2003 CFL season

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.

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 its 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.

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"

*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."

Grey Cup playoffs

"Main article: 91st Grey Cup"

The Edmonton Eskimos are the 2003 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34-22, at Regina's Taylor Field. The Eskimos got their revenge on the Alouettes, who defeated Edmonton in front of their hometown crowd at the 90th Grey Cup.The Eskimos' Jason Tucker (WR) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and the Alouettes' Ben Cahoon (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

6TeamBracket
RD1=November 2: Division Semifinals
RD2=November 9: Division Finals
RD3=November 16: 91st Grey Cup Taylor Field - Regina, SK
group1=East
group2=West
RD1-seed1=W4
RD1-team1=British Columbia Lions
RD1-score1=7
RD1-seed2=E2
RD1-team2=Toronto Argonauts
RD1-score2=28
RD1-seed3=W3
RD1-team3=Saskatchewan Roughriders
RD1-score3=37
RD1-seed4=W2
RD1-team4=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
RD1-score4=21
RD2-seed1=E2
RD2-team1=Toronto Argonauts
RD2-score1=26
RD2-seed2=E1
RD2-team2=Montreal Alouettes
RD2-score2=30
RD2-seed3=W3
RD2-team3=Saskatchewan Roughriders
RD2-score3=23
RD2-seed4=W1
RD2-team4=Edmonton Eskimos
RD2-score4=30
RD3-seed2=W1
RD3-team2=Edmonton Eskimos
RD3-score2=34
RD3-seed1=E1
RD3-team1=Montreal Alouettes
RD3-score1=22

2003 CFL All-Stars

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

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

PECIAL TEAMS

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

2003 Western All-Stars

OFFENCE

*QB - Dave Dickenson, British Columbia Lions
*RB - Mike Pringle, Edmonton Eskimos
*RB - Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB - Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos
*SB - Geroy Simon, British Columbia Lions
*WR - Darnell McDonald, Calgary Stampeders
*WR - Ed Hervey, Edmonton Eskimos
*C - Jeremy O'Day, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG - Andrew Greene, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG - Dan Comiskey, Edmonton Eskimos
*OT - Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos
*OT - Cory Mantyka, British Columbia Lions

DEFENCE

*DT - Nathan Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*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 - Eric Carter, British Columbia Lions
*DB - Donny Brady, Edmonton Eskimos
*DB - Shannon Garrett, Edmonton Eskimos
*DS - Mark Washington, British Columbia Lions

PECIAL TEAMS

*P - Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos
*K - Paul McCallum, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*ST - Wayne McGarity, Calgary Stampeders

2003 Eastern All-Stars

OFFENCE

*QB - Anthony Calvillo, Montreal Alouettes
*RB - Josh Ranek, Ottawa Renegades
*RB - Troy Davis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*SB - Jeremaine Copeland, Montreal Alouettes
*SB - Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes
*WR - Tony Miles, Toronto Argonauts
*WR - D. J. Flick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*C - Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes
*OG - Val St. Germain, Ottawa Renegades
*OG - Scott Flory, Montreal Alouettes
*OT - Neal Fort, Montreal Alouettes
*OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes

DEFENCE

*DT - Eric England, Toronto Argonauts
*DT - Ed Philion, Montreal Alouettes
*DE - Tim Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DE - Anwar Stewart, Montreal Alouettes
*LB - Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes
*LB - Kelly Wiltshire, Ottawa Renegades
*LB - Tim Strickland, Montreal Alouettes
*CB - Brandon Hamilton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*CB - Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
*DB - Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
*DB - Clifford Ivory, Toronto Argonauts
*DS - Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts

PECIAL TEAMS

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

2003 Rogers AT&T CFL Awards

*CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes
*CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Ben Cahoon (SB), Montreal Alouettes
*CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Joe Fleming (DT), Calgary Stampeders
*CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Andrew Greene (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Frank Cutolo (WR), British Columbia Lions
*CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award - Bashir Levingston (WR), Toronto Argonauts
*CFLPA's Most 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