1963 CFL season
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1963 CFL season
| 1963 CFL season | ||||
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| Regular season | ||||
| Duration | June, 1963 – October, 1963 | |||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Start date | November 9, 1963 | |||
| East Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
| West Champions | BC Lions | |||
| 51st Grey Cup | ||||
| Date | November 30, 1963 | |||
| Site | Empire Stadium, Vancouver | |||
| Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||
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The 1963 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the sixth Canadian Football League season.
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CFL News in 1963
Charter Membership into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame started on June 19.
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.
- British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1963
Conference Semi-Finals
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- Saskatchewan won the total-point series by 48–47. The Roughriders will play the BC Lions in the Western Finals.
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- The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Eastern Finals.
Conference Finals
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- BC wins the best of three series 2–1. The Lions will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
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- Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 63–35. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
Grey Cup Championship
| November 30
51st Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Western Champion | Eastern Champion | ||
| BC Lions 10 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 | ||
| The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions | |||
1963 CFL All-Stars
Russ Jackson wins his first of three Most Outstanding Player Awards proving that Canadians could have dominant careers at that position.
OFFENCE
- QB – Joe Kapp, BC Lions
- RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Willie "The Wisp" Fleming, BC Lions
- RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes
- RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Milt Crain, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Tom Hinton, BC Lions
- OT – Roger Kramer, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions
DEFENCE
- DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders
- DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions
- MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions
- LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Norm Fieldgate, BC Lions
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1963 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 – Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Dave Skrien, BC Lions
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Garney Henley (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Joe Kapp (QB), BC Lions
- Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Rick Black (P/FB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Peter Kempf (FB/K), BC Lions
- DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
| Preceded by 1962 CFL season |
CFL seasons | Succeeded by 1964 CFL season |
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