These season details are courtesy of Aaron Kramer and his Green
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them.
1971
WEEK
ONE
TUESDAY
JULY 27
Saskatchewan
14, BRIT COLUMBIA 10 (30,492) - George Reed and Steve
Molnar each scored TDs for Saskatchewan. Jim Evenson picked up the
Lions
only TD, late in the game, but Ted Gerela missed two FGs
OTTAWA
22, Edmonton 11 (19,959) - The Ottawa fans were
thrilled by an 84-yard TD from DB Al Marcelin in the third quarter, and
a 52-yard TD pass from Gary Wood to Dennis Duncan to start the second
quarter
WEDNESDAY
JULY 28
TORONTO
21, Winnipeg 20 (33,135) - Don Jonas was the best
football
player
of the night. Besides completing 22 of 40 for 301 yards, the Winnipeg
QB ran for a TD and kicked two FGs, but the Bombers lost on late single
THURSDAY
JULY 29
HAMILTON
17, Edmonton 15 (22,786) - QB Wally Gabler came on
in relief with 2:03 left in the game and steered Hamilton to the win,
throwing a 17-yard TD strike to Dave Fleming with just five seconds left
FRIDAY
JULY 30
Calgary
21, SASKATCHEWAN 0 (16,000) - John Senst caught a
27-yard TD from from Jerry Keeling to start the scoring. Keeling tossed
a 4-yard TD to Herm Harrison, and Hugh McKinnis sped 89 yards to
paydirt in the third
MONDAY
AUGUST 2
Ottawa
28, WINNIPEG 22 (21,851) - Barry Ardern picked off
a Don Jonas pass and ran for an Ottawa TD in the fourth as the Riders
scored twice in less than one minute, breaking a second-half pattern of
defensive football
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
1 0 0 21
0 2 Ottawa 2 0
0 50 33 4
Saskatch
1 1 0 14
31 2 Hamilton 1 0 0
17 15 2
British
Col 0 1 0 10 14 0 Toronto
1 0 0 21
20 2
Edmonton
0 2 0 26
39 0 Montreal 0 0 0
0 0 0
Winnipeg
0 2 0 42
49 0
WEEK
TWO
TUESDAY
AUGUST 3
MONTREAL
29, Saskatchewan 16 (18,385) - Rookie QB Jim Chasey
fired two first-half TD passes to lead Montreal. Chasey fired a 28-yard
TD and a 6-yard TD toss to Bruce Van Ness, both in the second quarter
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 4
EDMONTON
20, British Col 19 (19,816) - Dave Cutler kicked a
39-yard FG with 35 seconds left to give Edmonton the win. The winning
kick was set up
by
the defense which held B.C. on a third-down gamble on its own 35
CALGARY
9, Ottawa 8 (22,251) - Bill Van Burkleo's
37-yard single with 49 seconds gave the Stamps the win. HB Frank
Andruski set up the winning point when he intercepted a pass by QB Rick
Cassata on Calgary's 52
FRIDAY
AUGUST 6
TORONTO
22, Saskatchewan 17 (33,165) - Argo coach Leo Cahill
alternated QBs Joe Theismann and Greg Barton, while Rider RB George
Reed became only the second player in CFL history to surpass the
10,000-yard mark
MONDAY
AUGUST 9
British
Columbia 29, WINNIPEG 16 (19,981) - The Lions scored 17
points in the first quarter. Lion K Ken Phillips kicked five FGs and
two XPs
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
2 0 0 30
8 4 Ottawa 2 1
0 58 42 4
Edmonton
1 2 0 46
58 2 Toronto 2 0 0
43 37 4
British
Col 1 2 0 58 50 2 Hamilton
1 0 0 17
15 2
Saskatch
1 3 0 47
82 2 Montreal 1 0 0
29 16 2
Winnipeg
0 3 0 58
78 0
WEEK
THREE
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 11
Calgary
31, EDMONTON 1 (23,049) - Four interceptions, a
fumble and a misjudged punt gave Calgary TDs by Hugh McKinnis, Jerry
Keeling and Jesse Mims. Larry Robinson kicked three FGs, three converts
and a single
Haimlton
20, OTTAWA 17 (26,385) - Tommy Joe Coffey's
second FG of the
night
provided the winning points as the tightly-contested game ended with
fistfights among the players at the final gun
THURSDAY
AUGUST 12
Toronto
26, MONTREAL 14 (29,609) - Rookie QB Joe Theismann
raced 84 yards for a TD to lead the 3-0 Argos. He also threw a 94-yard
TD to Dave Cranmer. The Argos also got a TD run of 81 yards from RB
Leon McQuay
FRIDAY
AUGUST 13
Winnipeg
32, SASKATCHEWAN 22 (14,358) - Winnipeg, behind QBs Don
Jonas and Benji Dial, ended a 5-year winless streak at Taylor Field.
