CFL attendance
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To date, a CFL
game has drawn in excess of 50,000 spectators 107 times. It happened for the first six times in 1976
, when Toronto's Exhibition Stadium
was renovated to accommodate the Toronto Blue Jays
, and its capacity was enlarged to become the first stadium capable of holding such a large crowd. Later that same season, the Montreal Alouettes
moved into Olympic Stadium
, following the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
British Columbia Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Ottawa Rough Riders
Montreal Alouettes
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
game has drawn in excess of 50,000 spectators 107 times. It happened for the first six times in 1976
1976 CFL season
The 1976 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 23rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 19th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1976:...
, when Toronto's Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that formerly stood on the Exhibition Place grounds, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
was renovated to accommodate the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....
, and its capacity was enlarged to become the first stadium capable of holding such a large crowd. Later that same season, the Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
moved into Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)
The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...
, following the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
.
League Records
Rank | Date | Result | City | Stadium | Attendance | Note |
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1. | Tue 09/06/77 | Toronto Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... 20 @ Montreal Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... 14 |
Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics... |
69,093 | |
2. | Sun 09/26/76 | Ottawa Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... 2 @ Montreal 23 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 68,505 | |
3. | Sun 11/27/77 | Montreal 41 vs. Edmonton Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... 6 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 68,318 | Grey Cup 65th Grey Cup The 65th Grey Cup, played on November 27, 1977 and also known as The Ice Bowl, was the 1977 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship final between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos... |
4. | Tue 08/23/77 | Ottawa 20 @ Montreal 27 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 66,544 | |
5. | Sun 11/23/08 | Calgary Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... 22 vs. Montreal 14 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 66,308 | Grey Cup 96th Grey Cup The 96th Grey Cup was held in Montreal, Quebec at Olympic Stadium on November 23, 2008. The Eastern Division Champion Montreal Alouettes hosted the Western Division Champion Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders won the game 22-14, with quarterback Henry Burris winning the MVP award... |
6. | Sun 11/25/01 | Calgary 27 vs. Winnipeg 19 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 65,255 | Grey Cup 89th Grey Cup The 89th Grey Cup was held in 2001 in Montreal. The Calgary Stampeders claimed their fifth championship in team history with a 27-19 win over the East Division champions and heavily favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers.... |
7. | Tue 08/22/78 | B.C. BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... 26 @ Montreal 30 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 65,132 | |
8. | Sun 11/25/79 | Edmonton 17 vs. Montreal 9 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 65,113 | Grey Cup 67th Grey Cup The 67th Grey Cup was played on November 25, 1979 before 65,113 fans at the Olympic Stadium at Montreal. The Edmonton Eskimos won against the Montreal Alouettes by the score 17 to 9.-Box Score:First Quarter... |
9. | Thu 08/11/77 | Winnipeg Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... 10 @ Montreal 27 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 63,330 | |
10. | Sun 11/28/10 | Montreal vs. Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... |
Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :... |
63,317 | Grey Cup 98th Grey Cup The 98th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played between the Eastern Division champion Montreal Alouettes and Western Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders to decide the champion of the Canadian Football League for the 2010 season... |
11. | Sun 10/02/77 | Toronto 18 @ Montreal 6 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 62,832 | |
12. | Sun 11/24/02 | Montreal 25 vs. Edmonton 16 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 62,531 | Grey Cup 90th Grey Cup The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta... |
13. | Sat 09/26/09 | Saskatchewan 23 @ Edmonton 20 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 62,517 | |
14. | Fri 09/05/03 | Calgary 0 @ Edmonton 38 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 62,444 | |
15. | Tue 09/05/78 | Ottawa 23 @ Montreal 18 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 62,197 | |
16. | Sat 10/22/77 | Ottawa 16 @ Montreal 28 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 62,157 | |
