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Standings
East / IRFU W L T F A PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders 10 2 0 264 130 20
Montreal Alouettes 7 5 0 221 172 14
Toronto Argonauts 5 6 1 160 191 11
Hamilton Wildcats 1 10 1 88 240 3
             
West W L T F A PTS
Calgary Stampeders 12 0 0 216 61 24
Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 9 0 133 137 6
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 9 0 81 234 6
             
ORFU W L T F A PTS
Hamilton Tigers 9 0 0 279 53 18
Toronto Beaches-Indians 5 4 0 124 86 10
Sarnia Imperials 3 5 1 71 130 7
Windsor Rockets 0 8 1 40 245 1

PLAYOFFS
East Semi-Final
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Montreal Alouttes 21 Ottawa Rough Riders 19
Montreal Alouettes 7 Ottawa Rough Riders 15

Hamilton Tigers 8 Toronto Beaches-Indians 0
Hamilton Tigers 31 Toronto Beaches-Indians 0

East Final
Ottawa Rough Riders 19 Hamilton Tigers 0

West Final
Calgary Stampeders 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders 4
Calgary Stampeders 17 Saskatchewan Roughriders 6

GREY CUP
Calgary Stampeders 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 7

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Synopsis
The Calgary Stampeders had an undefeated season, winning all 12 regular season games, beating Saskatchewan in the West Final (though the Riders did tie them in one game) and then winning the Grey Cup against Ottawa. The 1948 Grey Cup was famous for two things. First it was the year that the Calgary Stampeder fans took horses East to Toronto and the Royal York hotel. That game was credited into turning the Grey Cup into a truly national party. In the game itself, the Stampeders won the game largely thanks to an infamous sleeper path from quarterback Keith Spaith to Norm Hill. The play led to the banning of the sleeper play.