1940 in Canadian football

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1 Canadian Football News in 1940
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Final regular season standings
3 Grey Cup playoffs
- 3.1 FINALS
- 3.2 Grey Cup Championship

[edit] Canadian Football News in 1940

The first and only two-game total point series in Grey Cup history was played between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.

The Canadian Rugby Union arranged the series after it refused to allow the WIFU winners, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to compete in the final. The reason for the refusal was based on the WIFU season being played under rules that varied from IRFU rules.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

**Western Interprovincial Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	8	6	2	108	58	12
Calgary Bronks	8	4	4	79	76	8
Regina Roughriders	8	2	6	39	92	4

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	116	40	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	2	58	79	8
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	45	73	4
Montreal Royals (football)	6	1	5	39	66	2

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

[edit] Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1940

[edit] FINALS

**WIFU Finals - Game 1**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Bronks
Date	Away	Home
November 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7	Calgary Bronks 0

**WIFU Finals - Game 2**
Calgary Bronks @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Calgary Bronks 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23

Winnipeg won the total-point series by 30-2. Winnipeg would have advanced to the Grey Cup game, but were refused by the Canadian Rugby Union.

**IRFU Finals - Game 1**
Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 16	Toronto Argonauts 1	Ottawa Rough Riders 12

**IRFU Finals - Game 2**
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts
Date	Away	Home
November 23	Ottawa Rough Riders 8	Toronto Argonauts 1

Ottawa won the total-point series by 20-2. Ottawa will play Toronto Balmy Beach (ORFU Champions) in the Grey Cup game.

[edit] Grey Cup Championship

November 30 28th Annual Grey Cup Game - Game 1: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU)
Away	Home
Ottawa Rough Riders 8	Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) 2

December 7 28th Annual Grey Cup Game - Game 2: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Away	Home
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers (ORFU) 5	Ottawa Rough Riders 12
Ottawa won the total-point series by 20-7. The Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1940 Grey Cup Champions