1929 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1929 Canadian football sports Canadian Football News in 1929 CRU adopted use of the forward pass on a limited basis in Junior, Interscholastic, Western Canada Rugby Union, Western Intercollegiate Union and the Grey Cup final. The first legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and the first reception was by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton on September 21. Jersey Jack Campbell of Regina threw the first forward pass in a Grey Cup game and Jerry Erskine made the first reception. The first touchdown pass was by Edmonton's Joe Cook to Pal Power in the second quarter of a game against the University of Alberta on September 28. The first interception return for a touchdown was by Joe Hess of the University of Alberta in the same game when he caught a pass by Cook. Regular season Final regular season standings 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 Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 120 20 10 Montreal AAA 6 4 2 0 41 40 8 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 50 35 6 Ottawa Senators 6 0 6 0 12 124 0+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=TqguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kNoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5334%2C6621940 Ottawa Citizen - 12 November 1929 Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEastern Section Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6 6 0 0 104 27 12 Kitchener Panthers 6 3 3 0 59 33 6 St. Michael's 6 2 4 0 51 103 4 Camp Borden 6 1 5 0 14 65 2Western Section Sarnia Imperials 6 6 0 0 85 19 12 Windsor Greyhounds 6 3 3 0 50 73 6 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 6 2 4 0 40 66 4 Toronto Varsity Orphans 6 1 5 0 50 68 2+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union https://news.google.ca/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19291112&printsec=frontpage Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search news.google.ca 2017-03-06 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Varsity Blues 6 5 1 0 72 23 10 Queen's Golden Gaels 6 5 1 0 92 14 10 McGill Redmen 6 1 5 0 14 80 2 Western Ontario Mustangs 6 1 5 0 23 84 2*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg St.John's 4 2 2 0 42 35 4 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 4 2 2 0 35 42 4 + Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Regina Roughriders 4 3 0 1 41 6 7 Saskatoon Quakers 4 1 2 1 23 30 3 Moose Jaw Maroons 4 1 3 0 16 44 2 + Alberta Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Tigers 5 5 0 0 117 28 10 University of Alberta Polar Bears 3 1 2 0 28 26 2 Edmonton Eskimos 6 1 5 0 36 127 2 + BCRFU - BC Big Four Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves 6 4 1 1 76 24 9 University of British Columbia Varsity 6 4 2 0 57 31 8 Vancouver Meralomas 6 3 2 1 90 54 7 Victoria Capitals 4 1 3 0 21 58 2 New Westminster Wildcats 6 1 5 0 34 111 2 League Champions Football Union League ChampionIRFUHamilton TigersWCRFURegina RoughridersCIRFUQueen's UniversityORFUSarnia ImperialsMRFUSt John's CollegeSRFURegina RoughridersARFUCalgary TigersBCRFUVancouver Athletic Club Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1929 ARFU Edmonton City Championship Date Away HomeNovember 16 University of Alberta Polar Bears 19 Edmonton Eskimos 3 MRFU Tie-Breaker Date Away HomeOctober 30 Winnipeg St.John's 10 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1 The Winnipeg St.John's advance to western playoff versus the Regina Roughriders ORFU final Date Away HomeNovember 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Sarnia Imperials 3 Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal. CIRFU final Date Away HomeNovember 16 Varsity Blues 5 Queen's Golden Gaels 15 Queen's advances to the East Final. East semifinal Date Away HomeNovember 16 Sarnia Imperials 2 Hamilton Tigers 14 Hamilton advances to the East Final. East final Date Away HomeNovember 23 Hamilton Tigers 14 Queen's Golden Gaels 3 Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game. West semifinal Date Away HomeNovember 2 Regina Roughriders 19 Winnipeg St.John's 3 Regina advances to the West Final. West final Date Away HomeNovember 11 Calgary Tigers 8 Regina Roughriders 15 Due to the BCRFU schedule being declared too long for the WCRFU playoffs Regina advances directly to the Grey Cup game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Hx6RvaqUy9IC&dat=19291112&printsec=frontpage The Calgary Herald - Google News Archive Search news.google.com 2017-03-06 Playoff bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final EAST WEST IRFU Hamilton Tigers 14 ORFU Sarnia Imperials 2 CIRFU University of Toronto 5 CIRFU Queen's University 15 no game no game SRFU Regina Roughriders 19 MRFU Winnipeg St.John's 3 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 14 CIRFU Queen's University 3 ARFU Calgary Tigers 8 SRFU Regina RoughridersRegina advances to final when BCRFU does not challenge them. 15 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 14 SRFU Regina Roughriders 3 Grey Cup Championship November 30 17th Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario Regina Roughriders 3 Hamilton Tigers 14 The Hamilton Tigers are the 1929 Grey Cup Champions 1929 Canadian Football Awards Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Red Wilson (?), Toronto Argonauts References Category:Canadian Football League seasons