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Canadian Football News in 1942

The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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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
Ontario Rugby Football Union
The Ontario Rugby Football Union or ORFU was an early amateur Canadian football league with teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded in 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt the Burnside Rules, from which the modern Canadian football code would...

Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes was a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League. They won the 40th Grey Cup....

 
10 8 1 1 180 61 17
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers were a Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League...

 
10 7 3 0 125 89 14
Hamilton Wildcats
Hamilton Wildcats (Canadian football)
The Hamilton Wildcats were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1941 to 1947, and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1948 to 1949. The team was formed to play in the ORFU in 1941 to fill the void left by the Hamilton...

 
10 6 4 0 119 66 12
Toronto Navy York Bulldogs 10 5 4 1 94 44 11
Toronto Indians
Toronto Indians
The Toronto Indians were a football team from Toronto, Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League. After the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers moved to the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in 1941, the Indians began play in the ORFU...

 
10 3 7 0 66 113 6
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers 10 0 10 0 21 222 0
OCSRFU
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

 
4 3 1 0 66 13 6
Ottawa RCAF Uplands 4 3 1 0 53 31 6
Ottawa Civil Service 4 0 4 0 8 83 0
WCRFL
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
Winnipeg RCAF Bomber was a Canadian football team during World War II. They lost the 30th Grey Cup and 31st Grey Cup games....

 
6 4 1 1 93 30 9
Winnipeg RCAF Fliers 5 3 1 1 60 42 7
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...

 
5 0 5 0 25 106 0
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.


OCSRFU Finals

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


WCRFL Finals

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


Eastern Finals

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


Grey Cup Championship

December 5
30th Annual Grey Cup Game
30th Grey Cup
The 30th Grey Cup was played on December 5, 1942, before 12,455 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto.The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 8 to 5....

: Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium is a collegiate football stadium that is home to the Varsity Blues, the athletic teams of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While the present structure was built in 2007, it is in fact the third major incarnation of the stadium that has occupied the same site...

 - 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.

1942 Canadian Football Awards

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