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The 1967 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 10th Canadian Football League (CFL) season.
[edit] CFL news in 1967
The offices of the CFL was set up at 11 King Street, inside the Montreal Trust Building in Toronto, with Senator Keith Davey as CFL Commissioner. Later on, Davey was succeeded on Thursday, February 23rd by Ted Workman and then later, Allan McEachern.
The Committee on One League (COO) made recommendations to bring operating matters to be under the control of the league; it was later approved by the Board of Governors.
The Canadian Rugby Union changed their name to Canadian Amateur Football Association on Sunday, January 1 and turned over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL.
In addition, the CFL set up and establishes the Players' Pension Fund.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats wore special helmets to commemorate Canada's Centennial as the country turned 100 years old.
[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
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1967
[edit] Conference Semi-Finals
[edit] Conference Finals
- Saskatchewan wins the best of three series 2-1. The Roughriders will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game. .
- Hamilton won 2 game total-point series by 37-3. The Tiger-Cats will advance to the Grey Cup Championship game.
[edit] Grey Cup Championship
[edit] 1967 CFL All-Stars
[edit] Offence
- QB - Peter Liske, Calgary Stampeders
- RB - George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB - Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB - Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- TE - Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE - Tommy Joe Coffey, Ottawa Rough Riders
- F - Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C - Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG - Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG - Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT - Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT - Bill Frank, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit] Defence
- DT - John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT - Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE - E.A. Sims, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE - John Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- LB - Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB - Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB - Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB - Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB - Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes
- DB - Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB - Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB - Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] 1967 CFL Awards
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