1942 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1942

The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II.

With the WIFU operations suspended, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers created their own league in Winnipeg. The league consisted of the Bombers (civilian team), the RACF Flyers (service team) and the University of Manitoba Bisons (students). For the western playoffs, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers combined players from all three Winnipeg City League teams and formed the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers. In addition to forming a stronger team, the combined team format ensured that Winnipeg would have a team available for the Grey Cup if any or all of the service men got called into active military duty.

Regular season

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

  • NO LEAGUE PLAY

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

  • NO LEAGUE PLAY
Ontario Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes108111806117
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers107301258914
Hamilton Wildcats106401196612
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs10541944411
Toronto Indians10370661136
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers100100212220
Ottawa City Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders431066136
Ottawa RCAF Uplands431053316
Ottawa Civil Service40408830
Winnipeg City League[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Bombers641193309
Winnipeg RCAF Flyers531160427
University of Manitoba Bisons5050251060
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1942

Winnipeg City Playoffs

Bombers vs. RCAF Flyers
GameDateTeam 1Team 2
1October 31RCAF Flyers 18Bombers 14
2November 3Bombers 20RCAF Flyers 11
  • The Bombers won the total-point series by 34–29

Ottawa City Finals

Ottawa RCAF Uplands @ Ottawa Rough Riders
DateAwayHome
November 21Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9Ottawa Rough Riders 0

ORFU Finals

Toronto Balmy Beach @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
DateAwayHome
November 25Toronto Balmy Beach 0Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 24

Western Finals

Regina Navy @ Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
DateAwayHome
November 7Regina Navy 6Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 13

[2]

Eastern Finals

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes @ Ottawa RCAF Uplands
DateAwayHome
November 28Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18Ottawa RCAF Uplands 13

Playoff Bracket

Union Finals Semi Finals Grey Cup Final
         
ORFU Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 24
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 0
ORFU Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18
EAST
Ottawa City Ottawa RCAF Uplands 13
Ottawa City Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9
Ottawa City Ottawa Rough Riders 0
ORFU Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 8
Winnipeg City Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 5
Winnipeg City Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 14-20
Winnipeg City Winnipeg RCAF Flyers 18-11
Winnipeg City Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 13
WEST
SRFU Regina Navy 6
SRFU No Game
 

Grey Cup Championship

December 5

30th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 8Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 5
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes are the 1942 Grey Cup Champions

1942 Ottawa City Senior Rugby Football Union All-Stars selected by Canadian Press

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.

  • QB – P/O Bobby Coulter, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • FW – Joseph "Curley" Moynahan, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • HB – P/O Tony Golab, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • HB – Tommy Daley, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB – Arnie McWatters, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • DB – Thain Simon, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • E – Pete O'Conner, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • E – Hart Findley, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • E – Jack Beull, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • C – Doug Turner, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • G – Leo Seguin, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • G – George Fraser, Ottawa Rough Riders
  • T – F/O George Sprague, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
  • T – Eric Chipper, Ottawa Rough Riders

1942 Canadian Football Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://cflapedia.com/Years/1942Winnipeg.pdf
  2. ↑ http://manitobia.ca/content/en/newspapers/WPT/1942/11/09/pages/00009916.xml/iarchives Winnipeg Tribune - November 9, 1942


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