1940 In Canadian Football
The only two-game total point series in Grey Cup history was played between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers.
The Canadian Rugby Union arranged the series after it refused to allow the WIFU winners, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to compete in the final. The reason for the refusal was based on the WIFU season being played under rules that varied from IRFU rules.
The Ontario Rugby Football Union had three of its teams disband due to the war. The league managed to continue by quickly cobbling together three more teams, centered around military communities (as many players had joined the armed forces.)
Read more about 1940 In Canadian Football: 1940 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union All-Stars, 1940 Western Interprovincial Football Union All-Stars, 1940 Ontario Rugby Football Union All-Stars, 1940 Canadian Football Awards
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