1948 in Canadian football

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Contents 1 Canadian Football News in 1948 2 Regular season 2.1 Final regular season standings 3 Grey Cup playoffs 3.1 FINALS 3.2 Eastern Finals 3.3 Grey Cup Championship

[edit] Canadian Football News in 1948

The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team.

The Hamilton Tigers, formerly of the IRFU joined the ORFU, and the Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU on Friday, April 9th.

The Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders changed their team colours. The Roughriders adopted green and white and the Stampeders reverted to red and white.

In the Grey Cup game, the Stampeders introduced pageantry with saddle horses and chuck wagons as they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 12-7 to win their first Grey Cup.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary Stampeders 12 12 0 0 218 61 24 Regina Roughriders 12 3 9 0 133 137 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 3 9 0 81 234 6

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 10 2 0 264 130 20 Montreal Alouettes 12 7 5 0 221 172 14 Toronto Argonauts 12 5 6 1 160 191 11 Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 88 240 3

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1948

[edit] FINALS

WIFU Finals - Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders Date Away Home November 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4

WIFU Finals - Game 2 Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17

• Calgary won the total-point series by 21-10. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.

IRFU Finals - Game 1 Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 11 Montreal Alouettes 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 19

IRFU Finals - Game 2 Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Alouettes Date Away Home November 13 Ottawa Rough Riders 15 Montreal Alouettes 7

• Ottawa won the total-point series by 34-28. The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tigers (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

[edit] Eastern Finals

Hamilton Tigers (ORFU) @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 20 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU) 0 Ottawa Rough Riders 19

• The Ottawa Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 27 36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions Preceded by 1947 in Canadian football CFL seasons Succeeded by 1949 in Canadian football v • d • e Canadian Football League East Division: Hamilton • Montreal • Toronto • Winnipeg West Division: British Columbia • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan Suspended since 2006: Ottawa East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Most Valuable Canadian Canadian Football League stadiums