The
55th Grey CupThe Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
was played between the
Hamilton Tiger-CatsThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
and the
Saskatchewan RoughridersThe Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
on December 2, 1967, at
Lansdowne ParkLansdowne Park is a historic sports, exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa. It is located along Bank Street and is adjacent to the Rideau Canal, in central Ottawa...
in
OttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, before 31,358 fans and was won by the Tiger-Cats by a score of
24 to 1.
Box Score
First Quarter
Hamilton – TD –
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
3 yard run (
Tommy Joe CoffeyTommy Joe Coffey was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and place kicker who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.-CFL:...
convert)
Saskatchewan – Rouge –
Alan FordAlan Ford is a former Canadian football player and executive. He played as defensive back and punter from 1965–1976 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, and acted as Roughriders general manager from 1989–1999....
87 yard punt
Second Quarter
Hamilton – TD – Ted Watkins 72 yard pass from
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
(
Tommy Joe CoffeyTommy Joe Coffey was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and place kicker who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.-CFL:...
convert)
Hamilton - Rouge -
Tommy Joe CoffeyTommy Joe Coffey was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and place kicker who played for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.-CFL:...
42 yard missed field goal
Hamilton - Rouge -
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
00 yard punt
Hamilton - Rouge -
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
00 yard punt
Fourth Quarter
Hamilton - Rouge -
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
00 yard punt
Hamilton – TD –
Billy Ray LocklinBilly Ray Locklin is a former American football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League for two different teams. He was a CFL All Star three times....
43 yard fumble return (convert missed)
| Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
| Hamilton Tiger Cats |
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Game characteristics
Joe ZugerJoe Zuger was a star football player in college and the Canadian Football League.-College career:He attended Arizona State University, between 1959 and 1961, where he excelled on offense, defence and as a punter. As quarterback, he compiled a 24-7 record in three years as a starter. He also played...
, Hamilton's quarterback, was named the game's
Grey Cup Most Valuable PlayerThe Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:...
.
The game marked the sixth consecutive game in the season that the Ticats held their opponents without a touchdown.
Alan FordAlan Ford is a former Canadian football player and executive. He played as defensive back and punter from 1965–1976 for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, and acted as Roughriders general manager from 1989–1999....
's 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in
Grey CupThe Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
history.
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