List of Grey Cup winners and runners-up

The Grey Cup is the holy grail of the Canadian Football League with it typically pitting the West Division champions against the East Division champions. A Grey Cup winner was first crowned in 1909 in front of a few thousand people, with it now one of the must-see sporting events on the Canadian sporting calendar. You can learn more about the Grey Cup in our CFL betting guide.

Here is the full list of Grey Cup winners and Grey Cup runners up:

Date Winning team Losing team Score Venue City Attendance
1909 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6 Rosedale Field Toronto 3,807
1910 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Hamilton Tigers 16–7 AAA Grounds Hamilton 12,000
1911 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Argonauts 14–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 13,687
1912 Hamilton Alerts Toronto Argonauts 11–4 AAA Grounds Hamilton 5,337
1913 Hamilton Tigers Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 44–2 AAA Grounds Hamilton 2,100
1914 Toronto Argonauts University of Toronto Varsity Blues 14–2 Varsity Stadium Toronto 10,500
1915 Hamilton Tigers Toronto Rowing Association 13–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 2,808
1916-1919 No games — — — — —
1920 University of Toronto Varsity Blues Toronto Argonauts 16–3 Varsity Stadium Toronto 10,088
1921 Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos 23–0 Varsity Stadium Toronto 9,558
1922 Queen’s University Edmonton Elks 13–1 Richardson Stadium Kingston 4,700
1923 Queen’s University Regina Rugby Club 54–0 Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,629
1924 Queen’s University Toronto Balmy Beach 11–2 Varsity Stadium Toronto 5,978
1925 Ottawa Senators Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 24–1 Lansdowne Park Ottawa 6,900
1926 Ottawa Senators Toronto Varsity Blues 10–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,276
1927 Toronto Balmy Beach Hamilton Tigers 9–6 Varsity Stadium Toronto 13,676
1928 Hamilton Tigers Regina Roughriders 30–0 AAA Grounds Hamilton 4,767
1929 Hamilton Tigers Regina Roughriders 14–3 AAA Grounds Hamilton 1,906
1930 Toronto Balmy Beach Regina Roughriders 11–6 Varsity Stadium Toronto 3,914
1931 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers Regina Roughriders 22–0 Molson Stadium Montreal 5,112
1932 Hamilton Tigers Regina Roughriders 25–6 AAA Grounds Hamilton 4,806
1933 Toronto Argonauts Sarnia Imperials 4–3 Athletic Park Sarnia 2,751
 1934 Sarnia Imperials Regina Roughriders 20–12 Varsity Stadium Toronto 8,900
1935 Winnipeg ‘Pegs Hamilton Tigers 18–12 AAA Grounds Hamilton 6,405
1936 Sarnia Imperials Ottawa Rough Riders 26–20 Varsity Stadium Toronto 5,883
1937 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4–3 Varsity Stadium Toronto 11,522
1938 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 30–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,778
1939 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ottawa Rough Riders 8–7 Lansdowne Park Ottawa 11,737
1940 Ottawa Rough Riders Toronto Balmy Beach 8–2 Varsity Stadium Toronto 4,998
Ottawa Rough Riders 12–5 Lansdowne Park Toronto Balmy Beach Ottawa 1,700  
 1941 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ottawa Rough Riders 18–16 Varsity Stadium Toronto 19,065
1942 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 8–5 Varsity Stadium Toronto 12,455
1943 Hamilton Flying Wildcats Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 23–14 Varsity Stadium Toronto 16,423
1944 St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy Hamilton Flying Wildcats 7–6 Civic Stadium Hamilton 3,871
1945 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–0 Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,660
 1946 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–6 Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,960
1947 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10–9 Varsity Stadium Toronto 18,885
 1948 Calgary Stampeders Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 20,013
1949 Montreal Alouettes Calgary Stampeders 28–15 Varsity Stadium Toronto 20,087
 1950 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13–0 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,101
 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–14 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,341
1952 Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos 21–11 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,391
1953 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12–6 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,313
1954 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 26–25 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,328
1955 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 34–19 Empire Stadium Vancouver 27,301
 1956 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 50–27 Varsity Stadium Toronto 39,417
1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–7 Varsity Stadium Toronto 27,425
1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 35–28 Empire Stadium Vancouver 27,391
1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–7 CNE Stadium Toronto 34,426
1960 Ottawa Rough Riders Edmonton Eskimos 16–6 Empire Stadium Vancouver 33,133
1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–14 CNE Stadium Toronto 36,592
 1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–27 CNE Stadium Toronto 32,655
 1963 Hamilton Tiger-Cats BC Lions 21–10 Empire Stadium Vancouver 36,465
 1964 BC Lions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–24 CNE Stadium Toronto 32,655
 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–16 CNE Stadium Toronto 32,655
 1966 Saskatchewan Roughriders Ottawa Rough Riders 29–14 Empire Stadium Vancouver 32,344
1967 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–1 Lansdowne Park Ottawa 31,407
 1968 Ottawa Rough Riders Calgary Stampeders 24–21 CNE Stadium Toronto 33,185
