1939 in Canadian football

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[edit] Regular season, final standings

Column headings: 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
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12 10 2 0 201 103 20
Regina Roughriders 12 6 6 0 84 136 12
Calgary Bronks 11 4 7 0 144 123 8
Edmonton Eskimos 11 3 8 0 80 147 6
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 145 44 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 4 1 1 58 43 9
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 29 84 4
Montreal Royals (football) 6 0 5 1 23 84 1
  • Bold text indicates team reached the playoffs.


[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1939

[edit] Semifinals

WIFU Semifinals
Calgary Bronks @ Regina Roughriders
Probable date Away Home
November 4 Calgary Bronks 24 Regina Roughriders 17


[edit] Finals

WIFU Finals - Game 1
Calgary Bronks @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date Away Home
November 11 Calgary Bronks 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7
WIFU Finals - Game 2
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Bronks
Date Away Home
November 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 Calgary Bronks 7
  • Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35-20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.


IRFU Finals - Game 1
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts
Date Away Home
November 18 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 Toronto Argonauts 0
IRFU Finals - Game 2
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts
Date Away Home
November 25 Ottawa Rough Riders 28 Toronto Argonauts 6
  • Ottawa won the total-point series by 39-6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.


[edit] Eastern Finals

Ottawa Rough Riders @ Sarnia Imperials (ORFU)
Date Away Home
December 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 23 Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 1
  • Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.


[edit] Grey Cup Championship

December 9

27th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario
WIFU Champion IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 7
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the 1939 Grey Cup Champions

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