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Date | November 27, 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Varsity Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 27,321 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBC—only on CBLT Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Norm Marshall, Larry O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 42nd Grey Cup football game was played on November 27, 1954, before a full house (27,321 in attendance) at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The underdog Edmonton Eskimos won a contest over the Montreal Alouettes by the score of 26 to 25. The game, replete with record performances and a touch of controversy, is considered one of the finest Grey Cup games ever.
First Quarter
Edmonton – TD – Earl Lindley 4-yard pass from Rollie Miles (Bob Dean convert)
Montreal – TD – Red O'Quinn 90-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert)
Edmonton – TD – Bernie Faloney 1-yard run (convert no good)
Second Quarter
Edmonton – FG – Bob Dean 37 yards
Montreal – TD – Red O'Quinn 14-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert)
Montreal – TD – Chuck Hunsinger 8-yard run (Ray Poole convert)
Third Quarter
Montreal – Rouge – Ray Poole 17-yard missed FG
Fourth Quarter
Montreal – TD – Joey Pal 13-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry (Ray Poole convert)
Edmonton – TD – Glenn Lippman 14-yard run (Bob Dean convert)
Edmonton – TD – Jackie Parker 90-yard fumble return (Bob Dean convert)