NFL v CFL Preseason Games 1950-1969

Date	Location	NFL Team		CFL Team
12.08.50	Ottawa, Canada	New York Giants	27	Ottawa Rough Riders	6
11.08.51	Ottawa, Canada	New York Giants	41	Ottawa Rough Riders	18
05.08.59	Toronto, Canada	Chicago Cardinals	55	Toronto Argonauts	26
03.08.60	Toronto, Canada	Pittsburgh Steelers	43	Toronto argonauts	16
15.08.60	Toronto, Canada	Chicago Bears	16	New York Giants *	7
02.08.61	Toronto, Canada	St. Louis Cardinals	36	Toronto Argonauts	7
05.08.61	Montreal, Canada	Chicago Bears	34	Montreal Alouettes	16
08.08.61	Hamilton, Canada	Buffalo Bills	21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38
25.08.69	Montreal, Canada	Detroit Lions	22	Boston Patriots *	9
11.09.69	Montreal, Canada	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	New York Giants *	13

*NFL Team

Reference: [1]

Report

Between 1950 and 1969 the National Football League played 10 matches in Canada, seven of them against Canadian Football League Opposition. These games were during the NFL preseason, but in the middle of the CFL season. Hamilton Tiger-Cats were the only Canadian team to record a victory – 38-21 versus Buffalo Bills.

References:

Websites:

[1] National Football League (2018) 2018 Official National Football League Record & Factbook | International Games | page 510 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2018/08/09/0ap3000000946101.pdf [Accessed 9 June 2019]

Images

[2] Kids Encyclopedia facts | Kiddle (2019) Canadian Football League League facts for Kids [Internet] Available from: https://kids.kiddle.co/images/a/a3/CFL_Logo_1960%27s.png [Accessed 9 June 2019]

[3] Pro Football Reference (2019) 1960 NFL Team Standings & Stats [Internet] Available from: http://ssref.net/scripts/image_resize.cgi?min=200&url=https://d2p3bygnnzw9w3.cloudfront.net/req/201905281/tlogo/pfr/NFL-1960.png [Accessed 9 June 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 9 June 2019

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