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The Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The trophy is named after Albert Grey, the Governor General of Canada from 1904 until 1911. He donated the trophy to the Canadian Rugby Union in 1909 to recognize the top amateur rugby football team in Canada. By this time Canadian football had become markedly different from the rugby football from which it developed. Although it was originally intended to be awarded only to amateur teams (like the Stanley Cup), over time, the Grey Cup became the property of the Canadian Football League as it evolved into a professional football league. Amateur teams ceased competing for the Cup by 1954; since 1965, the top amateur teams, playing in U Sports, have competed for the Vanier Cup.[1]

The Grey Cup game is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 4 million.[2][3] Two awards are given for play in the game, Most Valuable Player and the Dick Suderman Trophy as most valuable Canadian player.[4] As a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Andrew Harris was the first player to win both the Dick Suderman Trophy and the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player the same year, which he did in 2019.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have made the most appearances (29), while the Toronto Argonauts have won the most championships (19) and have the best record in the Grey Cup composite standings (19–6). Despite the CFL's brief U.S. expansion era in the mid-1990s, the Grey Cup has never been played outside of Canada. The Baltimore Stallions were the only American team to appear in the Grey Cup (twice, losing in 1994 and winning the following year).

Although the first Grey Cup game was in 1909, none were played from 1916 to 1919 or in 2020, thus the most recent final was the 111th Grey Cup game which was played on November 17, 2024, at BC Place in Vancouver. Appearing in their fifth-straight championship game, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were defeated for the third year in a row, this time by the Toronto Argonauts.