 1969 Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–11 Autostade Montreal 33,172
 1970 Montreal Alouettes Calgary Stampeders 23–10 CNE Stadium Toronto 32,669
1971 Calgary Stampeders Toronto Argonauts 14–11 Empire Stadium Vancouver 34,584
 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Saskatchewan Roughriders 13–10 Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton 35,950
1973 Ottawa Rough Riders Edmonton Eskimos 22–18 CNE Stadium Toronto 36,475
 1974 Montreal Alouettes Edmonton Eskimos 20–7 Empire Stadium Vancouver 34,450
 1975 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 9–8 McMahon Stadium Calgary 32,454
 1976 Ottawa Rough Riders Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–20 CNE Stadium Toronto 53,389
 1977 Montreal Alouettes Edmonton Eskimos 41–6 Olympic Stadium Montreal 68,205
 1978 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 20–13 CNE Stadium Toronto 54,695
1979 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 17–9 Olympic Stadium Montreal 65,113
 1980 Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats 48–10 CNE Stadium Toronto 54,661
1981 Edmonton Eskimos Ottawa Rough Riders 26–23 Olympic Stadium Montreal 52,478
 1982 Edmonton Eskimos Toronto Argonauts 32–16 CNE Stadium Toronto 54,741
 1983 Toronto Argonauts BC Lions 18–17 BC Place Vancouver 59,345
 1984 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47–17 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 60,081
 1985 BC Lions Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–24 Olympic Stadium Montreal 56,723
 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 BC Place Vancouver 59,579
 1987 Edmonton Eskimos Toronto Argonauts 38–36 BC Place Vancouver 59,478
 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Lions 22–21 Lansdowne Park Ottawa 50,604
 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders Hamilton Tiger-Cats 43–40 SkyDome Toronto 54,088
 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Edmonton Eskimos 50–11 BC Place Vancouver 46,968
 1991 Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders 36–21 Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg 51,985
 1992 Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–10 SkyDome Toronto 45,863
 1993 Edmonton Eskimos Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33–23 McMahon Stadium Calgary 50,035
 1994 BC Lions Baltimore Football Club 26–23 BC Place Vancouver 55,097
1995 Baltimore Stallions Calgary Stampeders 37–20 Taylor Field Regina 52,564
 1996 Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos 43–37 Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton 38,595
1997 Toronto Argonauts Saskatchewan Roughriders 47–23 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 60,431
 1998 Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–24 Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg 34,157
 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Calgary Stampeders 32–21 BC Place Vancouver 45,118
2000 BC Lions Montreal Alouettes 28–26 McMahon Stadium Calgary 43,822
2001 Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–19 Olympic Stadium Montreal 65,255
 2002 Montreal Alouettes Edmonton Eskimos 25–16 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 62,531
2003 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 34–22 Taylor Field Regina 50,909
2004 Toronto Argonauts BC Lions 27–19 Frank Clair Stadium Ottawa 51,242
2005 Edmonton Eskimos Montreal Alouettes 38–35 BC Place Vancouver 59,157
2006 BC Lions Montreal Alouettes 25–14 Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg 44,786
2007 Saskatchewan Roughriders Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–19 Rogers Centre Toronto 52,230
 2008 Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouettes 22–14 Olympic Stadium Montreal 66,308
 2009 Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–27 McMahon Stadium Calgary 46,020
 2010 Montreal Alouettes Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–18 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 63,317
 2011 BC Lions Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–23 BC Place Vancouver 54,313
 2012 Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders 35–22 Rogers Centre Toronto 53,208
2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45–23 Mosaic Stadium Regina 44,710
 2014 Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–16 BC Place Vancouver 52,056
 2015 Edmonton Eskimos Ottawa Redblacks 26–20 Investors Group Field Winnipeg 36,634
 2016 Ottawa Redblacks Calgary Stampeders 39–33[D] BMO Field Toronto 33,421
2017 Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders 27–24 TD Place Stadium Ottawa 36,154
2018 Calgary Stampeders Ottawa Redblacks 27–16 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 55,819
 2019 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–12 McMahon Stadium Calgary 35,440
 2020 Not Held – COVID* – 33–12 – – –
 2021 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–25 Tim Horton’s Field Hamilton 26,324
 2022 Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-23 Mosaic Stadium Regina 33,330
 2023 Montreal Alouettes 28-24 Tim Horton’s Field Hamilton Hamilton 28,808
 2024 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??

* The 2019 Grey Cup was not held because of the covid-19 pandemic, marking the first time there was not a champion crowned since 1919.

Recent Grey Cup results

2021 Grey Cup: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers made it successive Grey Cup wins in 2021, following the 2020 season being cancelled because of the covid pandemic. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the grand final 33-25 on the road, which was their twelfth Grey Cup victory in their history. The Blue Bombers were on the ropes heading into the final quarter, trailing 10-25, before a brilliant final term saw the scores locked at 25 each. The Blue Bombers, lead by QB Zach Collaros, then piled on eight points in overtime to seal the victory, after looking down and out for much of the game.