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Canadian Football History
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has its origins back in 1958. It has two divisions: east and west. In the mid-1990s, it tried to expand into the US, but it failed. The Grey Cup is awarded to the team who wins the championship.
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Single game CFL rushing record for a quarterback?
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Nealon Greene july16 1999 - 180 yds
Who has played in a super bowl grey cup and Rose Bowl?
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Just one has. Craig Morton quarterbacked two teams in the Super bowl. He lost both games. Super Bowl V
Baltimore Colts - 16 (Johnny Unitas, Uniiversity of Louisville)
Dallas Cowboys - 13 (Craig Morton, University of California Berkely)
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami FL
Date: 1/17/1971
MVP: Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas
Head Coaches:
BAL - Don McCafferty
DAL - Tom Landry Super Bowl XII
Dallas Cowboys - 27 (Roger Staubach, United States Naval Academy
Denver Broncos - 10 (Craig Morton, University of California Berkely
Location: Lousiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Date: 1/15/1978
co-MVP's: Randy White, DT, Dallas
Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas
Head Coaches:
DAL - Tom Landry
DEN - Red MIller
Who created the cfl?
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No one created the CFL instead there was a group of people who came up with the idea
Who has the most rushing yards in a single playoff game in the CFL?
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On November 2, 1997, Montreal's Mike Pringle racked up 264 yards on 32 carries against BC (and scored two touchdowns), making him the all-time leading rusher in CFL playoff history.
What non-Canadian team won the Grey Cup?
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On November 19, 1995, the Baltimore Stallions won the 83rd Grey Cup Game at Taylor Field in Regina, defeating the Calgary Stampeders by a score of 37-20.
What was the coldest CFL game?
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Not the record, but cold. -17 degrees Celsius. 1991 Grey Cup- Toronto Argonauts 36, Calgary Stampeders 21
Did James Naismith invent the football helmet?
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many have said that he did but a lot of people and scientist say he didnt. its up in the air
Which is older CFL OR NFL?
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In one sense the National Football League (NFL), which was founded in 1920, can make a claim to be older than the Canadian Football League (CFL). However, it is arguable that the present NFL can only date its current existence back to the amalgamation with the American Football League which took place in 1970.
The CFL was created in 1958. However, the CFL can trace its existence back to 1884 when the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU) was established. The CRFU was reorganized as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) in 1891. The CFL can trace its history directly back to 1884 and the CRFU.
The CFL was also an amalgamation of two leagues: the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) which was formed in 1907, and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) which was formed in 1936. The WIFU was the successor to the Western Canada Rugby Football Union (WCRFU) which had been formed in 1911. Both the IRFU and the WCRFU predate the NFL.
[Note to football historians: The IRFU was much better known by its nickname, "The Big Four."]
The CRU was Canadian football's governing body. Both the IRFU and the WIFU were long standing members of the CRU. The CRU was instrumental in creating the CFL.
Two of the original IRFU teams, Hamilton Tigers and Toronto Argonauts, predate the IRFU by many years. The Hamilton Foot Ball Club was formed in 1868. Through amalgamations with other Hamilton football teams, it became today's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Toronto Argonaut Football Club, formed in 1873, is the same Toronto Argonaut Football Club presently in the CFL. (The Toronto Argonauts are the oldest professional football franchise in North America, older even than the Chicago/St Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.) Today's Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers were original WIFU and CFL teams.
The Grey Cup, the trophy awarded annually to the champions of the CFL, was first awarded to the 1909 Canadian football champions.
The very first game of North American football was played in Toronto.
Therefore, it is clear that Canadian football is older than the game presently played in the USA, and that the roots of the present CFL go back much farther than the roots of the NFL.
What does STT stand for in CFL stats?
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The DFL acronymn STT = Special Teams Tackle. It took me a while to figure it out too :-)
When did Winnipeg leave the western division of the CFL and become part of the eastern division?
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have been shuttled back and forth over the years. Prior to the start of the 1987 regular season, the original Montreal Alouettes folded. That caused the Bombers to move to the Eastern Division for the first time.
In 1996, the Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal, at which time, the Bombers moved back to the Western division.
After the 1996 season, the Ottawa Rough Riders folded, which again caused the Bombers to move to the Eastern division.
In 2002, the Ottawa Renegades came into the league, and once again, the Blue Bombers moved to the Western division.
And finally, at the end of the 2005 season, the Ottawa Renegades suspended operations, and once again, the Blue Bombers moved to the Eastern division.
Worst high school loss in football?
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Centennial High School (0)vs Beechcroft High School (96) in Columbus, OH. Friday, October 10, 2008. It was Centennial High schools Homecoming game. At the buzzer the scoreboard read 96-0 but what should 've said 102-0 seeing how the Beedhcroft Cougars found a little bit of compassion for the Stars and kneed the ball four time on the one yard line. Both of the last two quarters were shortened.
