1967 CFL season
The 1967 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 14th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the tenth Canadian Football League (CFL) season.
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 23 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 (now Football Canada) 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.
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.
- Calgary and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1967
Conference Semi-Finals
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.
Playoff bracket
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Grey Cup Championship
CFL Leaders
1967 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Peter Liske, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- 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
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
1967 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Willie Bethea, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Bo Scott, Ottawa Rough Riders
- RB – Jim Dillard, Toronto Argonauts
- SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
- TE – Tommy Joe Coffey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- F – Whit Tucker, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Gene Ceppetelli, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Bill Danychuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Roger Perdrix, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Danny Nykoluk, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Bill Frank, Toronto Argonauts
Defence
- DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Bob Minihane, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Bob Brown, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – John Baker, Montreal Alouettes
- LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Mike Blum, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Bob Krouse, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Phil Brady, Montreal Alouettes
- DB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
1967 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Peter Liske, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- RB – Dave Raimey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Jim Thomas, Edmonton Eskimos
- SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
- TE – Herm Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
- F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OG – Bob Lueck, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Roger Kramer, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Dick Suderman, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Jerry Keeling, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – John Wydraney, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Joe Hernandez, Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
1967 CFL Awards
References