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. When Regina won the West, five of their imports were declared illegal by the Canadian Rugby Union. 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 and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. Sarnia won their second and last Grey Cup with a powerful line-up that included future Hall of Famers Hugh Stirling and Ormond Beach.
The Western Interprovincial Football Union was formed in August with the Winnipegs, Calgary Bronks, and the Regina Roughriders.
The IRFU and WIFU adopted a two-game point series format for the playoffs. The series was played between first and second place teams.
A white ball was used in games that was being played underneath floodlights in Western Canada.
Intercollegiate teams stopped competing for the Grey Cup.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

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

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Calgary Bronks86201214212
University of Alberta Golden Bears541030208
Edmonton Hi-Grads514023392
Lethbridge Bulldogs615014872

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Moose Jaw Millers421114235
Saskatoon Hilltops422026114
Regina Roughriders412115213

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1936

Division semi-finals

  • Regina won the total-point series 24–14 after Winnipeg started the series with a 2-0 lead.

Division finals

  • Regina started the game with a 5-0 lead.

  • Sarnia advanced to the Grey Cup game.

  • Ottawa won the total-point series 22–6 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.

    Grey Cup Championship

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

2nd Team

1936 Canadian Football Awards

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