63rd Grey Cup
The 63rd Grey Cup was played on November 23, 1975, before 32,454 fans at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. In a tight, defensive battle, the Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Montreal Alouettes 9–8. Just before the contest began, a young woman "streaked" during the coin toss. Box Score First Quarter Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 35 yards Montreal – FG – Don Sweet 47 yards Second Quarter Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 40 yards Montreal - Single – Don Sweet 32-yard missed field goal Third Quarter Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 25 yards Edmonton - FG – Dave Cutler 52 yards Fourth Quarter Montreal - Single – Don Sweet 19-yard missed field goal Game summary Perhaps the defining factor in this low-scoring contest was the chilly weather. The game-time temperature was -15 degrees Celsius, and a 25-kilometre-per-hour wind played havoc with passing and kicking. Alouette coach Marv Levy's third-quarter decision to gamble on a 3rd-and-3 inside the Edmonton 10 proved to be a turning point, as a successful field goal would have provided sufficient margin for a Montreal victory. Instead, the Eskimos held and kept the Alouettes off the scoreboard. Nevertheless, the Als still had the win within their