For the first time in Grey Cup history, the same two teams challenged for the trophy for the third consecutive year. But unlike the previous two years, the Toronto Argonauts needed some late game heroics to win their third consecutive title. [1]
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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Note: All dates in 1947
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 0-0 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 3-22 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 22 | ||||||||||||
EAST | ||||||||||||||
ORFU | Ottawa Trojans | 1 | ||||||||||||
ORFU | Hamilton Wildcats | 3 | ||||||||||||
ORFU | Ottawa Trojans | 15 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | no quarter final | |||||||||||||
WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16-3-10 | ||||||||||||
WEST | ||||||||||||||
WIFU | Calgary Stampeders | 4-15-3 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | no quarter final | |||||||||||||
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Needing to beat the clock, the Argos had a quick huddle, and Joe Krol, a Grey Cup hero for many seasons, angled a kick away from the Winnipeg safety, over the goal line and into touch for the winning point as time expired. [1]
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.