Results

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  • Numbers in parentheses indicate the cumulative number of times that a team has won the Grey Cup.
Game Date Winning team Score Losing team Venue City Attendance
1st December 4, 1909 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (1) 26–6 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club Rosedale Field Toronto 3,807
2nd November 26, 1910 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (2) 16–7 Hamilton Tigers AAA Grounds Hamilton 12,000
3rd November 25, 1911 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (3) 14–7 Toronto Argonauts Varsity Stadium Toronto 13,687
4th November 30, 1912 Hamilton Alerts (1) 11–4 Toronto Argonauts AAA Grounds Hamilton 5,337
5th November 29, 1913 Hamilton Tigers (1) 44–2 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club AAA Grounds Hamilton 2,100
6th December 5, 1914 Toronto Argonauts (1) 14–2 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium Toronto 10,500
7th November 20, 1915 Hamilton Tigers (2) 13–7 Toronto Rowing & Athletic Association Varsity Stadium Toronto 2,808
— 1916 Not held due to World War I — — —
— 1917 — — —
— 1918 — — —
— 1919 Cancelled due to a rules dispute with the Canadian Rugby Union — — —
8th December 4, 1920 University of Toronto Varsity Blues (4) 16–3 Toronto Argonauts Varsity Stadium Toronto 10,088
9th December 3, 1921 Toronto Argonauts (2) 23–0 Edmonton Eskimos Varsity Stadium Toronto 9,558
10th December 2, 1922 Queen's University (1) 13–1 Edmonton Elks Richardson Stadium Kingston 4,700
11th December 1, 1923 Queen's University (2) 54–0 Regina Rugby Club Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,629
12th November 29, 1924 Queen's University (3) 11–3 Toronto Balmy Beach Varsity Stadium Toronto 5,978
13th December 5, 1925 Ottawa Senators (1) 24–1 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers Lansdowne Park Ottawa 6,900
14th December 4, 1926 Ottawa Senators (2) 10–7 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,276
15th November 26, 1927 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (1) 9–6 Hamilton Tigers Varsity Stadium Toronto 13,676
16th December 1, 1928 Hamilton Tigers (3) 30–0 Regina Roughriders AAA Grounds Hamilton 4,767
17th November 30, 1929 Hamilton Tigers (4) 14–3 Regina Roughriders AAA Grounds Hamilton 1,906
18th December 6, 1930 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (2) 11–6 Regina Roughriders Varsity Stadium Toronto 3,914
19th December 5, 1931 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers (1) 22–0 Regina Roughriders Molson Stadium Montreal 5,112
20th December 3, 1932 Hamilton Tigers (5) 25–6 Regina Roughriders AAA Grounds Hamilton 4,806
21st December 9, 1933 Toronto Argonauts (3) 4–3 Sarnia Imperials Athletic Park [Wikidata] Sarnia 2,751
22nd November 24, 1934 Sarnia Imperials (1) 20–12 Regina Roughriders Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,900
23rd December 7, 1935 Winnipegs (1) 18–12 Hamilton Tigers AAA Grounds Hamilton 6,405
24th December 5, 1936 Sarnia Imperials (2) 26–20 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium Toronto 5,883
25th December 11, 1937 Toronto Argonauts (4) 4–3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 11,522
26th December 10, 1938 Toronto Argonauts (5) 30–7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,778
27th December 9, 1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 8–7 Ottawa Rough Riders Lansdowne Park Ottawa 11,738
28th[A] November 30, 1940 Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 20–7 (agg.) Toronto Balmy Beach Varsity Stadium Toronto 4,998
December 7, 1940 Lansdowne Park Ottawa 1,700
29th November 29, 1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3) 18–16 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium Toronto 19,065
30th December 5, 1942 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (1) 8–5 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 12,455
31st November 27, 1943 Hamilton Flying Wildcats (1) 23–14 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 16,423
32nd November 25, 1944 St. Hyacinthe–Donnacona Navy (1) 7–6 Hamilton Flying Wildcats Civic Stadium Hamilton 3,871
33rd December 1, 1945 Toronto Argonauts (6) 35–0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,660
34th November 30, 1946 Toronto Argonauts (7) 28–6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,960
35th November 29, 1947 Toronto Argonauts (8) 10–9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,660
36th November 27, 1948 Calgary Stampeders (1) 12–7 Ottawa Rough Riders Varsity Stadium Toronto 20,013
37th November 26, 1949 Montreal Alouettes (1) 28–15 Calgary Stampeders Varsity Stadium Toronto 20,087
38th November 25, 1950 Toronto Argonauts (9) 13–0 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,101
39th November 24, 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders (4) 21–14 Saskatchewan Roughriders Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,341
40th November 29, 1952 Toronto Argonauts (10) 21–11 Edmonton Eskimos Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,391
41st November 28, 1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1) 12–6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,313
42nd November 27, 1954 Edmonton Eskimos (1) 26–25 Montreal Alouettes Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,321
43rd November 26, 1955 Edmonton Eskimos (2) 34–19 Montreal Alouettes Empire Stadium Vancouver 39,471
44th November 24, 1956 Edmonton Eskimos (3) 50–27 Montreal Alouettes Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,425
45th November 30, 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 32–7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,051
46th November 29, 1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4) 35–28 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Empire Stadium Vancouver 36,567
47th November 28, 1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5) 21–7 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium Toronto 33,133
48th November 26, 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (5) 16–6 Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium Vancouver 38,102
49th December 2, 1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6) 21–14 (OT) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,651
50th December 1–2, 1962[B] Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7) 28–27 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,655
51st November 30, 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3) 21–10 BC Lions Empire Stadium Vancouver 36,461
52nd November 28, 1964 BC Lions (1) 34–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,655
53rd November 27, 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 22–16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,655
54th November 26, 1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 29–14 Ottawa Rough Riders Empire Stadium Vancouver 36,553
55th December 2, 1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5) 24–1 Saskatchewan Roughriders Lansdowne Park Ottawa 31,358
