1950 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1950

The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1.

The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth. The first professional playoff game was played at night under lights – Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos. The 38th Grey Cup, nicknamed "The Mud Bowl", was held at Toronto's Varsity Stadium with an attendance of 27,101.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

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

Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14 10 4 0 221 156 20 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 7 7 0 207 177 14 Edmonton Eskimos 14 7 7 0 201 197 14 Calgary Stampeders 14 4 10 0 152 251 8

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 231 217 14 Toronto Argonauts 12 6 5 1 291 187 13 Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 192 261 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 12 4 7 1 182 231 9

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 8 6 2 0 162 100 12 Sarnia Imperials 8 4 4 0 164 102 8 Windsor Rockets 8 2 6 0 52 176 4

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
• Winnipeg gets a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1950

Semifinals

WIFU semifinals Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders Date Away Home October 28 Edmonton Eskimos 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1

• The Edmonton Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the WIFU Finals.

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos Date Away Home November 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 Edmonton Eskimos 17

WIFU Finals – Game 2 Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 11 Edmonton Eskimos 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22

WIFU Finals – Game 3 Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 13 Edmonton Eskimos 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29

• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 67–35. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

ORFU Finals – Game 1 Sarnia Imperials @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Date Away Home November 5 Sarnia Imperials 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 17

ORFU Finals – Game 2 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Sarnia Imperials Date Away Home November 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18 Sarnia Imperials 10

• Toronto won the total-point series by 35–21. The Balmy Beach Beachers will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern finals.

IRFU Finals – Game 1 Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 11 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 Toronto Argonauts 11

IRFU Finals – Game 2 Toronto Argonauts @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date Away Home November 15 Toronto Argonauts 24 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6

• Toronto won the total-point series by 35–19. The Argonauts will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Eastern finals.

Eastern Finals

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 18 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 13 Toronto Argonauts 43

• The Toronto Argonauts will advance to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grey Cup final

IRFU

Hamilton Tiger Cats

13-6

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

11-24

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

43

EAST

ORFU

Toronto Balmy Beach

13

ORFU

Toronto Balmy Beach

17-18

ORFU

Sarnia Imperials

11-10

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

13

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

0

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

WIFU

BYE

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

29

WEST

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

6

WIFU

Edmonton Eskimos

24

WIFU

Regina Roughriders

1

Grey Cup Championship

November 25 38th Annual Grey Cup Game : Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 Toronto Argonauts 13 The Toronto Argonauts are the 1950 Grey Cup Champions

The Argonauts defeated Winnipeg in what is now known simply as the ‘Mud Bowl’. ^[1]

1950 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) 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.

1st Team

• QB – Frank Filchock, Montreal Alouettes
• HB – Ulysses Curtis, Toronto Argonauts
• HB – Bill Gregus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• HB – Edgar Jones, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• E – Vince Mazza, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• E – Bill Stanton, Ottawa Rough Riders
• FW – Rod Pantages, Montreal Alouettes
• C – Ed Hirsch, Toronto Argonauts
• G – Ray Cicia, Montreal Alouettes
• G – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• T – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes
• T – Ralph Sazio, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2nd Team

• QB – Al Dekdebrun, Toronto Argonauts
• HB – Carl Galbreath, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• HB – Virgil Wagner, Montreal Alouettes
• HB – Bob McFarlane, University of Western Ontario
• E – Keith Fisher, Sarnia Imperials
• E – Ralph Toohy, Montreal Alouettes
• FW – Johnny Chorostecki, Sarnia Imperials
• C – Dwight Follin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• G – Fred Black, Toronto Argonauts
• G – Jack Carpenter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• G – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
• T – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Jack Kerns, Toronto Argonauts

1950 Western Interprovincial 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.

1st Team

• QB – Jack Jacobs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• HB – Tom Casey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• HB – Al Bodine, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• FB – Mike King, Edmonton Eskimos
• E – Joe Aguirre, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• E – Morris Bailey, Edmonton Eskimos
• FW – Bob Paffrath, Edmonton Eskimos
• C – John Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• G – Max Druen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• G – Riley Matheson, Calgary Stampeders
• T – Glenn Johnson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• T – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

2nd Team

• QB – Lindy Berry, Edmonton Eskimos
• HB – Del Wardien, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• HB – Royal Copeland, Calgary Stampeders
• HB – Harry Hood, Calgary Stampeders
• FB – Ken Charlton, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• E – Ed Henke, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• E – Rollin Prather, Edmonton Eskimos
• C – James W. Kynes, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• G – Gary Deleeuw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• G – Jim Quondamatteo, Edmonton Eskimos
• T – Bob Bryant, Calgary Stampeders
• T – Mike Cassidy, Saskatchewan Roughriders
• T – Don Durno, Edmonton Eskimos

1950 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.

• QB – Gerry Tuttle, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• HB – Carl Galbreath, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• HB – Johnny Chorostecki, Sarnia Imperials
• DB – Jim Chaine, Windsor Rockets
• E – Andy Gilmour, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• E – Keith Fisher, Sarnia Imperials
• FW – Billy Haddleton, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• C – Dwight Follin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• G – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
• G – Ross Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – George Gilchrist, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

1950 Canadian Football Awards

• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Don Loney (C), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Lindy Berry (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
• Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Bob McDonald (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Gordon Brown (DG), Calgary Stampeders
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Carl Galbreath - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

References

1. "60 years later: 1950 Mud Bowl". CFL.ca. 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2019-10-06.