1927 in Canadian football explained

Canadian Football News in 1927

Western Canada Intercollegiate Union was formed.

No senior league games played in the Alberta Rugby Football Union for this year.

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 5 1 0 89 41 10 6 3 2 1 44 47 7 6 2 3 1 46 56 5 6 1 5 0 25 60 2

Ontario Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 5 1 0 100 19 10 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 6 3 3 0 64 63 6 Camp Borden 6 2 4 0 45 73 4 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 6 2 4 0 22 76 4

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Queen's Golden Gaels 4 3 1 0 36 22 6 4 2 2 0 29 35 4 4 1 3 0 20 38 2

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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

	4	3	1	0	54	21	6
	4	3	1	0	33	21	6
	4	0	4	0	10	55	0

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

Regina Roughriders	3	3	0	0	53	7	6
Moose Jaw Millers	3	0	3	0	7	53	0

British Columbia Rugby Football Union - BC Big Four! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

	6	3	1	2	92	43	8
University of British Columbia Varsity	5	3	1	1	46	31	7
	6	2	2	2	91	52	6
New Westminster Wildcats	5	0	4	1	20	123	1

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Regina Roughriders
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU	Winnipeg Tammany Tigers
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	No League Play
BCRFU	University of British Columbia

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1927

MRFU Tie-Breaker

• Tammany Tigers advance to the western semi-final

BCRFU final

• University of British Columbia Varsity advance to the western final

Western semifinal

• Regina Roughriders advance to the western final

Western Finals

Date ! Away Home 1 November 16 Regina Roughriders 13 University of British Columbia 1 2 November 19 Regina Roughriders 19 University of British Columbia 0

• Manager Ronne Bohem decided that Regina would not go on to play in the Grey Cup game.^{[2] [3]}

East final

• Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.^[4]

Grey Cup Championship

November 2615th Annual Grey Cup Game Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Hamilton Tigers 6 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 9 The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers are the 1927 Grey Cup Champions

Notes and References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sFcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rdkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688%2C6090611 Ottawa Citizen - November 14, 1927
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eH0uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6083%2C2754870 The Montreal Gazette - November 17, 1927
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e30uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4517%2C3321353 The Montreal Gazette - November 21, 1927
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e30uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C3330852 The Montreal Gazette - November 21, 1927