2000 CFL season

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The 2000 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 2000

The CFL ends the 20th century on a continued upward curve.

After the 1999 season, league attendance levels and television ratings continued to grow. Attendance around the league had an increase of 5.6%, which went over '98 season figures as 1,718,312 fans filed their teams' stadium. Meanwhile, TSN's television ratings also increased by 17.9% over their '98 season ratings. In 2000, CFL attendance and TSN television ratings continued to increase further going over the '99 season figures.

Both, acting Commissioner & Chairman, John Tory and President & COO, Jeff Giles resigned from their respective posts. On Wednesday, November 1st, Michael R. Lysko was named as the tenth CFL Commissioner in league history.

Calgary hosted the Grey Cup game and was successful in their week-long festival to celebrate the 88th championship season. The Grey Cup game, itself ended with another classic finish as the B.C. Lions spoiled the Montreal Alouettes two-point convert attempt to hang on and win the Grey Cup, 28-26. Immediately following the game, BC Lions legendary kicker Lui Passaglia, who kicked the winning points, retired after 25 seasons.

Regular Season Standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 18 12 5 1 0 604 495 25 Edmonton Eskimos 18 10 8 0 1 527 520 21 British Columbia Lions 18 8 10 0 1 513 529 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 12 1 0 516 626 11

East Division Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 0 594 379 24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 2 470 446 20 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 10 1 1 539 596 16 Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 1 0 390 562 15

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Teams losing in overtime are awarded one point.
• Calgary and Montreal both have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 2000

Divisional Semi-Finals

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Divisional Finals

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Grey Cup Championship

2000 CFL All-Stars

2000 CFL Awards

• CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Dave Dickenson (QB), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Outstanding Canadian Award - Sean Millington (RB), British Columbia Lions
• CFL's Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Pierre Vercheval (OG), Montreal Alouettes
• CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Outstanding Special Teams Award - Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award - Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes

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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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