1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerKen Preston
Head coachEagle Keys
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record9–6–1
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon 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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Tue, July 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 23–17 1–0 McGill Stadium 18,000
A Thur, July 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–19 1–1 Lansdowne Park 14,000
B Fri, July 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–1 2–1 Taylor Field

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 Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Fri, July 29 at Edmonton Eskimos W 40–13 1–0 Clarke Stadium 16,400
2 2 Sun, Aug 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–14 2–0 Taylor Field 20,009
3 3 Fri, Aug 12 vs. BC Lions W 16–14 3–0 Taylor Field 20,379
4 4 Wed, Aug 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–26 3–1 McMahon Stadium 22,119
4 5 Mon, Aug 22 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–18 3–2 Taylor Field 18,052
5 6 Sun, Aug 28 at BC Lions W 30–29 4–2 Empire Stadium 31,560
6 7 Mon, Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 44–0 5–2 Taylor Field 19,451
7 8 Sun, Sept 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–24 6–2 Winnipeg Stadium 21,655
8 9 Sun, Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–7 7–2 Taylor Field 19,339
9 10 Sat, Sept 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–29 7–3 Civic Stadium 26,057
9 11 Mon, Sept 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 8–18 7–4 Lansdowne Park 22,954
10 12 Sun, Oct 2 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers T 11–11 7–4–1 Taylor Field 19,045
11 13 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 18–35 7–5–1 Taylor Field 16,392
12 14 Sat, Oct 15 at BC Lions W 22–21 8–5–1 Empire Stadium 34,163
13 15 Sat, Oct 22 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–33 8–6–1 Taylor Field 18,000
14 16 Tue, Oct 25 at Calgary Stampeders W 28–26 9–6–1 McMahon Stadium 18,435

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Postseason

Schedule

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
West Final 1 Sun, Nov 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–7 1–0 Taylor Field 14,013
West Final 2 Wed, Nov 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–19 2–0 Winnipeg Stadium 13,624
54th Grey Cup Sat, Nov 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–14 3–0 Lansdowne Park 36,553

Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders 7 7 0 15 29
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 8 0 0 14

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Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

External links

1966 CFL season by team
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons
Saskatchewan Roughriders 54th Grey Cup champions
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