Has a CFL game ever ended 23-18?
It has. 23-18 has been a CFL final 8 times in 4,946 games. The first was Ottawa Rough Riders beat Montreal Alouettes on September 5, 1978; the latest was Edmonton Elks beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers on June 25, 2026.
That makes 23-18 the 150th most common final score out of 1,183 that have ever occurred in CFL. One point away, 24-18 has happened 15 times and 23-19 has happened 5 times.
Every 23-18 in CFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Edmonton Elks over Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2026 | |
| 2024-10-12 | Edmonton Elks over Calgary Stampeders | 2024 | |
| 2018-11-11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2018 | Playoff |
| 2002-10-05 | BC Lions over Toronto Argonauts | 2002 | |
| 2002-09-13 | BC Lions over Edmonton Eskimos | 2002 | |
| 1989-09-04 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Toronto Argonauts | 1989 | |
| 1984-07-20 | Calgary Stampeders over Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1984 | |
| 1978-09-05 | Ottawa Rough Riders over Montreal Alouettes | 1978 |