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1991 Major Football Leagues Standings and Playoffs

1991 Major Football League Standings (USA)

1991 National Football League
American Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AFC Eastern Division
*Buffalo Bills	16	13	3	0	458	318	0.813
*New York Jets	16	8	8	0	314	293	0.500
Miami Dolphins	16	8	8	0	343	349	0.500
New England Patriots	16	6	10	0	211	305	0.375
Indianapolis Colts	16	1	15	0	143	389	0.063
AFC Central Division
*Houston Oilers	16	11	5	0	386	251	0.688
Pittsburgh Steelers	16	7	9	0	292	344	0.438
Cleveland Browns	16	6	10	0	293	298	0.375
Cincinnati Bengals	16	3	13	0	263	435	0.188
AFC Western Division
*Denver Broncos	16	12	4	0	304	235	0.750
*Kansas City Chiefs	16	10	6	0	322	255	0.625
*Los Angeles Raiders	16	9	7	0	298	297	0.563
Seattle Seahawks	16	7	9	0	276	261	0.438
San Diego Chargers	16	4	12	0	274	342	0.250
National Football Conference
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
NFC Eastern
*Washington Redskins	16	14	2	0	485	244	0.875
*Dallas Cowboys	16	11	5	0	342	310	0.688
Philadelphia Eagles	16	10	6	0	285	244	0.625
New York Giants	16	8	8	0	281	297	0.500
Phoenix Cardinals	16	4	12	0	196	344	0.250
NFC Central
*Detroit Lions	16	12	4	0	339	295	0.750
*Chicago Bears	16	11	5	0	299	269	0.688
Minnesota Vikings	16	8	8	0	301	306	0.500
Green Bay Packers	16	4	12	0	273	313	0.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	3	13	0	199	365	0.188
NFC Western
*New Orlreans Saints	16	11	5	0	341	211	0.688
*Atlanta Falcons	16	10	6	0	361	338	0.625
San Francisco 49ers	16	10	6	0	393	239	0.625
Los Angeles Rams	16	3	13	0	234	390	0.188

1991 Mid-Continental Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Dayton Steelers	11	8	3	0	102	62	0.727
*Cleveland Falcons	13	9	4	0	107	92	0.692
Wyandot Chiefs	8	5	3	0	99	91	0.625
Shenango Valley Blasters	10	3	7	0	89	130	0.300

1991 Major Football League Standings [References: see end of Article]

1991 Major Football League Standings (World)

1991 Canadian Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
CFL Eastern Division
*Toronto Argonauts	18	13	5	0	647	526	26
*Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	516	499	18
*Ottawa Rough Riders	18	7	11	0	522	577	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	400	599	6
CFL Western Division
*Edmonton Eskimoes	18	12	6	0	671	569	24
*Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	596	552	22
*British Columbia Lions	18	11	7	0	661	587	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	606	710	12

1991 World League of American Football
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
WLAF European Division
*London Monarchs	10	9	1	0	310	121	0.900
*Barcelona Dragons	10	8	2	0	206	126	0.800
Frankfurt Galaxy	10	7	3	0	155	139	0.700
WLAF North American East Division
*New York/New Jersey Knights	10	5	5	0	257	155	0.500
Orlando Thunder	10	5	5	0	242	286	0.500
Montreal Machine	10	4	6	0	145	144	0.400
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	10	0	10	0	123	300	0.000
WLAF North American West Division
*Birmingham Fire	10	5	5	0	140	140	0.500
San Antonio Riders	10	4	6	0	176	196	0.400
Sacramento Surge	10	3	7	0	179	254	0.300

1991 Arena Football League
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Detroit Drive	10	9	1	0	437	262	0.900
*Tampa Bay Storm	10	8	2	0	421	309	0.800
*Denver Dynamite	10	6	4	0	389	365	0.600
*Albany Firebirds	10	6	4	0	427	342	0.600
Dallas Texans	10	4	6	0	286	334	0.400
New Orleans Night	10	4	6	0	314	401	0.400
Orlando Predators	10	3	7	0	321	363	0.300
Columbus Thunderbolts	10	0	10	0	241	460	0.000

1991 Association of American Football of USSR
	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
*Moscow Bruins (Bears)
*Moscow Swans
Caspian Sphinxes
Kharkov Atlantis
Donetsk Scythians
Minsk Zubrs (Bison)

1991 Major Football League Standings (World) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA)

National Football League Playoffs		National Football League Playoffs
National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
AFC Wild Card Playoffs
Kansas City Chiefs	10	Los Angeles Raiders	6
Houston Oilers	17	New York Jets	10
AFC Divisional Playoffs
Denver Broncos	26	Houston Oilers	24
Buffalo Bills	37	Kansas City Chiefs	14
AFC Conference Championship
Buffalo Bills	10	Denver Broncos	7

National Football Conference Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
NFC Wild Card Playoffs
New Orleans Saints	20	Atlanta Falcons	27
Chicago Bears	13	Dallas Cowboys	17
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Washington Redskins	24	Atlanta Falcons	7
Detroit Lions	38	Dallas Cowboys	6
NFC Conference Championship
Washington Redskins	41	Detroit Lions	10

Super Bowl XXVII (AFC v NFC)		@Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
AFC Team		NFC Team
Buffalo Bills	24	Washington Redskins	37

Mid-Continental Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
MCFL Championship Game
Cleveland Falcons	7	Dayton Steelers	0

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (USA) – References: see end of article.

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World)

Canadian Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Eastern Semi-Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26	Ottawa Rough Riders	8
Western Semi-Final
Calgary Stampeders	43	British Columbia Lions	41
Eastern Final
Toronto Argonauts	42	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3
Western Final
Edmonton Eskimoes	36	Calgary Stampeders	38
Grey Cup
Toronto Argonauts	36	Calgary Stampeders	21

World League of American Football Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Birmingham Fire	3	Barcelona Dragons	10
New York/New Jersey Knights	26	London Monarchs	42
World Bowl ’91		@Wembley Stadium, London, ENG
London Monarchs	21	Barcelona Dragons	0

Arena Football League Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Semi-Finals
Detroit Drive	37	Albany Firebirds	35
Tampa Bay Storm	40	Denver Dynamite	13
Arena Bowl V
Tampa Bay Storm	48	Detroit Drive	42

Association of American Football of USSR Playoffs
Home Team	Score	Road Team	Score
Moscow Bruins	Won	Moscow Swans	Lost

1991 Major Football League Playoffs (World) – References: see end of article.

Report

Buffalo Bills, holding the best record in the AFC (13-3) lost their second Super Bowl in succession, defeated 37-24 by Washington Redskins, holders of the best record in the NFC and entire NFL (14-2). For the AFC it was an eighth successive loss in the biggest event in USA sports. The last time an AFC team won the Super Bowl was Los Angeles Raiders’ 38-9 victory over Washington Redskins on 22 January 1984 at Tampa, Florida in Super Bowl XVIII. Following a scoreless first quarter the Redskins scored 17 points in the second quarter and added a second John Riggs run touchdown 16 seconds into the third quarter to take a commanding 24-0 lead. Buffalo hit back later in the third quarter with a field goal and touchdown to reduce the deficit to 14 points, but another Redskins touchdown before the end of the quarter made the score 31-10. Two more field goals by Lohmiller made the score 37-10 in the fourth quarter. The Bills scored two passing touchdowns late in the game to make the score 37-24 at the final whistle. [NFL References: 1-2]

In other leagues, Cleveland Falcons triumphed 7-0 versus Dayton Steelers in the Mid-Continental Football League (MCFL) Championship Game. The MCFL was a new start-up league based in Ohio and Pennsylvania that took the place of any major 11v11 rival outdoor league to the NFL since the demise of the United States Football League following the 1985 season. Following the season Louisville Bulls of Kentucky replaced Wyandot Chiefs in the four-team league. [MCFL References: 1-2]

In the Canadian Football League, the Eastern Division’s Toronto Argonauts emerged victorious with a 36-21 victory over Calgary Stampeders. Calgary had the second-best record in the Western Division (11-7) after Edmonton Eskimoes, with Toronto putting up a 13-5 record to take first in the Eastern Division. Calgary eliminated Edmonton 38-36 in the Western Final and Toronto won 42-3 versus Winnipeg in the Eastern Final. [CFL References: 1]

The National Football League established the World League of American Football (WLAF) to further promote the sport around the World. Beginning in 1991 with ten teams the WLAF was divided into three divisions: European (with teams in London, England, UK; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; and Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany); North American East Division (three teams in USA: New York/New Jersey Knights, NJ; Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, NC; and Orlando Thunder, FL; plus one team in Quebec, Canada: Montreal Machine) and North American West Division (Three teams in USA: Birmingham Fire, AL; San Antonio Riders, TX; and Sacramento Surge, CA). An imbalance in players allocated by the NFL for development in the WLAF meant no team in the European Division finished with a losing record, and no team in either North American Division finished with a winning record. World Bowl ’91 was won by London Monarchs by 21-0 versus Barcelona Dragons at the hallowed grounds of Wembley Stadium, the home of England’s National Soccer Team. Following the 1991 season the winless Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks were replaced by Ohio Glory in Columbus for 1992. [WLAF References: 1-4]

The Arena Football League in 1991 expanded by two teams to eight, with Washington Commandos and Pittsburgh Gladiators leaving the league and replaced by four new teams in Tampa Bay Storm (FL), Orlando Predators (FL), New Orleans Night (LA) and Columbus Thunderbolts (OH). Tampa Bay Storm were immediately successful, winning Arena Bowl V 48-42 versus Detroit Drive. As in all other Major Football Leagues in 1991 the two teams with best records reached the Championship Game. Following the season Thunderbolts relocated to Cleveland (OH) and Cincinnati Rockers (OH), Charlotte Rage (NC), Sacramento Attack (CA) and San Antonio Force (TX) were added for 1992. [AFL References: 1]

A new Football power emerged on the scene in 1991: The USSR. Following glasnost the USSR opened up to American Football and a six-team league was established with teams in Moscow (Bruins and Swans), Caspian Sea Region (Sphinxes), Ukraine (Donetsk Scythians and Kharkov Atlantis) and Belarus (Minsk Zubrs – ‘Bison’). The first and only official Championship of USSR ended with a Moscow Bruins victory over Moscow Swans. After the season the USSR broke up, with Moscow Bears (Bruins) and Krasnoyarsk Siberian Devils competing for Championship of Russia. Kharkov Atlantis and Donetsk Scythians joined newly independent Ukraine’s Football Association and Minsk Zubrs joined Belarus’ Football Association. [AAF USSR References 1-2]

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1991 Major Football League References

NFL References [1]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Past Standings: 1996” p. 278.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York

NFL References [2]
National Football League – 1996 Record and Factbook “Super Bowl Summaries” p. 327-329.
Published by National Football League, Workman Publishing Co., New York
MCFL References (1)
Semi-Pro Football -Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (Champs)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/minor/champs/mcfl.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]

MCFL References (2)
Semi-Pro Football – Defunct Leagues: EMCFL (1991)
https://www.semiprofootball.org/index.htm
[Accessed 1 January 2024]
CFL References (1)
Canadian Football League – CFL Standings: The 1990s
http://web.archive.org/web/19991108193646/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLArchives/1990s.html
[Accessed 20 January 2023][Archived at the Wayback Machine]
WLAF References (1-3)
Anon. (1991) “Standings” First Down, June 1, 1991, pg. 5
Anon. (1991) “Jon’s too Hort to handle” First Down, June 8, 1991, pg. 4-5
Anglesey, Steve (1991) “Enter the Dragons!” First Down, June 15, 1992, pg. 6-7
WLAF References (4)
World League of American Football (2018) WLAF History: 1991
http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id165.html
[Accessed 23 April 2018]
Arena Football League References (1)
Arena Football League (2016) 2016 Record and Factbook pp. 67-83 / 52.
AAF USSR References (1)
American Football in Russia (2017) History of American Football in USSR and Russia
http://www.americanfootball.ru/Hist_RUS.php
Accessed 24 December 2017
AAF USSR References (2)
Anon. (1991) “Curtain Call” First Down. September 29, 1991. pg. 10.
Published by Mediawatch, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

About this Document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 January 2024

You may quote this document in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. The Logos and Photos used in this article remain the property of the organisations and individuals which own the copyright and are used here for educational and information purposes only. All Rights Reserved.

A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet

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Canadian Football League 1958

CFL Logo 1958 [References: 1][Cropped]

Standings

CFL Canadian Football League East Division 1958

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	10	3	1	291	235	21
2	Montreal Alouettes	7	6	1	265	269	15
3	Ottawa Rough Riders	6	8	0	233	243	12
4	Toronto Argonauts	4	10	0	266	308	8

CFL Canadian Football League West Division 1958

Pos	Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	13	3	0	361	182	26
2	Edmonton Eskimos	9	6	1	312	292	19
3	Saskatchewan Roughriders	7	7	2	320	324	16
4	Calgary Stampeders	6	9	1	314	312	13
5	British Columbia Lions	3	13	0	202	399	6

Playoffs

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 1958


Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
January 1, 1958 (Eastern Semi-Final) 12 - 26 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Rough Riders
Match Day Western Semi-Final
January 1, 1958 (Western Semi-Final) 11 - 27 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Edmonton Eskimos
January 1, 1958 (Western Semi-Final) 31 - 1 N/A Edmonton Eskimos vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Eastern Final
January 1, 1958 (Eastern Final) 7 - 35 N/A Ottawa Rough Riders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
January 1, 1958 (Eastern Final) 19 - 7 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders
Match Day Western Final
January 1, 1958 (Western Final) 7 - 30 N/A Edmonton Eskimos vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
January 1, 1958 (Western Final) 7 - 30 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Eskimos
January 1, 1958 (Western Final) 23 - 7 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Eskimos
Match Day Grey Cup
January 1, 1958 (Grey Cup) 28 - 35 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Recap

1958 was the first official year of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers greatest season ever, winning 13 games (a team record only beaten in 2022) and proceeding to win the Grey Cup by defeating Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35-28. Along the way in the playoffs they won the Western Final by two games to one versus Edmonton Eskimos who had knocked out Saskatchewan Roughriders in two games in the Western Semi-Final. The Eastern Final was won by Hamilton in two games versus Ottawa Rough Riders, who had eliminated Montreal Alouettes 26-12 in a single game in the Eastern Semi-Final. [References: S-1]

About the 1958 Canadian Football League

1958 was the first official year of the Canadian Football League, having broken away from the Canadian Rugby Union and adopted fully Gridiron Football rules like in the National Football League with a number of exceptions: 3-Downs to move the ball 10 yards or the ball is turned over rather than four in the NFL; 12 players on the Field at any one time rather than 11 in the NFL; and the possibility to score a Single (also known as a Rouge) where the ball is kicked through the back of the endzone but not through the goalposts. The Field is much bigger too – 110 yards long with 20 yard endzones rather than 100n yardsv long with 10 yard endzones as in the NFL.

