The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played in their third consecutive Grey Cup final. A last-second rouge gave Winnipeg its second title in five years.[1]
Sports league season
Regular season, final standings[]
Column headings: 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
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 Semi-Finals[]
Date |
Away |
Home
|
November 18 |
North Shore Lions 0 |
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 12
|
|
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds advance to BCRFU finals
Date |
Away |
Home
|
November 18 |
Knights of Columbus 1 |
Victoria Revellers 6
|
|
Victoria Revellers advance to BCRFU finals
BCRFU Final[]
Date |
Away |
Home
|
November 25 |
Victoria Revellers 6 |
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 17
|
|
University of British Columbia Thunderbirds win the BCRFU championship
Grey Cup playoffs[]
Note: All dates in 1939
Semi-finals[]
- Sarnia won the total-point series by 31–14 and played the Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
- Ottawa won the total-point series by 39–6 and played the Sarnia Imperials (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.
Finals[]
- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 35–20 and advanced to the Grey Cup game.
- Ottawa advanced to the Grey Cup game.
Playoff bracket[]
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Grey Cup Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 11-28
| | | |
|
| IRFU
| Toronto Argonauts
| 0-6
| |
| | IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 23
| |
| EAST
| |
| | | ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 1
| |
| ORFU
| Montreal Westmounts
| 1-13
| |
| |
| ORFU
| Sarnia Imperials
| 12-18
| |
| | IRFU
| Ottawa Rough Riders
| 7
| |
|
| |
| | | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 8
| |
| WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
| | |
| |
| WIFU
| BYE
|
| |
| | WIFU
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 7+28
| |
| WEST
| |
| | | WIFU
| Calgary Bronks
| 13+7
| |
| WIFU
| Regina Roughriders
| 17
| |
| |
| WIFU
| Calgary Bronks
| 24
| |
Grey Cup Championship[]
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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 – , Hamilton Tigers
- FB – Tony Golab, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders
- E – , Toronto Argonauts
- C – , Toronto Argonauts
- G – , Ottawa Rough Riders
- G – , Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Bunny Wadsworth, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T – Dave Sprague, Ottawa Rough Riders
[]
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.
- QB – , Peterborough Orfuns
- FW – , Sarnia Imperials
- HB – , Sarnia Imperials
- HB – Eddie Thompson, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- DB – Johnny Ferraro, Montreal Westmounts
- E – , Sarnia Imperials
- E – , Peterborough Orfuns
- C – , Sarnia Imperials
- G – , Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
- G – , Sarnia Imperials
- T – , Sarnia Imperials
- T – Tommy Burns, Montreal Westmounts
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