2005 CFL season
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The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 2005
New ownership groups took controls of two CFL franchises in the 2005 season. The Calgary Stampeders was sold to an ownership group that is led by Ted Hellard and former Stampeder legend, John Forzani. After going through ownership in-fighting, the Ottawa Renegades announced that a new ownership group led by Bill Smith and former Ottawa Rough Riders owner, Bernie Glieberman, would take over the team.In April, the Toronto Argonauts plans to build a new stadium at York University had been cancelled due to rising costs. However, the owners of the Rogers Centre announced that the Argonauts would be able to remain at the stadium rent-free. Previously, the Argonauts were charged the highest in terms of rent than any other team in the CFL.
Before the season began, the CFL through its partnership with Reebok, created new home and away uniforms for all nine teams. Third alternate uniforms were created for all of the teams with the exception of the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
On June 11th, the first ever CFL game in Halifax, Nova Scotia is played for the special Touchdown Atlantic pre-season game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, which ended in a 16-16 draw at Huskies Stadium.
The British Columbia Lions started the season by winning 11 consecutive games and were two wins away of breaking the 12-0 record set by the 1948 Calgary Stampeders. The Lions could have broken the record, but eventually lost five straight games and ended their last seven games by going 1-6.
On November 27th, the Grey Cup game was decided in overtime for only the second time in its 93-year history, as the Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Montreal Alouettes, 38-35, at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, B.C..
Records: Winnipeg Blue Bombers punter Jon Ryan broke Lui Passaglia's single season average punt record of 50.2 yards by averaging 50.6 years per punt.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- B.C. and Toronto both have first round byes.
- Due to the cross-over rule - the Saskatchewan Roughriders will play the Montreal Alouettes in the Scotiabank Eastern Semi-Final.
Grey Cup playoffs
Main article: 93rd Grey CupThe Edmonton Eskimos were the 2005 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 38-35 in an overtime thriller played in Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. It was the first Grey Cup game in 44 years to go to overtime. The Eskimos' Ricky Ray (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and the Eskimos' Mike Maurer (FB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
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2005 CFL All-Stars
OFFENCE
- QB - Damon Allen, Toronto Argonauts
- RB - Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB - Joffrey Reynolds, Calgary Stampeders
- SB - Jason Tucker, Edmonton Eskimos
- SB - Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR - Kerry Watkins, Montreal Alouettes
- WR - Jason Armstead, Ottawa Renegades
- C - Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes
- OG - Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes
- OG - Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Gene Makowsky, Saskatchewan Roughriders
DEFENCE
- DT - Scott Schultz, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DT - Adriano Belli, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE - Brent Johnson, British Columbia Lions
- DE - Jonathan Brown, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - John Grace, Calgary Stampeders
- LB - Michael Fletcher, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - Kevin Eiben, Toronto Argonauts
- CB - Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CB - Jordan Younger, Toronto Argonauts
- DB - Korey Banks, Ottawa Renegades
- DB - Eddie Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DS - Richard Karikari, Montreal Alouettes
SPECIAL TEAMS
- P - Jon Ryan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- K - Sandro DeAngelis, Calgary Stampeders
- ST - Corey Holmes, Saskatchewan Roughriders
2005 Rogers CFL Awards
- CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Damon Allen (QB), Toronto Argonauts
- CFL's Outstanding Canadian Award - Brent Johnson (DE), British Columbia Lions
- CFL's Outstanding Defensive Player Award - John Grace (LB), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Gene Makowsky (OT), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Gavin Walls (DE), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Outstanding Special Teams Award - Corey Holmes (RB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award - Danny McManus (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Rogers Fans' Choice Award - Damon Allen (QB), Toronto Argonauts
- CFL's Scotiabank Coach of the Year - Tom Higgins, Calgary Stampeders
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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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