Before leaving the game late in the second period, Jonas threw for 262
yards
MONDAY
AUGUST 16
CALGARY
36, Winnipeg 12 (23,446) - Jerry Keeling threw
three TD passes, including a 35-yarder to Jesse Mims which erased a 3-0
deficit early in the first quarter, as the Stamps won their fourth in a
row
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
4 0 0 97
21 8 Toronto 3 0 0
69 51 6
British
Col 1 2 0 58 50 2 Hamilton
2 0 0 37
32 4
Edmonton
1 3 0 47
89 2 Ottawa 2 2
0 75 62 4
Saskatch
1 4 0 69 114 2
Montreal 1 1 0 43
42 2
Winnipeg
1 4 0 102 136 2
WEEK
FOUR
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 18
BRITISH
COLUMBIA 11, Edmonton 1 (32,454) - K Ken Phillips scored
five of the B.C. points on a FG, a single and a convert on a TD pass
from Paul Brothers to Lefty Henderickson
THURSDAY
AUGUST 19
Saskatchewan
31, WINNIPEG 25 (20,980) - George Reed scored the
winning TD from 3 yards out with 17 seconds left as the Roughies scored
14 points in the fourth quarter. Bomber RB Mack Herron ran for 107 yards
TORONTO
30, Ottawa 28 (33,135) - QB Gary Wood came off
the Ottawa bench to lead the Riders to a 21-point fourth quarter that
almost won the game. Bill Symons, Dave Cranmer and Leon McQuay scored
the Argo TDs
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
4 0 0 97
21 8 Toronto 4 0 0
99 79 8
British
Col 2 2 0 69 51 4 Hamilton
2 0 0 37
32 4
Saskatch
2 4 0 100 139 4 Ottawa
2 3 0 103
92 4
Edmonton
1 4 0 48 100 2
Montreal 1 1 0 43
42 2
Winnipeg
1 5 0 127 167 2
WEEK
FIVE
TUESDAY
AUGUST 24
CALGARY
32, British Columbia 1 (23,616) - After a scoreless first
quarter, Hugh McKinnis plunged one yard for a Calgary TD less than a
minute into the second quarter. He added another six points in the
third quarter
WEDNESDAY
AUGUST 25
Winnipeg
40, EDMONTON 31 (20,149) - Don Jonas threw four TDs
and converted them, and kicked four FGs. Mack Herron caught TDs of 12
and 10 yards, Paul Williams caught a 17-yarder, and Bob LaRose a
33-yarder
Montreal
12, HAMILTON 8 (33,321) - A Gene Gaines
interception of a Joe Zuger pass with less than a minute remaining
snuffed out the Tiger-Cats final drive before a record Hamilton crowd
FRIDAY
AUGUST 27
SASKATCHEWAN
42, Ottawa 21 (16,980) - The Roughriders caught
fire to
score
a resounding win, which featured George Reed tying Dick Shatto's
all-time individual touchdown record of 91 TDs with three
SUNDAY
AUGUST 29
BRITISH
COLUMBIA 27, Toronto 24 (30,242) - HB Josh Ashton scored
the go- ahead TD on a 54-yard run. Joe Theisman passed for Argonaut TDs
of 20 and 13 yards as Toronto lost their first game
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
5 0 0 129 22 10 Toronto
4 1 0 123 106 8
British
Col 3 3 0 97 107 6 Hamilton
2 1 0 45
44 4
Saskatch
3 4 0 142 160 6 Montreal
2 1 0 55
50 4
Winnipeg
2 5 0 167 198 4 Ottawa
2 4 0 124 134 4
Edmonton
1 5 0 79 140 2
WEEK
SIX
TUESDAY
AUGUST 31
MONTREAL
25, Hamilton 24 (24,401) - QB Sonny Wade fired two
TD passes, a 15-yarder to Jim Foley and a 20-yarder to Garry Lefebvre.
