1924 in Canadian football
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Canadian football news in 1924
Coach Bill Hughes of Queen's introduced the use of films as a coaching technique.
The numbering of players, although used for years, was made compulsory.
The Regina Rugby Club became the Regina Roughriders.
Regular season
=Final regular season standings=
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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|+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN|978-0-9739425-4-5}}, p.294 ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 31 | 10 |
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| align="left" | Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 39 | 8 |
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| align="left" | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
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| align="left" | Montreal AAA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 65 | 2 |
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|+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QFstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ldkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760%2C5121297 Ottawa Citizen - November 3, 1924 ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 6 |
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| align="left" | Toronto Varsity Orfuns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4 |
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| align="left" | Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 2 |
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|+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Queen's University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 8 |
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| align="left" | Varsity Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 2 |
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| align="left" | McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 2 |
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|+ Manitoba Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 24 | 8 |
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| align="left" | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 4 |
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| align="left" | University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
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|+ Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Regina Roughriders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 43 | 8 |
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| align="left" | Saskatoon Quakers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 4 |
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|+ Alberta Rugby Football Union ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts | |||||||
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| align="left" | Calgary 50th Battalion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
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| align="left" | Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
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League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1924
=ARFU playoffs=
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! Date !! Away !! Home | ||
+ ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2
|October 11 | Calgary 50th Battalion - 1 | Edmonton Eskimos - 14 |
October 18 | Edmonton Eskimos 1 | Calgary 50th Battalion 15 |
- Calgary won total points series 16-15.
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! Date !! Away !! Home | ||
+ ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2
|October 25 | Calgary 50th Battalion 8 | University of Alberta Varsity 0 |
November 1 | University of Alberta Varsity 1 | Calgary 50th Battalion 13 |
- Calgary won the total points series 21-1.
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=East final=
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November 22 | Queen's University 11 | Hamilton Tigers 1 |
- Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7stAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C2967678 The Montreal Gazette - November 24, 1924
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=West semifinal=
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! Date !! Away !! Home | ||
November 8 | Regina Roughriders 5 | Winnipeg Victorias 22 |
=West final=
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! Date !! Away !! Home | ||
November 15 | Winnipeg Victorias 11 | Calgary 50th Battalion 9 |
- Winnipeg wins the west but did not challenge for the Grey Cup
Playoff bracket
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| RD2-seed1=CIRFU
| RD2-team1=Queen's University
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| RD2-team2=Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
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Grey Cup Championship
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! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan=4 |November 29 12th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario | |
| Queen's University 11 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3 |
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References
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