1935 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1935 Canadian football sports Canadian Football News in 1935 The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton. The Calgary club changed its name to Bronks. The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season. The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team. Regular season Final regular season standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsHamilton Tigers 9 7 2 0 124 52 14Toronto Argonauts 9 6 3 0 97 90 12Ottawa Rough Riders 9 5 4 0 104 98 10Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 9 0 9 0 48 133 0+ Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Sarnia Imperials 4 4 0 0 69 9 8 Toronto Balmy Beach 4 2 2 0 59 17 4 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 4 0 4 0 1 103 0+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Varsity Blues 6 4 2 0 85 44 8 Queen's Golden Gaels 6 3 2 1 64 44 7 McGill Redmen 6 2 4 0 49 69 4 Western Ontario Mustangs 6 1 5 0 37 79 2 + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipegs 3 3 0 0 97 4 6 Winnipeg Victorias 3 0 3 0 4 97 0 + Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Regina Roughriders 4 4 0 0 135 13 8 University of Saskatchewan Huskies 4 2 2 0 35 62 4 Saskatoon Hilltops 4 0 4 0 12 107 0 + Alberta Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Bronks 4 4 0 0 66 10 8 University of Alberta Golden Bears 4 0 4 0 10 66 0 Lethbridge Bulldogs + British Columbia Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Vancouver Meralomas 4 3 1 0 61 33 6 Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves 4 3 1 0 33 43 6 North Shore Lions 4 0 4 0 28 46 0 League Champions Football Union League Champion Regular Season ChampionIRFUHamilton TigersHamilton TigersWCRFUWinnipegsCIRFUQueen's UniversityUniversity of TorontoORFUSarnia ImperialsSarnia ImperialsMRFUWinnipegsWinnipegsSRFURegina RoughridersRegina RoughridersARFUCalgary BronksCalgary BronksBCRFUVancouver MeralomasVancouver Meralomas Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1935 BCRFU tie-breaker final Date Away HomeOctober 28 Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves 1 Vancouver Meralomas 8Meralomas advance to West Semifinal Division finals Date Away Home+ CIRFU FinalsNovember 16 Queen's Golden Gaels 6 Varsity Blues 4 Queen's advances to the East Semifinal Date Away Home+ ORFU Final Game 1 & 2November 16 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Sarnia Imperials 8+ ORFU Final Game 2November 23 Sarnia Imperials 9 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 1 Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1862568 The Montreal Gazette – November 18, 1935https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2706402 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935 Semifinals Date Away Home+ Western Semifinal 1November 2 Vancouver Meralomas 0 Calgary Bronks 14 Calgary advances to the Western Title game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C416314 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935 Date Away Home+ Western Semifinal 2November 2 Regina Roughriders 6 Winnipegs 13 Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935 Date Away Home+ East SemifinalNovember 23 Queen's University 4 Hamilton Tigers 44 Hamilton advances to the East Final game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625%2C2719866 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935 Finals Date Away Home+ Western Title GameNovember 9 Calgary Bronks 0 Winnipegs 7 Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – November 12, 1935 Date Away Home+ Eastern Title GameNovember 30 Sarnia Imperials 3 Hamilton Tigers 22 Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935 Playoff bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final EAST WEST ORFU Sarnia Imperials 8 ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 0 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 44 CIRFU Queen's University 4 ARFU Calgary Bronks 14 BCRFU Vancouver Meralomas 0 SRFU Regina Roughriders 6 MRFU Winnipeg Pegs 13 ORFU Sarnia Imperials 0 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 22 ARFU Calgary Bronks 0 MRFU Winnipeg Pegs 7 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 12 MRFU Winnipeg Pegs 18 Grey Cup Championship December 7 23rd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario Winnipeg 'Pegs 18 Hamilton Tigers 12 The Winnipeg 'Pegs are the 1935 Grey Cup Champions 1935 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 – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials 1935 Canadian Football Awards Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials References 30em Category:Canadian Football League seasons