1921 in Canadian football
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1921 in sports |
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Canadian Football News in 1921
Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0.
Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 87 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Southern Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 8 |
| Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 |
| Northern Saskatchewan | |||||||
| Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 2 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 6 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 2 |
| Calgary Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 104 | 2 |
* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary
League Champions
| Football Union | League Champion |
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| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts |
| WCRFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers[3] |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1921
SRFU Playoff
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 4 | Regina Rugby Club 6 | Saskatoon 9 |
- Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
- Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal
Eastern semifinal
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 19 | Toronto Varsity Blues 12 | Toronto Argonauts 20 |
- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.[4]
Eastern final
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 26 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 8 | Toronto Argonauts 16 |
- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.
Western final
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 14 | Edmonton Eskimos 16 | Winnipeg Victorias 6 |
- Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | |||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | ||||||||||||
| EAST | ||||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 20 | ||||||||||||
| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 | ||||||||||||
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 23 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | ||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | |||||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||||||
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | ||||||||||||
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| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | ||||||||||||
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 16 | ||||||||||||
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers | 1 | ||||||||||||
Grey Cup Championship
| December 3
9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Edmonton Eskimos 0 | Toronto Argonauts 23 |
| Toronto Argonauts are the 1921 Grey Cup Champions | |
1921 Toronto Globe Eastern 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.
- FW - Warren Synder, University of Toronto
- HB - Harry Batstone, Toronto Argonauts
- HB - Joe Breen, Toronto Parkdale
- HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
- QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
- QB - Hugh Cochrane, Toronto Argonauts
- C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
- C - Jimmy Douglas, Toronto Argonauts
- G - R. McCombe, McGill University
- G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
- G - ???, Hamilton Tigers
- T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
- T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
- T - Alex Romeril, Toronto Argonauts
- E - Ernie Rolph, University of Toronto
- E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders
References
- 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
- "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
- "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "The Morning Leader - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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