The 1982 CFL season is considered to be the 29th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 25th Canadian Football League season.
CFL news in 1982 After the 1981 season, the Montreal Alouettes folded. However, one day later in 1982 the CFL granted the city of Montreal a new franchise called the Concordes, which assumed the Alouettes' history and player contracts.
The 1982 Grey Cup game between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts attracted 7,862,000 television viewers, the largest television audience in the history of Canadian television.
NBC broadcast four CFL games in the United States over three weeks during the 1982 NFL players' strike.
Alcoholic beverages were sold at all CFL venues for the first time, after the Legislative Assembly of Ontario voted to lift the province's long-standing prohibition on alcohol at outdoor stadia shortly before the season began.
The Edmonton Eskimos won their fifth straight Grey Cup championship.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Edmonton and Toronto had first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The Edmonton Eskimos were the 1982 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Toronto Argonauts, 32–16, in front of their home crowd at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. That was Edmonton's fifth-straight championship, becoming the CFL's most successful dynasty. The Eskimos' Warren Moon (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and Dave "Dr. Death" Fennell (DT) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence and was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
CFL leaders CFL passing leaders CFL rushing leaders CFL receiving leaders
1982 CFL All-Stars
Offense QB – Warren Moon, Edmonton Eskimos RB – Alvin "Skip" Walker, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Joey Walters, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts WR – Keith Baker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Rudy Phillips, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Bobby Thompson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, Calgary Stampeders
Defense DT – Mike Samples, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – John Helton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Nick Hebeler, BC Lions DE – Pete Catan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Danny Bass, Calgary Stampeders LB – James "Quick" Parker, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders DB – Vince Phason, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Fran McDermott, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Zac Henderson, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams P – Ken Clark, Saskatchewan Roughriders K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
1982 Western All-Stars
Offence QB – Dieter Brock, Winnipeg Blue Bombers RB – James Sykes, Calgary Stampeders RB – William Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers SB – Tom Scott, Edmonton Eskimos SB – Joey Walters, Saskatchewan Roughriders WR – Mervyn Fernandez, BC Lions WR – Willie Armstead, Calgary Stampeders C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OG – Leo Blanchard, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Roger Aldag, Saskatchewan Roughriders OT – Bobby Thompson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers OT – Lloyd Fairbanks, Calgary Stampeders
Defence DT – Mike Samples, Saskatchewan Roughriders DT – John Helton, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DE – Nick Hebeler, BC Lions DE – Pete Catan, Winnipeg Blue Bombers LB – Danny Bass, Calgary Stampeders LB – James "Quick" Parker, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Glen Jackson, BC Lions DB – Joe Hollimon, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Ray Odums, Calgary Stampeders DB – Vince Phason, Winnipeg Blue Bombers DB – Fran McDermott, Saskatchewan Roughriders DB – Paul Bennett, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Special teams P – Ken Clark, Saskatchewan Roughriders K – Dave Ridgway, Saskatchewan Roughriders
1982 Eastern All-Stars
Offence QB – Condredge Holloway, Toronto Argonauts RB – Alvin "Skip" Walker, Ottawa Rough Riders RB – Cedric Minter, Toronto Argonauts SB – Rocky DiPietro, Hamilton Tiger-Cats SB – Nick Arakgi, Montreal Concordes WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts WR – Keith Baker, Hamilton Tiger-Cats C – Henry Waszczuk, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OG – Val Belcher, Ottawa Rough Riders OG – Rudy Phillips, Ottawa Rough Riders OT – Ed Fulton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats OT – Doug Payton, Montreal Concordes
Defence DT – Gary Dulin, Ottawa Rough Riders DT – Glen Weir, Montreal Concordes DE – Doug Scott, Montreal Concordes DE – Greg Marshall, Ottawa Rough Riders LB – John Pointer, Toronto Argonauts LB – William Hampton, Montreal Concordes LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – David Shaw, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Carl Brazley, Ottawa Rough Riders DB – Howard Fields, Hamilton Tiger-Cats DB – Mark Young, Montreal Concordes DB – Zac Henderson, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams P – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats K – Gerry Organ, Ottawa Rough Riders
1982 CFL awards CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Condredge Holloway (QB), Toronto Argonauts CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – James "Quick" Parker (LB), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Rudy Phillips (OG), Ottawa Rough Riders CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Chris Isaac (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – David Boone (DE), Edmonton Eskimos CFL's Coach of the Year – Bob O'Billovich, Toronto Argonauts
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