1923 in Canadian football

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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.

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 1923

ARFU Playoffs

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 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.

1923 Toronto Globe Eastern 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.

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