1969 CFL season

The 1969 CFL season is considered to be the 16th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it was officially the 12th Canadian Football League season.

CFL News in 1969
The 1969 Grey Cup game started play on a Sunday for the first time in CFL history; all Grey Cup games since (except for 1970) have been played on a Sunday. (The CFL did play a Grey Cup game on Sunday before, in 1962, when the original Saturday Grey Cup game was delayed due to heavy fog that caused the final 9 minutes and 28 seconds to be played the following day.)

The Grey Cup was held in Montreal, Quebec for the first time since 1931.

A new logo was introduced to the league on November 26, four days before that year's Grey Cup game: A white helmet with a one-bar face mask with a maple leaf in the centre and the word CFL in white in the maple leaf. It replaced the leaf/football/ribbon logo used since the league's formation in 1958, and would be used until 2002.

Records: The Rough Riders' Margene Adkins set the record for average gain per pass in a season with 25.0 yards. The record stood for 28 years, until Milt Stegall broke it.

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.
 * Saskatchewan and Ottawa have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1969

CFL Leaders

 * CFL Passing Leaders
 * CFL Rushing Leaders
 * CFL Receiving Leaders

Offence

 * QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – Dave Raimey, Toronto Argonauts
 * TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
 * SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
 * OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

 * DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
 * LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Phil Minnick, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
 * DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Larry Fairholm, Montreal Alouettes

Offence

 * QB – Russ Jackson, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – Dennis Duncan, Montreal Alouettes
 * RB – Vic Washington, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * RB – Dave Raimey, Toronto Argonauts
 * TE – Mel Profit, Toronto Argonauts
 * SE – Margene Adkins, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * F – Bobby Taylor, Toronto Argonauts
 * C – Basil Bark, Montreal Alouettes
 * OG – Charlie Parker, Montreal Alouettes
 * OG – Charlie Bray, Toronto Argonauts
 * OT – Danny Nykoluk, Toronto Argonauts
 * OT – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

 * DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DT – Marshall Shirk, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Billy Joe Booth, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DE – Ed Harrington, Toronto Argonauts
 * LB – Ken Lehmann, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Jerry "Soupy" Campbell, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * LB – Henry Sorrell, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * DB – Ed Learn, Toronto Argonauts
 * DB – Marv Luster, Toronto Argonauts
 * DB – Dick Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
 * DB – Don Sutherin, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * DB – Garney Henley, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Offence

 * QB – Ron Lancaster, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – George Reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * RB – Jim Evenson, BC Lions
 * RB – Jim Young, BC Lions
 * TE – Herman Harrison, Calgary Stampeders
 * SE – Terry Evanshen, Calgary Stampeders
 * F – Ken Nielsen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * F – Hugh Campbell, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * C – Ted Urness, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Jack Abendschan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OG – Ken Sugarman, BC Lions
 * OT – Clyde Brock, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * OT – Lanny Boleski, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

 * DT – John LaGrone, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DT – Ed McQuarters, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
 * DE – John Helton, Calgary Stampeders
 * LB – Wayne Harris, Calgary Stampeders
 * LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * LB – Wally Dempsey, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – John Wydarney, Edmonton Eskimos
 * DB – Frank Andruski, Calgary Stampeders
 * DB – Bruce Bennett, Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * DB – Jerry Bradley, BC Lions
 * DB – Rich Robinson, BC Lions

1969 CFL Awards

 * CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – John LaGrone (DT), Edmonton Eskimos
 * CFL's Coach of the Year – Frank Clair, Ottawa Rough Riders
 * Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (Eastern MVP) – Russ Jackson (QB), Ottawa Rough Riders
 * Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (Western MVP) - Ron Lancaster (QB), Saskatchewan Roughriders
 * Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Al Phaneuf (DB), Montreal Alouettes
 * Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (Western Rookie of the Year) - Dave Easley (DB), BC Lions
 * DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy (Western Outstanding Lineman) - Ed McQuarters (DT), Saskatchewan Roughriders