Bruce Van Ness barrelled over from the four for the third Alouette major
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 1
WINNIPEG
31, Calgary 15 (22,553) - Winnipeg won their first
home game since August 26, 1970, and their first since 1968 against the
Stamps. Don Jonas marched the Bombers for 539 yards, 333 passing
Toronto
16, EDMONTON 15 (22,261) - Joe Theissmann threw a
12-yard TD pass to Mike Eben with 57 seconds left to lead Toronto.
The grab by Eben wrapped up a comeback that saw the Argos
score 13 points in the last 2:37
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 6
CALGARY
23, Edmonton 7 (23,616) - Calgary, given 10
points from five safeties in the first quarter, won thanks to the
strategy employed by Edmonton coach Ray Jauch. Eskimo K Fred Dunn gave
up the safeties
OTTAWA
40, Montreal 17 (34,535) - The Tiger-Cats' offense
came alive for two TDs: a 108-yard TD catch by Dave Fleming and a
1-yard run by Frank Quayle. DL Ed Chalupka picked up a fumble at the
Argo 35 and scored
SASKATCHEWAN
35, British Col 14 (21,485) - Saskatchewan used seven
interceptions to defeat the Lions, while QB Ron Lancaster threw three
TD passes. Three of the interceptions were off backup QB Rusty Clarke
HAMILTON
30, Toronto 17 (34,535) - Hamilton picked off four
of Joe Theismann's passes and also recovered three fumbles. Toronto's
Leon McQuay ran for 144 yards in the losing cause
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
6 1 0 167 60 12 Toronto
5 2 0 156 151 10
Saskatch
4 4 0 177 174 8 Hamilton
3 2 0 99
86 6
British
Col 3 4 0 111 142 6 Montreal
3 2 0 97 114 6
Winnipeg
3 5 0 198 213 6 Ottawa
3 4 0 164 151 6
Edmonton
1 7 0 101 179 2
WEEK
SEVEN
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 11
WINNIPEG
26, Edmonton 14 (22,553) - QB Don Jonas did most of
the damage as Winnipeg had its first 3-game winning streak in six
years, as he had a TD, three converts, two singles and a field goal
MONTREAL
25, Ottawa 6 (24,374) - Montreal had 24 first
downs during the game compared with four for Ottawa. The Als had 157
yards rushing and 223 passing and a net offence of 380 yards while
Ottawa had a net offence of 96
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 12
Calgary
25, BRITISH COL 10 (30,660) - Backup QB Jim Lindsey
ran for two TDs and directed a slashing Calgary ground attack. Jesse
Mims scored the other TD for Calgary while Larry Robinson kicked a FG
and three converts
TORONTO
23, Hamilton 14 (33,135) - WR Jim Henderson played
his first game of the season and caught two TD passes to lead Toronto.
Argo HB Leon McQuay galloped 64 yards in the third quarter for a
touchdown
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
7 1 0 192 70 14 Toronto
6 2 0 179 165 12
Saskatch
4 4 0 177 174 8 Montreal
4 2 0 122 120 8
Winnipeg
4 5 0 224 227 8 Hamilton
3 3 0 113 109 6
British
Col 3 5 0 121 167 6 Ottawa
3 5 0 170 176 6
Edmonton
1 8 0 115 205 2
WEEK
EIGHT
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 15
CALGARY
20, Winnipeg 7 (23,616) - The Stamps tossed a
stiff pass defence at Bombers' passing master Don Jonas, holding
Jonas.to only 17 completions in 48 attempts for 221 yards, and
intercepted six of his passes
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 18
Saskatchewan
19, EDMONTON 3 (22,474) - Edmonton gave up seven
interceptions as they fell to their seventh straight loss. Dave
Cutler's 29-yard FG gave Edmonton its only points, spoiling the debut
of five new players
HAMILTON
10, Montreal 9 (28,871) - A late TD pass by QB Joe
Zuger to HB Dave Buchanan gave Hamilton the win. Tommy-Joe Coffey, who
managed a third-quarter FG, kicked the game-winning convert with 8
seconds to play
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 19
