1932 in Canadian football explained
Canadian Football News in 1932
The Calgary Altomah-Tigers became the Altomahs.
The Regina Roughriders made history by playing in their fifth consecutive Grey Cup game. It was a record that would last 50 years, only surpassed by the 1977–1982 Edmonton Eskimos. It also marked the fifth straight defeat at the Grey Cup. The Hamilton Tigers took home their third Grey Cup in five years.[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
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Manitoba Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 13 | 11 |
| Winnipegs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 60 | 7 |
| Garrison Rugby Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 94 | 0 |
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- The Garrison team defaulted one game to each of the Winnipegs and St.John's
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts| Regina Roughriders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 28 | 10 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 10 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 112 | 2 |
| Moose Jaw Maroons | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 2 |
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- Quakers defaulted final game of season to Varsity
Alberta Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Polar Bears | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
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British Columbia Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 41 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 23 | 8 |
| New Westminster Dodekas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 4 |
| Victoria Capitals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 101 | 2 |
| University of British Columbia Varsity | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 76 | 2 |
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[2] [3] League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1932
SRFU Tie-Breaker
- Regina advances to the MB/SK semifinal against the Winnipeg St.John's.
Semifinals
- Hamilton advances to the East Final.
- Calgary won the total-point series by 11–10. Calgary advances to the Western Final.
- Regina advances to the Western Final.
Finals
- Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.
Grey Cup Championship
1932 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) All-Stars selected by Canadian Press
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- FW - Don Young, McGill University
- HB - Frank Turville, Hamilton Tigers
- HB - Gord Perry, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
- HB - Wally Masters, Ottawa Rough Riders
- QB - Hal Baysinger, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
- C - Lou Newton, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
- G - Alex Denman, Hamilton Tigers
- G - Pete Jotkus, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
- T - Brian Timmis, Hamilton Tigers
- T - Dave Sprague, Hamilton Tigers
- E - Jimmy Keith, Toronto Argonauts
- E - Henri Garbarino, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
- Coach - Frank Shaughnessy, McGill University
NOTE: This was the first Canadian Press eastern all-star selection.
1932 Canadian Football Awards
Notes and References
- Web site: Grey Cup Memories: 1932. 2005-10-06. CFL.ca. en. 2019-10-05.
- 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.293
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ur8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6262%2C1714031 The Montreal Gazette – November 14, 1932
