1965 - 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 1965 - Regular Season Standings

Eastern Football	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	Pts For	Pts Against
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	281	153
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	7	7	0	300	234
Montreal Alouettes	14	5	9	0	183	215
Toronto Argonauts	14	3	11	0	193	360

Western Football	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	Pts For	Pts Against
Calgary Stampeders	16	12	4	0	340	243
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	11	5	0	301	262
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	8	7	1	276	277
British Columbia Lions	16	6	9	1	286	273
Edmonton Eskimos	16	5	11	0	257	400

1965 - Canadian Football League (CFL) Playoff Results

Date	Grey Cup Champion	Win Score	Runner Up	Loser Score	Venue	Host City	Attendence
27-Nov-65	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	Exhibition Stadium	Toronto	32,655

In the Eastern Semi Final, the Montreal Alouettes loss to the Ottawa Rough Riders (36 to 7). In the two game total point Eastern Final, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders. (35 to 20). The Western Semi Final reverted to a single game format with the Saskatchewan Roughriders losing to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. (15 to 9). The Western Final best of 3 games saw the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeating the Calgary Stampeders. (2 games to 1)

Playoff Game	Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score	Venue	Host City	Attendence
Eastern Semi Final	11/6/1965	Ottawa Rough Riders	36	Montreal Alouettes	7	Lansdowne Park	Ottawa, ON	19171
Eastern Final #1	11/14/1965	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	Ottawa Rough Riders	13	Lansdowne Park	Ottawa, ON	20271
Eastern Final #2	11/20/1965	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17	Ottawa Rough Riders	7	Civic Stadium	Hamilton, ON	21530
Western Semi Final	11/7/1965	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	15	Saskatchewan Roughriders	9	Winnipeg Stadium	Winnipeg, MB	21600
Western Final #1	11/13/1965	Calgary Stampeders	27	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	9	McMahon Stadium	Calgary, AB	21226
Western Final #2	11/17/1965	Calgary Stampeders	11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	15	Winnipeg Stadium	Winnipeg, MB	16100
Western Final #3	11/20/1965	Calgary Stampeders	12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19	McMahon Stadium	Calgary, AB	21361