1935_in_Canadian_football
1935 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1935 in Canadian football
The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton.
The Calgary club changed it name to Bronks.
The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season.
The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.
Final regular season standings
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipegs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Regina Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13 | 8 |
| University of Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 4 |
| Saskatoon Hilltops | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 107 | 0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Calgary Bronks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 8 |
| University of Alberta Golden Bears | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Vancouver Meralomas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 6 |
| Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 6 |
| North Shore Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 0 |
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| Football Union | League Champion | Regular Season Champion |
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| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Winnipegs | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | Sarnia Imperials |
| MRFU | Winnipegs | Winnipegs |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Calgary Bronks | Calgary Bronks |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | Vancouver Meralomas |
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Note: All dates in 1935
BCRFU tie-breaker final
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Meralomas advance to West Semifinal
Division finals
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- Queen's advances to the East Semifinal
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Semifinals
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- Calgary advances to the Western Title game.[3]
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- Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.[4]
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- Hamilton advances to the East Final game.[5]
Finals
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- Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.[6]
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- Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.[7]
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| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 8 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 0 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 22 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 44 | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 4 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 12 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 18 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Calgary Bronks | 14 | ||||||||||||
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Calgary Bronks | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 7 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 13 | ||||||||||||
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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials
- E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials
- C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials
- G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
- G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1862568 The Montreal Gazette – November 18, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2706402 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C416314 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625%2C2719866 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – November 12, 1935
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935