59th Grey Cup
The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1971, before 34,404 fans at Vancouver's Empire Stadium. The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Toronto Argonauts on a slick, rain-covered field, 14–11. Box Score First Quarter Calgary - TD - Herm Harrison 14 yard pass from Jerry Keeling (Larry Robinson convert) Second Quarter Toronto - FG - Ivan MacMillan 11 yards Calgary - TD - Jesse Mims 6 yard run (Larry Robinson convert) Third Quarter Toronto - TD - Roger Scales 33 yard fumble return (lateral from Joe Vijuk) (Ivan MacMillan convert) Toronto - Rouge - Ivan MacMillan 27 yard missed FG Fourth Quarter No scoring Background The Argonauts had not appeared in a Grey Cup championship game since 1952. The Stampeders were making their third Grey Cup appearance in four years, but had not actually won a championship since 1948. The 10-4 Argonauts faced the 9-6-1 Stampeders for the first time in the Grey Cup. Both teams finished in first place in their divisions, but Toronto, led by star rookie quarterback Joe Theismann, was the favourite. The 1971 Grey Cup was the first to be played on artificial turf (Tartan Turf). The game Field conditions were poor, as a steady downpour