[ ] The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II .
With the WIFU operations suspended, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers created their own league in Winnipeg. The league consisted of the Bombers (civilian team), the RACF Flyers (service team) and the University of Manitoba Bisons (students). For the western playoffs, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers combined players from all three Winnipeg City League teams and formed the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers . In addition to forming a stronger team, the combined team format ensured that Winnipeg would have a team available for the Grey Cup if any or all of the service men got called into active military duty.
Regular season [ ] Final regular season standings [ ] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Ottawa City Rugby Football Union
Team
GP
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 4
3
1
0
66
13
6
Ottawa RCAF Uplands 4
3
1
0
53
31
6
Ottawa Civil Service
4
0
4
0
8
83
0
Winnipeg City League[1]
Team
GP
W
L
T
PF
PA
Pts
Winnipeg Bombers 6
4
1
1
93
30
9
Winnipeg RCAF Flyers 5
3
1
1
60
42
7
University of Manitoba Bisons 5
0
5
0
25
106
0
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Grey Cup playoffs [ ] Note: All dates in 1942
Winnipeg City Playoffs [ ]
Bombers vs. RCAF Flyers
Game
Date
Team 1
Team 2
1
October 31
RCAF Flyers 18 Bombers 14
2
November 3
Bombers 20 RCAF Flyers 11
The Bombers won the total-point series by 34–29
Ottawa City Finals [ ]
Ottawa RCAF Uplands @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date
Away
Home
November 21
Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9 Ottawa Rough Riders 0
ORFU Finals[ ]
Toronto Balmy Beach @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
Date
Away
Home
November 25
Toronto Balmy Beach 0
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 24
Western Finals [ ]
Regina Navy @ Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Date
Away
Home
November 7
Regina Navy 6
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 13
[2]
Eastern Finals [ ]
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes @ Ottawa RCAF Uplands
Date
Away
Home
November 28
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18Ottawa RCAF Uplands 13
Playoff Bracket [ ]
Union Finals
Semi Finals
Grey Cup Final
ORFU
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
24
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach
0
ORFU
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
18
EAST
Ottawa City
Ottawa RCAF Uplands
13
Ottawa City
Ottawa RCAF Uplands
9
Ottawa City
Ottawa Rough Riders
0
ORFU
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
8
Winnipeg City
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
5
Winnipeg City
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
14-20
Winnipeg City
Winnipeg RCAF Flyers
18-11
Winnipeg City
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
13
WEST
SRFU
Regina Navy
6
SRFU
No Game
Grey Cup Championship [ ]
[ ] NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – P/O Bobby Coulter , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
FW – Joseph "Curley" Moynahan , Ottawa Rough Riders
HB – P/O Tony Golab , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
HB – Tommy Daley , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Arnie McWatters , Ottawa Rough Riders
DB – Thain Simon , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
E – Pete O'Conner , Ottawa Rough Riders
E – Hart Findley , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
E – Jack Beull , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
C – Doug Turner , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
G – Leo Seguin , Ottawa Rough Riders
G – George Fraser , Ottawa Rough Riders
T – F/O George Sprague , Ottawa RCAF Uplands
T – Eric Chipper , Ottawa Rough Riders
[ ] References [ ]