Stock Image of 1950s Football Helmet

A worn and aged vintage old style American football helmet. Authentic and game-worn 1950s style football face mask and helmet **Picture Credit: By Brocreative[Shutterstock]**

References

Logo References

[1] Marcus Aurelius Nelson Facebook (2022) Photo & Post, 19 January 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160661803865050&set=gm.3468674473351543&idorvanity=1604657553086587 [Accessed 20 January 2023][Actual Photo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/326215543_740221097461125_4334037578557723754_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=z-XdYUEGb_4AX85nzsY&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AfCDV4TbUWxj7b96-jNct1BW-UAz_BaBpbjYnZOvRyjm7Q&oe=63D05A5C ][Accessed 20 January 2023][Cropped]

Standings References

[S-1] CFL Wayback Machine Internet Archive (1999) CFL Standings: The 1950s [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19990203160244/http://www.cfl.ca/CFLArchives/1950s.html [Accessed 20 January 2023][Archived from the Original: http://www.cfl.ca/CFLArchives/1950s.html [Accessed 21 September 1999]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Dave Stewart-Candy

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 20 January 2023

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Major World Professional Football Leagues Hypothetical Realignment 2070

NFC National Football Conference

NFC National Football Conference Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	Allegheny Athletics
2	Arizona Cardinals
3	Chicago Bears
4	Cleveland Browns
5	Detroit Lions
6	Green Bay Packers
7	Indianapolis Colts
8	Kansas City Chiefs
9	Los Angeles Rams
10	Montreal Alouettes
11	New York Giants
12	Philadelphia Eagles
13	Pittsburgh Steelers
14	San Francisco 49ers
15	Washington Commanders
16	Watertown Red and Black

AFC American Football Conference

AFC American Football Conference Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	Atlanta Falcons
2	Baltimore Ravens
3	Carolina Panthers
4	Cincinnati Bengals
5	Denver Broncos
6	Las Vegas Raiders
7	Los Angeles Chargers
8	Miami Dolphins
9	Minnesota Vikings
10	New England Patriots
11	New Orleans Saints
12	New York Jets
13	Seattle Seahawks
14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15	Tennessee Titans
16	Toronto Bills

LFA Liga de Futbol Americano

LFA Liga de Futbol Americano Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	Artilleros Puebla
2	Condors CDMX
3	Dallas Cowboys
4	Dinos Saltillo
5	Fundidores Nuevo León
6	Galgos Tijuana
7	Gallos Negros Querétaro
8	Houston Oilers
9	Houston Texans
10	Mayas
11	Mexicas CDMX
12	Osos Toluca
13	Raptors Edomex
14	Raramuris Chihuahua
15	Reyes Jalisco
16	San Antonio Jaguars

CFL Canadian Football League

CFL Canadian Football League Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	British Columbia Lions
2	Calgary Stampeders
3	Edmonton Elks
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
5	Ottawa REDBLACKS
6	Saskatchewan Roughriders
7	Toronto Argonauts
8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers

JFL Japan Super League

JFL Japan Super League Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	All-Mitsubishi Lions
2	Elecom Kobe Finies
3	Fujitsu Frontiers
4	IBM Big Blue
5	Nojima Sagamihara Rise
6	Obic Seagulls
7	Panasonic Impulse
8	Tokyo Gas Creators

ELF European League of Football

ELF European League of Football Hypothetical 2070

Pos	Team
1	Barcelona Dragons
2	Berlin Thunder
3	Cologne Centurions
4	Frankfurt Galaxy
5	Hamburg Sea Devils
6	Helvetic Guards
7	Fehérvar Enthroners
8	Istanbul Rams
9	Leipzig Kings
10	Milano Seamen
11	Panthers Wroclaw
12	Raiders Tirol
13	Rhein Fire
14	Scottish Claymores
15	Stuttgart Surge
16	Vienna Vikings

WNFC Women’s National Football Conference

WNFC Women's National Football Conference 2070

Pos	Team
1	Alabama Fire
2	Atlanta Phoenix
3	Denver Bandits
4	Florida Avengers
5	Kansas City Glory
6	Las Vegas Silver Stars
7	Los Angeles Legends
8	Mississippi Panthers
9	Oregon Ravens
10	Philadelphia Phantomz
11	San Diego Rebellion
12	Seattle Majestic
13	Tennessee Trojans
14	Texas Elite Spartans
15	Utah Falconz
16	Washington Prodigy

Hypothetical Re-Alignment of Professional Football Leagues 2070

With Texan Independence, the four Texas teams: Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, and the relocated San Antonio Jaguars join the LFA (Liga de Futbol Americano) bringing the Mexican Professional League up to 16 teams. The Texan teams are replaced in the NFL by Allegheny Athletics – a revival of the first Professional American Football team in Pittsburgh, now representing West Virginia; the Watertown Red & Black, the oldest continuously-operated Professional Football team in USA, based in upstate New York, replacing the Buffalo Bills who have moved to Toronto; and the moving of Montreal Alouettes to the NFL. With 16 Teams each in the NFC. AFC, LFA and WNFC (Women’s League), the JSL (Japan Super League) and CFL (Canadian Football League) form a loose alliance. The ELF (European League of Football goes up to 16 teams with the readdition of Scottish Claymores.

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

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[24] SportsLogos (2021) 907 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/175/full/907.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[25] SportsLogos (2021) 8363_tampa_bay_buccaneers-primary-2020 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/176/full/8363_tampa_bay_buccaneers-primary-2020.png %5BAccessed 3 August 2021]

[26] SportsLogos (2021) 8f1wggq2k8ql88fe33jzhw641u [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/174/full/f1wggq2k8ql88fe33jzhw641u.png %5BAccessed 3 August 2021]

[27] SportsLogos (2021) 9ebzja2zfeigaziee8y605aqp [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/161/full/9ebzja2zfeigaziee8y605aqp.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[28] SportsLogos (2021) 857 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/162/full/857.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[29] SportsLogos (2021) 8521_las_vegas_raiders-primary-20201 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/6708/full/8521_las_vegas_raiders-primary-20201.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[30] SportsLogos (2021) 1660_los_angeles__chargers-primary-20201 [Internet] Available from:https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/6446/full/1660_los_angeles__chargers-primary-20201.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[31] SportsLogos (2021) 9455_san_francisco_49ers-primary-2009 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/179/full/9455_san_francisco_49ers-primary-2009.png %5BAccessed 3 August 2021]

[32] SportsLogos (2021) 8334_los_angeles_rams-primary-20201 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/5941/full/8334_los_angeles_rams-primary-20201.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[33] SportsLogos (2021) pfiobtreaq7j0pzvadktsc6jv [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/180/full/pfiobtreaq7j0pzvadktsc6jv.png %5BAccessed 3 August 2021]

[34] SportsLogos (2021) kwth8f1cfa2sch5xhjjfaof90 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/177/full/kwth8f1cfa2sch5xhjjfaof90.png [Accessed 3 August 2021]

[35] Sports Logos (2022) washington_commanders_logo_primary_20228587 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/7/6832/full/washington_commanders_logo_primary_20228587.png [Accessed 16 March 2022]

Canadian Football League Logos

LOGOS

[CFL-3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-4] Sports Logos (2021) 6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/92/full/6644_calgary_stampeders-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-5] Sports Logos (2021) edmonton_elks_logo_primary_2021_sportslogosnet-5957 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/6790/full/edmonton_elks_logo_primary_2021_sportslogosnet-5957.png %5BAccessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-6] Sports Logos (2021) 6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/98/full/6261_saskatchewan_roughriders-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-7] Sports Logos (2021) 2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/100/full/2517_winnipeg_blue_bombers-primary-2012.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-10] Sports Logos (2021) 9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/5033/full/9827_ottawa__redblacks-primary-2014.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[CFL-11] Sports Logos (2021) 5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/95/full/5778_montreal_alouettes-primary-2019.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

Japan X-League Super Logos

[JXL-1] X-League (2021) fujitsu [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/fujitsu.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-2] X-League (2021) obic [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/obic.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-4] X-League (2021) impulse [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/impulse.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-5] X-League (2021) elecom [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/elecom.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-6] X-League (2021) ibm [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/ibm.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-7] X-League (2021) tokyogas [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/tokyogas.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-8] X-League (2021) hel-lions [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/hel-lions.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

[JXL-9] X-League (2021) rise [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/team/icon/rise.png [Accessed 4 August 2021]

Liga de Futbol Americano Logos

[LFA-1] Artilleros LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 3, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ArtillerosLFA/photos/a.298541940883309/579119006158933/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/73513561_579119012825599_8802706180922146816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=5nO8n1bZCXsAX9_5Lnj&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=c6a6d0a303ab49f16b9e426ddf538b25&oe=61C12730 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-2] Condors LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CondorsLFA/photos/a.849000958532449/3650845258347991/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/156170347_3650845261681324_1343936098449651172_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=Off9afsir7EAX-eTVa5&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f04cd67af1934cde5fc69f4926d00448&oe=61C2AF22 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-3] Dinos LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, February 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DinosLFA/photos/a.1098375663531454/3637578546277807/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/145511336_3637578549611140_188757273752279880_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=gSWRy8aB7dIAX8l8_-A&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=9500539ff6b65410d5e5042bddb44625&oe=61BFF0C5 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-4] Fundidores LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 16, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=284974656970640&set=a.118343776967063 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/256036343_284974650303974_2647505166117146873_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=b-G_cXZObkQAX_tB02t&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=aee3e57bf4fc4eae3a384a9ce5050a0c&oe=61A08B97 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-5] Galgos Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 17, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/galgoslfa/photos/a.108310031666817/112983941199426/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/252761059_112983937866093_8472956443678492315_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=NANmTB6vq5AAX-zWa67&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=b0f23b6874891577c5faf26db30252bf&oe=61A114EC ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-6] Gallos Negros LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/gallosnegroslfa/photos/a.103377538935156/103449988927911 [Accessed 28 February 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/273209155_103449985594578_5893798891700637738_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=HLcEcyEljGcAX8Q53Vw&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8XBlErvtJZo7Zl9p8OYBL9XH9ZezKZb7Y-jdjgKO_v3Q&oe=62215414 ][Accessed 28 February 2022]

[LFA-7] Mexicas LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MexicasLFA/photos/a.1014327461963314/4687022084693815 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/251123045_4687022081360482_3247634362025467080_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=OoUZYU6nZycAX82rjsY&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=ad2fe97e3b32c3ac9dcdb1129875a488&oe=619FAB45 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-8] Osos LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=251129953689617&set=a.125371869598760 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/243020024_251129950356284_294552196448173790_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=nI9MStm2EZQAX9vtC2f&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=d69c71335d78090b5ef73d3f92b43bcf&oe=61A0E836 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-9] Raptors LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/RaptorsLFA/photos/a.208212012844821/1597088927290449 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/253731409_1597088923957116_2180559504148918797_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=yEYkH6g72yYAX-7NLr7&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=9adac1a0cf5bc5cdf94a6e4bb25fce68&oe=61A0089A ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-10] Reyes LFA (2021) Profile Picture, November 19, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ReyesLFA/photos/a.104544895379393/113206377846578 [Accessed 21 December 2021][Actual Image link available at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/258195584_113206374513245_5663298235135969257_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=zn-zaWl4W4gAX9YEBZR&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_lNWqkZvrPIwTDFtz3FinayT6oF9lUkQJxBrNCq-bwzw&oe=61C6A29E [Accessed 21 December 2021]

[LFA-11] Mayas LFA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MayasLFA/photos/a.916904715071809/4490334654395446/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/248497239_4490334641062114_2420135574359291948_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=tyzQ2K5mI24AX-IE9d5&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f2e12ee551f216704032abc0943f123a&oe=61A09048 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[LFA-12] Raramuris Pro Football Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 23, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=290832646380986&set=a.126222399508679 [Accessed 9 January 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/253213500_290832643047653_812853683359621004_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=jWDioG3u84gAX-7MiOn&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-JC_2hms2ttsrdpMbj-SMVCNrOF0TXhb4BYH5yCO8Obw&oe=61E02FF7 ][Accessed 9 January 2022]

European League of Football Logos

[ELF-1] Barcelona Dragons Facebook (2021)Profile Picture: March 24, 2021: 164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=7nF5AhntfsEAX9glptP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=a430079a20cfb0956dd3ea5a7c8db22e&oe=61316F91 [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[ELF-2] Panthers Wroclaw Fabecook (2021) profile Picture September 20, 2013 1235513_483738095055993_896136457_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PanthersWroclaw/photos/a.483738081722661/483738095055993/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-3] Hamburg Sea Devils Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 9, 2021: 159505975_122355319823281_3096303558860788527_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/HamburgSeaDevils/photos/a.106420621416751/122355316489948 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-4] Stuttgart Surge Facebook (2021) Profile Picture July 27, 2021: 224860379_157740426432198_682630597869113461_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/StuttgartSurgeFootball/photos/a.101150422091199/157740416432199/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-5] Leipzig Kings Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 23, 2021 176481610_124322863083112_5924150060350890678_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/105240348324697/photos/a.105240374991361/124322859749779 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-6] Cologne Centurions Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 22, 2021 164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=q-FxP6s2FecAX8leJ2f&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=b85f562fcd7282fd92b580c46312ec3d&oe=61329D2C [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-7] Frankfurt Galaxy Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 18, 2021 175159880_127159659432418_8771340701865027771_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/frankfurtgalaxy21/photos/a.100834638731587/127159656099085 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-8] Berlin Thunder Facebook (2021) Profile Picture May 6, 2021 182443261_131030875743347_4880774321224305568_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BER.Thunder/photos/a.106909338155501/131030872410014/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[ELF-9] Istanbul Rams Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, October 15, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IstanbulRams/photos/a.442986371827/10158396645326828/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/243269071_10158396645316828_2189579114400872932_n.png?_nc_cat=101&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=4DCxhDp3C4sAX-H9Gxf&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=e9220f74a42bfd5a77c751654cb975ce&oe=61A0FE36 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-10] SWARCO Raiders Tirol Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, October 24, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SWARCORaidersTirol/photos/a.428718306297/10156094237966298 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/44726413_10156094237971298_8355790253675511808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=PUm4jRDwCW8AX_FDvaT&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=fca76f2a6975a9347f666a161a47c636&oe=61C0D05C ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-11] Rhein Fire Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, September 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rheinfire.football/photos/a.110223358051508/118577120549465/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241280937_118577130549464_5762887138007820785_n.png?_nc_cat=100&_nc_rgb565=1&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=YmhEHOY-jtcAX8lxNFt&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=02dcd3eb9114dce71b510650f2918ae7&oe=61A056EC ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-12] AFC Dacia Vienna Vikings Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, May 10, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/ViennaVikings/photos/a.10150296666230346/10156908106500346/ [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/13178930_10156908106500346_760535454859624943_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=jj_tUZy22F8AX9T2S19&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=8ac0b53a04716a88da7f3daec524750a&oe=61C3031B ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

