Canadian Football League 1986 Season

74th Grey Cup Championship

Full 1986 Schedule and Results

1986 CFL Regular Season Standings

East Division
GP W L T PTS PF PA
TOR 18 10 8 0 20 417 441
HAM 18 9 8 1 19 405 366
MTL 18 4 14 0 8 320 500
OTT 18 3 14 1 7 346 514
 
West Division
GP W L T PTS PF PA
EDM 18 13 4 1 27 540 365
BC 18 12 6 0 24 441 410
WPG 18 11 7 0 22 545 387
CGY 18 11 7 0 22 484 380
SSK 18 6 11 1 13 382 517

Full 1986 Standings

League Scoring

19861985 +/-
Average Combined Score 47.90 2.54 +
Average Winning Score 30.76 0.10 -
Average Losing Score 17.42 2.92 +
Average Home Score 26.19 2.78 +
Average Visitor Score 21.72 0.24 -
Average Margin of Victory 13.01 3.35 -

Team Leaders

Offence Rankings
Team (GP)
1 WPG (18) 545 (30.28)
2 EDM (18) 540 (30.00)
3 CGY (18) 484 (26.89)
4 BC (18) 441 (24.50)
5 TOR (18) 417 (23.17)
6 HAM (18) 405 (22.50)
7 SSK (18) 382 (21.22)
8 OTT (18) 346 (19.22)
9 MTL (18) 320 (17.78)
Defence Rankings
Team (GP)
1 WPG (18) 545 (30.28)
2 EDM (18) 540 (30.00)
3 CGY (18) 484 (26.89)
4 BC (18) 441 (24.50)
5 TOR (18) 417 (23.17)
6 HAM (18) 405 (22.50)
7 SSK (18) 382 (21.22)
8 OTT (18) 346 (19.22)
9 MTL (18) 320 (17.78)

1986 CFL Regular Season Attendance

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1986 Regular Season TV Ratings

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1986 Player Awards

1986 Most Outstanding
  • Player — James Murphy (WPG)
  • Defensive Player — James “Quick” Parker (BC)
  • Canadian Player — Joe Poplawski (WPG)
  • Offensive Lineman — Roger Aldag (SSK)
  • Rookie — Harold Hallman (CGY)
1986 Other Awards
  • Tom Pate Memorial Award — Tyrone Crews (BC)

1986 Canadian Football League All-Star Team

Offense

QB Rick Johnson CGY
RB Gary Allen CGY
RB Bobby Johnson SSK
SB Rocky DiPietro HAM
SB Joe Poplawski WPG
WR James Murphy* WPG
WR James Hood MTL
C Bob Poley CGY
G Roger Aldag SSK
G Leo Blanchard EDM
T Rudy Phillips EDM
T Chris Walby WPG

Defense

DT Harold Hallman CGY
DT Brett Williams MTL
DE James “Quick” Parker* BC
DE Grover Covington HAM
MLB Danny Bass EDM
OLB Tyrone Jones WPG
OLB Willie Pless TOR
DB Roy Bennett WPG
DB Less Browne HAM
DB Larry Crawford BC
DB Mark Streeter HAM
S Scott Flagel WPG

Special Teams

P Hank Ilesic TOR
K Lance Chomyc TOR
ST Gary Allen CGY

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1986 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

  • 3 – Gary Allen (CGY)
  • 2 – Matt Dunigan (EDM)
  • 2 – John Hufnagel (WPG)
  • 1 – James Hood (MTL)
  • 1 – Condredge Holloway, Jr. (TOR)

Defensive Star

  • 2 – Terry Irvin (MTL)
  • 2 – Danny Bass (EDM)
  • 2 – Willie Pless (TOR)
  • 1 – Less Browne (HAM)
  • 1 – Tyrone Crews (BC)

Lineman Star

  • 3 – James “Quick” Parker (BC)
  • 3 – Stewart Hill (EDM)
  • 2 – Harold Hallman (CGY)
  • 2 – Chris Walby (WPG)
  • 2 – Brett Williams (MTL)

1986 CFL Amateur Draft

PickTeam[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
First Round
1 CGY Kent Warnock (DE) Calgary
2 SSK Rueben Mayes (RB) Washington State
3 TOR Marcus Koch (DE) Boise State
4 OTT Mike Schad (OT) Queen's
5 MTL Matt Finlay (LB) Eastern Michigan
6 EDM John Coflin (OL) Simon Fraser
7 WPG Brian Belway (DL) Calgary
8 HAM Jeff Watson (OT) Saint Mary's
9 BC Paul Nastasiuk (RB) Wilfrid Laurier

Complete 1986 CFL Amateur Draft Selections

Teams

Cities

Commissioner

Doug Mitchell, Q.C. (Calgary)
June 1, 1984 – Dec. 31, 1988