1923 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1923

Calgary Tigers renamed the 50th Battalion.

Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.

Edmonton withdrew from competition.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 4 1 1 58 54 9 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 1 2 71 41 8 Montreal AAA 6 2 3 1 45 73 5 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 1 5 0 54 60 2

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T Pts Hamilton Rowing Club 4 3 0 1 7 Parkdale Rowing Club 4 2 1 1 5 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 4 0 4 0 0

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Queen's University 4 4 0 0 70 14 8 Varsity Blues 4 1 3 0 38 52 2 McGill Redmen 4 1 3 0 31 73 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Victorias	4	4	0	0	176	20	8
University of Manitoba Varsity	4	2	2	0	73	108	4
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	4	0	4	0	42	163	0

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Rugby Club	4	3	1	0	38	8	6
Saskatoon Quakers	4	1	3	0	8	38	2

Alberta Rugby Football Union - Edmonton

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	2	2	0	0	30	9	4
University of Alberta Varsity	2	0	2	0	9	30	0

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Regina Roughriders
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Hamilton Rowing Club
MRFU	Winnipeg Victorias
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup Playoffs

Note: All dates in 1923

ARFU Playoffs

Date Away Home ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2 October 27 Edmonton Eskimos 13 Calgary 50th Battalion 7 October 31 Calgary 50th Battalion Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos win second game and ARFU championship by default. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton. West Semi-Final Date Away Home November 3 Edmonton Eskimos 6 Regina Rugby Club 9 West Final Date Away Home November 10 Regina Rugby Club 11 Winnipeg Victorias 1 Regina advances to the Grey Cup. East Semi-Final Date Away Home November 17 Hamilton Rowing Club 1 Hamilton Tigers 24 Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final. East Final Date Away Home November 24 Queen's University 13 Hamilton Tigers 5 Queen's advances to the Grey Cup. Playoff Bracket Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grey Cup Final                   CIRFU Queen's University BYE CIRFU Queen's University 13 EAST IRFU Hamilton Tigers 5 IRFU Hamilton Tigers 24 ORFU Hamilton Rowing Club 1 CIRFU Queen's University 54 SRFU Regina Rugby Club 0 MRFU Winnipeg Victorias BYE MRFU Winnipeg Victorias 1 WEST SRFU Regina Rugby Club 11 SRFU Regina Rugby Club 9 ARFU Edmonton Eskimos 6 Grey Cup Championship December 1 11th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario Regina Rugby Club 0 Queen's University 54 Queen's University are the 1923 Grey Cup Champions 1923 Toronto Globe Eastern 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. FW - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto HB - Harry Batstone, Queen's University QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University C - Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers G - Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders T - John McKelvey, Queen's University T - Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts E - Bud Thomas, Queen's University References Preceded by 1922 in Canadian football Canadian football seasons Succeeded by 1924 in Canadian football