1925 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1925

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McGill coach Frank Shaughnessy introduced the huddle system to Canadian football. It was at first called the Conference System.

Calgary 50th Battalion became the Tigers.

The Ottawa Rough Riders club changed its name to the Senators.

Regular season

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Final regular season standings

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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Senators 6 4 1 1 48 24 9
Montreal AAA 6 3 3 0 27 43 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 3 1 37 42 5
Toronto Argonauts 6 2 4 0 39 42 4
Ontario Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 5 1 0 73 37 10
Camp Borden 6 4 2 0 53 32 8
Hamilton Rowing Club 6 2 4 0 42 78 4
Toronto Varsity Orfuns 6 1 5 0 43 66 2
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Queen's University 4 4 0 0 47 7 8
Varsity Blues 4 1 3 0 24 39 2
McGill Redmen 4 1 3 0 16 41 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 6 4 2 0 52 28 8
University of Manitoba Varsity 6 4 2 0 43 42 8
Winnipeg Victorias 6 3 3 0 46 31 6
Winnipeg St.John's 6 1 5 0 17 57 2
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Regina Roughriders
Saskatoon Quakers 4 2 2 0 30 30 4
University of Saskatchewan Varsity 4 2 2 0 30 30 4
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
University of Alberta Polar Bears 2 2 0 0 37 15 4
Calgary Tigers 2 0 2 0 15 37 0

League Champions

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Football Union League Champion
IRFU Ottawa Senators
WCRFU Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
CIRFU Queen's University
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
SRFU Regina Roughriders
ARFU University of Alberta

Grey Cup playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1925

MRFU Tie-Breaker

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Date Team 1 Team 2
November 9 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11 University of Manitoba Varsity 0
  • Winnipeg Tammany Tigers advance to the western playoff

SRFU final

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Date Team 1 Team 2
October 31 Regina Roughriders 30 Saskatoon Quakers 0
  • Regina Roughriders advance to the western semi final

West semifinal

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Date Away Home
November 10 Regina Roughriders University of Alberta Polar Bears
  • Game cancelled due to winter conditions. University of Alberta withdrew from competition.

East semifinal

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Date Away Home
November 21 Queen's University 12 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2
  • Queen's advances to the East Final.[3]

East final

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Date Away Home
November 29 Queen's Golden Gaels 2 Ottawa Senators 11
  • Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup.[4]

West final

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Date Away Home
November 14 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11 Regina Roughriders 1
  • Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup final.[5]

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
IRFU Ottawa Senators
BYE
IRFU Ottawa Senators 11
EAST
CIRFU Queen's University 2
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 9
CIRFU Queen's University 21
IRFU Ottawa Senators 24
MRFU Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1
MRFU Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
BYE
MRFU Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11
WEST
SRFU Regina Roughriders 1
SRFU Regina Roughriders
ARFU University of Alberta Forfeit
December 5

13th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario

Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1 Ottawa Senators 24
The Ottawa Senators are the 1925 Grey Cup Champions

References

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  1. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6609%2C6731355 Ottawa Citizen - November 16, 1925
  2. ^ a b https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6877%2C6728246 Ottawa Citizen - November 16, 1925
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xWYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=odkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7265%2C455744 Ottawa Citizen - November 23, 1925
  4. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19251201&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen - December 1, 1925
  5. ^ "Regina Vs "Peg Western Final".