1962 was another competitive season in the Canadian Football League, as the teams were relatively close together at the top. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers would take the Western Conference title with an 11-5-0 record, good enough for a 1.5 game lead over the second place Calgary Stampeders (9-6-1). In the Eastern Conference, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-4-1) would have a bit easier time of it with a comfortable 3 game lead over the second place Ottawa Rough Riders (6-7-1). In 1962, the top three teams from each conference would qualify for the post season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Montreal Alouettes would upset the Ottawa Rough Riders 18-7, while the Calgary Stampeders would win a two-game total point series over the Saskatchewan Roughriders 25-0 and 18-7 for a total of 43-7. In the Division Finals, it was the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with a two-game total point series win over the Montreal Alouettes 28-17 and 30-21 for a total of 58-38. In the Western Finals, it was the Winnipeg Blue Bombers winning a best-of-three series over the Calgary Stampeders 14-20, 19-11, and 12-7, setting up the match-up for the 50th Grey Cup Championship. The 50th Grey Cup, also known as the Fog Bowl, was played between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on December 1, 1962, at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. It remains the only Grey Cup game ever suspended during play, and the first to be finished on a Sunday. The Blue Bombers won the game by a score of 28–27. The Tiger-Cats drew first blood in the opening quarter when Garney Henley took advantage of some good blocking and sprinted 74 yards for a major. The convert by Don Sutherin was no good, his first of three key errors in the game. A 41-yard run by Kenny Ploen set up a Leo Lewis touchdown to begin a wild second quarter, giving Winnipeg a 7–6 lead. Lewis struck again when he took a handoff, ran wide and threw a 15-yard pass to Charlie Shepard in the end zone. Hamilton cut the deficit to 14–12, first on a goal-line leap by Bobby Kuntz, then on an 18-yard touchdown run by Henley following a Winnipeg fumble. Sutherin was only good on one convert however, giving the Ticats a 19–14 advantage. Winnipeg regained the lead before halftime when Lewis caught a lateral pass by Funston and ran 30 yards for another major. The Blue Bombers led 21–19 at intermission. Hamilton quarterback Joe Zuger came out throwing in the third quarter, completing a 53-yard strike to Henley, then a 36-yard touchdown throw to Dave Viti. But Shepard responded with his second major of the game, giving Winnipeg the lead for good. Gerry James added his fourth convert for good measure. The Tiger-Cats had an opportunity to regain the lead before the end of the third quarter, but Sutherin missed on a 30-yard field goal, giving Hamilton just a single point. Both teams were held pointless in the final quarter (spread over two days) as the Bombers held on to a 28–27 lead to win their fourth title in five years.