Too many men with too many players on the court. Under no circumstance can any player or coach be ejected on a technical foul caused by too many players. In gridiron football, if a team has more than the allowed number of players on the field during a play (eleven in America, twelve in Canada), the offending team is penalized five (American) or ten (Canadian) yards for "too many men on the field" (also called "twelve/thirteen men on the field"). This is usually the result of an improper substitution. The 2009 Grey Cup game in the CFL was decided on a too-many-men call.
1942 in Canadian football 1942 in Canadian football The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II. With the WIFU operations suspended, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers created their own league in Winnipeg. The league consisted of the Bombers (civilian team), the RACF Flyers (service team) and the University of Manitoba Bisons (students). For the western playoffs, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers combined players from all three Winnipeg City League teams and formed the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers. In addition to forming a stronger team, the combined team format ensured that Winnipeg would have a team available for the Grey Cup if