# 1924 in Canadian football
## Canadian football news in 1924

Coach Bill Hughes of Queen's introduced the use of films as a coaching technique.
The numbering of players, although used for years, was made compulsory.
The Regina Rugby Club became the Regina Roughriders.

## 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 31 | 10 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 39 | 8 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 65 | 2 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 6 |
| Toronto Varsity Orfuns | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4 |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 2 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 8 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 2 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 2 |
*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 | 80 | 24 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 66 | 4 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Roughriders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 43 | 8 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 4 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Calgary 50th Battalion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| CIRFU | Queen's University |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Calgary 50th Battalion |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1924

### ARFU playoffs

ARFU Playoffs Games 1 & 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Calgary won total points series 16-15.
ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Calgary won the total points series 21-1.

### East final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 22 | Queen's University 11 | Hamilton Tigers 1 |
* Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.

### West semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 8 | Regina Roughriders 5 | Winnipeg Victorias 22 |

### West final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 15 | Winnipeg Victorias 11 | Calgary 50th Battalion 9 |
* Winnipeg wins the west but did not challenge for the Grey Cup

## Playoff bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | 11 | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 1 | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 1 | CIRFU | Queen's University | 16 |
| | | | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 3 |

## Grey Cup Championship

November 29
12th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario :
| Queen's University 11 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 3 |
| Queen's University are the 1924 Grey Cup Champions ||||