Canadian Football News in 1930
The
Winnipeg Rugby Club was formed on May 14 at the annual meeting of the MRFU. The team played as the Winnipegs and adopted the colours of green and white.
On September 29 in the first game played in Canada under floodlights, the
Hamilton Tigers
The Hamilton Tigers were a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1920 to 1925. The Tigers were formed by the sale of the Quebec Bulldogs NHL franchise to Hamilton intere ...
defeated the
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...
in an exhibition game at Athletic Park.
The first game in Eastern Canada under floodlights was on October 29 between Oshawa and
Toronto Balmy Beach
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. Spanning three decades, they appeared in four Grey Cup ...
in Toronto's Ulster Stadium.
The convert kicking spot was moved from the 35-line to the 25 but only drop kicks were allowed.
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.
League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
''Note: All dates in 1930''
ORFU final
*''Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.''
East semifinal
*''Hamilton advances to the East Final.''
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XxQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6529%2C3760912 The Montreal Gazette - November 24, 1930]
East final
*''Toronto advances to the Grey Cup game.''
West quarterfinal
*''Regina will play Calgary.''
West semifinal
*''Regina advances to the Western Final.''
Western Finals
*''Regina won the total-point series by 21-0. Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.''
Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship
1930 Canadian Football Awards
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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) –
Frank Turville
Franklin David Turville (1907-1984) was a Canadian football player, playing from 1928 to 1936.
A star player with the University of Western Ontario Mustangs football team, Turville was an all-star from his first season (and every season) with th ...
(RB), Toronto Argonauts
References
Canadian Football League seasons
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