WINNIPEG 36, Hamilton 30 (25982) -
Mike Kerrigan replaced Ken Hobart at
Bomber QB and threw two TD passes.
He found Steve Stapler in the third, then hit Rocky DiPietro with a
six-yard strike late in the fourth quarter.
FRIDAY AUGUST 8
Calgary 31, TORONTO 26 (25752) - Stampeder QB Ken Johnson completed 26 of 41 passes for 366
yards. Ray Alexander was his favorite target with eight receptions for
159 yards.
SATURDAY
AUGUST 9
BRITISH
COLUMBIA 39, Saskatchewan 24 (48984) - Darnell
Clash returned a punt 66 yards for a TD in the fourth as the Lions won
their fourth straight. Clash had 201 return yards, while RB John Henry
White ran for 133 yards.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 6 1 0 189 152 12
Toronto 4 3 0 160 163 8
Edmonton 4 2 0 177 143 8 Ottawa 2 4 0 134 155 4
Winnipeg 4 2 0 182 116 8
Montreal 2 4 0 99 138 4
Calgary 3 4 0 156 154 6 Hamilton 1 5 0 122 145 2
Saskatch 3 4 0 142 195 6
WEEK EIGHT
THURSDAY AUGUST 14
CALGARY 21, Montreal 10 (28062) -
Calgary's J.T. Hay booted four FGs
and Jeff Tedford came off the bench to throw a late TD pass to Jamie
Harris. The Stamps overcame four interceptions by starting QB Rick
Johnson
FRIDAY AUGUST
15
British
Col 25, OTTAWA 19 (23177) - The difference in
the game was the toe of Lui Passaglia with FGs of 11, 13 and 27 yards, a
48-yard punt single, a single and conversions of two second-quarter
touchdowns by Jan Carinci.
EDMONTON 33, Winnipeg 5 - Edmonton
TDs were scored by Tom Richards on a 77-yard punt return, QB Matt
Dunigan on a 1-yard rush and Chris Johnstone on a 5-yard run. Tom Dixon
kicked 13 points as well.
SATURDAY AUGUST 16
HAMILTON 23, Saskatchewan 21
(14507) - With 58 seconds left, Bernie Ruoff
kicked a 28-yard FG. Then Dave Ridgway, with 17 seconds left, came in to
try a 47- yard FG for the tie, but it was wide and rolled for a single
point.
WESTERN
DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 7 1 0 214 171 14 Toronto 4 3
0 160 163 8
Edmonton
5 2 0 210 148 10 Hamilton 2 5 0 145 166 4
Winnipeg 4 3 0 187 149 8
Ottawa 2 5 0 153 180 4
Calgary 4 4 0 177 164 8 Montreal 2 5 0 109 159 4
Saskatch 3 5 0 163 218 6
WEEK NINE
THURSDAY AUGUST 21
Hamilton 28, MONTREAL 23 (12158) -
DB Less Browne tied a record with
four interceptions and he scored a TD on a lateral on a fifth pickoff to
lead the Ticats. Ben Zambiasi picked off the pass which set up the
lateral.
Calgary
30, BRITISH COL 14 (49147) - Calgary jumped on
the mistake-prone Lions for three second-quarter TDs. The Lions all but
gift-wrapped the win, fumbling on their own three and getting called for
two costly penalties.
FRIDAY AUGUST 22
WINNIPEG 46, Ottawa 14 (23918) - Winnipeg used a 38-point second half Friday to beat the
Riders for their fifth straight time. The loss was the Riders' sixth
straight, leaving them in the CFL Eastern Division cellar with the Als.
SATURDAY AUGUST 23
TORONTO 26, Edmonton 20 (28833) -
Argo K Lance Chomyc booted a club
record six FGs and added a convert for 19 points, while Condredge
Holloway was injured and replaced by J.C. Watts, who had been released
by Ottawa.
WESTERN
DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 7 2 0 228 201 14 Toronto 5 3
0 186 183 10
Edmonton
5 3 0 230 174 10 Hamilton 3 5 0 173 189 6
Winnipeg 5 3 0 233 163 10
Ottawa 2 6 0 167 226 4
Calgary 5 4 0 207 178 10 Montreal 2 6 0 132 187 4
Saskatch 3 5 0 163 218 6
WEEK TEN
FRIDAY AUGUST 29
Toronto 25, OTTAWA 12 (22357) - The Argo handed the Riders their seventh straight los, as
QBs Todd Dillon and Tom Burgess played a half each and combined to
complete only 15 of 45 passes for 197 yards and no TDs.
