The 2012 CFL season was the 59th season of modern-day

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. Officially, it was the 55th season for the

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. The pre-season began on June 13, 2012, and the regular season started on June 29, 2012. Rogers Centre in

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hosted the

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on November 25, with the hometown

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defeating the

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35-22.

CFL news in 2012

Salary cap

According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2012

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will be set at $4,350,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and will not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary will be set at $4,000,000 with individual minimum salaries set at $44,000.

Season schedule

The 2012 season schedule was released on February 18, 2012, with the regular season opening on June 29 at

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. This marked the first time Hamilton has opened the year since 2009. Additionally, the league returned to division match-ups in the final week of the regular season, which was also last seen in 2009. Following an interruption in the

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in 2011 between the

and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the two teams resumed their historic series in 2012. There were 15 double headers this year, with four on Fridays, eight on Saturdays, one on Sundays, and two (the traditional Labour Day and

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contests) on Mondays. The

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opened their regular season schedule at the newly refurbished

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and spent their first full season there after splitting time between that stadium and

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in 2011. The

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spent the first four weeks of the regular season on the road as their home opener at the brand new

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was to take place in week 5; however, construction delays pushed back the opening of the new stadium to 2013, forcing the Blue Bombers to continue playing at

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during the season. The Tiger-Cats played—and won—their final regular season home game at Ivor Wynne Stadium on October 27 as the stadium was demolished following the 2012 season. Unlike the previous two seasons, there was no game played in Moncton,

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as part of the

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promotion, due to the league wanting to focus on plans for the

festival.

Bye weeks

This year's bye weeks occurred in the sixth and seventh weeks of the season, earlier than the usual eighth and ninth week setup that has been in place since 2007. This was likely done to accommodate the 2012 Summer Olympics, and the television coverage they demanded, which took place over these two weeks.

Uniform changes

According to an email, Reebok and the CFL were in the process of designing new home and away uniforms for each of the eight teams for 2012. On April 11, 2012, it was officially announced that all eight teams would be playing in re-engineered jerseys that feature increased elasticity, improved resiliency and moisture wicking technology. East Division teams released their jersey designs on May 1, while West Division teams unveiled their new jerseys on May 2.

Rule changes

On April 18, 2012, the CFL announced that they had unanimously approved a rule change that will see all scoring plays subject to video review. All touchdowns would be reviewed by the referees, without a team having to use its challenge flag. Due to a surprising number of incidents related to players helmets falling off during play in the

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, the league decided to change its rules to address this issue. Now if a ball carrier's helmet comes off the play will be blown dead immediately. If a non-ball carrier's helmet comes off that player can no longer participate in the play. If he does, the player's team will be penalized 10 yards for illegal participation. If a player hits an opposing player who isn't participating because he lost his helmet, the offending player's team will be penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness.

100th Grey Cup

was the site of the

as it was also host of the very first game and host of the

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as well. As part of the celebration, the Grey Cup festival stretched over nine days as opposed to the usual three. The

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will also contribute $5 million towards the event in celebration of a Canadian tradition.

Records and milestones

* On June 29, while playing against the

and with the former record holder

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in attendance, Geroy Simon became the all-time CFL career reception yards leader, surpassing the previous mark of 15,153 yards. * On September 3, Chris Williams surpassed

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for most kick return touchdowns in a single season with his sixth (five punt returns, one missed field goal return). In the same game, he also set a new record for most consecutive games with a return touchdown with three. * On October 12, Andrew Harris set a new single-season record for yards from scrimmage by a Canadian, surpassing

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's mark of 1,662 yards set in

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. Harris finished with 1,830 yards, becoming the second non-import to lead the league in yards from scrimmage. * On November 1,

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passed

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for most combined yards in a season with a 29-yard kickoff return. Owens finished the season with 3,863 all-purpose yards while also becoming the first professional football player to record three 3,000-yard seasons. Owens also became the first player to lead the league in both receiving yards (1,328) and total kick return yards (2,510). * On November 2,

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surpassed

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for most rushing yards in a season by a Canadian, finishing with 1,457 rushing yards. Cornish also finished first in rushing, which was the first time that a non-import led the league in rushing since

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. * On November 2, J. C. Sherritt recorded his 130th tackle, passing Calvin Tiggle's mark of 129 for most tackles in a single season.

