Canadian Football News in 1931

The Ottawa Senators reverted to the name " Ottawa Rough Riders." 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 The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were a Canadian football team and a member of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League. The team existed from 1872 to 1935. The Montreal AAA sponsored the Montre ...

were the first team outside Ontario to win the Grey Cup after shutting out the

Regina Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...

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. ''* Victoria Games worth 4 points in standings

League Champions

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1931''

ORFU final

*''Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.''

East semifinal

*''Western Ontario advances to the East Final.''https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C3212098 The Montreal Gazette – November 23, 1931

East final

*''Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.''

Western semifinals

*''Calgary won the total-point series by 20–5. Calgary advances to the Western Final.'' *''Regina advances to the Western Final.''

West Finals

*''Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.''

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

1931 Canadian Football Awards

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy The Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy is a Canadian football award recognizing the most outstanding football player of the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RESQ) The trophy was originally presented to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanshi ...

(IRFU MVP) – Gordie Perry (RB), Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers

References

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