SUNDAY AUGUST 31
SASKATCHEWAN 34, Winnipeg 30
(25274) - Saskatchewan SB Ray Elgaard hauled
in two second half TD passes from Joe Paopao during a 27-point uprising.
The second TD, a 56-yarder, came with 22 seconds left.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Edmonton 42, CALGARY 19 (33626) -
Edmonton QB Matt Dunigan threw four
TD passes and ran for another. Veteran WR Brian Kelly hauled in 49- and
18-yard TD passes from Dunigan in the first four minutes to start the
rout.
HAMILTON 42,
Montreal 7 (23185) - RB Walter Bender ran
for three TDs and QB Mike Kerrigan threw for two more as the TiCats
continued their reversal. The Ticats extended their unbeaten streak
against Montreal to nine games.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 7 2 0 228 201 14
Toronto 6 3 0 211 195 12
Edmonton 6 3 0 272 193 12 Hamilton 4 5 0 215 196 8
Winnipeg 5 4 0 263 197 10
Ottawa 2 7 0 179 251 4
Calgary 5 5 0 226 220 10 Montreal 2 7 0 139 229 4
Saskatch 4 5 0 197 248 8
WEEK ELEVEN
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4
BRIT COLUMBIA 40, Ottawa 10
(40091) - Lions WR Mervyn Fernandez caught a
TD pass on his first play in more than two months and the B.C. defence
forced six turnovers. Ottawa QBs were sacked six times.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5
WINNIPEG 38, Saskatchewan 14
(24996) - James Sykes rambled for 191 yards
and John Hufnagel threw for 328 yards as the Bombers avenged a loss five
days earlier in Regina.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
TORONTO 25, Hamilton 23 (28531) -
Coming off the bench in relief of
starter Condredge Holloway with his
team down by 17 points, J.C. Watts, who was released by Ottawa last
month, rallied Toronto.
EDMONTON 37, Montreal 22 (37332) - Edmonton assumed sole possession of second place in the West
when QB Matt Dunigan threw three TD passes. Montreal was unable to
capitalize on five Edmonton fumbles.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 8 2 0 268 211 16
Toronto 7 3 0 236 218 14
Edmonton 7 3 0 309 215 14 Hamilton 4 6 0 238 221 8
Winnipeg 6 4 0 301 211 12
Ottawa 2 8 0 189 291 4
Calgary 5 5 0 226 220 10 Montreal 2 8 0 161 266 4
Saskatch 4 6 0 211 286 8
WEEK TWELVE
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11
CALGARY 28, Winnipeg 27 (26184) -
A no-yards call on Winnipeg's Sean
Kehoe proved to be the decisive play. With 5 seconds left, Joe Poplawski
was wide with a 27-yard FG. Kehoe swatted the ball in the end zone.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12
Ottawa 29, MONTREAL 28 (11399) - Dean Dorsey booted a 38-yard FG with three seconds left in
the game to give Ottawa the win. His second FG of the
quarter capped a furious comeback,
which saw the Riders score 21 points.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
SASKATCH 21, Hamilton 21 (T)
(18565) - Rookie Paul Osbaldiston kicked a
51-yard FG in the last second of overtime to lift Hamilton to a tie. K
Dave Ridgway failed twice to win the game for Saskatchewan.
British Col 34, TORONTO 24
(29714) - Toronto's largest crowd of the
season saw the Argos give up four interceptions and two fumbles. BC
scored 20 points on turnovers, overcoming a stubborn effort by the Argos
defence.
WESTERN
DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION
British Col 9 2 0 302 235 18 Toronto 7 4
0 260 252 14
Edmonton
7 3 0 309 215 14 Hamilton 4 6 1 259 242 9
Winnipeg 6 5 0 328 239 12
Ottawa 3 8 0 218 319 6
Calgary 6 5 0 254 247 12 Montreal 2 9 0 189 295 4
Saskatch 4 6 1 232 307 9
WEEK THIRTEEN
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
WINNIPEG 39, Montreal 14 (21899) -
James Murphy, on Winnipeg's first
offensive play caught a 45-yarder from John Hufnagel. Soon, Jeff Boyd
had an 80-yard TD catch to his credit and Perry Tuttle an 85-yard TD
catch.
FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 19
Edmonton 32, BRITISH COLUMBIA 3 (59478) - Henry Williams sped 74 yards
with a third-quarter punt return as
Edmonton humbled B.C. despite producing just 115 yards in net offence.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Saskatchewan 34, OTTAWA 24
(15390) - The western Riders left no doubt
that they wanted the win, with a 23-10 halftime lead and then coasting
with QB Bernard Quarles, who sent RB Bobby Johnson two yards twice for
TDs
SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 21
HAMILTON 20, Calgary 15 (15105) - Calgary, which managed just a FG and a single in the second
half, collected only three points from seven possessions in the fourth
quarter. Three drives ended with interceptions.
WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN
DIVISION
British
Col 9 3 0 305 267 18 Toronto 7 4 0 260 252 14
Edmonton 8 3 0 341 218 16
Hamilton 5 6 1 279 257 11
Winnipeg 7 5 0 367 253 14 Ottawa 3 9 0 242 353 6
Calgary 6 6 0 269 267 12
Montreal 2 10 0 203 334 4
Saskatch 5 6 1 266 331 11
WEEK FOURTEEN
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26
EDMONTON 31, British Columbia 13
(41570) - TDs by linebacker Stewart Hill and
safety Jeff Volpe highlighted a superb Edmonton defensive effort that
carried the Eskimos.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Hamilton 31, OTTAWA 11 (17221) - Although Matt Kerrigan passed 5 yards to Wayne Lee and 22
yards to WR Tony Champion for TDs in the first half, the win belonged to
Paul Osbaldiston with two converts, five FGs and a single.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Winnipeg 26, TORONTO 16 (23500) -
The Bombers played opportunists
for a change and cashed in on a
limitless supply of Argo goof-ups and broke
a four-year hex (their last win here
was Oct. 17,1982).
Calgary
39, SASKATCHEWAN 24 (25078) - Calgary compiled
540 yards net
offence
from 78 yards rushing and 462 yards passing. Saskatchewan had 437 yards
net offence, 284 yards passing and 153 yards rushing.
WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton
9 3 0 372 231 18 Toronto 7 5 0 276 278 14
British Col 9 4 0 318 298 18
Hamilton 6 6 1 310 268 13
Winnipeg 8 5 0 393 269 16 Ottawa 3 10 0 253 384 6
Calgary 7 6 0 308 291 14
Montreal 2 10 0 203 334 4
Saskatch 5 7 1 290 370 11
WEEK FIFTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
CALGARY 41, Ottawa 21 (26074) - Rick Johnson threw three TD passes, two
to Emanuel Tolbert, while J. T. Hay
added four FGs, four converts and a single for the Stamps, who picked
off three passes in the second half.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
Edmonton 24, HAMILTON 23 (17352) -
Backup Edmonton QB Damon Allen found
Brian Kelly for a 25-yard TD pass with 56 seconds remaining to give the
Eskimos the win.
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 5
MONTREAL
28, British Col 15 (5200) - DT Brett Williams
had four of Montreal's 10 sacks to lead the Als out of a 6-game losing
skid. The Lions' third loss in a row was their first to an Eastern club
since September 1984.
WINNIPEG 48, Toronto 20 (28356) - Bombers QB John Hufnagel, before making way for crowd
favorite Jim Zorn, completed 24 of 41 passes for 339 yards and three
TDs. Toronto was outscored 38-7 in the final 33 minutes.
WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton
10 3 0 396 254 20 Toronto 7 6 0 296 326 14
British Col 9 5 0 333 326 18
Hamilton 6 7 1 333 292 13
Winnipeg 9 5 0 441 289 18 Montreal 3 10 0 231 349 6
Calgary 8 6 0 349 312 16
Ottawa 3 11 0 274 425 6
Saskatch 5 7 1 290 370 11
WEEK SIXTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 10
EDMONTON 28, Hamilton 9 (3835) - Matt Dunigan and Damon Allen converted turnovers into 14
third-quarter points as Edmonton ran their unbeaten streak against
Hamilton to 15 games.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
SASKATCHEWAN 29, Montreal 11
(17422) - Saskatchewan's victory ensured a
four-team playoff in the West. A pair of fumbles on punt returns by the
Al's Greg Holms resulted in 28-and 18-yard 2nd-quarter FGs from Dave
Ridgway.
MONDAY
OCTOBER 13
Winnipeg
18, OTTAWA 16 (13572) - With no time left
and 47 yards to go, Ottawa QB Todd Dillon's Hail Mary was tipped and
Mark Barousse grabbed it for a TD. The attempted 2-point convert was
batted away by Ken Hailey.
