56th Grey Cup

The 56th Grey Cup was played on November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24–21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's CNE Stadium. Vic Washington's 79-yard run is still a Grey Cup record, and he won the Grey Cup Most [Valuable Player] award. This was the final Grey Cup game to be played on a Saturday; beginning the next year and since then, all Grey Cup games have been played on a Sunday.

Box score

First Quarter
Ottawa – Single – Ron Stewart punt blocked by Ottawa, recovered in the end zone by Ted Woods
Second Quarter
Ottawa – FG – Don Sutherin 27-yard field goal

Calgary – TD – Peter Liske 1-yard run

Calgary – TD – Terry Evanshen 21-yard pass from Peter Liske
Third Quarter
Ottawa – TD – Russ Jackson 1-yard run
Fourth Quarter
Ottawa – TD – Vic Washington 79-yard run

Ottawa – TD – Margene Adkins 70-yard pass from Russ Jackson

Calgary – TD – Terry Evanshen 4-yard pass from Peter Liske

Miss Edmonton Eskimos Barbara Casault was named Miss Grey Cup 1968, with Miss Toronto Argonauts Jacquie Perrin the first runner-up, and Miss Hamilton Tiger-Cats Kathy Cumming the second runner-up. A second-year education student at the University of Alberta, she received a new 1969 convertible, a trip for two to Mexico, a mink stole, a movie camera and a diamond watch set. Each contestant received $1,500 in prizes. Casault's prizes were worth $15,000, with those for the first-runner up worth $2,700 and the second runner-up worth $2,200.
Miss Saskatchewan Roughriders Donna Hardy was chosen the inaugural Miss Personality Plus by the other contestants.
Selection of Miss Grey Cup was done on the basis of personality and poise, carriage and figure, make-up and grooming, speech and projection, cheerleader costume and overall impression.