1931 in Canadian football
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 TD 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.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
BCRFU
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Vancouver Athletic Club | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 17 | 16 |
| Victoria Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 8 |
| UBC 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 |
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* Victoria Games worth 4 points in standings
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League Champions
Grey Cup Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1931
ORFU Final
- Sarnia advances to the East Semi-Final.[5]
East Semi-Final
- Western Ontario advances to the East Final.[6]
East Final
- Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.
Western Semi-Finals
- Calgary won the total-point series by 20–5. Calgary advances to the Western Final.
- Regina advances to the Western Final.
West Finals
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Grey Cup Final
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| IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
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| BYE
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| | IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
| 22
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| EAST
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| | CIRFU
| University of Western Ontario
| 0
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| CIRFU
| University of Western Ontario
| 7
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| ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 1
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| | IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
| 22
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| | SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 0
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| ARFU
| Calgary Altomahs
| 6-14
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| BCRFU
| Vancouver Athletic Club
| 4-1
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| | ARFU
| Calgary Altomahs
| 2
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| WEST
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| | SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 26
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| SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 47
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| MRFU
| St. John's College
| 7
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Grey Cup Championship
1931 Canadian Football Awards
References
- ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.282-283
- ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6018%2C2188139 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5374%2C1174471 The Montreal Gazette – November 9, 1931
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6637%2C2179143 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C3212098 The Montreal Gazette – November 23, 1931
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- Gord Perry
- William "Kenny" Grant
- Bernard Haynes
- Pilann Stevenson
- Tommy Burns
- Bert Adams
- Warren Stevens
- Gordie McCaig
- Henry Garbarino
- Wally Whitty
- Gerry Monty
- Hawley "Huck" Welch
- John McBrearty
- Ernie Hempey
- Len Hutton
- Charlie Stark
- Johnny "Pean" Bennett
- Edward Tellier
- George Pigeon
- Pete Jotkus
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