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

1961


NOTE: The WIFU changed its name to the Western Football Conference. The  schedule was partially interlocked to allow EFC teams to play the WFC.



WEEK ONE
MONDAY AUGUST 7
Winnipeg 18, CALGARY 17 ( ) - Charlie Shepard kicked a single from three yards out on the final play the Stamps had made a desperate attempt to  return a punt from the end zone and kicked the ball out of bounds
Edmonton 29, BRIT COLUMBIA 19 (28,617) - QB Jackie Parker and Johnny Bright led the Esk attack with help from rookie Bobby Walden, who scored a TD and a single, while Bright had two TDs and Parker threw a TD pass
WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Winnipeg    1  0 0  18  17  2 British Col 0  1 0  19  29  0
Edmonton    1  0 0  29  19  2 Calgary     0  1 0  17  18  0
Saskatch    0  0 0   0   0  0


WEEK TWO
THURSDAY AUGUST 10
Calgary 20, SASKATCHEWAN 10 (12,700) - FB Earl Lunsford scored two TDs for Calgary, who rolled up 216 yards rushing. HB Lovell Coleman added a score, and QB Jerry Keeling directed the Stamp attack to their first win
FRIDAY AUGUST 11
Winnipeg 21, MONTREAL 15 (18,000) - The first game of the brand new inter-locking schedule was won by the Bomber defense, which held Montreal's running attack in check except for a 106-yard burst by Don Clark
SATURDAY AUGUST 12
OTTAWA 41, British Columbia 7 (17,329) - The Riders ran for 285 yards, and had 23 first downs to the Lions' 12. Dave Thelen gained 92 yards for Ottawa, who held the Lions scoreless until there were two minutes remaining
MONDAY AUGUST 14
Winnipeg 14, TORONTO 13 (27,187) - Charlie Shepard kicked a single with less than 4 minutes to play to give the Bomber their second straight win over an EFC foe
EDMONTON 38, Saskatchewan 8 (16,500) - Ron Quillen stole the show from the more-established Eskimo stars, picking off three passes for TDs, as the Esks led 24-8 going into the fourth and rolled
WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE   EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Winnipeg    3  0 0  53  45  6 Ottawa      1  0 0  41   7  2
Edmonton    2  0 0  67  27  4 Hamilton    0  0 0   0   0  0
Calgary     1  1 0  37  28  2 Montreal    0  1 0  15  21  0
British Col 0  2 0  26  70  0 Toronto     0  1 0  13  14  0
Saskatch    0  2 0  18  58  0


WEEK THREE
TUESDAY AUGUST 15
HAMILTON 30, British Columbia 21 (17,103) - Bernie Faloney fired three TD passes to lead Hamilton to an opening day win. BC battled back from a 24-6 deficit with 20 of their points in the third quarter before the TiCats pulled away
THURSDAY AUGUST 17
WINNIPEG 29, Ottawa 19 (18,517) - The Blue Bombers, sparked by Leo Lewis' three TDs, won their fourth straight and their third in a row over an EFC team
SATURDAY AUGUST 19
Saskatchewan 22, CALGARY 15 (15,000) - Saskatchewan scored three first-half TDs under rookie QB Dave Grosz for their first victory. Grosz threw a pair of touchdown passes to end Jack Gotta
EDMONTON 33, Montreal 0 (17,000) - FB Johnny Bright bombed his way to two TDs and QB Jackie Parker rocked his way to a TD, three converts and a FG in Edmonton's first interlocking game
SUNDAY AUGUST 20
Hamilton 28, TORONTO 24 (27,809) - Hamilton came to life in the fourth quarter to score 21 points on Bernie Faloney's three TD passes, and take over first place with four points
MONDAY AUGUST 21
BRITISH COLUMBIA 7, Montreal 7 (T) (26,863) - Gino Berretta booted the ball out of the Montreal end zone with less than 20 seconds left to preserve the tie. Neil Beaumont had punted to Berretta just two yards inside the end zone
WESTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE   EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Winnipeg    4  0 0  82  64  8 Hamilton    2  0 0  58  45  4
Edmonton    3  0 0 100  27  6 Ottawa      1  1 0  60  36  2
Calgary     1  2 0  52  50  2 Montreal    0  2 1  22  61  1
Saskatch    1  2 0  40  73  2 Toronto     0  2 0  37  42  0
British Col 0  3 1  54 107  1


