1939 in Canadian football
Regular season, final standings
Column headings: 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
British Columbia Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| UBC 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 |
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Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939
SEMI-FINALS
- Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders(IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
- Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
FINALS
- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.
- Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Grey Cup Final
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| IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 11-28
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| IRFU
| Toronto Argonauts
| 0-6
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| | IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 23
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| EAST
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| | ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 1
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| ORFU
| Montreal Westmounts
| 1-13
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| ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 12-18
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| | IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 7
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| | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 8
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| WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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| WIFU
| BYE
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| | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 28
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| WEST
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| | WIFU
| Calgary Bronks
| 7
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| WIFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 17
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| WIFU
| Calgary Bronks
| 24
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Grey Cup Championship
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 – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
- FW – Bill Davies, Montreal Royals
- HB – Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers
- FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
- C – George Willis, Toronto Argonauts
- G – Charles "Tiny" Herman, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – 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 – Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns
- FW – Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
- E – Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials
- E – Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns
- C – Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials
- G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts
1939 Canadian Football Awards
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