1925 in Canadian football
# 1925 in Canadian football

## Canadian Football News in 1925

McGill coach Frank Shaughnessy introduced the huddle system to Canadian football. It was at first called the Conference System.

Calgary 50th Battalion became the Tigers.

The Ottawa Rough Riders club changed its name to the Senators.

## Regular season

### Final regular season standings

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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ottawa Senators | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 24 | 9 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 43 | 6 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 42 | 5 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 4 |

Ontario Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 37 | 10 |
| Camp Borden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 32 | 8 |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 78 | 4 |
| Toronto Varsity Orfuns | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 66 | 2 |

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Queen's University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 8 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 2 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 2 |

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 31 | 6 |
| Winnipeg St.John's | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 2 |

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regina Roughriders | | | | | | | |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 4 |

Alberta Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Alberta Polar Bears | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 4 |
| Calgary Tigers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 37 | 0 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| - | - |
| IRFU | Ottawa Senators |
| WCRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers |
| CIRFU | Queen's University |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | University of Alberta |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1925

### MRFU Tie-Breaker

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| November 9 | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11 | University of Manitoba Varsity 0 |

### SRFU final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| October 31 | Regina Roughriders 30 | Saskatoon Quakers 0 |

### West semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 10 | Regina Roughriders | University of Alberta Polar Bears |

### East semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 21 | Queen's University 12 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 2 |

* Queen's advances to the East Final.

### East final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 29 | Queen's Golden Gaels 2 | Ottawa Senators 11 |

* Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup.

### West final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 14 | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 11 | Regina Roughriders 1 |

* Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup final.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IRFU | Ottawa Senators | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | IRFU | Ottawa Senators | 11 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Ottawa Senators | 11 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | CIRFU | Queen's University | 2 | | | |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 9 | CIRFU | Queen's University | 2 | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 21 | | | | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 21 | | | | IRFU | Ottawa Senators | 24 |
| | | | | | | MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 1 |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | | | | | | | | MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 1 |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 11 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | MRFU | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 11 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 1 | | | |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 1 | | | |
| ARFU | University of Alberta | Forfeit | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 5

13th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, Ontario :

| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 1 | Ottawa Senators 24 |
| - | - |
| The Ottawa Senators are the 1925 Grey Cup Champions ||||