[ELF-13] ELF (2022) 6291dde6aa8e8749747937c6_Untitled design(108) [Internet] Available from: https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fb916e4beed7f5a8f3276f7/6291dde6aa8e8749747937c6_Untitled%20design(108).png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-14] Enthroners (2017) cropped-Enth-e_arany [Internet] Available from: http://enthroners.hu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-Enth-e_arany.png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-15] FIDAF (2017) seamen-milano [Internet] Available from: https://1divisione.fidaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/seamen-milano.png [Accessed 30 July 2022]

[ELF-16] Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos (2019) Scottish Claymores Alternsate Logo 1998 [Internet] Available from:http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/19/1233/full/2552_scottish_claymores-alternate-1998.png [Accessed 27 November 2019]

Women’s National Football conference Logos

[WNFC-3] Alabama Fire Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, October 21, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/alabamafire/photos/a.1609678612645442/2293692044244092/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/44509495_2293692047577425_4284616892968075264_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=cQmCwodyQdEAX-kFyPU&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_8vGrz57fSeRJqyW55hpcP_F5vJhTx_F_ZxYMRseWcOQ&oe=621566F2 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-4] Atlanta Phoenix Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, April 14, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaPhoenixFootball/photos/a.224221407625012/1626942494019556 [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at:https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/30697661_1626942494019556_7969326540513182352_n.png?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=174925&_nc_ohc=Jp1t1-bXQHsAX-ugEOD&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-wdnImKivvSS61iNOGXls9xHH_l5geYJawYx1a6fcQEQ&oe=6212DE84 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-5] Denver Bandits Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, June 17, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DenvBandits/photos/a.694497494246762/857745641255279/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/64665741_857745644588612_690902092935593984_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=ns4HkFNPsy0AX-ns5Es&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-GMZ2la3wrvayys0Y6tNMYdVdGxTNIbCRU6n3PBjmDQg&oe=621522E9 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-6] Florida Avengers Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, November 3, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Florida.Avengers/photos/a.444326052990129/1073632963392765/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/252851785_1073632960059432_8783092411184468427_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=22cjTbIcL8YAX-brk_1&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-rn_JeOLGueQ62PUdnTF37ba5VVPGpPgbxEmC-3uMCVw&oe=61F2B6FB [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-7] Houston Heat Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 1, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/WNFCHoustonHeat/photos/a.101981541417155/101981974750445 [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/89009194_101981978083778_547615919447212032_n.png?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=7jLQROMpYssAX_bSUg4&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9K1VJ-Xlyh6TCNYVdvFD2_bYSZbM1rUPuGc3l63SXF4w&oe=6215516C [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-8] Kansas City Glory (2022) Homepage-Hero-logo [Internet] Available from: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddec83f9ab6b86728e295af/1582579183598-UA8B2Z059AAMXEOWDA1M/Homepage-Hero-logo.png?format=2500w [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-9] La Muerte De Las Cruces Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, June 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/LaMuerteFootball/photos/a.390852434591826/1561945220815869/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/194878743_1561945224149202_7641845063387106805_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=9OWPUuc5UKgAX-khyHF&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8243sezauFUbOeyBri1zbN3OClBjSOkBFMwt0ISI2H_w&oe=6212CBC5 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-10] Las Vegas Silver Stars Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, June 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/LVSilverStarsFootball/photos/a.1929343060616749/2899989276885451 [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/248577713_2899989270218785_131257031838698926_n.png?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=qxHLlhCyIwIAX_fD1II&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9NBXIrQZ-lANT0-nEvhcY5jXQ-9EndWV_81CjSC20_7w&oe=61F41286 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-11] Los Angeles Legends Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, September 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/242987749_276821104124228_3927993075810519203_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=L_Q65aQZL68AX-2JjeL&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_Ji9PHJ8rUYPF-IA2m2rtyIQkAQ0wUAGrGzNUmJs3CHQ&oe=61F38E9F [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/242987749_276821104124228_3927993075810519203_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=L_Q65aQZL68AX-2JjeL&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_Ji9PHJ8rUYPF-IA2m2rtyIQkAQ0wUAGrGzNUmJs3CHQ&oe=61F38E9F [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-12] Mississippi Panthers Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, February 2, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MSLadyPanthers/photos/a.575906792827673/1153536968397983/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/145288747_1153536971731316_2848686869016924911_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=V-3yYTBAJQwAX8YPnCx&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-CSuYrerBEmufa0tp-50nofw-w188z_ggKmmD6tQ-DIQ&oe=6213BC91 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-13] Oregon Ravens (2022) qt=q_95 [Internet] Available from: https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/326e9407-7443-4da5-a670-39b13b7164b9/logo/fa9954f8-725e-4ec5-a68f-5fe6c965ee58.png/:/rs=w:464,h:308,cg:true,m/cr=w:464,h:308/qt=q:95 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-14] Philadelphia Phantomz Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, June 17, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PhantomzFootball/photos/a.102794326739605/1453719594980398/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/201968735_1453719601647064_3836045334241024886_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=trlH0vaotY8AX_c1G3B&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_uuaruRfjS8o6Mxq2UiHRMCvhNtwFD6a56VIe2p0F2fw&oe=62138196 [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-15] Phoenix Prowlers Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, July 1, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixProwlers/photos/a.269533323675889/616087212353830/ [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Image Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/82912655_616087215687163_1901893860461600867_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=S3I48O9maFIAX_Q7Sj6&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9AnmXZcLMwCkNfXkvg1Nk8vQ24U4EPqKGcKwr8BPxX1A&oe=62126E0E [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-16] San Diego Rebellion (2022) Rebellion_noSDR_colorbkgrd-2048×1306 [Internet] Available from: https://sandiegorebellion.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Rebellion_noSDR_colorbkgrd-2048×1306.png [Accessed 24 January 2021]

[WNFC-17] Seattle Majestics Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 16, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=124573763007179&set=a.124573753007180 [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/161980636_124573766340512_6997491678419297740_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=W5lerB3p6vMAX8pgKcG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT-or5wfT9cNPTH8EOgDCOTKXWvnT3g9L5IoKxqbY7jtSg&oe=6213E17F [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-18] Texas Elite Spartans Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, June 13, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/TexasEliteWomensFootball/photos/a.858993514267272/952798374886785 [Accessed 24 January 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/35199038_952798378220118_8483117007296790528_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=174925&_nc_ohc=UFujdTN1TcAAX-J7EiE&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8BIjouip6Bt8otGYJaWC3kX3A5lmOfCyDhf9GDJaz5Gw&oe=62145C1A [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-19] Utah Falconz (2022) Asset-1 [Internet] Available from: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.203/79k.a05.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Asset-1.png [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-20] Washington Prodigy (2022) 10SeasonsLogoShieldWhiteBG [Internet] Available from: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58fa4a95bebafb32e27e2b9f/63bf0db8-db1b-457f-9d60-8b2162fb7077/10SeasonsLogoShieldWhiteBG.png?format=1500w [Accessed 24 January 2022]

[WNFC-21] Tennessee Trojans Facebook (2022) Profile Picture: [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tennesseetrojans/photos/a.101068052415902/147256857797021/ [Accessed 29 July 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/278095504_147256854463688_588348596125765344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=qx3TGq5dn1gAX9iGw_e&tn=ustunkcjmGgmI3q9&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT9T2qzw_a-GexQmZiBHOezuZYiw0XZAm5tMvaKumjqnrQ&oe=62E8FB3C ][Accessed 29 July 2022]

Other Football Team Logos

[O-1] Allegheny Athletic Association (2022) Allegheny Athletic Association Merch [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/57/b9/85/57b98555fab8665b72e5cee911558373.jpg [Accessed 29 July 2022]

[O-2] Watertown Red and Black Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 19, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=127650949364653&set=a.127650922697989 [Accessed 22 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/162528647_127650956031319_8807331780508775606_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=C8VoqUvuoRkAX8Bc75-&tn=7uF7rGUPgPXI7zGG&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f2595ee56f528269d9dd6c187fa99ce6&oe=61C32C00 ][Accessed 22 November 2021]

PHOTOS

[38] ARLINGTON, USA – SEP 15, 2015: Interior view of the AT&T Stadium, formerly known as Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Texas, United States [Photo Credit; David J. Maldonaldo on Shutterstock.com]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Cillian Smith, Michael Smith, Rick Kelley, Carmine, Todd Zboyan, Brianna, Tim Leadingham, John Turner, Stacy Aschton, Carlos Trevino, John Gunning, Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady.

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

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Last Updated: 30 July 2022

June 17, 2022October 29, 2023

CFL Canadian Football League 2022

Standings

CFL Canadian Football League East Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	TP	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Toronto Argonauts	11	7	22	443	425	18	L1
2	Montreal Alouettes	9	9	18	476	466	10	W1
3	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	8	10	16	421	473	-52	W4
4	Ottawa REDBLACKS	4	14	8	380	475	-95	L3

CFL Canadian Football League West Division 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	TP	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	15	3	30	538	370	168	W1
2	Calgary Stampeders	12	6	24	562	397	165	W2
3	British Columbia Lions	12	6	24	525	405	120	L1
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	6	12	12	387	476	-89	L7
5	Edmonton Elks	4	14	8	354	599	-245	L4

Standings Calculated Automatically from Results on CFL website. Please visit the CFL website for Official Results and Standings. [References: 2]

Playoff Schedule

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 2022


Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
November 6, 2022 (Eastern Semi-Final) 28 - 17 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Match Day Western Semi-Final
November 6, 2022 (Western Semi-Final) 30 - 16 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Eastern Final
November 13, 2022 (Eastern Final) 34 - 27 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes
Match Day Western Final
November 13, 2022 (Western Final) 28 - 20 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs British Columbia Lions
Match Day 109th Grey Cup
November 20, 2022 (109th Grey Cup) 23 - 24 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argonauts

[References: 2] Note: All Times IST.

Schedule

CFL Canadian Football League 2022


Match Day Week 1
June 10, 2022 (Week 1) 30 - 27 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Montreal Alouettes
June 11, 2022 (Week 1) 19 - 17 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
June 12, 2022 (Week 1) 30 - 13 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
June 12, 2022 (Week 1) 59 - 15 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks
Match Day Week 2
June 17, 2022 (Week 2) 20 - 19 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes
June 18, 2022 (Week 2) 12 - 19 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
June 18, 2022 (Week 2) 30 - 33 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Calgary Stampeders
June 19, 2022 (Week 2) 16 - 26 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 3
June 24, 2022 (Week 3) 37 - 13 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
June 25, 2022 (Week 3) 26 - 12 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
June 26, 2022 (Week 3) 30 - 23 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Elks
June 26, 2022 (Week 3) 44 - 3 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Toronto Argonauts
Match Day Week 4
July 2, 2022 (Week 4) 31 - 34 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs British Columbia Lions
July 2, 2022 (Week 4) 25 - 29 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Edmonton Elks
July 3, 2022 (Week 4) 41 - 20 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Montreal Alouettes
July 5, 2022 (Week 4) 22 - 23 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
July 8, 2022 (Week 4) 6 - 49 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 5
July 9, 2022 (Week 5) 28 - 13 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
July 10, 2022 (Week 5) 22 - 43 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Match Day Week 6
July 15, 2022 (Week 6) 31 - 32 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Edmonton Elks
July 16, 2022 (Week 6) 26 - 19 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders
July 16, 2022 (Week 6) 30 - 24 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
July 16, 2022 (Week 6) 25 - 23 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 7
July 22, 2022 (Week 7) 33 - 40 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes
July 22, 2022 (Week 7) 17 - 12 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
July 23, 2022 (Week 7) 10 - 24 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
July 24, 2022 (Week 7) 21 - 31 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Toronto Argonauts
Match Day Week 8
July 29, 2022 (Week 8) 24 - 17 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
July 30, 2022 (Week 8) 17 - 32 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs British Columbia Lions
July 31, 2022 (Week 8) 28 - 35 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
July 31, 2022 (Week 8) 13 - 23 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 9
August 5, 2022 (Week 9) 20 - 35 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
August 6, 2022 (Week 9) 3 - 17 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Calgary Stampeders
August 7, 2022 (Week 9) 34 - 20 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
August 7, 2022 (Week 9) 46 - 14 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks
Match Day Week 10
August 12, 2022 (Week 10) 17 - 20 (ot) N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Montreal Alouettes
August 13, 2022 (Week 10) 34 - 27 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts
August 14, 2022 (Week 10) 40 - 41 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs British Columbia Lions
August 14, 2022 (Week 10) 23 - 34 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 11
August 20, 2022 (Week 11) 12 - 30 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Edmonton Elks
August 20, 2022 (Week 11) 10 - 28 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs British Columbia Lions
August 20, 2022 (Week 11) 29 - 28 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
August 21, 2022 (Week 11) 19 - 22 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 12
August 26, 2022 (Week 12) 31 - 29 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders
August 27, 2022 (Week 12) 37 - 20 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
August 27, 2022 (Week 12) 16 - 23 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
August 28, 2022 (Week 12) 18 - 25 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 13
September 3, 2022 (Week 13) 24 - 38 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
September 4, 2022 (Week 13) 18 - 20 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 5, 2022 (Week 13) 8 - 28 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts
September 5, 2022 (Week 13) 26 - 18 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Elks
Match Day Week 14
September 10, 2022 (Week 14) 31 - 10 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs British Columbia Lions
September 10, 2022 (Week 14) 19 - 24 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Toronto Argonauts
September 10, 2022 (Week 14) 54 - 20 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
September 11, 2022 (Week 14) 28 - 56 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 15
September 17, 2022 (Week 15) 24 - 26 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Edmonton Elks
September 17, 2022 (Week 15) 48 - 31 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 18, 2022 (Week 15) 29 - 31 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs British Columbia Lions
Match Day Week 16
September 24, 2022 (Week 16) 23 - 16 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
September 25, 2022 (Week 16) 15 - 45 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Toronto Argonauts
September 25, 2022 (Week 16) 11 - 25 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 17
October 1, 2022 (Week 17) 31 - 13 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
October 1, 2022 (Week 17) 34 - 19 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
October 1, 2022 (Week 17) 18 - 25 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Montreal Alouettes
October 2, 2022 (Week 17) 29 - 2 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Toronto Argonauts
Match Day Week 18
October 8, 2022 (Week 18) 18 - 14 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
October 8, 2022 (Week 18) 23 - 20 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs British Columbia Lions
October 9, 2022 (Week 18) 48 - 11 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Elks
October 10, 2022 (Week 18) 18 - 24 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 19
October 15, 2022 (Week 19) 30 - 34 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes
October 15, 2022 (Week 19) 32 - 35 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
October 16, 2022 (Week 19) 23 - 28 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Toronto Argonauts
October 16, 2022 (Week 19) 40 - 32 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Match Day Week 20
October 22, 2022 (Week 20) 30 - 27 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
October 22, 2022 (Week 20) 14 - 31 N/A Edmonton Elks vs British Columbia Lions
October 22, 2022 (Week 20) 23 - 24 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Toronto Argonauts
October 23, 2022 (Week 20) 21 - 32 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 21
October 29, 2022 (Week 21) 24 - 9 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs British Columbia Lions
October 29, 2022 (Week 21) 33 - 38 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes
October 29, 2022 (Week 21) 16 - 23 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
October 30, 2022 (Week 21) 36 - 10 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

[References: 2] Note: All Times IST.

