Has a CFL game ever ended 21-20?
Yes. CFL has seen a final score of 21-20 16 times. It first happened on August 18, 1959, when Toronto Argonauts beat Ottawa Rough Riders, and most recently on July 5, 2025, when BC Lions beat Montreal Alouettes.
That makes 21-20 the 19th most common final score out of 1,183 that have ever occurred in CFL. One point away, 22-20 has happened 7 times and 21-21 has happened 6 times.
Every 21-20 in CFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | BC Lions over Montreal Alouettes | 2025 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Calgary Stampeders over Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2011 | |
| 2007-07-20 | Edmonton Eskimos over Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2007 | |
| 2001-09-30 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Montreal Alouettes | 2001 | |
| 1999-09-25 | BC Lions over Calgary Stampeders | 1999 | |
| 1998-07-01 | Calgary Stampeders over Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1998 | |
| 1993-07-16 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Ottawa Rough Riders | 1993 | |
| 1992-08-19 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1992 | |
| 1987-07-31 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over BC Lions | 1987 | |
| 1986-06-26 | Toronto Argonauts over Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1986 | |
| 1986-06-24 | Edmonton Eskimos over Calgary Stampeders | 1986 | |
| 1977-07-12 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Toronto Argonauts | 1977 | |
| 1971-07-28 | Toronto Argonauts over Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1971 | |
| 1961-08-28 | Edmonton Eskimos over BC Lions | 1961 | |
| 1959-10-19 | Edmonton Eskimos over Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1959 | |
| 1959-08-18 | Toronto Argonauts over Ottawa Rough Riders | 1959 |