1950 in Canadian football

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1 Canadian Football News in 1950
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs

[edit] Canadian Football News in 1950

The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1st.

The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth. The first professional playoff game was played at night under lights - Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos. The 38th Grey Cup, nicknamed "The Mud Bowl", was held at Toronto's Varsity Stadium with an attendance of 27,101.

[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	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	10	4	221	156	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	14	7	7	207	177	14
Edmonton Eskimos	14	7	7	201	197	14
Calgary Stampeders	14	4	10	152	251	8

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	231	217	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	6	4	1	291	187	13
Montreal Alouettes	12	6	6	0	192	261	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	4	7	1	182	231	9

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Winnipeg gets a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1950

[edit] SEMI-FINALS

**WIFU Semi-Finals**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders
Date	Away	Home
October 28?	Edmonton Eskimos 24	Saskatchewan Roughriders 1

The Edmonton Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the WIFU Finals.

[edit] FINALS

**WIFU Finals - Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos
Date	Away	Home
November 4	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16	Edmonton Eskimos 17

**WIFU Finals - Game 2**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 11	Edmonton Eskimos 12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22

**WIFU Finals - Game 3**
Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 13	Edmonton Eskimos 6	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29

Winnipeg won the total-point series by 67-35. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.

**IRFU Finals - Game 1**
Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 11?	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13	Toronto Argonauts 11

**IRFU Finals - Game 2**
Toronto Argonauts @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Date	Away	Home
November 18?	Toronto Argonauts 24	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6

Toronto won the total-point series by 37-19. The Argonauts will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

[edit] Eastern Finals

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 20?	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) 13	Toronto Argonauts 43

The Toronto Argonauts will advance to the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 25 38th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0	Toronto Argonauts 13
The Toronto Argonauts are the 1950 Grey Cup Champions

Note: Where indicated (?), Eastern playoff dates are not confirmed, however since the regular season ended November 4 in the East, and the Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.