56th November 30, 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders (6) 24–21 Calgary Stampeders Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,655
57th November 30, 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders (7) 29–11 Saskatchewan Roughriders Autostade Montreal 33,172
58th November 28, 1970 Montreal Alouettes (2) 23–10 Calgary Stampeders Exhibition Stadium Toronto 32,669
59th November 28, 1971 Calgary Stampeders (2) 14–11 Toronto Argonauts Empire Stadium Vancouver 34,484
60th December 3, 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6) 13–10 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton 33,993
61st November 25, 1973 Ottawa Rough Riders (8) 22–18 Edmonton Eskimos Exhibition Stadium Toronto 36,653
62nd November 24, 1974 Montreal Alouettes (3) 20–7 Edmonton Eskimos Empire Stadium Vancouver 34,450
63rd November 23, 1975 Edmonton Eskimos (4) 9–8 Montreal Alouettes McMahon Stadium Calgary 32,454
64th November 28, 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders (9) 23–20 Saskatchewan Roughriders Exhibition Stadium Toronto 53,467
65th November 27, 1977 Montreal Alouettes (4) 41–6 Edmonton Eskimos Olympic Stadium Montreal 68,205
66th November 26, 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (5) 20–13 Montreal Alouettes Exhibition Stadium Toronto 54,386
67th November 25, 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (6) 17–9 Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium Montreal 65,113
68th November 23, 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (7) 48–10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Exhibition Stadium Toronto 54,649
69th November 22, 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (8) 26–23 Ottawa Rough Riders Olympic Stadium Montreal 53,307
70th November 28, 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (9) 32–16 Toronto Argonauts Exhibition Stadium Toronto 54,741
71st November 27, 1983 Toronto Argonauts (11) 18–17 BC Lions BC Place Vancouver 59,345
72nd November 18, 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8) 47–17 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 60,081
73rd November 24, 1985 BC Lions (2) 37–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Olympic Stadium Montreal 56,723
74th November 30, 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7) 39–15 Edmonton Eskimos BC Place Vancouver 59,621
75th November 29, 1987 Edmonton Eskimos (10) 38–36 Toronto Argonauts BC Place Vancouver 59,478
76th November 27, 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9) 22–21 BC Lions Lansdowne Park Ottawa 50,604
77th November 26, 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 43–40 Hamilton Tiger-Cats SkyDome Toronto 54,088
78th November 25, 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10) 50–11 Edmonton Eskimos BC Place Vancouver 46,969
79th November 24, 1991 Toronto Argonauts (12) 36–21 Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg 51,985
80th November 29, 1992 Calgary Stampeders (3) 24–10 Winnipeg Blue Bombers SkyDome Toronto 45,863
81st November 28, 1993 Edmonton Eskimos (11) 33–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers McMahon Stadium Calgary 50,035
82nd November 27, 1994 BC Lions (3) 26–23 Baltimore Football Club BC Place Vancouver 55,097
83rd November 19, 1995 Baltimore Stallions (1) 37–20 Calgary Stampeders Taylor Field Regina 52,564
84th November 24, 1996 Toronto Argonauts (13) 43–37 Edmonton Eskimos Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton 38,595
85th November 16, 1997 Toronto Argonauts (14) 47–23 Saskatchewan Roughriders Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 60,431
86th November 22, 1998 Calgary Stampeders (4) 26–24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg 34,157
87th November 28, 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8) 32–21 Calgary Stampeders BC Place Vancouver 45,118
88th November 26, 2000 BC Lions (4) 28–26 Montreal Alouettes McMahon Stadium Calgary 43,822
89th November 25, 2001 Calgary Stampeders (5) 27–19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Olympic Stadium Montreal 65,255
90th November 24, 2002 Montreal Alouettes (5) 25–16 Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 62,531
91st November 16, 2003 Edmonton Eskimos (12) 34–22 Montreal Alouettes Taylor Field Regina 50,909
92nd November 21, 2004 Toronto Argonauts (15) 27–19 BC Lions Frank Clair Stadium Ottawa 51,242
93rd November 27, 2005 Edmonton Eskimos (13) 38–35 (OT) Montreal Alouettes BC Place Vancouver 59,127
94th November 19, 2006 BC Lions (5) 25–14 Montreal Alouettes Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg 44,786
95th November 25, 2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders (3) 23–19 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rogers Centre Toronto 52,230
96th November 23, 2008 Calgary Stampeders (6) 22–14 Montreal Alouettes Olympic Stadium Montreal 66,308
97th November 29, 2009 Montreal Alouettes (6) 28–27 Saskatchewan Roughriders McMahon Stadium Calgary 46,020
98th November 28, 2010 Montreal Alouettes (7) 21–18 Saskatchewan Roughriders Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 63,317
99th November 27, 2011 BC Lions (6) 34–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place Vancouver 54,313
100th November 25, 2012 Toronto Argonauts (16) 35–22 Calgary Stampeders Rogers Centre Toronto 53,208
101st November 24, 2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders (4) 45–23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Taylor Field Regina 44,710
102nd November 30, 2014 Calgary Stampeders (7) 20–16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats BC Place Vancouver 52,056
103rd November 29, 2015 Edmonton Eskimos (14) 26–20 Ottawa Redblacks Investors Group Field Winnipeg 36,634
104th November 27, 2016 Ottawa Redblacks (10) 39–33 (OT) Calgary Stampeders BMO Field Toronto 33,421
105th November 26, 2017 Toronto Argonauts (17) 27–24 Calgary Stampeders TD Place Stadium Ottawa 36,154
106th November 25, 2018 Calgary Stampeders (8) 27–16 Ottawa Redblacks Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 55,819
107th November 24, 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11) 33–12 Hamilton Tiger-Cats McMahon Stadium Calgary 35,439
— November 22, 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic — — —
108th December 12, 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12) 33–25 (OT) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tim Hortons Field Hamilton 26,324
109th November 20, 2022 Toronto Argonauts (18) 24–23 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Mosaic Stadium Regina 33,330
110th November 19, 2023 Montreal Alouettes (8) 28–24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Tim Hortons Field Hamilton 28,808
111th November 17, 2024 Toronto Argonauts (19) 41–24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Place Vancouver 52,439
112th November 16, 2025 Princess Auto Stadium Winnipeg
113th November 15, 2026 McMahon Stadium Calgary
  1. ^ Played as a two-game series; Ottawa won won the first game 8–2, and the second game 12–5, winning by an aggregate score of 20–7
  2. ^ Game was suspended with 9:29 remaining in the fourth quarter due to extremely dense fog, and completed the next day

