1954 in Canadian football

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The 1954 season of Canadian football is widely considered to be the first season of the modern era of Canadian football, although the Canadian Football League would not be officially founded for another four years.

1 Canadian Football News in 1954
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
4 1954 Canadian Football Awards

[edit] Canadian Football News in 1954

The B.C. Lions joined the WIFU and adopted the colours of burnt orange and brown. The Lions played their first regular season game on Saturday, August 28, as they lost 8-6 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Empire Stadium.

Winnipeg's Gerry James (RB), became the first player to win the Most Outstanding Canadian Award.

The NBC national network were televising IRFU games.

[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
Edmonton Eskimos	16	11	5	0	255	163	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	4	2	239	204	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	8	6	2	202	190	18
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	0	271	165	16
British Columbia Lions	16	1	15	0	100	345	2

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	14	11	3	341	148	22
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	9	5	275	207	18
Toronto Argonauts	14	6	8	212	265	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	2	12	129	337	4

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Edmonton has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1954

[edit] SEMI-FINALS

**WIFU Semi-Finals - Game 1**
Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
October 30	Saskatchewan Roughriders 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14

**WIFU Semi-Finals - Game 2**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
November 1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13	Saskatchewan Roughriders 11

Winnipeg won the total-point series by 27-25. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

[edit] FINALS

**WIFU Finals - Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 6	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3	Edmonton Eskimos 9

**WIFU Finals - Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Edmonton Eskimos 6	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12

**WIFU Finals - Game 3**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5	Edmonton Eskimos 10

Edmonton wins the best of three series 2-1. The Eskimos will play the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU) in the Grey Cup Semi-Final.

**IRFU Finals - Game 1**
Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 20?	Montreal Alouettes 14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9

**IRFU Finals - Game 2**
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Montreal Alouettes
Date	Away	Home
November 22?	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19	Montreal Alouettes 24

Montreal wins the best of three series 2-0. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Semi-Final

Edmonton Eskimos @ Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU)
Date	Away	Home
November 24?	Edmonton Eskimos 28	Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU) 6

The Edmonton Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 27 42nd Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Edmonton Eskimos 26	Montreal Alouettes 25
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1954 Grey Cup Champions

Note: IRFU Final and Grey Cup Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 25 in the West, and November 13 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.