89th Grey Cup
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The 89th Grey Cup
(Canadian Football League
championship) was held in 2001
in Montreal
. The Calgary Stampeders
claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27-19 win over the East Division
champions and heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers
.
, Willie Fells; FG's, Mark McLoughlin
(2); cons., McLoughlin
(3).
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (19) - TD's, Arland Bruce III
, Milt Stegall
; FG's, Troy Westwood
; cons., Westwood
(2); singles, Westwood
(2).
First Quarter
WPG—FG Westwood 29 yard field goal 3:57
WPG—Single Westwood missed 49 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 7:20
Second Quarter
CAL—FG McLoughlin 37 yard fied-goal 9:41
CAL—TD Boerigter 68 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 12:15
CAL—TD Moore 9 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 14:06
Third Quarter
WPG—TD Bruce III 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 4:05
WPG—Single Westwood missed 54 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 10:38
Fourth Quarter
CAL—TD Fells 11 yard return on a blocked punt (McLoughlin convert) 5:37
WPG—TD Stegall 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 9:35
CAL—FG McLoughlin 24 yard field goal 14:12
The Calgary Stampeders
, a team which began the year with four straight losses, had just three wins on Labour Day
. But Calgary
rallied, saving their season with an 8-10 record, good for a second place finish in the West Division. The Stampeders secured their berth in the Grey Cup with playoff victories over B.C. and Edmonton
.
Calgary’s opponent was a strong Winnipeg Blue Bombers
club which had the CFL’s best regular season record of 14-4. But it was clear regular season play didn’t matter as the Stampeders built a 17-4 lead at halftime.
Trailing 4-3 late in the second quarter, Calgary quarterback Marcus Crandell
hit a streaking Marc Boerigter down the left hash marks for a 68-yard touchdown. The Stampeders struck again before intermission when Calgary flooded the right side with receivers and Crandell hit Travis Moore
for a nine-yard score.
It seemed to be the wake-up call the Blue Bombers needed. On their first possession of the second half, quarterback Khari Jones
hit Arland Bruce III
for a 23-yard touchdown completion.
But the turning point came at 5:37 of the fourth quarter. With the Blue Bombers trailing 17-12, Calgary’s Aldi Henry
— playing the game in his hometown — blocked Bob Cameron’s punt attempt. Willie Fells recovered the ball and ran 11 yards for a Calgary touchdown.
The Blue Bombers fought back, as Jones hit Milt Stegall
who made a remarkable 23-yard touchdown reception. But once again the Stampeders pulled further ahead. Stuck on the Calgary 11 with time ticking down, Crandell threw to running back Kelvin Anderson
on a sideline pattern. Anderson slipped past Marvin Coleman
for a 44-yard gain. Three plays later, Mark McLoughlin
kicked a 24-yard field goal.
There was one final comeback attempt by Winnipeg. With the Blue Bombers on the Calgary 36 with time running out, Jones was driven by Stampeders defensive tackle Joe Fleming
into the turf for a game-ending sack.
It was a game of missed opportunity for the Blue Bombers, who repeatedly got near or into Calgary territory and came away empty handed. Winnipeg kicker Troy Westwood
missed three of four field goal attempts.
28-19 BC Lions
Final (November 18 @ Edmonton, Alberta) Edmonton Eskimos
16-34 Calgary Stampeders
) Hamilton Tiger-Cats
24-12 Montreal Alouettes
Final (November 18 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28-13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Grey Cup
The 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...
(Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
championship) was held in 2001
2001 CFL season
The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football League season.-CFL news in 2001:...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. The Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27-19 win over the East Division
Canadian Football League East Division
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
champions and heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
.
Game summary
Calgary Stampeders (27) - TD's, Marc Boerigter, Travis MooreTravis Moore
Travis Moore is a former professional Canadian football slotback and current receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. As a player, Moore played 10 seasons for the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning two Grey Cup championships with the Stampeders in...
, Willie Fells; FG's, Mark McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin is a former placekicker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions in 2005...
(2); cons., McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin is a former placekicker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions in 2005...
(3).
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (19) - TD's, Arland Bruce III
Arland Bruce III
Arland Richard Bruce III is a Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. In July 2011, Bruce declared his intention to change his name to "Runako Reth".- High School career :...
, Milt Stegall
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Stegall was an All-Star...
; FG's, Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood is a Canadian Football League place kicker and punter who played 17 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
; cons., Westwood
Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood is a Canadian Football League place kicker and punter who played 17 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
(2); singles, Westwood
Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood is a Canadian Football League place kicker and punter who played 17 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
(2).
