1920 in Canadian football
# 1920 in Canadian football

After a four year absence due to the First World War, the Grey Cup was up for grabs once again as a couple of familiar foes battled for the trophy. The Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Toronto Argonauts. It was the final time these cross-town rivals challenged each other for the Grey Cup.

## Canadian Football News in 1920

CIRFU and IRFU adopted a four-yard Interference rule while the CRU opted for three yards of Interference.

ARFU played games with 12 players per side and introduced the snap-back. The reduction in the number of players was done for monetary reasons as train rates were high after World War I. The CRU would make the same changes in 1921.

The MRFU champion Winnipeg Victorias were unable to field a full team for the WCRFU finals and withdrew from competition. The MRFU wanted to substitute the second place University of Manitoba Varsity team but the SRFU refused to accept the challenge.

As champions of the WCRFU, the Regina Rugby Club issued a challenge to compete for the Grey Cup. The CRU had already established its playoff schedule and was unwilling to make any changes. At the time, the CIRFU champions had not been determined but McGill had already announced that if they won the CIRFU they would not compete in the CRU playoffs. The CRU ruled that if McGill won the CIRFU then the Regina Rugby Club would take the place of the CIRFU in the playoffs. In the end, the University of Toronto Varsity team won the CIRFU and the west had to wait one more year before it could compete for the 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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 32 | 10 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 25 | 8 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 52 | 6 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 77 | 0 |

Ontario Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Torontos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 6 |
| Parkdale Rowing Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 60 | 2 |

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 22 | 6 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 21 | 6 |
| Queen's University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 106 | 0 |

Manitoba Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 20 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 61 | 2 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 2 |

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Saskatchewan ||||||||
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 8 |
| Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 36 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Northern Saskatchewan ||||||||
| Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 2 |

Alberta Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Alberta ||||||||
| Calgary Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 6 |
| Calgary Canucks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Northern Alberta ||||||||
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 0 |

## League champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| - | - |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts |
| WCRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Toronto Rowing Athletic Association |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| ARFU | Calgary Tigers |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1920

### SRFU Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| October 30 | Saskatoon Quakers 0 | Regina Rugby Club 35 |

* Regina Rugby Club wins the SRFU championship

### ARFU playoffs

ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2 :

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |

* Calgary wins the total-point series 35–33. Calgary advances to WCRFU semifinal against Regina.

### CIRFU final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 20 | Toronto Varsity Blues 14 | McGill University 6 |

* Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.

### Eastern final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 20 | Torontos 6 | Toronto Argonauts 7 |

* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

### Western semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 6 | Calgary Tigers 1 | Regina Rugby Club 28 |

### Western final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 13 | Winnipeg Victorias | Regina Rugby Club |

## Playoff bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CIRFU | Toronto Varsity Blues | 14 | | | |
| CIRFU | McGill University | 6 | | | |
| CIRFU | McGill University | 6 | CIRFU | Toronto Varsity Blues | 16 |
| | | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 3 |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 3 |
| ORFU | Toronto Torontos | 6 | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 4

8th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario :

| Toronto Argonauts 3 | Toronto Varsity Blues 16 |
| - | - |
| Toronto Varsity Blues are the 1920 Grey Cup Champions ||||
