The 2003 CFL season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
, although it is officially the 46th
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
season. The pre-season began on May 30, 2003 and the regular season started on June 17, 2003.
Taylor Field in
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 C ...
hosted the
91st Grey Cup
The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 16 at Taylor Field, in Regina, Saskatchewan before 50,909 fans. The two teams had played during t ...
on November 16, with the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
defeating the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, 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 Canadian F ...
34–22.
CFL News in 2003
The Canadian Football League signed a new five-year television deal with
TSN and the
CBC on February 27. Through the new agreement, TSN and CBC will be broadcasting 77 games, which is the most in CFL history. The CFL also introduced new specialty weekends that includes the
Canada Day Bash, the
Labour Day Classic
The Labour Day Classic (french: Classique de la fête du travail, branded as OK Tire Labour Day Weekend for sponsorship reasons) is a week of the Canadian Football League (CFL) schedule played over the Labour Day weekend (which includes the firs ...
and the
Gridiron Thanksgiving. CFL.ca launched its new website in July.
The CFL also assumes control of the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
on July 29 and 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 of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
on August 15. The league appointed
Paul Robson as the interim Operations Manager of the Argonauts and appointed
Alan Ford to become interim Operations Manager of the Tiger-Cats. The CFL then announced the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to
Bob Young on October 7 and then announced the sale of the Toronto Argonauts on November 15 to
Howard Sokolowski
Howard Sokolowski, is a property developer, philanthropist and sport business owner from Toronto. He is the husband of Linda Frum and was the former co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts with David Cynamon from 2003 to 2010.[David Cynamon David Cynamon (born October 19, 1963) is a Canadian company executive and was the former co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts from 2003 to 2010 with Howard Sokolowski. David is a co-chair at Mount Sinai Hospital In Toronto.
Biography
Raised in Edmonto ...]
.
TSN achieved the second-highest viewership in CFL history. The CFL also had an (+2%) increase in attendance for the second straight season with more than 2 million fans filling the seats at Canadian football games. About 4.4 million Canadian homes viewed the
91st Grey Cup
The 91st Grey Cup was the 2003 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 16 at Taylor Field, in Regina, Saskatchewan before 50,909 fans. The two teams had played during t ...
game between the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, 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 Canadian F ...
and the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
played in
Regina. Plus, the CFL signed long-term partnership deals with
Reebok
Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
,
Rogers Rogers may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Rogers Pass (British Columbia)
* Rogers Island (Nunavut)
United States
* Rogers, Arkansas, a city
* Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement
* Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...
and
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the ...
.
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.
*''Edmonton and Montreal both have first round byes.''
*''Due to the cross-over rule – the BC Lions will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Semi-Final Game.''
Grey Cup playoffs
The
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
are the 2003
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
Champions, defeating the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, 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 Canadian F ...
34–22, at
Regina's
Taylor Field. The Eskimos got their revenge on the Alouettes, who defeated Edmonton in front of their hometown crowd at the
90th Grey Cup
The 90th Grey Cup was the 2002 Canadian Football League championship game played between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes on November 24 at Commonwealth Stadium, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alouettes defeated the Eskimos 25–16 in th ...
.
The Eskimos'
Jason Tucker
Jason Tucker (born June 24, 1976) is the wide receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is formerly a gridiron football wide receiver where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL and the Dallas Cowboys i ...
(WR) was named the
Grey Cup's 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 prese ...
and the Alouettes'
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years i ...
(SB) was the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian
The Dick Suderman Trophy (french: Trophée Dick Suderman) for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian (''Le Canadien le plus précieux de la Coupe Grey'') is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup ...
.
Playoff bracket
CFL Leaders
*
CFL Passing Leaders
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
*
CFL Rushing Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian F ...
*
CFL Receiving Leaders
The CFL was officially formed in 1958. Statistics for the IRFU/Eastern Division date back to 1954 whereas WIFU/Western Division statistics date back to 1950.
See also
*List of Canadian Football League annual passing leaders
*List of Canadian ...
2003 CFL All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*RB –
Mike Pringle, Edmonton Eskimos
*RB –
Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Jeremaine Copeland
Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He has played with the Montreal Alo ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*SB –
Geroy Simon
Geroy Simon (born 11 September 1975) is the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is also a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in 15 seasons in the CFL, twelve of them wit ...
, BC Lions
*WR –
Tony Miles
Anthony John Miles (23 April 1955 – 12 November 2001) was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title.
Early and personal life
Miles was an only child, born 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birming ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*WR –
Ed Hervey
Edward Hervey (born May 4, 1973) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and currently an assistant general manager for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*C –
Bryan Chiu
Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Scott Flory
Scott Flory (born July 15, 1976) is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan's Huskies football team. He is also a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for 15 years for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Bruce Beaton
Bruce Beaton (born June 13, 1968 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star three times and was ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*OT –
Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
Defence
*DT –
Eric England, Toronto Argonauts
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Daved Benefield
Daved Benefield (born February 16, 1968) is a former professional American football player who played thirteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five different teams. He also was a backup at linebacker and defensive end for the Sa ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DE –
Ray Jacobs, BC Lions
*LB –
Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt (born October 14, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001. H ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*LB –
Barrin Simpson
Barrin Simpson (born October 1, 1977) is a retired professional Canadian Football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders but was released on December 6, 2011. He ...
