1922 in Canadian football explained

Canadian Football News in 1922

The Edmonton Eskimos were renamed the Edmonton Elks.

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^[1] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Toronto Argonauts 6 5 0 1 110 24 11 6 3 1 2 50 43 8 6 2 4 0 43 56 4 6 0 5 1 23 103 1

Ontario Rugby Football Union^[2] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Parkdale Rowing Club 6 6 0 0 83 28 12 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 6 2 4 0 58 58 4 Hamilton Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 30 58 2 4 1 3 0 23 49 2

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Queen's University 4 3 1 0 48 48 6 4 3 1 0 108 24 6 4 0 4 0 18 103 2

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Winnipeg Victorias	4	4	0	0	59	24	8
University of Manitoba Varsity	4	1	3	0	41	50	2
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	4	1	3	0	29	55	2

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Regina City League
Regina Rugby Club	4	4	0	0	104	2	8
Regina Boat Club	4	0	4	0	2	104	0
Saskatoon City Championship
Saskatoon Quakers	1	1	0	0	9	0	2
University of Saskatchewan Varsity	1	0	1	0	0	9	0

Alberta Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Edmonton Elks	2	2	0	0	56	1	4
Edmonton Harlequins	2	0	2	0	1	56	0

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League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Toronto Argonauts
WCRFU	Edmonton Elks
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Toronto Parkdale
MRFU	Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU	Regina Rugby Club
ARFU	Edmonton Elks

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1922

SRFU Playoff

• Regina wins the SRFU championship. ^[6]

I.C.R.F.L final

• Queen's advances to the East Final.

Western semifinal

• Edmonton advances to the West Final.^[8]

Western final

• Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup.^[9]

East semifinal

• Toronto Argonauts advance to the East Final.

East final

• Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.

Grey Cup Championship

December 210th Annual Grey Cup Game Richardson Memorial Stadium - Kingston, Ontario Edmonton Elks 1 Queen's University 13 Queen's University are the 1922 Grey Cup Champions

1922 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 - Gordon Duncan, University of Toronto
• HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University
• HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto
• HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
• QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
• C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
• G - ???, University of Toronto
• G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
• T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
• T - ???, Montreal AAA
• E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts
• E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders

Notes and References

1. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
2. News: Eastern Rugby . The Calgary Daily Herald . October 30, 1922 .
3. Web site: The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
4. Web site: The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
5. Web site: The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
6. Web site: The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
7. Book: Cosentino . Frank . Canadian Football: The Grey Cup Years . 1969 . 1365981827 . 56 . The Queen's team defeated the University of Toronto on the neutral field of Molson Stadium by a score of 12-6 with Johnny Evans providing the quarterbacking.
8. News: Eskimos Beat Sask. Grid Champs 13‐8 . Regina Morning Leader . November 7, 1922 .
9. News: Edmonton Eskimos Defeat Winnipeg Gridders 19-6 . Regina Morning Leader . November 13, 1922 .