17. | Sat 11/06/76 | Ottawa 17 @ Montreal 26 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 61,950 | |
18. | Fri 09/06/02 | Calgary 11 @ Edmonton 45 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 61,481 | |
19. | Sun 11/16/97 | Toronto 47 vs. Saskatchewan 23 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 60,431 | Grey Cup 85th Grey Cup The 85th Grey Cup was held in 1997 in Edmonton before 60,431 fans. The heavily favoured Toronto Argonauts won the game over the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a score of 47-23.-Game summary:... |
20. | Sun 11/18/84 | Winnipeg 47 vs. Hamilton Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... 17 |
Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 60,081 | Grey Cup 72nd Grey Cup The 72nd Grey Cup was the 1984 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
21. | Sun 11/09/03 | Toronto 26 @ Montreal 30 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 60,007 | Eastern Final |
22. | Sun 10/10/82 | B.C. 1 @ Edmonton 30 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 59,979 | |
23. | Sun 09/26/82 | Calgary 17 @ Edmonton 36 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 59,836 | |
24. | Sun 08/29/82 | Saskatchewan 32 @ Edmonton 25 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 59,723 | |
25. | Sun 11/30/86 | Hamilton 39 vs. Edmonton 15 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
B.C. Place | 59,621 | Grey Cup 74th Grey Cup The 74th Grey Cup was the 1986 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Edmonton Eskimos... |
Fri 10/11/85 | Winnipeg 31 @ B.C. 10 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,478 | ||
Sun 11/17/85 | Winnipeg 22 @ B.C. 42 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,478 | Western Final | |
Fri 09/19/86 | Edmonton 32 @ B.C. 3 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,478 | ||
Sun 11/29/87 | Edmonton 38 vs. Toronto 36 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,478 | Grey Cup 75th Grey Cup The 75th Grey Cup was the 1987 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts... |
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Sat 10/27/84 | Winnipeg 3 @ B.C. 20 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,421 | ||
Sun 11/11/84 | Winnipeg 31 @ B.C. 14 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,421 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/20/83 | Winnipeg 21 @ B.C. 39 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,409 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/27/83 | Toronto 18 vs. B.C. 17 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,345 | Grey Cup 71st Grey Cup The 71st Grey Cup was the 1983 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, between the Toronto Argonauts and the hometown BC Lions... |
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Sun 11/27/05 | Edmonton 38 vs. Montreal 35 (OT) | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 59,157 | Grey Cup 93rd Grey Cup The 93rd Grey Cup game was held on November 27, 2005, at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes, to decide the winner of the 2005 season of the Canadian Football League. The Eskimos prevailed over the Alouettes in a 38-35 overtime... |
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Sat 10/30/82 | Hamilton 11 @ Edmonton 14 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 59,104 | ||
Sun 10/03/76 | Hamilton 26 @ Montreal 19 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 58,730 | ||
Sun 11/21/10 | Toronto 17 @ Montreal 48 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 58,021 | Eastern Final | |
Fri 09/06/91 | Calgary 37 @ Edmonton 51 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 57,843 | ||
Sun 08/01/82 | Winnipeg 32 @ Edmonton 26 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 57,596 | ||
Fri 09/07/90 | Calgary 17 @ Edmonton 34 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 57,444 | ||
Sun 11/17/02 | Toronto 18 @ Montreal 35 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 57,125 | Eastern Final | |
Sat 08/20/83 | Winnipeg 6 @ B.C. 44 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 56,852 | ||
Sun 11/24/85 | B.C. 37 vs. Hamilton 24 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 56,723 | Grey Cup 73rd Grey Cup The 73rd Grey Cup was the 1985 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, between the BC Lions and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats... |
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Sun 08/15/82 | Montreal 8 @ Edmonton 46 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 56,354 | ||
Sat 07/17/82 | Toronto 12 @ Edmonton 31 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 55,974 | ||
Sat 10/14/95 | Calgary 20 @ Saskatchewan 25 | Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox... |
Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936... |
55,438 | ||
Sat 11/19/77 | Ottawa 18 @ Montreal 21 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 55,400 | Eastern Final | |
Sat 10/23/76 | Edmonton 17 @ Montreal 10 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 55,337 | ||
Sun 11/14/04 | Saskatchewan 25 @ B.C. 27 (OT) | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 55,227 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/27/94 | B.C. 26 vs. Baltimore Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team... 23 |
Vancouver | B.C. Place | 55,097 | Grey Cup 82nd Grey Cup The 82nd Grey Cup was the 1994 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Baltimore Football Club and the BC Lions at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC. It was the first-ever championship in professional football history to feature a United States-vs-Canada matchup... |
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Tue 07/26/77 | Calgary 6 @ Montreal 17 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 55,085 | ||
Sun 11/28/82 | Edmonton 32 vs. Toronto 16 | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
Exhibition Stadium Exhibition Stadium Canadian National Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that formerly stood on the Exhibition Place grounds, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... |
54,741 | Grey Cup 70th Grey Cup The 70th Grey Cup, also known as the "Rain Bowl", was the 1982 Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos. The Eskimos defeated the Argonauts 32-16 on the Eskimos' way to their fifth straight Grey Cup... |
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Sat 11/08/86 | Winnipeg 24 @ B.C. 36 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 54,723 | ||
Sun 11/18/07 | Saskatchewan 26 @ B.C. 17 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 54,712 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/23/80 | Edmonton 48 vs. Hamilton 10 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 54,661 | Grey Cup 68th Grey Cup The 68th Grey Cup was played on November 23, 1980 before 54,661 fans at the Exhibition Stadium at Toronto. The Edmonton Eskimos demolished the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by the score 48 to 10, in one of the Grey Cup's most lopsided victories.-Scoring:... |
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Sun 10/01/78 | Edmonton 42 @ Montreal 22 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 54,652 | ||
Sun 11/20/83 | Hamilton 36 @ Toronto 41 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 54,530 | Eastern Final | |
Sun 11/26/78 | Edmonton 20 vs. Montreal 13 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 54,386 | Grey Cup 66th Grey Cup The 66th Grey Cup was played on November 26, 1978 before 54,695 fans at Exhibition Stadium at Toronto. The Edmonton Eskimos won against the Montreal Alouettes with a close 20-13 victory.- Box Score :First QuarterEdmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 37 yards... |
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Fri 09/10/93 | Calgary 16 @ Edmonton 29 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 54,324 | ||
Sun 11/27/11 | B.C. 34 vs. Winnipeg 23 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 54,313 | Grey Cup 99th Grey Cup The 99th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the West Division champion BC Lions to decide the champion of the Canadian Football League in the 2011 season. The Lions defeated the Blue Bombers, 34–23, and became the first team in CFL... |
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Sat 11/04/78 | Ottawa 34 @ Montreal 9 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 54,159 | ||
Sat 10/12/91 | Edmonton 45 @ B.C. 38 (OT) | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 54,108 | ||
Sun 11/26/89 | Saskatchewan 43 vs. Hamilton 40 | Toronto | SkyDome | 54,088 | Grey Cup 77th Grey Cup The 77th Grey Cup was the 1989 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at SkyDome in Toronto, ON. The Roughriders defeated the Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Dave Ridgway's winning field-goal... |
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Sun 11/22/09 | B.C. 18 @ Montreal 56 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 53,792 | Eastern Final | |
Sat 10/29/83 | Toronto 22 @ Edmonton 15 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 53,577 | ||
Thu 08/01/91 | Toronto 41 @ B.C. 52 (OT) | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 53,527 | ||
Sun 10/19/86 | Calgary 30 @ Edmonton 38 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 53,504 | ||
Thu 06/23/83 | Calgary 19 @ B.C. 41 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 53,472 | Pre-season | |
Sun 11/28/76 | Ottawa 23 vs. Saskatchewan 20 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 53,467 | Grey Cup 64th Grey Cup The 64th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1976, before 53,467 fans at the Exhibition Stadium at Toronto. The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders by the score 23 to 20 in what is considered one of the most thrilling Grey Cup games and with perhaps the most exciting plays in... |
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Sun 11/22/81 | Edmonton 26 vs. Ottawa 23 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 53,307 | Grey Cup 69th Grey Cup The 69th Grey Cup was played on November 22, 1981 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec in front of 52,487 fans. The 1981 Grey Cup game is considered to be one of the ten best Grey Cup games of all time... |
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Sat 10/23/04 | Ottawa Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded... 21 @ Montreal 52 |
Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 53,302 | ||
Fri 09/08/00 | Calgary 10 @ Edmonton 31 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 53,248 | ||
Sat 10/15/05 | Saskatchewan 18 @ Edmonton 19 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 53,216 | ||
Fri 08/12/83 | B.C. 43 @ Edmonton 13 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 52,765 | ||
Sun 11/15/81 | B.C. 16 @ Edmonton 22 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 52,709 | Western Final | |
Sat 09/10/83 | Toronto 32 @ B.C. 14 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 52,656 | ||
Sun 11/19/95 | Baltimore 37 vs. Calgary 20 | Regina | Taylor Field | 52,564 | Grey Cup 83rd Grey Cup The 83rd Grey Cup aka The Wind Bowl was the 1995 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Baltimore Stallions and the Calgary Stampeders at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Stallions won the game by a score of 37-20... |
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Fri 09/10/82 | Hamilton 30 @ Toronto 25 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 52,521 | ||
Fri 09/10/99 | Calgary 38 @ Edmonton 13 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 52,458 | ||
Sun 09/25/83 | Edmonton 30 @ B.C. 31 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 52,430 | ||
Wed 08/02/78 | Montreal 11 @ Toronto 16 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 52,308 | ||
Sun 10/02/83 | Calgary 28 @ Edmonton 31 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 52,255 | ||
Sun 11/25/07 | Saskatchewan 23 vs. Winnipeg 19 | Toronto | Rogers Centre | 52,230 | Grey Cup 95th Grey Cup The 95th Grey Cup was held in Toronto at the Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007. The Grey Cup, first awarded in 1909, is the championship game of the Canadian Football League. It was played between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with the Roughriders winning 23-19... |
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Tue 07/25/78 | Hamilton 12 @ Montreal 24 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 52,132 | ||
Sun 11/24/91 | Toronto 36 vs. Calgary 21 | Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... |
Winnipeg Stadium | 51,985 | Grey Cup 79th Grey Cup The 79th Grey Cup was the 1991 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Argonauts defeated the Stampeders 36-21 in an entertaining game.... |
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Mon 08/20/79 | Ottawa 14 @ Montreal 32 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,487 | ||
Fri 08/05/83 | Saskatchewan 21 @ Edmonton 36 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 51,448 | ||
Sun 09/11/83 | Hamilton 21 @ Edmonton 50 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 51,428 | ||
Tue 07/18/78 | Toronto 23 @ Montreal 30 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,388 | ||
Sun 11/14/04 | Toronto 26 @ Montreal 18 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,296 | Eastern Final | |
Sat 10/22/05 | Toronto 49 @ Montreal 23 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,269 | ||
Sun 11/21/04 | Toronto 27 vs. B.C. 19 | Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... |
Frank Clair Stadium Frank Clair Stadium Frank Clair Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Lansdowne Park, on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, where Bank Street crosses the Rideau Canal.-Tenants:... |
51,242 | Grey Cup 92nd Grey Cup The 92nd Grey Cup game took place on November 21, 2004, at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. The game decided the championship of the 2004 Canadian Football League season... |
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Wed 07/25/79 | Calgary 19 @ Montreal 7 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,237 | ||
Sun 09/09/79 | Toronto 11 @ Montreal 31 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 51,203 | ||
Fri 09/09/94 | Calgary 12 @ Edmonton 38 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 51,180 | ||
Sun 11/21/82 | Winnipeg 21 @ Edmonton 24 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 51,111 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/16/03 | Edmonton 34 vs. Montreal 22 | Regina | Taylor Field | 50,909 | Grey Cup 91st Grey Cup The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 16 at Taylor Field, in Regina, Saskatchewan before 50,909 fans... |
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Fri 09/11/98 | Calgary 30 @ Edmonton 23 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 50,856 | ||
Sun 11/27/88 | Winnipeg 22 vs. B.C. 21 | Ottawa | Landsdowne Park | 50,604 | Grey Cup 76th Grey Cup The 76th Grey Cup was the 1988 Canadian Football League championship game that was played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, between the BC Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Blue Bombers defeated the favoured Lions 22-21... |
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Sun 09/17/78 | Hamilton 4 @ Montreal 14 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 50,567 | ||
Sun 10/09/77 | Saskatchewan 18 @ Montreal 20 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | 50,540 | ||
Sun 11/17/91 | Winnipeg 3 @ Toronto 42 | Toronto | SkyDome | 50,380 | Eastern Final | |
Fri 09/10/04 | Calgary 12 @ Edmonton 44 | Edmonton | Commonwealth Stadium | 50,366 | ||
Fri 09/30/11 | Edmonton 24 @ B.C. 33 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 50,213 | ||
Wed 08/11/76 | Ottawa 27 @ Toronto 16 | Toronto | Exhibition Stadium | 50,212 | ||
