88th Grey Cup

The 88th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League championship) was held in 2000 in Calgary. The BC Lions won the game 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes. The Lions, who finished 8-10 with an overtime loss during the regular season, became the first team ever to finish with a regular season record below .500 and win the Grey Cup.

Game summary

BC Lions (28) - TD's, Damon Allen (2), Robert Drummond; FG's, Lui Passaglia (2); cons., Passaglia (2); singles, Passaglia (2).

Montreal Alouettes (26) - TD's, Jock Climie, Mike Pringle, Ben Cahoon; FG's, Terry Baker (2); cons., Baker (2).

First Quarter
BC—Single Passaglia missed 47-yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 4:10
BC—TD Allen 1-yard run (Passaglia convert) 6:39
MTL—FG Baker 19-yard field-goal 11:38
Second Quarter
BC—Single Passaglia missed 33-yard field goal attempt, one-point granted 0:17
BC—FG Passaglia 23-yard field-goal 11:10
Third Quarter
MTL—TD Climie pass from Calvillo on one-yard line (Baker convert) 6:49
Fourth Quarter
BC—TD Drummond 44-yard run (Passaglia convert) 0:55
MTL—FG Baker 51-yard field-goal 4:30
BC—TD Allen 1-yard run 8:38
MTL—TD Pringle 5-yard run (Baker convert) 11:18
BC—FG Passaglia 29-yard field-goal 13:35
MTL—TD Cahoon 59-yard pass from Calvillo 14:16

The game started off slowly. There was no score until Lui Passaglia's missed field goal produced a single for the Lions that got them off to a 1-0 lead. A little more than three minutes later, Damon Allen scored a touchdown on a one-yard run that made the score 8-0. Montreal finally got on the scoreboard at 11:38 when Terry Baker hit a nineteen-yard field goal to cut the score to 8-3. There was only one score in the second quarter, as Passaglia missed another field goal that produced another single for the Lions. The Lions led 9-3 going into the half.

In the third quarter, the Alouettes cut the score to 12-10 after slotback Jock Climie caught a one-yard pass from Anthony Calvillo.

Only 55 seconds into the fourth period, Robert Drummond broke through the Als defense for a forty-four yard score to increase the Lions' lead to 19-10. Terry Baker had his second field goal of the day to bring the Als nearer, 19-13. Lions' quarterback Damon Allen ran for his second touchdown of the day. The two-point conversion failed, but the lead was now twelve with 11:01 on the clock.

Alouettes running back Mike Pringle, who ran for 115 yards on the day, ran in a five-yard score to shrink the score once again to 25-20 with 3:42 left in the game. Lui Passaglia's 29-yard field goal with 1:25 left gave the Lions' an eight-point lead. Anthony Calvillo and the Als only had a small amount of time to work with to possibly tie up the game and send it into overtime. Calvillo hit receiver Ben Cahoon across the middle and Cahoon raced fifty-nine yards to pull the Alouettes to within two with 44 seconds left in the game. The Alouettes went for a two-point convert to tie the game and send it into overtime, but Calvillo's pass sailed over the head of a falling Thomas Haskins, who fell to the turf before the pass arrived. The play was not without controversy, with the Alouettes seeking a pass interference call, but none was called.

Montreal attempted an onside kick, but Lions' receiver Alfred Jackson leapt over several Alouette players to recover the football, enabling the Lions to run out the clock.

Trivia

The Lions ran for 264 yards, 122 on 10 carries by Robert Drummond and 99 by Sean Millington. Drummond was awarded the game's most valuable player and Millington received the game's most valuable Canadian.
This was the final game for Lions kicker Lui Passaglia who retired after the 2000 CFL season.

2000 CFL Playoffs

West Division

Semi-final (November 12 @ Edmonton, Alberta) BC Lions 34-32 Edmonton Eskimos

Final (November 19 @ Calgary, Alberta) BC Lions 37-23 Calgary Stampeders

East Division

Semi-final (November 12 @ Hamilton, Ontario) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Final (November 19 @ Montreal, Quebec) Montreal Alouettes 35-24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers

External links

"Grey Cup: 2000". Canadian Football League.

Montreal Alouettes

Founded in 1946 Based in Montreal, Quebec

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Delorimier Stadium Autostade

Lore	Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Baltimore Stallions The Ice Bowl

Important Figures	Junior Ah You Peter Dalla Riva George Dixon Sam Etcheverry Terry Evanshen Gene Gaines Dickie Harris John O'Quinn Tony Pajaczkowski "Prince" Hal Patterson Herb Trawick Pierre Vercheval Virgil Wagner Dan Yochum Mike Pringle Anthony Calvillo Ben Cahoon

Retired Numbers	13 27 28 56 63 74 75 77 78 92

Key Personnel	Owner: Bob Wetenhall General Manager: Jim Popp Head Coach: Tom Higgins

Grey Cup Championships (7)	1949 1970 1974 1977 2002 2009 2010

Eastern Division Championships (18)	1949 1954 1955 1956 1970 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East

BC Lions

Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place

Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra

Lore	Annis Stukus Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic Kapp becomes first Lion to win MVP of West Division Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker

Important Figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Clem Crowe Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Jackie Parker Al Wilson Cal Murphy Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Mark Gastineau Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon

Retired Numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97

Key Personnel	Owner: David Braley General Manager: Wally Buono Head Coach: Jeff Tedford

Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011

Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

BC Lions 88th Grey Cup Champions

1 Nate Sparks
2 Eric Carter
3 Dan Giancola
5 Lui Passaglia
6 Mike Fletcher
7 Alfred Jackson
8 Bret Anderson
9 Damon Allen
10 Jason Crumb
12 Damon Cogdell
13 Doug Nussmeier
17 Derrick Lewis
18 Kelly Snell
19 Mike Maurer
20 Don Blair
21 Jimmy Cunningham
23 Chuck Levy
25 Sean Millington
26 Carl Kidd
29 Robert Drummond
31 Roger Reinson
32 Simon Baffoe
33 Kelly Lochbaum
34 Central McClellion
37 Mike Crumb
56 Daved Benefield
57 Dan Payne
59 Craig Hendrickson
60 Jamie Taras
61 Steve Hardin
62 Chris Perez
66 Robert Beveridge
68 Cory Mantyka
85 Jimmy Oliver
88 Sean Graham
89 Denis Montana
91 Herman Smith
92 Noah Cantor
95 Cameron Legault
98 Marvin Thomas

Head coach: Steve Buratto

Assistant coaches: Joe Paopao
Rich Stubler
Kani Kauahi
Kit Lathrop
Don Lindsey
Tom Mason
Cory McDiarmid
Frank Smith

Grey Cup

Editions	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 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

Venues	Autostade BC Place BMO Field Commonwealth Stadium Civic Stadium / Ivor Wynne Stadium Empire Stadium Exhibition Stadium Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds Investors Group Field McMahon Stadium Molson Stadium Olympic Stadium Richardson Memorial Stadium Rogers Centre/Skydome Rosedale Field Taylor Field TD Place Stadium / Frank Clair Stadium / Lansdowne Park Varsity Stadium Winnipeg Stadium / Canad Inns Stadium

Statistics	Champions Most Valuable Players Most Valuable Canadians Broadcasters Halftime performers

2000 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

See also	2000 CFL Draft 88th Grey Cup

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