The 1963 CFL season is considered to be the tenth season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the sixth Canadian Football League season.
CFL news in 1963 Charter Membership into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame started on June 19.
Average attendance exceeded 20,000 spectators per game for the first time in league history. The league has consistently drawn at least that number of fans to its games ever since.
Regular season standings
British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1963
Conference Semi-Finals
+ Western Semi-FinalsSaskatchewan Roughriders vs Calgary StampedersGame Date Away Home1 November 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 Calgary Stampeders 352November 11Calgary Stampeders 12Saskatchewan Roughriders 39Saskatchewan won the total-point series 48–47 +Eastern Semi-FinalsMontreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 9 Montreal Alouettes 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 17
Conference Finals
+ Western-FinalsBC Lions vs Saskatchewan RoughridersGame Date Away Home1 November 16 BC Lions 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 72November 20Saskatchewan Roughriders 13BC Lions 83November 23Saskatchewan Roughriders 1BC Lions 36BC wins the best of three series 2–1 +Eastern FinalsHamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough RidersGame Date Away Home1 November 16 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45Ottawa Rough Riders 02November 24Ottawa Rough Riders 35Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18Hamilton won total-point series 63–35
Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship November 30 51st Annual Grey Cup Game: Empire Stadium – Vancouver, British Columbia Western Champion Eastern Champion BC Lions 10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1963 Grey Cup Champions
CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leaders
1963 CFL All-Stars
Offence QB – Joe Kapp, BC Lions RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts RB – Willie Fleming, BC Lions RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders SE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders C – Milt Crain, Montreal Alouettes OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders OG – Tom Hinton, BC Lions OT – Roger Kramer, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions
Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Norm Fieldgate, BC Lions DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1963 Eastern All-Stars
Offence QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts RB – Dave Thelen, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes F – Tommy Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats SE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats TE – Ted Watkins, Ottawa Rough Riders C – Milt Crain, Montreal Alouettes OG – Chuck Walton, Montreal Alouettes OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Roger Kramer, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Hardiman Cureton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Defence DT – Ed Nickla, Montreal Alouettes DT – Angelo Mosca, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders DE – John Autry, Toronto Argonauts MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats LB – Jim Reynolds, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jim Andreotti, Montreal Alouettes LB – Jim Conroy, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – Gene Gaines, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Joe Poirier, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts
1963 Western All-Stars
Offence QB – Joe Kapp, BC Lions RB – Nub Beamer, BC Lions RB – Willie Fleming, BC Lions RB – Jim Dillard, Calgary Stampeders RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders SE – Farrell Funston, Winnipeg Blue Bombers TE – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders C – Neil Habig, Saskatchewan Roughriders OG – Tony Pajaczkowski, Calgary Stampeders OG – Tom Hinton, BC Lions OT – Al Benecick, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Lonnie Dennis, BC Lions
Defence DT – Don Luzzi, Calgary Stampeders DT – Bill Clarke, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Garner Ekstran, Saskatchewan Roughriders DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions MG – Ron Atchison, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Tom Brown, BC Lions LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders LB – Norm Fieldgate, BC Lions DB – Dale West, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Dick Thornton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers S – Harvey Wylie, Calgary Stampeders
1963 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions CFL's Coach of the Year – Dave Skrien, BC Lions Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Garney Henley (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Joe Kapp (QB), BC Lions Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Rick Black (P/FB), Ottawa Rough Riders Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Peter Kempf (FB/K), BC Lions DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions
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