1931 in Canadian football
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Canadian Football News in 1931
The Ottawa Senators reverted to the name "Ottawa Rough Riders."[1]
The Canadian Rugby Union approved the forward pass for all leagues and the first touchdown pass in Grey Cup history was a Warren Stevens to Kenny Grant play in Montreal's 22â0 win over Regina.
Convert scrimmage line was moved to the five-yard line, and the point could be scored by a drop-kick, place kick, run or pass.
The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were the first team outside Ontario to win the Grey Cup after shutting out the Regina Roughriders.[2]
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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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg St.John's | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| Winnipegs | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Regina Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 8 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Maroons | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Calgary Altomah-Tigers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 6 |
| Edmonton Boosters | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 2 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 17 | 14 |
| Victoria Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 8 |
| University of British Columbia Varsity | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 46 | 7 |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 66 | 5 |
| New Westminster Dodekas | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 64 | 4 |
* Victoria Games worth 4 points in standings
League Champions
| Football Union | League Champion |
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| IRFU | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers |
| WCRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| CIRFU | University of Western Ontario |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials |
| MRFU | Winnipeg St.John's |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Calgary Altomahs-Tigers |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Athletic Club |
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1931
ORFU final
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- Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.[6]
East semifinal
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- Western Ontario advances to the East Final.[7]
East final
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- Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.
Western semifinals
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- Calgary won the total-point series by 20â5. Calgary advances to the Western Final.
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- Regina advances to the Western Final.
West Finals
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- Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | |||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| IRFU | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 22 | ||||||||||||
| EAST | ||||||||||||||
| CIRFU | University of Western Ontario | 0 | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | University of Western Ontario | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 1 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 22 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 0 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Calgary Altomahs | 6-14 | ||||||||||||
| BCRFU | Vancouver Athletic Club | 4-1 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Calgary Altomahs | 2 | ||||||||||||
| WEST | ||||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 26 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 47 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg St.John's | 7 | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
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1931 Canadian Football Awards
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) â Gordie Perry (RB), Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
