The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.
Regular season, final standings Column headings: 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 PtsWinnipeg Blue Bombers 12 10 2 0 201 103 20Regina Roughriders 12 6 6 0 84 136 12Calgary Bronks 11 4 7 0 144 123 8Edmonton Eskimos 11 3 8 0 80 147 6+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 145 44 10Toronto Argonauts 6 4 1 1 58 43 9Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 29 84 4Montreal Royals 6 0 5 1 23 84 1+ Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Westmounts 6 4 1 1 71 45 9 Sarnia Imperials 6 3 1 2 70 38 8 Toronto Balmy Beach 6 3 2 1 58 27 7 Peterborough Orfuns 6 0 6 0 16 105 0 Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs + British Columbia Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 6 6 0 0 108 25 12 Knights of Columbus 6 4 2 0 63 63 8 North Shore Lions 6 2 4 0 48 51 4 Victoria Revellers 6 0 6 0 25 105 0
BCRFU playoffs Note: All dates in 1939 BCRFU semifinals Date Away HomeNovember 18 North Shore Lions 0 University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 12University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals Date Away HomeNovember 18 Knights of Columbus 1 Victoria Revellers 6Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals
BCRFU final Date Away HomeNovember 25 Victoria Revellers 6 University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 17University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship Grey Cup playoffs Note: All dates in 1939
Semifinals + WIFU Semifinals Calgary Bronks @ Regina Roughriders Probable date Away HomeNovember 4 Calgary Bronks 24 Regina Roughriders 17
+ ORFU Finals Game Date Away Home 1 November 18 Montreal Westmounts 1 Sarnia Imperials 13 2 November 25 Sarnia Imperials 18 Montreal Westmounts 13 Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
+ IRFU Finals Game Date Away Home 1 November 18 Ottawa Rough Riders 11 Toronto Argonauts 0 2 November 25 Ottawa Rough Riders 28 Toronto Argonauts 6 Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
Finals + Western Finals Game Date Away Home 1 November 11 Calgary Bronks 13 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 2 November 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28 Calgary Bronks 7 Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.
+ Eastern Finals Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) @ Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) Date Away HomeDecember 2 Ottawa Rough Riders 23 Sarnia Imperials (ORFU) 1 Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship December 9 27th Annual Grey Cup Game: Lansdowne Park – Ottawa, Ontario WIFU Champion IRFU Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 7 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the 1939 Grey Cup Champions
1939 Interprovincial 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 – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts FW – Bill Davies, Montreal Royals HB – Red Storey, Toronto Argonauts HB – Bill Isbister, Hamilton Tigers FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders E – Bernie Thornton, Toronto Argonauts C – George Willis, Toronto Argonauts G – Charles "Tiny" Hermann, Ottawa Rough Riders G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
1939 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 – Clayton "Curly" Krug, Peterborough Orfuns FW – Joe Woodcock, Sarnia Imperials HB – Bernie Moroz, Sarnia Imperials HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts E – Ike Norris, Sarnia Imperials E – Leo Deadey, Peterborough Orfuns C – Harry Living, Sarnia Imperials G – Bob Reid, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers G – Pat Bulter, Sarnia Imperials T – Cliff Parsons, Sarnia Imperials T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts
1939 Canadian Football Awards Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Bill Davies (FW), Montreal Royals Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Eddie Thompson - Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
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