This is a list of Canadian Football League (CFL) seasons, including seasons in Canadian football prior to the CFL's founding in 1958.
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CFL seasons
Early CFL (1958–1986) After the merger of the Big Four and WIFU, the first 29 CFL seasons each consisted of nine teams playing in the same nine cities. In 1961, inter-conference play began during the regular season. Until 1973, Western Canadian teams played 16 games, while Eastern Canadian teams played 14 games. Since then, all teams played 16 games per season until the season was expanded to 18 games in 1986. SeasonWestEastGrey CupGPTop recordGPTop recordNo.Champion195816Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13–3)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–3–1)46thWinnipeg Blue Bombers195916Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12–4)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–4)47thWinnipeg Blue Bombers196016Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14–2)14Toronto Argonauts (10–4)48thOttawa Rough Riders196116Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13–3)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–4)49thWinnipeg Blue Bombers196216Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11–5)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9–4–1)50thWinnipeg Blue Bombers196316BC Lions (12–4)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–4)51stHamilton Tiger-Cats196416BC Lions (11–2–3)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–3–1)52ndBC Lions196516Calgary Stampeders (12–4)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–4)53rdHamilton Tiger-Cats196616Saskatchewan Roughriders (9–6–1)14Ottawa Rough Riders (11–3)54thSaskatchewan Roughriders196716Calgary Stampeders (12–4)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10–4)55thHamilton Tiger-Cats196816Saskatchewan Roughriders (12–3–1)14Ottawa Rough Riders (9–3–2)56thOttawa Rough Riders196916Saskatchewan Roughriders (13–3)14Ottawa Rough Riders (11–3)57thOttawa Rough Riders197016Saskatchewan Roughriders (14–2)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8–5–1)58thMontreal Alouettes197116Calgary Stampeders (9–6–1)14Toronto Argonauts (10–4)59thCalgary Stampeders197216Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10–6)14Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11–3)60thHamilton Tiger-Cats197316Edmonton Eskimos (9–5–2)14Ottawa Rough Riders (9–5)61stOttawa Rough Riders197416Edmonton Eskimos (10–5–1)16Montreal Alouettes (9–5–2)62ndMontreal Alouettes197516Edmonton Eskimos (12–4)16Ottawa Rough Riders (10–5–1)63rdEdmonton Eskimos197616Saskatchewan Roughriders (11–5)16Ottawa Rough Riders (9–6–1)64thOttawa Rough Riders197716Edmonton Eskimos (10–6)16Montreal Alouettes (11–5)65thMontreal Alouettes197816Edmonton Eskimos (10–4–2)16Ottawa Rough Riders (11–5)66thEdmonton Eskimos197916Edmonton Eskimos (12–2–2)16Montreal Alouettes (11–4–1)67thEdmonton Eskimos198016Edmonton Eskimos (13–3)16Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8–7–1)68thEdmonton Eskimos198116Edmonton Eskimos (14–1–1)16Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11–4–1)69thEdmonton Eskimos198216Edmonton Eskimos (11–5)16Toronto Argonauts (9–6–1)70thEdmonton Eskimos198316BC Lions (11–5)16Toronto Argonauts (12–4)71stToronto Argonauts198416BC Lions (12–3–1)16Toronto Argonauts (9–6–1)72ndWinnipeg Blue Bombers198516BC Lions (13–3)16Hamilton Tiger-Cats (8–8)73rdBC Lions198618Edmonton Eskimos (13–4–1)18Toronto Argonauts (10–8)74thHamilton Tiger-Cats
Current era (1987–present) Since 1987, the number of teams has changed several times, but the CFL has retained an 18-game schedule. Since 2014, the CFL includes nine teams in the same cities as it had from 1958 to 1986. SeasonTeamsWest top recordEast top recordGrey CupNo.Champion19878BC Lions (12–6)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12–6)75thEdmonton Eskimos19888Edmonton Eskimos (11–7)Toronto Argonauts (14–4)76thWinnipeg Blue Bombers19898Edmonton Eskimos (16–2)Hamilton Tiger-Cats (12–6)77thSaskatchewan Roughriders19908Calgary Stampeders (11–6–1)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12–6)78thWinnipeg Blue Bombers19918Edmonton Eskimos (12–6)Toronto Argonauts (13–5)79thToronto Argonauts19928Calgary Stampeders (13–5)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11–7)80thCalgary Stampeders19939Calgary Stampeders (15–3)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14–4)81stEdmonton Eskimos199412Calgary Stampeders (15–3)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (13–5)82ndBC LionsSeasonTeamsNorth top recordSouth top recordGrey CupNo.Champion199513Calgary Stampeders (15–3)Baltimore Stallions (15–3)83rdBaltimore StallionsSeasonTeamsWest top recordEast top recordGrey CupNo.Champion19969Calgary Stampeders (13–5)Toronto Argonauts (15–3)84thToronto Argonauts19978Edmonton Eskimos (12–6)Toronto Argonauts (15–3)85thToronto Argonauts19988Calgary Stampeders (12–6)Hamilton Tiger-Cats (12–5–1)86thCalgary Stampeders19998BC Lions (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (12–6)87thHamilton Tiger-Cats20008Calgary Stampeders (12–5–1)Montreal Alouettes (12–6)88thBC Lions20018Edmonton Eskimos (9–9)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14–4)89thCalgary Stampeders20029Edmonton Eskimos (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (13–5)90thMontreal Alouettes20039Edmonton Eskimos (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (13–5)91stEdmonton Eskimos20049BC Lions (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (14–4)92ndToronto Argonauts20059BC Lions (12–6)Toronto Argonauts (11–7)93rdEdmonton Eskimos20068BC Lions (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (10–8)94thBC Lions20078BC Lions (14–3–1)Toronto Argonauts (11–7)95thSaskatchewan Roughriders20088Calgary Stampeders (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (11–7)96thCalgary Stampeders20098Saskatchewan Roughriders (10–7–1)Montreal Alouettes (15–3)97thMontreal Alouettes20108Calgary Stampeders (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (12–6)98thMontreal Alouettes20118BC Lions (11–7)Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10–8)99thBC Lions20128BC Lions (13–5)Montreal Alouettes (11–7)100thToronto Argonauts20138Calgary Stampeders (14–4)Toronto Argonauts (11–7)101stSaskatchewan Roughriders20149Calgary Stampeders (15–3)Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9–9)102ndCalgary Stampeders20159Edmonton Eskimos (14–4)Ottawa Redblacks (12–6)103rdEdmonton Eskimos20169Calgary Stampeders (15–2–1)Ottawa Redblacks (8–9–1)104thOttawa Redblacks20179Calgary Stampeders (13–4–1)Toronto Argonauts (9–9)105thToronto Argonauts20189Calgary Stampeders (13–5)Ottawa Redblacks (11–7)106thCalgary Stampeders20199Saskatchewan Roughriders (13–5)Hamilton Tiger-Cats (15–3)107thWinnipeg Blue Bombers20209Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada20219Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11–3)Toronto Argonauts (9–5)108thWinnipeg Blue Bombers20229Winnipeg Blue Bombers (15–3)Toronto Argonauts (11–7)109thToronto Argonauts 20239Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14–4)Toronto Argonauts (16–2)110thMontreal Alouettes20249Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11–7)Montreal Alouettes (12–5–1)111thToronto Argonauts20259Saskatchewan Roughriders (12–6)Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11–7)112thSaskatchewan Roughriders20269113th20279114th Notes
References
External links Canadian Football League SOUDOG'S CFL HISTORY FAN SITE CFL Player of the Year The Sports Network CFL Helmets All-time CFL Standings Since 1945