# 1930 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1930

The Winnipeg Rugby Club was formed on May 14 at the annual meeting of the MRFU. The team played as the Winnipegs and adopted the colours of green and white.
On September 29 in the first game played in Canada under floodlights, the Hamilton Tigers defeated the University of British Columbia in an exhibition game at Athletic Park.
The first game in Eastern Canada under floodlights was on October 29 between Oshawa and Toronto Balmy Beach in Toronto's Ulster Stadium.
The convert kicking spot was moved from the 35-yard line to the 25 but only drop kicks were allowed.

## 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 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 11 | 10 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 6 |
| Ottawa Senators | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 0 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Eastern Section ||||||||
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 44 | 8 |
| Toronto Varsity Orphans | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 63 | 4 |
| Camp Borden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 89 | 0 |
| Western Section ||||||||
| Hamilton Cubs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 44 | 10 |
| Sarnia Imperials | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 25 | 8 |
| Kitchener Panthers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 76 | 4 |
| Windsor Greyhounds | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 2 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 10 |
| Varsity Blues | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 7 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| McGill Redmen | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 3 |
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg St.John's | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 8 |
| Winnipegs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Roughriders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 8 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw Maroons | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Calgary Tigers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 32 | 8 |
| University of Alberta Polar Bears | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 4 |
| Edmonton Boosters | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 61 | 2 |
BCRFU - BC Big Four :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 30 | 12 |
| University of British Columbia Varsity | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 8 |
| Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| Victoria Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 2 |
| New Westminster Wildcats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 0 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| CIRFU | Queen's University |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach |
| MRFU | Winnipeg St.John's |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Calgary Tigers |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1930

### ORFU final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 10 | Hamilton Cubs 6 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18 |
* Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.

### East semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 22 | Hamilton Tigers 8 | Queen's University 3 |
* Hamilton advances to the East Final.

### East final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 29 | Hamilton Tigers 5 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 8 |
* Toronto advances to the Grey Cup game.

### West quarterfinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 1 | Winnipeg St.John's 0 | Regina Roughriders 23 |
* Regina will play Calgary.

### West semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 10 | Regina Roughriders 9 | Calgary Tigers 6 |
* Regina advances to the Western Final.

### Western Finals

| Game | Date | Away | Home |
| 1 | November 13 | Regina Roughriders 17 | Vancouver Meralomas 0 |
| 2 | November 15 | Regina Roughriders 4 | Vancouver Meralomas 0 |
* Regina won the total-point series by 21-0. Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 18 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 6 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 6 | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 8 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 8 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 5 | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 8 | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 5 | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 3 | | | | | | |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 3 | | | | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 11 |
| | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| | BYE | | | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | | | | | | | |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | | BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 0-0 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 0-0 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 17-4 | | | |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 9 | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 17-4 | | | |
| ARFU | Calgary Tigers | 6 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 6
18th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario :
| Regina Roughriders 6 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 11 |
| The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers are the 1930 Grey Cup Champions ||||

## 1930 Canadian Football Awards

* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Frank Turville (RB), Toronto Argonauts