, BC Lions
*LB –
Jackie Mitchell
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987) was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. She was 17 years old when she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league b ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CB –
Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CB –
Adrion Smith
Adrion "Pee Wee" Smith (born September 29, 1971) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years. Smith played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts from 1994–2005. He was a CFL All-Star four ti ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*DB –
Donny Brady
Donald Maynard Brady (born November 24, 1973) is a former American football and Canadian football cornerback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*DB –
Clifford Ivory
Clifford Ivory (born August 1, 1975) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*DS –
Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*K –
Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*ST –
Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts
2003 Western All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Dave Dickenson
David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973) is a Canadian football head coach with the Calgary Stampeders and former professional player with the Stampeders and the BC Lions where he won the 2006 Grey Cup and was named the game's MVP. Dickenson als ...
, BC Lions
*RB –
Mike Pringle, Edmonton Eskimos
*RB –
Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Terry Vaughn
Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2005, Terry Vaughn's 1113 receiving yards combined with those of his teammates (Kerry Watkins's 1364 yards, Ben C ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*SB –
Geroy Simon
Geroy Simon (born 11 September 1975) is the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is also a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in 15 seasons in the CFL, twelve of them wit ...
, BC Lions
*WR –
Darnell McDonald Darnell is a unisex given name and surname. The surname refers to a group of people in medieval ages who grew a plant called Darnel, which had intoxicatory properties. The last name originated in France, the plant can only grow in Mediterranean clim ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*WR –
Ed Hervey
Edward Hervey (born May 4, 1973) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and currently an assistant general manager for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*C –
Jeremy O'Day
Jeremy O'Day (born August 31, 1974 in Buffalo, New York) is the current general manager and vice president of football operations for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a former Canadian Football League offensive lineman. He grew up in Lockport, New ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Dan Comiskey
Dan Comiskey (born June 30, 1972 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, turned professional speaker, who played 13 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampe ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*OT –
Bruce Beaton
Bruce Beaton (born June 13, 1968 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star three times and was ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*OT –
Cory Mantyka
Cory Mantyka (born May 31, 1970) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League's the British Columbia Lions. After playing college football at Jamestown College
, mottoeng = Light and Truth
, estab ...
, BC Lions
Defence
*DT –
Nathan Davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*DE –
Daved Benefield
Daved Benefield (born February 16, 1968) is a former professional American football player who played thirteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five different teams. He also was a backup at linebacker and defensive end for the Sa ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*DE –
Ray Jacobs, BC Lions
*LB –
Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt (born October 14, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001. H ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*LB –
Barrin Simpson
Barrin Simpson (born October 1, 1977) is a retired professional Canadian Football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders but was released on December 6, 2011. He ...
, BC Lions
*LB –
Jackie Mitchell
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1913 – January 7, 1987) was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. She was 17 years old when she pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league b ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CB –
Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CB –
Eric Carter, BC Lions
*DB –
Donny Brady
Donald Maynard Brady (born November 24, 1973) is a former American football and Canadian football cornerback in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*DB –
Shannon Garrett, Edmonton Eskimos
*DS –
Mark Washington, BC Lions
Special teams
*P –
Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos
*K –
Paul McCallum, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*ST –
Wane McGarity
Wane Keith McGarity (born September 30, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist in the National Football League and Canadian Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Calgary Stampeders and Winnip ...
, Calgary Stampeders
2003 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*RB –
Josh Ranek
Josh Ranek (born May 11, 1978) is a former Canadian football player.
Ranek was a running back in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Renegades (2002–2005), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006), the Edmonton Eskimos (preseason 2007), and t ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*RB –
Troy Davis
Troy Anthony Davis (October 9, 1968 – September 21, 2011) was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King re ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*SB –
Jeremaine Copeland
Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He has played with the Montreal Alo ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*SB –
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years i ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*WR –
Tony Miles
Anthony John Miles (23 April 1955 – 12 November 2001) was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title.
Early and personal life
Miles was an only child, born 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birming ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*C –
Bryan Chiu
Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OG –
Val St. Germain
Val St. Germain is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos, Ottawa Renegades, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Saskatchewan Rou ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*OG –
Scott Flory
Scott Flory (born July 15, 1976) is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan's Huskies football team. He is also a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for 15 years for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Neal Fort
Neal Fort (born April 12, 1968) is a former professional American football player. In college, he played for Brigham Young University. He was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the Canadian Foo ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
Defence
*DT –
Eric England, Toronto Argonauts
*DT –
Ed Philion
Edmond Paul Philion (born March 27, 1970) is the former defensive line coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. A former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played eight seasons for the Montreal Alouettes, he won the 90th Grey Cup in 200 ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DE –
Tim Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DE –
Anwar Stewart
Anwar Stewart (born February 9, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive line coach for the Kentucky Wildcats. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and played in the Canadian Football ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*LB –
Kevin Johnson, Montreal Alouettes
*LB –
Kelly Wiltshire
Kelly Kenny Wiltshire (born June 28, 1972) is a former linebacker who played ten seasons in the Canadian Football League from 1997 to 2006 for four teams. He was a CFL Eastern All-Star twice.
