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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