1983 Canadian Football championship game
71st Grey Cup
| Toronto Argonauts |
BC Lions |
| (12–4) |
(11–5) |
| 18 |
17
|
Head coach:
|
Head coach:
|
|
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Total |
| Toronto Argonauts |
0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
18 |
| BC Lions |
7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
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| Date | November 27, 1983 |
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| Stadium | BC Place Stadium |
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| Location | Vancouver |
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| Most Valuable Player | Offence: Joe Barnes, (TOR)
Defence: Carl Brazley, (TOR) |
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| Most Valuable Canadian | Rick Klassen, (BC) |
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| National anthem | Carroll Baker |
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| Referee | Lorne Woods |
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| Attendance | 59,345 |
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| Network | CBC, CTV, SRC |
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| Announcers | First Half: Pat Marsden, Frank Rigney, Leif Pettersen. Second Half: Don Wittman, Leo Cahill, Ron Lancaster.
SRC: N/A. |
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| Ratings | 8,118,000 |
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The 71st Grey Cup was the 1983 Canadian Football League championship game played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver between the Toronto Argonauts and hometown BC Lions. The Argos narrowly defeated the Lions 18–17, claiming their first Grey Cup victory in 31 years.[1]
