1968 CFL season: Information from Answers.com

The 1968 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 11th Canadian Football League season.

1 CFL News in 1968
2 Regular Season Standings
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 1968 CFL All-Stars
- 4.1 OFFENCE
- 4.2 DEFENCE
5 1968 CFL Awards

CFL News in 1968

J.G. (Jake) Gaudaur was appointed CFL Commissioner and the league adopted a new constitution.

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

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	12	3	1	345	223	25
Calgary Stampeders	16	10	6	0	412	249	20
Edmonton Eskimos	16	8	7	1	228	288	17
BC Lions	16	4	11	1	217	318	9
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	3	13	0	210	374	6

**Eastern Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	3	2	416	271	20
Toronto Argonauts	14	9	5	0	284	266	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	6	7	1	262	292	13
Montreal Alouettes	14	3	9	2	234	327	8

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1968

Conference Semi-Finals

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21	Toronto Argonauts 33

**Western Semi-Finals**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 10	Edmonton Eskimos 13	Calgary Stampeders 29

Conference Finals

**Western Finals - Game 1**
Calgary Stampeders @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 16	Calgary Stampeders 32	Saskatchewan Roughriders 0

**Western Finals - Game 2**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date	Away	Home
November 20	Saskatchewan Roughriders 12	Calgary Stampeders 25	OT

Calgary wins the best of three series 2-0. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

**Eastern Finals - Game 1**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 17	Ottawa Rough Riders 11	Toronto Argonauts 13

**Eastern Finals - Game 2**
Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 24	Toronto Argonauts 14	Ottawa Rough Riders 36

Ottawa won 2 game total-point series by 47-27. The Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup Championship

November 30 56th Annual Grey Cup Game: CNE Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Calgary Stampeders 21	Ottawa Rough Riders 24
The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1968 Grey Cup Champions
Vic Washington (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player.

1968 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

QB - Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
RB - George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
RB - Bill Symons, Toronto Argonauts
RB - Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
TE - Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
TE - Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
F - Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
C - Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
OG - Charlie Parker, Montreal Alouettes
OG - Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
OT - Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
OT - Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders

DEFENCE

DT - Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
DT - John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
DE - Billy Ray Locklin, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DE - Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
LB - Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
LB - Wally Dempsey, Saskatchewan Roughriders
LB - Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
DB - Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
DB - Bob Kosid, Saskatchewan Roughriders
DB - Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
DB - Ed Learn, Toronto Argonauts
DB - Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts

1968 CFL Awards

CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Bill Symons (RB), Toronto Argonauts
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Ken Nielsen (F), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award - Ken Lehmann (LB), Ottawa Rough Riders
CFL's Coach of the Year - Eagle Keys, Saskatchewan Roughriders

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