1939 in Canadian football

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years. [1]

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Regular season, final standings

Column headings: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points

Western Interprovincial Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12102020110320
Regina Roughriders 126608413612
Calgary Bronks 114701441238
Edmonton Eskimos 11380801476
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders 65101454410
Toronto Argonauts 641158439
Hamilton Tigers 624029844
Montreal Royals 605123841
Ontario Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Westmounts 641171459
Sarnia Imperials 631270388
Toronto Balmy Beach 632158277
Peterborough Orfuns 6060161050
British Columbia Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds66001082512
Knights of Columbus 642063638
North Shore Lions624048514
Victoria Revellers6060251050

BCRFU playoffs

Note: All dates in 1939

BCRFU semifinals

DateAwayHome
November 18North Shore Lions 0University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 12

University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals

DateAwayHome
November 18Knights of Columbus 1Victoria Revellers 6

Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals

BCRFU final

DateAwayHome
November 25Victoria Revellers 6University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 17

University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1939

Semifinals

WIFU Semifinals
Calgary Bronks @ Regina Roughriders
Probable dateAwayHome
November 4 Calgary Bronks 24 Regina Roughriders 17
ORFU Finals
GameDateAwayHome
1November 18 Montreal Westmounts 1 Sarnia Imperials 13
2November 25 Sarnia Imperials 18 Montreal Westmounts 13
  • Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
IRFU Finals
GameDateAwayHome
1November 18 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 Toronto Argonauts 0
2November 25 Ottawa Rough Riders 28 Toronto Argonauts 6
  • Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

Finals

Western Finals
GameDateAwayHome
1November 11 Calgary Bronks 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
2November 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 Calgary Bronks 7
Eastern Finals
Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) @ Sarnia Imperials (ORFU)
DateAwayHome
December 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 23 Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 1

Playoff bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGrey Cup final
         
IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 11-28
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 0-6
IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 23
EAST
ORFU Sarnia Imperials 1
ORFU Montreal Westmounts 1-13
ORFU Sarnia Imperials 12-18
IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 7
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WIFU BYE
WIFU Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7+28
WEST
WIFU Calgary Bronks 13+7
WIFU Regina Roughriders 17
WIFU Calgary Bronks 24

Grey Cup Championship

December 9

27th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park – Ottawa, Ontario

WIFU Champion IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the 1939 Grey Cup Champions

1939 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 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.

1939 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.

1939 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Grey Cup Memories: 1939". CFL.ca. 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2019-10-05.


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