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TEAM HISTORICAL HI-LITES:
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1879
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Formation of the Winnipeg Rugby Football Club.
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1888
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Winnipeg Football Club, St. John's College
and the Royal School of Infantry formed the Manitoba Rugby League.
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1890
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In October, Regina North West Mounted Police played the
Winnipeg Football Club twice in Winnipeg
with each side winning once.
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1892
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The Manitoba Rugby Football Union was formed on Monday, February
22nd and played Fall and Spring Schedules. Teams include the Winnipeg Victorias, Winnipeg Rowing Club, and the St. John's.
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1896
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MRFU adopted the CRU rules.
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1911
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Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions formed the Western
Canada Rugby Football Union on Saturday, October 21st. Winnipeg realtor Hugo Ross donated the
championship trophy bearing his name. He subsequently drowned in the
sinking of the S.S. Titanic in April, 1912.
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1913
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Hamilton Tigers played four exhibition matches in Western
Canada defeating Winnipeg 26-1, Regina 26-4, Moose Jaw
25-1 and Calgary
19-2. This is the first documented East-West series of games.
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1928
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Tri-City Rugby Football Union was formed on Saturday, August
25th and consisted of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg.
The Union disbanded the following year
because of travel expenses. Saskatchewan
and Winnipeg
re-formed their unions.
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1930
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On Tuesday, June 10th, the Winnipeg Winnipegs
Rugby Football Club was formed and adopted the colours of green and white. Winnipeg played its first game against St. John's Rugby Club at Carruthers Park on Saturday, September 13th. St John's won 7-3.
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1932
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The Winnipegs and the St. John's amalgamated
to field a stronger team, and adopt the colours of blue and gold. The team
becomes known as "the 'Pegs".
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1935
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For the first time a Western team won the Grey Cup. Winnipeg
Pegs (they weren't Blue Bombers for another year) defeated Hamilton Tigers
18-12 at Hamilton.
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1936
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The Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) was formed
with Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Bronks and
Regina Roughriders.
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1940
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The only two-game total point series in Grey Cup history was
played. Ottawa defeated Toronto Balmy
Beach 8-2 and 12-5.
The series was arranged by the Canadian Rugby Union when it refused to
allow Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Western winners, to compete in the final
because the West had played its season under rules which varied from rules
in the East.
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1946
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Air travel in football was used for first time. Argos flew to Winnipeg
for pre-season games.
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1950
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The first professional playoff game was played at night under
lights - Winnipeg at Edmonton.
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1953
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Blue Bombers begin play in WINNIPEG
STADIUM.
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1956
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Canadian Football Council was formed Sunday, January 22nd at Winnipeg and national
negotiation lists were introduced.
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1958
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CFC was renamed the Canadian Football League on Sunday,
January 19th at the Royal Alexandra Hotel
in Winnipeg.
G. Sydney Halter, Q.C. of Winnipeg was appointed Commissioner. The CFL
opened on Thursday, August 14th as the Blue Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos
29-21 at Winnipeg
before 18,206 spectators.
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1961
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First Grey Cup Game to go into overtime was 21-14 Winnipeg victory over Hamilton
at CNE Stadium, Toronto.
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1962
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Bombers defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28-27 in the "Fog
Bowl" Grey Cup which began Sat, Dec 1, but had to be completed the
next day, as excessive fog reduced visibility to zero.
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1986
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes played the first
pre-season game in the Canada Games Stadium at Saint John, New Brunswick.
Winnipeg
won 36-10.
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1987
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The Montreal Alouettes folded on June 24th; the schedule was
revised and the Divisions realigned with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers moving
to the Eastern Division.
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1991
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At the conclusion of the regular season schedule 58,862,660 people
had attended CFL games since the League's first game was played on
Thursday, August 14, 1958 at Winnipeg.
Winnipeg
played host to the Grey Cup Game for the first time on Sunday, November
24th. Toronto defeated Calgary 36-21 before a crowd of 51,985 fans.
The Game was the most-watched Canadian TV show with an audience of
3,531,000 viewers.
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1998
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Winnipeg hosts the Grey
Cup Game for the 2nd time.
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2001
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WINNIPEG
STADIUM renamed "CANADINNS
STADIUM".
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PREVIOUS TEAM LOGO(S):
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TEN GREY CUP VICTORIES
FOR WINNIPEG-BASED TEAMS:
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WINNIPEGS (1):
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BLUE BOMBERS (9):
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1935
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1939
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1941
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1958
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1959
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1961
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1962
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1984
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1988
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1990
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BLUE BOMBERS' REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
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1946 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
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# - In 2001 & 2002, 1 point
was awarded for an Overtime loss. [Winnipeg had one OT
loss.]
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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PTS
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PCT
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HOME*
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AWAY*
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1,040
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538
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489
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13
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23,567
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22,879
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1,090#
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.524
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313-180#-5
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209-283-8
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* - Home & Away record since 1950
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WINNIPEG'S
RECORD AGAINST OTHER TEAMS:
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SINCE 1946
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OPPONENT:
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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PTS
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PCT.
