Overview of the events of 1948 in Canadian football
The WIFU increased their games from 8 to 12 games per team.
The Hamilton Tigers , formerly of the IRFU joined the ORFU , and the Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU on Friday, April 9.
The Regina/Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders changed their team colours. The Roughriders adopted green and white and the Stampeders reverted to red and white.
In the Grey Cup game, the Stampeders introduced pageantry with saddle horses and chuck wagons as they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 to win their first Grey Cup.
Final regular season standings [ edit ] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs. Note: All dates in 1948
Calgary won the total-point series by 21–10. The Stampeders will advance to the Grey Cup game. Hamilton won the total-point series by 39–1. The Tigers will play the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Eastern finals. Ottawa won the total-point series by 34–28. The Rough Riders will play the Hamilton Tigers in the Eastern finals. The Ottawa Rough Riders will advance to the Grey Cup game. Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 19-15 IRFU Montreal Alouettes 21-7 IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 19 EAST ORFU Hamilton Tigers 0 ORFU Hamilton Tigers 8-31 ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach 0-0 IRFU Ottawa Rough Riders 7 WIFU Calgary Stampeders 12 WIFU No quarter final WIFU Calgary Stampeders 4-17 WEST WIFU Regina Roughriders 4-6 WIFU No quarter final
Grey Cup Championship [ edit ] It was the first Grey Cup win for Calgary after the team became the first (and still only) team to go undefeated in the regular season and playoffs.[ 1]
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Bob Paffrath , Ottawa Rough Riders HB – Howie Turner , Ottawa Rough Riders HB – Virgil Wagner , Montreal Alouettes HB – Joe Krol , Toronto Argonauts E – Bert Haigh , Ottawa Rough Riders E – Ralph Toohy , Montreal Alouettes FW – Tony Golab , Hamilton Wildcats C – Don Loney , Ottawa Rough Riders G – Eddie Michaels , Ottawa Rough Riders G – Lloyd "Bronco" Reese , Montreal Alouettes T – Herb Trawick , Montreal Alouettes T – John Wagoner , Ottawa Rough Riders NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Frank Filchock , Hamilton Tigers HB – Jack Harper , Hamilton Tigers HB – Jack Stewart , Hamilton Tigers DB – Doug Pyzer , Toronto Beaches-Indians E – Verne Picard , Toronto Beaches-Indians E – Danny DiFrancisco , Hamilton Tigers FW – Gerry Walsh , Hamilton Tigers C – Jake Gaudaur , Hamilton Tigers G – Don McKenzie , Toronto Beaches-Indians G – Eddie Remigis , Hamilton Tigers T – Pat Santucci , Hamilton Tigers T – Lorne Parkin , Toronto Beaches-Indians NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
QB – Keith Spaith , Calgary Stampeders HB – Don Hiney , Winnipeg Blue Bombers HB – Ken Charlton , Saskatchewan Roughriders HB – Gabe Patterson , Saskatchewan Roughriders FB – Paul Rowe , Calgary Stampeders E – Johnny Bell , Saskatchewan Roughriders E – Woody Strode , Calgary Stampeders C – Chuck Anderson , Calgary Stampeders G – Bud Irving , Winnipeg Blue Bombers G – Bert Iannone , Calgary Stampeders G – Dave Tomlinson , Calgary Stampeders T – Johnny Aguirre , Calgary Stampeders T – Mike Cassidy , Saskatchewan Roughriders
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Ontario Rugby Football Union See also