It was played on Toronto's Rosedale Field on December 4, 1909. Thirty-eight hundred fans came to watch. The Grey Cup was not actually presented after the game (won by the University of Toronto) as Earl Grey had forgotten to order the trophy to be made.
The 2012 Grey Cup was played in the Rogers Centre, Toronto.
The game in 2012 was the 100th Grey Cup game.
November
It's been played in Winnipeg three times, first in 1991.
November 29th Grey Cup is usually Played the last Sunday in November.
The grey cup....
The Ottawa Rough Riders won their first Grey Cup in 1940, defeating Toronto Balmy Beach, in the only two-game 'total points' Grey Cup Championship.
The Grey Cup Game has always been played in Canada.
The Grey Cup was first awarded in 1909, eleven years before the National Football League was formed.
The Grey Cup
Roger Hagberg played college football at the University of Minnesota, then went to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, playing for them in the 1962 Grey Cup. He was with the Oakland Raiders from 1965 to 1969, playing in the second World Championship game, against the Green Bay Packers, making Hagberg the first man to play in both a Grey Cup game and a Super Bowl.
Saskatchewan has never played Calgary in the Grey Cup. Because of the crossover playoff rule, it is now possible to have a "West vs. West" Grey Cup but it has never happened. Perhaps you are thinking of the Ottawa Rough Riders, who Calgary defeated to earn their first Grey Cup in 1948.