| 1965 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June – October, 1965 |
| East champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| West champions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 53rd Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 27, 1965 |
| Venue | Exhibition Stadium,Toronto |
| Champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| CFL seasons | |
← 1964 1966 → | |
The1965 CFL season is considered to be the 12th season in modern-dayCanadian football, although it is officially the eighthCanadian Football League season.
TheCanadian Football League commissioned an economic study ofCanadian football and all its aspects. TheCanadian Football League Players' Association was formed and had their first meetings on May 15 and 16 inToronto.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 243 | 24 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 301 | 262 | 22 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 276 | 277 | 17 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 286 | 273 | 13 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 257 | 400 | 10 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 281 | 153 | 20 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 300 | 234 | 14 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 183 | 215 | 10 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 193 | 360 | 6 |
Note: All dates in 1965
| Montreal Alouettes @Ottawa Rough Riders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 6 | Montreal Alouettes 7 | Ottawa Rough Riders 36 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders @Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 7 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers vsCalgary Stampeders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 | Calgary Stampeders 27 |
| 2 | November 17 | Calgary Stampeders 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 15 |
| 3 | November 20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 | Calgary Stampeders 12 |
| Winnipeg wins the best of three series 2–1 | |||
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats vsOttawa Rough Riders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 | Ottawa Rough Riders 13 |
| 2 | November 20 | Ottawa Rough Riders 7 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 |
| Hamilton won 2 game total-point series 35–20 | |||
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | 53rd Grey Cup | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger Cats | 35 (18+17) | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 (13+7) | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 36 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 7 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger Cats | 22 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 1 (27,11,12) | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 (9,15,19) | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | ||||||||||||
| November 27 53rd Annual Grey Cup Game:Exhibition Stadium –Toronto, Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Western Champion | Eastern Champion |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 22 |
| The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1965 Grey Cup Champions | |
