88th Grey Cup The 88th Grey Cup ( Canadian Football League championship ) was held in 2000 in Calgary . The BC Lions won the game 28 - 26 over the Montreal Alouettes . The Lions , who finished 8 - 10 with an overtime loss during the regular season , became the first team ever to finish with a regular season record below . 500 and win the Grey Cup . Game summary . BC Lions ( 28 ) - TD ' s , Damon Allen ( 2 ) , Robert Drummond ; FG ' s , Lui Passaglia ( 2 ) ; cons . , Passaglia ( 2 ) ; singles , Passaglia ( 2 ) . Montreal Alouettes ( 26 ) - TD ' s , Jock Climie , Mike Pringle , Ben Cahoon ; FG ' s , Terry Baker ( 2 ) ; cons . , Baker ( 2 ) . First Quarter < br > BC — Single Passaglia missed 47 - yard field goal attempt , one - point granted 4 : 10 < br > BC — TD Allen 1 - yard run ( Passaglia convert ) 6 : 39 < br > MTL — FG Baker 19 - yard field - goal 11 : 38 < br > Second Quarter < br > BC — Single Passaglia missed 33 - yard field goal attempt , one - point granted 0 : 17 < br > BC — FG Passaglia 23 - yard field - goal 11 : 10 < br > Third Quarter < br > MTL — TD Climie pass from Calvillo on one - yard line ( Baker convert ) 6 : 49 < br > Fourth Quarter < br > BC — TD Drummond 44 - yard run ( Passaglia convert ) 0 : 55 < br > MTL — FG Baker 51 - yard field - goal 4 : 30 < br > BC — TD Allen 1 - yard run 8 : 38 < br > MTL — TD Pringle 5 - yard run ( Baker convert ) 11 : 18 < br > BC — FG Passaglia 29 - yard field - goal 13 : 35 < br > MTL — TD Cahoon 59 - yard pass from Calvillo 14 : 16 The game started off slowly . There was no score until Lui Passaglia ' s missed field goal produced a single for the Lions that got them off to a 1 - 0 lead . A little more than three minutes later , Damon Allen scored a touchdown on a one yard run that made the score 8 - 0 . Montreal finally got on the scoreboard at 11 : 38 when Terry Baker hit a nineteen - yard field goal to cut the score to 8 - 3 . There was only one score in the second quarter , as Passaglia missed another field goal that produced another single for the Lions . The Lions led 9 - 3 going into the half . In the third quarter , the Alouettes cut the score to 12 - 10 after slotback Jock Climie caught a one - yard pass from Anthony Calvillo . Only 55 seconds into the fourth period , Robert Drummond broke through the Als defense for a forty - four yard score to increase the Lions ' lead to 19 - 10 . Terry Baker had his second field goal of the day to bring the Als nearer , 19 - 13 . Lions ' quarterback Damon Allen ran for his second touchdown of the day . The two - point conversion failed , but the lead was now twelve with 11 : 01 on the clock . Alouettes running back Mike Pringle , who ran for 115 yards on the day , ran in a five - yard score to shrink the score once again to 25 - 20 with 3 : 42 left in the game . Lui Passaglia ' s 29 - yard field goal with 1 : 25 left gave the Lions ' an eight - point lead . Anthony Calvillo and the Als only had a small amount of time to work with to possibly tie up the game and send it into overtime . Calvillo hit receiver Ben Cahoon across the middle and Cahoon raced fifty - nine yards to pull the Alouettes to within two with 44 seconds left in the game . The Alouettes went for a two - point convert to tie the game and send it into overtime , but Calvillo ' s pass sailed over the head of a falling Thomas Haskins , who fell to the turf before the pass arrived . The play was not without controversy , with the Alouettes seeking a pass interference call , but none was called . Montreal attempted an onside kick , but Lions ' receiver Alfred Jackson leapt over several Alouette players to recover the football , enabling the Lions to run out the clock . 2000 CFL Playoffs . West Division . Semi - final ( November 12 @ Edmonton , Alberta ) BC Lions 34 - 32 Edmonton Eskimos Final ( November 19 @ Calgary , Alberta ) BC Lions 37 - 23 Calgary Stampeders East Division . Semi - final ( November 12 @ Hamilton , Ontario ) Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 - 20 Hamilton Tiger - Cats Final ( November 19 @ Montreal , Quebec ) Montreal Alouettes 35 - 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers