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{{One source|date=June 2024}}{{short description|1992 Canadian Football championship game}}
{{Infobox Canadian football game
| number         = 80
| type           = Grey Cup
| image          = 1992GreyCup.JPG
| date           = November 29, 1992
| stadium        = [[SkyDome]]
| city           = [[Toronto]]
| visitor name   = Calgary Stampeders
| visitor colour = Calgary Stampeders
| home name      = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| home colour    = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| visitor coach  = [[Wally Buono]]
| home coach     = [[Urban Bowman]]
| visitor record = 13–5
| home record    = 11–7
| visitor1       = 11
| visitor2       = 6
| visitor3       = 0
| visitor4       = 7
| home1          = 0
| home2          = 0
| home3          = 0
| home4          = 10
| MVP            = [[Doug Flutie]], QB ([[Calgary Stampeders|Stampeders]])
| MV2            = [[Dave Sapunjis]], SB ([[Calgary Stampeders|Stampeders]])
| anthem         = [[Jeff Healey]]
| referee        = [[Jake Ireland]]
| coin toss      =
| halftime       = [[Céline Dion]], and [[Dan Hill]]
| attendance     = 45,863
| network        = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], [[Télévision de Radio-Canada|SRC]]
| announcers     = (CBC) [[Don Wittman]], [[Joe Galat]], [[Steve Armitage]], [[Scott Oake]], [[Brian Williams (sportscaster)|Brian Williams]], [[Kent Austin]].
| ratings        =
}}
The '''80th Grey Cup''' was the [[1992 CFL season|1992]] [[Canadian Football League]] championship game played between the [[Calgary Stampeders]] and the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] at [[Toronto]]'s [[SkyDome]]. The Stampeders had little trouble defeating the Blue Bombers, 24–10.

==Game summary==
'''Calgary Stampeders''' (24) - TDs, [[Dave Sapunjis|David Sapunjis]], [[Allen Pitts]]; FGs, [[Mark McLoughlin]] (3); cons., [[Mark McLoughlin|McLoughlin]] (2); single, [[Mark McLoughlin|McLoughlin]].

'''Winnipeg Blue Bombers''' (10) - TDs, [[Gerald Alphin]]; FGs, [[Troy Westwood]]; cons., [[Troy Westwood|Westwood]].

'''First Quarter'''<br />
CGY—FG McLoughlin 37-yard kick<br />
CGY—Single McLoughlin 50-yard field goal miss<br />
CGY—TD Sapunjis 35-yard pass from Flutie (McLoughlin convert)

'''Second Quarter'''<br />
CGY—FG McLoughlin 17-yard kick<br />
CGY—FG McLoughlin 17-yard kick

'''Third Quarter'''<br />
''No Scoring''

'''Fourth Quarter'''<br />
CGY—TD Pitts 15-yard pass from Flutie (McLoughlin convert)<br />
WPG—FG Westwood 46-yard kick<br />
WPG—TD Alphin 27-yard pass from McManus (Westwood convert)

The [[Calgary Stampeders]] made back-to-back trips to the [[Grey Cup]], this time with another quarterback at the helm.

[[Doug Flutie]], the two-time [[CFL Most Outstanding Player]], added a [[Grey Cup]] title to his legacy, leading the Stampeders to their 1992 Grey Cup championship.

The Stampeders jumped out to a 24-0 lead before the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] were able to put points on the scoreboard. Flutie got the Stampeders within scoring range on four of Calgary's first five offensive possessions.

Flutie hit [[Derrick Crawford (wide receiver)|Derrick Crawford]] on the game's opening play for a 39-yard completion to set up [[Mark McLoughlin]]'s 37-yard field goal to open the scoring. Flutie and Crawford hooked up again on Calgary's next series, this time for a 41-yard gain, but McLoughlin missed on a 50-yard field goal attempt good for a single point. Crawford, who was the fourth-leading receiver on the club during the regular season, ended the game with 162 yards to lead all receivers.

Near the end of the first quarter, [[Dave Sapunjis]] reeled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Flutie, and the rout was on. McLoughlin added a pair of 17-yard field goals in the second quarter, as the Stampeders held a 17-0 lead at halftime.

Following an uneventful third quarter, Flutie threw for his second touchdown of the game, connecting with [[Allen Pitts]] on a 15-yard play.

Winnipeg quarterback [[Matt Dunigan]]'s string of sub-par Grey Cups continued, as he was limited to just 47 passing yards. He was replaced by [[Danny McManus]] in the final quarter.

McManus was able to ignite the Winnipeg offence, but by then it was too late. [[Troy Westwood]] kicked a 46-yard field goal to put the Blue Bombers on the scoreboard, and McManus hit [[Gerald Alphin]] on a 27-yard touchdown pass to complete the scoring. McManus was 7 of 18 passing for 155 yards.

==Trivia==
* Calgary had not won a Grey Cup since 1971, the longest drought of any CFL team at the time.
* Flutie's 480 passing yards was 28 short of [[Sam Etcheverry]]'s all-time record in a Grey Cup game. Flutie was good on 33 of his 49 pass attempts.
* Calgary limited the CFL's top rookie [[Mike Richardson (running back, born 1969)|Michael Richardson]] to 27 yards on the ground. He had rushed for 227 yards against the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in the East Final.
* Following the game, Stampeders owner [[Larry Ryckman]] called Flutie football's version of [[Wayne Gretzky]].

==1992 CFL Playoffs==

===West Division===
* Semi-final (November 15 @ [[Edmonton, Alberta]]) [[Edmonton Eskimos]] 22-20 [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
* Final (November 22 @ [[Calgary, Alberta]]) [[Calgary Stampeders]] 23-22 [[Edmonton Eskimos]]

===East Division===
* Semi-final (November 15 @ [[Hamilton, Ontario]]) [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] 29-28 [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]
* Final (November 22 @ [[Winnipeg, Manitoba]]) [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] 59-11 [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]

==External links==
* {{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1992|title=Grey Cup: 1992|publisher=Canadian Football League|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820005531/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1992|archive-date=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}

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