1960 CFL Details

These season details are courtesy of Aaron Kramer and his Green Bay Packers Web Site and Wes Cross for finding and formatting them.

Winnipeg 35, BRITISH COLUMBIA 21 (31,000) - Winnipeg led 7-6 after the first quarter, but trailed 18-7 at the half. Rick Potter, Leo Lewis, Kenny Ploen, Gerry James, and Ernie Pitts scored the Winnipeg touchdowns

SASKATCHEWAN 15, Calgary 15 (T) (13,192) - Saskatchewan, led by QB Bob Ptacek, rallied for two touchdowns in the 4th quarter. Ptacek, acquired from Cleveland, tossed a 25-yard TD pass to Bobby Renn with a minute left

Winnipeg 38, CALGARY 23 (20,450) - Leo Lewis ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, as the Bombers spoiled the largest crowd in Stampeder history

EDMONTON 33, British Col 14 (17,500) - QB Jackie Parker led the Eskimos with one TD pass, ran for two more and kicked three converts to give the Eskimos the win

Edmonton 1 0 0 33 14 2 British Col 0 2 0 35 68 0

Toronto 21, OTTAWA 7 (20,321) - Tobin Rote's arm combined with a tight defense to lead Toronto. Rote wound up the aerial display in the final minute with a 103-yard TD pass to Dave Mann, Rote's third TD pass of the night

MONTREAL 23, Hamilton 10 (23,531) - Hal Patterson climbed off the disabled list and teamed with QB Sam Etcheverry on a 98-yard touchdown pass play to lead the Alouettes

WINNIPEG 50, Calgary 7 (18,389) - Carver Shannon added four converts to his three touchdowns for a 22-point effort, as the Bombers led 27-0 at the half and cruised to a third straight win

TORONTO 36, Montreal 14 (26,524) - Tobin Rote tossed five TD passes to put the Argos in first place. Rote's performance set an Eastern Conference passing record, 38 completions out of 55 throws for 525 yards

BRIT COL 27, Saskatchewan 12 (29,532) - Willie Fleming hit end Bill Herron for a 78-yard TD pass midway in the fourth, bringing Lions to life after the Riders had dominated play from the opening of the half

Ottawa 35, HAMILTON 6 ( ) - Ottawa, which scored four TDs in the first half, rushed for 330 yards against 52 by Hamilton and had 28 first downs against their opponent's eight

EDMONTON 19, Saskatchewan 1 (17,000) - The only Saskatchewan point came in the third when Rollie Miles was trapped on Len King's punt. Edmonton TDs went to Miles, Johnny Bright and Howie Schumm

Brit Columbia 26, CALGARY 19 ( ) - QB Randy Duncan, who had made little headway during the first half, caught fire in the second half, along with Willie Fleming, who scored a touchdown with only seconds left

WINNIPEG 18, Edmonton 14 (17,287) - Kenny Ploen and Rick Potter scored the Winnipeg TDs, with Potter recovering the second half kickoff in the end zone after the Esks' Cliff Jackson fumbled it away.

Toronto 29, MONTREAL 28 (24,533) - Dave Mann booted a 67-yard single late in the fourth quarter to give Toronto the win. QB Tobin Rote threw passes for all four Argo TDs

Winnipeg 27, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (12,152) - The Bombers rolled up 416 yards on offense to remain perfect. The Riders were held to 82 yards passing and remained winless

CALGARY 23, Saskatchewan 15 (13,500) - The highlight was Harvey Wylie's 110-yard return of a Saskatchewan kickoff in the second quarter, the longest kickoff return in the WIFU since Davie West's 112-yarder in 1952

OTTAWA 29, Hamilton 21 (18,344) - Russ Jackson fired a 27-yard TD pass to George Brancato and went over for one himself. Ron Stewart scored two TDs on short end sweeps

Edmonton 26, BRIT COLUMBIA 0 (26,420) - The Eskimos rolled up a 23-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring two TDs and a field goal as a result of Lion fumbles and another touchdown on a past interception

