# 1932 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1932

The Calgary Altomah-Tigers became the Altomahs.
The Regina Roughriders made history by playing in their fifth consecutive Grey Cup game. It was a record that would last 50 years, only surpassed by the 1977–1982 Edmonton Eskimos. It also marked the fifth straight defeat at the Grey Cup. The Hamilton Tigers took home their third Grey Cup in five years.

## 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 | 96 | 15 | 10 |
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 32 | 8 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 58 | 6 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 139 | 0 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Sarnia Imperials | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 37 | 10 |
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 40 | 9 |
| Hamilton Tiger Cubs | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 64 | 5 |
| St. Michael's College | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 135 | 3 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Varsity Blues | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 48 | 10 |
| Western Ontario Mustangs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 39 | 7 |
| Queen's Golden Gaels | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 70 | 4 |
| McGill Redmen | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 66 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 13 | 11 |
| Winnipegs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 60 | 7 |
| Garrison Rugby Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 94 | 0 |
* The Garrison team defaulted one game to each of the Winnipegs and St.John's
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Roughriders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 28 | 10 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 10 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 112 | 2 |
| Moose Jaw Maroons | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 2 |
* Quakers defaulted final game of season to Varsity
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Calgary Altomah-Indians | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 8 |
| Edmonton Boosters | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Polar Bears | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
British Columbia Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 41 | 10 |
| Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 23 | 8 |
| New Westminster Dodekas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 4 |
| Victoria Capitals | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 101 | 2 |
| University of British Columbia Varsity | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 76 | 2 |

## League Champions

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

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1932

### SRFU Tie-Breaker

| Date | Away | Home |
| October 29 | University of Saskatchewan Varsity 0 | Regina Roughriders 20 |
* Regina advances to the MB/SK semifinal against the Winnipeg St.John's.

### Semifinals

East Semifinal :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Hamilton advances to the East Final.
Western Semifinal 1 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Calgary won the total-point series by 11–10. Calgary advances to the Western Final.
Western Semifinal 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Regina advances to the Western Final.

### Finals

Eastern Final :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Hamilton advances to the Grey Cup game.
Western Final :
| Date | Away | Home |
* 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 | Sarnia Imperials | 11 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 15 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 15 | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 9 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 9 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | CIRFU | University of Toronto | 3 | | | |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto | | CIRFU | University of Toronto | 3 | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 25 |
| | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| ARFU | Calgary Altomahs | 5-6 | | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 6 |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 6-4 | | | | | | |
| BCRFU | Vancouver Meralomas | 6-4 | ARFU | Calgary Altomahs | 2 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | ARFU | Calgary Altomahs | 2 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 10 | | | |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 9 | SRFU | Regina Roughriders | 10 | | | |
| MRFU | Winnipeg St.John's | 1 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 3
20th Annual Grey Cup Game: Civic Stadium – Hamilton, Ontario :
| Regina Roughriders 6 | Hamilton Tigers 25 |
| The Hamilton Tigers are the 1932 Grey Cup Champions ||||

## 1932 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) All-Stars selected by Canadian Press

NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
* FW - Don Young, McGill University
* HB - Frank Turville, Hamilton Tigers
* HB - Gord Perry, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* HB - Wally Masters, Ottawa Rough Riders
* QB - Hal Baysinger, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* C - Lou Newton, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* G - Alex Denman, Hamilton Tigers
* G - Pete Jotkus, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* T - Brian Timmis, Hamilton Tigers
* T - Dave Sprague, Hamilton Tigers
* E - Jimmy Keith, Toronto Argonauts
* E - Henri Garbarino, Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* Coach - Frank Shaughnessy, McGill University
NOTE: This was the first Canadian Press eastern all-star selection.

## 1932 Canadian Football Awards

* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Alex Denman (OG), Hamilton Tigers