1925 in Canadian football

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Canadian Football News in 1925

McGill coach Frank Shaughnessy introduced the huddle system to Canadian football. It was at first called the Conference System.

Calgary 50th Battalion became the Tigers.

The Ottawa Rough Riders club changed its name to the Senators.

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 Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6609%2C6731355 Ottawa Citizen - November 16, 1925

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Ottawa Senators

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| align="left" | Montreal AAA

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| align="left" | Hamilton Tigers

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| align="left" | Toronto Argonauts

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|+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9FkuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6877%2C6728246 Ottawa Citizen - November 16, 1925

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

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| align="left" | Camp Borden

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| align="left" | Hamilton Rowing Club

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| align="left" | Toronto Varsity Orfuns

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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

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| align="left" | Varsity Blues

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| align="left" | McGill Redmen

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|}*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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|+ Manitoba Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

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| align="left" | University of Manitoba Varsity

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Victorias

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| align="left" | Winnipeg St.John's

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|+ Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Regina Roughriders

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| align="left" | Saskatoon Quakers

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| align="left" | University of Saskatchewan Varsity

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|+ Alberta Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | University of Alberta Polar Bears

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| align="left" | Calgary Tigers

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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

|Ottawa Senators

WCRFU

|Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

CIRFU

|Queen's University

ORFU

|Toronto Balmy Beach

MRFU

|Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

SRFU

|Regina Roughriders

ARFU

|University of Alberta

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1925

=MRFU Tie-Breaker=

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! Date !! Team 1 !! Team 2

November 9Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11University of Manitoba Varsity 0

  • Winnipeg Tammany Tigers advance to the western playoff

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=SRFU final=

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! Date !! Team 1 !! Team 2

October 31Regina Roughriders 30Saskatoon Quakers 0

  • Regina Roughriders advance to the western semi final

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=West semifinal=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 10Regina RoughridersUniversity of Alberta Polar Bears

  • Game cancelled due to winter conditions. University of Alberta withdrew from competition.

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=East semifinal=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 21Queen's University 12Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2

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  • Queen's advances to the East Final.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xWYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=odkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7265%2C455744 Ottawa Citizen - November 23, 1925

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=East final=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 29Queen's Golden Gaels 2Ottawa Senators 11

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  • Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QBJtjoHflPwC&dat=19251201&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Ottawa Citizen - December 1, 1925

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=West final=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 14Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11Regina Roughriders 1

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  • Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup final.{{cite web|title=Regina Vs "Peg Western Final|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=aSVkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YnsNAAAAIBAJ&dq=hamilton%20tigers&pg=1662%2C1529316}}

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Playoff bracket

{{8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Grey Cup final

| RD1-group1=EAST

| RD1-group2=WEST

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| RD1-seed1=IRFU

| RD1-team1=Ottawa Senators

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| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=BYE

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| RD1-seed3=ORFU

| RD1-team3=Toronto Balmy Beach

| RD1-score3=9

| RD1-seed4=CIRFU

| RD1-team4=Queen's University

| RD1-score4=21

| RD1-seed5=MRFU

| RD1-team5=Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

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| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=BYE

| RD1-score6=

| RD1-seed7=SRFU

| RD1-team7=Regina Roughriders

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| RD1-seed8=ARFU

| RD1-team8=University of Alberta

| RD1-score8=Forfeit

| RD2-seed1=IRFU

| RD2-team1=Ottawa Senators

| RD2-score1=11

| RD2-seed2=CIRFU

| RD2-team2=Queen's University

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=MRFU

| RD2-team3=Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

| RD2-score3=11

| RD2-seed4=SRFU

| RD2-team4=Regina Roughriders

| RD2-score4=1

| RD3-seed1=IRFU

| RD3-team1=Ottawa Senators

| RD3-score1=24

| RD3-seed2=MRFU

| RD3-team2=Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

| RD3-score2=1

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[[Grey Cup Championship]]

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! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" |December 5

13th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario

| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1Ottawa Senators 24
align="center" colspan="4" | The Ottawa Senators are the 1925 Grey Cup Champions

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References

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