The 1999 CFL season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day

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, although it is officially the 42nd

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season.

CFL News in 1999

The

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enters the final season of the 1900s with increased growth in attendance and television ratings after the '98 season. The '98 season attendance figures showed a 6.1% increase, which surpassed '97 season figures. TSN television ratings grew by 26.6% in the ages 2+ demographic. The 1998

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game viewership increased to 20.5% as 3.06 million viewers watched the

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defeat the

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, 26–24, which surpassed the '97 Grey Cup game. The 1999 CFL season, along with the 2001 CFL season, would be one of the closest times where an East Division team could have crossed over to the West Division for that division's last playoff spot since the introduction of the Cross over in 1997. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers had to only win one more game to go 7–11, to beat the Edmonton Eskimos final standings, both teams finishing with a tie of 6–12 instead, and under the current rule, even if the team in 4th place in the other division has a better season series record (most wins in the match ups between the teams, or most points scored in total in those games), in which case both were tied again and Edmonton still wins the tie with a 75–53 in two games, for a team to cross over it must have a better final standing win record than the 3rd placed team in the other division, so there was no cross over.

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. *''BC and Montreal both have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

The

are the 1999

Champions, avenging last season's championship loss to the

with a 32–21 victory, at

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. The Tiger-Cats have won their first championship since the 1986 CFL season. The Tiger-Cats' Danny McManus (QB) was named the

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and

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(SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

CFL Leaders

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* CFL Rushing Leaders *

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1999 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders *C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions *OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos *OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DT –

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, Toronto Argonauts *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE – Daved Benefield, BC Lions *DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes *DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Special teams

*P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions

1999 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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, BC Lions *RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Robert Drummond, BC Lions *SB – Terry Vaughn, Edmonton Eskimos *SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Eddie Brown, BC Lions *WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders *C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions *OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos *OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos *OT –

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, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DT – Doug Petersen, Edmonton Eskimos *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE – Daved Benefield, BC Lions *DE – Neil Smith, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Paul Lacoste, BC Lions *LB – Terry Ray, Edmonton Eskimos *LB – Willie Pless, Saskatchewan Roughriders *CB – William Hampton, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions *DB – Dale Joseph, BC Lions *DB – Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders *DS –

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, Calgary Stampeders

Special teams

*P –

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, BC Lions *K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions

1999 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Danny McManus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *SB – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *WR – Ben Cahoon, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Robert Gordon, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *C – Carl Coulter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Chris Burns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Pierre Vercheval, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Dave Hack, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT –

, Toronto Argonauts *DT – Jason Richards, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Calvin Tiggle, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – Irvin Smith, Montreal Alouettes *CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes *DS – Rob Hitchcock, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Special teams

*P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts *K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST – Wade Miller, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1999 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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

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, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Val St. Germain, Edmonton Eskimos *C – Jamie Taras, BC Lions *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *FB – Michael Soles, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders *SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Milt Stegall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *WR – Travis Moore, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DE – Joe Montford, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DT – Ed Philion, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Mike O'Shea, Toronto Argonauts *CB – Adrion Smith, Toronto Argonauts *CB – Eric Carter, BC Lions *HB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB – Barron Miles, Montreal Alouettes *S – Lester Smith, Montreal Alouettes

Special teams

*K – Mark McLoughlin, Calgary Stampeders *P –

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, Montreal Alouettes *ST – Jimmy Cunningham, BC Lions

Head coach

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1999 CFL Awards

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Danny McManus (QB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

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– Mike O'Shea (LB), Toronto Argonauts *

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– Calvin Tiggle (LB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Uzooma Okeke (OT), Montreal Alouettes * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Paul Lacoste (LB), BC Lions * CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Jimmy Cunningham (RB), BC Lions * CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Jamie Taras (C), BC Lions * CFL's Coach of the Year – Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes *

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 ...

- Fausto Bellomino, Toronto

References

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