CALGARY 37, Toronto 14 (25939) - Toronto QBs Condredge Holloway and J.C. Watts were sacked 11
times as the Stampeders destroyed the Argos. LB Alvis Satele led the
Calgary defensive attack with four quarterback sacks.
WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN
DIVISION
*-Edmonton
11 3 0 424 263 22 *-Toronto 7 7 0 310 363 14
Winnipeg 10 5 0 459 305 20 *-Hamilton 6 8
1 342 320 13
British
Col 9 5 0 333 326 18 Montreal 3 11 0 242 378 6
Calgary 9 6 0 386 326 18
Ottawa 3 12 0 290 443 6
Saskatch 6 7 1 319 381 13 *-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK SEVENTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17
MONTREAL 29, Saskatchewan 28
(9204) - Zenon Andrusyshyn booted five FGs
and QB Brian Ransom completed 14 passes for 272 yards and one TD, and
ran for another as Montreal kept its slim playoff hopes alive.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
Hamilton 23, BRITISH COLUMBIA 17
(40127) - As QB Roy Dewalt watched much of the
second half from the sidelines, the Lions dropped their fourth
straight. Hamilton used 10 straight third-quarter points to win.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
TORONTO 35, Ottawa 21 (27320) - Argos QB Tim Cowan was intercepted three times, had three
time-count violations and lost one fumble, but also tossed two TD passes
within 27 seconds of each other.
Edmonton 38, CALGARY 30 (53504) - QB Damon Allen came off the bench to
complete seven of eight passes and
run for 48 yards and a TD that rallied the Esks. Allen engineered 20
points in the final 18 minutes.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN DIVISION
*-Edmonton 12 3 0 462 293 24
*-Toronto 8 7 0 345 384 16
*-Winnipeg 10 5 0 459 305 20 *-Hamilton 7 8 1 365 337 15
British Col 9 6 0 350 349 18
Montreal 4 11 0 271 406 8
Calgary 9 7 0 416 364 18 Ottawa 3 13 0 311 478 6
Saskatch 6 8 1 347 410 13
*-Clinched Playoff Berth
WEEK EIGHTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24
Calgary 32, MONTREAL 12 (9665) - Gary Allen ran for 131 yards and one TD, as Calgary used a
strong running attack in the first half, rolling up 212 yards and 22
points in clinching their first playoff berth since 1983.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25
WINNIPEG 42, Edmonton 20 (32946) -
Winnipeg piled up 551 yards in net
offence with QB John Hufnagel passing for 420 yards. The Bombers won
their fifth straight and ended Edmonton's 7-game winning streak.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
HAMILTON 20, Toronto 10 (24430) -
Ken Hobart came off the bench to
start
the second half and
produced 10 points to put Hamilton in first place. He has been benched
in favor of Mike Kerrigan since Hamilton got off to a 1-4 start.
Brit Col 29, SASKATCHEWAN 17
(16388) - B.C. scored 15 first-half points
from three Roughrider turnovers and Melvin Byrd put the game out of
reach with a 56-yard interception romp for a TD with less than two
minutes to go.
WESTERN
DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION
*-Edmonton 12 4 0 482 335 24 *-Hamilton 8 8
1 385 347 17
*-Winnipeg
11 5 0 501 325 22 *-Toronto 8 8 0 355 404 16
*-Brit Col 10 6 0 379 366 20 Montreal 4
12 0 283 438 8
*-Calgary
10 7 0 448 376 20 Ottawa 3 13 0 311 478 6
Saskatch 6 9 1 364 439 13 *-Clinched
Playoff Berth
WEEK
NINETEEN
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 31
CALGARY
36, Saskatchewan 4 (24704) - Rick Johnson passed
for two TDs and ran for another to lead Calgary. By improving from six
points to 22, the Stamps recorded the second-best comeback in modern CFL
history.
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 1
OTTAWA
16, Edmonton 16 (T) (14058) - Ottawa K Ken Clark
was short on an attempted 56-yard punt for a game-winning single with
time gone in the second session.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
British Col 26, WINNIPEG 20
(31817) - B.C. K Lui Passaglia supplied 14
points with field goals of 29,19,18 and 20 yards and two converts. The
loss was Winnipeg's first at home this season.
