1986 CFL season

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The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football League season.

Contents

1 CFL News in 1986
2 Regular Season Standings

2.1 Final regular season standings

3 Grey Cup playoffs

3.1 Western Semi-Finals
3.2 Eastern Finals
3.3 Western Finals
3.4 Grey Cup Championship

4 1986 CFL All-Stars

4.1 '''OFFENCE'''
4.2 '''DEFENCE'''
4.3 '''SPECIAL TEAMS'''

5 1986 CFL Awards

CFL News in 1986

The Canadian Football League decided that all nine teams will play 18 games each, in the regular season. The playoff structure was revised to allow a fourth place team from one of the divisions to be qualified for the playoffs, as long as that fourth place team has earned more points in the regular season standings than the third place team from the other division. The Canadian Football League and the Canadian Football League Players Association agreed on a new three-year agreement.

The Concordes changed their name to the Alouettes, on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the original Montreal Alouettes.

The Sports Network started to carry live coverage of the first round of the 1986 Canadian College Draft from coast-to-coast.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Montreal Alouettes played the first CFL pre-season game at Canada Games Stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick, Winnipeg won the game, 35-10.

The CFL also amended the quota to the teams 35-man roster to include 13 imports, 19 non-imports and 3 quarterbacks. The designated import rule was eliminated.

On the field, the end zones were reduced to 20 yards from 25 yards. Also, the Canadian Football Association changed its name to Football Canada in June.

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 Division Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton 18 13 4 1 540 365 27
B.C. 18 12 6 0 441 410 24
Winnipeg 18 11 7 0 545 387 22
Calgary 18 11 7 0 484 380 22
Saskatchewan 18 6 11 1 382 517 13

Eastern Division Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto 18 10 8 0 417 441 20
Hamilton 18 9 8 1 405 366 19
Montreal 18 4 14 0 320 500 8
Ottawa 18 3 14 1 346 514 7

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1986

Western Semi-Finals

Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ British Columbia Lions
Date	Away	Home
November 16	14	21

Eastern Finals

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Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 59-56. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.

Western Finals

Grey Cup Championship

1986 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

QB - Rick Johnson
RB - Gary Allen
RB - Bobby Johnson
SB - Joe Poplawski
SB - Rocky DiPietro
WR - James Murphy
WR - James Hood
C - Bob Poley
OG - Roger Aldag
OG - Leo Blanchard
OT - Chris Walby
OT - Rudy Philips

DEFENCE

DT - Harold Hallman
DT - Brett Williams
DE - James "Quick" Parker
DE - Grover Covington
LB - Danny Bass
LB - Tyrone Jones
LB - Willie Pless
CB - Roy Bennett
CB - Less Browne
DB - Larry Crawford
DB - Mark Streeter
DS - Scott Flagel

SPECIAL TEAMS

P - Hank Ilesic
K - Lance Chomyc
ST - Garry Allen

1986 CFL Awards

CFL's Outstanding Player Award - James Murphy (WR)
CFL's Outstanding Canadian Player Award - Joe Poplawski (SB)
CFL's Outstanding Defensive Player Award - James "Quick" Parker (DE)
CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award - Roger Aldag (OG)
CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Harold Hallman (DT)
CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award - Tyrone Crews (LB)
CFL's Coach of the Year - Al Bruno

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