The 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football League season. [edit] CFL News in 1999 The CFL enters the final season of the 1900s with increased growth in attendance and television ratings after the '98 season. The '98 season attendance figures showed a 6.1% increase, which surpassed '97 season figures. TSN television ratings grew by 26.6% in the ages 2+ demographic. The 1998 Grey Cup game viewership increased to 20.5% as 3.06 million viewers watched the Calgary Stampeders defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24, which surpassed the '97 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 - Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- BC and Montreal both have first round byes.
[edit] Grey Cup playoffs Main article: 87th Grey Cup The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the 1999 Grey Cup Champions, avenging last season's championship loss to the Calgary Stampeders with a 32-21 victory, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. The Tiger-Cats have won their first championship since the 1986 CFL season. The Tiger-Cats' Danny McManus (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Mike Morreale (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian. [edit] Playoff bracket [edit] 1999 CFL All-Stars [edit] Offence - QB - Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB - Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB - Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB - Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- SB - Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR - Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes
- WR - Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
- C - Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG - Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG - Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] Defence - DT - Demetrious Maxie, Toronto Argonauts
- DT - Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE - Daved Benefield, BC Lions
- DE - Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB - Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB - Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - Maurice Kelley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB - William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders
- CB - Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- DB - Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB - Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- DS - Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] 1999 Western All-Stars [edit] Offence - QB - Damon Allen, BC Lions
- RB - Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders
- RB - Robert Drummond, BC Lions
- SB - Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders
- SB - Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR - Eddie Brown, BC Lions
- WR - Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
- C - Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG - Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG - Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos
- OT - John Terry, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- OT - Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] Defence - DT - Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT - Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DE - Daved Benefield, BC Lions
- DE - Neil Smith, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- LB - Paul Lacoste, BC Lions
- LB - Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB - Willie Pless, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- CB - William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders
- CB - Eric Carter, BC Lions
- DB - Dale Joseph, BC Lions
- DB - Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders
- DS - Greg Frers, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] 1999 Eastern All-Stars [edit] Offence - QB - Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB - Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB - Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- SB - Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- SB - Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR - Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes
- WR - Robert Gordon, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C - Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG - Chris Burns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG - Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] Defence - DT - Demetrious Maxie, Toronto Argonauts
- DT - Jason Richards, Montreal Alouettes
- DE - Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DE - Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB - Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB - Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- LB - Maurice Kelley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CB - Irv Smith, Montreal Alouettes
- CB - Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- DB - Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB - Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- DS - Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit] 1999 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars [edit] Offence - QB - Damon Allen, BC Lions
- OT - Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
- OT - Chris Perez, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG - Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders
- OG - Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos
- C - Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- RB - Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes
- FB - Michael Soles, Montreal Alouettes
- SB - Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- SB - Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- WR - Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- WR - Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders
[edit] Defence - DE - Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE - Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes
- DT - Johnny Scott, BC Lions
- DT - Ed Philion, Montreal Alouettes
- LB - Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB - Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders
- LB - Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts
- CB - Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts
- CB - Eric Carter, BC Lions
- HB - Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- HB - Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes
- S - Lester Smith, Montreal Alouettes
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