1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Eagle Keys
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	9–6–1
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 57th in franchise history. Following a first place finish in the regular season, the Roughriders won their first Grey Cup over the Ottawa Rough Riders. It was Saskatchewan's first championship in franchise history.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Tues, July 12	at Montreal Alouettes	23–17	Win	18,000
A	Thurs, July 14	at Ottawa Rough Riders	19–10	Loss	14,000
B	Fri, July 22	vs. Montreal Alouettes	20–1	Win

Regular season

Season Standings

**Western Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	9	6	1	351	318	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	8	7	1	264	230	17
Edmonton Eskimos	16	6	9	1	251	328	13
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	9	1	227	459	13
BC Lions	16	5	11	0	254	269	10

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, July 29	at Edmonton Eskimos	40–13	Win	16,400	1–0
2	Sun, Aug 7	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	38–14	Win	20,009	2–0
3	Fri, Aug 12	vs. BC Lions	16–14	Win	20,379	3–0
4	Wed, Aug 17	at Calgary Stampeders	1–26	Loss	22,119	3–1
4	Mon, Aug 22	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	17–18	Loss	18,052	3–2
5	Sun, Aug 28	at BC Lions	30–29	Win	31,560	4–2
6	Mon, Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	44–0	Win	19,451	5–2
7	Sun, Sept 11	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–24	Win	21,655	6–2
8	Sun, Sept 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	23–7	Win	19,339	7–2
9	Sat, Sept 24	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	7–29	Loss		7–3
9	Mon, Sept 26	at Ottawa Rough Riders	18–8	Loss	22,954	7–4
10	Sun, Oct 2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11–11	Tie	19,045	7–4–1
11	Sat, Oct 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	18–35	Loss	16,392	7–5–1
12	Sat, Oct 15	at BC Lions	22–21	Win	34,163	8–5–1
13	Sat, Oct 22	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	21–33	Loss	18,000	8–6–1
14	Tues, Oct 25	at Calgary Stampeders	28–26	Win	18,435	9–6–1

† denotes that the week, date and score of this game is unknown.

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Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
West Final 1	Sun, Nov 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14–7	Win	14,013	1–0
West Final 2	Wed, Nov 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–19	Win	13,624	2–0
Grey Cup	Sat, Nov 26	Ottawa Rough Riders	29–14	Win	36,553	3–0

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders	14	0	0	15	29
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	8	0	0	14

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Awards and honours

Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, George Reed
George Reed, CFL All-Star, Offense
Hugh Campbell, CFL All-Star, Offense

References

↑ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
↑ "Saskatchewan Roughriders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
↑ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1966

External links

1966 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1966 CFL Draft 54th Grey Cup

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium (2017)

Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher

Important Figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness

Retired Numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key Personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Chris Jones Head Coach: Chris Jones

Grey Cup Championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013

Western Division Championships (19)	1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Saskatchewan Roughriders 54th Grey Cup Champions

Head coach: Eagle Keys

Assistant coaches: Jim Duncan
Jack Gotta

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