1942 in Canadian football

With Canadians serving on battlefields across Europe and the Pacific, the first ever non-civilian Grey Cup took place in 1942. The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers on an icy field at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.^[1]

Canadian Football News in 1942

The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II. A couple of military teams based in Toronto, the RCAF Hurricanes and the Navy York Bulldogs joined the regular ORFU teams like Balmy Beach and the Toronto Indians. The Ottawa Rough Riders continued operation, but as part of an Ottawa based league. Out West, a three team Winnipeg city league was formed with the Winnipeg Bombers, the University of Manitoba Bisons and a military team called the RCAF Flyers.^[2]

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
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes	10	8	1	1	180	61	17
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	10	7	3	0	125	89	14
Hamilton Wildcats	10	6	4	0	119	66	12
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs	10	5	4	1	94	44	11
Toronto Indians	10	3	7	0	66	113	6
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers	10	0	10	0	21	222	0

**Ottawa City Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	4	3	1	66	13	6
Ottawa RCAF Uplands	4	3	1	53	31	6
Ottawa Civil Service	4	0	4	8	83	0

Winnipeg City League^[3]
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Bombers	6	4	1	1	93	30	9
Winnipeg RCAF Flyers	5	3	1	1	60	42	7
University of Manitoba Bisons	5	0	5	0	25	106	0

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1942

Winnipeg City playoffs

Bombers vs. RCAF Flyers
Game	Date	Team 1	Team 2
1	October 31	RCAF Flyers 18	Bombers 14
2	November 3	Bombers 20	RCAF Flyers 11

The Bombers won the total-point series by 34–29

Ottawa City Finals

Ottawa RCAF Uplands @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 21	Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9	Ottawa Rough Riders 0

ORFU Finals

Toronto Balmy Beach @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
Date	Away	Home
November 25	Toronto Balmy Beach 0	Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 24

Western Finals

Regina Navy @ Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 7	Regina Navy 6	Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 13

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Eastern Finals

Toronto RCAF Hurricanes @ Ottawa RCAF Uplands
Date	Away	Home
November 28	Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18	Ottawa RCAF Uplands 13

Playoff bracket

Union Finals

Semifinals

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 8	Winnipeg 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

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – no award given due to World War II
Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Bill Stukus - Toronto RCAF Hurricanes

References

^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1942". CFL.ca. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
^ "1942". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^ "1942 Winnipeg City League" (PDF). cflapedia.com.
^ [1] Winnipeg Tribune - November 9, 1942

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[1] "Grey Cup Memories: 1942". CFL.ca. 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2019-10-05.

[2] "1942". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[3] "1942 Winnipeg City League" (PDF). cflapedia.com.

[4] [1] Winnipeg Tribune - November 9, 1942

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