1972 CFL season

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The 1972 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 19th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 15th Canadian Football League season.

Contents

1 CFL News in 1972
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 1972 CFL All-Stars

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

5 1972 CFL Awards

CFL News in 1972

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was officially opened on November 28, 1972 in Hamilton. The Grey Cup game was played on astroturf at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

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
Winnipeg 16 10 6 0 401 300 20
Edmonton 16 10 6 0 380 368 20
Saskatchewan 16 8 8 0 330 283 16
Calgary 16 6 10 0 331 394 12
B.C. 16 5 11 0 254 380 10

Eastern Football Conference Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton 14 11 3 0 372 262 22
Ottawa 14 11 3 0 298 228 22
Montreal 14 4 10 0 246 353 8
Toronto 14 3 11 0 254 298 6

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

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1972

Conference Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals

Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 11	11	14

Western Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

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Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 30-27. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Grey Cup Championship

1972 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

QB - Don Jonas
RB - George Reed
RB - Mack Herron
RB - Dave Buchanan
TE - Peter Dalla Riva
TE - Tony Gabriel
WR - Garney Henley
WR - Jim Young
C - Bob Swift
OG - Jack Abendschan
OG - Bob Lueck
OT - Bill Frank
OT - Ed George

DEFENCE

DT - Jim Stillwagon
DT - John Helton
DE - Bill Baker
DE - Wayne Smith
LB - Dave Gasser
LB - Ray Nettles
LB - Jerry Campbell
DB - Al Brenner
DB - Johnny Williams
DB - Grady Cavness
DB - Dick Adams
DB - Marv Luster

1972 CFL Awards

CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Garney Henley (WR)
CFL's Outstanding Canadian Player Award - Jim Young (WR)
CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award - John Helton (DT)
CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Chuck Ealey (QB)
CFL's Coach of the Year - Jack Gotta

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