British Col 2 3 0 88 125 4 Montreal 1 2 0 65 75 2

WINNIPEG 19, British Columbia 14 ( ) - The hero for Winnipeg was Carver Shannon, who ripped off two TD runs, one for 48 yards. Charlie Shepard scored Winnipeg's first TD, before leaving with an injury

Winnipeg 15, EDMONTON 14 (19,535) - On the last play, Dave Burkholder intercepted the ball at the Edmonton 50, lateraled to Willie Ploen, who tossed it Gordie Rowland, who punted from the Eskimo 35 for a single and the win

OTTAWA 40, Montreal 16 (19,343) - Rookie QB Ron Lancaster completed 16 of 22 passes for 391 yards and threw three TD passes, as the Riders rolled up 665 yards on offense

Brit Col 31, SASKATCHEWAN 21 (14,105) - A blocked FG attempt, a pass interception and a fumble on the part of Riders resulted in three Lions TDs in the second quarter as BC went ahead 21-0 after a scoreless first quarter

Toronto 32, HAMILTON 21 (26,253) - Before a record crowd, Tobin Rote fired two TD passes, while Cookie Gilchrist led the Toronto scoring with two TDs, three converts and a field goal for 18 points

Edmonton 29, CALGARY 28 ( ) - Jackie Parker's TD and conversion in the final 10 seconds gave the Esks the win. Trailing at one stage by 17 points, Edmonton scored 19 points on three TDs and a conversion in the fourth

MONTREAL 39, Ottawa 22 (23,876) - George Dixon caught three TD passesand scored a fourth touchdown on an eight-yard run as the Als rolled. For Ottawa, Gerry Nesbitt ran for 121 yards

British Col 3 4 0 133 165 6 Montreal 2 3 0 120 137 4

EDMONTON 41, Calgary 10 (17,993) - Jackie Parker completed 14 of 15 passes for 270 yards, and accounted for 16 points on a TD, two FGs, three converts and a single

TORONTO 16, Hamilton 12 (30,863) - The unbeaten Argos struck for 15 points in the second quarter Sunday for their fifth straight Big Four win before a record crowd

WINNIPEG 38, Saskatchewan 11 ( ) - Ernie Pitts scored two Winnipeg TDs and Charlie Shepard, Leo Lewis and Farrell Funston one apiece. Shepard kicked a conference-record 95-yard single

BRIT COL 21, Calgary 21 (T) (27,759) - Two last-minute attempts by Jpe Kapp were just out of the finger tips of Lovell Coleman and Gene Filipski to leave the teams tied

Winnipeg 8 0 0 240 104 16 Toronto 5 0 0 134 82 10

British Col 3 4 1 154 186 7 Montreal 2 3 0 120 137 4

Hamilton 23, MONTREAL 22 (22,870) - Billl Bewley's 28-yard FG attempt hit the goalpost with 50 seconds, ricocheted wide and Hamilton conceded a point. The Ticats ran out the clock in three plays for their first win

OTTAWA 21, Toronto 12 (20,477) - Ottawa's Dave Thelen, who set a Big Four record by rushing for more than 100 yards for the 12th time, ran for 209 yards as the Argos lost their first game

Edmonton 29, SASKATCHEWAN 6 (10,100) - FB Johnny Bright led the Esks with two TDs. The others were scored by Vic Chapman and fullback Normie Kwong, as the Riders remained winless

Winnipeg 26, BRITISH COL 14 (52,500) - It was only 17-13 after the first 30 minutes, despite the fact the Lions penetrated into Winnipeg territory only twice. However the Bombers clinched a playoff spot with a 9-1 second half

Montreal 30, HAMILTON 29 (24,000) - The skidding TiCats missed on two of four convert kicks, and Montreal rallies, as George Dixon smashed through for three of the four Alouette TDs

Ottawa 26, TORONTO 12 (30,949) - Before another record crowd, Ron Lancaster fired two second-half TD passes to veteran Davey West to give Ottawa a first place tie with Toronto

Winnipeg 19, CALGARY 17 ( ) - The Stamps outgained the Bombers, but, late in the game, Ronnie Morris fumbled on the Winnipeg 32, leaving it for the arms of Ron Meadmore. The Stamps never got their hands on it again

