1924 in Canadian football

Canadian football news in 1924

Coach Bill Hughes of Queen's introduced the use of films as a coaching technique.

The numbering of players, although used for years, was made compulsory.

The Regina Rugby Club became the Regina Roughriders.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 60 31 10 Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 51 39 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 2 4 0 29 33 4 Montreal AAA 6 1 5 0 28 65 2

Ontario Rugby Football Union[2] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4 3 1 0 28 30 6 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 4 2 2 0 29 20 4 Hamilton Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 47 54 2

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[2] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Queen's University 4 4 0 0 51 27 8 Varsity Blues 4 1 3 0 36 35 2 McGill Redmen 4 1 3 0 26 51 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Victorias	4	4	0	0	80	24	8
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	4	2	2	0	46	66	4
University of Manitoba Varsity	4	0	4	0	29	65	0

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Roughriders	6	4	2	0	41	43	8
Saskatoon Quakers	6	2	4	0	43	41	4

Alberta Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary 50th Battalion	4	2	2	0	27	24	4
Edmonton Eskimos	4	2	2	0	24	27	4

* Calgary wins on point differential

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Winnipeg Victorias
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU	Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Calgary 50th Battalion

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1924

ARFU Playoffs

ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2

Date	Away	Home
October 25	Calgary 50th Battalion 8	University of Alberta Varsity 0
November 1	University of Alberta Varsity 1	Calgary 50th Battalion 13

• Calgary won the total points series 21-1.

East Final

Date	Away	Home
November 22	Queen's University 11	Hamilton Tigers 1

• Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.^[3]

West Semi Final

Date	Away	Home
November 8	Regina Roughriders 5	Winnipeg Victorias 22

West Final

Date	Away	Home
November 15	Winnipeg Victorias 11	Calgary 50th Battalion 9

• Winnipeg wins the west but did not challenge for the Grey Cup

Grey Cup Championship

November 29 12th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Queen's University 11	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3
Queen's University are the 1924 Grey Cup Champions

References

1. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QFstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ldkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760%2C5121297 Ottawa Citizen - November 3, 1924
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7stAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C2967678 The Montreal Gazette - November 24, 1924