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Has a CFL game ever ended 23-21?

It has. 23-21 has been a CFL final 23 times in 4,946 games. The first was Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers on November 1, 1959; the latest was Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders on July 24, 2025.

Where 23-21 sits among nearby CFL scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 23-21 the 3rd most common final score out of 1,183 that have ever occurred in CFL. One point away, 24-21 has happened 15 times and 23-22 has happened 18 times.

Every 23-21 in CFL history

DateResultSeason
2025-07-24Montreal Alouettes over Calgary Stampeders2025
2017-07-14Edmonton Elks over Ottawa Redblacks2017
2011-07-01Toronto Argonauts over Calgary Stampeders2011
2010-11-06BC Lions over Hamilton Tiger-Cats2010
2005-07-02Saskatchewan Roughriders over Hamilton Tiger-Cats2005
1998-07-23Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Montreal Alouettes1998
1996-08-21Calgary Stampeders over BC Lions1996
1995-07-24Memphis Mad Dogs over Hamilton Tiger-Cats1995
1994-07-20Edmonton Eskimos over Ottawa Rough Riders1994
1993-09-06Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Toronto Argonauts1993
1988-08-26Toronto Argonauts over Saskatchewan Roughriders1988
1986-08-16Hamilton Tiger-Cats over Saskatchewan Roughriders1986
1986-07-18Calgary Stampeders over Hamilton Tiger-Cats1986
1984-09-14Calgary Stampeders over Ottawa Rough Riders1984
1978-11-01Calgary Stampeders over BC Lions1978
1978-07-19Calgary Stampeders over BC Lions1978
1977-11-01Edmonton Eskimos over Calgary Stampeders1977
1968-08-28Montreal Alouettes over Hamilton Tiger-Cats1968
1965-08-31Edmonton Eskimos over Toronto Argonauts1965
1965-08-04Winnipeg Blue Bombers over BC Lions1965
1964-09-01Ottawa Rough Riders over Toronto Argonauts1964
1964-08-07Toronto Argonauts over Ottawa Rough Riders1964
1959-11-01Calgary Stampeders over Winnipeg Blue Bombers1959

Open the CFL grid at 23-21