By Zane Miller
In seasons 11 through 15 of the Canadian Football League, the Ottawa Rough Riders won the Grey Cup in two of the five years with back-to-back wins, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 24-21 in 1968 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29-11 in 1969. Also winning championships were the Montreal Alouettes, who defeated the Stampeders 23-10 in 1970, with the Stampeders getting redemption in 1971 by winning 14-11 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before the Tiger-Cats rebounded in 1972 with a 13-10 victory over the Roughriders.
The Most Outstanding Player Award was won by a different player each year during this span, as Russ Jackson claimed his third MVP award, as well as the first of two MVP selections for Ron Lancaster.
1968 MVP: Bill Symons (Toronto Argonauts, RB)- 9 TD & 1,107 yds rushing
1969 MVP: Russ Jackson (Ottawa Rough Riders, QB)- 33 TD & 3,641 yds passing
1970 MVP: Ron Lancaster (Saskatchewan Roughriders, QB)- 16 TD & 2,779 yds passing
1971 MVP: Don Jonas (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, QB)- 27 TD & 4,036 yds passing
1972 MVP: Garney Henley (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, WR)- 7 TD & 881 yds receiving
1968 best record: Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-3-1, .800) Worst record: Montreal Alouettes (3-13, .188)
1969 best record: Saskatchewan Roughriders (13-3, .813) Worst record: Montreal Alouettes (2-10-2, .167)
1970 best record: Saskatchewan Roughriders (14-2, .875) Worst record: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-14, .125)
1971 best record: Toronto Argonauts (10-4, .714) Worst record: Edmonton Eskimos (6-10, .375)
1972 best record: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11-3, .786) Worst record: Toronto Argonauts (3-11, .214)
1968 playoffs
Out in first round: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (L 33-21 to Argonauts), Edmonton Eskimos (L 29-13 to Stampeders)
Out in second round: Saskatchewan Roughriders (L 32-0 & W 25-12 to Stampeders), Toronto Argonauts (W 13-11 & L 36-14 to Rough Riders)
1969 playoffs
Out in first round: BC Lions (L 35-21 to Stampeders), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (L 15-9 to Argonauts)
Out in second round: Toronto Argonauts (W 22-14 & L 32-13 to Rough Riders), Calgary Stampeders (L 17-11 & L 36-13 to Roughriders)
1970 playoffs
Out in first round: Edmonton Eskimos (L 16-9 to Stampeders), Toronto Argonauts (L 16-7 to Alouettes)
Out in second round: Saskatchewan Roughriders (L 28-11, W 11-3 & L 15-14 to Stampeders), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (L 32-22 & L 11-4 to Alouettes)
1971 playoffs
Out in first round: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (L 34-23 to Roughriders), Ottawa Rough Riders (L 23-4 to Tiger-Cats)
Out in second round: Saskatchewan Roughriders (L 30-21 & L 23-21 to Stampeders), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (L 23-8 & T 17-17 to Argonauts)
1972 playoffs
Out in first round: Montreal Alouettes (L 14-11 to Rough Riders), Edmonton Eskimos (L 8-6 to Roughriders)
Out in second round: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (L 27-24 to Roughriders), Ottawa Rough Riders (W 19-7 & L 23-8 to Tiger-Cats)
Grey Cup results
Link to stats database: https://www.cflapedia.com/Years/1968details.html through https://www.cflapedia.com/Years/1972details.html
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