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| Date | November 30, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | CNE Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Most Valuable Player | Vic Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,655 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBC, CTV, SRC | ||||||||||||||||||
The 56th Grey Cup was played November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24–21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's CNE Stadium. Vic Washington's 79-yard run is still a Grey Cup record, and he won the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player award. This was the final Grey Cup game to be played on a Saturday; beginning the next year and since then (except for 1970), all Grey Cup games have been played on a Sunday.