The56th Grey Cup was played on November 30, 1968, and theOttawa Rough Riders defeated theCalgary Stampeders 24–21 before 32,655 fans atToronto'sCNE Stadium.Vic Washington's 79-yard run is still a Grey Cup record, and he won theGrey Cup Most Valuable Player award. This was the final Grey Cup game to be played on a Saturday; beginning the next year and since then (except for 1970), all Grey Cup games have been played on a Sunday.

First Quarter

Ottawa – Single –Ron Stewart punt blocked by Ottawa, recovered in the end zone byTed Woods

Second Quarter

Ottawa – FG –Don Sutherin 27-yard field goal
Calgary – TD –Peter Liske 1-yard run (Larry Robinson convert)
Calgary – TD –Terry Evanshen 21-yard pass fromPeter Liske (Larry Robinson convert)

Third Quarter

Ottawa – TD –Russ Jackson 1-yard run (Don Sutherin convert)

Fourth Quarter

Ottawa – TD –Vic Washington 79-yard run (convert blocked)
Ottawa – TD –Margene Adkins 70-yard pass fromRuss Jackson (Don Sutherin convert)
Calgary – TD –Terry Evanshen 4-yard pass fromPeter Liske (Larry Robinson convert)

• Miss Edmonton Eskimos Barbara Casault was named Miss Grey Cup 1968, with Miss Toronto Argonauts Jacquie Perrin the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kathy Cumming the second runner-up. A second-year education student at the University of Alberta, she received a new 1969 convertible, a trip for two to Mexico, a mink stole, a movie camera and a diamond watch set. Each contestant received $1,500 in prizes. Casault's prizes were worth $15,000, with those for the first-runner up worth $2,700 and the second runner-up worth $2,200.
• Miss Saskatchewan Roughriders Donna Hardy was chosen the inaugural Miss Personality Plus by the other contestants.
• Selection of Miss Grey Cup was done on the basis of personality and poise (30 points), carriage and figure (15 points), make-up and grooming (10 points), speech and projection (10 points), cheerleader costume (10 points) and overall impression (10 points).^[2]

• "Grey Cup: 1968". Canadian Football League. Archived fromthe original on December 13, 2010.

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