Week by Week Recaps

Preseason

Irish-born Kicker and Punter Tadgh Leader was released after playing preseason with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Please see: Canadian Football League Preseason 2022 for more details.

Week 1 (10-12 June 2022)

Three Inter-Division match-ups saw wins for Western Division teams all of whom were at home to teams from the East. Winnipeg Blue Bombers opened their defence of the Grey Cup with a defeat of Ottawa REDBLACKS by 19-17, Calgary Stampeders won 30-27 versus Montreal Alouettes, and Saskatchewan Roughriders had an easier victory against Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30-13. The biggest victory of the weekend, however, was BC Lions huge 59-15 win at home in an all-West Division affair versus Edmonton Elks, who are still struggling under their new name. [References: 2]

Week 2 (17-19 June 2022)

Toronto Argonauts defeated Montreal Alouettes 20-19 to go top of the Eastern Division on 1-0. The two Inter-Division games saw Ottawa REDBLACKS fall to 0-2 after losing to defending Champions Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19-12. Winnipeg improved to 2-0 with the win as Calgary Stampeders joined the Blue Bombers on 2-0 with a 33-30 victory over Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who fell to 0-2. The Western Division match-up saw Saskatchewan Roughriders also move to 2-0 with a 26-16 triumph over Edmonton Elks, who lost their second game. [References: 2]

Week 3 (24-26 June 2022)

Three Inter-Division match-ups saw Montreal Alouettes improve to 1-2 with a shock 37-13 victory at Saskatchewan Roughriders who lost for the first time in 2022; British Columbia Lions improve to 3-0 with a huge 44-3 defeat of the 0-2 Toronto Argonauts; and Winnipeg Blue Bombers also improved to 3-0 as they defeated Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26-12. The Ti-Cats dropping their third straight game to open the season. The Western Division game between Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Elks was won 30-23 by the Stamps as they improved to 3-0. [References: 2]

Weeks 4-8 (2-31 July 2022)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers marched on to 8-0 with five victories in July – at Toronto (23-22), at BC Lions (43-22), versus Calgary (26-19), at Edmonton (24-10) and at Calgary (35-28). Their nearest challengers in the West Division were British Columbia Lions on 5-1 who had defeated Ottawa 34-31 on the road and Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17-12 in Vancouver and Saskatchewan 32-17 in Regina. Calgary Stampeders were in third on 4-2, with a 49-6 victory at Edmonton. The difference between the teams was Winnipeg’s victories over the Stampeders (twice) and Lions (once). Saskatchewan Roughriders trailed on 4-4 but were still in with a shot at a crossover playoff spot with wins versus Montreal Alouettes (41-20) and Ottawa REDBLACKS (28-13) before three losses in a row to Toronto (twice) and BC Lions (once). Edmonton were at the foot of the Standings with a 2-5 record, although had defeated Montreal Alouettes 32-31 in week 6.

The Toronto Argonauts were leading the East Division on 3-2 following two wins in two weeks versus Saskatchewan Roughriders (30-24 and 31-21), while Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats were both still in the running for a playoff spot, both standing on 2-5. Montreal had defeated Ottawa 40-33 and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had gained wins over Ottawa (25-23) and Montreal (24-17), the latter a crucial game for the TiCats. Ottawa REDBLACKS languished in last place in the East on 0-6. On 31 July the previous winless Ottawa REDBLACKS created a shock with a 23-13 home victory over division leading Toronto Argonauts. [References: 2]

Week 9 (5-7 August 2022)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers remained on course for a three-peat with a 35-20 defeat of Montreal Alouettes who fell to 2-6, as the Blue Bombers marched on to a ninth consecutive victory while also remaining unbeaten. Calgary Stampeders improved to 5-2 with a 17-3 victory over Ottawa REDBLACKS who despite being only 1-7 were still only one game off a playoff spot. Toronto Argonauts extended their lead in the East with a 34-20 victory over Hamilton TigerCats who dropped to 2-6 as the Argos improved to 4-3. The final game of the weekend was a huge 46-14 defeat of Edmonton Elks by BC Lions as the Lions improved to 6-1 and the Elks, still not realistically out of a crossover playoff spot, fell to 2-6. [References: 2]

Week 10 (12-14 August 2022)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (9-1) were defeated for the first time in the 2022 season after losing 17-20 in overtime to Montreal Alouettes who improved to 3-6. Elsewhere BC Lions (7-1) kept up the pace with Winnipeg after a thrilling 41-40 victory at Calgary Stampeders (5-3). Hamilton Tiger-Cats also improved to 3-6 in the weaker East Division after winning 34-27 at home to Toronto Argonauts (4-4). Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-4) remained on course for a crossover playoff spot with a 34-23 victory over the 2-7 Edmonton Elks. [References: 2]

Week 11 (20-21 August 2022)

With Winnipeg Blue Bombers not playing, the British Columbia Lions took the opportunity to close the gap on the West Division leaders to half a game with a 28-10 victory at Saskatchewan Roughriders, who despite falling to 5-5 were still in with a good chance of making the crossover playoff spot. Calgary Stampeders improved to 6-3 with a 22-19 victory at Toronto Argonauts meaning with the Argos on 4-5 every team in the East Division was now on a losing record. Montreal Alouettes defeated Hamilton Tiger-Cats 29-28 in another close game as the Als improved to 4-6 and the TiCats dropped to 3-7. In the other game between the two cellar-dwellers Edmonton Elks improved to 3-7 with a 30-12 triumph at the 1-8 Ottawa REDBLACKS. [References: 2]

Week 12 (26-28 August 2022)

In the East Division a win for Toronto Argonauts (37-20) over Tadhg Leader’s former team Hamilton Tiger-Cats put them back in sole possession of first place on 5-5 with Montreal Alouettes (4-6) on a bye week. Ottawa REDBLACKS (2-8) gained a second victory of the season, 25-18 at fellow strugglers Edmonton Elks (3-8) putting Edmonton well out of the West Division running. Saskatchewan Roughriders had an important 23-16 victory at B.C. Lions which put the Regina team on 6-5 and improving their chances of making the playoffs and delivering a blow to the Vancouver-based team’s hopes of a division championship after Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 31-29 at home in Manitoba versus Calgary Stampeders. Winnipeg were now on 10-1, a game and a half ahead of B.C. Lions while the Stampeders were on 6-4. [References: 2]

Week 13 (3-5 September 2022)

Ottawa REDBLACKS caused a minor shock in defeating Montreal Alouettes 38-24 in Week 13, improving to 3-8 and in the process markedly improving their playoff chances. The REDBLACKS were 1-8 two weeks previously and were now just one game behind Montreal (4-7) in the race for the second automatic playoff spot in the Eastern Division. Toronto Argonauts triumphed 28-8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats to go 6-5 at the top of the East. Hamilton dropped to last place on 3-9.

The West Division was still Winnipeg’s to lose as the two-time defending champions improved to 11-1 with a close 20-18 victory at Saskatchewan Roughriders, with the ‘riders dropping to 6-6 but still in a crossover playoff spot. In the other game Calgary Stampeders improved to 7-4 after winning 26-18 at home to Alberta rivals Edmonton Elks who were adrift at the bottom of the West on 3-9. B.C. Lions who had a bye week were still in second on 8-2. [References: 2]

Week 14 (10-11 September 2022)

Montreal Alouettes bounced back from a shock defeat to Ottawa REDBLACKS to cause one the big upsets of the season themselves, triumphing 31-10 versus the British Columbia Lions. It was only B.C.’s third defeat of the season, and means Winnipeg Blue Bombers are virtually guaranteed the division title with seven weeks remaining after the Bombers went four wins in front with a 54-20 defeat of Saskatchewan Roughriders, who dropped to 6-7 on the year. Calgary Stampeders topped the Blue Bombers in the scoring stakes the next day however winning 56-20 at Edmonton Elks to improve to 8-4 and put a bit of light between themselves and the Regina-based ‘Riders for third place in the West. The Elks fell to 3-10 and well out of contention for the playoffs with the loss. Toronto Argonauts maintained their two-game cushion on Montreal at the top of the East Division after they won 24-19 at Ottawa who dropped to 3-9 and increasingly likely to fail to make the playoffs. As things stood after an average of 12 gamers played from 18 in total, Winnipeg Blue Bombers had clinched a playoff berth with no team as yet eliminated. [References: 2]

Week 15 (17-18 September 2022)

The big news in week 12 was Winnipeg’s second loss only all season, 31-48 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats, which left the Blue Bombers on 12-2 and the TiCats on 4-9 back in the playoff hunt. In other matches Saskatchewan Roughriders also had a shock defeat, 24-26 at home to Edmonton Elks, leaving the ‘riders on 6-8 and Edmonton on 4-10, still unbelievably mathematically still not eliminated from the playoffs. In a big game in the West Division B.C. Lions won 31-29 at Calgary Stampeders, leaving the Lions (9-3) with an edge for second place over the Stamps (8-5) [References: 2]

Week 16 (24-25 September 2022)

Montreal (6-7) kept the pressure on Toronto Argonauts in the East Division with a 23-16 victory at home to Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4-10). The Argos (8-5) won 45-15 at Ottawa REDBLACKS (3-10). In the West Division the only game played was between second placed British Columbia Lions (9-4) and third placed Calgary Stampeders (9-5) who moved level with B.C. on 18 Points with a 25-11 win in Vancouver. [References: 2] Winnipeg Blue Bombers, B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts had all with the weekends results clinched Playoff Berths. [References: 2]

Week 17 (1-2 October 2022)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13-2) continued tearing up the field, defeating the 6-9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-13. The Bombers were still not assured of the Western Division Championship, though, as B.C. Lions improved to 10-4 with a 34-19 victory over Ottawa REDBLACKS (3-11) and Calgary Stampeders (10-5) won 29-2 versus Toronto Argonauts (8-6). The Argos were joined in the Playoffs in the Eastern Division by Montreal Alouettes, who improved to 7-7 with a 25-18 triumph over Edmonton Elks (4-11). With only one playoff place remaining, and both Division Championships yet to be decided, it was all to play for with four weeks remaining in the regular season. [References: 2]

Week 18 (8-10 October 2022)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-10) defeated Saskatchewan 18-14 to put some pressure on the Roughriders (6-10) for the Crossover Playoff spot. Toronto Argonauts (9-6) won 23-20 at home to British Columbia Lions (10-5) which handed the Western Division title to Winnipeg Blue Bombers who improved to 14-2 after a huge 48-11 win versus Edmonton Elks (4-12). Meanwhile Ottawa REDBLACKS (4-11) won 24-18 at Montreal Alouettes (7-8) which meant the REDBLACKS were still not mathematically eliminated. [References: 2]

Week 19 (15-16 October 2022)

Montreal Alouettes defeated Ottawa REDBLACKS 34-30 to improve to 8-8 as Ottawa slipped to 4-12. Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 35-32 at Calgary Stampeders as they improved their chances of gaining the crossover playoff spot going to 6-10, level with Saskatchewan Roughriders who had a bye week. Calgary were now on 10-6, one game behind B.C. Lions who had a shock 40-32 victory over Winnipeg Blue Bombers who were on 14-3 with only their third loss in 2022. [References: 2-2B]

Week 20 (22-23 October 2022)

Despite a big second quarter where the REDBLACKS outscored the Tiger-Cats 21-0, Hamilton came back in the 4th Quarter to win 30-27 a move a step closer to the playoffs. A big second quarter where the B.C. Lions outscored the Edmonton Elks 17-0 was the difference between the teams as the Lions secured second place in the West Division with a 31-14 victory. Despite a fourth quarter comeback by the Als where Montreal scored 17 points the Toronto Argonauts held on for the win, defeating the Alouettes 24-23 to make sure of the East Division Championship. Saskatchewan Roughriders playoff chances were dealt an almost unrecoverable blow after the Calgary Stampeders outscored the ‘Riders in each of the first three quarters to secure a 32-21 win. [References: 2-2B]

Week 21 (29-30 October 2022)

Winnipeg Blue Bombers took a 14-0 first quarter lead and led the rest of the game as they finished the regular season with a franchise-record 15-3 record. B.C. Lions finish on 12-6. 21 First quarter points were enough for the Montreal Alouettes to see out a hard-earned victory over Division Champions Toronto Argonauts. Als finish season on 9-9 in second place in the East, Argos on 11-7 in first place. Hamilton Tiger-cats qualified for the cross-over spot in the playoffs with a 23-16 victory at Ottawa REDBLACKS. Ticats finish 8-10 and REDBLACKS 4-14. Calgary Stampeders had a 36-10 victory at home over the slumping Saskatchewan Roughriders to finish the season 12-6 in third place in the West as the ‘Riders finished 6-12. [References: 2-2C]

Divisional Semi-Finals (6 November 2022)

Montreal Alouettes headed to their first Eastern Final since 2014 after a first half performance against Hamilton Tiger-Cats where they outscored the Ti-Cats 22-6, prevailing 28-17 in the end. B.C. Lions progressed to the Western Final after a 30-16 victory over Calgary Stampeders in the Western Semi-Final [References: 2]

Divisional Finals (13 November 2022)

Toronto Argonauts advanced to the Grey Cup thanks to a First Quarter where the Argos outscored the Montreal Alouettes 14-3. Toronto never relinquished the lead.

In a game that almost everything, including a Rouge (S Flintoff) and a convert kick return (T Williams) for BC Lions and Winnipeg’s second-longest playoff punt return in History (92 yards by J Grant), Winnipeg advanced to the Grey Cup to attempt the three-peat. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 BC Lions 20 was the Final Score. [References: 2][See Individual Games for Scorers References]

109th Grey Cup (20 November 2022 – Regina, Saskatchewan)

A Ouellette (Two Rushing Touchdowns) and B Bede (Three Field Goals, Two Convert Kicks and One Rouge (Single) were the heroes for Toronto Argonauts scoring 12 points each, and accounting for all the Argos points between them as Toronto ended Winnipeg Blue Bombers dreams of a dynasty with a close 24-23 victory in Regina, Saskatchewan.

