1942 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1942
The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II.
With the WIFU operations suspended, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers created their own league in Winnipeg. The league consisted of the Bombers (civilian team), the RACF Flyers (service team) and the University of Manitoba Bisons (students). For the western playoffs, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers combined players from all three Winnipeg City League teams and formed the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers. In addition to forming a stronger team, the combined team format ensured that Winnipeg would have a team available for the Grey Cup if any or all of the service men got called into active military duty.
Regular season
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
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
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Ottawa City Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Ottawa Rough Riders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 13 | 6 |
| Ottawa RCAF Uplands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 31 | 6 |
| Ottawa Civil Service | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 83 | 0 |
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- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1942
Winnipeg City Playoffs
| Bombers vs. RCAF Flyers |
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| Game | Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 1 | October 31 | RCAF Flyers 18 | Bombers 14 |
| 2 | November 3 | Bombers 20 | RCAF Flyers 11 |
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- The Bombers won the total-point series by 34–29
Ottawa City Finals
| Ottawa RCAF Uplands @ Ottawa Rough Riders |
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| Date | Away | Home |
| November 21 | Ottawa RCAF Uplands 9 | Ottawa Rough Riders 0 |
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| Toronto Balmy Beach @ Toronto RCAF Hurricanes |
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| Date | Away | Home |
| November 25 | Toronto Balmy Beach 0 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 24 |
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Western Finals
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Eastern Finals
| Toronto RCAF Hurricanes @ Ottawa RCAF Uplands |
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| Date | Away | Home |
| November 28 | Toronto RCAF Hurricanes 18 | Ottawa RCAF Uplands 13 |
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Playoff Bracket
| Union Finals
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| ORFU
| Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
| 24
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| ORFU
| Toronto Balmy Beach
| 0
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| | ORFU
| Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
| 18
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| EAST
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| | Ottawa City
| Ottawa RCAF Uplands
| 13
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| Ottawa City
| Ottawa RCAF Uplands
| 9
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| Ottawa City
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 0
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| | ORFU
| Toronto RCAF Hurricanes
| 8
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| | Winnipeg City
| Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
| 5
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| Winnipeg City
| Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
| 14-20
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| Winnipeg City
| Winnipeg RCAF Flyers
| 18-11
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| | Winnipeg City
| Winnipeg RCAF Bombers
| 13
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| WEST
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| | SRFU
| Regina Navy
| 6
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| SRFU
| No Game
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Grey Cup Championship
1942 Ottawa City Senior Rugby Football Union All-Stars selected by Canadian Press
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – P/O Bobby Coulter, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- FW – Joseph "Curley" Moynahan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- HB – P/O Tony Golab, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- HB – Tommy Daley, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Arnie McWatters, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Thain Simon, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- E – Pete O'Conner, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Hart Findley, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- E – Jack Beull, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- C – Doug Turner, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- G – Leo Seguin, Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – George Fraser, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – F/O George Sprague, Ottawa RCAF Uplands
- T – Eric Chipper, Ottawa Rough Riders
1942 Canadian Football Awards
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