First Quarter
WPG—FG Westwood 29 yard field goal 3:57
WPG—Single Westwood missed 49 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 7:20
Second Quarter
CAL—FG McLoughlin 37 yard fied-goal 9:41
CAL—TD Boerigter 68 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 12:15
CAL—TD Moore 9 yard pass from Crandell (McLoughlin convert) 14:06
Third Quarter
WPG—TD Bruce III 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 4:05
WPG—Single Westwood missed 54 yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 10:38
Fourth Quarter
CAL—TD Fells 11 yard return on a blocked punt (McLoughlin convert) 5:37
WPG—TD Stegall 23 yard pass from Jones (Westwood convert) 9:35
CAL—FG McLoughlin 24 yard field goal 14:12
The Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
, a team which began the year with four straight losses, had just three wins on Labour Day
Labour Day
Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for...
. But Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
rallied, saving their season with an 8-10 record, good for a second place finish in the West Division. The Stampeders secured their berth in the Grey Cup with playoff victories over B.C. and Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
.
Calgary’s opponent was a strong Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
club which had the CFL’s best regular season record of 14-4. But it was clear regular season play didn’t matter as the Stampeders built a 17-4 lead at halftime.
Trailing 4-3 late in the second quarter, Calgary quarterback Marcus Crandell
Marcus Crandell
Marcus Crandell is a Canadian football coach and former quarterback who is the current Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos....
hit a streaking Marc Boerigter down the left hash marks for a 68-yard touchdown. The Stampeders struck again before intermission when Calgary flooded the right side with receivers and Crandell hit Travis Moore
Travis Moore
Travis Moore is a former professional Canadian football slotback and current receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. As a player, Moore played 10 seasons for the Calgary Stampeders and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning two Grey Cup championships with the Stampeders in...
for a nine-yard score.
It seemed to be the wake-up call the Blue Bombers needed. On their first possession of the second half, quarterback Khari Jones
Khari Jones
Khari Okang Jones [ke-HAR-ee] is a retired professional Canadian football player and former television sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jones played quarterback in the Canadian Football League, where he enjoyed his most success with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers...
hit Arland Bruce III
Arland Bruce III
Arland Richard Bruce III is a Canadian football wide receiver for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. In July 2011, Bruce declared his intention to change his name to "Runako Reth".- High School career :...
for a 23-yard touchdown completion.
But the turning point came at 5:37 of the fourth quarter. With the Blue Bombers trailing 17-12, Calgary’s Aldi Henry
Aldi Henry
Aldi Henry is a former professional Canadian football player who played defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1997 to 2002. He was part of the Stampeders 1998 and 2001 Grey Cup winning teams. He won the Dick Suderman Trophy as the 89th Grey Cup's Most...
— playing the game in his hometown — blocked Bob Cameron’s punt attempt. Willie Fells recovered the ball and ran 11 yards for a Calgary touchdown.
The Blue Bombers fought back, as Jones hit Milt Stegall
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Stegall was an All-Star...
who made a remarkable 23-yard touchdown reception. But once again the Stampeders pulled further ahead. Stuck on the Calgary 11 with time ticking down, Crandell threw to running back Kelvin Anderson
Kelvin Anderson
Kelvin Anderson is a retired professional gridiron football player. As a running back, he rushed for over 1,000 yards in eight consecutive seasons in the Canadian Football League, a league record...
on a sideline pattern. Anderson slipped past Marvin Coleman
Marvin Coleman
Marvin Coleman was a football player in the Canadian Football League for ten years years. Coleman played cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1994-2003. He was a CFL All-Star three times.-References:...
for a 44-yard gain. Three plays later, Mark McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin
Mark McLoughlin is a former placekicker in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions in 2005...
kicked a 24-yard field goal.
There was one final comeback attempt by Winnipeg. With the Blue Bombers on the Calgary 36 with time running out, Jones was driven by Stampeders defensive tackle Joe Fleming
Joe Fleming
Joe Fleming was a Canadian Football League defensive end. Over his ten years in the CFL he played for three teams and did not play during the 2002 CFL season....
into the turf for a game-ending sack.
It was a game of missed opportunity for the Blue Bombers, who repeatedly got near or into Calgary territory and came away empty handed. Winnipeg kicker Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood
Troy Westwood is a Canadian Football League place kicker and punter who played 17 years for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers....
missed three of four field goal attempts.
Trivia
- The attendance of 65,255 at MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
’s Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (Montreal)The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
was the third-largest crowd to witness a Grey Cup.
- The Calgary StampedersCalgary StampedersThe Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
became the second team (and second consecutive team) with a losing regular season record to win the Grey Cup.
West Division
Semi-final (November 11 @ Calgary, Alberta) Calgary StampedersCalgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
28-19 BC Lions
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
Final (November 18 @ Edmonton, Alberta) Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
16-34 Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
East Division
Semi-final (November 11 @ Hamilton, OntarioHamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
) Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 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...
24-12 Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
Final (November 18 @ Winnipeg, Manitoba) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
28-13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 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...