# 1950 in Canadian football
## Canadian Football News in 1950

The Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats merged to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Regina franchise officially changed their name to become the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday, April 1.
The WIFU allowed the third place team in the standings to be qualified for a playoff berth. The first professional playoff game was played at night under lights – Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos. The 38th Grey Cup, nicknamed "The Mud Bowl", was held at Toronto's Varsity Stadium with an attendance of 27,101.

## Regular season
### Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
Western Interprovincial Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 221 | 156 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 207 | 177 | 14 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 201 | 197 | 14 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 152 | 251 | 8 |
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 231 | 217 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 291 | 187 | 13 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 192 | 261 | 12 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 182 | 231 | 9 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 100 | 12 |
| Sarnia Imperials | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 102 | 8 |
| Windsor Rockets | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 176 | 4 |
* Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
* Winnipeg gets a bye and will play in the WIFU Finals.

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1950

### Semifinals

WIFU semifinals :
| Edmonton Eskimos @ Saskatchewan Roughriders ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| October 28 | Edmonton Eskimos 24 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 |
* The Edmonton Eskimos will play the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the WIFU Finals.

### Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1 :
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Edmonton Eskimos ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 | Edmonton Eskimos 17 |
WIFU Finals – Game 2 :
| Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 11 | Edmonton Eskimos 12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 |
WIFU Finals – Game 3 :
| Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 13 | Edmonton Eskimos 6 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29 |
* Winnipeg won the total-point series by 67–35. The Blue Bombers will advance to the Grey Cup game.
ORFU Finals – Game 1 :
| Sarnia Imperials @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 5 | Sarnia Imperials 11 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 17 |
ORFU Finals – Game 2 :
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Sarnia Imperials ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 11 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18 | Sarnia Imperials 10 |
* Toronto won the total-point series by 35–21. The Balmy Beach Beachers will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern finals.
IRFU Finals – Game 1 :
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Toronto Argonauts ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 11 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 | Toronto Argonauts 11 |
IRFU Finals – Game 2 :
| Toronto Argonauts @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats ||||
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 15 | Toronto Argonauts 24 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 |
* Toronto won the total-point series by 35–19. The Argonauts will play the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers in the Eastern finals.

### Eastern Finals

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Toronto Argonauts :
| Date | Away | Home |
| November 18 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 13 | Toronto Argonauts 43 |
* The Toronto Argonauts will advance to the Grey Cup game.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tiger Cats | 13-6 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 11-24 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 11-24 | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 43 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 43 | | | |
| EAST | EAST | EAST | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 13 | | | |
| ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 17-18 | ORFU | Toronto Balmy Beach | 13 | | | |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 11-10 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Sarnia Imperials | 11-10 | | | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 13 |
| | | | | | | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
| WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | | | | | | | | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 |
| WIFU | BYE | | | | | | | |
| WIFU | BYE | | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | WIFU | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | | | |
| WEST | WEST | WEST | WIFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | | | |
| WIFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 24 | WIFU | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | | | |
| WIFU | Regina Roughriders | 1 | | | | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

November 25
38th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario :
| WIFU Champion | IRFU Champion |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 | Toronto Argonauts 13 |
| The Toronto Argonauts are the 1950 Grey Cup Champions ||||
The Argonauts defeated Winnipeg in what is now known simply as the ‘Mud Bowl’.

## 1950 Eastern (Combined IRFU & ORFU) 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.

### 1st Team

* QB – Frank Filchock, Montreal Alouettes
* HB – Ulysses Curtis, Toronto Argonauts
* HB – Bill Gregus, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* HB – Edgar Jones, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* E – Vince Mazza, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* E – Bill Stanton, Ottawa Rough Riders
* FW – Rod Pantages, Montreal Alouettes
* C – Ed Hirsch, Toronto Argonauts
* G – Ray Cicia, Montreal Alouettes
* G – Vince Scott, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* T – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes
* T – Ralph Sazio, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

### 2nd Team

* QB – Al Dekdebrun, Toronto Argonauts
* HB – Carl Galbreath, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* HB – Virgil Wagner, Montreal Alouettes
* HB – Bob McFarlane, University of Western Ontario
* E – Keith Fisher, Sarnia Imperials
* E – Ralph Toohy, Montreal Alouettes
* FW – Johnny Chorostecki, Sarnia Imperials
* C – Dwight Follin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* G – Fred Black, Toronto Argonauts
* G – Jack Carpenter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* G – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
* T – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* T – Jack Kerns, Toronto Argonauts

## 1950 Western Interprovincial 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.

### 1st Team

* QB – Jack Jacobs, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* HB – Tom Casey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* HB – Al Bodine, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* FB – Mike King, Edmonton Eskimos
* E – Joe Aguirre, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* E – Morris Bailey, Edmonton Eskimos
* FW – Bob Paffrath, Edmonton Eskimos
* C – John Brown, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* G – Max Druen, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* G – Riley Matheson, Calgary Stampeders
* T – Glenn Johnson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* T – Buddy Tinsley, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

### 2nd Team

* QB – Lindy Berry, Edmonton Eskimos
* HB – Del Wardien, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* HB – Royal Copeland, Calgary Stampeders
* HB – Harry Hood, Calgary Stampeders
* FB – Ken Charlton, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* E – Ed Henke, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* E – Rollin Prather, Edmonton Eskimos
* C – James W. Kynes, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* G – Gary Deleeuw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* G – Jim Quondamatteo, Edmonton Eskimos
* T – Bob Bryant, Calgary Stampeders
* T – Mike Cassidy, Saskatchewan Roughriders
* T – Don Durno, Edmonton Eskimos

## 1950 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 – Gerry Tuttle, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* HB – Carl Galbreath, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* HB – Johnny Chorostecki, Sarnia Imperials
* DB – Jim Chaine, Windsor Rockets
* E – Andy Gilmour, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* E – Keith Fisher, Sarnia Imperials
* FW – Billy Haddleton, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* C – Dwight Follin, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* G – Bruce Mattingly, Sarnia Imperials
* G – Ross Taylor, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* T – Oatten Fisher, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
* T – George Gilchrist, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

## 1950 Canadian Football Awards

* Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Don Loney (C), Ottawa Rough Riders
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Lindy Berry (QB), Edmonton Eskimos
* Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Bob McDonald (RB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy (WIFU Rookie of the Year) - Gordon Brown (DG), Calgary Stampeders
* Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Carl Galbreath - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers