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To date, a CFL
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
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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
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
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 Lions
British Columbia 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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Stampeders
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Eskimos
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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-Cats
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Riders
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Roughriders
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Argonauts
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...

 

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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 Bombers
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...

Type of Record Attendance Date/Year Stadium Result/Games
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)
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