1941 in Canadian football
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were again permitted to challenge for the Grey Cup following a rule dispute a year earlier. In a meeting of the previous two Grey Cup champions, the Blue Bombers prevailed, sending the coveted mug west for the third time.[1]
Canadian football news in 1941
The Calgary Bronks left the WIFU and the Vancouver Grizzlies joined. The IRFU was renamed to Eastern Canada Union for one season.[2]
The Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to World War II. The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU joined.[3] The Tigers would resume play in 1945.
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 had clinched the playoffs.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1941
League Finals
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- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 32–22. Winnipeg advanced to the Grey Cup game.
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- Ottawa won the total-point series by 18–17. Ottawa would play the Hamilton Wildcats (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
Eastern Finals
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- Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| ERFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8-10 | ||||||||||||
| ERFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16-1 | ||||||||||||
| ERFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | ||||||||||||
| EAST | ||||||||||||||
| ORFU | Hamilton Wildcats | 2 | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Hamilton Wildcats | |||||||||||||
| ORFU | BYE | |||||||||||||
| ERFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||||||
| WIFU | BYE | |||||||||||||
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 6-18-8 | ||||||||||||
| WEST | ||||||||||||||
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 8-12-2 | ||||||||||||
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | |||||||||||||
| WIFU | BYE | |||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
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1941 All Eastern 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 – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Stan O'Neil, Ottawa Rough Riders
- HB – Bobby Coulter, Toronto Argonauts
- DHB - Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
- FW – Sammy Sward, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – Jack Wedley, Toronto Argonauts
- E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- C – Curly Moynahan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – George Fraser, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Bob Cosgrove, Toronto Argonauts
- T – Paul McGarry, Ottawa Rough Riders
1941 Western 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 – Art Stevenson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- FW – Ken Charlton, Regina Roughriders
- HB – Fritz Hanson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- HB – Jim Ladner, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- FB – Dan Capraru, Regina Roughriders
- E – Larry Haynes, Vancouver Grizzlies
- E – Ches McCance, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – Mel Wilson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- G – Maurice Williams, Regina Roughriders
- G – Les Lear, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- T – Gord Gellhaye, Vancouver Grizzlies
- T – Lou Mogul, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1941 Canadian Football Awards
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) - Tony Golab (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Al Lenard - Hamilton Wildcats
