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Sports season
1948 in Canadian football
The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team.
The Hamilton Tigers , formerly of the IRFU joined the ORFU , and the Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU on Friday, April 9.
The Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders changed their team colours. The Roughriders adopted green and white and the Stampeders reverted to red and white.
In the Grey Cup game, the Stampeders introduced pageantry with saddle horses and chuck wagons as they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 to win their first Grey Cup.
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.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1948
FINALS
Calgary won the total-point series by 21–10. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game. Hamilton won the total-point series by 39–1. The Tigers will play the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Eastern Finals. Ottawa won the total-point series by 34–28. The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tigers in the Eastern Finals.
Eastern Finals
The Ottawa Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff Bracket
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Grey Cup Final
IRFU
Ottawa Rough Riders
19-15
IRFU
Montreal Alouettes
21-7
IRFU
Ottawa Rough Riders
19
EAST
ORFU
Hamilton Tigers
0
ORFU
Hamilton Tigers
8-31
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach
0-0
IRFU
Ottawa Rough Riders
7
WIFU
Calgary Stampeders
12
WIFU
No quarter final
WIFU
Calgary Stampeders
4-17
WEST
WIFU
Regina Roughriders
4-6
WIFU
No quarter final
Grey Cup Championship
It was the first Grey Cup win for Calgary after the team became the first (and still only) team to go undefeated in the regular season and playoffs.[ 1]
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Bob Paffrath , Ottawa Rough Riders
HB – Howie Turner , Ottawa Rough Riders
HB – Virgil Wagner , Montreal Alouettes
HB – Joe Krol , Toronto Argonauts
E – Bert Haigh , Ottawa Rough Riders
E – Ralph Toohy , Montreal Alouettes
FW – Tony Golab , Hamilton Wildcats
C – Don Loney , Ottawa Rough Riders
G – Eddie Michaels , Ottawa Rough Riders
G – Lloyd "Bronco" Reese , Montreal Alouettes
T – Herb Trawick , Montreal Alouettes
T – John Wagoner , Ottawa Rough Riders
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Frank Filchock , Hamilton Tigers
HB – Jack Harper , Hamilton Tigers
HB – Jack Stewart , Hamilton Tigers
DB – Doug Pyzer , Toronto Beaches-Indians
E – Verne Picard , Toronto Beaches-Indians
E – Danny DiFrancisco , Hamilton Tigers
FW – Gerry Walsh , Hamilton Tigers
C – Jake Gaudaur , Hamilton Tigers
G – Don McKenzie , Toronto Beaches-Indians
G – Eddie Remigis , Hamilton Tigers
T – Pat Santucci , Hamilton Tigers
T – Lorne Parkin , Toronto Beaches-Indians
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Keith Spaith , Calgary Stampeders
HB – Don Hiney , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
HB – Ken Charlton , Saskatchewan Roughriders
HB – Gabe Patterson , Saskatchewan Roughriders
FB – Paul Rowe , Calgary Stampeders
E – Johnny Bell , Saskatchewan Roughriders
E – Woody Strode , Calgary Stampeders
C – Chuck Anderson , Calgary Stampeders
G – Bud Irving , Winnipeg Blue Bombers
G – Bert Iannone , Calgary Stampeders
G – Dave Tomlinson , Calgary Stampeders
T – Johnny Aguirre , Calgary Stampeders
T – Mike Cassidy , Saskatchewan Roughriders
References
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Ontario Rugby Football Union See also
