# 1935 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1935

The Winnipegs (soon to be known as the Blue Bombers in 1936) became the first Western Canadian team to win the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tigers, 18–12, in Hamilton.
The Calgary club changed it name to Bronks.
The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union returns to play for the Grey Cup for one more season.
The Winnipeg Victoria Rugby Club reformed on February 22, 1935. The nucleus of the team would be made up of players who played the 1934 season for the Deer Lodge junior team.

## Regular season
### Final regular season standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hamilton Tigers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 52 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 90 | 12 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 98 | 10 |
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 133 | 0 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Sarnia Imperials | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9 | 8 |
| Toronto Balmy Beach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 4 |
| Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 0 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Varsity Blues | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 44 | 8 |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 44 | 7 |
| McGill Redmen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 4 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 79 | 2 |
Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipegs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13 | 8 |
| University of Saskatchewan Huskies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 62 | 4 |
| Saskatoon Hilltops | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 107 | 0 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Calgary Bronks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 8 |
| University of Alberta Golden Bears | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 0 |
| Lethbridge Bulldogs | | | | | | | |
British Columbia Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 33 | 6 |
| Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 6 |
| North Shore Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 0 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion | Regular Season Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Winnipegs | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | Sarnia Imperials |
| MRFU | Winnipegs | Winnipegs |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Calgary Bronks | Calgary Bronks |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | Vancouver Meralomas |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1935

### BCRFU tie-breaker final

| Date | Away | Home |
| October 28 | Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves 1 | Vancouver Meralomas 8 |
Meralomas advance to West Semifinal

### Division finals

CIRFU Finals :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Queen's advances to the East Semifinal
ORFU Final Game 1 & 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Sarnia won the total-point series by 17–1. Sarnia advances to the East Final.

### Semifinals

Western Semifinal 1 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Calgary advances to the Western Title game.
Western Semifinal 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Winnipeg advances to the Western Title game.
East Semifinal :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Hamilton advances to the East Final game.

### Finals

Western Title Game :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.
Eastern Title Game :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 8 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 0 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 0 | ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 0 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 0 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 22 | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 44 | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 22 | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 4 | | | | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 4 | | | | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 12 |
| | | | | | | MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 18 |
| ARFU | Calgary Bronks | 14 | | | | | | | MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 18 |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 0 | | | | | | |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 0 | ARFU | Calgary Bronks | 0 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | ARFU | Calgary Bronks | 0 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 7 | | | |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 | MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 7 | | | |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Pegs | 13 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 7
23rd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario :
| Winnipeg 'Pegs 18 | Hamilton Tigers 12 |
| The Winnipeg 'Pegs are the 1935 Grey Cup Champions ||||

## 1935 Ontario Rugby Football Union 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.
* QB – Ab Box, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* FW – Gord Patterson, Sarnia Imperials
* HB – Ormond Beach, Sarnia Imperials
* HB – Hugh Sterling, Sarnia Imperials
* HB – Rocky Parsaca, Sarnia Imperials
* E – Syd Reynolds, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* E – Stan Reeve, Sarnia Imperials
* C – Bruce Spears, Sarnia Imperials
* G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials
* G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* T – Ernie Hempey, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* T – Cliff Parson, Sarnia Imperials

## 1935 Canadian Football Awards

* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Abe Eliowitz (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
* Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Hugh Sterling - Sarnia Imperials