1923 in Canadian football

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Canadian Football News in 1923

Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.

Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.

Contents

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Victorias4400176208
University of Manitoba Varsity4220731084
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers4040421630
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Regina Rugby Club43103886
Saskatoon Quakers41308382
Alberta Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos22003094
University of Alberta Varsity20209300

These two games were actually a playoff to see who would play Calgary 50th Battalion in the finals. The results from the full season are unknown.

League Champions

Football UnionLeague Champion
IRFU Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU Regina Roughriders
CIRFU Queen's University
ORFU Hamilton Rowing Club
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU Regina Roughriders
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1923

ARFU Finals

DateAwayHome
ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2
October 27Edmonton Eskimos 13Calgary 50th Battalion 7
October 31Calgary 50th BattalionEdmonton Eskimos

West semifinal

DateAwayHome
November 3 Edmonton Eskimos 6 Regina Rugby Club 9

West final

DateAwayHome
November 10 Regina Rugby Club 11Winnipeg Victorias 1

East semifinal

DateAwayHome
November 17Hamilton Rowing Club 1 Hamilton Tigers 24

East final

DateAwayHome
November 24 Queen's University 13 Hamilton Tigers 5

Playoff bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrey Cup final
         
CIRFU Queen's University
BYE
CIRFU Queen's University 13
EAST
IRFU Hamilton Tigers 5
IRFU Hamilton Tigers 24
ORFU Hamilton Rowing Club 1
CIRFU Queen's University 54
SRFU Regina Rugby Club 0
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias
BYE
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias 1
WEST
SRFU Regina Rugby Club 11
SRFU Regina Rugby Club 9
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos 6

Grey Cup Championship

December 1

11th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Regina Rugby Club 0 Queen's University 54
Queen's University are the 1923 Grey Cup Champions

1923 Toronto Globe Eastern All-Stars

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

References

  1. ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN   978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19231022&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen – October 22, 1923
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BGotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1198%2C1572699 The Montreal Gazette – November 12, 1923


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