# 1921 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1921

Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the CRU and challenged for the Grey Cup. The Edmonton Eskimos became the first Western team to play in a Grey Cup game, but lost to the Toronto Argonauts 23–0.
Rule changes included reducing players from 14 to 12 per side; putting ball into play by snapping it back; limit of 18 players with substitutes permitted freely.

## 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 Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 35 | 10 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 6 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 79 | 6 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 190 | 0 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 25 | 8 |
| St. Brigid's Football Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 2 |
| Torontos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 0 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Queen's Tricolour | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
*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 | 59 | 37 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 4 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 87 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Southern Saskatchewan ||||||||
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 11 | 8 |
| Regina Boat Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Millers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 93 | 0 |
| Northern Saskatchewan ||||||||
| Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 | 4 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 2 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 6 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 113 | 2 |
| Calgary Rugby Club | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 104 | 2 |
* Final game of the season was cancelled - not necessary

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts |
| WCRFU | Edmonton Eskimos |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1921

### SRFU Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 4 | Regina Rugby Club 6 | Saskatoon 9 |
* Regina won the first game (score 10 to 8) played on October 29. After a successful protest, the game was replayed on November 4.
* Saskatoon advances to the WCRFU semifinal

### Eastern semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 19 | Toronto Varsity Blues 12 | Toronto Argonauts 20 |
* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Eastern Final.

### Eastern final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 26 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 8 | Toronto Argonauts 16 |
* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

### Western semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 7 | Saskatoon Quakers 1 | Winnipeg Victorias 16 |

### Western final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 14 | Edmonton Eskimos 16 | Winnipeg Victorias 6 |
* Edmonton advances to the Grey Cup

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | | | |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 20 | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | | | |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 | | | | | | |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto | 12 | | | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 23 |
| | | | | | | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | | | | | | | | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 0 |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | | | |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 16 | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | | | |
| SRFU | Saskatoon Quakers | 1 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 3
9th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario :
| Edmonton Eskimos 0 | Toronto Argonauts 23 |
| Toronto Argonauts are the 1921 Grey Cup Champions ||

## 1921 Toronto Globe Eastern All-Stars

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
* FW - Warren Synder, University of Toronto
* HB - Harry Batstone, Toronto Argonauts
* HB - Joe Breen, Toronto Parkdale
* HB - Lionel Conacher, Toronto Argonauts
* QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
* QB - Hugh Cochrane, Toronto Argonauts
* C - Lionel Shoebottom, Toronto Parkdale
* C - Jimmy Douglas, Toronto Argonauts
* G - R. McCombe, McGill University
* G - Harold Pugh, Toronto Argonauts
* G - ???, Hamilton Tigers
* T - Doug Ambridge, McGill University
* T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
* T - Alex Romeril, Toronto Argonauts
* E - Ernie Rolph, University of Toronto
* E - Bud Thomas, Ottawa Rough Riders