The 1998 CFL season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day

Canadian football Canadian football () is a 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 scoring area ( ...

, although it is officially the 41st

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 c ...

season.

CFL News in 1998

The

signed a five-year television contract with TSN. With the deal, TSN had the right to all CFL television broadcasts. The league also made a sponsorship deal with Adidas, which made them the official footwear, practice wear, and sport glove provider of the CFL. For only the second time in history, the city of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...

hosted the Grey Cup game.

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. *''Calgary and Hamilton both have first round byes.''

Grey Cup playoffs

The Calgary Stampeders are the 1998 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26–24, at

's Winnipeg Stadium on Mark McLoughlin's winning field goal. The Stampeders have won their first championship since 1992. The Stampeders' Jeff Garcia (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and

Vince Danielsen Vince Danielsen (born November 26, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1994 to 2001. He was selected third overall in the bonus round of the 1994 Canadian Coll ...

(SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

Playoff bracket

CFL Leaders

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

1998 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts *SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders *C –

Carl Coulter Carl Coulter (born November 14, 1966) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman. He played 15 seasons in the Canadian Football League for six different teams. He was named CFL All-Star in 1998 and was a part of one Grey Cup cha ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

Pierre Vercheval Pierre Vercheval (born November 22, 1964) is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. Vercheval played his university football at the University of Western Ontario, where he won the J. P. Metras Trophy top lineman i ...

, Montreal Alouettes *OT –

Uzooma Okeke Uzooma Okeke (born September 3, 1970) is a former Canadian Football League tackle for the Montreal Alouettes. He won a Grey Cup with Montreal in 2002. Okeke is currently the Football Operations Assistant/Scout for the Montreal Alouettes. Coll ...

, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions

Defence

*DT –

Joe Fleming Joe Fleming (born December 5, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League defensive end. Over his ten years in the CFL he played for three teams and did not play during the 2002 CFL season. Fleming announced his retirement prior to the 2006 CFL ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

Joe Montford Joe Montford (born July 30, 1970) is a Canadian and American football defensive end. Montford played with the Shreveport Pirates (4 games in his first year in the CFL), the Toronto Argonauts, the Edmonton Eskimos, the Charlotte Rage of the Arena ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

Calvin Tiggle Calvin Bernard Tiggle (born November 10, 1968), is a former award-winning linebacker in the Canadian Football League. After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology (playing with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets) he played two season ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –

Willie Pless Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scre ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

Alondra Johnson Alondra Johnson (born July 22, 1965) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played sixteen seasons in the CFL, mainly for the Calgary Stampeders. Johnson was a three-time All Star and won Grey Cups with Calgary in 1992, 1998 and ...

, Calgary Stampeders *CB –

Eric Carter Eric Carter may refer to: * Eric Carter (BMX rider) (born 1970), American BMX rider * Eric Carter (pilot) (1920–2021), British Royal Air Force pilot * Eric Carter (Canadian football) Eric Carter (born January 23, 1969 in Jesup, Georgia) was ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

Orlondo Steinauer Orlondo Steinauer (born June 9, 1973) is the president of football operations and head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a player, he played professional Canadian football as a safety for 13 seasons with ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions

Special teams

*P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST –

Eric Blount Eric Blount (born September 22, 1970) is a former all-star running back in the Canadian Football League and National Football League. A North Carolina Tar Heel in college, Blount was drafted by and played two seasons with the Phoenix Cardinal ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1998 Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Kelvin Anderson, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Juan Johnson, BC Lions *SB –

, Calgary Stampeders *SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders *C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders *OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

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 –

John Terry John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. He was most recently the assi ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Moe Elewonibi, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Dave Chaytors, BC Lions *DT – Johnny Scott, BC Lions *DE –

Leroy Blugh Leroy Blugh (born May 14, 1966) is a former professional Canadian football defensive lineman and the defensive line coach for the Queen's Gaels of U Sports football. He played for fifteen seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for two dif ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *DE – Malvin Hunter, Edmonton Eskimos *LB – Darryl Hall, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Steve Muhammad, BC Lions *DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., BC Lions *DB – Jack Kellogg, Calgary Stampeders *DS – Dale Joseph, BC Lions

Special teams

*P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions *ST – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders

1998 Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Kerwin Bell, Toronto Argonauts *RB – Ronald Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts *SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Paul Masotti, Toronto Argonauts *WR – Andrew Grigg, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *C –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Val St. Germain, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OT –

Chris Perez Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nig ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Defence

*DT –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Doug Petersen, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *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 ...

, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Grant Carter, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DS – Lester Smith, Toronto Argonauts

Special teams

*P –

Noel Prefontaine Noel Michael Prefontaine (born December 23, 1973) is a former professional Canadian football punter and placekicker in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early years Prefontaine was born to a French Canadian father and a Vietnamese mother a ...

, Toronto Argonauts *K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

Offence

*QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders *OT –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT –

, Montreal Alouettes *OG – Fred Childress, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

Jamie Taras Jamie Taras (born January 31, 1966, in Acton, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League British Columbia Lions, and current director of community relations with the BC Lions. Taras spent his en ...

, BC Lions *C – Jamie Crysdale, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mike Pringle, Montreal Alouettes *FB –

Michael Soles Michael Soles (November 8, 1966 – July 7, 2021) was a Canadian professional football player who was a fullback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at McGill University, where he was a two-time All-Canadian ...

, Montreal Alouettes *SB – Derrell Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts *SB – Darren Flutie, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Donald Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders *WR – Terry Vaughn, Calgary Stampeders

Defence

*DE – Elfrid Payton, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *DT – Doug Petersen, Montreal Alouettes *DT –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

, Calgary Stampeders *LB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Donald Smith, Toronto Argonauts *CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders *HB – Gerald Vaughn, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *HB –

, Toronto Argonauts *S – Maurice Kelly, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Special teams

*K – Sean Fleming, Edmonton Eskimos *P – Tony Martino, Calgary Stampeders *ST –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Head coach

* Ron Lancaster, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1998 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
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1998 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 ...

– Mike Pringle (RB), Montreal Alouettes *

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 ...

– Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award –

(DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats * CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Fred Childress (OG), Calgary Stampeders * CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Steve Muhammad (DB), BC Lions * CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Glen Scrivener (DT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers * CFL's Coach of the Year – Ron Lancaster, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

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 intro ...

- Jim Hunt, Toronto Writer, Radio Broadcaster

References

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