attendance levels reached an all-time high for all football games with 2,856,031. The Grey Cup game between the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions was played in front of 59,345 football fans at BC Place Stadium (the first lion gross gate).

In addition, CBC, CTV and Radio-Canada's coverage of the Grey Cup game attracted the largest viewing audience in television history for a Canadian sports program with 8,118,000.

The Toronto Argonauts won their first Grey Cup Championship since 1952. This would be the last season three teams from Ontario qualified for the playoffs until the 2015 season.

Terry Greer set a pro football record for most receiving yards with 2,003.

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.
  • BC and Toronto have first round byes.
  • Grey Cup playoffs

    The Toronto Argonauts are the 1983 Grey Cup champions, defeating the BC Lions, 18–17, in front of their home crowd at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. This was Toronto's first championship in 31 years, ending the league's longest drought at that time. The Argonauts' Joe Barnes (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Carl Brazley (DB) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. The Lions' Rick Klassen (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

    CFL Leaders

  • CFL Passing Leaders
  • CFL Rushing Leaders
  • CFL Receiving Leaders
  • 1983 CFL Awards

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Warren Moon (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Paul Bennett (DB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Greg Marshall (DE), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Rudy Phillips (OG), Ottawa Rough Riders
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Johnny Shepherd (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Henry Waszczuk (C), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Cal Murphy, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • References

    1983 CFL season Wikipedia