[net.sport.football] CFL Update - Oct. 12-14

mcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald) (10/18/84)

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A weekend of upsets!

B.C. 33  Ottawa 17

 B.C.'s win has put them in a tie for first place with Winnipeg
in the West.  QB Tim Cowan threw 4 TD passes to wide receiver
Mervyn Fernandez to pace the Lions.


Edmonton 29  Montreal 26

 Edmonton rushed for 277 yards, 105 by QB Matt Dunigan, in their win
over the Montreal Concordes.  Dunigan has set a single season
quarterback rushing record with 732 yards.


Calgary 28  Toronto 24

 Calgary defensive end Walter Ballard picked off a pass and returned
it 31 yards with 3:04 left in the game to break a 21-21 tie.  For
Toronto, Terry Greer caught 9 passes for 138 yards, surpassing
the 1000-yard mark for the third year in a row.


Hamilton 31  Saskatchewan 8

 Hamilton's defense completely shut down Saskatchewan's
short passing offense, picking off 6 passes.  QB Dieter Brock
threw 2 TD passes to slotback Rocky DiPietro, and Bernie Ruoff
kicked 5 of 6 field goal attempts to lead the Tigercats.


Standings:

East
Team          W   L   T   Pts.
Toronto       8   5   1    17
Montreal      5   8   1    11
Hamilton      4   9   1     9
Ottawa        4  10   0     8

West
Team          W   L   T   Pts.
Winnipeg     10   3   1    21
B.C.         10   3   1    21
Edmonton      8   6   0    16
Saskatchewan  6   8   1    13
Calgary       6   9   0    12


Next Week's games:

Ottawa at Hamilton
B.C. at Calgary
Toronto at Montreal
Edmonton at Winnipeg


Shane McDonald
(ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)