The 2009 CFL season was the 56th season of 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 ( ...

. Officially, it was the 52nd season of the

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 ...

. 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 ...

won the

97th Grey Cup The 97th Grey Cup was played on November 29, 2009, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, and decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) champion for the 2009 season. The Montreal Alouettes came from behind to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughrider ...

on November 29 with a last second 28–27 win over the

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in ...

. The 19-week regular schedule, issued February 3, 2009, began on July 1, which was only the second time in league history that a CFL season started on Canada Day, with the first occurring in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

. The playoffs started on November 15 and two weeks of pre-season games began June 17.

CFL news in 2009

Arena football suspension and moves for expansion

In February unexpected news was made when an American group, led by ex- NFL receiver

Oronde Gadsden Oronde Benjamin Gadsden (pronounced o-RON-day) (born August 20, 1971) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He also was a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of t ...

, announced their intentions to pursue a franchise in the CFL.Naylor, David. Citing the suspension of the 2009 season of the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

and the demise of NFL Europe as a potential opportunity for growth the US market, Gadsen's group highlighted either

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–

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as possible locations for a new team. Reaction from the CFL with respect to Gadsen's intentions was mixed, however, with league head office iterating a reluctance to return to US expansion while

owner,

Robert Wetenhall Robert Carl "Bob" Wetenhall Sr. (February 14, 1935 – September 3, 2021) was an American businessman who owned the Montreal Alouettes Football Club of the Canadian Football League from 1997 through 2018. Biography Robert (Bob) Wetenhall was ...

, welcoming the concept of bids involving border regions (Wetenhall's Alouettes spent two years in Baltimore in the 1990s, though under American ownership; Wetenhall purchased the team after it moved to Montreal). The mayor of Moncton, premier of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

, and league commissioner

Mark Cohon Mark Steven Cohon, (born March 16, 1966) is the chairman of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). He was also the 12th commissioner of the Canadian Football League. The son of McDonald's Canada founder George Cohon, he was a ...

met in February to negotiate a deal that would see the city host a regular season game annually over five years, beginning in the

2010 CFL season The 2010 CFL season is the 57th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it is the 53rd Canadian Football League season. Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton hosted the 98th Grey Cup on November 28 when the Montreal Alouettes became the ...

Rule changes

Several main rule changes were proposed for 2009 by fans at the request of CFL commissioner

. The following changes were implemented: *The elimination of the option for the scored-upon team to scrimmage from its 35-yard line after

field goals A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the ball through the goal, i.e., between the uprights and over the crossbar. The entire ba ...

, which was first enacted in 1975. This was said to add excitement by preventing a team up by six points to scrimmage and take a knee three times to effectively end the game with one minute to go. Although it had good intentions, the results for this rule change was not as expected, and for the

, the league reinstated the option again. *Kickoffs being from the 25-yard line rather than the 35-yard line following a

safety Safety is the state of being "safe", the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk. Meanings There are two slightly dif ...

: the average kickoff in 2008 went 60 yards downfield, while the average kickoff return was 21 yards, making the option between scrimmaging and receiving kickoffs a wash. *Removing the restriction that a

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

must take the snap from the centre. This effectively legalizes the

wildcat offense Wildcat formation describes a formation for the offense in football in which the ball is snapped not to the quarterback but directly to a player of another position lined up at the quarterback position. (In most systems, this is a running back, but ...

(where a

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

takes the snap) in Canadian football, which had long been legal in

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. *Video replays for coaches challenges will now ordinarily be reviewed at a command centre in the CFL's office in Toronto rather than in the video replay booth on the field. As well, if a team is successful in its two replay challenges, they will be awarded a third one. Other rule changes considered included moving the kickoff back 10 yards for all kicks (not just following safeties), and moving the ball back during conversions.

Hall of Fame induction weekend

For only the second time in its 39-year history, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame induction weekend events did not take place in

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, the home of the museum. It took place in

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from September 24 to 26, finishing with the tribute game between the Blue Bombers and Argonauts on September 26.

Bye weeks

Byes In cricket, a bye is a type of extra. It is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batter and the ball has not hit the batter's body. Scoring byes Usually, if the ball passes the batter without being deflected, th ...

in the two weeks preceding 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 ...

games were retained, however the byes were changed so as to ensure that each pair of Labour Day Classic opponents will have equal rest as opposed to splitting the byes by division.

