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The 2003 CFL season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football League season. The pre-season began on May 30, 2003 and the regular season started on June 17, 2003.^[1] Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan hosted the 91st Grey Cup on November 16, with the Edmonton Eskimos defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34–22.

CFL News in 2003

The Canadian Football League signed a new five-year television deal with TSN and the CBC on February 27. Through the new agreement, TSN and CBC will be broadcasting 77 games, which is the most in CFL history. The CFL also introduced new specialty weekends that includes the Canada Day Bash, the Labour Day Classic and the Gridiron Thanksgiving. CFL.ca launched its new website in July.

The CFL also assumes control of the Toronto Argonauts on July 29 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 15. The league appointed Paul Robson as the interim Operations Manager of the Argonauts and appointed Alan Ford to become interim Operations Manager of the Tiger-Cats. The CFL then announced the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Bob Young on October 7 and then announced the sale of the Toronto Argonauts on November 15 to Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon.

TSN achieved the second-highest viewership in CFL history. The CFL also had an (+2%) increase in attendance for the second straight season with more than 2 million fans filling the seats at Canadian football games. About 4.4 million Canadian homes viewed the 91st Grey Cup game between the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Eskimos played in Regina. Plus, the CFL signed long-term partnership deals with Reebok, Rogers and Sun Microsystems.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes.
• Due to the cross-over rule – the BC Lions will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Semi-Final Game.

Grey Cup playoffs

The Edmonton Eskimos are the 2003 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 34–22, at Regina's Taylor Field. The Eskimos got their revenge on the Alouettes, who defeated Edmonton in front of their hometown crowd at the 90th Grey Cup. The Eskimos' Jason Tucker (WR) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and the Alouettes' Ben Cahoon (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

CFL Leaders

• CFL Passing Leaders
• CFL Rushing Leaders
• CFL Receiving Leaders^[2]

2003 CFL All-Stars

Special teams

• P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Lawrence Tynes, Ottawa Renegades
• ST – Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts

2003 Western All-Stars

Special teams

• P – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos
• K – Paul McCallum, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• ST – Wane McGarity, Calgary Stampeders

2003 Eastern All-Stars

Special teams

• P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Lawrence Tynes, Ottawa Renegades
• ST – Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts

2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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2003 Rogers AT&T CFL Awards

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Anthony Calvillo (QB), Montreal Alouettes
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Ben Cahoon (SB), Montreal Alouettes
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Fleming (DT), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Andrew Greene (OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Frank Cutolo (WR), BC Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Bashir Levingston (WR), Toronto Argonauts
• CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Steve Hardin (OT), BC Lions
• Rogers AT&T Fans' Choice Award – Ricky Ray (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
• CFL's Coach of the Year – Tom Higgins, Edmonton Eskimos
• Commissioner's Award - TSN, Toronto