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Canadian Football News in 1942[]

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

  • NO LEAGUE PLAY

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

  • NO LEAGUE PLAY
Ontario Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 10 8 1 1 180 61 17
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 10 7 3 0 125 89 14
Hamilton Wildcats 10 6 4 0 119 66 12
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs 10 5 4 1 94 44 11
Toronto Indians 10 3 7 0 66 113 6
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers 10 0 10 0 21 222 0
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

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Eastern Finals[]

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes @ Ottawa RCAF Uplands
Date Away Home
November 28 Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18 Ottawa 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[]

December 5

30th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 8 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 5
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes are the 1942 Grey Cup Champions

1942 Ottawa City Senior Rugby Football Union All-Stars selected by Canadian Press[]

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

1942 Canadian Football Awards[]

References[]


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