# 1923 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1923

Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.
Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.

## 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 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 9 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 8 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 73 | 5 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 2 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 4* | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 8 |
| Parkdale Rowing Club | 4 | 2 | 2* | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
| Toronto Varsity Orfuns | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 0 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 8 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 2 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 73 | 2 |
Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 20 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 108 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 163 | 0 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 6 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
These two games were actually a playoff to see who would play Calgary 50th Battalion in the finals. The results from the full season are unknown.

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| CIRFU | Queen's University |
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias |
| SRFU | Regina Roughriders |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1923

### ARFU Finals

ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* The second game was cancelled and the Edmonton Eskimos win the ARFU championship. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton.

### West semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 3 | Edmonton Eskimos 6 | Regina Rugby Club 9 |

### West final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 10 | Regina Rugby Club 11 | Winnipeg Victorias 1 |
* Regina advances to the Grey Cup.

### East semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 17 | Hamilton Rowing Club 1 | Hamilton Tigers 24 |
* Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.

### East final

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 24 | Queen's University 13 | Hamilton Tigers 5 |
* Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| CIRFU | Queen's University | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | CIRFU | Queen's University | 13 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | CIRFU | Queen's University | 13 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 5 | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 24 | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 5 | | | |
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club | 1 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club | 1 | | | | CIRFU | Queen's University | 54 |
| | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 0 |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | | | | | | | | SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 0 |
| | BYE | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 1 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | MRFU | Winnipeg Victorias | 1 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 11 | | | |
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 9 | SRFU | Regina Rugby Club | 11 | | | |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 1
11th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario :
| Regina Rugby Club 0 | Queen's University 54 |
| Queen's University are the 1923 Grey Cup Champions ||||

## 1923 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 - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club
* HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University
* HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto
* HB - Harry Batstone, Queen's University
* QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
* C - Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers
* G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers
* G - Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders
* T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
* T - Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club
* E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts
* E - Bud Thomas, Queen's University