1937_in_Canadian_football
1937 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1937 in Canadian football
The Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup for the second time in five years.[1]
The Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) stopped challenging for the Grey Cup.[2]
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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(*) Final Hamilton-Balmy Beach game was cancelled. |
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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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| Westmount Football Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 8 |
| CNR Nationals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 48 | 7 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grace Eastward Yellow Jackets. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 46 | 5 |
| McGill University Seconds | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 4 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| North Shore Lions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 27 | 11 |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 58 | 7 |
| Knights of Columbus | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 56 | 4 |
| University of British Columbia Thunderbirds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 2 |
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Note: All dates in 1937
Division semifinals
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| Game | Date | Away | Home |
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| 1 | October 24 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 | Regina Roughriders 4 |
| 2 | October 31 | Regina Roughriders 20 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5 |
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- Regina wins the series 24-12 and advances to the WIFU finals
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| Game | Date | Away | Home |
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| 1 | November 20 | Ottawa Rough Riders 15 | Toronto Argonauts 11 |
| 2 | November 27 | Toronto Argonauts 10 | Ottawa Rough Riders 1 |
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- Toronto won the total-point series by 21–16. Toronto will play the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
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| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 20 | Sarnia Imperials 63 | Montreal Westmounts 0 |
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- Sarnia advances to the Eastern Final.
Finals
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| Game | Date | Away | Home |
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| 1 | November 6 | Calgary Bronks 13 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10 |
| 2 | November 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 | Calgary Bronks 1 |
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- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 19–14. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.
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| Date | Away | Home |
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| December 4 | Toronto Argonauts 10 | Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 6 |
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- Toronto advances to the Grey Cup game.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 21 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 10 | ||||||||||||
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| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 63 | ||||||||||||
| QRFU | Montreal Westmounts | 0 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 4 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Calgary Bronks | |||||||||||||
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| WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 14 | ||||||||||||
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| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 12 | ||||||||||||
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| December 11
25th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario | |||
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| WIFU Champion | IRFU Champion | ||
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 | Toronto Argonauts 4 | ||
| The Toronto Argonauts are the 1937 Grey Cup Champions | |||
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- Note: Eastern Final Playoff date is not confirmed, however since the regular season in the East ended November 13, and all other playoff dates, as well as Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above date is accurate.
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 – Arnie Morrison, Ottawa Rough Riders
- FW – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Indians
- HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Stan O'Neil, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Wes Cutler, Toronto Argonauts
- E – Jimmy Simpson, Hamilton Tigers
- C – Dave Ryan, Montreal Indians
- G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – Tim Palmer, Toronto Argonauts
- T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Mike Clawson, Sarnia Imperials
2nd Team
- QB – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
- FW – Ted Morris, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Hugh "Huck" Welch, Hamilton Tigers
- HB – Abe Eliowitz, Montreal Indians
- HB – Bob Isbister, Toronto Argonauts
- E – Bernie Thornton, Queen's University
- E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- C – Jack Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Bill Irwin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – George Hornig, McGill University
- T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Indians
- T – Andy Anton, McGill University
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
- FW – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- HB – Herb Moores, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- DB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
- E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – Danny Daniels, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- C – Jack Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
- G – Bill Irwin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- T – Mike Clawson, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Teddy Morris (FW), Toronto Argonauts
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Ormond Beach - Sarnia Imperials
- "Grey Cup Memories: 1937". CFL.ca. 2005-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- "CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – 2005)" (PDF). footballcanada.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.