2003 CFL season

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The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football League season.

1 CFL News in 2003
2 Regular Season Standings
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 2003 CFL All-Stars
5 2003 Rogers AT&T CFL Awards

[edit] CFL News in 2003

The Canadian Football League made a new five-year television deal with TSN and the CBC on February 27. Through the new agreement, TSN and CBC will be broadcasting 77 games, which is the most in CFL history. The CFL also introduced new specialty weekends that includes the Canada Day Bash, the Labour Day Classic and the Gridiron Thanksgiving. CFL.ca launched it's new website in July.

The CFL also assumes control of the Toronto Argonauts on July 29 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 15. The league appointed Paul Robson as the interim Operations Manager of the Argonauts and appointed Alan Ford to become interim Operations Manager of the Tiger-Cats. The CFL then announced the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Bob Young on October 7 and then announced the sale of the Toronto Argonauts on November 15 to Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon.

The TSN achieved the second-highest viewership in CFL history. The CFL also had an (+2%) increase in attendance for the second straight season with more than 2 million fans filling the seats at Canadian football games. About 4.4 million Canadian homes viewed the 91st Grey Cup game between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos. Plus, the CFL signed long-term partnership deals with Reebok, Rogers and Sun Microsystems.

[edit] Regular Season Standings

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

**West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	5	569	414	26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	514	487	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	11	7	535	430	22
British Columbia Lions	18	11	7	531	430	22
Calgary Stampeders	18	5	13	323	501	10

**East Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	562	409	26
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	473	433	18
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	467	581	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	1	17	293	583	2

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes.
Due to the cross-over rule - the B.C. Lions will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Semi-Final Game.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 2003

[edit] Divisional Semi-Finals

**Eastern Semi-Finals**
British Columbia Lions @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 2	British Columbia Lions 7	Toronto Argonauts 28

**Western Semi-Finals**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 2	Saskatchewan Roughriders 37	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21

[edit] Divisional Finals

**Eastern Finals**
Toronto Argonauts @ Montreal Alouettes
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Toronto Argonauts 26	Montreal Alouettes 30

**Western Finals**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Saskatchewan Roughriders 23	Edmonton Eskimos 30

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 16 91st Annual Grey Cup Game: Taylor Field - Regina, Saskatchewan
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
Edmonton Eskimos 34	Montreal Alouettes 22
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 2003 Grey Cup Champions
Jason Tucker (WR), Edmonton Eskimos - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player. Ben Cahoon (SB), Montreal Alouettes - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] 2003 CFL All-Stars

[edit] OFFENCE

QB - Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes
RB - Mike Pringle, Edmonton Eskimos
RB - Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
SB - Jeremaine Copeland, Montreal Alouettes
SB - Geroy Simon, British Columbia Lions
WR - Tony Miles, Toronto Argonauts
WR - Ed Hervey, Edmonton Eskimos
C - Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes
OG - Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders
OG - Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes
OT - Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos
OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes

[edit] DEFENCE

DT - Eric England, Toronto Argonauts
DT - Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
DE - Daved Benefield, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
DE - Ray Jacobs, British Columbia Lions
LB - Reggie Hunt, Saskatchewan Roughriders
LB - Barrin Simpson, British Columbia Lions
LB - Jackie Mitchell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
CB - Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
CB - Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
DB - Donny Brady, Edmonton Eskimos
DB - Clifford Ivory, Toronto Argonauts
DS - Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts

[edit] SPECIAL TEAMS

P - Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
K - Lawrence Tynes, Ottawa Renegades
ST - Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts

[edit] 2003 Rogers AT&T CFL Awards

CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes
CFL's Outstanding Canadian Award - Ben Cahoon (SB), Montreal Alouettes
CFL's Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Joe Fleming (DT), Calgary Stampeders
CFL's Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Andrew Greene (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Frank Cutolo (WR), British Columbia Lions
CFL's Outstanding Special Teams Award - Bashir Levingston (WR), Toronto Argonauts
CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award - Steve Hardin (OT), British Columbia Lions
Rogers AT&T Fans' Choice Award - Ricky Ray (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
CFL's Coach of the Year - Tom Higgins, Edmonton Eskimos

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