1920 in Canadian football
CIRFU and IRFU adopted a four-yard Interference rule while the CRU opted for three yards of Interference.
ARFU played games with 12 players per side and introduced the snap-back. The reduction in the number of players was done for monetary reasons as train rates were high after World War I. The CRU would make the same changes in 1921.
The MRFU champion Winnipeg Victorias were unable to field a full team for the WCRFU finals and withdrew from competition. The MRFU wanted to substitute the second place University of Manitoba Varsity team but the SRFU refused to accept the challenge.
As champions of the WCRFU, the Regina Rugby Club issued a challenge to compete for the Grey Cup. The CRU had already established its playoff schedule and was unwilling to make any changes. At the time, the CIRFU champions had not been determined but McGill had already announced that if they won the CIRFU they would not compete in the CRU playoffs. The CRU ruled that if McGill won the CIRFU then the Regina Rugby Club would take the place of the CIRFU in the playoffs. In the end, the University of Toronto Varsity team won the CIRFU and the west had to wait one more year before it could compete 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
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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs |
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 2 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 2 |
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Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Southern Saskatchewan |
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 8 |
| Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Northern Saskatchewan |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | 2 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Southern Alberta |
| Calgary Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 6 |
| Calgary Canucks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Northern Alberta |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 0 |
League champions
Grey Cup Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1920
SRFU Playoff
| Date | Away | Home |
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| October 30 | Saskatoon Quakers 0 | Regina Rugby Club 35 |
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- Regina Rugby Club wins the SRFU championship [3]
ARFU Playoffs
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ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2
| October 23 | Calgary Tigers 27 | Edmonton Eskimos 15 |
| October 30 | Edmonton Eskimos 18 | Calgary Tigers 8 |
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- Calgary wins the total-point series 35-33. Calgary advances to WCRFU Semi-Final against Regina.
CIRFU Final
- Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.[4]
Eastern Final
- Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.[5]
Western Semi-Final
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 6 | Calgary Tigers 1 | Regina Rugby Club 28 |
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Western Final
| Date | Away | Home |
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| November 13 | Winnipeg Victorias | Regina Rugby Club |
* Winnipeg Victorias withdrew from the competition as several players were unable to get time off work for the trip to Regina |
Grey Cup Championship
References