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
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Alberta Rugby Football Union - Edmonton
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
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League Champions
Grey Cup Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1923
ARFU Playoffs
| Date | Away | Home |
|---|
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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
West Final
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup.
East Semi-Final
- Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.
East Final
- Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.
Playoff Bracket
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Grey Cup Final
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| CIRFU
| Queen's University
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| BYE
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| | CIRFU
| Queen's University
| 13
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| EAST
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| | IRFU
| Hamilton Tigers
| 5
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| IRFU
| Hamilton Tigers
| 24
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| ORFU
| Hamilton Rowing Club
| 1
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| | CIRFU
| Queen's University
| 54
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| | SRFU
| Regina Rugby Club
| 0
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| MRFU
| Winnipeg Victorias
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| BYE
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| | MRFU
| Winnipeg Victorias
| 1
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| WEST
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| | SRFU
| Regina Rugby Club
| 11
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| SRFU
| Regina Rugby Club
| 9
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| ARFU
| Edmonton Eskimos
| 6
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Grey Cup Championship
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
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