Off-season

Coaching changes

The 2012 off-season saw significant changes in key personal across the league. After winning the 99th Grey Cup, the then

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of the

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, resigned from being the head coach so he could focus on his duties as

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. The Lions promoted

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, who was the defensive coordinator for four seasons, to head coach. After an 8-10 season, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats fired head coach

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and hired

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who has had extensive coaching experience with many different CFL teams. Following a very disappointing 2011 season, the

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hired

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as their new head coach. Finally, the

hired

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who had been the offensive coordinator of the

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for four seasons, to replace

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who, like

, resigned from being the head coach to focus on being general manager.

Regular season

Structure

Teams play eighteen regular season games, playing two of the three divisional opponents three times, the other four times, and teams from the opposing division twice. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division may qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earn more points in the seaso

Such was the case in the 2012 season; Edmonton (the fourth-place team in the West) had more points than Winnipeg (the third-place team in the East). If two or more teams in the same division are equal in points, the following tiebreakers apply

*a) Most wins in all games *b) Head to head winning percentage (matches won divided by all matches played) *c) Head to head points difference *d) Head to head points ratio *e–g) Tiebreakers b–d applied sequentially to all divisional games *h–i) Tiebreakers c–d applied sequentially to all league games *j) Coin toss Notes: *1. If two clubs remain tied after other club(s) are eliminated during any step, tie breakers reverts to step a). *2. Tiebreakers do not apply to the Crossover. To cross over a team must have more points than the third place team.

Standings

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

CFL playoffs

The

won their 16th Grey Cup championship on home turf at the Rogers Centre by defeating the

. Argonauts' running back

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was named the

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, while Argonauts' defensive end,

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was named the

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Playoff bracket

CFL Leaders

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Award winners

CFL Player of the Week

''Source''

CFL Player of the Month

''Source''

2012 CFL All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Andrew Harris, BC Lions *R –

Nik Lewis Nikolas "Nik" Lewis (born June 3, 1982) is the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and he is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played for 15 years in the CFL. He is a two-time Grey ...

, Calgary Stampeders *R –

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 *R –

, Toronto Argonauts *R – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Josh Bourke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions *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 *OG – Dimitri Tsoumpas, Calgary Stampeders *OC –

Luc Brodeur-Jourdain Luc Brodeur-Jourdain (born March 17, 1983) is a Canadian football offensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his coaching career, he played in 11 seasons as an offensive lineman for the Alouette ...

, Montreal Alouettes

Defence

*DT – Armond Armstead, Toronto Argonauts *DT –

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, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE –

Charleston Hughes Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DE – Keron Williams, BC Lions *LB –

Adam Bighill Adam Bighill (born October 16, 1988) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Bighill made his professional debut with the BC Lions in 2011. He played college football for the Central ...

, BC Lions *LB – J. C. Sherritt, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

Shea Emry Shea Emry (born April 23, 1986 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former Canadian football linebacker who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round of the 2008 CFL Draf ...

, Montreal Alouettes *CB –

Joe Burnett Joe Burnett (born November 28, 1986) is a former Canadian football cornerback. He played college football for the UCF Knights and high school football at Eustis High School in Eustis. Burnett has played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Edmonton Es ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *DB – Ryan Phillips, BC Lions *S –

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, Montreal Alouettes

Special teams

*K –

Rene Paredes Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and 2018 and is a fou ...

, Calgary Stampeders *P –

Rob Maver Rob Maver (born March 12, 1986) is a retired professional Canadian football Punter (football), Punter, having played his entire 10-year football career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted fifth overal ...

, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2012 CFL Western All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

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, BC Lions *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB – Andrew Harris, BC Lions *R –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – Chris Getzlaf, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R –

, Calgary Stampeders *R – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Ben Archibald, BC Lions *OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions *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 ...

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

Angus Reid Angus Reid (born September 23, 1976, in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former offensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League. Reid went to Simon Fraser University and played for the Simon Fraser Clan. He began his career with the ...

