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Canadian Football News in 1933

The Toronto Argonauts lost their first two games of the season, only to storm back and win eight straight, including their first Grey Cup win in 12 years.

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
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 6 4 2 0 67 55 8
Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 86 54 8
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 61 75 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 1 5 0 43 73 2
Ontario Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Sarnia Imperials 6 5 1 0 95 25 10
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 5 3 2 0 52 64 6
St. Michael's College 5 1 3 1 26 46 3
Hamilton Tiger Cubs 6 1 4 1 36 74 3
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Varsity Blues 6 4 2 0 66 42 8
Queen's Golden Gaels 6 4 2 0 38 35 8
McGill Redmen 6 3 3 0 41 32 6
Western Ontario Mustangs 6 1 5 0 37 73 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

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Grey Cup Playoffs

Note: All dates in 1933

ICRFU Finals

Date Away Home
November 18 Queen's Golden Gaels 3 Varsity Blues 10
  • Toronto Varsity Blues quit the Grey Cup championship to focus on studies. [3]

Eastern Finals

Date Away Home
November 18 Toronto Argonauts 5 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 4
Date Away Home
November 25 Toronto Argonauts 15 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 5
  • Toronto won the total-point series by 20–9. Toronto advances to the Grey Cup Semi-Final.

Western Semi-Finals

Date Away Home
November 4 Regina Roughriders 1 Winnipeg 'Pegs 11
  • Winnipeg advances to the Western Final.
Date Away Home
November 4 Vancouver Meralomas 11 Calgary Altomahs 13
  • Calgary advances to the Western Final.

Western Final

Date Away Home
November 4 Calgary Altomahs 1 Winnipeg 'Pegs 15
  • Winnipeg will face Toronto in the Semi-Final.


Grey Cup Semi-Final

Date Away Home
December 2 Toronto Argonauts 13 Winnipeg 'Pegs 0
  • Toronto advances to the Grey Cup Final.

Grey Cup Championship

December 9

21st Annual Grey Cup Game: Davis Field – Sarnia, Ontario

Toronto Argonauts 4 Sarnia Imperials 3
The Toronto Argonauts are the 1933 Grey Cup Champions

1933 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.

  • QB – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
  • FW – Claude Harris, Sarnia Imperials
  • FW – Art Synder, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • HB – Norm Perry, Sarnia Imperials
  • HB – Joe Connelly, St. Michael's College
  • DB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
  • E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • E – Jimmy Burke, St. Michael's College
  • C – John Metras, St. Michael's College
  • G – Norman Mountain, Hamilton Tiger Cubs
  • G – Johnny Baker, Sarnia Imperials
  • T – Gil Putnam, Sarnia Imperials
  • T – Clarence Burt, St. Michael's College

1933 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293
  2. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nxYvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TqgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5654%2C1649534 The Montreal Gazette – Nov 13, 1933
  3. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ji9lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2ogNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3214,2505732&dq=toronto-varsity&hl=en
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