1921_in_Canadian_football
1921 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1921 in Canadian football
Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0.
Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 87 | 0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Southern Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 8 |
| Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 |
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| Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 2 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 6 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 2 |
| Calgary Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 104 | 2 |
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* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary
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| Football Union | League Champion |
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| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts |
| WCRFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers[3] |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
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Note: All dates in 1921
SRFU Playoff
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| November 4 | Regina Rugby Club 6 | Saskatoon 9 |
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- Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
- Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal
Eastern semifinal
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| November 19 | Toronto Varsity Blues 12 | Toronto Argonauts 20 |
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- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[4]
Eastern final
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| November 26 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 8 | Toronto Argonauts 16 |
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- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.
Western semifinal
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| November 7 | Saskatoon Quakers 1 | Winnipeg Victorias 16 |
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Western final
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| November 14 | Edmonton Eskimos 16 | Winnipeg Victorias 6 |
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- Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
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| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | ||||||||||||
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| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 20 | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 23 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | ||||||||||||
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| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 16 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| December 3
9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Edmonton Eskimos 0 | Toronto Argonauts 23 |
| Toronto Argonauts are the 1921 Grey Cup Champions | |
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- FW - Warren Synder, University of Toronto
- HB - Harry Batstone, Toronto Argonauts
- HB - Joe Breen, Toronto Parkdale
- HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
- QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
- QB - Hugh Cochrane, Toronto Argonauts
- C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
- C - Jimmy Douglas, Toronto Argonauts
- G - R. McCombe, McGill University
- G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
- G - ???, Hamilton Tigers
- T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
- T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
- T - Alex Romeril, Toronto Argonauts
- E - Ernie Rolph, University of Toronto
- E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders
- 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
- "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
- "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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