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Canadian Football News in 1921

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

Final regular season standings

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
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T Pts
Varsity Blues 4 2 1 1 5
Queen's University 4 2 2 0 4
McGill Redmen 4 1 2 1 3

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Grey Cup Playoffs

Note: All dates in 1921

Eastern Semi-Final

Date Away Home
November 19 Toronto Varsity Blues 12 Toronto Argonauts 20
  • Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[2]

Eastern Final

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

Grey Cup Championship

December 3

9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity StadiumToronto, Ontario

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

1921 Toronto Globe Eastern 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.

  • FW - Warren Synder, University of Toronto
  • HB - Harry Batstone, Toronto Argonauts
  • HB - Joe Breen, Toronto Parkdale
  • HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
  • QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
  • QB - Hugh Cochrane, Toronto Argonauts
  • C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
  • C - ???, Toronto Argonauts
  • G - R. McCombe, McGill University
  • G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
  • G - ???, Hamilton Tigers
  • T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
  • T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
  • T - Alex Romeril, Toronto Argonauts
  • E - Ernie Rolph, University of Toronto
  • E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders

References

  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TEshAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2oEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1776%2C5575149 The Montreal Gazette – Nov 21, 1921
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