1947 in Canadian football

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 8 5 3 0 83 83 10 Calgary Stampeders 8 4 4 0 79 93 8 Regina Roughriders 8 3 5 0 78 64 6

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 8 4 0 170 103 16 Toronto Argonauts 12 7 4 1 140 122 15 Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 164 164 12 Hamilton Tigers 12 2 9 1 119 204 5

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Wildcats 10 9 1 0 245 84 18 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 10 7 3 0 103 100 14 Ottawa Trojans 10 5 4 1 148 133 11 Toronto Indians 10 4 5 1 99 120 9 Windsor Rockets 10 4 6 0 86 138 8 Sarnia Imperials 10 0 10 0 60 166 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1947

Semi-Finals

ORFU Semi-Final Toronto Indians @ Hamilton Wildcats Date Away Home November 7 Toronto Indians 0 Hamilton Wildcats 14

• Hamilton advances to the ORFU Final.

ORFU Semi-Final Ottawa Trojans @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers Date Away Home November 8 Ottawa Trojans 16 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 7

• Ottawa advances to the ORFU Final.

Finals

WIFU Finals – Game 1 Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 1 Calgary Stampeders 4 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16

WIFU Finals – Game 2 Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Calgary Stampeders Date Away Home November 11 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 Calgary Stampeders 15

WIFU Finals – Game 3 Calgary Stampeders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 15 Calgary Stampeders 3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 10

• Winnipeg won the total-point series by 29–22. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.

ORFU Final Ottawa Trojans @ Hamilton Wildcats Date Away Home November 15 Ottawa Trojans 15 Hamilton Wildcats 3

• Ottawa will play the Toronto Argonauts in the Eastern Finals.

IRFU Finals – Game 1 Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders Date Away Home November 11 Toronto Argonauts 3 Ottawa Rough Riders 0

IRFU Finals – Game 2 Ottawa Rough Riders @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 15 Ottawa Rough Riders 0 Toronto Argonauts 21

• Toronto won the total-point series by 24–0. Toronto will play the Ottawa Trojans in the Eastern Finals.

Eastern Finals

Ottawa Trojans @ Toronto Argonauts Date Away Home November 22 Ottawa Trojans 1 Toronto Argonauts 22

• Toronto advances to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff Bracket

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Grey Cup Final

IRFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

0-0

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

3-22

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

22

EAST

ORFU

Ottawa Trojans

1

ORFU

Hamilton Wildcats

3

ORFU

Ottawa Trojans

15

IRFU

Toronto Argonauts

10

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

9

WIFU

no quarter final

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

16-3-10

WEST

WIFU

Calgary Stampeders

4-15-3

WIFU

no quarter final

Grey Cup Championship

November 29 35th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers 9 Toronto Argonauts 10 The Toronto Argonauts are the 1947 Grey Cup Champions

1947 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, Hamilton Tigers
• FW – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
• HB – Royal Copeland, Toronto Argonauts
• HB – Joe Krol, Toronto Argonauts
• FB – Virgil Wagner, Montreal Alouettes
• E – Joe Farley, Ottawa Trojans
• E – Bert Haigh, Ottawa Rough Riders
• C – Don Loney, Ottawa Rough Riders
• G – Don McKenzie, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• G – Bill Zock, Toronto Argonauts
• T – Herb Trawick, Montreal Alouettes
• T – Hank Christman, Ottawa Rough Riders

2nd Team

• QB – Mel Lawson, Hamilton Wildcats
• FW – Don McFarlane, University of Western Ontario
• HB – Bob Paffrath, Toronto Indians
• HB – Jack Perry, University of Western Ontario
• FB – Doug Smylie, Ottawa Trojans
• E – Matt Anthony, Ottawa Rough Riders
• E – Gord Lawson, Hamilton Wildcats
• C – Doug Turner, Toronto Argonauts
• G – Eddie Remigis, Hamilton Tigers
• G – Bud Donald, Hamilton Wildcats
• T – Gerry Duck, University of Western Ontario
• T – Steve Chamko, Windsor Rockets

1947 Western (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.

• QB – Stan Stasica, Regina Roughriders
• FW – Del Wardien, Regina Roughriders
• HB – Gabe Patterson, Regina Roughriders
• HB – Paul Rowe, Calgary Stampeders
• FB – Bob Sandberg, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• E – Johnny Bell, Regina Roughriders
• E – Ken Sluman, Calgary Stampeders
• E – Red Noel, Regina Roughriders
• C – Mel Wilson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• G – Doug Drew, Regina Roughriders
• G – Bert Iannone, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• T – Bob Pullar, Calgary Stampeders
• T – Bob Smith, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1947 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 – Mel Lawson, Hamilton Wildcats
• HB – Bob Cunningham, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• HB – Bill Petrilas, Ottawa Trojans
• DB – Bob Paffrath, Toronto Indians
• E – George Farley, Ottawa Trojans
• E – Gord Lawson, Hamilton Wildcats
• FW – Bill Murmylyk, Hamilton Wildcats
• C – Baz Petry, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• C – Fred Gabriel, Hamilton Wildcats
• G – Don McKenzie, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
• G – Bud Donald, Hamilton Wildcats
• T – Steve Chamko, Windsor Rockets
• T – Vic Ghetti, Windsor Rockets

1947 Canadian Football Awards

• Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Virgil Wagner (RB), Montreal Alouettes
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (WIFU MVP) - Bob Sandberg (RB), Regina Roughriders
• Gruen Trophy (IRFU Rookie of the Year) - Nelson Greene (FB), Ottawa Rough Riders
• Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Bob Paffrath - Toronto Indians

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