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1937 in Canadian football

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The Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup for the second time in five years.

Canadian Football News in 1937

The Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) stopped challenging 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

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Bronks	8	5	3	47	70	10
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	8	4	4	57	47	8
Regina Roughriders	8	3	5	58	45	6

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	72	43	10
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	3	3	52	46	6
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	42	63	4
Montreal Indians	6	2	4	35	49	4

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Sarnia Imperials	4	3	0	1	81	19	7
Toronto Balmy Beach*	3	1	1	1	41	23	3
Hamilton Panthers*	3	0	3	0	15	95	0

(*) Final Hamilton-Balmy Beach game was cancelled. *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Westmount Football Club	6	4	2	0	46	28	8
CNR Nationals	6	3	2	1	54	48	7
Notre-Dame-de-Grace Eastward Yellow Jackets.	6	2	3	1	33	46	5
McGill University Seconds	6	2	4	0	25	36	4

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
North Shore Lions	7	5	1	1	78	27	11
Vancouver Meralomas	7	3	3	1	43	58	7
Knights of Columbus	7	2	5	0	34	56	4
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds	3	1	2	0	16	30	2

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1937

Division semifinals

Game	Date	Away	Home
1	November 20	Ottawa Rough Riders 15	Toronto Argonauts 11
2	November 27	Toronto Argonauts 10	Ottawa Rough Riders 1

Toronto won the total-point series by 21–16. Toronto will play the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

Date	Away	Home
November 20	Sarnia Imperials 63	Montreal Westmounts 0

Sarnia advances to the Eastern Final.

Finals

Game	Date	Away	Home
1	November 6	Calgary Bronks 13	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10
2	November 11	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9	Calgary Bronks 1

Winnipeg won the total-point series by 19–14. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.

Date	Away	Home
December 4	Toronto Argonauts 10	Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 6

Toronto advances to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

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Grey Cup Championship==

December 11	WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3	Toronto Argonauts 4
The Toronto Argonauts are the 1937 Grey Cup Champions

Note: Eastern Final Playoff date is not confirmed, however since the regular season in the East ended November 13, and all other playoff dates, as well as Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above date is accurate.

1937 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) All-Stars {{small|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.

1st Team

QB – Arnie Morrison, Ottawa Rough Riders
FW – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Indians
HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Stan O'Neil, Ottawa Rough Riders
E – Wes Cutler, Toronto Argonauts
E – Jimmy Simpson, Hamilton Tigers
C – Dave Ryan, Montreal Indians
G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders
G – Tim Palmer, Toronto Argonauts
T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
T – Mike Clawson, Sarnia Imperials

2nd Team

QB – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
FW – Ted Morris, Toronto Argonauts
HB – Hugh "Huck" Welch, Hamilton Tigers
HB – Abe Eliowitz, Montreal Indians
HB – Bob Isbister, Toronto Argonauts
E – Bernie Thornton, Queen's University
E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
C – Jack Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
G – Bill Irwin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
G – George Hornig, McGill University
T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Indians
T – Andy Anton, McGill University

1937 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 – Alex Hayes, Sarnia Imperials
FW – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
HB – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
HB – Herb Moores, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
DB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
E – Danny Daniels, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
C – Jack Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
G – Bill Irwin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
T – Mike Clawson, Sarnia Imperials
T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

1937 Canadian Football Awards

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Teddy Morris (FW), Toronto Argonauts
Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Ormond Beach - Sarnia Imperials

References

(2005-10-19). "Grey Cup Memories: 1937".
"CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – 2005)".

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