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1921 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1921 edit

Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0.

Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely.

Regular season edit

Final regular season standings edit

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 6 6 0 0 167 35 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 77 71 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 102 79 6
Montreal AAA 6 0 6 0 29 190 0
Ontario Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 4 4 0 0 104 25 8
St. Brigid's Football Club 3 1 2 0 26 72 2
Torontos 3 0 3 0 21 54 0
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T Pts
Varsity Blues 4 2 1 1 5
Queen's Tricolour 4 2 2 0 4
McGill Redmen 4 1 2 1 3

*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 59 37 8
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 4 2 2 0 53 41 4
University of Manitoba Varsity 4 0 4 0 53 87 0
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Southern Saskatchewan
Regina Rugby Club 4 4 0 0 86 11 8
Regina Boat Club 4 2 2 0 34 28 4
Moose Jaw Millers 4 0 4 0 12 93 0
Northern Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Quakers 3 2 1 0 43 18 4
University of Saskatchewan Varsity 3 1 2 0 18 43 2
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 3 3 0 0 148 5 6
University of Alberta Varsity 4 1 3 0 35 113 2
Calgary Rugby Club 3 1 2 0 39 104 2

* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary

League Champions edit

Football Union League Champion
IRFU Toronto Argonauts
WCRFU Edmonton Eskimos
CIRFU University of Toronto
ORFU Toronto Parkdale
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU Saskatoon Quakers[3]
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup playoffs edit

Note: All dates in 1921

SRFU Playoff edit

Date Away Home
November 4 Regina Rugby Club 6 Saskatoon 9
  • Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
  • Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal

Eastern semifinal edit

Date Away Home
November 19 Toronto Varsity Blues 12 Toronto Argonauts 20
  • Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[4]

Eastern final edit

Date Away Home
November 26 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 8 Toronto Argonauts 16
  • Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

Western semifinal edit

Date Away Home
November 7 Saskatoon Quakers 1 Winnipeg Victorias 16

[5]

Western final edit

Date Away Home
November 14 Edmonton Eskimos 16 Winnipeg Victorias 6
  • Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup

Playoff bracket edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
ORFU Toronto Parkdale
BYE
ORFU Toronto Parkdale 8
EAST
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 16
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 20
CIRFU University of Toronto 12
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 23
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos 0
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos
BYE
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos 16
WEST
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias 6
MRFU Winnipeg Victorias 16
SRFU Saskatoon Quakers 1

Grey Cup Championship edit

December 3

9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario

Edmonton Eskimos 0 Toronto Argonauts 23
Toronto Argonauts are the 1921 Grey Cup Champions

1921 Toronto Globe Eastern All-Stars edit

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

References edit

  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. ^ "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
  4. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. ^ "The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.


 

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