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1924 in Canadian football

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Canadian football news in 1924

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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

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Final regular season standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Victorias 4 4 0 0 80 24 8
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 4 2 2 0 46 66 4
University of Manitoba Varsity 4 0 4 0 29 65 0
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Regina Roughriders 6 4 2 0 41 43 8
Saskatoon Quakers 6 2 4 0 43 41 4
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary 50th Battalion 2 1 1 0 11 9 2
Edmonton Eskimos 2 1 1 0 9 11 2

League Champions

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Football Union 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

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Note: All dates in 1924

ARFU playoffs

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Date Away Home
ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2
October 11 Calgary 50th Battalion - 1 Edmonton Eskimos - 14
October 18 Edmonton Eskimos 1 Calgary 50th Battalion 15
  • Calgary won total points series 16-15.
Date Away Home
ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2
October 25 Calgary 50th Battalion 8 University of Alberta Varsity 0
November 1 University of Alberta Varsity 1 Calgary 50th Battalion 13
  • Calgary won the total points series 21-1.

East final

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Date Away Home
November 22 Queen's University 11 Hamilton Tigers 1
  • Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.[3]

West semifinal

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Date Away Home
November 8 Regina Roughriders 5 Winnipeg Victorias 22

West final

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

Playoff bracket

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Semifinals Grey Cup final
      
CIRFU Queen's University 11
IRFU Hamilton Tigers 1
CIRFU Queen's University 16
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3
 
 

Grey Cup Championship

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November 29

12th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Queen's University 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3
Queen's University are the 1924 Grey Cup Champions

References

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  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ^ a b https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QFstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ldkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760%2C5121297 Ottawa Citizen - November 3, 1924
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7stAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C2967678 The Montreal Gazette - November 24, 1924