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Canadian Football League season

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1992 CFL season
Duration	July 8 – November 8, 1992
East champions	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
West champions	Calgary Stampeders
80th Grey Cup
Date	November 29, 1992
Venue	SkyDome, Toronto
Champions	Calgary Stampeders
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The 1992 CFL season is considered to be the 39th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 35th Canadian Football League season.

CFL news in 1992

The CFL celebrated 100 years of football in Canada, commemorating the formation of the Canadian Rugby Union in 1892, the forerunner of Football Canada and the CFL. Former Alouette running back/tight end, Larry Smith was named as the ninth CFL Commissioner in history on Thursday, February 27.

The Calgary Stampeders then owned by Larry Ryckman, signed free agent quarterback, Doug Flutie in March. The CFL revoked the franchise of BC Lions owner Murray Pezim and assumed control of the team, when Pezim refused to pay off club bills, on August 27. After one month, Bill Comrie purchased the BC Lions franchise from the CFL on September 23.

At the CFL Awards, Doug Flutie was named as the CFL's Most Outstanding Player for the second straight season, only becoming the third player to do so. Toronto played host to the Grey Cup for the 45th time, which is more than any other city. In addition, the Calgary Stampeders won their first Grey Cup championship in 21 years; ending the longest drought at that time of any CFL city, by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24–10.

In June 1992, the CFL played a preseason game between Toronto and Calgary in Portland, Oregon. It was a predecessor to the CFL USA expansion that would begin the next year.

Regular season standings

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

**West Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	5	607	430	26
Edmonton Eskimos	18	10	8	552	515	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	9	9	505	545	18
BC Lions	18	3	15	472	667	6

**East Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	11	7	507	499	22
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	11	7	536	514	22
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	9	9	484	439	18
Toronto Argonauts	18	6	12	469	523	12

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Calgary and Winnipeg get first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Main article: 80th Grey Cup

The Calgary Stampeders are the 1992 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–10, at Toronto's SkyDome. This was the first championship for the Stampeders in 21 years, ending the longest existing drought at the time, having previously won the 1971 Grey Cup Game over the Toronto Argonauts. Incidentally, the Saskatchewan Roughriders ended a 23-year drought several years earlier with a win in the 1989 Grey Cup Game, which was played at the same venue as the 1992 game. The Stampeders' Doug Flutie (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Dave Sapunjis (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.