The Ottawa Senators reverted to the name "Ottawa Rough Riders."[1]
The Canadian Rugby Union approved the forward pass for all leagues and the first touchdown pass in Grey Cup history was a Warren Stevens to Kenny Grant play in Montreal's 22–0 win over Regina.
Convert scrimmage line was moved to the five-yard line, and the point could be scored by a drop-kick, place kick, run or pass.
The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were the first team outside Ontario to win the Grey Cup after shutting out the Regina Roughriders.[2]
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
* Victoria Games worth 4 points in standings
[3][4][5]
League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1931
ORFU final
- Sarnia advances to the East Semifinal.[6]
East semifinal
- Western Ontario advances to the East Final.[7]
East final
- Montreal advances to the Grey Cup game.
Western semifinals
- Calgary won the total-point series by 20–5. Calgary advances to the Western Final.
- Regina advances to the Western Final.
West Finals
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Grey Cup final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
|
| | | |
|
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| BYE
|
| |
| | IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
| 22
| |
| EAST
| |
| | | CIRFU
| University of Western Ontario
| 0
| |
| CIRFU
| University of Western Ontario
| 7
| |
| |
| ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 1
| |
| | IRFU
| Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
| 22
| |
|
| |
| | | SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 0
| |
| ARFU
| Calgary Altomahs
| 6-14
| | |
| |
| BCRFU
| Vancouver Athletic Club
| 4-1
| |
| | ARFU
| Calgary Altomahs
| 2
| |
| WEST
| |
| | | SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 26
| |
| SRFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 47
| |
| |
| MRFU
| Winnipeg St.John's
| 7
| |
Grey Cup Championship
References
- ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.282-283
- ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1931". CFL.ca. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.293
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6018%2C2188139 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5374%2C1174471 The Montreal Gazette – November 9, 1931
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jPcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6637%2C2179143 The Montreal Gazette – November 16, 1931
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kfcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TowFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C3212098 The Montreal Gazette – November 23, 1931