1961 - Season Review

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The Canadian Football League (CFL) is a professional Canadian football league. It consists of nine teams, divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football and is headquartered in Toronto.. Eight are charter members from the league's inaugural 1958 season: the BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Elks (formerly Eskimos), Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Although expansion teams have joined the league throughout its history, especially during the league's brief expansion into the United States, only the Ottawa Redblacks continue to play in the league today.

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CFL 1961 - Regular Season Standings

Eastern Football	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	Pts For	Pts Against
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	340	293
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	359	285
Toronto Argonauts	14	7	6	1	255	258
Montreal Alouettes	14	4	9	1	213	225

Western Football	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	Pts For	Pts Against
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	13	3	0	360	251
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	5	1	334	257
Calgary Stampeders	16	7	9	0	300	311
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	5	10	1	211	314
British Columbia Lions	16	1	13	2	215	393

1961 - Canadian Football League (CFL) Playoff Results

Date	Grey Cup Champion	Win Score	Runner Up	Loser Score	Venue	Host City	Attendence
2-Dec-61	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14 (OT)	Exhibition Stadium	Toronto	32,651

In the East, the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Roughriders in the semifinal game. (43 to 19) In the two game total points finals, the Hamilton Tiger Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts. (55 to 27). In the West, the Edmonton Eskimos were defeated in the two game total points semifinals by the Calgary Stampeders. (27 to 26). In the best of 3 games finals the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders. (2 games to 0)

Playoff Game	Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score	Venue	Host City	Attendence
Eastern Semi Final	11/11/1961	Ottawa Rough Riders	19	Toronto Argonauts	43	Lansdowne Park	Ottawa, ON	19151
Eastern Final #1	11/19/1961	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7	Toronto Argonauts	25	Exhibition Stadium	Toronto, ON	33161
Eastern Final #2	11/25/1961	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	48	Toronto Argonauts	2	Civic Stadium	Hamilton, ON	22671
Western Semi Final #1	11/11/1961	Calgary Stampeders	10	Edmonton Eskimos	8	McMahon Stadium	Calgary, AB	18000
Western Semi Final #2	11/13/1961	Calgary Stampeders	17	Edmonton Eskimos	18	Clarke Stadium	Edmonton, AB	14112
Western Final #1	11/18/1961	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	Calgary Stampeders	1	McMahon Stadium	Calgary, AB	18500
Western Final #2	11/22/1961	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43	Calgary Stampeders	14	Winnipeg Stadium	Winnipeg, MB	16800