1962 CFL season
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1962 CFL season
| 1962 CFL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June, 1962 – October, 1962 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | November 10, 1962 | |||
| East Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| West Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
| 50th Grey Cup | ||||
| Date | December 1 & 2, 1962 | |||
| Site | Exhibition Stadium, Toronto | |||
| Champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||
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The 1962 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the ninth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the fifth Canadian Football League season.
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CFL News in 1962
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was established in Hamilton.
The 50th Grey Cup game, nicknamed "The Fog Bowl", was postponed due to fog on Saturday, December 1. The final 9 minutes and 29 seconds was played on Sunday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28–27 to win their third championship in four years.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Winnipeg and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1962
Conference Semi-Finals
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- Calgary won the total-point series by 43–7. The Stampeders will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Finals.
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- The Alouettes will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Conference Finals
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- Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
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- Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 58–38. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Grey Cup Championship
| December 1 & December 2
50th Annual Grey Cup Game: Exhibition Stadium – Toronto, Ontario |
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| Western Champion | Eastern Champion | ||
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 | ||
| The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1962 Grey Cup Champions | |||
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1962 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Gerry Patrick, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions
- LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
1962 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Ernie White, Ottawa Rough Riders
- F – Bobby Kuntz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OE – Marv Luster, Montreal Alouettes
- C – Ron Watton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Hardiman Cureton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OT – Moe Racine, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Bobby Jack Oliver, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Billy Ray Locklin, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Mel Semenko, Ottawa Rough Riders
- MG – Kaye Vaughan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Zeno Karcz, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Jim Andreotti, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Don Sutherin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- S – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
1962 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Eagle Day, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Earl Lunsford, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Nub Beamer, BC Lions
- RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Ray Purdin, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders
- OE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Edmonton Eskimos
- C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Sherwyn Thorson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – Roger Savoie, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Herb Gray, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions
- LB – Gord Rowland, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Bill Burrell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Oscar Kruger, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
1962 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Harvey Wylie (DB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John Barrow (DT), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Steve Owen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – George Dixon (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Eagle Day (QB), Calgary Stampeders
- Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Whit Tucker (WR), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Ted Frechette (DB/RB), Edmonton Eskimos
- DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
| Preceded by 1961 CFL season |
CFL seasons | Succeeded by 1963 CFL season |
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