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Canadian Football News in 1943

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
Hamilton Flying Wildcats 10 8 1 1 223 71 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 8 2 0 148 74 16
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 7 2 1 133 67 15
Ottawa Combines  9 2 7 0 68 129 4
Toronto HMCS York Bulldogs 10 2 8 0 73 160 4
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...

 
9 1 8 0 36 180 2
QRFU
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Lachine RCAF 10 8 2 0 161 59 20
Verdun Grads 10 7 3 0 90 54 18
Montreal Navy St. HD 10 6 4 0 61 43 16
McGill* 4 1 3 0 24 20 6
Huntington Army 10 0 10 0 30 163 0

(*) McGill played six-point games
WCASRFL
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 6 0 0 102 37 12
Regina All Services All-Stars 6 2 4 0 46 96 4
Winnipeg United Services 6 1 5 0 34 49 2
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.


Eastern Finals

Hamilton Flying Wildcats @ Lachine RCAF
Date Away Home
November 20 Hamilton Flying Wildcats 7 Lachine RCAF 6


Grey Cup Championship

November 27
31st Annual Grey Cup Game
31st Grey Cup
The 31st Grey Cup was played on November 27, 1943, before 16,423 fans at Varsity Stadium at Toronto.The Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeated the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 23 to 14....

: 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
Hamilton Flying Wildcats 23 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 14
The Hamilton Flying Wildcats are the 1943 Grey Cup Champions
  • Note: Playoff dates are not confirmed, however since the Grey Cup dates are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.


1943 Western Canada Armed Services Rugby Football League 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.

1943 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.

1943 Canadian Football Awards

  • Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
    Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy
    The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding player of the Quebec University Football LeagueThe trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union...

     (IRFU MVP) – no award given due to World War II
  • Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Bob Cosgrove - Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
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