1921 in Canadian football

Overview of the events of 1921 in Canadian football

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## Canadian Football News in 1921

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Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0.

Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely.

## Regular season

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### Final regular season standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1] | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 35 | 10
Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 6
Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 79 | 6
Montreal AAA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 190 | 0
Ontario Rugby Football Union[2] | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 25 | 8
St. Brigid's Football Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 2
Torontos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 0
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts

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Varsity Blues | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5
Queen's Tricolour | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4
McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 8
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4
University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 87 | 0
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Southern Saskatchewan
Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 8
Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4
Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0
Northern Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 4
University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 2
Alberta Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 6
University of Alberta Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 2
Calgary Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 104 | 2

* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary

## League Champions

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Football Union  | League Champion

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IRFU | Toronto Argonauts
WCRFU | Edmonton Eskimos
CIRFU | University of Toronto
ORFU | Toronto Parkdale
MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers[3]
ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos

## Grey Cup playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1921

### SRFU Playoff

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Date | Away | Home

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November 4 | Regina Rugby Club 6 | Saskatoon 9

* Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
* Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal

### Eastern semifinal

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Date | Away | Home

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November 19 | Toronto Varsity Blues 12 | Toronto Argonauts 20

* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[4]

### Eastern final

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Date | Away | Home

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November 26 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 8 | Toronto Argonauts 16

* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

### Western semifinal

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Date | Away | Home

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November 7 | Saskatoon Quakers 1 | Winnipeg Victorias 16

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### Western final

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Date | Away | Home

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November 14 | Edmonton Eskimos 16 | Winnipeg Victorias 6

* Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup

## Playoff bracket

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Grey Cup final |

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| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale |  | | |
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| | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 |
| EAST |
| | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 20 |

| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 |
| | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 23 |
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| | | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |  | |

|  | BYE |  |
| | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 |
| WEST |
| | | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 16 |

| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers | 1 |

## Grey Cup Championship

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December 3

9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Edmonton Eskimos 0 | Toronto Argonauts 23
Toronto Argonauts are the 1921 Grey Cup Champions

## 1921 Toronto Globe Eastern All-Stars

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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

* FW - Warren Synder, University of Toronto
* HB - Harry Batstone, Toronto Argonauts
* HB - Joe Breen, Toronto Parkdale
* HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
* QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
* QB - Hugh Cochrane, Toronto Argonauts
* C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
* C - Jimmy Douglas, Toronto Argonauts
* G - R. McCombe, McGill University
* G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
* G - ???, Hamilton Tigers
* T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
* T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
* T - Alex Romeril, Toronto Argonauts
* E - Ernie Rolph, University of Toronto
* E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders

## References

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1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
2. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
3. ^ "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
4. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
5. ^ "The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

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