WINNIPEG
31, Brit Col 31 (T) (22,083) - Don Jonas' 28-yard FG on
the final play gave Winnipeg the tie. The kick climaxed a wild
afternoon that saw the lead change hands five times
Toronto
26, OTTAWA 17 (26,063) - Dick Thornton had three
interceptions off Ottawa QB back Rick Cassata and ran one for a 43-yard
touchdown, all in the first half
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
8 1 0 212 77 16 Toronto
7 2 0 205 182 14
Saskatch
5 4 0 196 177 10 Montreal
4 3 0 131 130 8
Winnipeg
4 6 1 262 278 9 Hamilton
4 3 0 123 118 8
British
Col 3 5 1 152 198 7 Ottawa
3 6 0 187 202 6
Edmonton
1 9 0 118 224 2
WEEK
NINE
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22
MONTREAL
26, Calgary 11 (20,821) - Justin Canale
contributed four FGs and converted two TDs by Terry Evanshen and Tom
Pullen. Canale contributed 35 and 34-yarders in the 2nd quarter in less
than two minutes
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 25
BRITISH
COL 25, Winnipeg 18 (28,073) - BC moved into a tie for
third when a 50-yard TD pass from Don Moorhead to Larry Highbaugh gave
them the win with 26 seconds before the final gun
TORONTO
18, Calgary 7 (33,135) - QB Joe Theisman threw
two TD passes to Mel Profit in the third quarter. Greg Barton, the
other half of Toronto's two-quarterback system, was out with a broken
finger on his right hand
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 26
SASKATCHEWAN
28, Edmonton 14 (19,018) - George Reed set a career
TD
mark
with a game-winner in the fourth quarter, his 92nd. Ron Lancaster set a
CFL record with 25,661 yards passing, 79 more than Sam Etcheverry
HAMILTON
19, Ottawa 7 (26,953) - The game erupted into a
near-melee after Dave Fleming's game-clinching TD with less than five
minutes to go. In Ottawa's Tom Schuette and Mike Blum of Hamilton were
ejected
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
Calgary
8 3 0 230 121 16 X-Toronto
8 2 0 223 189 16
Saskatch
6 4 0 224 191 12 Montreal
5 3 0 157 141 10
Winnipeg
4 7 1 280 303 9 Hamilton
5 3 0 142 125 10
British
Col 4 5 1 177 216 9 Ottawa
3 7 0 194 221 6
Edmonton
1 10 0 132 252 2 X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK
TEN
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 29
EDMONTON
12, Montreal 11 (13,346) - Dave Cutler kicked a
52-yard FG with 10 seconds left to snap an Edmonton's 8-game skid,
while Larry Lawrence came off the bench and threw a 51-yard TD pass to
George McGowan
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 2
BRITISH
COL 28, Montreal 0 (25,038) - Rookie QB Don Moorhead
went all the way for the Lions, running for one TD and passing for
majors to Larry Highbaugh and Jim Young. Jim Evenson ran for the other
TD
WINNIPEG
35, Saskatchewan 2 (20,717) - Don Jonas masterminded
the
Winnipeg
offensive attack and erased two club records held by ex-great Jack
Jacobs, most completions and total passing yardage in a single season
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 3
CALGARY
17, Hamilton 1 (23,616) - Calgary QB Jim Lindsey
threw TD passes to halfback Rudy Linterman and end Herm Harrison, as
the Stamps clinched a playoff berth
Toronto
12, OTTAWA 3 (21,868) - Mike Eben scored the
game's only TD, catching a 23-yard pass from Joe Theismann in the first
quarter. Ivan MacMillan converted the major and also kicked a 38-yard FG
WESTERN
CONFERENCE
EASTERN
CONFERENCE
*-Calgary
9 3 0 247 122 18 *-Toronto 9
2 0 235 192 18
Saskatch
6 5 0 226 226 12 Hamilton
5 4 0 143 142 10
Winnipeg
5 7 1 315 305 11 Montreal
5 5 0 168 181 10
British
Col 5 5 1 205 216 11 Ottawa
3 8 0 197 233 6
Edmonton
2 10 0 144 263 4 *-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK
ELEVEN
WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 6