Team records

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Although the official website of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats considers them as the same team,[5] the Tiger-Cats, Hamilton Alerts, Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Flying Wildcats are all listed separately because, when the latter three were active, the teams competed as separate franchises. The Tigers and Flying Wildcats merged in 1950 to create the Tiger-Cats.[6]

As defined in the 2016 CFL's Facts, Figures, and Records and the 2023 CFL Guide & Record Book, for historical record purposes and by the current Ottawa Redblacks' request, the Ottawa Football Clubs are considered to be a single entity since 1876 with two periods of inactivity (1997–2001 and 2006–2013).[7][8] Consequently, figures from the Ottawa Football Club (1876–1898), Ottawa Rough Riders (1899–1919, 1931–1996), Ottawa Senators (1920–1930), Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), and Ottawa Redblacks (2014–present) are included as one.[8]

Toronto is the city with the most wins, 25, followed by Hamilton (15), Edmonton (14), Winnipeg (12), Ottawa (10), Montreal (10), Calgary (8), Vancouver (6), Regina (4), Kingston (3), Sarnia (2) and Baltimore (1).

Active teams

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Appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Last Win
29 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 17 .414 2021
25 Toronto Argonauts 19 6 .760 2024
23 Edmonton Eskimos/Elks 14 9 .609 2015
22 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 14 .364 1999
19 Montreal Alouettes 8 11 .421 2023
19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 4 15 .211 2013
18 Ottawa Senators/Rough Riders/Renegades/Redblacks 10 8 .556 2016
17 Calgary Stampeders 8 9 .471 2018
10 BC Lions 6 4 .600 2011

Defunct and amateur teams

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Appearances Team Wins Losses Win %
8 Hamilton Tigers 5 3 .625
6 University of Toronto Varsity Blues 4 2 .667
4 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2 2 .500
3 Queen's University 3 0 1.000
3 Sarnia Imperials 2 1 .667
2 Baltimore Stallions 1 1 .500
2 Hamilton Flying Wildcats 1 1 .500
2 Edmonton Eskimos & Elks 0 2 .000
2 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 0 2 .000
2 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 0 2 .000
1 Hamilton Alerts 1 0 1.000
1 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 1 0 1.000
1 St. Hyacinthe–Donnacona Navy 1 0 1.000
1 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 1 0 1.000
1 Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 0 1 .000
1 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 0 1 .000

See also

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References

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General
  • "Grey Cup Recaps". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  • "Grey Cup history". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  • "Canadian Football League -- Grey Cup Champions". Canadian Online Explorer.
  • "Grey Cup Almanac – Past Winners". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  • Ichniowski, Scott. "CFL Grey Cup History". Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
Specific
  1. ^ "Grey Cup history". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  2. ^ Houston, William (December 20, 2006). "Grey Cup moves to TSN in new deal". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  3. ^ William Houston (2006-11-20). "Minor rise in Grey Cup ratings good for CBC". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
  4. ^ "MVP and Top Canadians". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  5. ^ "History – Grey Cup". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Archived from the original on 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  6. ^ "Tiger-Cats History". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  7. ^ "CFL GUIDE & RECORD BOOK: 2016 EDITION" (PDF). Canadian Football League. p. 155. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023 CFL Guide & Record Book" (PDF). Canadian Football League. pp. 20, 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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