The 1970 CFL season is considered to be the 17th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 13th Canadian Football League season.
3M Tartan Turf was installed at Vancouver's Empire Stadium, making it the first CFL venue to have artificial turf. The first sod was preserved and sent to Hamilton to be used as part of the future Canadian Football Hall of Fame building. The first CFL All-Star Game was held since 1958. The Montreal Alouettes are sold to former Ottawa Rough Rider owner Sam Berger, who changes their colours to green, white and red, and it is the beginning of a great dynasty in Montreal.
Regular season standings[]
Final regular season standings[]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Western Football Conference
Team
GP
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders
16
14
2
0
369
206
28
Edmonton Eskimos
16
9
7
0
282
287
18
Calgary Stampeders
16
9
7
0
293
209
18
BC Lions
16
6
10
0
295
384
12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
16
2
14
0
184
332
4
Eastern Football Conference
Team
GP
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
14
8
5
1
292
279
17
Toronto Argonauts
14
8
6
0
329
290
16
Montreal Alouettes
14
7
6
1
246
279
15
Ottawa Rough Riders
14
4
10
0
255
279
8
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Miss Montreal Alouettes Nancy Durrell was named Miss Grey Cup 1970, with Miss Edmonton Eskimos Anita Urschel the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Linda Endicott the second runner-up. A fourth-year student at McGill University, she received a new 1971 Buick Opel, a mink stole, a diamond watch, a rhinestone tiara, a peignoir set, a stadium coat, a pant suit, boots, a shoulder bag, a Miss Grey Cup brooch, a two-year "keep fit" membership at a health club, and a professional beauty kit.[2]