Sun 11/12/06 | Saskatchewan 18 @ B.C. 45 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | 50,084 | Western Final | |
Sun 11/28/93 | Edmonton 33 vs. Winnipeg 23 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.... |
50,035 | Grey Cup 81st Grey Cup The 81st Grey Cup was the 1993 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta... |
Single Game Records
Type of game | Attendance | Date | City | Stadium | Result |
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Pre-season | 53,472 | Thu 06/23/83 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | Calgary 19 @ B.C. 41 |
Regular season | 69,093 | Tue 09/06/77 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | Toronto 20 @ Montreal 14 |
Eastern Semi-Final | 37,835 | Fri 11/05/04 | Toronto | SkyDome | Hamilton 6 @ Toronto 24 |
Western Semi-Final | 40,381 | Sat 11/15/86 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | Winnipeg 14 @ B.C 21 |
Eastern Final | 60,007 | Sun 11/09/03 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | Toronto 26 @ Montreal 30 |
Western Final | 59,478 | Sun 11/17/85 | Vancouver | B.C. Place | Winnipeg 22 @ B.C. 42 |
Grey Cup | 68,318 | Sun 11/27/77 | Montreal | Olympic Stadium | Montreal 41 vs. Edmonton 6 |
Season Records
Type of Record | Attendance | Team | Year | Stadium | Games |
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Team Total—Regular Season | 476,201 | Montreal Alouettes | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 8 |
Team Total—Regular Season and Playoffs | 531,601 | Montreal Alouettes | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 9 |
Team Average—Regular Season | 59,525 | Montreal Alouettes | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 8 |
Team Average—Regular Season and Playoffs | 59,067 | Montreal Alouettes | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 9 |
League Total—Regular Season | 2,303,365 | - | - | 81 | |
League Total—Regular Season and Playoffs | |||||
League Average—Regular Season | 31,831 | - | - | 72 | |
League Average—Regular Season and Playoffs |
British Columbia LionsBritish Columbia LionsThe BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 53,472* | Thu 06/23/83 | B.C. Place | Calgary 19 @ B.C. 41 |
Regular season game | 59,478 | Fri 10/11/85 Fri 09/19/86 |
B.C. Place | Winnipeg 31 @ B.C. 10 Edmonton 32 @ B.C. 3 |
Playoff game | 59,478 | Sun 11/17/85 | B.C. Place | Winnipeg 22 @ B.C. 42 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 59,621 | Sun 11/30/86 | B.C. Place | Hamilton 39 vs. Edmonton 15 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 418,738 | 1986 | B.C. Place | 9 games (46,526 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 459,119 | 1986 | B.C. Place | 10 games (45,912 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 46,526 | 1986 | B.C. Place | 9 games (418,738 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 47,089 | 1983 | B.C. Place | 9 games (423,801 total) |
Calgary StampedersCalgary StampedersThe Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 32,649 | Tue 07/02/91 | McMahon Stadium | Edmonton 21 @ Calgary 25 |
Regular season game | 45,010 | Sun 10/29/00 | McMahon Stadium | Montreal 31 @ Calgary 32 |
Playoff game | 35,650 | Sun 11/05/06 Sat 11/15/08 Sun 11/21/10 |
McMahon Stadium | Saskatchewan 30 @ Calgary 21 B.C. 18 @ Calgary 22 Saskatchewan 20 @ Calgary 16 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 50,035 | Sun 11/28/93 | McMahon Stadium | Edmonton 33 vs. Winnipeg 23 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 328,516 | 2009 | McMahon Stadium | 9 games (36,502 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 359,872 | 2009 | McMahon Stadium | 10 games (35,987 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 36,502 | 2009 | McMahon Stadium | 9 games (328,516 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 35,987 | 2009 | McMahon Stadium | 10 games (359,872 total) |
Edmonton EskimosEdmonton EskimosThe Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 49,723 | Fri 06/25/82 | Commonwealth Stadium | Calgary 23 @ Edmonton 18 |
Regular season game | 62,517 | Sat 09/26/09 | Commonwealth Stadium | Saskatchewan 23 @ Edmonton 20 |
Playoff game | 52,709 | Sun 11/15/81 | Commonwealth Stadium | B.C. 16 @ Edmonton 22 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 63,317 | Sun 11/28/10 | Commonwealth Stadium | Montreal 21 vs. Saskatchewan 18 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 463,188 | 1982 | Commonwealth Stadium | 8 games (57,899 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 514,299 | 1982 | Commonwealth Stadium | 9 games (57,144 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 57,899 | 1982 | Commonwealth Stadium | 8 games (463,188 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 57,144 | 1982 | Commonwealth Stadium | 9 games (514,299 total) |
Hamilton Tiger-CatsHamilton Tiger-CatsThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 25,398 | Fri 06/09/06 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | Toronto 11 @ Hamilton 21 |
Regular season game | 35,394 | Sun 11/07/76 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | Toronto 0 @ Hamilton 18 |
Playoff game | 33,392 | Sun 11/14/71 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | Toronto 23 @ Hamilton 8 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 38,595 | Sun 11/24/96 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | Toronto 43 vs. Edmonton 37 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 252,018 | 2005 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 9 games (28,002 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 255,627 | 1972 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 8 games (31,953 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 32,129 | 1972 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 7 games (224,906 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 31,953 | 1972 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 8 games (255,627 total) |
Ottawa Rough RidersOttawa Rough RidersThe Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 22,040 | Tue 07/05/76 | Lansdowne Park | Montreal 26 @ Ottawa 22 |
Regular season game | 35,342 | Tue 11/02/75 | Lansdowne Park | Montreal 6 @ Ottawa 46 |
Playoff game | 32,699 | Sun 11/15/75 | Lansdowne Park | Montreal 20 @ Ottawa 10 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 51,242 | Sun 11/21/04 | Frank Clair Stadium | Toronto 27 vs. BC 19 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 224,656 | 1975 | Lansdowne Park | 8 games (28,082 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 257,355 | 1975 | Lansdowne Park | 9 games (28,595 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 28,082 | 1975 | Lansdowne Park | 8 games (224,656 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 28,595 | 1975 | Lansdowne Park | 9 games (257,355 total) |
Montreal AlouettesMontreal AlouettesThe Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 34,191 | Tue 07/04/78 | Olympic Stadium | Toronto 24 @ Montreal 27 |
Regular season game | 69,093* | Tue 09/06/77 | Olympic Stadium | Toronto 20 @ Montreal 14 |
Playoff game | 60,007 | Sun 11/09/03 | Olympic Stadium | Toronto 26 @ Montreal 30 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 68,318 | Sun 11/27/77 | Olympic Stadium | Montreal 41 vs. Edmonton 6 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 476,201 | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 8 games (59,525 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 531,601 | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 9 games (59,067 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 59,525 | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 8 games (476,201 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 59,067 | 1977 | Olympic Stadium | 9 games (531,601 total) |
Saskatchewan RoughridersSaskatchewan RoughridersThe Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 29,227 | Sun 06/13/10 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | B.C. 19 @ Saskatchewan 17 |
Regular season game | 55,438 | Sat 10/14/95 | Taylor Field | Calgary 20 @ Saskatchewan 25 |
Playoff game | 30,945 | Sat 11/08/08 Sun 11/22/09 |
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | B.C. 33 @ Saskatchewan 12 Calgary 17 @ Saskatchewan 27 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 52,564 | Sun 11/19/95 | Taylor Field | Baltimore 37 vs Calgary 20 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 275,453 | 2009 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 9 games (30,606 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 306,398 | 2009 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 10 games (30,640 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 30,606 | 2009 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 9 games (275,453 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 30,640 | 2009 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 10 games (306,398 total) |
Toronto ArgonautsToronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 39,804 | Wed 07/07/77 | Exhibition Stadium | Ottawa 6 @ Toronto 28 |
Regular season game | 52,521 | Fri 09/10/82 | Exhibition Stadium | Hamilton 30 @ Toronto 25 |
Playoff game | 54,530 | Sun 11/20/83 | Exhibition Stadium | Hamilton 36 @ Toronto 41 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 54,741 | Sun 11/28/82 | Exhibition Stadium | Edmonton 32 vs. Toronto 16 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 378,840 | 1976 | Exhibition Stadium | 8 games (47,355 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 378,840 | 1976 | Exhibition Stadium | 8 games (47,355 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 47,355 | 1976 | Exhibition Stadium | 8 games (378,840 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 47,355 | 1976 | Exhibition Stadium | 8 games (378,840 total) |
Winnipeg Blue BombersWinnipeg Blue BombersThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
Type of Record | Attendance | Date/Year | Stadium | Result/Games |
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Pre-season game | 33,421 | Wed 07/03/91 | Winnipeg Stadium | Ottawa 32 @ Winnipeg 45 |
Regular season game | 35,959 | Sun 09/12/93 | Winnipeg Stadium | Saskatchewan 23 @ Winnipeg 41 |
Playoff game | 32,946 | Sun 11/22/87 | Winnipeg Stadium | Toronto 19 @ Winnipeg 3 |
Grey Cup game (host) | 51,985 | Sun 11/24/91 | Winnipeg Stadium | Toronto 36 vs. Calgary 21 |
Total Attendance-Regular season | 266,008 | 2011 | Canad Inns Stadium | 9 games (29,556 avg.) |
Total Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 296,059 | 2011 | Canad Inns Stadium | 10 games (29,606 avg.) |
Average Attendance-Regular season | 29,556 | 2011 | Canad Inns Stadium | 9 games (266,008 total) |
Average Attendance-Regular season and playoffs | 29,606 | 2011 | Canad Inns Stadium | 10 games (296,059 total) |