SASKATCHEWAN
28, Hamilton 20 (13,914) - Ron Lancaster threw two
TD passes to tie a CFL record. The TDs gave Lancaster a career total of
185 tying Russ Jackson. He also broke the completions record of 1,630
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 9
OTTAWA
45, British Columbia 21 (14,788) - Bob Houmard and Dennis
Duncan picked up 215 of the Riders' 240 rushing yards. Duncan rambled
for 135 and Houmard for 80 in his first game since coming from Edmonton
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 10
EDMONTON 22, Winnipeg 14 (18,762)
- Winnipeg's playof hopes were
damaged, despite Don Jonas' efforts. He had 24 completions in 36
attempts and produced 320 yards
Toronto 32, MONTREAL 5 (22,470) - Joe Theisman passed for two TDs as the Argos clinched the
East. He threw a 77-yard TD pass to Mike Eben with the game just a
minute old, then connected on a 34-yarder to Harry Abofs
MONDAY OCTOBER 11
Saskatchewan 24, CALGARY 17 ( ) -
Ron Lancaster threw two TD passes,
giving him a career total of 187 and
broke the record set by Russ Jackson in 12 season with Ottawa
HAMILTON 36, British Col 3
(25,997) - Tommy Joe Coffey led the assault on
the Lions, scoring a TD, kicking a FG, a single and four converts. DE
John Baker, DB John Williams and FL Lewis Porter contributed the other
TDs
WESTERN
CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
X-Calgary 9 4 0 264 146 18 Z-Toronto 10 2
0 267 197 20
X-Saskatch
8 5 0 278 263 16 Hamilton 6 5 0 199 173 12
British Col 5 7 1 229 297 11 Montreal 5 6
0 173 213 10
Winnipeg
5 8 1 329 327 11 Ottawa 4 8 0 242 254 8
Edmonton 3 10 0 166 277 6
Z-Clinched Conference title
X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK TWELVE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16
Edmonton 9, BRITISH COLUMBIA 4
(27,297) - QB Bruce Lemmerman ran for the major
from the 1-yard line in the final quarter for the win. K Dave Cutler
got Edmonton's other points with a convert and two singles on FG
attempts
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 17
WINNIPEG
18, Hamilton 4 (20,345) - Winnipeg exploded
for two third-quarter TDs to defeat and move into third. The 20,345 fans
pushed the Winnipeg season attendance to 169,388, eclipsing the record
of 153,789 set in 1965
Montreal 28, TORONTO 7 (33,135) - LB Mark Kosmos returned a Greg Barton pass 51 yards for one
TD and LB Mike Widger went 33 yards with a
Bill Symons fumble for another to
keep the Al's playoff hope alive
SASKATCHEWAN 7, Calgary 7 (T) ( ) - Gerry Shaw caught a deflected TD pass with four seconds left
and Larry Robinson converted for the tie, which preserved Calgary's
mark of being unbeaten in Taylor Field since 1969
WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN
CONFERENCE
X-Calgary
9 4 1 271 153 19 Z-Toronto 10 3 0 274 225 20
X-Saskatch 8 5 1 285 270 17 Hamilton 6 6
0 203 191 12
Winnipeg
6 8 1 347 331 13 Montreal 6 6 0 201 220 12
British Col 5 8 1 233 306 11
Ottawa 4 8 0 242 254 8
Edmonton 4 10 0 175 281 8
Z-Clinched Conference title X-Clinched
Playoff Berth
WEEK THIRTEEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 23
Edmonton 34, CALGARY 12 ( ) - QB Bruce Lemmerman threw two TD passes and helped set up
another, and scored one himself on a 3-yard run as the Eskimos pulled up
the upset
Ottawa
40, HAMILTON 16 (21,700) - Ottawa survived a
first-half case of fumbles to turn back Hamilton. Ottawa K Gerry Organ
led the assault, kicking four FGs and four converts as the Riders
overcame a 16-6 half-time deficit
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24
SASKATCHEWAN 50, Brit Col 18
(13,801) - Ron Lancaster threw four TD passes
and backup Bubba Wyche threw another to kill the Lions' playoff hopes.
