1923 in Canadian football
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Canadian Football News in 1923
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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* Parkdale forfeited last game to Hamilton, 0-0 |
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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| November 3 | Edmonton Eskimos 6 | Regina Rugby Club 9 |
West final
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| November 10 | Regina Rugby Club 11 | Winnipeg Victorias 1 |
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup.
East semifinal
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| November 17 | Hamilton Rowing Club 1 | Hamilton Tigers 24 |
- Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.
East final
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| November 24 | Queen's University 13 | Hamilton Tigers 5 |
- Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | Queen's University | |||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 13 | ||||||||||||
| EAST | ||||||||||||||
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 5 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 24 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club | 1 | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 54 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 0 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | |||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 1 | ||||||||||||
| WEST | ||||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 11 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 9 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
| December 1
11th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium â 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
