1923_in_Canadian_football
1923 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1923 in Canadian football
Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.
Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.
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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* Parkdale forfeited last game to Hamilton, 0-0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 20 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 108 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 163 | 0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 6 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
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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.
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| Football Union | League Champion |
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| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| CIRFU | Queen's University |
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
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Note: All dates in 1923
ARFU Finals
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| Date | Away | Home |
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| October 27 | Edmonton Eskimos 13 | Calgary 50th Battalion 7 |
| October 31 | Calgary 50th Battalion | Edmonton Eskimos |
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- The second game was cancelled and the Edmonton Eskimos win the ARFU championship. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton.
West semifinal
West final
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| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 10 | Regina Rugby Club 11 | Winnipeg Victorias 1 |
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- Regina advances to the Grey Cup.
East semifinal
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| November 17 | Hamilton Rowing Club 1 | Hamilton Tigers 24 |
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- Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.
East final
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| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 24 | Queen's University 13 | Hamilton Tigers 5 |
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- Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | Queen's University | |||||||||||||
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| CIRFU | Queen's University | 13 | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 11 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 9 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | ||||||||||||
| December 1
11th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario | |||
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| 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.
- FW - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club
- HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University
- HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto
- HB - Harry Batstone, Queen's University
- QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
- C - Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers
- G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers
- G - Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
- T - Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club
- E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts
- E - Bud Thomas, Queen's University
- 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19231022&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen – October 22, 1923
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BGotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1198%2C1572699 The Montreal Gazette – November 12, 1923
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