Thanks for the heads up. While I will watch the EDM-SSK game tonight, there are many gaps in my CFL knowledge. I was aware of the 1962 game but not that it extended over two days. I'll add it as a follow-up to this post. Hopefully, others mention additional games worth covering.
In 1998, there was the Blackout Bowl between the Laval Rouge et Or and Concordia Stingers of the Ontario-Québec Intercollegiate Football Conference (O-QIFC). The teams met in the Dunsmore Cup conference championship game in mid-November, and the game was broadcast on TSN. But it was suspended on account of darkness with the game tied 10-10 after regulation time. It was around 5 p.m. ET, and it can be pretty dark by that time of day in Montréal in the fall.
Ironically, Concordia had a nearby sports field that was lighted, but did not have proper goalposts. The teams reconvened the next day, with Concordia winning 17-12 on the margin of a scoop-and-score touchdown.
just to add, at that time, overtime in Canadian amateur football consisted of two additional 10-minute halves (the CFL played 5-minute halves). That made it possible for a team to score a touchdown, and the other team to score a safety.
Of course, the 1962 Grey Cup was a two-game affair due to fog. Because the game was broadcast on ABC the CFL commissioner was reluctant to cancel it due to fog - so they started the game but had to postpone it when you couldn't see anything.
Thanks for the heads up. While I will watch the EDM-SSK game tonight, there are many gaps in my CFL knowledge. I was aware of the 1962 game but not that it extended over two days. I'll add it as a follow-up to this post. Hopefully, others mention additional games worth covering.
In 1998, there was the Blackout Bowl between the Laval Rouge et Or and Concordia Stingers of the Ontario-Québec Intercollegiate Football Conference (O-QIFC). The teams met in the Dunsmore Cup conference championship game in mid-November, and the game was broadcast on TSN. But it was suspended on account of darkness with the game tied 10-10 after regulation time. It was around 5 p.m. ET, and it can be pretty dark by that time of day in Montréal in the fall.
Ironically, Concordia had a nearby sports field that was lighted, but did not have proper goalposts. The teams reconvened the next day, with Concordia winning 17-12 on the margin of a scoop-and-score touchdown.
just to add, at that time, overtime in Canadian amateur football consisted of two additional 10-minute halves (the CFL played 5-minute halves). That made it possible for a team to score a touchdown, and the other team to score a safety.
That is a fabulous story I'd never heard. Thanks for letting folks know!
You are welcome. I am one of 3 people who remembers the old O-Q (1980-2000) in Canadian university football.
Of course, the 1962 Grey Cup was a two-game affair due to fog. Because the game was broadcast on ABC the CFL commissioner was reluctant to cancel it due to fog - so they started the game but had to postpone it when you couldn't see anything.