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Encyclopedia > 1954 in Canadian football

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Canadian Football News in 1954

The B.C. Lions joined the WIFU and adopted the colours of burnt orange and brown. The Lions played their first regular season game on Saturday, August 28, as they lost 8-6 to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Empire Stadium. The British Columbia Lions are a Canadian Football League team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Empire Stadium was a track and field and Canadian football stadium that formerly stood at the Pacific National Exhibition site at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...


Winnipeg's Gerry James (RB), became the first player to win the Most Outstanding Canadian Award.


The NBC national network were televising IRFU games. NBC, formerly called the National Broadcasting Company, is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The Canadian Football Leagues East Division has 4 teams. ...


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 Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 255 163 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 4 2 239 204 22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 6 2 202 190 18
Calgary Stampeders 16 8 8 0 271 165 16
British Columbia Lions 16 1 15 0 100 345 2
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Standings
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 14 11 3 0 341 148 22
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 9 5 0 275 207 18
Toronto Argonauts 14 6 8 0 212 265 12
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 2 12 0 129 337 4
  • Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
  • Edmonton has a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.


The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... This article is for the CFL football team. ... The British Columbia Lions are a Canadian Football League team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ...


Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1954


SEMI-FINALS

WIFU Semi-Finals

October 30 Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14
November 1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13 Saskatchewan Roughriders 11
  • Winnipeg won the total-point series by 27-25. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.

October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. ...

FINALS

WIFU Finals

November 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 Edmonton Eskimos 9
November 11 Edmonton Eskimos 6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12
November 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 5 Edmonton Eskimos 10
  • Edmonton wins the best of three series 2-1. The Eskimos will play the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU) in the Grey Cup Semi-Final.

IRFU Finals November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ...

November 20? Montreal Alouettes 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9
November 22? Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19 Montreal Alouettes 24
  • Montreal wins the best of three series 2-0. The Alouettes will advance to the Grey Cup game.


November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Montreal Alouettes (French, Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. ...


Grey Cup Semi-Final

November 24? Edmonton Eskimos 28 Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ORFU) 6
  • The Edmonton Eskimos will advance to the Grey Cup game.


November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ...


Grey Cup Championship

November 27

The 42nd Annual Grey Cup Game - Toronto, Ontario November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

Edmonton Eskimos 26 Montreal Alouettes 25
The Edmonton Eskimos are the 1954 Grey Cup Champions
  • Note: IRFU Final and Grey Cup Semi-Final dates are not confirmed, however since [1] the regular season ended October 25 in the West, and November 13 in the East, and [2] all other playoff dates, as well as Grey Cup date are accurate, it is reasonable to assume the above dates are accurate.

1954 Canadian Football Awards

  • Outstanding Player Award - Sam Etcheverry (QB), Montreal Alouettes
  • Outstanding Canadian Award - Gerry James (RB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Preceded by:
1953 in Canadian football		 CFL seasons Succeeded by:
1955 in Canadian football
Canadian Football League
East Division: Hamilton | Montreal | Toronto | Winnipeg
West Division: British Columbia | Calgary | Edmonton | Saskatchewan
Suspended for 2006 season: Ottawa
Trophies and awards: Grey Cup | Dixon | Taylor | Nicklin | Evanshen | Martin | Hayman | Fieldgate | McCaffrey | Parker | Gibson | DeMarco-Becket | Dandurand | Dryburgh | James | Stukus | Pate | Argo | Rogers


 

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