1935 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1935

The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton.

The Calgary club changed it name to Bronks.

The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season.

The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 9 7 2 0 124 52 14 Toronto Argonauts 9 6 3 0 97 90 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 9 5 4 0 104 98 10 Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 9 0 9 0 48 133 0

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Sarnia Imperials 4 4 0 0 69 9 8 Toronto Balmy Beach 4 2 2 0 59 17 4 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 4 0 4 0 1 103 0

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Varsity Blues 6 4 2 0 85 44 8 Queen's Golden Gaels 6 3 2 1 64 44 7 McGill Redmen 6 2 4 0 49 69 4 Western Ontario Mustangs 6 1 5 0 37 79 2

Manitoba Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipegs	3	3	0	0	97	4	6
Winnipeg Victorias	3	0	3	0	4	97	0

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Roughriders	4	4	0	0	135	13	8
University of Saskatchewan Huskies	4	2	2	0	35	62	4
Saskatoon Hilltops	4	0	4	0	12	107	0

Alberta Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Bronks	4	4	0	0	66	10	8
University of Alberta Golden Bears	4	0	4	0	10	66	0
Lethbridge Bulldogs

British Columbia Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Vancouver Meralomas	4	3	1	0	61	33	6
Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves	4	3	1	0	33	43	6
North Shore Lions	4	0	4	0	28	46	0

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion	Regular Season Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Winnipegs
CIRFU	Queen's University	University of Toronto
ORFU	Sarnia Imperials	Sarnia Imperials
MRFU	Winnipegs	Winnipegs
SRFU	Regina Roughriders	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Calgary Bronks	Calgary Bronks
BCRFU	Vancouver Meralomas	Vancouver Meralomas

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1935

BCRFU tie-breaker final

Date Away Home October 28 Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves 1 Vancouver Meralomas 8

Meralomas advance to West Semifinal

Division finals

Date Away Home CIRFU Finals November 16 Queen's Golden Gaels 6 Varsity Blues 4

• Queen's advances to the East Semifinal

Date Away Home ORFU Final Game 1 & 2 November 16 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 Sarnia Imperials 8 ORFU Final Game 2 November 23 Sarnia Imperials 9 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 1

• Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.^[1][2]

Semifinals

Date Away Home Western Semifinal 1 November 2 Vancouver Meralomas 0 Calgary Bronks 14

• Calgary advances to the Western Title game.^[3]

Date Away Home Western Semifinal 2 November 2 Regina Roughriders 6 Winnipegs 13

• Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.^[4]

Date Away Home East Semifinal November 23 Queen's University 4 Hamilton Tigers 44

• Hamilton advances to the East Final game.^[5]

Finals

Date Away Home Western Title Game November 9 Calgary Bronks 0 Winnipegs 7

• Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.^[6]

Date Away Home Eastern Title Game November 30 Sarnia Imperials 3 Hamilton Tigers 22

• Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.^[7]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grey Cup final

ORFU

Sarnia Imperials

8

ORFU

Toronto Balmy Beach

0

ORFU

Sarnia Imperials

0

EAST

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

22

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

44

CIRFU

Queen's University

4

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

12

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

18

ARFU

Calgary Bronks

14

BCRFU

Vancouver Meralomas

0

ARFU

Calgary Bronks

0

WEST

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

7

SRFU

Regina Roughriders

6

MRFU

Winnipeg Pegs

13

Grey Cup Championship

December 7 23rd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario Winnipeg 'Pegs 18 Hamilton Tigers 12 The Winnipeg 'Pegs are the 1935 Grey Cup Champions

1935 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 – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials
• E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials
• C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials
• G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
• G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

1935 Canadian Football Awards

• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials