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

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| align="left" | Toronto Argonauts

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| align="left" | Ottawa Rough Riders

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| align="left" | Montreal AAA

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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

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| align="left" | Toronto Varsity Orfuns

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| align="left" | Hamilton Rowing Club

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|+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union

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| align="left" | Queen's University

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| align="left" | Varsity Blues

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| align="left" | McGill Redmen

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{{col-end}}*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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|+ Manitoba Rugby Football Union

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Victorias

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

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| align="left" | University of Manitoba Varsity

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|+ Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

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| align="left" | Regina Roughriders

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| align="left" | Saskatoon Quakers

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|+ Alberta Rugby Football Union

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| align="left" | Calgary 50th Battalion

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| align="left" | Edmonton Eskimos

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League Champions

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scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Football Union

! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | League Champion

IRFU

|Hamilton Tigers

WCRFU

|Winnipeg Victorias

CIRFU

|Queen's University

ORFU

|Toronto Balmy Beach

MRFU

|Winnipeg Victorias

SRFU

|Regina Roughriders

ARFU

|Calgary 50th Battalion

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 - 1Edmonton Eskimos - 14
October 18Edmonton Eskimos 1Calgary 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 8University of Alberta Varsity 0
November 1University of Alberta Varsity 1Calgary 50th Battalion 13

  • Calgary won the total points series 21-1.

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=East final=

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November 22Queen's University 11Hamilton 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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November 8Regina Roughriders 5Winnipeg Victorias 22
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=West final=

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November 15Winnipeg Victorias 11Calgary 50th Battalion 9
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  • Winnipeg wins the west but did not challenge for the Grey Cup

Playoff bracket

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| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Grey Cup final

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| RD1-team2=Hamilton Tigers

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| RD2-seed1=CIRFU

| RD2-team1=Queen's University

| RD2-score1=16

| RD2-seed2=ORFU

| 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 11Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3
align="center" colspan=4 | Queen's University are the 1924 Grey Cup Champions
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References

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