1935 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1935[]

The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton.

The Calgary franchise became known as the "Bronks".

The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season.

The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.

Regular season[]

Final regular season standings[]

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tigers	9	7	2	124	52	14
Toronto Argonauts	9	6	3	97	90	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	9	5	4	104	98	10
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers	9	0	9	48	133	0

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Sarnia Imperials	4	4	0	69	9	8
Toronto Balmy Beach	4	2	2	59	17	4
Hamilton Tiger Cubs	4	0	4	1	103	0

**Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Varsity Blues	6	4	2	0	85	44	8
Queen's Golden Gaels	6	3	2	1	64	44	7
McGill Redmen	6	2	4	0	49	69	4
Western Ontario Mustangs	6	1	5	0	37	79	2

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipegs	3	3	0	0	97	4	6
Winnipeg Victorias	3	0	3	0	4	97	0

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Roughriders	4	4	0	135	13	8
University of Saskatchewan Huskies	4	2	2	35	62	4
Saskatoon Hilltops	4	0	4	12	107	0

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

League Champions[]

Football Union	League Champion	Regular Season Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Winnipegs
CIRFU	Queen's University	University of Toronto
ORFU	Sarnia Imperials	Sarnia Imperials
MRFU	Winnipegs	Winnipegs
SRFU	Regina Roughriders	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Calgary Bronks	Calgary Bronks
BCRFU	Vancouver Meralomas	Vancouver Meralomas

Grey Cup Playoffs[]

Note: All dates in 1935

Division Finals[]

**CIRFU Finals**
Date	Away	Home
November 16	Queen's Golden Gaels 6	Varsity Blues 4

Queen's advances to the East Semi-Final

**ORFU Final Game 1 & 2**
Date	Away	Home
November 16	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0	Sarnia Imperials 8
November 23	Sarnia Imperials 9	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 1

Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.^[1]^[2]

SEMI-FINALS[]

**Western Semi-Final 1**
Date	Away	Home
November 2	Vancouver Meralomas 0	Calgary Bronks 14

Calgary advances to the Western Title game.^[3]

**Western Semi-Final 2**
Date	Away	Home
November 2	Regina Roughriders 6	Winnipegs 13

Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.^[4]

**East Semi-Final**
Date	Away	Home
November 23	Queen's University 4	Hamilton Tigers 44

Hamilton advances to the East Final game.^[5]

FINALS[]

**Western Title Game**
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Calgary Bronks 0	Winnipegs 7

Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.^[6]

**Eastern Title Game**
Date	Away	Home
November 30	Sarnia Imperials 3	Hamilton Tigers 22

Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.^[7]

Playoff Bracket[]

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Grey Cup Final

ORFU

Sarnia Imperials

8

ORFU

Toronto Balmy Beach

0

ORFU

Sarnia Imperials

0

EAST

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

22

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

44

CIRFU

Queen's University

4

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

12

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

18

ARFU

Calgary Bronks

14

BCRFU

Vancouver Meralomas

0

ARFU

Calgary Bronks

0

WEST

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

7

SRFU

Regina Roughriders

6

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

13

Grey Cup Championship[]

December 7 23rd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario
Winnipeg 'Pegs 18	Hamilton Tigers 12
The Winnipeg 'Pegs are the 1935 Grey Cup Champions

1935 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 – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials
E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials
C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials
G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

1935 Canadian Football Awards[]

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials

References[]

↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1862568 The Montreal Gazette – November 18, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2706402 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C416314 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625%2C2719866 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – November 12, 1935
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935

[1] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1862568 The Montreal Gazette – November 18, 1935

[2] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2706402 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935

[3] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C416314 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935

[4] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935

[5] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625%2C2719866 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935

[6] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – November 12, 1935

[7] ttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935

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