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The 2023 CFL season was the 69th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 65th season of the Canadian Football League. Hamilton hosted the 110th Grey Cup on November 19, 2023. [1] The regular season began on June 8, and ended on October 28, with 18 games played per team over 21 weeks. [2]
Labour Day weekend, roughly 12 or 13 weeks into the CFL season, is known for its matchups that do not change from year to year, unlike other "rivalry" weeks of the CFL schedule. Labour Day weekend is also one of typically two weeks (the Thanksgiving Day Classic being the other) in the CFL schedule that the league plays on a Monday.
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [3] The Stampeders had eight selections in the eight-round draft after forfeiting their second round pick after selecting T. J. Rayam in the 2022 Supplemental Draft and trading their seventh-round pick to the Roughriders in exchange for James Smith.
After the merger of the Big Four and WIFU, the first 29 CFL seasons each consisted of nine teams playing in the same nine cities. [1] In 1961, inter-conference play began during the regular season. Until 1973, Western Canadian teams played 16 games, while Eastern Canadian teams played 14 games.
The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. [1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [4] The Blue Bombers had eight selections in the eight-round draft and owned all of their own selections by virtue of not trading any picks. The team had the eighth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams) after losing the 109th Grey Cup. [5]
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [7] The Redblacks had ten selections in the eight-round draft. [8] The team had the first selection in each round of the draft after finishing last in the 2022 league standings (losing the tie-breaker to the Edmonton Elks), not including traded picks. [9]
The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders . [ 1 ]