1923 in Canadian football explained

Canadian Football News in 1923

Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.

Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.

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

Hamilton Tigers	6	4	1	1	58	54	9
	6	3	1	2	71	41	8
	6	2	3	1	45	73	5
	6	1	5	0	54	60	2

Ontario Rugby Football Union^[2] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !!Pts

Hamilton Rowing Club	4	4*	0	0	20	9	8
Parkdale Rowing Club	4	2	2*	0	26	4	4
Toronto Varsity Orfuns	4	0	4	0	10	43	0

• Parkdale forfeited last game to Hamilton, 0-0

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union^[3] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Queen's University	4	4	0	0	70	14	8
	4	1	3	0	38	52	2
	4	1	3	0	31	73	2

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

Winnipeg Victorias	4	4	0	0	176	20	8
University of Manitoba Varsity	4	2	2	0	73	108	4
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	4	0	4	0	42	163	0

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

Regina Rugby Club	4	3	1	0	38	8	6
Saskatoon Quakers	4	1	3	0	8	38	2

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

Edmonton Eskimos	2	2	0	0	30	9	4
University of Alberta Varsity	2	0	2	0	9	30	0

These two games were actually a playoff to see who would play Calgary 50th Battalion in the finals. The results from the full season are unknown.

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Regina Roughriders
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Hamilton Rowing Club
MRFU	Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1923

ARFU Finals

Date	Away	Home
+ ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2	October 27	Edmonton Eskimos 13	Calgary 50th Battalion 7
October 31	Calgary 50th Battalion	Edmonton Eskimos

• The second game was cancelled and the Edmonton Eskimos win the ARFU championship. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton.

West semifinal

West final

• Regina advances to the Grey Cup.

East semifinal

• Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.

East final

• Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.

Grey Cup Championship

December 111th Annual Grey Cup Game Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
Regina Rugby Club 0	Queen's University 54
Queen's University are the 1923 Grey Cup Champions

1923 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 - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club
• HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University
• HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto
• HB - Harry Batstone, Queen's University
• QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
• C - Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers
• G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers
• G - Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders
• T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
• T - Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club
• E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts
• E - Bud Thomas, Queen's University

Notes and References

1. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19231022&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen – October 22, 1923
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BGotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1198%2C1572699 The Montreal Gazette – November 12, 1923