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Grey Cup
Royal Canadian Mounted Police guarding the Grey Cup, 2010.
Grey Cup
Canadian football trophy
News •
Grey Cup celebrations kick off in Calgary as fans arrive from across Canada
• Nov. 12, 2026, 9:49 PM ET (CTV News)
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• Nov. 11, 2026, 4:53 PM ET (CBC)
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• Nov. 10, 2026, 6:00 AM ET (CBC)
Tale of the tape for the 113th Grey Cup in Calgary: Edmonton Elks vs. Montreal Alouettes
• Nov. 8, 2026, 3:14 PM ET (Calgary Herald)
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• Nov. 7, 2026, 6:45 PM ET (CBC)
Grey Cup, trophy awarded annually to the winner of the professional Canadian Football League (CFL) play-offs. The cup was first awarded in 1909 by Earl Grey, governor-general of Canada, to represent the amateur football championship, and the early years of competition were dominated by collegiate teams. Canadian football closely resembled rugby football in its early years, but by the mid-20th century it had adopted a gridiron style of play. By the 1950s competition for the cup was dominated by professional teams, and in 1966 trusteeship of the cup passed to the CFL. The annual game is broadcast throughout Canada and is preceded by a weeklong festival.
A list of Grey Cup winners is provided in the table.
| year | result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *East-West playoff began in 1921. | ||||
| **Ottawa won the two-game total-point series 8–2 and 12–5. | ||||
| ***The CFL realigned into North and South divisions in 1995. | ||||
| 1909 | U. of Toronto | |||
| 1910 | U. of Toronto | |||
| 1911 | U. of Toronto | |||
| 1912 | Hamilton Alerts | |||
| 1913 | Hamilton Tigers | |||
| 1914 | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 1915 | Hamilton Tigers | |||
| 1916–19 | not held | |||
| 1920 | U. of Toronto | |||
| 1921* | Toronto Argonauts | |||
| 1922 | Queen's University | 13 | Edmonton Eskimos | 1 |
| 1923 | Queen's University | 54 | Regina Roughriders | 0 |
| 1924 | Queen's University | 11 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 3 |
| 1925 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 |
| 1926 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | U. of Toronto | 7 |
| 1927 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 9 | Hamilton Tigers | 6 |
| 1928 | Hamilton Tigers | 30 | Regina Roughriders | 0 |
| 1929 | Hamilton Tigers | 14 | Regina Roughriders | 3 |
| 1930 | Toronto Balmy Beach | 11 | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| 1931 | Montreal AAA | 22 | Regina Roughriders | 0 |
| 1932 | Hamilton Tigers | 25 | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| 1933 | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | Sarnia Imperials | 3 |
| 1934 | Sarnia Imperials | 20 | Regina Roughriders | 12 |
| 1935 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | Hamilton Tigers | 12 |
| 1936 | Sarnia Imperials | 26 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 |
| 1937 | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 |
| 1938 | Toronto Argonauts | 30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 |
| 1939 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 |
| 1940 | Ottawa Rough Riders | ** | Toronto Balmy Beach | ** |
| 1941 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 |
| 1942 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes | 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 |
| 1943 | Hamilton Flying Wildcats | 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 |
| 1944 | Montreal S. Hyacinthe-Donnaconna | 7 | Hamilton Wildcats | 6 |
| 1945 | Toronto Argonauts | 35 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
| 1946 | Toronto Argonauts | 28 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
| 1947 | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 |
| 1948 | Calgary Stampeders | 12 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 |
| 1949 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 | Calgary Stampeders | 15 |
| 1950 | Toronto Argonauts | 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
| 1951 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 |
| 1952 | Toronto Argonauts | 21 | Edmonton Eskimos | 11 |
| 1953 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6 |
| 1954 | Edmonton Eskimos | 26 | Montreal Alouettes | 25 |
| 1955 | Edmonton Eskimos | 34 | Montreal Alouettes | 19 |
| 1956 | Edmonton Eskimos | 50 | Montreal Alouettes | 27 |
| 1957 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 |
| 1958 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 35 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28 |
| 1959 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC) | 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 7 |
| 1960 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 16 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 6 |
| 1961 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC) | 21 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 14 |
| 1962 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC) | 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 27 |
| 1963 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 21 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 10 |
| 1964 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 34 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 24 |
| 1965 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC) | 16 |
| 1966 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 29 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 14 |
| 1967 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 24 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 1 |
| 1968 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 24 | Calgary Stampeders (WFC) | 21 |
| 1969 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 29 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 11 |
