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'{{Infobox Canadian football game | number = 101 | type = Grey Cup | image = [[File:2013 Grey Cup.jpg|200px]] | date = November 24, 2013 | stadium = [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field]] | city = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] | visitor name = [[2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] | home name = [[2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]] | visitor coach = [[Kent Austin]] | home coach = [[Corey Chamblin]] | visitor record = 10–8 | home record = 11-7 | visitor1 =3 | visitor2 =3 | visitor3 =7 | visitor4 =10 | home1 =7 | home2 =24 | home3 =0 | home4 =14 | MVP = [[Kory Sheets]] (SSK) | MV2 = [[Chris Getzlaf]] (SSK) | anthem = [[Serena Ryder]] | referee = Kim Murphy | coin toss = [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan|Lt.-Gov.]] [[Vaughn Solomon Schofield]] | halftime = [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]] | attendance = 44,710 | network = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[The Sports Network|TSN]], [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[NBC Sports Network|NBCSN]] | announcers = (TSN): [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Glen Suitor]], [[Dave Randorf]], [[Jock Climie]], [[Matt Dunigan]], [[Chris Schultz]], [[Milt Stegall]], [[Paul LaPolice]]<br />(RDS): [[Denis Casavant]], [[Pierre Vercheval]], [[Marc Labrecque]], [[Mike Sutherland]], [[Claude Mailhot]] | ratings = }} The '''101st Grey Cup''' was a [[Canadian football]] game played between the [[Canadian Football League East Division|East Division]] champion [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] and the [[Canadian Football League West Division|West Division]] champion [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] to decide the [[Grey Cup]] champions of the [[2013 CFL season|2013 season]]. The game took place on November 24, 2013, at [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field]] in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]]. It was the third Grey Cup game to be hosted in Regina following the [[83rd Grey Cup|83rd]] and [[91st Grey Cup|91st]] editions of the game. The Roughriders won their fourth championship with a score of 45 to 23 against the Tiger-Cats.<ref name="101st Grey Cup">http://www.cfl.ca/article/101st-grey-cup-awarded-to-saskatchewan 101st Grey Cup awarded to Saskatchewan</ref> The game took place on artificial turf, and Mosaic Stadium had added temporary seating to bring the total seating capacity to about 45,000. Kick-off occurred at 5:30 p.m. [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]] (6:30 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]; 3:30 p.m. [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]), while the pre-game started at noon CST (1 p.m. EST; 10 a.m. PST). This was the third consecutive year that the Grey Cup involved a team from the host city, following the [[BC Lions]] in the [[99th Grey Cup]] and the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in the [[100th Grey Cup|100th]], with all three games seeing the host win. This was also the fourth time that the Roughriders and Tiger-Cats met in the Grey Cup final, having previously met in the [[55th Grey Cup|55th]], [[60th Grey Cup|60th]], and [[77th Grey Cup|77th]] editions of the game. Roughriders [[running back]] [[Kory Sheets]] was named the [[Grey Cup Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] after setting a Grey Cup record by rushing for 197 yards and scoring two touchdowns. [[Slotback]] [[Chris Getzlaf]], also of the Roughriders, was awarded the [[Dick Suderman Trophy]] as the Most Valuable Canadian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=437459|title=Roughriders' Sheets wins MVP after record-setting performance|author=Canadian Press|date=2013-11-24|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> ==Host city== On September 29, 2011, news agencies reported that the game would be awarded to Regina, Saskatchewan.<ref>[http://www.leaderpost.com/sports/football/roughriders-football/Regina+expected+host+2013+Grey/5479042/story.html Regina expected to host 2013 Grey Cup]{{dead link|date=November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=377112 |title=Regina to host 2013 Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium |publisher=Tsn.ca |date=2011-09-30 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> On October 13, 2011, it was officially announced by the [[Canadian Football League]] that the city of Regina would host the game.<ref name="101st Grey Cup"/> It was the third time that Regina hosted the event, following the [[83rd Grey Cup|1995]] and [[91st Grey Cup|2003]] games. It was announced on February 24, 2012 that Mosaic Stadium would be undergoing a series of renovations and upgrades to increase capacity to host the Grey Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/article/riders-unveil-14-million-grey-cup-legacy-project |title=Riders unveil $14 million Grey Cup legacy project |publisher=Cfl.ca |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://regina.