Fast fact about 99th Grey Cup in Vancouver
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the B.C. Lions play host to the Winnipeg Jets in the 99th Grey Cup.
More than 6 Million football fans from coast to coast are expected to tune in for the Canadian Football League Championship.
Some facts about the CFL Finale include:
Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. Lions
Kick off: 3:30 p.m., TSN, RDS, SIRIUS Satellite radio channel 157.
Who’s watching: The Grey Cup is the most-watched annual sports event in Canada. A record 6.4 million viewers tuned in for the 2009 game.
Playing surface: Turf field
Home records: Winnipeg, 5-4; B.C., 6-3
Away records: Winnipeg, 5-4; B.C., 5-4
Head-to-head in 2011: Bombers won both meetings, and have won three straight going back to 2010.
Head-to-head all time: Advantage to Winnipeg, 83-71-2 (regular season since 1954).
Last Grey Cup meeting: Nov. 27, 1988, in Ottawa, Winnipeg won 22-21.
Lions’ backstory: B.C. has been the hottest team during the last half of the CFL season. The Lions opened at 0-5 before winning 11 of the final 13 games. B.C. is led by CFL MOP Travis Lulay and Outstanding Canadian Paul McCallum.
Bombers’ backstory: The Bombers are led by quarterback Buck Pierce, who played for B.C. before leaving after too many injuries. Winnipeg also boasts its “Swaggerville” defence.
Most Grey Cup wins: 15, Toronto Argonauts.
Most losses: 13, Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Most appearances: 23, Winnipeg (24th will come Sunday).
Fewest wins: 3, Saskatchewan. Cup wins by West: 37 (since 1940).
Cup wins by East: 34: (since 1940).
Most points both teams: 83 (Saskatchewan 43, Hamilton 40, 1989).
Fewest points both teams: 7 (Toronto 4, Sarnia 3, 1933 and Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3, 1937).
Most points winning team: 54 (Queen’s University, 1923).
Fewest points winning team: 4 (Toronto, 1933 and 1937).
Most points losing team: 40 (Hamilton, 1989).
Fewest points losing team: 0 (six times, most recently by Winnipeg, 1950).
Widest margin of victory: 54 (Queen’s University 54, Regina Rugby Club 0).
