The 1998 CFL season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day

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, although it is officially the 41st

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season.

CFL News in 1998

The

signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with

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, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL. For only the second time in history, the city of

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hosted the

Grey Cup The Grey Cup () is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested between the winners ...

game.

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. *''Calgary and Hamilton both have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

The

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium a ...

are the 1998

Champions, defeating the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

26–24, at

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Mark McLoughlin Mark McLoughlin (born October 26, 1965) is a former placekicker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders from 1988 to 2003 and the BC Lions in 2005. He won three Grey Cups for the Stampeders in 1992, 1998, and 2001, and w ...

's winning field goal. The Stampeders have won their first championship since

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. The Stampeders'

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(QB) was named the

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and Vince Danielsen (SB) was the

Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian The Dick Suderman Trophy () for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup game, the championship of the Canadian Football League. This award is presented bef ...

Playoff bracket

CFL Leaders

CFL Passing Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas Western Interprovincial Football Union, WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. Passing ya ...

CFL Rushing Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also *List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders The CFL was offic ...

CFL Receiving Leaders The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950. See also * List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders * List of Canadia ...

1998 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

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, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB –

Derrell Mitchell Derrell Lavoice "Mookie" Mitchell (born September 16, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) slotback with the Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos and former wide receivers coach for the Edmonton Eskimos. Junior college career Mitch ...

, Toronto Argonauts *SB –

Allen Pitts Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964) is an American former professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1990 to 2000. He attended Cal-State Fullerton and played his entire professional car ...

, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR –

Terry Vaughn Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2005, Terry Vaughn's 1113 receiving yards combined with those of his teammates ( Kerry Watkins's 1364 yards ...

, Calgary Stampeders *C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

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, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

Pierre Vercheval Pierre Vercheval (born November 22, 1964) is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. Vercheval played his university football at the University of Western Ontario, where he won the J. P. Metras Trophy top lineman i ...

, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

Calvin Tiggle Calvin Bernard Tiggle (born November 10, 1968) is an American former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology (playing with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets), he w ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

Willie Pless Willie Pless (born February 21, 1964) is a former Canadian football linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders, winning the 1993 Grey Cup with ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

Alondra Johnson Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL, mainly for the Calgary Stampeders. Johnson was a three-time All Star and won Grey Cups with Calgary in 1992, 1998 ...

, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions

Special teams

*P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *K –

Paul Osbaldiston Paul Osbaldiston (born April 27, 1964) is a former punter and placekicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1986 to 2003. He was the Assistant Special Teams/Kicking Coach for the Tiger-Cats until 2014. Osbald ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1998 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

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, BC Lions *SB – Vince Danielsen, Calgary Stampeders *SB –

, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR –

, Calgary Stampeders *C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Bruce Beaton, Edmonton Eskimos *OT –

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, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Dave Chaytors, BC Lions *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE – Leroy Blugh, Edmonton Eskimos *DE –

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, Edmonton Eskimos *LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions *DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., BC Lions *DB – Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders *DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions

Special teams

*P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *K –

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, BC Lions *ST – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders

1998 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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, Toronto Argonauts *RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB –

, Toronto Argonauts *SB –

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR –

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, Toronto Argonauts *WR – Andrew Grigg, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Val St. Germain, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Chris Perez, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

*DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Doug Petersen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

Kelly Wiltshire Kelly Kenny Wiltshire (born June 28, 1972) is a former linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League from 1997 to 2006 for four teams. He was a CFL Eastern All-Star twice. During his playing career, Wiltshire set the CFL r ...

, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Grant Carter, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Orlondo Steinauer, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DS – Lester Smith, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

*P –

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, Toronto Argonauts *K –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Calgary Stampeders *OT –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

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, BC Lions *C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *FB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *SB –

, Toronto Argonauts *SB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR –

, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT – Doug Petersen, Montreal Alouettes *DT – Joe Fleming, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts *CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *HB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB –

, Toronto Argonauts *S – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special teams

*K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos *P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Eric Blount, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Head coach

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
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1998 CFL Awards

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike Pringle (RB), Montreal Alouettes *

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winne ...

–

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(SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...

– Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memo ...

–

(OG), Calgary Stampeders *

CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and t ...

– Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions * CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Glen Scrivener (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers * CFL's Coach of the Year –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

Commissioner's Award The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introd ...

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, Toronto Writer, Radio Broadcaster

References

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