CFL retro

As the league approaches the

100th Grey Cup The 100th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Toronto Argonauts and the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2012 season. Th ...

, the CFL celebrated the 1960s with all eight teams wearing retro-themed uniforms from that era at different points in the season. All teams wore their retro uniforms in Week 3. The

and the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-o ...

were the only teams to wear both home and away retro uniforms, while the remaining teams wore one set of uniforms. The

BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first seas ...

wore their black alternate jerseys in combination with their retro pants and helmets for a "retro look," but did not introduce new home retro jerseys.

Records and milestones

*On September 19,

head coach,

Wally Buono Pasquale "Wally" Buono (born February 7, 1950) is the vice president of football operations, alternate governor and the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and one of the most successful head coaches in leag ...

became the CFL's all-time leader in coaching victories, surpassing

Don Matthews Donald J. Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", (June 22, 1939 – June 14, 2017) was a head coach of several professional football teams, mostly in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head ...

' total of 231.

Regular season

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' ''Teams in bold are currently in playoff positions.

Notes

*Saskatchewan earned first place in the West due to their winning of the season series (2–0–1) against Calgary. *B.C. qualified for the playoffs in place of Winnipeg due to the "cross-over rule," as B.C. finished with more points.

Grey Cup playoffs

The

were the 2009 Grey Cup champions, defeating the

, 28–27 on a field goal by

Damon Duval Damon Duval (born April 3, 1980) is an American former professional placekicker and punter. Duval played college football for Auburn University, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He played professionally for the Jacksonville Jagu ...

at Calgary's

McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society. The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north ...

on the last play of the game. It was the first Grey Cup for the Alouettes since 2002. Alouettes' runningback Avon Cobourne was named the

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 ...

, and slotback,

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 ...

was named the

Grey Cup 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

*-Team won in Overtime.

CFL Leaders

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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 ...

2009 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 – Avon Cobourne, Montreal Alouettes *RB –

Joffrey Reynolds Joffrey Roy Reynolds (born November 26, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football running back. He played eight years for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League where he was the franchise's all-time leading rusher with 9,21 ...

, Calgary Stampeders *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 ...

, Calgary Stampeders *WR –

Arland Bruce III Arland Richard Bruce III (born November 23, 1977) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, having won in 2004 with the Toronto Argonauts and in 2011 with the Lions. He has played 10 seasons in the CFL wi ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Kerry Watkins, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Ben Archibald, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Dan Goodspeed, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG –

Gene Makowsky Gene Makowsky (born April 17, 1973) is a Canadian politician and former Canadian football offensive lineman who has been a member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly representing the riding of Regina Gardiner Park since 2016 and prior to t ...

, 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 *OC –

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

Defence

*DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Keron Williams, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Anwar Stewart, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

John Chick John Chick (born November 20, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League, primarily with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After signing with Saskatchewan in 2007, he was na ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB –

Chip Cox Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional Canadian football linebacker He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent 13 years of his career. He is a two-time Grey C ...

, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Markeith Knowlton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Jamall Johnson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB –

Brandon Browner Brandon Kemar Browner (born August 2, 1984) is a former American football cornerback and convicted felon. In 2005, Browner signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State. Browner played four seasons with the Calga ...

, Calgary Stampeders *CB –

Jovon Johnson Jovon Johnson (born November 2, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He was the winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 2011 while with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, becoming the first defensive bac ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Jonathan Hefney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *S –

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 ...

, BC Lions

Special teams

*K –

, Montreal Alouettes *P –

, Montreal Alouettes *ST –

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, Montreal Alouettes

2009 Western All-Stars

Western offence

*QB –

Darian Durant Darian Bernard Durant (born August 19, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career, he held school records for completion percentag ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB – Martell Mallett, BC Lions *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *WR –

, Calgary Stampeders *SB –

Weston Dressler Weston Dressler (born June 14, 1985) is an American former Canadian football slotback. Dressler last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his being signed by the Blue Bombers organization in 2016, h ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *SB – Geroy Simon, BC Lions *WR – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Ben Archibald, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Calvin Armstrong, Edmonton Eskimos *OG –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG – Dimitri Tsoumpas, Calgary Stampeders *OC –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Western defence

