Has a CFL game ever ended 17-16?
Yes. CFL has seen a final score of 17-16 17 times. It first happened on October 17, 1959, when Ottawa Rough Riders beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and most recently on October 17, 2025, when Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Saskatchewan Roughriders.
That makes 17-16 the 15th most common final score out of 1,183 that have ever occurred in CFL. One point away, 18-16 has happened 7 times and 17-17 has happened 3 times.
Every 17-16 in CFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2025 | |
| 2021-09-10 | Toronto Argonauts over Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2021 | |
| 2019-07-25 | Calgary Stampeders over Ottawa Redblacks | 2019 | |
| 2017-06-22 | Montreal Alouettes over Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2017 | |
| 1997-07-03 | BC Lions over Calgary Stampeders | 1997 | |
| 1993-10-03 | Toronto Argonauts over Ottawa Rough Riders | 1993 | |
| 1992-09-27 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Calgary Stampeders | 1992 | |
| 1988-09-10 | Calgary Stampeders over Ottawa Rough Riders | 1988 | |
| 1984-07-07 | Ottawa Rough Riders over Calgary Stampeders | 1984 | |
| 1979-09-29 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Toronto Argonauts | 1979 | |
| 1975-08-06 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Edmonton Eskimos | 1975 | |
| 1972-09-04 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Ottawa Rough Riders | 1972 | |
| 1967-08-17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Montreal Alouettes | 1967 | |
| 1964-11-01 | Calgary Stampeders over Edmonton Eskimos | 1964 | |
| 1963-11-01 | Calgary Stampeders over Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1963 | |
| 1963-08-16 | Edmonton Eskimos over Toronto Argonauts | 1963 | |
| 1959-10-17 | Ottawa Rough Riders over Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1959 |