The reigning Grey Cup holders Winnipeg were hoping for a three-peat but went down to A Ouellette’s five yard touchdown run and B Bede’s successful convert kick with less than four minutes remaining. The Blue Bombers had scored through two touchdowns from Quarterback D Prukop and a 102-yard punt return for Touchdown by J Grant, the longest in Grey Cup history as well as a Field Goal and two successful Convert Kicks by M Liegghio, however it was not to be as the Double Blues of Toronto took home the 109th Grey Cup. [References: 11]

Eirball’s Map of CFL Teams 2022

Vector Contributor Porcupen (2022) **Canada vintage map and flag – vector illustration** [Internet] Available from Shutterstock at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/canada-vintage-map-flag-vector-illustration-737573665 [Accessed 10 August 2022][CFL Team logos sourced and added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball]

PREVIEW

The 2022 Canadian Football League season features the same nine teams as in 2021. The Preseason begins on May 23rd with Grey Cup 2021 Champions Winnipeg Blue Bombers visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders and ends on June 4th. The Regular Season then begins on June 10th and concludes on October 30th. The 109th Grey Cup is scheduled for Sunday November 20th. [References: 2]

ABOUT THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

There are 3 main versions of Gridiron Football: the traditional 11v11 game played in USA, a 12v12 version of the game played in Canada, and a 8v8 version of the game played Indoors on converted Ice Hockey Arenas.

REFERENCES

LOGOS

[1] Sports Logos (2021) 2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/2573/full/2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

GAMEDAY REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2022/ [Accessed 18 December 2021][Last Accessed 14 November 2022]

[2B] Canadian Football League (2022) Standings 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/standings/ [Last Accessed 24 October 2022]

[2C] Winnipeg Blue Bombers Facebook (2022) Photo, 29 October 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BlueBombers/photos/a.783762148323415/6064110433621867/ [Accessed 31 October 2022]

[3] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/video/may-28-tadhg-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[4] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Transactions [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-transactions-june-5 [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[5] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tiger-Cats add Global Kicker Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-global-kicker-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[6] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Box-Score [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#boxscore [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[7] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Play-by-Play [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#playbyplay [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[8] Canadian Football League (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/players/tadhg-leader/166367/ [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[9] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 Toronto Argonauts 18 Match-Up [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6208/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-toronto-argonauts/?_ga=2.211093398.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#matchup [Accessed 10 June 2022]

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[11] CFL (2022) Game 6296 Toronto Argonauts 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6296/toronto-argonauts-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/?_ga=2.141315762.1468903814.1669053186-1126242507.1665724673#playbyplay [Accessed 21 November 2022]

LOGOS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady (Dublin Bay Raptors)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 21 November 2022

June 10, 2022October 29, 2023

Tadgh Leader Irish-born Professional American and Canadian Football Player 2021-2022

Player Details and Statistics

#: 76
Name: Tadgh Leader
Nationality: Ireland
Position: Kicker, Punter
Height: 6'02
Weight: 205
Past Teams: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Panthers Wroclaw
Leagues: European League of Football East Division, CFL Canadian Football League East Division
Seasons: 2021, Preseason 2022

CFL Canadian Football League East Division

Season	Team	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	TD	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
Preseason 2022	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

European League of Football East Division

Season	Team	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	TD	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
2021	Panthers Wroclaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Total

Season	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	TD	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost
Total

[References: 1-21]

Biography

Born: Galway, Ireland, 1 March 1992.

College: International (Ireland); Lindenwood University (USA).

Professional Career: Connacht Rugby (Pro 12 Rugby); New England Free Jacks (Major League Rugby, 2019); Aviators (The Spring League 2021); Panthers Wroclaw (European League of Football 2021); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Canadian Football League Preseason 2022)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadgh Leader was born in Galway, Ireland. At the age of 15 he and his brother Darragh headed out to kick some Rugby balls at their local pitch on Christmas Day. His dad, a former Galwegians RFC Rugby player made a bet with them that they could not kick the ball over the bars from the halfway line. Both Tadgh and his brother Darragh won €50 each.

Tadgh went on to play Rugby Professionally for Connacht and Darragh now lives in USA where he coaches at Clemson University Tigers. Tadhg suffered a number of injuries during his last few years at Connacht and after playing in Italy he ended up studying in USA and playing for both New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby and making his Test debut for USA Eagles Rugby Union National Team.

Tadgh was signed up to play another year of Rugby Union in 2021 when the kicker started kicking American Footballs for fun. People took notice and said he should try out for American Football teams and so he went off to San Diego where he was kicking alongside Super Bowl-winning athletes. Unsure of his own ability he asked John Carney, who has 23 years of experience kicking Footballs and Carney said he could mix it with the NFL players.

Before long Leader found himself playing for the Aviators in The Spring League in USA. The Aviatiors, one of four teams based in Indianapolis, a COVID-19 Pod and one of two Pods in the 8-team league in 2021 finished with an 0-6 record in 2021. On May 7 versus Alphas Tadgh Leader scored the first points of his American Football career kicking a Field Goal to make the score Aviators 3 Alphas 7 at Halftime.

After spending Spring in Indianapolis with the Aviators Tadgh signed for Panthers Wroclaw in the European League of Football, making his debut on August 1 in a 31-33 loss at Cologne Centurions. Tadhg scored a 35-yard Field Goal in that game to make the score 16-7 [References: 7-8] On August 22 he kicked a 52-yard Field Goal, his personal highlight in a 30-24 victory at Hamburg Sea Devils [References: 9-10]. The Hamburg game was his fourth of the ELF season [References: 11]. Panthers Wroclaw finished the season with three straight wins to finish on 6-4 and reached the Playoffs where they lost to Hamburg Sea Devils 27-30.

In March 2022 Leader signed for Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, scoring the winning Field Goal with seconds left in the Ti-Cats opening preseason game versus Montreal Alouettes. After their second and last preseason game of the 2022 season where Leader sat on the bench and did not feature, Tadgh was released. [References: 15-21]

Note: Video Clip of Tadhg’s 52-yard FG versus Hamburg Sea Devils can be seen by clicking the link in Reference Number 9 below the Standing Section:

The Spring League 2021

The Spring League 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
TSL North (Indianapolis)
Linemen (C)	6	5	1	0	177	117	.833
Conquerors	6	4	2	0	164	118	.667
Alphas	6	3	3	0	118	137	.500
Aviators	6	0	6	0	53	140	.000
TSL South (Houston)
Jousters (C)	6	4	2	0	121	62	.667
Generals	6	4	2	0	131	104	.667
Blues	6	3	3	0	78	107	.500
Sea Lions	6	1	5	0	90	141	.250

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Mega Bowl Championship		Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
19/06/2021	Linemen	26	Jousters	23

[References: 2]

European League of Football Autumn 2021

European League of Football Division North 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	7	3	0.700	274	178	L2
2	Panthers Wroclaw	6	4	0.600	314	259	W3
3	Leipzig Kings	5	5	0.500	295	320	L1
4	Berlin Thunder	3	7	0.300	228	289	W1

European League of Football Division South 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Frankfurt Galaxy	9	1	0.900	357	132	W9
2	Cologne Centurions	5	5	0.500	320	365	L1
3	Barcelona Dragons	3	7	0.300	230	277	L2
4	Stuttgart Surge	2	8	0.200	157	355	L6

European League of Football Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 11, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 36 - 6 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
September 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 30 - 27 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Championship Game
September 26, 2021 (Championship Game) 32 - 30 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils

[References: 12-13]

CFL Canadian Football League Preseason 2022

CFL Canadian Football League East Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Ottawa REDBLACKS	1	1	0.500	49	44	5	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	1	0.500	42	41	1	L1
3	Montreal Alouettes	1	1	0.500	50	51	-1	W1
4	Toronto Argonauts	1	1	0.500	35	40	-5	W1

CFL Canadian Football League West Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Calgary Stampeders	2	0	1.000	78	13	65	W2
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	1	0.500	45	46	-1	W1
3	Edmonton Elks	1	1	0.500	37	57	-20	L1
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	1	0.000	16	25	-9	L1
5	British Columbia Lions	0	1	0.000	6	41	-35	L1

[References: 15-21]

Tadgh Leader CFL Games Log

Results

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7	3	9	6	25
Montreal Alouettes	9	6	0	8	23

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

#	Player	Position	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	TD	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
76	Tadgh Leader	Kicker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Montreal Alouettes

Position	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	TD	Comp	Att	Pass Yds	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Lost	FR	Tckl	Solo	Asst	Sack	PR	KR	Punt	PYds	PAvg	BFG	OR
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References (WEBSITES)

[1] The 42 (2021) The former Connacht man now trying to make it as an NFL kicker [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/tadhg-leader-connacht-nfl-5425042-May2021/ [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[2] The Liberty (2021) Leader and Mayo: Meet the two Irishmen with the NFL in their sights [Internet] Available from: https://www.theliberty.ie/2021/12/01/leader-and-mayo-meet-the-two-irishmen-with-the-nfl-in-their-sights/?fbclid=IwAR1g3KnLD1lmr5GsnTTOrYiBJpVYPuyZzhjcgWKz54lKAc1ychvTjBiYwqA [Accessed 3 December 2021]

TSL Career References

[3] The Spring League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 20 June 2021]

[4] The Spring League (2021) Aviators [Internet] Available from: https://www.thespringleague.com/?page_id=5809 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[5] The Spring League (2021) Post, May 7 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/thespringleague/posts/306326787531251 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

ELF Career References

[6] Rugby Players Ireland (2021) The Journey Continues for Tadhg Leader [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[7] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, July 30, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4428767077162803 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[8] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, August 3, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4440139309358913 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[9] European League of Football (2021) Video, August 26, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=4160723400714711 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[10] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, August 26, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4511404508899059 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[11] Tadhg Leader Facebook (2021) Post, September 1, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tadhg.leader/posts/4530606193645557 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[12] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 10 November 2021]

[13] European League of Football (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/schedule [Accessed 11 July 2021]

CFL Career References

LOGOS [1] Sports Logos (2021) 2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/2573/full/2757__canadian_football_league-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021] REFERENCES

[15] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2022/ [Accessed 18 December 2021]

[16] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tadhg Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/video/may-28-tadhg-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[17] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Transactions [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-transactions-june-5 [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[18] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tiger-Cats add Global Kicker Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-global-kicker-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[19] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Box-Score [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#boxscore [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[20] Canadian Football League (2022) Schedule Preseason 2022 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25 Montreal Alouettes 23 Play-by-Play [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6206/montreal-alouettes-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/?_ga=2.173484064.2086368179.1654856618-1214091020.1654856618#playbyplay [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[21] Canadian Football League (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/players/tadhg-leader/166367/ [Accessed 10 June 2022]

ELF Logo References

[7] Barcelona Dragons Facebook (2021)Profile Picture: March 24, 2021: 164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164100830_143302991038424_6685619488922431445_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=7nF5AhntfsEAX9glptP&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=a430079a20cfb0956dd3ea5a7c8db22e&oe=61316F91 [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[8] Panthers Wroclaw Fabecook (2021) profile Picture September 20, 2013 1235513_483738095055993_896136457_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/PanthersWroclaw/photos/a.483738081722661/483738095055993/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[9] Hamburg Sea Devils Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 9, 2021: 159505975_122355319823281_3096303558860788527_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/HamburgSeaDevils/photos/a.106420621416751/122355316489948 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[10] Stuttgart Surge Facebook (2021) Profile Picture July 27, 2021: 224860379_157740426432198_682630597869113461_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/StuttgartSurgeFootball/photos/a.101150422091199/157740416432199/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[11] Leipzig Kings Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 23, 2021 176481610_124322863083112_5924150060350890678_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/105240348324697/photos/a.105240374991361/124322859749779 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[12] Cologne Centurions Facebook (2021) Profile Picture March 22, 2021 164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/164225775_104312295086165_3866117950552195047_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-4&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=q-FxP6s2FecAX8leJ2f&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=b85f562fcd7282fd92b580c46312ec3d&oe=61329D2C [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[13] Frankfurt Galaxy Facebook (2021) Profile Picture April 18, 2021 175159880_127159659432418_8771340701865027771_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/frankfurtgalaxy21/photos/a.100834638731587/127159656099085 [Accessed 6 August 2021]

[14] Berlin Thunder Facebook (2021) Profile Picture May 6, 2021 182443261_131030875743347_4880774321224305568_n [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/BER.Thunder/photos/a.106909338155501/131030872410014/ [Accessed 6 August 2021]

CFL Logo References

[3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Todd Zboyan, Decy Maher, Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady

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Major Alternative Football Leagues Final Standings 2021

Canadian Football League 2021

CFL Logo [Reference: 1]

Canadian Football League East Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Toronto Argonauts	9	5	18	309	318	-9	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	8	6	16	312	244	68	W1
3	Montreal Alouettes	7	7	14	346	305	41	L1
4	Ottawa REDBLACKS	3	11	6	224	384	-160	W1

Canadian Football League West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11	3	20	361	188	173	L2
2	Saskatchewan Roughriders	9	5	18	290	284	6	L1
3	Calgary Stampeders	8	6	16	315	263	52	W3
4	British Columbia Lions	5	9	10	312	351	-39	W1
5	Edmonton Elks	3	11	6	246	378	-132	L1

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 2021


Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Eastern Semi-Final) 23 - 12 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
Match Day Western Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Western Semi-Final) 33 OT - 30 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Eastern Final
December 5, 2021 (Eastern Final) 19 - 27 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Match Day Western Final
December 5, 2021 (Western Final) 21 - 17 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day 108th Grey Cup
December 12, 2021 (108th Grey Cup) 25 - 33 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

References: [2] (Standings Calculated Automatically).

Japan X-League X1 Super 2021

Japan X-League Logo. References: [3]

JAFA Japan X-League X1 Super 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Panasonic Impulse	7	0	0	21	271	60	211	W7
2	Fujitsu Frontiers	6	1	0	18	217	113	104	W1
3	Obic Seagulls	5	2	0	15	155	61	94	L1
4	IBM Big Blue	3	3	1	10	223	249	-26	W3
5	Nojima Sagamihara Rise	3	4	0	9	148	153	-5	W1
6	Tokyo Gas Creators	2	5	0	6	112	237	-125	L1
7	Elecom Kobe Finies	1	5	1	4	115	172	-57	L5
8	All-Mitsubishi Lions	0	7	0	0	24	220	-196	L7

JAFA Japan X-League X1 Super Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
December 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 38 - 31 N/A Panasonic Impulse vs IBM Big Blue
December 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 17 - 10 N/A Fujitsu Frontiers vs Obic Seagulls
Match Day 75th Rice Bowl
January 3, 2022 (75th Rice Bowl) 18 - 24 N/A Panasonic Impulse vs Fujitsu Frontiers

References: [4, 5][Standings Calculated Automatically]

European League of Football 2021

European League of Football Logo. References: [6]

European League of Football Division North 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Hamburg Sea Devils	7	3	0.700	274	178	L2
2	Panthers Wroclaw	6	4	0.600	314	259	W3
3	Leipzig Kings	5	5	0.500	295	320	L1
4	Berlin Thunder	3	7	0.300	228	289	W1

European League of Football Division South 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Streak
1	Frankfurt Galaxy	9	1	0.900	357	132	W9
2	Cologne Centurions	5	5	0.500	320	365	L1
3	Barcelona Dragons	3	7	0.300	230	277	L2
4	Stuttgart Surge	2	8	0.200	157	355	L6

European League of Football Playoffs 2021


Match Day Semi-Finals
September 11, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 36 - 6 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Cologne Centurions
September 12, 2021 (Semi-Finals) 30 - 27 N/A Hamburg Sea Devils vs Panthers Wroclaw
Match Day Championship Game
September 26, 2021 (Championship Game) 32 - 30 N/A Frankfurt Galaxy vs Hamburg Sea Devils

References: [7, 8]

The Spring League 2021

The Spring League Logo. References: [12]

The Spring League 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
TSL North (Indianapolis)
Linemen (C)	6	5	1	0	177	117	.833
Conquerors	6	4	2	0	164	118	.667
Alphas	6	3	3	0	118	137	.500
Aviators	6	0	6	0	53	140	.000
TSL South (Houston)
Jousters (C)	6	4	2	0	121	62	.667
Generals	6	4	2	0	131	104	.667
Blues	6	3	3	0	78	107	.500
Sea Lions	6	1	5	0	90	141	.250

[References: Compiled from results in 13-14]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Mega Bowl Championship		Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
19/06/2021	Linemen	26	Jousters	23

[References: 13-14]

Recap

The Major Alternative Football Leagues of 2021 were The Spring League which kicked off its 5th season this year, with a major expansion, adding a second hub city and four teams to its schedule, the European League of Football, Japan X-League X1 Super, and the Canadian Football League.