George Reed set the CFL career rushing mark of 10,909 yards
Winnipeg 19, MONTREAL 18 (19,312)
- A 13-yard FG by Don Jonas midway
through the fourth quarter gave Winnipeg the third and final playoff
spot in the Western Conference, their first playoff berth since 1966
WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN
CONFERENCE
X-Calgary
9 5 1 283 187 19 Z-Toronto 10 3 0 274 225 20
X-Saskatch 9 5 1 335 288 19 Hamilton 6 7
0 219 231 12
X-Winnipeg
7 8 1 366 349 15 Montreal 6 7 0 219 239 12
British Col 5 9 1 251 356 11 Ottawa 5 8
0 282 270 10
Edmonton
5 10 0 209 293 10
Z-Clinched Conference title X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK FOURTEEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 30
BRITISH COL 31, Calgary 7 ( ) - Rookie QB Don Moorhead and WR Jim Young gave the Stamps
defenders fits all night, with Young grabbing TD passes of 37 and 20
yards. Larry Highbaugh also scored on a 52-yard pass
OTTAWA 9, Montreal 7 (27,137) - The defending Grey Cup champions were knocked out of the
playoffs. Montreal's Justin Canale last FG attempt was wide and run out
of danger by Ottawa defensive half Rod Woodward
SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
EDMONTON 28, Saskatchewan 12
(19,549) - QB Bruce Lemmerman threw a 94-yard
TD, while George McGowan and Gene Foster scored the other TDs for the
Eskimos, who ruined the Riders' conference title hopes
Hamilton 23, TORONTO 15 (33,135) -
Little-used Ti-Cat QB John Manel
stunned Toronto to take second place. DB Al Brenner and Carney Henley
scored two TDs to send Hamilton into a 23-1 lead
WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN
CONFERENCE
X-Calgary
9 6 1 290 218 19 Z-Toronto 10 4 0 289 248 20
X-Saskatch 9 6 1 347 316 19 X-Hamilton 7 7
0 242 246 14
X-Winnipeg
7 8 1 366 349 15 X-Ottawa 6 8 0 291 277 12
British Col 6 9 1 282 363 13 Montreal 6 8
0 226 248 12
Edmonton
6 10 0 237 305 12
Z-Clinched Conference title X-Clinched Playoff Berth
WESTERN SEMI-FINALS
Sat Nov 6 - SASKATCHEWAN 34,
Winnipeg 23 (14,488) - Rider QB Ron
Lancaster completed 15 of 19 passes for 208 yards and three TDs and sent
George Reed to the line 31 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns
WESTERN FINALS (Calgary wins
series, 53-42)
Sat Nov 13 - CALGARY 30, Saskatchewan 21 (23,616) - Calgary came out of the fog with 20 fourth-quarter points.
Reggie Holmes, an NFL reject playing his second Stamps game, intercepted
a pass and ran 75 yards for a TD
Wed Nov 17 - Calgary 23, SASKATCHEWAN 21 (14,582) - Calgary advanced to the Grey Cup in sweeping the series. A
strong running game, led by Jesse Mims, Rudy Linterman and Hugh McKinnis
led the Stamps
EASTERN
SEMI-FINAL
Sun
Nov 7 - HAMILTON 23, Ottawa 4 (26,741) -
Hamilton, bolstered by Dave
Buchanan's two TDs on passes of 14 and 43 yards from Wally
Gabler, rolled. Tommy Joe Coffey kicked two FGs, two converts and a
single
EASTERN
FINALS (Toronto wins series, 40-25)
Sun Nov 14 - Toronto 23, HAMILTON
8 (33,392) - Ivan Macmillan, who converted both
Toronto TDs, added FGs of 29 and 41 yards to lead the offense with eight
points. Jim Henderson and Bill Symons provided the TDs
Sat Nov 20 - TORONTO 17, Hamilton
17 (33,135) - The Argos qualified for their first
Grey Cup since 1952 with the tie. QB Joe Theismann passed for one TD to
Mel Profit and Bill Symonds smashed 12 yards for another
1971 GREY CUP GAME AT
VANCOUVER (Sunday, November 28 - 34,404)
CALGARY STAMPEDERS 14, TORONTO
ARGONAUTS 11 - The Stampeders won the title for
the first time since 1948 in the first Grey Cup played on artificial
turf. Toronto threatened to pull out the victory in the final minutes
when Dick Thornton returned an interception 54 yards to the Calgary 11.
But two plays later, Leon McQuay fumbled and Calgary CB Frank Andrusky
recovered on the seven. Toronto still had a chance with 1:53 left, but
PR Harry Abofs, in an effort to capture the wet ball, accidentally
kicked it out of bounds. Under CFL rules, Calgary resumed possession