Canadian Football News in 1950
The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1.
Contents
- Canadian Football News in 1950
- Final regular season standings
- Grey Cup playoffs
- SEMI FINALS
- FINALS
- Eastern Finals
- 1950 Eastern Combined IRFU ORFU All Stars
- 1950 Western Interprovincial Football Union All Stars
- 1950 Ontario Rugby Football Union All Stars
- 1950 Canadian Football Awards
- References
The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth. The first professional playoff game was played at night under lights – Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos. The 38th Grey Cup, nicknamed "The Mud Bowl", was held at Toronto's Varsity Stadium with an attendance of 27,101.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1950
SEMI-FINALS
FINALS
Eastern Finals
1950 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) 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.
1950 Western Interprovincial 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.
1950 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.