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The 1998 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1998

The Canadian Football League signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with Adidas, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL.

For only the second time in history, the city of Winnipeg hosted the Grey Cup game.

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
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 558 397 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 9 9 0 396 450 18
British Columbia Lions 18 9 9 0 394 427 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 411 525 10
Eastern Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 5 1 503 351 25
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 5 1 470 435 25
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 452 410 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 3 15 0 399 588 6


Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1998

Divisional Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals
Toronto Argonauts @ Montreal Alouettes
Date Away Home
November 8 Toronto Argonauts 28 Montreal Alouettes 41


Divisional Finals

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Grey Cup Championship


1998 CFL All-Stars

OFFENCE

  • QB - Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB - Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
  • RB - Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
  • SB - Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
  • SB - Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
  • WR - Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • WR - Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
  • C - Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • OG - Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
  • OG - Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
  • OT - Moe Elewonibi, British Columbia Lions

DEFENCE

  • DT - Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  • DT - Johnny Scott, British Columbia Lions
  • DE - Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
  • DE - Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB - Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • LB - Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
  • LB - Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
  • CB - Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • CB - Steve Muhammad, British Columbia Lions
  • DB - Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DB - Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • DS - Dale Joseph, British Columbia Lions

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • P - Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
  • K - Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • ST - Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1998 CFL Awards

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Canadian Football League
East Division: Hamilton | Montreal | Toronto | Winnipeg
West Division: British Columbia | Calgary | Edmonton | Saskatchewan
Suspended for 2006 season: Ottawa
Trophies and awards: Grey Cup | Dixon | Taylor | Nicklin | Evanshen | Martin | Hayman | Fieldgate | McCaffrey | Parker | Gibson | DeMarco-Becket | Dandurand | Dryburgh | James | Stukus | Pate | Agro | Rogers | Outstanding Player | Outstanding Canadian

 


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