1931 in Canadian football

Overview of the events of 1931 in Canadian football

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## Canadian Football News in 1931

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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 22–0 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

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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 | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 39 | 12
Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 56 | 6
Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 64 | 6
Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 98 | 0
Ontario Rugby Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Eastern Section
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 6
Kitchener Panthers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 4
Toronto Varsity Orphans | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 2
Western Section
Sarnia Imperials | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 5
Windsor Greyhounds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 33 | 4
Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 49 | 3
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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Western Ontario Mustangs | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 8
McGill Redmen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 31 | 7
Queen's Golden Gaels | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 7
Varsity Blues | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 2

*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 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
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union 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
Alberta Rugby Football Union 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
British Columbia Rugby Football Union 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

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## League Champions

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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

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Note: All dates in 1931

### ORFU final

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| Date | Away | Home

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November 14 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 | Sarnia Imperials 10

* Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.[6]

### East semifinal

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| Date | Away | Home

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November 21 | Western Ontario Mustangs 7 | Sarnia Imperials 1

* Western Ontario advances to the East Final.[7]

### East final

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| Date | Away | Home

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November 28 | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 22 | Western Ontario Mustangs 0

* Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.

### Western semifinals

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| Date | Away | Home

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Western Semifinals Game 1 & 2 November 4 | Vancouver Athletic Club 4 | Calgary Altomah-Tigers 6
November 7 | Vancouver Athletic Club 1 | Calgary Altomah-Tigers 14

* Calgary won the total-point series by 20–5. Calgary advances to the Western Final.

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November 7 | Regina Roughriders 47 | Winnipeg St.John's 5

* Regina advances to the Western Final.

### West Finals

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November 11 | Calgary Altomahs-Tigers 2 | Regina Roughriders 26

* Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.

## Playoff bracket

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

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| IRFU | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers |  | | |
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| | 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 |
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| | | 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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| December 5

19th Annual Grey Cup Game: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium – Montreal, Quebec

Regina Roughriders 0 | Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 22
The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers are the 1931 Grey Cup Champions

## 1931 Canadian Football Awards

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* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Gordie Perry (RB), Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers

## 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.282-283
2. ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1931". CFL.ca. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
3. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293
4. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6018,2188139 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
5. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5374,1174471 The Montreal Gazette – November 9, 1931
6. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6637,2179143 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
7. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559,3212098 The Montreal Gazette – November 23, 1931

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