1939 in Canadian football
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.[1]
Regular season, final standings
Column headings: 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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| University of British Columbia Thunderbirds | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 25 | 12 |
| Knights of Columbus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 8 |
| North Shore Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 4 |
| Victoria Revellers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 105 | 0 |
BCRFU playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939
BCRFU semifinals
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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals
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Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals
BCRFU final
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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939
Semifinals
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- Sarnia won the total-point series by 31â14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
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- Ottawa won the total-point series by 39â6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
Finals
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- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35â20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.
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- Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11-28 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 0-6 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | ||||||||||||
| EAST | ||||||||||||||
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 1 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Montreal Westmounts | 1-13 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 12-18 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||||||
| WIFU | BYE | |||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7+28 | ||||||||||||
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| WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 13+7 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 17 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 24 | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
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1939 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 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.
- QB â Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
- FW â Bill Davies, Montreal Royals
- HB â Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts
- HB â Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers
- FB â Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E â Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E â Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
- C â George Willis, Toronto Argonauts
- G â Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G â Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T â Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T â Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
1939 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.
- QB â Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns
- FW â Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials
- HB â Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials
- HB â Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- DB â Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
- E â Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials
- E â Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns
- C â Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials
- G â Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G â Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
- T â Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials
- T â Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts
1939 Canadian Football Awards
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) â Bill Davies (FW), Montreal Royals
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Eddie Thompson - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