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120224/sask-mosaic-stadium-120224/20120224/?hub=ReginaSports |title=Mosaic Stadium to get $14M in upgrades |publisher=Regina.ctv.ca |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> The [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] will spend $14 million to increase seating capacity to approximately 45,000 by adding temporary seats in the end zones. Corporate boxes, concessions and washroom facilities will also be added to accommodate the increased number of fans at the stadium. A new 60-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be located in the northeast end zone while another new 55-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be attached to the west grandstand.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sask. Roughriders |url=http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-unveil-grey-cup-legacy-project |title=Riders Unveil Grey Cup Legacy Project |publisher=Riderville.com |date=2012-02-24 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> The Grey Cup Committee announced the details of the 101st Grey Cup on November 29, 2012. ==Festivities== Numerous festivities within Regina and throughout Saskatchewan were held as part of the Grey Cup celebrations. The festivities were officially named the "Celebration in Rider Nation" by the host Roughriders. The 101st Grey Cup Festival opened on Wednesday with its opening ceremonies and ran up until kick-off, while including such traditional events as the Grey Cup parade on Saturday<ref>{{cite web|url=http://101greycupfestival.ca/events/saturday |title=Saturday << 101st Grey Cup Festival >> |publisher=101greycupfestival.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> and the team-based parties on Friday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://101greycupfestival.ca/events/friday |title=Friday << 101st Grey Cup Festival >> |publisher=101greycupfestival.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> The festival also featured concerts by several popular Canadian bands, including the [[Barenaked Ladies]] and [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]], who performed during the game at halftime. Elsewhere in the province, organizers held a Riderville North celebration in [[Saskatoon]]. Aside from a viewing party of the game, the event also featured interactive games, tributes to the Riders and musical performances, including one by [[The Sheepdogs]] the night before the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/riderville-north-brings-grey-cup-party-to-city-1.2431213 |title=Riderville North brings Grey Cup party to city |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2013-11-18 |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> ==Path to the Grey Cup== ===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== {{main|2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season}} The Hamilton Tiger-Cats played the season at [[Alumni Stadium (Guelph)|Alumni Stadium]] in [[Guelph, Ontario]] due to the demolition of their home stadium, [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]], and the building of its replacement, [[Tim Hortons Field]]. They finished the season with a record of 10–8 and finished second in the [[Canadian Football League East Division|East Division]]. ===Saskatchewan Roughriders=== {{main|2013 Saskatchewan Roughriders season}} The Saskatchewan Roughriders had a 11–7 record, which played them second in the [[Canadian Football League West Division|West Division]]. ===Head-to-head=== Hamilton and Saskatchewan met twice during the regular season with the Roughriders winning both games. The first meeting between the two was in Regina on July 21, with the Riders dominating the Tiger-Cats in a 37-0 win. The following week, July 27, the two teams met again in a rematch, this time with the Tiger-Cats as the home team. The Riders would win that game as well, with a final score of 32-20. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2013/time_zone/0 |title=2013 Schedule |publisher=Cfl.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> ==Game summary== As the designated visiting team, Hamilton called heads for the cointoss. The toss resulted in tails, and the Roughriders chose to kick the ball to open the game. Saskatchewan quarterback [[Darian Durant]] started the game off poorly, fumbling the ball twice during Saskatchewan's first two offensive drives of the game, with the first being self-recovered and the second being caught by Saskatchewan running back [[Kory Sheets]] and carried for a 39 yard gain. Hamilton opened the scoring early in the first with a field goal by [[Luca Congi]], but Saskatchewan quickly responded with a touchdown pass from Durant to [[Geroy Simon]] to make it 7-3 for the Roughriders at the end of the first.<ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-2513069/Saskatchewan-Roughriders-win-Grey-Cup-beating-Hamilton-Tiger-Cats-45-23-Canadian-Football-League-finale.html|title= Sheets leads Roughriders to Grey Cup glory in Canadian Football League showpiece|date=25 November 2013|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> Saskatchewan opened the second quarter with a field goal to make it 10-3, and following a failed drive by Hamilton scored another touchdown, this time by Jock Sanders. Following a turnover by Hamilton quarterback [[Henry Burris]], who missed a snap and allowed the football to shoot past him, Sheets scored his first touchdown for Saskatchewan to extend their lead to 24-3. While Hamilton would score another field goal before the end of the quarter, a 42-yard pass from Durant to Simon at the end of the quarter put the Riders up 31-6 at half-time. The 24-point performance by the Saskatchewan offence ranks as one of the best single-quarter performances in Grey Cup history. <ref name="ScoringSummary">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=437442 |title=ROUGHRIDERS TOP TICATS TO WIN 101ST GREY CUP AT HOME |publisher=Tsn.