Overview of the events of 1921 in Canadian football
Years in Canadian football |
- ← 1918
- 1919
- 1920
- 1921
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924 →
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1921 in sports |
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- Air sports
- American football
- Aquatic sports
- Association football
- Athletics
- Australian rules football
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Canadian football
- Chess
- Climbing
- Combat sports
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Dance sports
- Darts
- Equestrianism
- Esports
- Field hockey
- Flying disc
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Ice hockey
- Ice sports
- Korfball
- Lumberjack sports
- Mind sports
- Modern pentathlon
- Motorsport
- Orienteering
- Paralympic sports
- Precision sports
- Racquetball
- Roller sports
- Sailing
- Skiing
- Speedway
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Snooker
- Strength sports
- Squash
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
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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 | | | |
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
Southern Saskatchewan |
Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 8 |
Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4 |
Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 |
Northern Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 4 |
University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 2 |
* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary
League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1921
SRFU Playoff
Date | Away | Home |
November 4 | Regina Rugby Club 6 | Saskatoon 9 |
- Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
- Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal
Eastern semifinal
- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[4]
Eastern final
- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.
Western semifinal
[5]
Western final
- Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Grey Cup final | |
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| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | | | | |
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| | BYE | | |
| | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | |
| EAST | |
| | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 20 | |
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| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 | |
| | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 23 | |
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| | | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | | | |
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| | BYE | | |
| | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| WEST | |
| | | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 16 | |
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| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers | 1 | |
Grey Cup Championship
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 - Jimmy Douglas, 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
- ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
- ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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