EDMONTON 18, British Col 10 ( ) - In the mud, the teams were tied 10-10 at half. After three quarters, Edmonton had a 17-10 lead and added a single in the fourth. Jackie Parker picked up 10 points with a TD, Fg and convert

*-Winnipeg 10 0 0 285 135 20 Toronto 5 2 0 158 129 10

Edmonton 7 2 0 223 102 14 Ottawa 5 2 0 180 127 10

British Col 3 6 1 178 230 7 Montreal 3 4 0 172 189 6

Calgary 1 6 2 163 254 4 Hamilton 1 6 0 122 187 2

Saskatch 0 7 1 81 209 1 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

CALGARY 28, British Col 14 (13,000) - The game was played under protest, as the officials ruled the Lions had roughed Ron Morris in blocking a punt. B.C. recovered but Doug Brown went on to kick a FG for a 10-0 lead

Toronto 21, MONTREAL 9 ( ) - Montreal filed a protest on a play arising from a botched convert. Ken Brown, Montreal's director of of development, said the Als asked to have the game replayed from the 12:26 mark of the third quarter

SASKATCHEWAN 45, Calgary 35 (9,512) - Rider QB Bob Ptacek threw three TDs to Bobby Renn, one to HB Jack Hill and ran 15 yards for a TD to end the Rider skid. The other TD came on a 60-yard fumble return by Jack Gotta

Edmonton 15, WINNIPEG 2 (20,932) - Edmonton's passing attack netted 146 yards and the rushing game was good for 190 more. Winnipeg was held to 115 yards overland and 82 yards through the air in losing their first

*-Winnipeg 10 1 0 287 150 20 Toronto 6 2 0 179 138 12

Edmonton 8 2 0 238 104 16 Ottawa 6 2 0 215 148 12

British Col 3 7 1 192 258 7 Montreal 3 5 0 181 210 6

Calgary 2 7 2 226 313 6 Hamilton 1 7 0 143 222 2

Saskatch 1 7 1 126 244 3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

EDMONTON 9, Saskatchewan 2 (14,997) - The game, Edmonton's sixth straight win, was played on even terms until Jackie Parker scored the only TD of the game at 7:50 of the fourth quarter

WINNIPEG 31, Calgary 21 (15,968) - Vernon Cole took over a stuttering Winnipeg attack from Kenny Ploen, with the Stamps holding a 21-17 lead. His first two plays resulted in one TD, and the rally was on

TORONTO 50, Montreal 15 (24,145) - Tobin Rote threw three TDs to Dick Shatto and one each to Dave Mann, Cookie Gilchrist, Ed Ochiena and Boyd Carter. His seven TD passes broke Sam Etcheverry's 1956 record of six

Hamilton 27, OTTAWA 18 (19,264) - Bernie Faloney's four TD passes included two of 16 and 29 yards to HB Tommy Grant, one covering 34 yards to Gar Henley, and a 32-yarder on a tackle-eligible play with John Barrow

*-Winnipeg 11 1 0 318 171 22 Toronto 7 2 0 229 153 14

*-Edmonton 9 2 0 247 106 18 Ottawa 6 3 0 233 175 12

British Col 3 7 1 192 258 7 Montreal 3 6 0 196 260 6

Calgary 2 8 2 247 344 6 Hamilton 2 7 0 170 240 4

Saskatch 1 8 1 128 253 3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

CALGARY 39, Saskatchewan 22 (11,000) - FB Earl Lunsford scored three TDs as Calgary trampled the Roughies thanks to a 24-0 halftime lead. Saskatchewan rolled up 420 yards on offense in the loss

BRITISH COLUMBIA 21, Edmonton 13 (21,707) - The Lions put an end to the Eskimos' six-game win streak as they scored two TDs in the first 19 minutes. When Lions turned a third quarter fumble into a TD, they had the game

