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F E A T U R E S
The Numbers Game
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4, 244, 000: number of viewers
who watched last year's Grey Cup, making it the most watched final
since the modern ratings system was adopted in 1989.
68,318: record number of fans that attended the
1977 Grey Cup in Montreal between the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton
Eskimos. Montreal won 41-6.
2,616.40: gross revenue in Canadian dollars of
the first Grey Cup in 1909 played at Toronto's Rosedale Field between
the University of Toronto and the Parkdale Canoe Club. U of T won
26-6.
1,376: number of yards Edmonton's Mike Pringle
rushed for this season.
372: total combined points scored by Montreal and
Edmonton in their previous nine Grey Cup battles.
118: total number of individual and team Grey Cup
records held by the Alouettes and Eskimos.
99: number of yards in Pat Woodcock's record TD
reception in last year's Grey Cup final.
72: number of career Grey Cup points scored by
Edmonton kicker Dave Cutler.
50: cost in Canadian cents to purchase a program
at the 1960 Grey Cup in Vancouver between Edmonton and the Ottawa
Roughriders.
37: number of touchdowns Montreal's Anthony Calvillo
tossed this past season.
19: number of points the Eskimos were down to Ottawa
in the 1981 Grey Cup (20-1) before making the greatest comeback
in Grey Cup history to win 26-23.
14: number of record Grey Cup victories by Toronto.
Edmonton can pull to within two of Toronto with a win on Sunday.
11: number of touchdowns scored by Edmonton and
Montreal in the 1956 Grey Cup.
10: number of days people spent in jail after being
arrested for scalping tickets to the 1948 Grey Cup outside Toronto's
Varsity Stadium. Scalpers were reportedly charging $25 Cdn for $1
tickets.
9: number of times the Alouettes and Eskimos faced
off in the Grey Cup final prior to this year: 1954, 1955, 1956,
1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 2002.
8: number of years since Regina last hosted the
Grey Cup. The Baltimore Stallions beat the Calgary Stampeders 37-20
in the 1995 Grey Cup final at Taylor Field.
7: number of total points scored in the 1933 and
1937 Grey Cups.
6: number of seconds left on the clock when Edmonton's
Dave Cutler booted a 27-yard field goal in the 1981 Grey Cup to
give the Eskimos their fourth consecutive championship.
5: number of Grey Cup victories by Montreal head
coach Don Matthews. (2 with Toronto, 1 with B.C., 1 with Baltimore
and 1 with Montreal).
4: number of touchdown passes in the 1969 Grey
Cup by Ottawa's Russ Jackson.
3: number of safety touches in the 1965 Grey Cup between Hamilton
and Winnipeg.
2: number of days it took to complete the 1962
Grey Cup in Toronto. The game was halted by fog on Dec. 1, forcing
the final 9 minutes and 29 seconds to be played on Dec. 2. Winnipeg
beat Hamilton 28-27.
1: number of Grey Cup games decided in overtime
(Dec. 2, 1961 -- Winnipeg 21, Hamilton 14 in Toronto)
0: number of Grey Cup games played between 1916-1918.
No games were held due to World War 1.
-10: degrees in Celsius at the start of the 1996
Grey Cup in Hamilton between the Eskimos and Argos. |
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