37th Grey Cup
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| Date | November 26, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Varsity Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,087 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 37th Grey Cup was played on November 26, 1949, before 20,087 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto. Montreal Alouettes defeated Calgary Stampeders 28โ15. Though teams from Montreal had won two Grey Cups, this was the first appearance and victory for the Montreal Alouettes franchise.
Box Score (partial)
First Quarter
Montreal - TD - Virgil Wagner 00 yard run (Ches McCance convert)
Montreal - TD - Bob Cunningham 00 yard pass from Frank Filchock (Ches McCance convert)
Calgary - Rouge
Calgary - TD - Harry Hood 2 yard run (convert good)
Second Quarter
Montreal - TD - Herb Trawick 34 yard fumble return (convert no good)
Third Quarter
Montreal - TD - Virgil Wagner 00 yard run (Ches McCance convert)
Montreal - FG - Ches McCance
Fourth Quarter
Calgary - Safety - Johnny Aguirre tackled Bob Cunningham in the end zone
Calgary - TD -
Montreal - Rouge - Ches McCance missed field goal
Montreal - Rouge - Fred Kijek
| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
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| Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 28 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Facts
This was the third
External links
- "Grey Cup: 1949". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2017-08-23.