Canadian Football News in 1935

The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the

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by defeating the

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, 18–12, in

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. The

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

club changed it name to Bronks. The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the

for one more season. The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

League Champions

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1935''

BCRFU tie-breaker final

Meralomas advance to West Semifinal''

Division finals

*''Queen's advances to the East Semifinal'' *''Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.''

Semifinals

*''Calgary advances to the Western Title game.'' *''Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.'' *''Hamilton advances to the East Final game.''

Finals

*''Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.'' *''Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.''https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4b4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6613%2C87614 The Montreal Gazette – December 2, 1935

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

1935 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.''

*QB –

Ab Box Albert George "Ab" Box (March 8, 1909 – July 30, 2000) was a Canadian professional football halfback, quarterback and punter. Born in Toronto, Box attended Malvern Collegiate Institute where he played on the football team and later on the ...

, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers *FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials *HB –

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, Sarnia Imperials *HB –

Hugh Sterling Hugh "Bummer" Stirling (born October 23, 1907, in London, Ontario, died May 28, 1994, in Calgary, Alberta) was a star football player for ten seasons for the Sarnia Imperials of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. He was inducted into the Canadian Fo ...

, Sarnia Imperials *HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials *E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers *E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials *C –

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, Sarnia Imperials *G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials *G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers *T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers *T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

1935 Canadian Football Awards

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(IRFU MVP) –

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(RB), Ottawa Rough Riders * Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) -

- Sarnia Imperials

References

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