2003 CFL season
Regular season
Duration	June, 2003 – October, 2003	2009-06-18 | 2009-10-18 | 2003 CFL season
Playoffs
Start date	November 2, 2003	2003-11-02 | 2003-11-16 | Playoffs
East Champions	Montreal Alouettes	2003-11-09
West Champions	Edmonton Eskimos	2003-11-09
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91st Grey Cup
Date	November 16, 2003
Site	Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan
Champions	Edmonton Eskimos
91st Grey Cup	2003-11-16	Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan	Edmonton Eskimos
2002 ← CFL seasons → 2004

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.

Contents 1 CFL News in 2003 2 Regular Season Standings 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 Playoff bracket 4 2003 CFL All-Stars 4.1 Offence 4.2 Defence 4.3 Special teams 5 2003 Western All-Stars 5.1 Offence 5.2 Defence 5.3 Special teams 6 2003 Eastern All-Stars 6.1 Offence 6.2 Defence 6.3 Special teams 7 2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars 7.1 Offence 7.2 Defence 7.3 Special Teams 7.4 Head Coach 8 2003 Rogers AT&T CFL Awards 9 References

[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 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.

[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 Edmonton Eskimos 18 13 5 0 569 414 26 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 11 7 0 514 487 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 11 7 0 535 430 22 BC Lions 18 11 7 0 531 430 22 Calgary Stampeders 18 5 13 0 323 501 10

East Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Alouettes 18 13 5 0 562 409 26 Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 473 433 18 Ottawa Renegades 18 7 11 0 467 581 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 1 17 0 293 583 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 BC Lions will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Semi-Final Game.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

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.

[edit] Playoff bracket

November 2: Division Semifinals

November 9: Division Finals

November 16: 91st Grey Cup Taylor Field - Regina, SK

East

E2

Toronto Argonauts

26

W4

BC Lions

7

E1

Montreal Alouettes

30

E2

Toronto Argonauts

28

E1

Montreal Alouettes

22

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

34

West

W3

Saskatchewan Roughriders

23

W3

Saskatchewan Roughriders

37

W1

Edmonton Eskimos

30

W2

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

21

[edit] 2003 CFL All-Stars

[edit] 2003 Western All-Stars

[edit] 2003 Eastern All-Stars

[edit] 2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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[edit] 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), BC Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award - Bashir Levingston (WR), Toronto Argonauts
• CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award - Steve Hardin (OT), BC Lions
• Rogers AT&T Fans' Choice Award - Ricky Ray (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Coach of the Year - Tom Higgins, Edmonton Eskimos

[edit] References

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