1970 CFL season

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The 1970 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.

Contents

1 CFL News in 1970
2 Regular Season Standings

2.1 Final regular season standings

3 Grey Cup playoffs

3.1 Conference Semi-Finals
3.2 Conference Finals
3.3 Grey Cup Championship

4 1970 CFL All-Stars

4.1 '''OFFENCE'''
4.2 '''DEFENCE'''

5 1970 CFL Awards

CFL News in 1970

A three metres tartan turf was installed at Empire Stadium. The first sod was preserved and sent to Hamilton to be used as part of the future Canadian Football Hall of Fame building. The first CFL All-Star Game was held since 1958.

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 Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Saskatchewan 16 14 2 0 369 206 28
Edmonton 16 9 7 0 282 287 18
Calgary 16 9 7 0 293 209 18
B.C. 16 6 10 0 295 384 12
Winnipeg 16 2 14 0 184 332 4

Eastern Football Conference Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

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

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1970

Conference Semi-Finals

Western Semi-Finals

Calgary Stampeders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 8	16	9

Eastern Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

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Calgary wins the best of three series 2-1. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

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Montreal won the 2 game total-point series by 43-26. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup Championship

1970 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

QB - Ron Lancaster
RB - Bill Symons
RB - Hugh McKinnis
RB - Jim Evenson
TE - Herman Harrison
SE - Tommy Joe Coffey
F - Jim Thorpe
C - Ted Urness
OG - Charlie Bray
OG - Bill Danychuk
OG - Ken Sugarman
OT - Bill Frank
OT - Ellison Kelly

DEFENCE

DT - Angelo Mosca
DT - Greg Pipes
DE - Steve Smear
DE - Ed Harrington
LB - Wayne Harris
LB - Jerry Campbell
LB - Greg Findlay
DB - John Wydarney
DB - Garney Henley
DB - Al Phaneuf
DB - Al Marcelin
DB - Marv Luster

1970 CFL Awards

CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Ron Lancaster (QB)
CFL's Outstanding Canadian Player Award - Jim Young (WR)
CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award - Wayne Harris (LB)
CFL's Coach of the Year - Ray Jauch

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