The Toronto Argonauts lost their first two games of the season, only to storm back and win eight straight, including their first Grey Cup win in 12 years.
The Winnipeg St.John's were a no show at the annual meeting of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union. It was later learned that the St.John's had suspended operations for one season while they got their finances in order.
The MRFU made attempts to get another organization to take over the operations of the St.John's for the 1933 season. Although there was interest in taking over the team on a permanent basis, there was no interest in being custodian of the team for just one season.
In August, the players of the St.John's were dispersed between the Winnipegs and the Garrison. The Garrison was an Army team and only servicemen were eligible to play on the team. The Garrison claimed the only player who qualified (Alf Woods) and the remainder of the players ended up in the camp of the Winnipegs.
With an abundance of players available the Winnipegs operated two teams in 1933. The best players ended up on the Winnipegs who were wearing brand new blue jerseys (they weren't blue & gold until 1934). The remaining players wore the old green jerseys and they played under the name Shamrocks.[1]
The Winnipeg St.John's failed to re-form in 1934.
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.
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| Regina Roughriders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 23 | 10 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 10 |
| University of Saskatchewan Huskies | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 4 |
| Saskatoon Hilltops | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 0 |
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*The Huskies defaulted the final game of the season to the Millers
[2][3]
Grey Cup Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1933
SRFU Tie-Breaker
| Date | Away | Home |
| October 28 | Moose Jaw Millers 0 | Regina Roughriders 11 |
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- Regina Roughriders win the SRFU championship[4]
MRFU Playoff
| Date | Away | Home |
| October 9 | Garrison 0 | Winnipegs 39 |
|
- Winnipegs win the MRFU championship
CIRFU Final
- Toronto Varsity Blues quit the Grey Cup championship to focus on studies. [5]
- Sarnia received a bye to the Grey Cup
Semi-Finals
- Winnipeg advances to the Western Final.[6]
Western Semi Final 2
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 4 | Vancouver Meralomas 11 | Calgary Altomahs 13 |
|
- Calgary advances to the Western Final.
FINALS
- Winnipeg will face Toronto in the Semi-Final.[7]
- Toronto won the total-point series by 20–9. Toronto advances to the Grey Cup Semi-Final.
Grey Cup Semi-Final
- Toronto advances to the Grey Cup Final.[8]
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Grey Cup Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
|
| |
|
|
| BYE
|
| |
| | ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
|
| |
| EAST
|
| | CIRFU
| University of Toronto
| Forfeit
| |
| CIRFU
| University of Toronto
| 10
| |
| |
| CIRFU
| Queen's University
| 3
| |
| | ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 3
| |
|
|
| | IRFU
| Toronto Argonauts
| 4
| |
| IRFU
| Toronto Argonauts
| 5–15
| | |
| |
| IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
| 3–5
| |
| | IRFU
| Toronto Argonauts
| 13
| |
| WEST
|
| | MRFU
| Winnipeg St. John's
| 0
| |
| ARFU
| Calgary Altomahs
| 1
| |
| |
| MRFU
| Winnipeg St. John's
| 15
| |
|
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NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
- FW – Claude Harris, Sarnia Imperials
- FW – Art Synder, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- HB – Norm Perry, Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Joe Connelly, St. Michael's College
- DB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
- E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- E – Jimmy Burke, St. Michael's College
- C – John Metras, St. Michael's College
- G – Norman Mountain, Hamilton Tiger Cubs
- G – Johnny Baker, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Gil Putnam, Sarnia Imperials
- T – Clarence Burt, St. Michael's College