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> The third quarter opened with neither team able of sustaining a meaningful drive until the near end of the quarter, when Burris ran the ball 18 yards for Hamilton's first touchdown of the game. That would turn out to be the only score of the quarter, although Hamilton scored a field goal in the first play of the fourth quarter to make it 31-16 for the Roughriders with fifteen minutes left to play.<ref name="ScoringSummary" /> However, Hamilton was unable to translate its momentum into another touchdown, and with five minutes remaining in the game Kory Sheets scored another touchdown for the Roughriders to extend the Riders' lead. Saskatchewan forced a turnover on the following Tiger-Cats' possession which quickly led to the game's winning touchdown by [[Weston Dressler]]. The Tiger-Cats would end close the scoring with a touchdown by [[C.J. Gable]], but it proved to be too little, too late as the Roughriders allowed the clock to run down and won the game with a final score of 45-23. <ref name="ScoringSummary" /><ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/football/cfl/game/1315279/boxscore/|title=Boxscore |date=24 November 2013|work=cbc.ca|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> ===Scoring summary=== <ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/statistics/statsGame/id/10721 |title=Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> ;First Quarter :HAM – FG Congi 45 (9:44) '''0 – 3 HAM''' :SSK – TD Simon 15 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (6:59) '''7 – 3 SSK''' ;Second Quarter :SSK – FG Milo 20 (12:46) '''10 – 3 SSK''' :SSK – TD Sanders 3 yd running (Milo convert) (9:00) '''17 – 3 SSK''' :SSK – TD Sheets 1 yd running (Milo convert) (5:31) '''24 – 3 SSK''' :HAM – FG Congi 24 (2:47) '''24 – 6 SSK''' :SSK - TD Simon 42 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (1:56) '''31 - 6 SSK''' ;Third Quarter :HAM – TD Burris 18 yd running (Congi convert) (2:52) '''31 – 13 SSK''' ;Fourth Quarter :HAM – FG Congi 33 (14:48) '''31 – 16 SSK''' :SSK – TD Sheets 4 yd running (Milo convert) (5:23) '''38 – 16 SSK''' :SSK – TD Dressler 26 yd pass from Durant (Milo convert) (4:09) '''45 – 16 SSK''' :HAM – TD Gable 2 yd running (Congi convert) (1:56) '''45 – 23 SSK''' ==Musical acts== Like the [[100th Grey Cup|100th]] edition, the 101st Grey Cup featured an all-star lineup of Canadian musical acts. The opening ceremonies of the game were marked by a performance by the Saskatoon-based group [[The Sheepdogs]], who played two songs, while the [[O Canada|national anthem]] was performed by Ontarian singer [[Serena Ryder]].<ref name="CFL-entertainers">{{cite press release | title = CFL announces 101st Grey Cup entertainment | publisher = Canadian Football League | date = 2013-09-01 | url = http://cfl.ca/article/sirius-xm-101st-grey-cup-halftime-show | accessdate = 2013-11-23 }}</ref> The half-time show was sponsored by [[Sirius XM]] and featured the rock band [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]] in a performance which included several stunts by a performer on a [[snowmobile]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=437454 |title=HEDLEY ENTERTAINS 101ST GREY CUP HALFTIME SHOW |publisher=Tsn.ca |date= |accessdate=2013-11-25}}</ref> ==Television & Radio== In Canada, the English broadcast was presented on [[The Sports Network|TSN]], while the French language broadcast was handled by its sister station, broadcast in Canada by [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]. In the United States, the game was broadcast on the [[NBC Sports Network]] (NBCSN, simulcasting the TSN feed). On the radio, the game was covered by [[TSN Radio]] and [[Sirius XM]].<ref name="101st Grey Cup to be broadcast on TSN, RDS, NBC Sports Network">http://cfl.ca/article/101st-grey-cup-to-be-broadcast-on-tsn-rds-nbc-sports-network 101st Grey Cup to be broadcast on TSN, RDS, NBC Sports Network</ref> Overall, the game was seen by 11.5 million viewers, or approximately 1 in 3 Canadians, with an average viewership of 4.5 million.<ref>http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/cp/entertainment/101st-grey-cup-attracts-45-million-viewers</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=437512|title= 4.5M viewers on TS|date=25 November 2013|work=TSN.ca|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> ==Celebration== The Saskatchewan Roughriders will parade with the Grey Cup in Regina on November 26. The parade will start from Mosaic Stadium and travel south down Albert Street before ending at the Legislative Building for a small program.<ref>{{citeweb|url = http://www.riderville.com/article/roughrider-grey-cup-parade-set-for-tuesday|title= ROUGHRIDER GREY CUP PARADE SET FOR TUESDAY|date=25 November 2013|work=Riderville.COM|accessdate=25 November 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Grey Cup}} {{Hamilton Tiger-Cats}} {{Saskatchewan Roughriders}} {{101st Grey Cup}} {{2013 CFL season by team}} [[Category:Grey Cup]] [[Category:Scheduled sports events|Grey Cup]] [[Category:Grey Cups hosted in Regina, Saskatchewan]] [[Category:2013 in Canadian football|Grey Cup]]'