1939 in Canadian football
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.[1]
Years in Canadian football |
1939 in sports |
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Regular season, final standings
Column headings: 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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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 25 | 12 |
Knights of Columbus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 8 |
North Shore Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 4 |
Victoria Revellers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 105 | 0 |
BCRFU playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939
BCRFU semifinals
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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals
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Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals
BCRFU final
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University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1939
Semifinals
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- Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
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- Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
Finals
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- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.
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- Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 11-28 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 0-6 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | ||||||||||||
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ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 1 | ||||||||||||
ORFU | Montreal Westmounts | 1-13 | ||||||||||||
ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 12-18 | ||||||||||||
IRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||||||||
WIFU | BYE | |||||||||||||
WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7+28 | ||||||||||||
WEST | ||||||||||||||
WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 13+7 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 17 | ||||||||||||
WIFU | Calgary Bronks | 24 |
Grey Cup Championship
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1939 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union 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.
- QB – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts
- FW – Bill Davies, Montreal Royals
- HB – Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts
- HB – Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers
- FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts
- C – George Willis, Toronto Argonauts
- G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
1939 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.
- QB – Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns
- FW – Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
- E – Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials
- E – Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns
- C – Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials
- G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts
1939 Canadian Football Awards
- Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Bill Davies (FW), Montreal Royals
- Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Eddie Thompson - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers