The 1998 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football League season.

Contents 1 CFL News in 1998 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Playoff bracket 4 1998 CFL All-Stars 4.1 Offence 4.2 Defence 4.3 Special teams 5 1998 Western All-Stars 5.1 Offence 5.2 Defence 5.3 Special teams 6 1998 Eastern All-Stars 6.1 Offence 6.2 Defence 6.3 Special teams 7 1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars 7.1 Offence 7.2 Defence 7.3 Special Teams 7.4 Head Coach 8 1998 CFL Awards 9 References

[edit] CFL News in 1998

The Canadian Football League signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with Adidas, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL.

For only the second time in history, the city of Winnipeg hosted the Grey Cup game.

[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 T PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 18 12 6 0 558 397 24 Edmonton Eskimos 18 9 9 0 396 450 18 BC Lions 18 9 9 0 394 427 18 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 5 13 0 411 525 10

East Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 12 5 1 503 351 25 Montreal Alouettes 18 12 5 1 470 435 25 Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 452 410 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 3 15 0 399 588 6

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Calgary and Hamilton both have first round byes.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

The Calgary Stampeders are the 1998 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26 to 24, at Winnipeg's Winnipeg Stadium on Mark McLoughlin's winning field goal. The Stampeders have won their first championship since 1992. The Stampeders' Jeff Garcia (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Vince Danielsen (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

[edit] Playoff bracket

November 8: Division Semifinals

November 15: Division Finals

November 22: 86th Grey Cup @ Winnipeg Stadium - Winnipeg, MB

East

E2

Montreal Alouettes

20

E3

Toronto Argonauts

28

E1

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

22

E2

Montreal Alouettes

41

E1

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

24

W1

Calgary Stampeders

26

West

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

10

W3

BC Lions

33

W1

Calgary Stampeders

33

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

40

[edit] 1998 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 1998 Western All-Stars

[edit] 1998 Eastern All-Stars

[edit] 1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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[edit] 1998 CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Mike Pringle (RB), Montreal Alouettes
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Fred Childress (OG), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Glen Scrivener (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Ron Lancaster, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[edit] References

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