The Linemen won TSL North in Indianapolis with a 5-1 record and the Jousters were Champions of TSL South in Houston with a 4-2 record. In a close Mega Bowl Linemen defeated Jousters 26-23 [13-14]. Tadhg Leader, former Connacht Rugby player, who was born in Ireland, played kicker for the Aviators who finished 0-6 in the TSL North [8-10].

Following the TSL season, Tadhg Leader moved on to play for Panthers Wroclaw of Poland in the European League of Football, along with a young Tallaght, South Dublin County native Kevin Mayo. The Panthers finished the season 6-4 in the ELF North but lost the Semi-Final 27-30 at Hamburg Sea Devils, who finished runners-up to ELF South Champions Frankfurt Galaxy (9-1) who won the ELF Championship Game 32-30 in an even closer game than the TSL Mega Bowl [7-8].

By the Fall the Japan X-League had kicked off and the 6-1 Fujitsu Frontiers upset the 7-0 Panasonic Impulse 24-20 in the Rice Bowl [4-5]. This was the first year the JXL had sole ownership of the Rice Bowl, previously the X-League Champions contested the Rice Bowl with the College Champions in Japan.

The Canadian Football League, the biggest of the Major Alternative Football Leagues played a covid-shortened 14-game schedule, with newly renamed Edmonton Elks struggling to a 3-11 record, worst in the CFL. The big news on the Football field however was Winnipeg Blue Bombers who went 11-3 in winning the CFL West before triumphing 33-25 against Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) who had upset CFL East Champions Toronto Argonauts 27-19 in the Eastern Final [2].

Tadhg Leader – Irish-born Player (Panthers Wroclaw ELF and Aviators TSL)

Former Connacht Rugby player Tadhg Leader was born in Galway, Ireland. At the age of 15 he and his brother Darragh headed out to kick some Rugby balls at their local pitch on Christmas Day. His dad, a former Galwegians RFC Rugby player made a bet with them that they could not kick the ball over the bars from the halfway line. Both Tadhg and his brother Darragh won €50 each.

Tadhg went on to play Rugby Professionally for Connacht and Darragh now lives in USA where he coaches at Clemson University Tigers. Tadhg suffered a number of injuries during his last few years at Connacht and after playing in Italy he ended up studying in USA and playing for both New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby and making his Test debut for USA Eagles Rugby Union National Team.

Tadhg was signed up to play another year of Rugby Union in 2021 when the kicker started kicking American Footballs for fun. People took notice and said he should try out for American Football teams and so he went off to San Diego where he was kicking alongside Super Bowl-winning athletes. Unsure of his own ability he asked John Carney, who has 23 years of experience kicking Footballs and Carney said he could mix it with the NFL players.

Before long Leader found himself playing for the Aviators in The Spring League in USA. The Aviatiors, one of four teams based in Indianapolis, a COVID-19 Pod and one of two Pods in the 8-team league in 2021 finished with an 0-6 record in 2021. On May 7 versus Alphas Tadhg Leader scored the first points of his American Football career kicking a Field Goal to make the score Aviators 3 Alphas 7 at Halftime.

After spending Spring in Indianapolis with the Aviators Tadhg signed for Panthers Wroclaw in the European League of Football, making his debut on opening day in a 55-39 victory over Cologne Centurions. [References: 8-10]

Kevin Mayo – Irish Player (Panthers Wroclaw ELF)

Kevin Mayo, who is from Tallaght, South Dublin Co. in Ireland, and had previously played for the South Dublin Panthers in the American Football Ireland League joined the Panthers Wroclaw at the tail end of the season after being picked up by North Park University in Chicago, an NCAA Division III College.

CFL References

LOGOS

REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/ [Accessed 31 July 2021]

Japan X-League References

IMAGES

[3] X-League (2020) logo_xleague [Internet] Available from: https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/xleague/images/logo_xleague.jpg [Accessed 7 March 2021]

STANDINGS

[4] X-League (2021) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/standing [Accessed 13 December 2021]

[5] X-League (2021) Score [Internet] Available from: https://xleague.jp/score [Accessed 4 August 2021]

ELF References

[6] European League of Football Facebook Page (2021) Profile Picture, February 4, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/europeanleagueoffootball/photos/a.100150555247238/159345569327736/ [Accessed 27 April 2021]

[7] European League of Football (2021) Stats [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/stats [Accessed 10 November 2021]

[8] European League of Football (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://europeanleague.football/schedule [Accessed 11 July 2021]

[9] South Dublin Panthers (2021) Post to Page 2 December 2021: “Great Interview!” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/southdublinpanthers/posts/309142057879208 [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[10] The Liberty (2021) Leader and Mayo: Meet the two Irishmen with the NFL in their sights [Internet] Available from: https://www.theliberty.ie/2021/12/01/leader-and-mayo-meet-the-two-irishmen-with-the-nfl-in-their-sights/?fbclid=IwAR1g3KnLD1lmr5GsnTTOrYiBJpVYPuyZzhjcgWKz54lKAc1ychvTjBiYwqA [Accessed 3 December 2021]

[11] Rugby Players Ireland (2021) The Journey Continues for Tadhg Leader [Internet] Available from: [Accessed 3 December 2021]

The Spring League References

[12] The Spring League (2017) Profile Picture August 13, 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/68494309_2435273623417739_8497449137069883392_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=osM0If13hRYAX9kbxYM&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=3d2ef90b030c12beaf5c4be4b091d540&oe=5E9E9711%5BAccessed 25 January 2020]

[13] The Spring League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=5732 [Accessed 20 June 2021]

[14] The Spring League (2021) League [Internet] Available from: https://thespringleague.com/?page_id=136 [Accessed 6 May 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady, Bart Barden, Carmine, Tomasz and Todd Zboyan (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Canadian Football League Preseason 2022

CFL Logo 2016-2022 [References: 1]

Preseason Standings

CFL Canadian Football League East Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Ottawa REDBLACKS	1	1	0.500	49	44	5	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	1	1	0.500	42	41	1	L1
3	Montreal Alouettes	1	1	0.500	50	51	-1	W1
4	Toronto Argonauts	1	1	0.500	35	40	-5	W1

CFL Canadian Football League West Division Preseason 2022

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Calgary Stampeders	2	0	1.000	78	13	65	W2
2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1	1	0.500	45	46	-1	W1
3	Edmonton Elks	1	1	0.500	37	57	-20	L1
4	Saskatchewan Roughriders	0	1	0.000	16	25	-9	L1
5	British Columbia Lions	0	1	0.000	6	41	-35	L1

Standings Calculated Automatically from Results on CFL website. Please visit the CFL website for Official Results and Standings. [References: 2]

Preseason Schedule

Canadian Football League Preseason 2022


Match Day Preseason Week 1
June 1, 2022 (Preseason Week 1) 16 - 25 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Match Day Preseason Week 2
May 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 23 - 17 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Toronto Argonauts
May 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 30 - 20 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
May 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 25 - 23 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
May 28, 2022 (Preseason Week 2) 41 - 6 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs British Columbia Lions
Match Day Preseason Week 3
June 4, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 27 - 26 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
June 4, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 18 - 17 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
June 4, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 7 - 37 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Calgary Stampeders
June 4, 2022 (Preseason Week 3) 20 - 18 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders

[References: 2] Note: All Times GMT

Recap

Ireland’s Tadgh Leader made a Field Goal from 35 yards out as time expired to give Hamilton Tiger-Cats a 25-23 victory over Montreal Alouettes in their first pre-season game of the 2022 Canadian Football League season. Earlier in the fourth quarter Leader had a punt go 33 yards and out of bounds while being swarmed by defenders. [References: 2-8] For a full recap of the game including Scoring Sequence please click on the game in the Schedule.

Leader was on the Roster for Hamilton Tiger-Cats second pre-season game of 2022. Leader did not feature in the game and was released the day after the Tiger-Cats lost 17-18 to Toronto Argonauts in this game. [References: 9-10]

Player Statistics

Irish-born Canadian Football League Players Preseason 2022

#	Player	Team	Position	Date of Birth	Age	TD	FG	Safety	PAT	2XP	Comp	Att	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Int	Lng	Fum	Height	Lost	Weight
76	Tadgh Leader	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Kicker, Punter	March 1, 1992	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6'02	0	205

Preview

The Canadian Football League brings back the Preseason for 2022 after scrapping it in 2021 due to Covid-19 virus concerns. The Preseason begins on May 23rd with Grey Cup 2021 Champions Winnipeg Blue Bombers visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders and ends on June 4th. The Regular Season then begins on June 10th and concludes on October 30th. The 109th Grey Cup is scheduled for Sunday November 20th. [References: 2]

ABOUT THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

References

LOGOS

GAMEDAY REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2022/ [Accessed 18 December 2021]

[3] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/video/may-28-tadhg-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[4] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Transactions [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-transactions-june-5 [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[5] Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2022) Tiger-Cats add Global Kicker Leader [Internet] Available from: https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-global-kicker-leader [Accessed 10 June 2022]

[8] Canadian Football League (2022) Tadgh Leader [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/players/tadhg-leader/166367/ [Accessed 10 June 2022]

LOGOS

[3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Maritime Football League Maritime Bowl (McIntyre Cup) 2002-2019

Maritime Football League Logo 2019 [Reference: 8]

Maritime Bowls for the McIntyre Cup 2002-Present

Maritime Football League McIntyre Cup


Match Day McIntyre Cup I 2002
January 1, 2002 (McIntyre Cup I 2002) 21 - 19 N/A Halifax Shockers vs Saint John Wanderers
Match Day McIntyre Cup II 2003
January 1, 2003 (McIntyre Cup II 2003) 50 - 12 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Halifax Shockers
Match Day McIntyre Cup III 2004
January 1, 2004 (McIntyre Cup III 2004) 30 - 3 N/A Moncton Marshals vs Halifax Shockers
Match Day McIntyre Cup IV 2005
January 1, 2005 (McIntyre Cup IV 2005) 28 - 18 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Dartmouth Knights
Match Day McIntyre Cup V 2006
January 1, 2006 (McIntyre Cup V 2006) 52 - 26 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Dartmouth Knights
Match Day McIntyre Cup VI 2007
January 1, 2007 (McIntyre Cup VI 2007) 23 - 0 N/A Riverview Mustangs vs Halifax Shockers
Match Day McIntyre Cup VII 2008
January 1, 2008 (McIntyre Cup VII 2008) 21 - 13 N/A Riverview Mustangs vs Saint John Wanderers
Match Day McIntyre Cup VIII 2009
January 1, 2009 (McIntyre Cup VIII 2009) 16 - 7 N/A Riverview Mustangs vs Halifax Shockers
Match Day McIntyre Cup IX 2010
January 1, 2010 (McIntyre Cup IX 2010) 29 - 10 N/A Moncton Mustangs vs Dartmouth Knights
Match Day McIntyre Cup X 2011
January 1, 2011 (McIntyre Cup X 2011) Canceled N/A Void
Match Day McIntrye Cup XI 2012
January 1, 2012 (McIntrye Cup XI 2012) 45 - 6 N/A Halifax Shockers vs Saint John Wanderers
Match Day McIntrye Cup XII 2013
January 1, 2013 (McIntrye Cup XII 2013) 49 - 20 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Halifax Shockers
Match Day McIntyre Cup XIII 2014
January 1, 2014 (McIntyre Cup XIII 2014) 48 - 7 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Capital Area Gladiators
Match Day McIntyre Cup XIV 2015
July 25, 2015 (McIntyre Cup XIV 2015) 36 - 29 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Nova Scotia Buccaneers
Match Day McIntyre Cup XV 2016
August 6, 2016 (McIntyre Cup XV 2016) 47 - 21 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Moncton Mustangs
Match Day McIntyre Cup XVI 2017
July 29, 2017 (McIntyre Cup XVI 2017) 43 - 23 N/A Moncton Mustangs vs Saint John Wanderers
Match Day McIntyre Cup XVII 2018
June 23, 2018 (McIntyre Cup XVII 2018) 43 - 23 N/A Saint John Wanderers vs Moncton Mustangs
Match Day McIntyre Cup XVIII 2019
June 22, 2019 (McIntyre Cup XVIII 2019) 34 - 27 N/A Moncton Mustangs vs Saint John Wanderers

Maritime Bowls for the McIntyre Cup [see References 1-7 for further reading]

Moncton Mustangs 2019 Maritime Bowl Champions for the McIntyre Cup. [Reference: 9]

Recap

The first three Maritime Bowls were won by three different teams – Halifax Shockers (Nova Scotia) in 2002, Saint John Wanderers (New Brunswick) in 2003 and Moncton Marshals (New Brunswick) in 2004. Thereafter a number of Dynasties took home the Terry McIntyre Cup – Saint John Wanderers in 2005 to 2006, Riverview Mustangs (New Brunswick) 2007 to 2009, and then Moncton Mustangs in 2010. There was no Champion in 2011 as the winner failed to pay their dues and then in 2012 Halifax Shockers won their second McIntyre Cup. Saint John Wanderers then won four straight from 2013 to 2016 before Moncton Mustangs won again in 2017. Saint John Wanderers won the Maritime Bowl back in 2018 and then Moncton Mustangs again won the Maritime Bowl for the McIntyre Cup in 2019. There was no League in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Of Irish interest is the Cup awarded to the winners of the Maritime Bowl is named after Terry McIntyre, one of the founders of the New Brunswick Senior Football League. McIntyre is an Irish name. Also of Interest to those reading in Ireland is that the home of Saint John Wanderers is Shamrock Park, and it is here that the Maritime Bowl was played in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 with Saint John Wanderers the team with Home Field advantage due to being Regular Season Champions.

