| 1982 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| East champions | Toronto Argonauts |
| West champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 70th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 28, 1982 |
| Champions | Edmonton Eskimos |
| CFL seasons | |
← 1981 1983 → | |
The1982 CFL season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-dayCanadian football, although it is officially the 25thCanadian Football League season.
After the 1981 season, theMontreal Alouettes folded. However, one day later in 1982 theCFL granted the city ofMontreal a new franchise called the Concordes, which assumed the Alouettes' history and player contracts.
The 1982Grey Cup game between theEdmonton Eskimos and theToronto Argonauts attracted 7,862,000 television viewers, the largest television audience in the history ofCanadian television.
NBC broadcast fourCFL games in the United States over three weeks during the1982 NFL players' strike.[1]
Alcoholic beverages were sold at all CFL venues for the first time, after theLegislative Assembly of Ontario voted to lift the province's long-standing prohibition on alcohol at outdoor stadia shortly before the season began.
The Edmonton Eskimos won their fifth straight Grey Cup championship.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 544 | 323 | 5–3 | W1 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 444 | 352 | 5–3 | L2 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 403 | 440 | 4–4 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 449 | 390 | 3–5 | W1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 427 | 436 | 3–5 | L2 | Details |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 426 | 426 | 4–2 | W2 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 396 | 401 | 5–1 | W1 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 267 | 518 | 2–4 | L1 | Details |
| Montreal Concordes | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 241 | 506 | 1–5 | L7 | Details |
TheEdmonton Eskimos were the 1982Grey Cup champions, defeating theToronto Argonauts, 32–16, in front of their home crowd atToronto'sExhibition Stadium. That was Edmonton's fifth-straight championship, becoming theCFL's most successful dynasty. The Eskimos'Warren Moon (QB) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence andDave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) was named theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence and was theGrey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
| November 14: Division Semifinals | November 21: Division Finals | November 28:70th Grey Cup @Exhibition Stadium –Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 44 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 30 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 32 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 21 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 24 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Calgary Stampeders | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24 | ||||||||||||
