Canadian Football League 1991 Season
79th Grey Cup Championship
- Toronto defeated Calgary 36–21
- (Local)
at Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg, MB - Attendance: 51,985
- Broadcaster:
- CBC
1991 CFL Regular Season Standings
Playoff Bracket
| East Division | West Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 26 | EC | Toronto Argonauts | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| ESFW | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | W1 | Edmonton Eskimos | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | WC | Calgary Stampeders | 21 | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
| WSFW | Calgary Stampeders | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grey Cup Champion: | W3 | BC Lions | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Toronto Argonauts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
League Scoring
| 1991 | 1990 +/- | |
|---|---|---|
| Average Combined Score | 64.15 | 2.29  |
| Average Winning Score | 38.72 | 0.57 |
| Average Losing Score | 25.43 | 1.92 |
| Average Home Score | 35.08 | 2.89 |
| Average Visitor Score | 29.07 | 0.60  |
| Average Margin of Victory | 13.29 | 1.15 |
Offence Rankings – PF (PPG)
- EDM — 671 (37.3)
- BC — 661 (36.7)
- TOR — 647 (35.9)
- SSK — 606 (33.7)
- CGY — 596 (33.1)
- OTT — 522 (29.0)
- WPG — 516 (28.7)
- HAM — 400 (22.2)
Defence Rankings – PA (PPG)
- WPG — 499 (27.7)
- TOR — 526 (29.2)
- CGY — 552 (30.7)
- EDM — 569 (31.6)
- OTT — 577 (32.1)
- BC — 587 (32.6)
- HAM — 599 (33.3)
- SSK — 710 (39.4)
1991 CFL Regular Season Attendance
- High: 57,843 (CGY @ EDM, Sep 6)
- Avg: 27,805 (72 out of 72 games)
- Variance over 1990 Avg: +895
- Low: 10,402 (OTT @ HAM, Sep 14)
1991 Regular Season TV Ratings
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1991 Player Awards
1991 Most Outstanding
- Player — Doug Flutie (BC)
- Defensive Player — Greg Battle (WPG)
- Canadian Player — Blake Marshall (EDM)
- Offensive Lineman — Jim Mills (BC)
- Rookie — Jon Volpe (BC)
1991 Other Awards
- Tom Pate Memorial Award — Stu Laird (CGY)
1991 Canadian Football League All-Star Team
Offense
| QB | Doug Flutie* | BC |
| RB | Robert Mimbs | WPG |
| FB | Blake Marshall* | EDM |
| SB | Matt Clark | BC |
| SB | Allen Pitts | CGY |
| WR | Ray Alexander* | BC |
| WR | Raghib “Rocket” Ismail | TOR |
| C | Rod Connop | EDM |
| G | Dan Ferrone | TOR |
| G | Leo Groenewegen | BC |
| T | Jim Mills | BC |
| T | Chris Walby | WPG |
Defense
| DT | Harold Hallman | TOR |
| DT | Brett Williams | EDM |
| DE | Will Johnson* | CGY |
| DE | Mike Campbell | TOR |
| MLB | Greg Battle | WPG |
| OLB | Darryl Ford | TOR |
| OLB | Willie Pless | EDM |
| DHB | Darryl Hall | CGY |
| DHB | Don Wilson | TOR |
| CB | Less Browne | WPG |
| CB | Junior Thurman | CGY |
| S | Glen Suitor | SSK |
Special Teams
| P | Hank Ilesic | TOR |
| K | Lance Chomyc | TOR |
| ST | Henry “Gizmo” Williams | EDM |
* – indicates unanimous selection
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1991 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
- 6 – Doug Flutie (BC)
- 2 – Danny Barrett (CGY)
- 2 – Kent Austin (SSK)
- 1 – Darren Flutie (BC)
- 1 – Rickey Foggie (TOR)
Defensive Star
- 2 – Brian Bonner (OTT)
- 2 – Willie Pless (EDM)
- 1 – Todd Wiseman (HAM)
- 1 – Don Wilson (TOR)
- 1 – Chris Major (BC)
Lineman Star
- 3 – Will Johnson (CGY)
- 1 – Roger Aldag (SSK)
- 1 – Harold Hallman (TOR)
- 1 – Mike Gray (WPG)
- 1 – Stu Laird (CGY)
1991 CFL Amateur Draft
| Pick | Team | [Via] | Player (Position) | College/Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
First Round | ||||
| 1 | HAM | Nick Mazzoli (WR) | Simon Fraser | |
| 2 | SSK | [BC] | Dan Farthing (SB) | Saskatchewan |
| 3 | EDM | [OTT] | Dan Murphy (DB) | Acadia |
| 4 | BC | [SSK] | Bart Hull (FB) | Boise State |
| 5 | SSK | [TOR] | Paul Vajda (OG) | Concordia |
| 6 | CGY | Duane Forde (RB) | Western Ontario | |
| 7 | OTT | [EDM] | Brett MacNeil (OT) | Boston |
| 8 | BC | [SSK, WPG] | Bruce Beaton (DE) | Acadia |
Commissioner
J. Donald Crump, C.A. (Toronto)
Jan. 5, 1990 – Dec. 31, 1991