Canadian football news in 1924 Coach Bill Hughes of Queen's introduced the use of films as a coaching technique.
The numbering of players, although used for years, was made compulsory.
The Regina Rugby Club became the Regina Roughriders.
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 Union2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, , p.294 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 60 31 10 Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 51 39 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 2 4 0 29 33 4 Montreal AAA 6 1 5 0 28 65 2
+ Ontario Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QFstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ldkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6760%2C5121297 Ottawa Citizen - November 3, 1924 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 4 3 1 0 28 30 6 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 4 2 2 0 29 20 4 Hamilton Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 47 54 2
+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Queen's University 4 4 0 0 51 27 8 Varsity Blues 4 1 3 0 36 35 2 McGill Redmen 4 1 3 0 26 51 2 *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Victorias 4 4 0 0 80 24 8 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 4 2 2 0 46 66 4 University of Manitoba Varsity 4 0 4 0 29 65 0 + Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Regina Roughriders 6 4 2 0 41 43 8 Saskatoon Quakers 6 2 4 0 43 41 4
+ Alberta Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Calgary 50th Battalion 2 1 1 0 11 9 2 Edmonton Eskimos 2 1 1 0 9 11 2
League Champions Football Union League ChampionIRFUHamilton TigersWCRFUWinnipeg VictoriasCIRFUQueen's UniversityORFUToronto Balmy BeachMRFUWinnipeg VictoriasSRFURegina RoughridersARFUCalgary 50th Battalion
Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1924
ARFU playoffs Date Away Home+ ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2October 11 Calgary 50th Battalion - 1 Edmonton Eskimos - 14October 18 Edmonton Eskimos 1 Calgary 50th Battalion 15 Calgary won total points series 16-15. Date Away Home+ ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2October 25 Calgary 50th Battalion 8 University of Alberta Varsity 0November 1 University of Alberta Varsity 1 Calgary 50th Battalion 13 Calgary won the total points series 21-1.
East final Date Away HomeNovember 22 Queen's University 11 Hamilton Tigers 1 Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q7stAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2YsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C2967678 The Montreal Gazette - November 24, 1924
West semifinal Date Away Home November 8 Regina Roughriders 5 Winnipeg Victorias 22
West final Date Away Home November 15 Winnipeg Victorias 11 Calgary 50th Battalion 9 Winnipeg wins the west but did not challenge for the Grey Cup Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship November 29 12th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Queen's University 11 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3 Queen's University are the 1924 Grey Cup Champions
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