Has a CFL game ever ended 38-20?
Yes. CFL has seen a final score of 38-20 4 times. It first happened on October 26, 1980, when Toronto Argonauts beat BC Lions, and most recently on September 26, 2025, when Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders.
That makes 38-20 the 387th most common final score out of 1,183 that have ever occurred in CFL. One point away, 39-20 has happened 2 times and 38-21 has happened 9 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1987 and 2018.
Every 38-20 in CFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Montreal Alouettes over Calgary Stampeders | 2025 | |
| 2018-07-21 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Toronto Argonauts | 2018 | |
| 1987-10-12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Edmonton Eskimos | 1987 | |
| 1980-10-26 | Toronto Argonauts over BC Lions | 1980 |