| 1968 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| East champions | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| West champions | Calgary Stampeders |
| 56th Grey Cup | |
| Champions | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| CFL seasons | |
← 1967 1969 → | |
The1968 CFL season is considered to be the 15th season in modern-dayCanadian football, although it is officially the 11thCanadian Football League season.
J.G. (Jake) Gaudaur was appointedCFL Commissioner and the league adopted a new constitution. Gaudaur would serve in that position until 1984; he is the league's longest-tenured commissioner.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiverTed Watkins was shot and killed while allegedly robbing a liquor store in California, shortly before the start of the CFL season.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 345 | 223 | 25 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 412 | 249 | 20 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 228 | 288 | 17 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 217 | 318 | 9 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 210 | 374 | 6 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 416 | 271 | 20 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 284 | 266 | 18 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 262 | 292 | 13 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 234 | 327 | 8 |
Note: All dates in 1968
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats @Toronto Argonauts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 9 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 | Toronto Argonauts 33 |
| Edmonton Eskimos @Calgary Stampeders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 10 | Edmonton Eskimos 13 | Calgary Stampeders 29 |
| Calgary Stampeders vsSaskatchewan Roughriders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 16 | Calgary Stampeders 32 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 |
| 2 (OT) | November 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 12 | Calgary Stampeders 25 |
| Calgary wins the best of three series 2–0 | |||
| Ottawa Rough Riders vsToronto Argonauts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 17 | Ottawa Rough Riders 11 | Toronto Argonauts 13 |
| 2 | November 24 | Toronto Argonauts 14 | Ottawa Rough Riders 36 |
| Ottawa won 2 game total-point series 47–27 | |||
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | 56th Grey Cup | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 47 (11+36) | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto Argonauts | 27 (13+14) | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto Argonauts | 33 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 21 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 (0,12) | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 2 (32,25) | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 29 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | ||||||||||||
| November 30 | |
|---|---|
| Western Champion | Eastern Champion |
| Calgary Stampeders 21 | Ottawa Rough Riders 24 |
| The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1968 Grey Cup Champions | |
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