1920 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1920 Canadian football sports After a four year absence due to the First World War, the Grey Cup was up for grabs once again as a couple of familiar foes battled for the trophy. The Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Toronto Argonauts. It was the final time these cross-town rivals challenged each other for the Grey Cup.https://www.cfl.ca/2005/09/04/grey_cup_memories__1920/ Grey Cup Memories: 1920 2005-09-04 CFL.ca en 2019-10-09 Canadian Football News in 1920 CIRFU and IRFU adopted a four-yard Interference rule while the CRU opted for three yards of Interference. ARFU played games with 12 players per side and introduced the snap-back. The reduction in the number of players was done for monetary reasons as train rates were high after World War I. The CRU would make the same changes in 1921. The MRFU champion Winnipeg Victorias were unable to field a full team for the WCRFU finals and withdrew from competition. The MRFU wanted to substitute the second place University of Manitoba Varsity team but the SRFU refused to accept the challenge. As champions of the WCRFU, the Regina Rugby Club issued a challenge to compete for the Grey Cup. The CRU had already established its playoff schedule and was unwilling to make any changes. At the time, the CIRFU champions had not been determined but McGill had already announced that if they won the CIRFU they would not compete in the CRU playoffs. The CRU ruled that if McGill won the CIRFU then the Regina Rugby Club would take the place of the CIRFU in the playoffs. In the end, the University of Toronto Varsity team won the CIRFU and the west had to wait one more year before it could compete for the Grey Cup. 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 Union2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 54 32 10 Hamilton Tigers 6 4 2 0 48 25 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 49 52 6 Montreal AAA 6 0 6 0 35 77 0+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttp://www.cflapedia.com/ Welcome! cflapedia.com June 7, 2022June 2022 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Torontos 4 3 1 0 60 35 6 Parkdale Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 35 60 2 + Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts McGill Redmen 4 3 1 0 61 22 6 Varsity Blues 4 3 1 0 77 21 6 Queen's University 4 0 4 0 13 106 0*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Victorias 4 4 0 0 66 20 8 University of Manitoba Varsity 4 1 3 0 39 61 2 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 4 1 3 0 19 43 2 + Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsSouthern Saskatchewan Regina Rugby Club 4 4 0 0 31 11 8 Regina Boat Club 4 2 2 0 49 36 4 Moose Jaw Millers 4 0 4 0 5 38 0Northern Saskatchewan Saskatoon Quakers 3 2 1 0 16 21 4 University of Saskatchewan Varsity 3 1 2 0 21 16 2 + Alberta Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsSouthern Alberta Calgary Tigers 3 3 0 0 50 10 6 Calgary Canucks 3 0 3 0 10 50 0Northern Alberta Edmonton Eskimos 2 2 0 0 54 4 4 University of Alberta Varsity 2 0 2 0 4 54 0 League champions Football Union League ChampionIRFUToronto ArgonautsWCRFURegina Rugby ClubCIRFUUniversity of TorontoORFUToronto Rowing Athletic AssociationMRFUWinnipeg VictoriasSRFURegina Rugby ClubARFUCalgary Tigers Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1920 SRFU Playoff Date Away HomeOctober 30 Saskatoon Quakers 0 Regina Rugby Club 35 Regina Rugby Club wins the SRFU championshiphttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPxSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qjcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5568%2C105107 Regina Wins Rugby Championship of Sask. Once More; 35–0 The Morning Leader 12 November 1, 1920 June 7, 2022 Google News Archive ARFU playoffs Date Away Home+ ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2October 23 Calgary Tigers 27 Edmonton Eskimos 15October 30 Edmonton Eskimos 18 Calgary Tigers 8 Calgary wins the total-point series 35–33. Calgary advances to WCRFU semifinal against Regina. CIRFU final Date Away HomeNovember 20 Toronto Varsity Blues 14 McGill University 6 Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9g1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=13oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3307%2C2753022 Varsity Defeats M'Gill in Final Rugby Struggle The Calgary Daily Herald 16 November 22, 1920 June 7, 2022 Google News Archive Eastern final Date Away HomeNovember 20 Torontos 6 Toronto Argonauts 7 Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9g1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=13oNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3416%2C2756054 Argos Qualify to Meet Varsity for Honors The Calgary Daily Herald 16 November 22, 1920 June 7, 2022 Google News Archive Western semifinal Date Away Home November 6 Calgary Tigers 1 Regina Rugby Club 28 Western final Date Away Home November 13 Winnipeg Victorias Regina Rugby Club* Winnipeg Victorias withdrew from the competition as several players were unable to get time off work for the trip to Regina Playoff bracket Semifinals Grey Cup final CIRFU Toronto Varsity Blues 14 CIRFU McGill University 6 IRFU Toronto Argonauts 7 ORFU Toronto Torontos 6 CIRFU Toronto Varsity Blues 16 IRFU Toronto Argonauts 3 Grey Cup Championship December 4 8th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Toronto Argonauts 3 Toronto Varsity Blues 16 Toronto Varsity Blues are the 1920 Grey Cup Champions References 30em Category:Canadian Football League seasons