38th Grey Cup The 38th Grey Cup , played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto on November 25 , 1950 , before 27 , 101 fans , also known as the Mud Bowl , was the Canadian football championship game played between the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . The Argonauts won the game 13 – 0 . Argonauts lay claim to legendary Mud Bowl . Mudbowl . On the day before the game , a rare , heavy late November snowfall blanketed the field . Heavy equipment was sent to clear the snowfall before the game . However , the equipment damaged the turf , which was already in bad shape from poor groundskeeping during the regular season . To make matters worse , on the morning of the game the weather turned much warmer , and the snowfall turned to steady rain . By game time , the field was torn up and soaked with water , with the rain continuing through the entire game . The game was anti - climactic with both teams having difficulty moving the ball in the conditions . Winnipeg ' s star quarterback Jack Jacobs fumbled twice in the second quarter and was later pulled from the game in the final quarter for Pete Petrow . The Blue Bombers stayed in the game until the third quarter , when Jake Dunlap blocked a Jack Jacobs punt , and the Argonauts recovered on the Winnipeg 20 - yard line , leading to the game ' s only touchdown . Game Summary . It was a game that will be remembered more for its poor field conditions than the actual game itself . The 1950 Grey Cup , forever dubbed “ The Mud Bowl ” was won by the Toronto Argonauts , as they shut out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13 - 0 . The game featured two teams facing each other for the sixth time in the Canadian football classic . The wet and muddy conditions at Toronto ’ s Varsity Stadium created a quagmire but did not prevent the Argonauts from winning their eighth Grey Cup title . The Argos kicked for what turned out to be the winning point in the first quarter . Winnipeg ’ s Tom Casey misjudged Joe Krol ' s punt from the Blue Bombers 49 - yard line , as the ball went over his head and into the end zone for a rouge . Joe Krol avoided a potential turnover later in the half when he dropped the ball on an attempted kick in Bombers territory . The Argo star picked it up and raced around the end for 10 yards , putting the ball on the Winnipeg 15 . After failing to make another first down , Nick Volpe kicked a 21 - yard field goal to put the Argos up 4 - 0 . Before the end of the first half , the Argos increased the margin to 7 - 0 . Toronto ’ s Billy Bass recovered Indian Jack Jacobs fumble at the Winnipeg 19 . After two running plays from Ulysses " Crazy Legs " Curtis and Teddy Toogood , Nick Volpe was successful on a field goal from the Winnipeg 23 . The Argos completed the scoring in the third quarter . Toronto ’ s Jake Dunlap blocked Jacobs ’ kick which the Boatmen recovered at the Winnipeg 20 . Billy Bass and Al Dekdebrun carried to the four - yard line and Toogood to the one . On third down Dekdebrun slid across the goal line for the only touchdown of the game . Volpe missed the convert , but Joe Krol later kicked a single for the final point of the game . Dekdebrun directed Toronto ’ s ground offence all game , which steamrolled the Winnipeg defence for 232 yards . As for the Canadian Rugby Union , they were criticized for the poor field conditions . Some pointed to a lack of tarpaulin at Varsity Stadium ; others believed the game could have been played a week earlier to avoid adverse weather conditions . Wrote one writer , “ Because the field was like a pig ’ s wallow , what should have been a football classic turned into a slogging show . ” This is the last time a team has been shut out in the Grey Cup final . Trivia . The aftermath of the game generated severe criticism of the Canadian Rugby Union and the choice of Varsity , which had traditionally hosted the game almost every year due to its relatively large capacity and generally warmer weather in late November and early December compared to other cities . The lack of a tarpaulin to protect the field , which could have been obtained for approximately $ 5 , 000 was noted . The Calgary Stampeders , who had faced bad field conditions in the 1948 championship game , offered to pick up the expense on behalf of the league , but the offer was declined . Although Varsity Stadium , and later Exhibition Stadium , continued to be the primary venue for the Grey Cup , the criticism of the conditions at both fields eventually led to the venue shifting among the cities of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union on a regular basis . Other Grey Cup games notable for the weather include the 1962 Fog Bowl at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto , the 1965 Wind Bowl at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto , the 1977 Ice Bowl at Olympic Stadium in Montréal , the 1982 Rain Bowl at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto and the 1996 Snow Bowl at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton . Box score . First quarter Toronto – Rouge – Joe Krol 49 yard punt Second quarter Toronto – Field Goal – Nick Volpe 21 yards Toronto – Field Goal – Nick Volpe 23 yards Third quarter Toronto – TD – Al Dekdebrun 4 yard run ( convert missed ) Toronto – Rouge – Joe Krol 00 yard punt