The 62nd
Grey Cup was played on November 24, 1974 before 34,450 fans at
Empire Stadium in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
. The
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canad ...
beat the
Edmonton Eskimos 20–7 on a slick, wet field. Many balls were fumbled and passes dropped on a rainy Vancouver day.
Box Score
First Quarter
Edmonton – TD –
Calvin Harrell 8 yard pass from
Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 5 February 1948)Born January–March 1948, according to the ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com is an English actor of film, television, and stage. He has rece ...
(
Dave Cutler
David Neil Cutler Sr. (born March 13, 1942) is an American software engineer. He developed several computer operating systems, namely Microsoft's Windows NT, and Digital Equipment Corporation's RSX-11M, VAXELN, and VMS.
Personal history
Cu ...
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Second Quarter
Montreal - Single –
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
50 yard missed field goal
Montreal - TD -
Larry Sherrer 5 yard run (
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
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Montreal - FG -
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
18 yards
Third Quarter
Montreal - FG -
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
27 yards
Fourth Quarter
Montreal - FG -
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
27 yards
Montreal - FG -
Don Sweet
Don Sweet (born July 13, 1948) is a former star football kicker for the Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes of the Canadian Football League.
College years
Sweet graduated from Washington State University in 1971. He was a Pacific-10 Confer ...
25 yards
Trivia
Both starting quarterbacks ended up leaving the game. The
CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...
winner
Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 5 February 1948)Born January–March 1948, according to the ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com is an English actor of film, television, and stage. He has rece ...
was injured when sacked by
Junior Ah You
Miki "Junior" Ah You (born December 30, 1948) is a former college and professional Canadian and American football player who played primarily at the defensive end position. Ah You enjoyed most of his professional career success with the CFL Montr ...
and was replaced by
Bruce Lemmerman
Bruce Lemmerman (born October 4, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player.
Football career
After a star career at San Fernando Valley State College, where he led the Matadors to their first winning seas ...
.
Sonny Wade
Jesse "Sonny" Wade (born April 1, 1947) is a former All-American football player at Emory & Henry College in Virginia. He played professionally for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978.
High school
Wade attend ...
came off the Alouettes' bench to replace starting quarterback
Jimmy Jones. In his Grey Cup career, Wade frequently came on in relief; he also did so in 1975 and 1978.
Sonny Wade
Jesse "Sonny" Wade (born April 1, 1947) is a former All-American football player at Emory & Henry College in Virginia. He played professionally for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 1969 to 1978.
High school
Wade attend ...
won his second
Grey Cup Most Valuable Player
The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is awarded annually since 1959 to the player of the winning team who deemed to have had the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game. This award is pres ...
award (offence) while completing only 10 of 25 passes for 139 yards.
Junior Ah You
Miki "Junior" Ah You (born December 30, 1948) is a former college and professional Canadian and American football player who played primarily at the defensive end position. Ah You enjoyed most of his professional career success with the CFL Montr ...
won the
award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An awar ...
on defence. This was the first year two separate Most Valuable Player awards were given out, one on offence, one on defence; this would be the case until 1990.
Edmonton and Montreal have met in 11
Grey Cup clashes. The Eskimos prevailed in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 2003 and 2005's overtime thriller. The Alouettes were victorious in 1974, the Ice Bowl of 1977, and 2002.
This was the last Grey Cup game played at
Empire Stadium; the next time Vancouver hosted a Grey Cup game nine years later, it would be indoors at the new
BC Place
BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province.
The venue is currently ...
Stadium.
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