WEEK FOUR
THURSDAY AUGUST 24
SASKATCHEWAN 25, Brit Col 6
Edmonton 35, WINNIPEG 20
FRIDAY AUGUST 25
Toronto 15, MONTREAL 10
SATURDAY AUGUST 26
Ottawa 32, CALGARY 1
MONDAY AUGUST 28
Ottawa 29, SASKATCHEWAN 10
EDMONTON 21, British Col 20
 WFC                                                              EFC
Edmonton    5  0 0 156  67 10 Ottawa      3  1 0 121  47  6
Winnipeg    4  1 0 102  99  8 Hamilton    2  0 0  58  45  4
Saskatch    2  3 0  75 108  4 Toronto     1  2 0  52  52  2
Calgary     1  3 0  53  82  2 Montreal    0  3 1  32  76  1
British Col 0  5 1  80 153  1


WEEK FIVE
THURSDAY AUGUST 31
Hamilton 30, WINNIPEG 9
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2
OTTAWA 25, Montreal 24             
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4
Winnipeg 17, SASKATCHEWAN 11  HAMILTON 21, Toronto 19
Edmonton 10, CALGARY 9
WFC                                                              EFC
Edmonton    6  0 0 166  76 12 Hamilton    4  0 0 109  73  8
Winnipeg    5  2 0 128 140 10 Ottawa      4  1 0 146  71  8
Saskatch    2  4 0  86 125  4 Toronto     1  3 0  71  73  2
Calgary     1  4 0  62  92  2 Montreal    0  4 1  56 101  1
British Col 0  5 1  80 153  1


WEEK SIX
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8
Saskatchewan 16, MONTREAL 15
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
Edmonton 35, OTTAWA 26        Calgary 35, BRITISH COL 17
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10
TORONTO 27, Saskatchewan 7
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11
HAMILTON 32, Edmonton 15
WFC                                                              EFC
Edmonton    7  1 0 216 134 14 Hamilton    5  0 0 141  88 10
Winnipeg    5  2 0 128 140 10 Ottawa      4  2 0 172 106  8
Saskatch    3  5 0 109 167  6 Toronto     2  3 0  98  80  4
Calgary     2  4 0  97 109  4 Montreal    0  5 1  71 117  1
British Col 0  6 1  97 188  1


WEEK SEVEN
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 14
WINNIPEG 36, British Col 15
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16
EDMONTON 8, Toronto 8 (T)     MONTREAL 26, Ottawa 12
Hamilton 37, CALGARY 36
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Hamilton 22, SASKATCHEWAN 15  Toronto 15, BRITISH COL 7
WFC                                                              EFC
Edmonton    7  1 1 224 142 15 Hamilton    7  0 0 200 139 14
Winnipeg    6  2 0 164 155 12 Ottawa      4  3 0 184 132  8
Saskatch    3  6 0 124 189  6 Toronto     3  3 1 121  95  7
Calgary     2  5 0 133 146  4 Montreal    1  5 1  97 129  3
British Col 0  8 1 119 239  1


WEEK EIGHT
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Winnipeg 33, EDMONTON 10      Montreal 28, HAMILTON 7
CALGARY 28, British Col 9     OTTAWA 29, Toronto 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Edmonton 16, SASKATCHEWAN 1
WFC                                                              EFC
Edmonton    8  2 1 250 176 17 Hamilton    7  1 0 207 167 14
Winnipeg    7  2 0 197 165 14 Ottawa      5  3 0 213 142 10
Calgary     3  5 0 161 155  6 Toronto     3  4 1 131 124  7
Saskatch    3  7 0 125 205  6 Montreal    2  5 1 125 136  5
British Col 0  9 1 128 267  1


WEEK NINE
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 29
TORONTO 22, CALGARY 19
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
BRITISH COL 21, Edmonton 9    OTTAWA 47, Hamilton 21
WINNIPEG 29, Saskatachewan 6
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
Calgary 6, MONTREAL 2
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Edmonton  8  3 1 259 197 17 Hamilton    7  2 0 228 214 14
Winnipeg    8  2 0 226 171 16 Ottawa      6  3 0 260 163 12
Calgary     4  6 0 186 179  8 Toronto     4  4 1 153 143  9
Saskatch    3  8 0 131 234  6 Montreal    2  6 1 127 142  5
British Col 1  9 1 149 276  3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

WEEK TEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
WINNIPEG 24, British Col 20   Toronto 33, MONTREAL 27
MONDAY OCTOBER 9
SASKATCHEWAN 17, Brit Col 7   Ottawa 14, HAMILTON 10
CALGARY 28, Edmonton 21
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Winnipeg  9  2 0 250 191 18 *-Hamilton  7  3 0 238 228 14
*-Edmonton  8  4 1 280 225 17 *-Ottawa    7  3 0 274 173 14
Calgary     5  6 0 214 200 10 Toronto     5  4 1 186 170 11
Saskatch    4  8 0 148 241  8 Montreal    2  7 1 154 175  5
British Col 1 11 1 176 317  3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth


WEEK ELEVEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 14
EDMONTON 21, Saskatchewan 10  Montreal 24, OTTAWA 14
WINNIPEG 25, Calgary 6
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
Hamilton 37, TORONTO 10
MONDAY OCTOBER 16
Winnipeg 16, BRITISH COLUMBIA 15
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Winnipeg 11  2 0 291 212 22 *-Hamilton  8  3 0 275 238 16
*-Edmonton  9  4 1 301 235 19 *-Ottawa    7  4 0 288 197 14
Calgary     5  7 0 220 225 10 Toronto     5  5 1 196 207 11
Saskatch    4  9 0 158 262  8 Montreal    3  7 1 178 189  7
British Col 1 12 1 191 333  3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth


WEEK TWELVE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21
Calgary 22, SASKATCHEWAN 17   Toronto 21, OTTAWA 7
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
HAMILTON 15, Montreal 5
MONDAY OCTOBER 23
WINNPEG 42, Calgary 7
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Winnipeg 12  2 0 333 219 24 *-Hamilton  9  3 0 290 243 18
*-Edmonton  9  4 1 301 235 19 *-Ottawa    7  5 0 295 218 14
*-Calgary   6  8 0 249 284 12 *-Toronto   6  5 1 217 214 13
Saskatch    4 10 0 175 284  8 Montreal    3  8 1 183 204  7
British Col 1 12 1 191 333  3 *-Clinched Playoff Berth


WEEK THIRTEEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28
BRIT COL 17, Saskatch 17 (T)  HAMILTON 44, Ottawa 29
TORONTO 15, Montreal 9
MONDAY OCTOBER 30
Saskatchewan 19, WINNIPEG 13  Edmonton 20, CALGARY 8
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Winnipeg 12  3 0 346 238 24 *-Hamilton 10  3 0 334 272 20
*-Edmonton 10  4 1 321 243 21 *-Toronto   7  5 1 232 223 15
*-Calgary   6  9 0 257 304 12 *-Ottawa    7  6 0 324 262 14
Saskatch    5 10 1 211 314 11 Montreal    3  9 1 192 219  7
British Col 1 12 2 208 350  4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth


WEEK FOURTEEN
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4
Winnipeg 14, EDMONTON 13      OTTAWA 35, Toronto 23
MONTREAL 21, Hamilton 6
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5
Calgary 43, BRITISH COLUMBIA 7
WFC                                                              EFC
*-Winnipeg 13  3 0 360 251 26 *-Hamilton 10  4 0 340 293 20
*-Edmonton 10  5 1 334 257 21 *-Ottawa    8  6 0 359 285 16
*-Calgary   7  9 0 300 311 14 *-Toronto   7  6 1 255 258 15
Saskatch    5 10 1 211 314 11 Montreal    4  9 1 213 225  9
British Col 1 13 2 215 393  4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth

WESTERN SEMI-FINALS (Calgary wins series, 27-26)
Saturday, November 11 - CALGARY 10, Edmonton 8
Monday, November 13 - EDMONTON 18, Calgary 17
WESTERN FINALS (Winnipeg wins series, 57-15)
Saturday, November 18 - Winnipeg 14, CALGARY 1
Wednesday, November 22 - WINNIPEG  43, Calgary 14
EASTERN SEMI-FINAL
Saturday, November 11 - Toronto 43, OTTAWA 19
EASTERN FINALS (Hamilton wins series, 55-27)
Saturday, November 18 - TORONTO 25, Hamilton  7
Saturday, November 25 - HAMILTON 48, Toronto 2 (OT)

GREY CUP AT TORONTO (Saturday, December 2 - 32,651)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 21, HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 14 (OT) - With less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on second down and 30, Farrell Funston caught a pass from Ken Ploen for a 34-yard gain to the Hamilton five-yard line. Gerry James ultimately scored on a one-yard plunge to tie the score at 14. With no more scoring in regulation, the Ti-Cats were forced to play their second overtime in a week. Consisting of two 10-minute halves, both teams were scoreless in the first extra session, in the first Grey Cup to go into overtime. It took 73 minutes and two seconds for the Blue Bombers to take the only lead they would need. Ploen evaded three Hamilton defenders en route to an 18-yard game winning touchdown run. James’ convert was his 14th point of the game.