TORONTO 24, Hamilton 14 ( ) - Tobin Rote led the Argonauts to a comeback victory. Toronto trailed 14-3 going into the final quarter, but took the lead on Rote's passing for two TDs, then added the clinching TD off an interception

Calgary 31, EDMONTON 11 (13,500) - HB Gene Filipski scored two TDs for the Stampeders, with Don Stone and Ron Morris counting one apiece, as Calgary moved back into third place

OTTAWA 41, Montreal 23 (16,721) - With 30 minutes gone, the Als had a 22-7 lead, but they managed only a single point in the second half as the fired-up Riders under QB Russ Jackson ran for five TDs and the win

Winnipeg 48, SASKATCHEWAN 7 (10,393) - Ray Jauch scored as he helped the Bombers clinch at least a tie for the WIFU title. Jauch scored on a 34-yard pass from halfback Leo Lewis and ran 45 yards with an interception for a TD

HAMILTON 20, Toronto 16 (25,000) - Half a dozen roughing penalties were called, and Toronto's Cookie Gilchrist and Hamilton's Harry Lunn tossed out for fighting. Bernie Faloney scored the winning TD with 12:03 to go

OTTAWA 51, Montreal 21 (22,199) - Ottawa's Ronnie Stewart piled up 287 rushing in 16 carries, an average of 17.9 yards each time he lugged the ball, and four TDs, as he broke the EFC rushing record by 70 yards

*-Winnipeg 12 1 0 366 178 24 *-Toronto 8 3 0 269 187 16

Calgary 4 8 2 317 377 10 Montreal 3 8 0 240 352 6

British Col 4 7 1 213 271 9 Hamilton 3 8 0 204 280 6

Saskatch 1 10 1 157 340 3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

WINNIPEG 49, British Columbia 21 (16,733) - Willie Fleming scored all three Lion TDs, but his teammates gave away three and a pass interception by Norm Rauhaus set Winnipeg up in business for a fourth and the WIFU title

CALGARY 35, Edmonton 17 (17,000) - FB Earl Lunsford led the Stampeder offence scoring two TDs. Ends Ernie Warlick and Bill McKenna scored the

other TDs, as the Stamps moved closer to a playoff berth

MONTREAL 43, Hamilton 21 (19,891) - Veryl Switzer and George Dixon scored twice for the Als, as they pulled off the upset and moved into third place. Don Clark and Hal Patterson picked up one TD each

SASKATCHEWAN 14, B. Col 14(T) (7,255) - A pass interception by Baz Nagle and a pass interference call against the Riders in the final minute of play set up By Bailey's TD run with 6 seconds to go, as the Lions forced the tie

TORONTO 37, Ottawa 13 (32,896) - The Argo attack was fired by QB Tobin Rote's three TD passes and capped by a 59-yard touchdown run by Cookie Gilchrist before a record EFC crowd

Winnipeg 21, EDMONTON 17 ( ) - The first-place Bombers maintained their 10 point lead over runner-up Edmonton thanks to Vern Cole's 13-yard run with 1:10 left. The winning score was set up by a 53-yard dash by Leo Lewis

*-Winnipeg 14 1 0 436 216 28 *-Toronto 9 3 0 306 200 18

*-Edmonton 9 6 0 305 214 18 Ottawa 8 4 0 338 256 16

Calgary 5 8 2 352 394 12 Montreal 4 8 0 283 373 8

British Col 4 8 2 248 334 10 Hamilton 3 9 0 246 366 6

Saskatch 1 10 2 171 354 4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

Calgary 22, BRITISH COL 10 (29,599) - Calgary, riding the passing arm of Joe Kapp and the running of Earl Lunsford, clinched their first playoff berth since 1957. Lunsford won the WIFU rushing title with 1,343 yards

Montreal 30, HAMILTON 22 ( ) - Montreal picked off four Hamilton passes and recovered four of their fumbles to knock the former Big Four football union champions out of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years

Edmonton 13, SASKATCHEWAN 11 (6,608) - FB Johnny Bright scored a TD with only 15 seconds left as Edmonton came from behind. Bright ran for for a season total of 1,268 yards, ending his quest for a 4th straight rushing title