| 1970 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 23 | Calgary Stampeders (WFC) | 10 |
| 1971 | Calgary Stampeders (WFC) | 14 | Toronto Argonauts (EFC) | 11 |
| 1972 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 13 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 10 |
| 1973 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 22 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 18 |
| 1974 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 20 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 7 |
| 1975 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 9 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 8 |
| 1976 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 23 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 20 |
| 1977 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 41 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 6 |
| 1978 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 20 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 13 |
| 1979 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 17 | Montreal Alouettes (EFC) | 9 |
| 1980 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 48 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 10 |
| 1981 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 26 | Ottawa Rough Riders (EFC) | 23 |
| 1982 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 32 | Toronto Argonauts (EFC) | 16 |
| 1983 | Toronto Argonauts (EFC) | 18 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 17 |
| 1984 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WFC) | 47 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 17 |
| 1985 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 37 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 24 |
| 1986 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 39 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 15 |
| 1987 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 38 | Toronto Argonauts (EFC) | 36 |
| 1988 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC) | 22 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 21 |
| 1989 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WFC) | 43 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (EFC) | 40 |
| 1990 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC) | 50 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 11 |
| 1991 | Toronto Argonauts (EFC) | 36 | Calgary Stampeders (WFC) | 21 |
| 1992 | Calgary Stampeders (WFC) | 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC) | 10 |
| 1993 | Edmonton Eskimos (WFC) | 33 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (EFC) | 23 |
| 1994 | British Columbia Lions (WFC) | 26 | Baltimore Stallions (EFC) | 23 |
| 1995*** | Baltimore Stallions (SD) | 37 | Calgary Stampeders (ND) | 20 |
| 1996 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 43 | Edmonton Eskimos (WD) | 37 |
| 1997 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 47 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 23 |
| 1998 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 26 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 24 |
| 1999 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 32 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 21 |
| 2000 | British Columbia Lions (WD) | 28 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 26 |
| 2001 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED) | 19 |
| 2002 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 25 | Edmonton Eskimos (WD) | 16 |
| 2003 | Edmonton Eskimos (WD) | 34 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 22 |
| 2004 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 27 | British Columbia Lions (WD) | 19 |
| 2005 | Edmonton Eskimos (WD) | 38 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 35 |
| 2006 | British Columbia Lions (WD) | 25 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 14 |
| 2007 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 23 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED) | 19 |
| 2008 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 22 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 14 |
| 2009 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 28 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 27 |
| 2010 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 18 |
| 2011 | British Columbia Lions (WD) | 34 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (ED) | 23 |
| 2012 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 35 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 22 |
| 2013 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 45 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 23 |
| 2014 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 20 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 16 |
| 2015 | Edmonton Eskimos (WD) | 26 | Ottawa Redblacks (ED) | 20 |
| 2016 | Ottawa Redblacks (ED) | 39 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 33 |
| 2017 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 27 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 24 |
| 2018 | Calgary Stampeders (WD) | 27 | Ottawa Redblacks (ED) | 16 |
| 2019 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WD) | 33 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 12 |
| 2020 | not held | |||
| 2021 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WD) | 33 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (ED) | 25 |
| 2022 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WD) | 23 |
| 2023 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 28 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WD) | 24 |
| 2024 | Toronto Argonauts (ED) | 41 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (WD) | 24 |
| 2025 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (WD) | 25 | Montreal Alouettes (ED) | 17 |
This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering.
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