1951 in Canadian football
sports league season
After a 17-year absence, the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned to the Grey Cup final. Their losing streak in the big game continued, however, as it was the other Rough Riders that took home the prize.
Canadian football news in 1951
The BC Lions were formed in January at the Arctic Club in Vancouver; however, the franchise would begin play at the start of the 1954 season.
E. Kent Philips of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was appointed WIFU Commissioner. The IRFU allowed the third-place Toronto Argonauts to be in the playoffs due to similar regular season records with the other top two teams.
On October 27, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II) attended the western semi-final in Edmonton.
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.
Saskatchewan and Ottawa both have first round byes.
McMaster University started ORFU play in October. It played 4 point games
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1951
Semifinals
The Edmonton Eskimos went on to play the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the WIFU Finals.
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