1936 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1936

Teams were restricted to a maximum of five imports and only players who had lived in Canada for a full year could compete in the Grey Cup game.[1] When Regina won the West, five of their imports were declared illegal by the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU). Regina offered to drop the players for the Grey Cup, but the CRU would not allow them to play for the cup. Instead, the Grey Cup was a contest between the Sarnia Imperials of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU). Sarnia won their second and last Grey Cup with a powerful line-up that included future Hall of Famers Hugh (Bummer) Stirling and Ormond Beach.[2]

The Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) was formed in August with the Winnipegs, Calgary Bronks, and the Regina Roughriders.[1]

The IRFU and WIFU adopted a two-game point series format for the playoffs. The series was played between first and second place teams.[1]

A white ball was used in games that was being played underneath floodlights in Western Canada.[1]

Intercollegiate teams stopped competing for the Grey Cup.[1]

Regular season

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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipegs85211043711
Regina Roughriders632152429
Calgary Bronks615017944
  • Calgary-Regina games are worth 4 points.
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts642074378
Ottawa Rough Riders633049636
Hamilton Tigers633062716
Montreal Indians624045594
Ontario Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Sarnia Imperials4310102276
Toronto Balmy Beach431062356
Hamilton Tiger Cubs404051170

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Alberta Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Bronks86201214212
University of Alberta Golden Bears541030208
Edmonton Hi-Grads514023392
Lethbridge Bulldogs615014872
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Moose Jaw Millers421114235
Saskatoon Hilltops422026114
Regina Roughriders412115213

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1936

Division semi-finals

GameDateAwayHome
WIFU Semi-Finals
1October 24Winnipegs 7Regina Roughriders 4
2October 31Regina Roughriders 20Winnipegs 5
  • Regina won the total-point series 24–14 after Winnipeg started the series with a 2-0 lead.
DateAwayHome
IRFU Semi-Finals
November 14Ottawa Rough Riders 3Hamilton Tigers 2

Division finals

DateAwayHome
WCRFU Finals
November 11Regina Roughriders 8Calgary Bronks 1
  • Regina started the game with a 5-0 lead.
DateAwayHome
ORFU Finals
November 21Sarnia Imperials 11Toronto Balmy Beach 7
  • Sarnia advanced to the Grey Cup game.
GameDateAwayHome
IRFU Finals
1November 21Ottawa Rough Riders 5Toronto Argonauts 1
2November 28Ottawa Rough Riders 17Toronto Argonauts 5
  • Ottawa won the total-point series 22–6 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.

Grey Cup Championship

December 5

24th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity StadiumToronto, Ontario

Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 26Ottawa Rough Riders 20
The Sarnia Imperials are the 1936 Grey Cup Champions

1936 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) All-Stars selected by Canadian Press

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

1st Team

  • QB – Bob Coulter, Toronto Argonauts
  • FW – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
  • HB – Hugh Welch, Hamilton Tigers
  • HB – Ab Box, Toronto Argonauts
  • DB – Ted Morris, Toronto Argonauts
  • E – Wes Cutler, Toronto Argonauts
  • E – Seymour Wilson, Hamilton Tigers
  • C – Fred Wigle, Montreal Indians
  • G – Charles "Tiny" Herman, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • G – George Pigeon, Montreal Indians
  • T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • T – Pete Joktus, Montreal Indians

2nd Team

  • QB – Arnie McWatters, Sarnia Imperials
  • FW – Abe Eliowitz, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • HB – Andy Tommy, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • HB – Mike Hedgewich, Sarnia Imperials
  • DB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
  • E – Jack Holden, University of Toronto
  • E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • C – George Willis, University of Western Ontario
  • G – Pat Butler, Sarnia Imperials
  • G – George Hornig, McGill University
  • T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
  • T – Gus Greco, University of Toronto

1936 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. "CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – 2005)" (PDF). footballcanada.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Year: 1936". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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