1948 in Canadian football

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[edit] Canadian Football News in 1948

The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team.

The Hamilton Tigers, formerly of the IRFU joined the ORFU, and the Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU on Friday, April 9th.

The Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders changed their team colours. The Roughriders adopted green and white and the Stampeders reverted to red and white.

In the Grey Cup game, the Stampeders introduced pageantry with saddle horses and chuck wagons as they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 12-7 to win their first Grey Cup.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Calgary Stampeders 12 12 0 0 218 61 24
Regina Roughriders 12 3 9 0 133 137 6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 3 9 0 81 234 6
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 10 2 0 264 130 20
Montreal Alouettes 12 7 5 0 221 172 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 5 6 1 160 191 11
Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 88 240 3
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.


[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1948

[edit] FINALS

WIFU Finals - Game 1
Calgary Stampeders @ Regina Roughriders
Date Away Home
November 6 Calgary Stampeders 4 Regina Roughriders 4
WIFU Finals - Game 2
Regina Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders
Date Away Home
November 11 Regina Roughriders 6 Calgary Stampeders 17
  • Calgary won the total-point series by 21-10. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game.


IRFU Finals - Game 1
Montreal Alouettes @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date Away Home
November 11 Montreal Alouettes 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 19
IRFU Finals - Game 2
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Alouettes
Date Away Home
November 13 Ottawa Rough Riders 15 Montreal Alouettes 7
  • Ottawa won the total-point series by 34-28. The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tigers (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.


[edit] Eastern Finals

Hamilton Tigers (ORFU) @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date Away Home
November 20 Hamilton Tigers (ORFU) 0 Ottawa Rough Riders 19
  • The Ottawa Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup game.


[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 27

36th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion IRFU Champion
Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Calgary Stampeders are the 1948 Grey Cup Champions

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Canadian Football League

East Division: Hamilton • Montreal • Toronto • Winnipeg
West Division: British Columbia • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan
Suspended since 2006: Ottawa
East Division Awards: Evanshen • Hayman • McCaffrey • Gibson • Dandurand
West Division Awards: Nicklin • Martin • Fieldgate • Parker • DeMarco-Becket • Dryburgh • James
League Awards: Outstanding Player • Canadian • Defensive Player • Offensive Lineman • Rookie • Stukus • Pate • Agro • Rogers
Playoff Awards: Grey Cup • Dixon • Taylor • Most Valuable Player • Most Valuable Canadian
Canadian Football League stadiums
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