The 48th

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was the

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's (CFL) championship game of the 1960 season on November 26, 1960. The

Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...

defeated 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 ...

16–6 at Vancouver's Empire Stadium before a crowd of 38,102 fans.

Box Score

First Quarter Ottawa – FG –

Gary Schreider Gary Edward Schreider (April 21, 1934 – January 22, 2011) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1960. He played university football at Quee ...

16 yards Second Quarter Edmonton – TD –

Jim Letcavits James Lee Letcavits (December 1, 1935 – February 3, 2015) was a Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at the University of Kansas and also played for the Massillon Tigers ...

63 yard pass from

Jackie Parker John Dickerson "Jackie" Parker (January 1, 1932 – November 7, 2006) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He was an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League ...

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Ottawa – TD – Bill Sowalski 32 yard pass from

Russ Jackson Russell Stanley Jackson (born July 28, 1936) is a former professional Canadian football player. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a member of ...

(convert failed) Third Quarter No Scoring Fourth Quarter Ottawa – TD –

Kaye Vaughan Charles Kaye Vaughan (born June 30, 1931) is a former professional football player, a lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League for twelve seasons. He won the CFL's Outstanding Lineman Award in 1956 and 1957 and is a ...

fumble recovery (Gary Schreider convert)

Game summary

The Empire Stadium field was slippery and favoured the defences. Ottawa scored in the first quarter with a

16-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Edmonton quarterback

passed to

for a 63-yard touchdown. The Ottawa defender attempted to make the interception but Letcavits took the ball away from him and ran untouched into the end zone. The convert attempt failed. Ottawa replied on the next series with a 72-yard drive. On the Eskimo 32-yard line, Ottawa quarterback

faked a hand-off and rolled to the weak side on a bootleg. Jackson found Bill Sowalski for a touchdown. Schreider missed the convert. In the fourth quarter, Edmonton punt returner Joe Bob Smith fumbled on his own two-yard line after being hit by Lou Bruce. Ottawa's

recovered the ball as it rolled into the end zone. Schreider converted the score. Parker ran back the ensuing kickoff 74 yards, but Edmonton could not take advantage. With 41 seconds left to play and the Rough Riders facing a second-and-seven from their own 33-yard line, a fan raced across the field and stole the game ball. Simultaneously, fans had rushed the field and began ripping down the goal posts. After a brief conference and on the advice of CFL commissioner

Sydney Halter Gerald Sydney Halter, (April 18, 1905 – October 24, 1990) was a Canadian lawyer and the first commissioner of the Canadian Football League. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1924 and a Bachelor ...

, the officials called the game. Ottawa running back

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was named the game's

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. Edmonton finished the game with only 44 yards rushing. It was Ottawa's first Grey Cup appearance and victory since 1951. Kaye Vaughan's fumble recovery touchdown was his first touchdown in 14 years of football.

Videos

Jackson TD pass to Sowalski

References

* {{1960 CFL season by team Grey Cup

Grey Cups hosted in Vancouver 1960 in British Columbia Ottawa Rough Riders Edmonton Elks 1960s in Vancouver 1960 in Canadian television November 1960 sports events in Canada