During his playing career, Wiltshire set the CFL rec ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*LB –
Tim Strickland
Timothy Strickland (born January 13, 1977) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played six seasons in the CFL for the Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian foo ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*CB –
Brandon Hamilton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*CB –
Adrion Smith
Adrion "Pee Wee" Smith (born September 29, 1971) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years. Smith played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts from 1994–2005. He was a CFL All-Star four ti ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*DB –
Barron Miles
Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*DB –
Clifford Ivory
Clifford Ivory (born August 1, 1975) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*DS –
Orlondo Steinauer, Toronto Argonauts
Special teams
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*K –
Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*ST –
Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts
2003 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
Offence
*QB –
Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Uzooma Okeke, Montreal Alouettes
*OT –
Bruce Beaton
Bruce Beaton (born June 13, 1968 in Port Hood, Nova Scotia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams. He was named CFL All-Star three times and was ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*OG –
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*OG –
Dan Comiskey
Dan Comiskey (born June 30, 1972 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, turned professional speaker, who played 13 seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampe ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*C –
Bryan Chiu
Bryan Chiu (born August 16, 1974) is the former offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and current head coach of Vancouver College. He was a professional Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes from ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*RB –
Charles Roberts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*FB –
Michael Sellers, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*SB –
Geroy Simon
Geroy Simon (born 11 September 1975) is the assistant general manager for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is also a former professional Canadian football slotback who played in 15 seasons in the CFL, twelve of them wit ...
, BC Lions
*SB –
Terry Vaughn
Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2005, Terry Vaughn's 1113 receiving yards combined with those of his teammates (Kerry Watkins's 1364 yards, Ben C ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
*WR –
Jeremaine Copeland
Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He has played with the Montreal Alo ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*WR –
Ed Hervey
Edward Hervey (born May 4, 1973) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and currently an assistant general manager for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos ...
, Edmonton Eskimos
Defence
*DE –
Timothy Cheatwood, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*DE –
Eric England, Toronto Argonauts
*DT –
Joe Fleming, Calgary Stampeders
*DT –
Demetrious Maxie
Demetrious Maxie (born October 18, 1973) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. He has been the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks since 2017.
While playing with the Baltimore Stallions he won the only Grey Cup by a non-Cana ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*LB –
Barrin Simpson
Barrin Simpson (born October 1, 1977) is a retired professional Canadian Football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders but was released on December 6, 2011. He ...
, BC Lions
*LB –
Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt (born October 14, 1977) is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001. H ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*LB –
Brian Clark, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CB –
Omarr Morgan, Saskatchewan Roughriders
*CB –
Davis Sanchez
Davis Sanchez (born August 7, 1974) is a former football player who played cornerback in both the Canadian Football League and National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that c ...
, Calgary Stampeders
*HB –
Clifford Ivory
Clifford Ivory (born August 1, 1975) is a former cornerback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. He once shared the Argonauts' record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns with 5 ...
, Toronto Argonauts
*HB –
Barron Miles
Barron Miles (born January 1, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football player who played for 12 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is the defensive coordinator for the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL. Miles finished his career tie ...
, Montreal Alouettes
*S –
Donnavan Carter
Donnavan Carter (born April 20, 1975) is a former Canadian football linebacker and safety and currently the special teams coordinator for the University of Guelph Gryphons. He played for seven seasons for the Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Renegades, ...
, Ottawa Renegades
Special teams
*K –
Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy ...
, Ottawa Renegades
*P –
Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
*ST –
Bashir Levingston, Toronto Argonauts
Head coach
*
Joe Paopao
Joe Paopao (born June 30, 1955) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback and coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Paopao played 11 seasons in the CFL and was a member of the BC Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Ottaw ...
, Ottawa Renegades
2003 Rogers AT&T 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 ...
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Anthony Calvillo
Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972) is the quarterbacks coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He was professional football's all-time passing yards ...
(QB), Montreal Alouettes
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CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon (born July 16, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He won the award for the Most Outstanding Canadian in the CFL two years i ...
(SB), Montreal Alouettes
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CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...
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Joe Fleming (DT), Calgary Stampeders
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CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...
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Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League veteran, has spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Th ...
(OG), Saskatchewan Roughriders
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CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the ...
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Frank Cutolo (WR), BC Lions
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CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award –
Bashir Levingston (WR), Toronto Argonauts
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CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award –
Steve Hardin (OT), BC Lions
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Rogers AT&T Fans' Choice Award –
Ricky Ray
Ricky Ray (born October 22, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also ...
(QB), Edmonton Eskimos
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CFL's Coach of the Year –
Tom Higgins, Edmonton Eskimos
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Commissioner's Award The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introd ...
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TSN, Toronto
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2003 in Canadian football
2003
File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...