TORONTO 25, Montreal 21 (23488) -
The struggling Argos scored two TDs
within 39 seconds to get by the Als. The TDs in the last minute were a
6-yard run by QB J.C. Watts and a 13-yard pass from Watts to SB Paul
Pearson.
WESTERN
DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION
*-Edmonton 12 4 1 498 351 25 *-Toronto 9 8
0 380 425 18
*-Winnipeg
11 6 0 521 351 22 *-Hamilton 8 8 1 385 347 17
*-Brit Col 11 6 0 405 386 22 Montreal 4
13 0 304 463 8
*-Calgary
11 7 0 484 380 22 Ottawa 3 13 1 327 494 7
Saskatch 6 10 1 368 475 13 *-Clinched
Playoff Berth
WEEK
TWENTY
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 7
HAMILTON
20, Ottawa 19 (14101) - Paul Osbaldiston
made up for an errant kick early in the fourth quarter with a 36-yard
boot through the uprights with 16 seconds remaining to give the
Tiger-Cats first place in the East.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8
BRIT COL 36, Winnipeg 24 (54723) -
The Lions scored 26 points from six
Winnipeg turnovers. The loss was Winnipeg's third of the year to the
Lions and gave the resurgent B.C. club second place in the West.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Toronto 37, MONTREAL 16 (9045) - An actual crowd of 2,000 saw the Argos
take a 21-0 lead into halftime, and
then blow the game open with 16 unanswered points in the third to finish
first for the fourth time in five years.
EDMONTON 42, Saskatchewan 14
(44000) - Eskimo QB Damon Allen
made the most of a rare start by
throwing three first-half TD passes - 65 yards to Brian Kelly, 24 yards
to Stewart Hill and 65 yards to Tom Richards
WESTERN DIVISION EASTERN
DIVISION
*-Edmonton
13 4 1 540 365 27 *-Toronto 10 8 0 417 441 20
*-Brit Col 12 6 0 441 410 24 *-Hamilton 9 8
1 405 366 19
*-Winnipeg
11 7 0 545 387 22 Montreal 4 14 0 320 500 8
*-Calgary 11 7 0 484 380 22 Ottawa 3
14 1 346 514 7
Saskatch
6 11 1 382 517 13 *-Clinched Playoff Berth
DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Sat Nov 15 - BRIT COL 21,
Winnipeg 14 (40381) - Sean Kehoe's fumble
on a
messed-up third-down
gamble at the B.C. one-yard line with under two minutes remaining
clinched the win fo the Lions. It was the fourth time this season Lions
were able to beat Bombers and the third straight.
Sun Nov 16 - EDMONTON 27, Calgary
18 (24064) - The temperature
was -18°C, cold enough to result in
the smallest CFL crowd ever in Edmonton, but QB Matt Dunigan ran for 113
yards and two TDs. Four times he masterminded scoring drives of more
than 60 yards.
DIVISION
FINALS
Sun
Nov 16 - TORONTO 31, Hamilton 17 (23126) - Toronto's
J.C. Watts ran for two TDs and threw for another. Hamilton's Mike
Kerrigan started the game with a red-hot 1st quarter in which he
completed eight of his first nine passes, including a 12-yard TD to WR
Tony Champion for an early Ticat lead.
Sun Nov 23 - HAMILTON 42, Toronto 25 (32041) - The Tiger-Cats evened the aggregate score at 49 points each
on the last play of the third quarter. A Hamilton FG and Toronto
touchdown later, Matt Kerrigan settled the matter for good with a
six-yard strike to Ron Ingram with 1:42 remaining.
(Hamilton wins 2 game
total-points series 59-56)
Sun, Nov 23 - EDMONTON 41, British Columbia 5 (32490) - QB Matt Dunigan shook off fatigue and a painful elbow injury
to throw three TD passes; Tom Dixon booted 17 points and the Edmonton
defence was so dominant it left the B.C. offence shattered and
disheartened.
1986
GREY CUP GAME AT VANCOUVER (Sunday, November 30- 59621)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS 39, EDMONTON
ESKIMOS 15 - Losers of the previous two Grey
Cups, Hamilton gave their long suffering fans something to celebrate
with an unexpected dominant performance over the Eskimos.
Hamilton's defence, which was led by
Grover Covington and Ben Zambiasi, sacked Edmonton QBs Matt Dunigan and
Damon Allen a total of 10 times. They also forced eight turnovers to
tie a Grey Cup record. Hamilton jumped out to a 29-0 lead at halftime.