Start date November 8, 1998 Champion Calgary Stampeders Site Canad Inns Stadium | Champions Calgary Stampeders Date 22 November 1998 | |
Duration July 1, 1998 – November 1, 1998 East Champions Hamilton Tiger-Cats1998-11-15 West Champions Calgary Stampeders1998-11-15 People also search for 1999 CFL season, 1997 CFL season | ||
The 1998 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football League season.
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CFL News in 1998
The Canadian Football League signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with Adidas, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL.
For only the second time in history, the city of Winnipeg hosted the Grey Cup game.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Grey Cup playoffs
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1998 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26 to 24, at Winnipeg's Winnipeg Stadium on Mark McLoughlin's winning field goal. The Stampeders have won their first championship since 1992. The Stampeders' Jeff Garcia (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Vince Danielsen (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.