1948 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1948 Canadian football sports Canadian football news in 1948 The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team. The Hamilton Tigers, formerly of the IRFU, joined the ORFU, and the Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU on Friday, April 9. The Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders changed their team colours. The Roughriders adopted green and white, and the Stampeders reverted to red and white. In the Grey Cup game, the Stampeders introduced pageantry with saddle horses and chuck wagons as they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 to win their first 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 27em + Western Interprovincial Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 12 12 0 0 218 61 24 Regina Roughriders 12 3 9 0 133 137 6Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 3 9 0 81 234 6 27em + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 10 2 0 264 130 20 Montreal Alouettes 12 7 5 0 221 172 14Toronto Argonauts 12 5 6 1 160 191 11Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 88 240 3 27em + Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 9 9 0 0 279 54 18 Toronto Beaches-Indians 9 5 4 0 124 86 10 Sarnia Imperials 9 3 5 1 72 130 7 Windsor Rockets 9 0 8 1 40 245 1 Bold text means that they had clinched the playoffs. Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1948 Finals + WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders Date Away HomeNovember 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4 + WIFU Finals – Game 2 Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away HomeNovember 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17 Calgary won the total-point series by 21–10. The Stampeders advanced to the Grey Cup game. + ORFU Finals – Game 1 Hamilton Tigers @ Toronto Beaches-Indians Date Away HomeNovember 5 Hamilton Tigers 8 Toronto Beaches-Indians 0 + ORFU Finals – Game 2 Toronto Beaches-Indians @ Hamilton Tigers Date Away HomeNovember 13 Toronto Beaches-Indians 1 Hamilton Tigers 31 Hamilton won the total-point series by 39–1. The Tigers would play the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Eastern finals. + IRFU Finals – Game 1 Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away HomeNovember 11 Montreal Alouettes 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 19 + IRFU Finals – Game 2 Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Alouettes Date Away HomeNovember 13 Ottawa Rough Riders 15 Montreal Alouettes 7 Ottawa won the total-point series by 34–28. The Rough Riders would play the Hamilton Tigers in the Eastern finals. Eastern Finals Hamilton Tigers @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away HomeNovember 20 Hamilton Tigers 0 Ottawa Rough Riders 19 The Ottawa Rough Riders advanced to the Grey Cup game. Playoff bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final EAST WEST IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 19-15 IRFU Montreal Alouettes 21-7 ORFU Hamilton Tigers 8-31 ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 0-0 WIFU No quarter final WIFU No quarter final IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 19 ORFU Hamilton Tigers 0 WIFU Calgary Stampeders 4-17 WIFU Regina Roughriders 4-6 IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 7 WIFU Calgary Stampeders 12 Grey Cup Championship November 27 36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7The Calgary Stampeders were the 1948 Grey Cup Champions. This was the first Grey Cup win for Calgary after the team became the first (and still only) team to go undefeated in the regular season and playoffs.https://www.cfl.ca/2008/10/17/the-story-of-the-1948-grey-cup/ The Story of the 1948 Grey Cup 2008-10-17 CFL.ca en 2019-10-05 1948 Eastern (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 – Bob Paffrath, Ottawa Rough Riders HB – Howie Turner, Ottawa Rough Riders HB – Virgil Wagner, Montreal Alouettes HB – Joe Krol, Toronto Argonauts E – Bert Haigh, Ottawa Rough Riders E – Ralph Toohy, Montreal Alouettes FW – Tony Golab, Hamilton Wildcats C – Don Loney, Ottawa Rough Riders G – Eddie Michaels, Ottawa Rough Riders G – Lloyd "Bronco" Reese, Montreal Alouettes T – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes T – John Wagoner, Ottawa Rough Riders 1948 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 – Frank Filchock, Hamilton Tigers HB – Jack Harper, Hamilton Tigers HB – Jack Stewart, Hamilton Tigers DB – Doug Pyzer, Toronto Beaches-Indians E – Verne Picard, Toronto Beaches-Indians E – Danny DiFrancisco, Hamilton Tigers FW – Gerry Walsh, Hamilton Tigers C – Jake Gaudaur, Hamilton Tigers G – Don McKenzie, Toronto Beaches-Indians G – Eddie Remigis, Hamilton Tigers T – Pat Santucci, Hamilton Tigers T – Lorne Parkin, Toronto Beaches-Indians 1948 Western (Western Interprovincial 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 – Keith Spaith, Calgary Stampeders HB – Don Hiney, Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB – Ken Charlton, Saskatchewan Roughriders HB – Gabe Patterson, Saskatchewan Roughriders FB – Paul Rowe, Calgary Stampeders E – Johnny Bell, Saskatchewan Roughriders E – Woody Strode, Calgary Stampeders C – Chuck Anderson, Calgary Stampeders G – Bud Irving, Winnipeg Blue Bombers G – Bert Iannone, Calgary Stampeders G – Dave Tomlinson, Calgary Stampeders T – Johnny Aguirre, Calgary Stampeders T – Mike Cassidy, Saskatchewan Roughriders 1948 Canadian Football Awards Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Eric Chipper (OT), Ottawa Rough Riders Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Keith Spaith (QB), Calgary Stampeders Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Keith English (E), Montreal Alouettes Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Frank Filchock - Hamilton Tigers References Category:Canadian Football League seasons