The B.C. Lions meet the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the second Grey Cup final in a row.
Unlike the last time where the home team scored their only touchdown late in the game, the Leos took a 34-8 lead after an unexpected boost from unsung fullback Bill Munsey, who scored his only two touchdowns of the entire season in the final, and Jim Carphin, who scored his only major of the year on a broken field goal in the second quarter.
The Ticats scored 16 points in the final quarter but the deficit was too much to overcome and the Lions won their first of six championships 34-24 at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium.
Their was widespread speculation that weather was a factor in the Lions' victory. The game was played in the rain, creating a slippery field and a greasy ball, which gave the Vancouver-based team an arguable advantage given these conditions were similar to what they often played and practiced in at home.
