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| NFL Champion: New York Giants |
| Grey Cup Champion: Edmonton Eskimos |
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| Eastern Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| New York Giants* | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 264 | 197 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 240 | 182 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 183 | 225 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 217 | 250 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 143 | 215 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| Western Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Chicago Bears* | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes* | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | .714 | 478 | 361 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats* | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 383 | 385 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders* | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 326 | 359 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | .286 | 331 | 413 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
| Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) | W | L | T | PTS | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Edmonton Eskimos* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | .688 | 358 | 235 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | .625 | 353 | 272 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | .563 | 315 | 228 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| British Columbia Lions | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | .375 | 251 | 361 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .250 | 229 | 410 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 |
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