, BC Lions

Defence

*DT – Ted Laurent, Edmonton Eskimos *DT –

Almondo Sewell Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Hargrave Military ...

, Edmonton Eskimos *DE –

, Calgary Stampeders *DE – Keron Williams, BC Lions *LB –

, BC Lions *LB – J. C. Sherritt, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

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, Calgary Stampeders *CB –

, Edmonton Eskimos *CB –

Keon Raymond Keon Raymond (born November 27, 1982) is the former head coach and director of football operations for the Prince George Kodiaks of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and is a former professional Canadian football defensive back President ...

, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *DB – Ryan Phillips, BC Lions *S –

Donovan Alexander Donovan Eaton Alexander (born April 3, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free a ...

, Edmonton Eskimos

Special teams

*K –

, Calgary Stampeders *P –

, Calgary Stampeders *ST – Tim Brown, BC Lions

2012 CFL Eastern All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, Montreal Alouettes *RB – Avon Cobourne, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB –

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, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R – S. J. Green, Montreal Alouettes *R – Chris Matthews, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R –

, Toronto Argonauts *R – Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OT – Josh Bourke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Glenn January, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

Peter Dyakowski Peter Stefan Dyakowski (born April 19, 1984) is a retired Canadian football offensive lineman, who was most recently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2007 to ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OC –

, Montreal Alouettes

Defence

*DT – Armond Armstead, Toronto Argonauts *DT –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DE – John Bowman, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Alex Hall, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *LB –

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, Montreal Alouettes *LB –

Renauld Williams Renauld Duvall Williams (born February 23, 1981) is a former Canadian football linebacker. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Hofstra. Williams was also a member of the Miami ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts *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 – Dwight Anderson, Montreal Alouettes *DB –

Jonathan Hefney Jonathan Jerrod Hefney (born February 27, 1985 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is a former Canadian Football defensive back. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Tennessee. H ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S –

, Montreal Alouettes

Special teams

*K –

Luca Congi Luca Congi (born June 15, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football punter/ placekicker. He was drafted 12th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2006 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at Simon Fraser University for the Simon Fr ...

, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *P – Josh Bartel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST – Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2012 CFLPA All-Stars

Offence

*QB –

, BC Lions *RB –

, Calgary Stampeders *RB –

Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets (born March 31, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphi ...

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger Cats *R –

, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – Chris Matthews, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R – Fred Stamps, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Josh Bourke, Montreal Alouettes *OT – Glenn January, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG –

, Montreal Alouettes *OG –

, Hamilton Tiger Cats *OC –

, Montreal Alouettes

Defence

*DT – Armond Armstead, Toronto Argonauts *DT –

, Edmonton Eskimos *DE –

, Calgary Stampeders *DE – Keron Williams, BC Lions *LB –

, BC Lions *LB – J. C. Sherritt, Edmonton Eskimos *LB –

, Hamilton Tiger Cats *CB – Dante Marsh, BC Lions *CB –

, Calgary Stampeders *DB – Korey Banks, BC Lions *DB –

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *S –

, Montreal Alouettes

Special teams

*K –

, Calgary Stampeders *P – Burke Dales, Edmonton Eskimos *ST – Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2012 Gibson's Finest CFL Awards

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–

(WR/KR), Toronto Argonauts * CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –

(RB), Calgary Stampeders *

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. ...

– J. C. Sherritt (LB), Edmonton Eskimos *

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 ...

– Jovan Olafioye (OL), BC Lions *

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 ...

– Chris Matthews (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers *

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 ...

– Chris Williams (KR), Hamilton Tiger-Cats *

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 ...

– Brian Bratton (WR), Montreal Alouettes * Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy –

Graeme Bell Graeme Emerson Bell, AO, MBE (7 September 191413 June 2012) was an Australian Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader. According to ''The Age'', his "band's music was hailed for its distinctive Australian edge, which he ...

(FB) - Saskatchewan Roughriders *

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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, Toronto Argonauts * Commissioner's Award – Every CFL Player * Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award - Brian Williams, CBC, and TSN broadcaster

References

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