1999 CFL season

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The 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football League season.

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[edit] CFL News in 1999

The CFL enters the final season of the 1900s with increased growth in attendance and television ratings after the '98 season.

The '98 season attendance figures showed a 6.1% increase, which surpassed '97 season figures. TSN television ratings grew by 26.6% in the ages 2+ demographic.

The 1998 Grey Cup game viewership increased to 20.5% as 3.06 million viewers watched the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24, which surpassed the '97 Grey Cup game.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
British Columbia Lions 18 13 5 0 429 373 26
Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 503 393 24
Edmonton Eskimos 18 6 12 0 459 502 12
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 3 15 0 370 592 6
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 495 395 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 11 7 0 603 378 22
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 386 373 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 6 12 0 362 601 12
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • British Columbia and Montreal both have first round byes.


[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 87th Grey Cup

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1999 Grey Cup Champions, avenging last season's championship loss to the Calgary Stampeders with a 32-21 victory, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. The Tiger-Cats have won their first championship since the 1986 CFL season. The Tiger-Cats' Danny McManus (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Mike Morreale (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] Playoff bracket

  November 14: Division Semifinals     November 21: Division Finals     November 28: 87th Grey Cup @ BC Place Stadium - Vancouver, BC
                           
  East     E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27  
  E3  Toronto Argonauts 6     E1  Montreal Alouettes 26    
  E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27         E2  Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32
      W2  Calgary Stampeders 21
  West     W2  Calgary Stampeders 26    
  W3  Edmonton Eskimos 17     W1  British Columbia Lions 24  
  W2  Calgary Stampeders 30  

[edit] 1999 CFL All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

[edit] DEFENCE


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1999 Western All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

[edit] DEFENCE


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1999 Eastern All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

[edit] DEFENCE


[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS


[edit] 1999 CFL Awards

Preceded by
1998 CFL season		 CFL seasons Succeeded by
2000 CFL season
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Canadian Football League

West Division: BC Lions • Calgary Stampeders • Edmonton Eskimos • Saskatchewan Roughriders
East Division: Winnipeg Blue Bombers • Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Toronto Argonauts • Montreal Alouettes
Expansion Team: Ottawa CFL (2010)
East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand
West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James
League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers
Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Suderman
Stadiums: BC Place • Canad Inns • Commonwealth • Ivor Wynne • McMahon • Molson • Mosaic • Olympic • Rogers Centre
Records • Seasons • Draft • Rough Riders • Renegades • Schooners • CFL USA • Hall of Fame • Top 50 Players
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