1935 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1935

The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton.

The Calgary club changed it name to Bronks.

The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season.

The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

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League Champions

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1935

BCRFU tie-breaker final

|}Meralomas advance to West Semifinal

Division finals

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• Queen's advances to the East Semifinal

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• Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.

Semifinals

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• Calgary advances to the Western Title game.

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• Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.

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• Hamilton advances to the East Final game.

Finals

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• Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.

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• Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

| RD1-group1=EAST | RD1-group2=WEST

| seed-width= | score-width= | team-width=

| RD1-seed1=ORFU | RD1-team1= Sarnia Imperials | RD1-score1= 8 | RD1-seed2=ORFU | RD1-team2= Toronto Balmy Beach | RD1-score2= 0

| RD1-seed3=IRFU | RD1-team3= Hamilton Tigers | RD1-score3= 44 | RD1-seed4= CIRFU | RD1-team4= Queen's University | RD1-score4= 4

| RD1-seed5=ARFU | RD1-team5= Calgary Bronks | RD1-score5= 14 | RD1-seed6=BCRFU | RD1-team6= Vancouver Meralomas | RD1-score6= 0

| RD1-seed7=SRFU | RD1-team7= Regina Roughriders | RD1-score7= 6 | RD1-seed8=MRFU | RD1-team8= Winnipeg Pegs | RD1-score8= 13

| RD2-seed1=ORFU | RD2-team1= Sarnia Imperials | RD2-score1= 0 | RD2-seed2=IRFU | RD2-team2= Hamilton Tigers | RD2-score2= 22

| RD2-seed3=ARFU | RD2-team3= Calgary Bronks | RD2-score3= 0 | RD2-seed4=MRFU | RD2-team4= Winnipeg Pegs | RD2-score4= 7

| RD3-seed1=IRFU | RD3-team1= Hamilton Tigers | RD3-score1= 12 | RD3-seed2=MRFU | RD3-team2= Winnipeg Pegs | RD3-score2= 18

Grey Cup Championship

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1935 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars

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

• QB – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
• HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials
• E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials
• C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials
• G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
• G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

1935 Canadian Football Awards

• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials

References

References

1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g4sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6856%2C1862568 The Montreal Gazette – November 18, 1935
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2706402 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2023%2C416314 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – November 4, 1935
5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iYsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625%2C2719866 The Montreal Gazette – November 25, 1935
6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – November 12, 1935
7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935