The 1964 CFL season is considered to be the 11th season in modern-day

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, although it is officially the seventh

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season.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. * ''BC and Hamilton have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1964''

Conference Semi-Finals

Conference Finals

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

CFL Leaders

* CFL Passing Leaders * CFL Rushing Leaders * CFL Receiving Leaders

1964 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Joe Kapp Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938) is an American former football player, coach, and executive. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football Lea ...

, BC Lions *RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts *RB – Ed Buchanan, Saskatchewan Roughriders *TE –

Tommy Joe Coffey Tommy Joe Coffey (November 18, 1936 – August 25, 2020) was an American-born Canadian Football League (CFL) player who was an end, wide receiver and place kicker for the Edmonton Eskimos, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts. CFL In his f ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *TE – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *F – Tommy Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *C –

Chet Miksza Chet Miksza (November 28, 1930 – October 29, 1975) was a centre for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Tony Pajaczkowski Tony "Paj" Pajaczkowski (; May 31, 1936 – June 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional football player. He was an all-star offensive guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Coming from the Verdun Shamcats in Montreal, Pajaczkowski played ...

, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Al Benecick Al Benecick (March 20, 1937 – September 29, 2015) was a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1959 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT –

Roger Kramer Roger Kramer (August 3, 1939 – August 6, 2023) was an American athlete and professional Canadian Football League (CFL) player who played nine seasons in the CFL for three teams. Early life Roger Kramer was born on August 3, 1939 in Kalamaz ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT –

Lonnie Dennis Lonnie Dennis (born December 10, 1937) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Brigham Young University, Dennis spent his entire 9-year C ...

, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT – Mike Cacic, BC Lions *DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions *DE – Peter Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *MG – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB –

Wayne Harris Carroll Wayne Harris (May 4, 1938 – June 4, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1961 through 1972. His son, Wayne Harris, Jr., coaches f ...

, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

Ron Brewer Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ...

, Toronto Argonauts *LB –

Bobby Kuntz Robert John "Bobby" Kuntz Sr. (January 10, 1932 – February 7, 2011) was a professional Canadian football linebacker who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was a part o ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

Garney Henley Garney Henley (born December 21, 1935) is an American former professional football player, who played in the Canadian Football League. College career Garney Henley attended Huron College in South Dakota, playing as a running back from 1956 to ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

Don Sutherin Don Paul "Suds" Sutherin (February 29, 1936 – January 11, 2022) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL) defensive back and placekicker. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1992). Playing care ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

Bill Munsey Bill Munsey (May 5, 1941 – March 17, 2002) was an American player of Canadian football who played for the BC Lions of the CFL. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964. He played college football previously with the University of Minnesota. In 2002 ...

, BC Lions *DB –

Jerry Keeling Jerry Keeling (August 2, 1939 – January 20, 2018) was a quarterback and defensive back in the Canadian Football League, playing fifteen seasons from 1961 to 1975 for the Calgary Stampeders, the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DB –

Bob Ptacek Robert J. Ptacek, Jr. (born April 23, 1937) is a former professional American and Canadian football player. He played college football at the halfback and quarterback positions for the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1958. He later played ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders

1964 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

Bernie Faloney Bernie Faloney (June 15, 1932 – June 14, 1999) was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League (primarily with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats) and an outstanding American college football player at the University of Maryland. Born ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

Ron Stewart Ronald George Stewart (July 11, 1932 – March 17, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1952 to 1973, as well as a coach. He spent the first half of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts *RB –

Dave Thelen David Thelen (born September 2, 1936) is a former Canadian Football League running back for the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Dave Thelen played semi-pro baseball a ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *E –

Ted Watkins Ted Watkins (1941 – June 2, 1968) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1967. He previously played college football at the University of the Pacific i ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *E – Hal Patterson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *F – Tommy Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *C –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Ed Harrington Ed Harrington (February 8, 1941 – November 26, 2011) was a star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. Harrington played college football at Langston University and later with the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League. ...

, Toronto Argonauts *OG – Ellison Kelly, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT –

, Ottawa Rough Riders *OT – Bronko Nagurski Jr., Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT – Ted Elsby, Montreal Alouettes *DT – Billy Shipp, Toronto Argonauts *DE –

Billy Joe Booth Billy Joe Booth (April 7, 1940 – June 30, 1972) was an American-born Canadian football player. He played professional football with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League from 1962 to 1970. A graduate of Louisiana State U ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders *DE – Peter Neumann, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *MG – John Barrow, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

, Toronto Argonauts *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB – Ed Learn, Montreal Alouettes *DB – Jim Rountree, Toronto Argonauts *DB –

Joe Poirier John Joseph Poirier (born July 30, 1937) was an all-star and Grey Cup champion football player in the CFL for twelve years with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He played as a defensive back for the Riders and was a part of three Grey Cup The Grey Cu ...

, Ottawa Rough Riders

1964 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, BC Lions *RB – Lovell Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Leo Lewis, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *RB – Ed Buchanan, Saskatchewan Roughriders *E –

, Edmonton Eskimos *E – Pete Manning, Calgary Stampeders *E –

Pat Claridge Patrick S. Claridge (July 12, 1938 – March 8, 2012) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. College career Claridge lettered at Washington from 1958-60. He was leading receiver and Most Improved Play ...

, BC Lions *F –

Hugh Campbell Hugh Campbell (born May 21, 1941) is a former American football and Canadian football player, coach, and executive. He served as a head coach in three different professional gridiron football leagues: the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Unit ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *C –

Neil Habig Neil Habig (born September 6, 1936) is a former offensive lineman and linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1958 to 1964 and was a dominant player at his position of center. CFL As a member of ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Tom Hinton, BC Lions *OT – Frank Rigney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OT –

, BC Lions

Defence

*DT –

Ron Atchison Ronald William Atchison (April 21, 1930 – June 23, 2010) was a Canadian football defensive lineman who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1952 through 1968. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1 ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DT – Mike Cacic, BC Lions *DE – Dick Fouts, BC Lions *DE – Bill Whisler, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *MG – Tom Brown, BC Lions *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *LB – Wayne Shaw, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Dale West, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB – Neal Beaumont, BC Lions *DB –

, BC Lions *DB –

, Calgary Stampeders *DB –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders

1964 CFL Awards

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 ...

– Lovell Coleman (RB), Calgary Stampeders *

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winner ...

– Tommy Grant (F), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions * CFL's Coach of the Year –

Ralph Sazio Ralph Joseph Sazio (July 22, 1922 – September 25, 2008) was a football player, assistant coach, head coach general manager and team president for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He also served as president of the Toronto Argonauts. He is a member of ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanshi ...

(Eastern MVP) – Dick Shatto (RB), Toronto Argonauts *

Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy The Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Canadian Football League West Division's most outstanding player, chosen from the nominees from each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of the Terry Evanshen T ...

(Western MVP) - Tom Brown (LB), BC Lions * Gruen Trophy (Eastern Rookie of the Year) - Al Irwin (WR), Montreal Alouettes *

Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy The Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy is a Canadian Football League award, given to the most outstanding Canadian player in the West Division. Each team nominates a player for this award, from which the winner is chosen. Either the winner of this trophy ...

(Western Rookie of the Year) - Billy Cooper (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers *

DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy The DeMarco–Becket Memorial Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy. It is awarded originally to the player selected as the outstanding lineman in the West Division. The trophy was donated by the families of Mel Becket and Mario DeMarco, ...

(Western Outstanding Lineman) - Tom Brown (MG), BC Lions

References

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