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HOME
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AWAY
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BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS
1954 TO PRESENT
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151
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80
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69
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2
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3,376
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3,118
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162
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.536
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44-29-2
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36-40-0
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CALGARY STAMPEDERS
1946 TO PRESENT
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183
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89
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94
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0
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3,894
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3,861
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179#
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.486
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57-35-0
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32-59-0
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EDMONTON ESKIMOS
1949 TO PRESENT
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168
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75
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90
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3
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3,483
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3,760
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153
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.455
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46-37-2
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29-53-1
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HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
1961 TO PRESENT
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93
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49
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44
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0
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2,359
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2,119
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104
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.527
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28-19-0
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21-25-0
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MONTREAL ALOUETTES/
CONCORDES
1961-1986; 1996 TO PRESENT
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71
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31
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38
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2
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1,678
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1,849
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64
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.451
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19-17-0
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12-21-2
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SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
1936 TO 1941
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24
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14
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9
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1
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240
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142
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29
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.604
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9-3-0
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5-6-1
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SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
1946 TO PRESENT
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197
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112
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82
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3
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4,255
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3,923
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227
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.576
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64-33-1
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48-49-2
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SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
1936 TO PRESENT
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221
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126
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91
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4
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4,495
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4,065
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256
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.579
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73-36-1
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53-54-3
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TORONTO
ARGONAUTS
1961 TO PRESENT
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96
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48
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46
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2
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2,217
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2,265
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98
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.510
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33-14-0
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15-32-2
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TOTALS (1946-PRESENT):
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959
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484
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463
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12
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21,262
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20,875
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981#
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.511
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293-182-5
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193-279-7
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WINNIPEG'S
RECORD AGAINST DEFUNCT TEAMS:
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1961 THROUGH 2005
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DEFUNCT TEAMS:
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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PTS
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PCT.
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HOME
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AWAY
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OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
1961-1996
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56
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31
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24
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1
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1,618
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1,379
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63
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.563
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SACRAMENTO GOLDMINERS
1993-1994
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3
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3
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0
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0
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94
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72
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6
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1.000
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2-0-0
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1-0-0
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LAS VEGAS POSSE
1994
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1
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1
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0
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0
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38
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22
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2
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1.000
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0-0-0
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1-0-0
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SHREVEPORT PIRATES
1994-1995
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4
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3
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1
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0
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131
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137
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6
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.750
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2-0-0
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1-1-0
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BALTIMORE STALLIONS
1994-1995
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3
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1
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2
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0
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94
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110
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2
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.333
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1-0-0
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0-2-0
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BIRMINGHAM BARRACUDAS
1995
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2
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0
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2
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0
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34
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88
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0
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.000
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0-1-0
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0-1-0
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MEMPHIS MAD DOGS
1995
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0-0-0
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0-0-0
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SAN ANTONIO TEXANS
1995
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1
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1
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0
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0
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20
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17
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2
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1.000
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1-0-0
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0-0-0
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OTTAWA RENEGADES
2002-2005
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8
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6
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2
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0
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276
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169
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12
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.750
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3-1-0
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3-1-0
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TOTALS:
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78
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46
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31
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1
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2,305
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1,994
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93
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.596
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9-2-0
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6-5-0
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BLUE BOMBERS' POST-SEASON RECORD:
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1946 THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 2008
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Does NOT include Grey Cup.
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OPPOSITION:
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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Pct
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BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS
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7
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2
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5
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0
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161
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167
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.286
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SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
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21
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10
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10
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1
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337
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344
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.500
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CALGARY STAMPEDERS
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24
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17
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6
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1
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381
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246
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.729
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EDMONTON ESKIMOS
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36
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17
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19
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0
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653
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598
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.472
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HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
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6
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5
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1
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0
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174
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105
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.833
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MONTREAL ALOUETTES
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2
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1
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1
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0
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48
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57
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.500
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TORONTO ARGONAUTS
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7
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4
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3
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0
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129
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135
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.571
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OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS
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2
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2
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0
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0
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52
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24
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1.000
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BALTIMORE STALLIONS
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2
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0
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2
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0
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33
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50
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.000
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TOTALS
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105
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58
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45
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2
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1,920
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1,658
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.562
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WINNIPEG'S
GREY CUP RECORD:
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YEAR:
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SITE:
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WINNING TEAM:
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LOSING TEAM:
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1925
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Ottawa
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Ottawa Senators 24
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Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1
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1935
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Hamilton
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WINNIPEGS
18
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Hamilton Tigers 12
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1937
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 4
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3
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1938
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 30
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
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1939
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Ottawa
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 8
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Ottawa Rough Riders 7
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1941
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Toronto
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 18
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Ottawa Rough Riders 16
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1942
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Toronto
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Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 8
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Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 5
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1943
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Toronto
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Hamilton Flying Wildcats 23
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Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 14
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1945
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 35
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0
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1946
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 28
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6
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1947
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 10
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9
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1950
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Toronto
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Toronto Argonauts 13
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0
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1953
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Toronto
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 12
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6
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1957
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Toronto
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 32
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
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1958
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Vancouver
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 35
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 28
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1959
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Toronto
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 21
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 7
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1961
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Toronto
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 21
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 14
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1962
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Toronto
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 28
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 27
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1965
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Toronto
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 22
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16
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1984
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Edmonton
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 47
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Hamilton Tiger Cats 17
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1988
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Ottawa
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 22
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B.C. Lions 21
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1990
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Vancouver
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WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 50
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Edmonton Eskimos 11
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1992
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Toronto
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Calgary Stampeders 24
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10
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1993
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Calgary
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Edmonton Eskimos 33
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
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2001
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Montreal
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Calgary Stampeders 27
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19
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2007
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Toronto
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Saskatchewan Roughriders 23
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19
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APPS
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PCT.
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26
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10
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16
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413
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508
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.385
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