2000 CFL season

2000 CFL season
Duration	July 5 – November 5, 2000
East champions	Montreal Alouettes
West champions	BC Lions
88th Grey Cup
Date	November 26, 2000
Venue	McMahon Stadium, Calgary
Champions	BC Lions
CFL seasons
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 CFL season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football League season.

The CFL ends the 20th century on a continued upward curve.

After the 1999 season, league attendance levels and television ratings continued to grow. Attendance around the league had an increase of 5.6%, which went over '98 season figures as 1,718,312 fans filled their teams' stadium. Meanwhile, TSN's television ratings also increased by 17.9% over their '98 season ratings. In 2000, CFL attendance and TSN television ratings continued to increase further going over the '99 season figures.

Both, acting Commissioner & Chairman, John Tory and President & COO, Jeff Giles resigned from their respective posts. On Wednesday, November 1, Michael Lysko was named as the tenth CFL Commissioner in league history.

Calgary hosted the Grey Cup game and was successful in their week-long festival to celebrate the 88th championship season. The Grey Cup game, itself ended with another classic finish as the BC Lions spoiled the Montreal Alouettes two-point convert attempt to hang on and win the Grey Cup, 28–26. Immediately following the game, BC Lions legendary kicker Lui Passaglia, who kicked the winning points, retired after 25 seasons.

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	12	5	1	0	604	495	25
Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	0	1	527	520	21
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	1	513	529	17
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	5	12	1	0	516	626	11

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	6	0	0	594	379	24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	9	9	0	2	470	446	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	10	1	1	539	596	16
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	10	1	0	390	562	15

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Teams losing in overtime are awarded one point.
• Calgary and Montreal both have first round byes.

The BC Lions are the 2000 Grey Cup Champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 28–26, at Calgary's McMahon Stadium. The Lions became the first team with a losing record (8–10, 1 OTL) to win the Grey Cup. The Lions' Robert Drummond (RB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Sean Millington (FB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

November 12: Division Semifinals

November 19: Division Finals

November 26: 88th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary, AB

E3

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

24

East

E1

Montreal Alouettes

35

E3

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

22

E2

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

20

E1

Montreal Alouettes

26

W3

BC Lions

28

W3

BC Lions

37

West

W1

Calgary Stampeders

23

W3

BC Lions

34

W2

Edmonton Eskimos

32

• CFL Passing Leaders
• CFL Rushing Leaders
• CFL Receiving Leaders^[1]

• P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Lui Passaglia, BC Lions
• ST – Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

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

• P – Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts
• K – Paul Osbaldiston, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• ST – Albert Johnson III, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

^[2]

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Dave Dickenson (QB), Calgary Stampeders
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (RB), BC Lions
• CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Joe Montford (DE), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Pierre Vercheval (OG), Montreal Alouettes
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Award – Albert Johnson III (WR), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Mike Morreale (SB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• CFL's Coach of the Year – Charlie Taaffe, Montreal Alouettes
• Commissioner's Award - Jeff Giles, Toronto