*DT –

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, BC Lions *DT – Dario Romero, Edmonton Eskimos *DE –

Stevie Baggs Stevie Baggs (born December 30, 1981) is an American former professional football player, actor, motivational speaker, and author. He has written two books, ''Greater Than The Game'' and ''Woke''. Football career Baggs played college football a ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Tad Kornegay, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Sean Lucas, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Anton McKenzie, BC Lions *CB – Dwight Anderson, Calgary Stampeders *CB –

, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *DB – Lance Frazier, Saskatchewan Roughriders *S –

, BC Lions

Western special teams

*K – Sandro DeAngelis, Calgary Stampeders *P – Burke Dales, Calgary Stampeders *ST –

Jason Arakgi Jason Arakgi (born May 12, 1985) is a former Canadian football Linebacker for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders. Professional career Arakgi was drafted in the 3rd round of the ...

, BC Lions

2009 Eastern All-Stars

Eastern offence

*QB –

, Montreal Alouettes *RB – Avon Cobourne, Montreal Alouettes *RB – Fred Reid, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *WR –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR –

, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Jamel Richardson, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Kerry Watkins, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Dan Goodspeed, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT – Josh Bourke, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

Brendon LaBatte Brendon LaBatte (born September 12, 1986) is a Canadian football guard with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football with t ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OC – Bryan Chiu, Montreal Alouettes

Eastern defence

*DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Keron Williams, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Anwar Stewart, Montreal Alouettes *DE – John Bowman, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Markeith Knowlton, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Jamall Johnson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB –

Mark Estelle Mark Estelle (born July 29, 1981) is a former professional American and Canadian football defensive back. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 2006 to 2011. He also played for the Houston Texans of the Nationa ...

, Montreal Alouettes *CB –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Jonathan Hefney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Lenny Walls, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S – Matthieu Proulx, Montreal Alouettes

Eastern special teams

*K –

, Montreal Alouettes *P –

, Montreal Alouettes *ST –

, Montreal Alouettes

2009 CFLPA Pro Player All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Montreal Alouettes *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Mathieu Bertrand, Edmonton Eskimos *WR – Maurice Mann, Edmonton Eskimos *WR –

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *WR – Kerry Watkins, Montreal Alouettes *WR – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Ben Archibald, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Dan Goodspeed, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OG – Dmitri Tsoumpas, Calgary Stampeders *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OC –

Marwan Hage Marwan Hage ( ar, مروان حاج, ''Marwān Ḥāja'') (born September 14, 1981) is a former offensive lineman who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Hage played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. H ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Defence

*DT – Doug Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Keron Williams, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Anwar Stewart, Montreal Alouettes *DE –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *LB – Maurice Lloyd, Edmonton Eskimos *LB – Otis Floyd, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB – Jamall Johnson, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB –

, Calgary Stampeders *CB –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Jonathan Hefney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *S –

, BC Lions

Special teams

*K –

, Montreal Alouettes *P – Burke Dales, Calgary Stampeders *ST –

, Montreal Alouettes

Head coach

Marc Trestman Marc Marlyn Trestman (born January 15, 1956) is an American football and Canadian football coach. He led the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 2009 and 2010, and another as head coac ...

, Montreal Alouettes

2009 Gibson's Finest 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 ...

–

(QB), Montreal Alouettes * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –

Ricky Foley Ricky Foley (born June 9, 1982) is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent, having most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the first round of ...

(DE), BC Lions *

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. ...

–

(DE), Saskatchewan Roughriders *

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 ...

–

(OG), Montreal Alouettes *

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 ...

– Martell Mallett (RB), BC Lions *

John Agro Special Teams Award The John Agro Special Teams Award is presented to the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams player that is voted by his peers. The award is named in honour of John Agro, co-founder (in 1965) of the Canadian Football League Players' Association, with ...

–

(WR), Montreal Alouettes *

Tom Pate Memorial Award Tom Pate Memorial Award, selected annually by the Canadian Football League Players' Association, is awarded to a player with outstanding sportsmanship and someone who has made a significant contribution to his team, his community and Association. T ...

–

(C), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

Annis Stukus Trophy The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada. The Trophy is named aft ...

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, Montreal Alouettes * Commissioner's Award –

, Calgary Stampeders-BC Lions * Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award - Stan Schwartz, Calgary Stampeders

References

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