1935 Winnipeg Winnipegs season

1935 Winnipeg Winnipegs season
Head coach Bob Fritz
Home field Osborne Stadium
Results
Record 3–0
Division place 1st, MRFU
Playoff finish Won 23rd Grey Cup

The 1935 Winnipeg Winnipegs finished in 1st place in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union with a 3–0 division record. The Winnipegs became the first Western Canada team to win the Grey Cup, with a victory over the Hamilton Tigers.

Exhibition games

Date Opponent Score Result Record
Sept 14 at Concordia Cobbers 26–0[1] Win 1–0
Sept 21 vs. Sarnia Imperials 3–1[2] Win 2–0
Sept 28 at Minnesota All-Stars 21–13[3] Win 3–0
Oct 24 vs. University of North Dakota Sioux 23-7 Win 4-0
Dec 2 at Assumption College 17-0 Win 5–0

Regular season

Standings

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipegs 3 3 0 0 97 4 6
Victorias 3 0 3 0 4 97 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
Oct 5 Victoria Bisons 29–3[4] Win 1–0
Oct 12 Victoria Bisons 29–0[5] Win 2–0
Oct 19 Victoria Bisons 39–1[6] Win 3–0

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Score Result
Western Semi-Final Nov 2 vs. Regina Roughriders 13–6[7] Win
Western Title Game Nov 9 vs. Calgary Bronks 7–0[8] Win
23rd Grey Cup Dec 7 Hamilton Tigers 18–15[9] Win

Grey Cup

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipegs 5 7 6 0 18
Hamilton Tigers 3 1 6 2 12

References

  1. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OHlTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2314%2C1426498 The Leader-Post – Sep 16, 1935
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PXlTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2200%2C2210876 The Leader-Post – Sep 23, 1935
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q3lTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6214%2C3029569 The Leader-Post – Sep 30, 1935
  4. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PPVlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CokNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143%2C4017151 The Vancouver Sun – Oct 7, 1935
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ix1kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NXsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1888%2C4964428 The Calgary Daily Herald – Oct 14, 1935
  6. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SPVlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CokNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5291%2C5760056 The Vancouver Sun – Oct 21, 1935
  7. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J4pTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1530%2C415794 The Leader-Post – Nov 4, 1935
  8. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LYpTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RDgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1322%2C1261575 The Leader-Post – Nov 12, 1935
  9. ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1935 1935 Grey Cup
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