Overview of the events of 1931 in Canadian football
The Ottawa Senators reverted to the name "Ottawa Rough Riders ."[1]
The Canadian Rugby Union approved the forward pass for all leagues and the first touchdown pass in Grey Cup history was a Warren Stevens to Kenny Grant play in Montreal's 22–0 win over Regina.
Convert scrimmage line was moved to the five-yard line, and the point could be scored by a drop-kick, place kick, run or pass.
The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were the first team outside Ontario to win the Grey Cup after shutting out the Regina Roughriders .[2]
Regular season [ edit ] Final regular season standings [ edit ] 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.
* Victoria Games worth 4 points in standings
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League Champions [ edit ] Grey Cup playoffs [ edit ] Note: All dates in 1931
ORFU final [ edit ] Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal. [6]
East semifinal [ edit ] Western Ontario advances to the East Final. [7]
East final [ edit ] Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.
Western semifinals [ edit ] Calgary won the total-point series by 20–5. Calgary advances to the Western Final. Regina advances to the Western Final. West Finals [ edit ] Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket [ edit ] Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final IRFU Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers BYE IRFU Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 22 EAST CIRFU University of Western Ontario 0 CIRFU University of Western Ontario 7 ORFU Sarnia Imperials 1 IRFU Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers 22 SRFU Regina Roughriders 0 ARFU Calgary Altomahs 6-14 BCRFU Vancouver Athletic Club 4-1 ARFU Calgary Altomahs 2 WEST SRFU Regina Roughriders 26 SRFU Regina Roughriders 47 MRFU Winnipeg St.John's 7
Grey Cup Championship [ edit ]
References [ edit ] ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5 , p.282-283 ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1931" . CFL.ca . 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2019-10-05 . ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5 , p.293 ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6018%2C2188139 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931 ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5374%2C1174471 The Montreal Gazette – November 9, 1931 ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6637%2C2179143 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931 ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C3212098 The Montreal Gazette – November 23, 1931