Argonauts and Blue Bombers will meet at Saskatchewan’s Mosaic Stadium on November 20

TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are set to compete in the 109^th Grey Cup. This marks the seventh time in the history of Canadian Football that the modern-day incarnations of the two clubs have played for the iconic trophy after having met in 1937-38, 1945-47 and 1950.

109^TH GREY CUP
​Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
​Sunday, November 20 at 5 p.m. local/6 p.m. ET
​TSN, RDS, ESPN2

• The Winnipeg Blue Bombers own a 12-14 (.462) record in the Grey Cup. The team will be looking for its third consecutive championship, following two victories over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
• The Toronto Argonauts are 17-6 (.739) in the Grey Cup. They last appeared in the championship in 2017, winning 27-24 over Calgary.
• The Argonauts and Blue Bombers have met in the championship game six times since 1937 and most recently in 1950. Service teams from Toronto and Winnipeg also played in 1942.
  • 1937 (Toronto won 4-3)
  • 1938 (Toronto won 30-7)
  • 1945 (Toronto won 35-0)
  • 1946 (Toronto won 28-6)
  • 1947 (Toronto won 10-9)
  • 1950 (Toronto won 13-0)
• Winnipeg and Toronto met once this season:
  • Week 4: WPG 23 – TOR 22 in Toronto
• Mike O’Shea will be making his third appearance in the Grey Cup as a Head Coach (2-0). As a player, O’Shea won three Grey Cups with Toronto, and one as Special Teams Coordinator (2012).
• Ryan Dinwiddie will be making his Grey Cup debut as a Head Coach. As a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, he made his first-career CFL start in the 95^th Grey Cup against Saskatchewan in 2007, with the Roughriders winning 23-19. He also dressed in the 98^th Grey Cup with Saskatchewan in 2010. Dinwiddie won a Grey Cup as a Quarterbacks Coach with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018.
• Saskatchewan has hosted the Grey Cup on three occasions since 1995:
  • In 1995, Baltimore defeated Calgary 37-20
  • In 2003, Edmonton defeated Montreal 34-22
  • In 2013, Saskatchewan defeated Hamilton 45-23
• This will be the first Grey Cup at new Mosaic Stadium.
• November 20 will be the earliest the Grey Cup has been played since 2006, when Winnipeg hosted on November 19.

The 109^th Grey Cup will be played at Mosaic Stadium in Saskatchewan on Sunday, November 20 with kickoff slated for 5 p.m. local/6 p.m. ET. The sold-out contest and the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show, featuring Jordan Davis, Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Canadian Josh Ross, will be broadcast live across the nation on TSN and RDS – Canada’s home of the CFL. The 2022 Grey Cup Festival opens on Tuesday, November 15 in Saskatoon before moving to Regina from Wednesday to Saturday. For more information surrounding the festival events, including dates, venues, purchasing details and more, please visit GreyCupFestival.ca.

WINNIPEG, MB., –The Canadian Football League unveiled its 202s All-Star Team today, with six members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers named to the squad.

Honoured as CFL All-Stars are quarterback Zach Collaros, receiver Dalton Schoen, left tackle Stanley Bryant, guard Pat Neufeld, defensive back Deatrick Nichols and kick returner Janarion Grant.

The CFL All-Star Team was selected by 47 members of the Football Reporters of Canada, the league’s head coaches as well as submissions through the All-Star Fan Vote.

Zach Collaros has been named a CFL all-star for the second consecutive season. The reigning CFL Most Outstanding Player – and a finalist for the award again this year – helped lead the club to a franchise-record 15 wins and in the process set career highs in passing yards (4,183) and touchdowns (37). The 37 passing TDs is second-most in Blue Bombers history to the 46 Khari Jones threw for in 2002 and the highest total in the CFL since Henry Burris threw for 43 scores in 2012.

His touchdown-interception-differential of 37:13 – or +24 – is tied for the ninth highest in CFL history (Montreal’s Anthony Cavillio was +30 in 2008) and a new Blue Bombers record, eclipsing the +23 ratio Jack Jacobs posted in 1951.

The Blue Bombers have a 33-4 record in games Collaros has started since his arrival at the trade deadline in 2019, including a 6-0 record in postseason games and the last two Grey Cups.

Dalton Schoen, who is a finalist for the Most Outstanding Rookie Award, led the CFL in receiving yardage in his first season with 1,441 yards on 70 receptions. He also tied for the league lead with 16 touchdowns – a Blue Bombers franchise record for first-year players.
Schoen also led the CFL in second-down conversion catches, with a remarkable 41 of his 70 catches keeping the offence on the field. He has also had five 100-yard receiving games this season.

His 1,441 receiving yards was the most by a Blue Bomber since Milt Stegall had 1,896 yards in 2002, the year he was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player. It also ranks as the seventh-highest total in Blue Bombers history with only Stegall (1,896 in ’02; 1,616 in ’97 and 1,499 in ‘00), James Murphy (1,746 in ’86), Gerald Wilcox (1,624 in ’94) and Eugene Goodlow (1,494 in ’81) having registered more.

Stanley Bryant, the three -time CFL Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman and a finalist again for the award this season, has earned his seventh divisional all-star award after also being selected in 2013-14 and 2017-19 and 2021.

The 36-year-old vet continues to anchor the left side of the offensive line as part of an offence that ranked second in points, sacks surrendered and rushing yards and first in touchdowns.

Pat Neufeld has earned his second consecutive berth on the CFL All-Star in his 11^th CFL season, the last eight with the Blue Bombers. The veteran guard was part of an offensive line that – in addition to surrendering the second-fewest sacks and finishing second in scoring – also helped Brady Oliveira rush for 1,000 yards for the first time in his career.

Deatrick Nichols has quickly established himself as one of the CFL’s best shut-down defensive backs and has earned a spot on the league all-star team for the second time in his first two seasons. Nichols had 46 tackles, one interception and eight pass knockdowns, which tied for fifth-most in the CFL.

Janarion Grant was the Blue Bombers Most Outstanding Special Teams Player this season in a year in which he made history by becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in return touchdowns.

Grant had three kick-return scores this year – two on punt returns, a third on a kickoff – to give him seven in his career and allowing him to move past Keith Stokes. Grant added another score in the Western Final, taking a punt 92 yards for a TD in Winnipeg’s 28-20 win over the B.C. Lions.

Grant finished second in the CFL in punt return yards at 817 – ranking first overall with a 13.0-yard average – third in kickoff return yards at 782 and with his rushing and receiving contributions on offence ranks fifth in the league in combined yardage at 1,817.