1925 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1925

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

Final regular season standings

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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 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 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 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

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

Note: All dates in 1925

MRFU Tie-Breaker

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

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

West semifinal

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

Date Away Home November 21 Queen's University 12 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2

• Queen's advances to the East Final.

East final

Date Away Home November 29 Queen's Golden Gaels 2 Ottawa Senators 11

• Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup.

West final

Date Away Home November 14 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11 Regina Roughriders 1

• Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup final.

Playoff bracket

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

Grey Cup Championship

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