Shamrock Park in Saint John, New Brunswick [See Reference 10 for more Information and further reading]

About the Maritime Football League and the McIntyre Cup

The McIntyre Cup was first played in 2002 between the winners of the New Brunswick Senior Football League and the Champions of the Nova Scotia Senior Football League. Terry McIntyre, one of the founders of the New Brunswick Senior Football League donated a Trophy, named the McIntyre Cup, which has been awarded annually to the Champions of the Maritime Bowl, the Championship Game of the Maritime Football League since 2005. The Maritime Football League was formed in 2005 by former members of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Senior Football Leagues.

McIntyre Cup [See Reference 8 for further reading]

References

[1] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2018) McIntyre Cup [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180215062227/http://www.maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/mfl [Accessed 21 September 2021]

[2] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2019) 2015 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20190704173514/http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2015-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[3] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2019) 2016 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20190704173519/http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2016-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[4] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2019) 2017 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20190704173524/http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2017-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[5] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2019) 2018 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20190704171721/http://maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule/2018-schedule-1 [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[6] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2018) 2019 Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20191222093003/maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/view/maritimefootball/2019-schedule[Accessed 21 September 2021]

Images

[7] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2018) McIntyreCup_2 [Cropped][Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180625160449im_/http://www.maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/img/site_images/780/uploaded_images/resize/McIntyreCup_2.jpg [Accessed 21 September 2021]

IMAGES

[8] Maritime Football League (2018) MFL Profile Picture, December 17, 2018 [Cropped][Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p960x960/48359976_10157025312762028_7034824902322421760_o.png?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=85a577&_nc_ohc=TS_D-sTurrAAX-hIecl&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=4c559cce5daa2db00405a8087100db50&oe=5EDE15EC [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[9] Maritime Football League (2018) Photo June 27, 2018: “2019 Maritime Bowl XVIII Champions – MONCTON MUSTANGS — with 2018 Maritime Bowl XVII Champions – Saint John Alpine Wanderers — at Rocky Stone Football Field.” [Resized][Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36290286_10156594109942028_4384724969955786752_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=dd9801&_nc_ohc=T6zve9am-ugAX8mf0Fk&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=f3fd4420ada785554bacbc03b5eb1a9d&oe=5EDEE02D [Accessed 10 May 2020]

[10] Saint John (2021) Aerial of Shamrock Park [Cropped] [Internet] Available from: https://saintjohn.ca/sites/default/files/styles/content_hero_desktop/public/2021-01/Aerial%20of%20Shamrock%20Park.jpg?itok=sEfJTz5J [Accessed 21 September 2021]

Logo References

[11] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2018) Moncton_Mustangs [Resized][Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180625160449im_/http://www.maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/img/site_images/780/uploaded_images/resize/Moncton_Mustangs.png [Accessed 21 September 2021]

[12] Maritime Football League Wayback Machine (2016) Saint-John-Wanderers [Resized][Internet] Available at: http://web.archive.org/web/20180215061950im_/http://www.maritimefootball.pointstreaksites.com/img/site_images/780/uploaded_images/resize/Saint-John-Wanderers.png [Accessed 21 September 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to John Wills, John Kane and John Morahan.

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Canadian Football League Schedule 2021

Canadian Football League Logo [References: 1]

Standings

Canadian Football League East Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Toronto Argonauts	9	5	18	309	318	-9	L1
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	8	6	16	312	244	68	W1
3	Montreal Alouettes	7	7	14	346	305	41	L1
4	Ottawa REDBLACKS	3	11	6	224	384	-160	W1

Canadian Football League West Division 2021

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts	Streak
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11	3	20	361	188	173	L2
2	Saskatchewan Roughriders	9	5	18	290	284	6	L1
3	Calgary Stampeders	8	6	16	315	263	52	W3
4	British Columbia Lions	5	9	10	312	351	-39	W1
5	Edmonton Elks	3	11	6	246	378	-132	L1

Playoff Schedule

CFL Canadian Football League Playoffs 2021


Match Day Eastern Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Eastern Semi-Final) 23 - 12 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
Match Day Western Semi-Final
November 28, 2021 (Western Semi-Final) 33 OT - 30 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Eastern Final
December 5, 2021 (Eastern Final) 19 - 27 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Match Day Western Final
December 5, 2021 (Western Final) 21 - 17 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day 108th Grey Cup
December 12, 2021 (108th Grey Cup) 25 - 33 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Schedule

Note: Please click on Individual Game Scores to see match reports and scorers for the game in question.

Canadian Football League Regular Season 2021


Match Day Week 1
August 6, 2021 (Week 1) 19 - 6 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
August 7, 2021 (Week 1) 33 - 29 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs British Columbia Lions
August 8, 2021 (Week 1) 20 - 23 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Toronto Argonauts
August 8, 2021 (Week 1) 12 - 16 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 2
August 13, 2021 (Week 2) 9 - 15 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs British Columbia Lions
August 14, 2021 (Week 2) 20 - 7 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argonauts
August 15, 2021 (Week 2) 13 - 30 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Montreal Alouettes
August 15, 2021 (Week 2) 30 - 8 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Match Day Week 3
August 20, 2021 (Week 3) 16 - 21 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks
August 21, 2021 (Week 3) 28 - 22 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Montreal Alouettes
August 21, 2021 (Week 3) 30 - 23 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
August 22, 2021 (Week 3) 23 - 10 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 4
August 27, 2021 (Week 4) Postponed N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton Elks
August 28, 2021 (Week 4) 10 - 27 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
August 29, 2021 (Week 4) 12 - 24 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs British Columbia Lions
August 30, 2021 (Week 4) 18 - 16 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 5
September 4, 2021 (Week 5) 29 - 51 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes
September 5, 2021 (Week 5) 8 - 23 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
September 6, 2021 (Week 5) 32 - 19 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts
September 6, 2021 (Week 5) 20 - 32 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Elks
Match Day Week 6
September 11, 2021 (Week 6) 17 - 16 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
September 11, 2021 (Week 6) 33 - 9 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
September 12, 2021 (Week 6) 16 - 32 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Calgary Stampeders
September 12, 2021 (Week 6) 45 - 13 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
Match Day Week 7
September 18, 2021 (Week 7) 23 - 17 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Calgary Stampeders
September 18, 2021 (Week 7) 30 - 16 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Toronto Argonauts
September 19, 2021 (Week 7) 18 - 27 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs British Columbia Lions
September 19, 2021 (Week 7) 22 - 37 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Match Day Week 8
September 23, 2021 (Week 8) 7 - 24 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
September 25, 2021 (Week 8) 30 - 27 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes
September 25, 2021 (Week 8) 24 - 31 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 9
September 29, 2021 (Week 9) 34 - 24 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Edmonton Elks
October 2, 2021 (Week 9) 9 - 30 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
October 2, 2021 (Week 9) 20 - 23 OT N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes
October 3, 2021 (Week 9) 23 - 17 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 10
October 7, 2021 (Week 10) 35 - 16 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
October 9, 2021 (Week 10) 30 - 3 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Edmonton Elks
October 10, 2021 (Week 10) 19 - 22 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary Stampeders
October 11, 2021 (Week 10) 20 - 16 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
October 11, 2021 (Week 10) 23 - 24 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts
Match Day Week 11
October 16, 2021 (Week 11) 16 - 26 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
October 16, 2021 (Week 11) 16 - 27 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Montreal Alouettes
October 17, 2021 (Week 11) 10 - 39 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders
Match Day Week 12
October 23, 2021 (Week 12) 37 - 16 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Toronto Argonauts
October 23, 2021 (Week 12) 32 - 3 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
October 24, 2021 (Week 12) 45 - 0 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs British Columbia Lions
October 24, 2021 (Week 12) 17 - 20 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 13
October 30, 2021 (Week 13) 13 - 26 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Calgary Stampeders
October 30, 2021 (Week 13) 23 - 39 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
October 30, 2021 (Week 13) 31 - 29 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs British Columbia Lions
October 31, 2021 (Week 13) 14 - 19 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 14
November 5, 2021 (Week 14) 26 - 18 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs British Columbia Lions
November 6, 2021 (Week 14) 19 - 17 N/A Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Edmonton Elks
November 6, 2021 (Week 14) 20 - 23 N/A Ottawa REDBLACKS vs Toronto Argonauts
November 6, 2021 (Week 14) 31 - 21 N/A Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Montreal Alouettes
Match Day Week 15
November 13, 2021 (Week 15) 31 - 12 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
November 13, 2021 (Week 15) 23 - 33 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Calgary Stampeders
November 13, 2021 (Week 15) 28 - 14 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
November 14, 2021 (Week 15) 24 - 29 N/A Edmonton Elks vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
Match Day Week 16
November 20, 2021 (Week 16) 18 - 19 N/A Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa REDBLACKS
November 20, 2021 (Week 16) 43 - 10 N/A British Columbia Lions vs Edmonton Elks
November 20, 2021 (Week 16) 24 - 3 N/A Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Saskatchewan Roughriders
November 21, 2021 (Week 16) 13 - 12 N/A Calgary Stampeders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Match Day Week 4 Rescheduled
November 17, 2021 (Week 4 Rescheduled) 7 - 13 N/A Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton Elks

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Report

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the Canadian Football League chose to have no preseason, and start the league late, in August, running for 16 weeks regular season with each team playing 14 regular season matches before the playoffs.

Week 1 Recap

Saskatchewan Roughriders broke out of the blocks in the first game at home in Mosaic Stadium in over 600 days, as they put up 32 points in the first half against BC Lions. The Lions made a spirited comeback in the second half, but the Roughriders held them off to win 33-29. The other contests were not as high-scoring, Toronto making a fourth quarter comeback to defeat Calgary with a late Field Goal, and Winnipeg coming from 6-0 down in the first quarter to win 19-6 at home to Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The much-anticipated game between the Edmonton Elks, playing for the first time under their new nickname, and Ottawa REDBLACKS ended 20-16 to Ottawa with the expected Offensive showdown between Quarterbacks Trevor Harris and Matt Nichols giving way to a defensive battle where the only Touchdown was a 102-yard Interception Return by Abdul Kanneh with 5 minutes remaining to give Ottawa victory.

Week 2 Recap

Kyran Moore, a player with an Irish name was on the scoresheet for Saskatchewan Roughriders as they came from 8-7 down in the second quarter to storm to a 30-8 victory in Hamilton versus the Tiger-Cats. Moore caught a 6 yard touchdown pass from Cody Fajardo to put the Roughriders 24-8 up in the third quarter. Meanwhile the BC Lions Michael Reilly, in for starting quarterback Nathan Rourke, both Irish names, scored on a 1 yard quarterback sneak that put them 12-3 up against Calgary Stampeders. Reilly would guide the Vancouver franchise to a 15-9 victory. Meanwhile Shai Ross caught an 11 yard touchdown pass from Trevor Harris to score a consolation TD for the Edmonton Elks as they went 0-2 in a 13-30 loss at home to Montreal Alouettes. Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated Toronto Argonauts 20-7 in the other game. After two weeks Montreal Alouettes (1-0), Saskatchewan Roughriders (2-0) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-0) were undefeated.

Week 3 Recap

Edmonton Elks got their first win under their new name, 21-16 versus British Columbia Lions, dropping the Lions to 1-2. Calgary Stampeders also moved to 1-2 with a 28-22 win against Montreal Alouettes as the Alouettes fell to 1-1. Toronto Argonauts gained revenge for the previous weeks loss to Winnipeg by defeating the Blue Bombers 30-23 to join them on four points. Saskatchewan Roughriders became the team to beat by defeating the also undefeated Ottawa REDBLACKS 23-10.

Week 4 Recap

Toronto Argonauts v Edmonton Elks was postponed due to a COVID outbreak among Edmonton players, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 27-10 versus Montreal Alouettes to gain the Ti-Cats first win of the season. British Columbia Lions won 24-12 versus Ottawa REDBLACKS to move to four points, while Winnipeg Blue Bombers joined Saskatchewan Roughriders on 6 points with a narrow 18-16 win over Calgary Stampeders.

Week 5 Recap

Montreal Alouettes defeated Ottawa REDBLACKS 51-29 to move into a three-way tie in the East with Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats with all three teams on four points after Hamilton had defeated Toronto Argonauts 32-19. Meanwhile in the West Division Edmonton Elks won 32-20 versus Calgary Stampeders in the battle of the two Alberta teams languishing on two points at the foot of the table before the game. The big game of the weekend, however, was Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-8 defeat of Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Riders first loss of the season, and which left the Blue Bombers in sole possession of first place in the West on eight points.

Week 6 Recap

With both teams on a 2-2 record the meeting of Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats was always likely to be close and so it proved as the Argos won by the slenderest of margins 17-16. Meanwhile the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders met again at the top of the West with the Bombers coming out best for the second week in a row, 33-9, to move into a four point lead at the top of the division. Calgary Stampeders moved level with Edmonton Elks with a 32-16 win to put both teams on four points, and British Columbia Lions joined Saskatchewan Roughriders on six points with a 45-13 rout of Ottawa REDBLACKS.

Week 7 Recap

Winnipeg Blue Bombers won for the sixth time in seven games as they defeated Edmonton Elks 37-22 to continue to set the pace in the West Division. The British Columbia Lions remain their nearest challenger on 8 points thanks to Michael Reilly’s 308 yards and two touchdown passing display versus Montreal in a 27-18 victory. The Saskatchewan Roughriders snapped a two-game losing streak to also move to 4-2 in the West with a 30-16 win against East Division leaders Toronto Argonauts. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats joined the Argos on 3-3 at the top of the East with a 23-17 triumph over Calgary Stampeders.

Week 8 Recap

Hamilton and Toronto both moved to 8 points and a joint lead in the East Division with victories over Division rivals Ottawa (24-7) and Montreal (30-27) respectively. In the only match-up in the West Division Saskatchewan defeated BC Lions 31-24 to go ahead of the team from Vancouver on 10 points, still in second behind Division leaders Winnipeg on 12 points.

Week 9 Recap

The East Division was shaken up a little in Week 9 with Montreal’s overtime win versus Hamilton, leaving the Alouettes back in touch on 6 points with with the Tiger-Cats on 8 points along with Toronto. In the West Division Winnipeg Blue Bombers stretched their lead over Saskatchewan with a 30-9 defeat of BC Lions as the Roughriders went down to Calgary Stampeders 17-23. Winnipeg now stand on 14 points, four ahead of the Roughriders with BC Lions a further 2 points back and Calgary on 6 points. Edmonton’s poor start under new name Elks continued as the lost 24-34 to Ottawa REDBLACKS in an Inter-Division game. The win put Ottawa on a similar 2-5 record as the Elks, but both teams remained rooted to the bottom of their Divisions.

