1969 CFL season

The 1969 CFL season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.

CFL news in 1969

The 1969 Grey Cup game started play on a Sunday for the first time in CFL history; all Grey Cup games since (except for 1970) have been played on a Sunday. (The CFL did play a Grey Cup game on Sunday before, in 1962, when the original Saturday Grey Cup game was delayed due to heavy fog that caused the final 9 minutes and 28 seconds to be played the following day.)

The Grey Cup was held in Montreal, Quebec for the first time since 1931.

A new logo was introduced to the league on November 26, four days before that year's Grey Cup game: A white helmet with a one-bar face mask with a maple leaf in the centre and the word CFL in white in the maple leaf. It replaced the leaf/football/ribbon logo used since the league's formation in 1958, and would be used until 2002.

Records: The Rough Riders' Margene Adkins set the record for average gain per pass in a season with 25.0 yards. The record stood for 28 years, until Milt Stegall broke it.

Regular season standings

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.
• Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1969

Conference Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

CFL leaders

• CFL passing leaders
• CFL rushing leaders
• CFL receiving leaders

1969 CFL All-Stars

Offence

• QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
• RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
• RB – Dave Raimey, Toronto Argonauts
• TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
• SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
• F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
• OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

• DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
• DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
• LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
• LB – Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
• LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
• DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
• DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DB – Larry Fairholm, Montreal Alouettes

1969 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

• QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
• RB – Dennis Duncan, Montreal Alouettes
• RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
• RB – Dave Raimey, Toronto Argonauts
• TE – Mel Profit, Toronto Argonauts
• SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
• F – Bobby Taylor, Toronto Argonauts
• C – Basil Bark, Montreal Alouettes
• OG – Charlie Parker, Montreal Alouettes
• OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
• OT – Danny Nykoluk, Toronto Argonauts
• OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

• DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DT – Marshall Shirk, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
• LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
• LB – Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
• LB – Henry Sorrell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• DB – Ed Learn, Toronto Argonauts
• DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
• DB – Dick Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
• DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
• DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

1969 Western All-Stars

Offence

• QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
• RB – Jim Young, BC Lions
• TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
• SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
• F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OG – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
• OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• OT – Lanny Boleski, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

• DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
• DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• DE – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
• LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
• LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• LB – Wally Dempsey, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
• DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
• DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• DB – Jerry Bradley, BC Lions
• DB – Rich Robinson, BC Lions

1969 CFL awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Coach of the Year – Frank Clair, Ottawa Rough Riders
• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Al Phaneuf (DB), Montreal Alouettes
• Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Dave Easley (DB), BC Lions
• DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders

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