SEMI-FINALS
WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 1
| Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
| October 28 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders 5 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43 |
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WIFU Semi-Finals – Game 2
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
| October 31 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 17 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 |
|
- Winnipeg won the total-point series by 60–23. The Blue Bombers will play the Edmonton Eskimos in the WIFU Finals.
ORFU Semi-Finals – Game 1
| Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers @ Sarnia Imperials |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
| November 7 |
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 0 |
Sarnia Imperials 2 |
|
ORFU Semi-Finals – Game 2
| Sarnia Imperials @ Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
| November 8 |
Sarnia Imperials 10 |
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 18 |
|
- Toronto Balmy Beach won the total-point series by 18–12. The Beachers will play the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in the ORFU Finals.
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