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The 2024 CFL season was the 70th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 66th season of the Canadian Football League. Vancouver hosted the 111th Grey Cup on November 17, 2024. [1] [2] The regular season started on June 6, and ended on October 26, with 18 games played per team over 21 weeks. [3]
Labour Day weekend, roughly 12 or 13 weeks into the CFL season, is known for its matchups that do not change from year to year, unlike other "rivalry" weeks of the CFL schedule. Labour Day weekend is also one of typically two weeks (the Thanksgiving Day Classic being the other) in the CFL schedule that the league plays on a Monday.
Every year starting in 2004, Saskatchewan has hosted the Labour Day Classic and Winnipeg has hosted the Labour Day Rematch. As of the 2024 season, Winnipeg leads the series 13–7. As on Labour Day weekend when many Winnipeg fans visit Regina to support the Bombers, many Saskatchewan fans visit Winnipeg the following weekend to support the ...
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. [1] 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.
The 2024 Ottawa Redblacks season was the tenth season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2018 while on a bye during week 18 after a Hamilton Tiger-Cats loss.
In recent years, it has been hosted in a different city every year, selected two or more years in advance. The Toronto Argonauts have won the most Grey Cups with 19 wins total, most recently in 2024. In 2013, the Grey Cup was won at home for the third consecutive time (by the Saskatchewan Roughriders ), which had not been done since Toronto won ...
The NFL’s annual schedule release, which features enticing playoff rematches, made waves with the announcement that its Christmas Day doubleheader will be streamed live on Netflix, marking the ...
The 111th Grey Cup was played to decide the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2024 season. [4] The game was played on November 17, 2024, at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. [5] The Toronto Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24 to win their league-leading 19th Grey Cup championship. It was the ...