| 1998 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 1 – November 1, 1998 |
| East champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| West champions | Calgary Stampeders |
| 86th Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 22, 1998 |
| Venue | Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg |
| Champions | Calgary Stampeders |
The 1998 CFL season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football League season.
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CFL News in 1998
The Canadian Football League signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with Adidas, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL.
For only the second time in history, the city of Winnipeg hosted the Grey Cup game.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 558 | 397 | 24 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 396 | 450 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 394 | 427 | 18 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 411 | 525 | 10 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 503 | 351 | 25 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 470 | 435 | 25 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 452 | 410 | 18 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 399 | 588 | 6 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- Calgary and Hamilton both have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1998 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–24, at Winnipeg's Winnipeg Stadium on Mark McLoughlin's winning field goal. The Stampeders have won their first championship since 1992. The Stampeders' Jeff Garcia (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Vince Danielsen (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
| November 8: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Finals | November 22: 86th Grey Cup @ Winnipeg Stadium – Winnipeg, MB | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 20 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto Argonauts | 28 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 41 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 26 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 33 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | BC Lions | 33 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 40 | ||||||||||||
CFL Leaders
1998 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions
- DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions
Special teams
- P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
- K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1998 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Juan Johnson, BC Lions
- SB – Vince Danielsen, Calgary Stampeders
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
- C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT – John Terry, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Dave Chaytors, BC Lions
- DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE – Leroy Blugh, Edmonton Eskimos
- DE – Malvin Hunter, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
- CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., BC Lions
- DB – Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders
- DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions
Special teams
- P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
- K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
- ST – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
1998 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Kerwin Bell, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
- SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- WR – Paul Masotti, Toronto Argonauts
- WR – Andrew Grigg, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Val St. Germain, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT – Chris Perez, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DT – Doug Petersen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Kelly Wiltshire, Toronto Argonauts
- LB – Grant Carter, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DS – Lester Smith, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams
- P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
- K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – John Terry, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
- OG – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders
- RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- FB – Michael Soles, Montreal Alouettes
- SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
- SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
Defence
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DT – Doug Petersen, Montreal Alouettes
- DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
- HB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- HB – Kelly Wiltshire, Toronto Argonauts
- S – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Special teams
- K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos
- P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders
- ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Head coach
- Ron Lancaster, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1998 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike Pringle (RB), Montreal Alouettes
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Fred Childress (OG), Calgary Stampeders
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Glen Scrivener (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Ron Lancaster, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Commissioner's Award - Jim Hunt, Toronto Writer, Radio Broadcaster
References
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