Number: | 55 |
Type: | Grey Cup |
Date: | December 2, 1967 |
Stadium: | Frank Clair Stadium |
City: | Ottawa |
Visitor Name: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Visitor Colour: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Home Name: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Home Colour: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Visitor Coach: | Ralph Sazio |
Home Coach: | Eagle Keys |
Visitor Record: | 10–4 |
Home Record: | 12–4 |
Visitor1: | 7 |
Visitor2: | 10 |
Visitor3: | 0 |
Visitor4: | 7 |
Home1: | 1 |
Home2: | 0 |
Home3: | 0 |
Home4: | 0 |
Mvp: | Joe Zuger |
Attendance: | 31,358 |
Network: | CBC, CTV, SRC |
The 55th Grey Cup was played between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Saskatchewan Roughriders on December 2, 1967, at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, before 31,358 fans and was won by the Tiger-Cats by a score of 24–1.
First Quarter
Hamilton – TD – Joe Zuger 3 yard run (Tommy Joe Coffey convert)
Saskatchewan – Rouge – Alan Ford 87 yard punt
Second Quarter
Hamilton – TD – Ted Watkins 72 yard pass from Joe Zuger (Tommy Joe Coffey convert)
Hamilton - Rouge - Tommy Joe Coffey 42 yard missed field goal
Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger punt
Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger punt
Fourth Quarter
Hamilton - Rouge - Joe Zuger punt
Hamilton – TD – Billy Ray Locklin 43 yard fumble return (convert missed)
Teams | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Tiger Cats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 | |
Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Zuger, Hamilton's quarterback, was named the game's Grey Cup Most Valuable Player.[1]
The game marked the sixth consecutive game in the season that the Ticats held their opponents without a touchdown.
Alan Ford's 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in Grey Cup history.[2]