OTTAWA 38, Toronto 1 (19,199) - Ottawa HB Ron Stewart scored two TDs with runs of 19 and three yards to bring his season total to 16, one short of the mark held by Pat Abbruzzi of Montreal

Saskatchewan 23, WINNIPEG 17 (13,900) - The Riders led 16-0 after the first quarter and were never seriously threatened, as Winnipeg fell short of becoming the first WIFU team to ring up 15 wins in a season

*-Winnipeg 14 2 0 453 239 28 *-Toronto 9 4 0 307 238 18

*-Edmonton 10 6 0 318 225 20 *-Ottawa 9 4 0 376 257 18

*-Calgary 6 8 2 374 404 14 *-Montreal 5 8 0 313 395 10

British Col 4 9 2 258 356 10 Hamilton 3 10 0 247 353 6

Saskatch 2 11 2 205 384 4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

BRIT COL 38, Saskatchewan 0 (21,114) - Willie Fleming scored 25 points as the Lions rolled, but he failed in three tries for a fifth TD which would have given him the WIFU scoring title, which went to Winnipeg's Gerry James

HAMILTON 26, Ottawa 24 (14,000) - Ottawa saw their title hopes die in the dying minutes when a 23-yard FG attempt was partially deflected at the line and hit a goalpost. Hamilton froze the ball on the final two plays

TORONTO 63, Montreal 27 ( ) - Tobin Rote passed for seven TDs and Cookie Gilchrist scored 27 points as Toronto clinched their first title in 23 years. Rote's TDs gave him 36 for the season, breaking the EFC record of 32

*-Winnipeg 14 2 0 453 239 28 *-Toronto 10 4 0 370 265 20

*-Edmonton 10 6 0 318 225 20 *-Ottawa 9 5 0 400 283 18

*-Calgary 6 8 2 374 404 14 *-Montreal 5 9 0 340 458 10

British Col 5 9 2 296 356 12 Hamilton 4 10 0 273 377 8

Saskatch 2 12 2 205 422 4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

Wed Nov 2 - EDMONTON 30, Calgary 7 (16,018) - Jackie Parker completed only nine passes, but they were good for 254 yards and a touchdown as the Esks took a dominating points lead in the two-game series

Sat Nov 5 - Edmonton 40, CALGARY 21 (19,000) - Calgary's only hope was to score first, but it was 12:50 of the first quarter, before they made its first gain from scrimmage. By that time they trailed 8-0 in the game and 38-7 at the half

Sat Nov 12 - Winnipeg 22, EDMONTON 16 ( ) - Edmonton rolled early, leading 7-1 after the first quarter. But it was all Winnipeg after that, as they led 15-7 at the half, and went on to win, thanks to Leo Lewis' 110 rushing yard

Mon Nov 14 - Edmonton 10, WINNIPEG 5 (16,708) - Two interceptions and a Charlie Shepard fumble set nine Edmonton points. Carver Shannon slipped on a 3rd down play deep in Esk territory that cost Winnipeg its last chance

Sat Nov 19 - Edmonton 4, Winnipeg 2 (18,600) - Tommy-Joe Coffey, who had just missed a 19-yard FG, put a 15-yarder through, following a fake punt, with 10 seconds left to end the Bombers' three-year reign as WIFU rulers

Sat Nov 5 - OTTAWA 30, Montreal 14 ( ) - Joe Kelly scored two Ottawa TDs, both on passes. He took a screen from Ron Lancaster in the second quarter for a 41-yard TD and a 13-yard throw from Russ Jackson in the third

Sat Nov 12 - OTTAWA 33, Toronto 21 ( ) - Dave Thelen ripped through the Toronto line for 191 yards and two TDs. His scores came in the third quarter after the Argos had taken a 14-12 lead to wipe out a 12-0 first-quarter deficit

Sun Nov 20 - Ottawa 21, TORONTO 20 (30,529) - Tobin Rote gained 364 yards on 23 completions in 50 attempts, but the Argos fell short when Ottawa DE Jim Reynolds intercepted a pass and ran 65 yards for a third quarter TD