1992 Canadian Football championship game
The
80th Grey Cup
was the
1992
Canadian Football League
championship game played between the
Calgary Stampeders
and the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
at
Toronto
's
SkyDome
. The Stampeders had little trouble defeating the Blue Bombers, 24?10.
Game summary
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Calgary Stampeders
(24) - TDs,
David Sapunjis
,
Allen Pitts
; FGs,
Mark McLoughlin
(3); cons.,
McLoughlin
(2); single,
McLoughlin
.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(10) - TDs,
Gerald Alphin
; FGs,
Troy Westwood
; cons.,
Westwood
.
First Quarter
CGY?FG McLoughlin 37-yard kick
CGY?Single McLoughlin 50-yard field goal miss
CGY?TD Sapunjis 35-yard pass from Flutie (McLoughlin convert)
Second Quarter
CGY?FG McLoughlin 17-yard kick
CGY?FG McLoughlin 17-yard kick
Third Quarter
No Scoring
Fourth Quarter
CGY?TD Pitts 15-yard pass from Flutie (McLoughlin convert)
WPG?FG Westwood 46-yard kick
WPG?TD Alphin 27-yard pass from McManus (Westwood convert)
The
Calgary Stampeders
made back-to-back trips to the
Grey Cup
, this time with another quarterback at the helm.
Doug Flutie
, the two-time
CFL Most Outstanding Player
, added a
Grey Cup
title to his legacy, leading the Stampeders to their 1992 Grey Cup championship.
The Stampeders jumped out to a 24-0 lead before the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
were able to put points on the scoreboard. Flutie got the Stampeders within scoring range on four of Calgary's first five offensive possessions.
Flutie hit
Derrick Crawford
on the game's opening play for a 39-yard completion to set up
Mark McLoughlin
's 37-yard field goal to open the scoring. Flutie and Crawford hooked up again on Calgary's next series, this time for a 41-yard gain, but McLoughlin missed on a 50-yard field goal attempt good for a single point. Crawford, who was the fourth-leading receiver on the club during the regular season, ended the game with 162 yards to lead all receivers.
Near the end of the first quarter,
Dave Sapunjis
reeled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Flutie, and the rout was on. McLoughlin added a pair of 17-yard field goals in the second quarter, as the Stampeders held a 17-0 lead at halftime.
Following an uneventful third quarter, Flutie threw for his second touchdown of the game, connecting with
Allen Pitts
on a 15-yard play.
Winnipeg quarterback
Matt Dunigan
's string of sub-par Grey Cups continued, as he was limited to just 47 passing yards. He was replaced by
Danny McManus
in the final quarter.
McManus was able to ignite the Winnipeg offence, but by then it was too late.
Troy Westwood
kicked a 46-yard field goal to put the Blue Bombers on the scoreboard, and McManus hit
Gerald Alphin
on a 27-yard touchdown pass to complete the scoring. McManus was 7 of 18 passing for 155 yards.
Trivia
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- Calgary had not won a Grey Cup since 1971, the longest drought of any CFL team at the time.
- Flutie's 480 passing yards was 28 short of
Sam Etcheverry
's all-time record in a Grey Cup game. Flutie was good on 33 of his 49 pass attempts.
- Calgary limited the CFL's top rookie
Michael Richardson
to 27 yards on the ground. He had rushed for 227 yards against the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
in the East Final.
- Following the game, Stampeders owner
Larry Ryckman
called Flutie football's version of
Wayne Gretzky
.
1992 CFL Playoffs
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West Division
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East Division
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