1923 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1923
Calgary Tigers were renamed the 50th Battalion.Queen's defeats Regina 54–0 as Queen's scored a record nine touchdowns on December 1.
Edmonton withdrew from competition.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 54 | 9 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 8 |
| Montreal AAA | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 73 | 5 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 60 | 2 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Parkdale Rowing Club | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Toronto Varsity Orfuns | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 8 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 52 | 2 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 73 | 2 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 20 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 108 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 163 | 0 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 6 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
League Champions
Grey Cup Playoffs
Note: All dates in 1923ARFU Playoffs
- ''Edmonton Eskimos win second game and ARFU championship by default. Game was originally scheduled for November 3 but it had to be moved up to accommodate the western playoff versus Regina. Calgary was unable to organize its players on short notice for a mid-week game in Edmonton.
West Semi-Final
West Final
- Regina advances to the Grey Cup.
East Semi-Final
- Hamilton Tigers advances to the East Final.
East Final
- Queen's advances to the Grey Cup.
Playoff Bracket
Grey Cup Championship
1923 [Toronto Globe] Eastern 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.- FW - ??? Douglas, Parkdale Rowing Club
- HB - Pep Leadley, Queen's University
- HB - Warren Snyder, University of Toronto
- HB - Harry Batstone, Queen's University
- QB - Johnny Evans, Queen's University
- C - Ernie Cox, Hamilton Tigers
- G - ??? Tuck, Hamilton Tigers
- G - Brian Timmins, Ottawa Rough Riders
- T - John McKelvey, Queen's University
- T - Gear Elford, Hamilton Rowing Club
- E - Cap Fear, Toronto Argonauts
- E - Bud Thomas, Queen's University