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Canadian Football News in 1928

The Tri-City Rugby Football Union was formed on August 25 and consisted of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg. The Union disbanded the following year because of travel expenses. Saskatchewan and Winnipeg re-formed their unions.

First radio play-by-play broadcast of a Grey Cup Game was on December 1.

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
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 6 0 0 90 22 12
Montreal AAA 6 3 3 0 62 34 6
Toronto Argonauts 6 1 4 1 30 45 3
Ottawa Senators 6 1 4 1 22 103 3
Ontario Rugby Football Union [1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Group No. 1
Sarnia Imperials 4 2 2 0 35 28 4
Toronto Varsity Orphans 4 2 2 0 31 30 4
Kitchener Panthers 4 2 2 0 20 28 4
Group No. 2
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4 4 0 0 103 6 8
Camp Borden 4 2 2 0 52 46 4
Hamilton Tiger Cubs 4 0 4 0 11 114 0
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union [2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
McGill Redmen 4 3 1 0 39 20 6
Queen's Golden Gaels 4 2 2 0 29 24 4
Varsity Blues 4 1 3 0 38 52 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Grey Cup Playoffs

Note: All dates in 1928

ORFU Semi-Finals

November 12 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Toronto Varsity Orphans 1
  • Varsity advances to the ORFU Final.
November 14 Kitchener Panthers 6 Sarnia Imperials 16
  • Sarnia advances to the ORFU Final.

ORFU Final

November 12 Sarnia Imperials 0 Toronto Varsity Orphans 6
  • Varsity advances to the East Final.

East Final

Date Away Home
November 24 Toronto Varsity Orphans 5 Hamilton Tigers 28
  • Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game due to McGill declining to participate.[3]

Western Final

Date Away Home
October 27 St John's Royalists 1 Regina Roughriders 12
  • Regina advances to the Grey Cup game due to the Alberta and BC champions declining to participate due to the length of their seasons.

Grey Cup Championship

December 1

16th Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario

Regina Roughriders 0 Hamilton Tigers 30
The Hamilton Tigers are the 1928 Grey Cup Champions

1928 Canadian Football Awards

References

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