Week 10 Recap

In a big week for the Argonauts the Toronto team defeated both Ottawa REDBLACKS 35-16 on Thursday and then on Monday squeaked by Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24-23 to put a bit of light between the teams as Toronto moved to 12 points, four ahead of Hamilton and Montreal who also had a narrow win (20-16) over Ottawa. In the West Division Winnipeg moved to 16 points and a three game lead as they won easily versus Edmonton 30-3 in a match-up between the Division leaders and bottom-placed team. Meanwhile Saskatchewan lost to Calgary for the second week in a row as the Stampeders won 22-19 in Regina to get back into playoff contention on 8 points, level with BC Lions and 2 behind the Roughriders.

Week 11 Recap

Edmonton put up a better display against Winnipeg after the previous weeks’ heavy defeat, but still went down 16-26 as the Blue Bombers further widened the gap at the top of the West Division to 8 Points. Calgary joined Saskatchewan on 10 points in second place in the West with a 39-10 victory in Vancouver over the Lions. In The East Division Montreal moved back into striking distance with the Argonauts as they downed the REDBLACKS 27-16 in Ottawa. The REDBLACKS remain in last place in the East on 4 points while the Alouettes claimed sole possession of second place on 10 points, two points behind Toronto.

Week 12 Recap

The top of the Standings became congested in the East Division as Montreal moved level with Toronto on 12 points after the Alouettes defeated the Argonauts 37-16. Hamilton were just 2 points back after the Tiger-Cats crushed the REDBLACKS 32-3 to remain in contention for the Division title. Ottawa slipped further out of Playoff contention with the loss. In the West Winnipeg scored another big win as they shutout BC Lions 45-0 at home in Manitoba as they moved to 20 Points, 8 Points clear at the top. Saskatchewan halted their slide, getting back to winning ways with a narrow 20-17 victory over Calgary in Alberta. The win put the Roughriders 2 Points back ahead of the Stampeders on 12 points with British Columbia 4 points back.

Week 13 Recap

In a Week of Inter-Division match-ups Calgary easily disposed of bottom-placed in the East Ottawa 26-13 to move to 12 Points and Hamilton also had an easy win over West Division last-placed Edmonton as the Tiger-Cats moved to 12 Points with a 39-23 defeat of the Elks. Toronto won 31-29 at home to BC Lions to improve to 7-4 and go 2 Points in front in the East as Montreal fell 14-19 at home to Saskatchewan, putting the Alouettes on 6-5 and joint second in the East with Hamilton. The Roughriders improved to 7-4 also and narrowed the gap to West Division leaders Winnipeg to 6 Points with the Blue Bombers on a bye week.

Week 14 Recap

With the Playoffs looming in a COVID-19 shortened regular season Hamilton stayed in the East Division title race with a 26-18 defeat of British Columbia, consigning the Lions to their sixth defeat in a row. The Tiger-Cats were on a three-game winning streak with this win which saw them overtake Montreal in second place as the Alouettes lost 21-31 at Winnipeg, assuring the Blue Bombers of the West Division title. Saskatchewan had a narrower 19-17 victory at Edmonton which secured the Roughriders a spot in the Playoffs and meant the Elks were assured of last place in the West with their 7th loss in a row. Toronto also had a narrower than expected 23-20 win at the REDBLACKS in Ottawa as they maintained first place in a tightly-contested East Division.

Week 15 Recap

With only one Week to go in the Regular Season the Argonauts wrapped up the East Division title with a convincing 31-12 victory in Toronto versus nearest challengers Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Montreal joined Hamilton on 14 points with a shock 28-14 victory at Winnipeg as the Blue Bombers, already assured of the West Division title and League Best-Record slipped up, losing for the first time in 9 games. Saskatchewan had a narrow 29-24 win at home in Regina over Edmonton Elks, ensuring the Roughriders of second place and homefield advantage in the Western Semi-Final versus Calgary Stampeders who earned third place with a 33-23 defeat of British Columbia in the Lions 7th loss in a row.

Week 16

With the Argonauts already assured of first place in the East, Edmonton Elks snapped an 8-game losing streak with a 13-7 win in Toronto in a rescheduled game from Week 4. Edmonton then went on to lose heavily to British Columbia as the Lions snapped a seven-game losing streak of their own with a 43-10 win to finish out the season in front of their own fans in Vancouver. Ottawa likewise finished off the season ending a long losing streak as the REDBLACKS won for the first time in seven games by defeating the Alouettes 19-18 in Montreal, thus depriving the Quebec team of second place in the East Division which went to Hamilton as the Tiger-Cats won 24-3 in Ontario versus the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders. Meanwhile Winnipeg gave their fans some concern with their second loss in a row after a nine-game winning streak as the Blue Bombers fell 12-13 at Calgary Stampeders.

With the Regular Season wrapped-up Toronto had a bye into the East Division Final after winning the East title with a 9-5 Record. Second-placed Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8-6) secured home advantage for the visit of Montreal Alouettes (7-7) in the East Semi-Final while Ottawa REDBLACKS finished fourth on 3-11. In the West Division a two-game slump at the end did not prevent Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-3) from winning the West title and Homefield advantage for the West Division Final where they would meet the winners of Saskatchewan Roughriders (9-5) and Calgary Stampeders (8-6). British Columbia Lions (5-9) and Edmonton Elks (3-11) both finished out of Playoff contention after long losing sequences for both teams mid-season.

CFL Playoffs 2021 Recap

Close games abounded in the 2021 CFL playoffs, with Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23-12 defeat of Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Semi-Final the widest margin of victory. The Western Semi-Final was decided by a Field Goal in Overtime as Saskatchewan Roughriders won 33-30 at home to Calgary Stampeders. The Tiger-Cats went on to defeat the Argonauts in Toronto 27-19 to reach the 108th Grey Cup while Winnipeg Blue Bombers sneaked by Saskatchewan, winning 21-17 versus the Roughriders in the Western Final.

108th Grey Cup

Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the 108th Grey Cup, but left it late to really get started as they came from 22-10 down in the fourth quarter to lead 25-22 with minutes left. Hamiltion Tiger-Cats equalized with 6 seconds remaining with a Field Goal, before Zach Collaros passed for his second touchdown of the game in overtime to give the Blue Bombers a 33-25 lead with the successful two-point conversion. The Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup for the second year in succession after two more plays as first Hamilton were penalized 10 yards and then on 2nd and 20 were intercepted by Kyrie Wilson to end the game. Full Report and Scoring for the 108th Grey Cup available by clicking on the Game in the Playoff Schedule Above.

About the Canadian Football League

LOGOS

REFERENCES

[2] Canadian Football League (2021) Schedule 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/2021/ [Accessed 31 July 2021]

LOGOS

[3] Sports Logos (2021) 8827_bc_lions-primary-2016 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/91/full/8827_bc_lions-primary-2016.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[8] Sports Logos (2021) 6242 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/94/full/6242.gif [Accessed 31 July 2021]

[9] Sports Logos (2021) 4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021 [Internet] Available from: https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/8/99/full/4816_toronto_argonauts-primary-2021.png [Accessed 31 July 2021]

GAME REFERENCES

[12] Game Recap 2021-12-12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats [Internet] [Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6201/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ [Accessed 13 December 2021]

[13] Play-by-Play 2021-12-12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats [Internet] [Available from: https://www.cfl.ca/games/6201/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#playbyplay [Accessed 13 December 2021]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Steve Hearn and Anton “Pippo” O’Grady (Dublin Bay Raptors)

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Canadian Football League 1956-1960

CFL Logo 1960s [Reference: 1]

CFL 1956

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IRFU
Montreal Alouettes	14	10	4	0	478	361	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	283	385	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	7	7	0	326	359	14
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	331	413	8
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimoes	16	11	5	0	358	235	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	6	0	353	272	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	315	228	18
BC Lions	16	6	10	0	251	361	12
Calgary Stampeders	16	4	12	0	229	410	8

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	WIFU Semi-Final		Aggregate
03.11.1956	Saskatchewan Roughriders	42	Winnipeg Blue Bomers	7
05.11.1956	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19	Saskatchewan Roughriders	8
	WIFU Final		Aggregate
10.11.1956	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23	Edmonton Eskimoes	22
12.11.1956	Edmonton Eskimoes	20	Saskatchewan Roughriders	12
17.11.1956	Edmonton Eskiimoes	51	Saskatchewan Roughriders	7
	IRFU Semi-Final
07.11.1956	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	46	Ottawa Rough Riders	21
	IRFU Final		Aggregate
10.11.1956	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21	Montreal Alouettes	30
17.11.1956	Montreal Alouettes	48	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	41
	Grey Cup
24.11.1956	Edmontin Eskimoes	50	Montreal Alouettes	27

Reference: [2]

CFL 1957

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	250	189	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	326	237	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	287	301	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	274	410	8
WIFU
Edmonton Eskimoes	16	14	2	0	475	142	28
Winnipeg Blue Bombders	16	12	4	0	406	300	24
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	10	0	221	413	12
BC Lions	16	4	11	1	284	369	9
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	3	12	1	276	438	7

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Western Semi-Final		Aggregate
09.11.1957	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	13	Calgary Stampeders	13
11.11.1957	Calgary Stampeders	3	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	15
	Western Final		Best-of-3
16.11.1957	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19	Edmonton Eskimoes	7
20.11.1957	Edmonton Eskinoes	5	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	4
23.11.1957	Edmonton Eskimoes	2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17
	IRFU Semi-Final
13.11.1957	Ottawa Rough Riders	15	Montreal Alouettes	24
	IRFU Final		Aggregate
16.11.1957	Montreal Alouettes	10	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17
23.11.1957	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	39	Montreal Alouettes	1
	Grey Cup
30.11.1957	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7

Reference: [2]

CFL 1958

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	3	1	291	235	21
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	265	269	15
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	233	243	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	266	308	8
WIFU
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	13	3	0	361	182	26
Edmonton Eskimoes	16	9	6	1	312	292	19
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	7	7	2	320	324	16
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	9	1	314	312	13
BC Lions	16	3	13	0	202	399	6

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	WIFU Semi-Final		Aggregate
08.11.1958	Saskatchewan Roughriders	11	Edmonton Eskimoes	27
11.11.1958	Edmonton Eskimoes	31	Saskatchewan Roughriders	1
	WIFU Final		Best-of-3
15.11.1958	Edmomton Eskimoes	7	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30
19.11.1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	7	Edmonton Eskimoes	30
22.11.1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	23	Edmonton Eskimoes	7
	IRFU Semi-Final
12.11.1958	Montreal Alouettes	12	Ottawa Rough Riders	28
	IRFU Final		Aggregate
15.11.1958	Ottawa Rough Riders	35	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35
22.11.1958	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	19	Ottawa Rough Riders	7
	Grey Cup
29.11.1958	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28

Reference: [2]

CFL 1959

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
IRFU
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	298	162	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	275	217	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	193	305	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	192	274	8
WIFU
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	12	4	0	418	272	24
Edmonto Eskimoes	16	10	6	0	370	221	20
BC Lions	16	9	7	0	306	301	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	0	356	301	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	1	15	0	212	567	2

Reference: [1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	WIFU Semi-Final		Aggregate
31.10.1959	BC Lions	8	Edmonton Eskimoes	20
04.11.1959	Edmonton Eskimoes	41	BC Lions	7
	WIFU Final		Best-of-3
11.11.1959	Edmonton Eskimoes	11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19
14.11.1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	Edmonton Eskimoes	8
	IRFU Semi-Final
07.11.1959	Ottawa Rough Riders	43	Montreal Alouettes	0
	IRFU Final		Aggregate
14.11.1959	Ottawa Rough Riders	17	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	5
21.11.1959	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21	Ottawa Rough Riders	7
	Grey Cup
28.11.1959	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7

Reference: [2]

CFL 1960

EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	370	265	20
Ottawa Rough Riders*	14	9	5	0	400	283	18
Montréal Alouettes	14	5	9	0	340	458	10
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	4	10	0	273	377	8
WIU	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	14	2	0	453	239	28
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	0	318	225	20
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	8	2	374	404	14
British Columbia Lions	16	5	9	2	296	356	12
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	2	12	2	205	422	6

PLAYOFFS

Ottawa Rough Riders	30	Montréal Alouettes	14
Edmonton Eskimos	70	Ottawa Rough Riders	28 *
Conference Finals
Ottawa Rough Riders	54	Toronto Argonauts	41 *
Edmonton Eskimos	2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	1 **

GREY CUP – Empire Stadium, Vancouver

Ottawa Rough Riders

Edmonton Eskimos

* in two games, total points series

**Three Games Series (16-22, 10-5, 4-2)

Report

In 1956 the Canadian Football League broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union, and played as a stand-alone league. The winners of the Grey Cup that year were Edmonton Eskimoes 50-27 versus Montreal Alouettes. In 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 32-7 against Winnipeg Blue Bombers to take home the coveted cup, although in 1958 Winnipeg got revenge, triumphing 35-28 over the Tiger-Cats. The Blue Bombers repeated in 1959, winning again against Hamilton, this time 21-07. In 1960 The IRFU renamed itself the Eastern Football Conference and its’ Champions the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated Edmonton Eskimoes 16-6 in a low-scoring game to win the Grey Cup. The Western Interprovincial Union was renamed the Western Football Conference in 1961.

About

The Canadian Football League was formed in 1958 when the Western Interprovincial Football Union and Interprovincial Rugby Football Union broke away from the Canadian Rugby Union, and adopted more American Football style pf play. During the 1950s it can be seen as a AAA Football League, becoming a Major League in 1960 with the adoption of an inter-locking schedule and the renaming of the Western Inter-Provincial Football Union and the Inter-Provincial Rugby Football Union as the Western and Eastern Conferences.

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[1] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia | The Annual Record pg. 108-110. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

[2] Maher, Todd & Gill, Bob (2013) Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia | The Game Scores pg. 5-10. Maher Sports Media, 2013.

Images

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Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

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Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).

Text Written by Enda Mulcahy

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns.

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Pos	Team	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	Net Pts
1	Belfast Blitzers	9	1	0.900	449	47	402
2	Dublin Tornadoes	6	4	0.600	121	164	-43
3	Carrickfergus Cougars	4	6	0.400	99	126	-27
4	Coleraine Chieftains	1	9	0.100	58	234	-176
5	East Side Jets	1	9	0.100	10	284	-274

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue	Article	Match Day
1987-09-12 06:09:23September 12, 1987	Belfast Blitzers vs Craigavon Cowboys	20 - 28		Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-13 14:00:10September 13, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Belfast Giants	43 - 0	Drogheda Rugby Club, Drogheda, Co. Louth	Recap	Semi-Finals
1987-09-26 15:00:18September 26, 1987	Dublin Celts vs Craigavon Cowboys	43 - 25	North Rugby Club, Ormeau Road, Belfast	Recap	Shamrock Bowl II