1908 in Canadian football

Contents

Canadian Football News in 1908

The Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club was re-organized as the Tigers on August 27 and adopted yellow and black as the team colours. The Calgary Rugby Football Union was formed on September 29 in the offices of the Sovereign Life Insurance Company. The Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for the championship of the Central Alberta Rugby Football League on September 4. The Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club was re-organized as the Esquimoux on October 16. Goals from the Field were reduced to three points by the CRU.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 114 41 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 131 42 10
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 49 101 2
Toronto Argonauts 6 1 5 0 50 160 2
Ontario Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 2 2 0 0 37 6 4
Peterborough Pets 2 0 2 0 6 37 0
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Queen's University 6 5 1 0 90 50 10
Varsity Blues 6 5 1 0 112 54 10
McGill Redmen 6 1 5 0 24 101 2
University of Ottawa 6 1 5 0 66 87 2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Playoffs

IRFU Playoff

Away Home
Hamilton Tigers 11 Ottawa Rough Riders 9

CIRFU Playoff

Away Home
Toronto Varsity Blues ? Queen's University 0

East Semi-Final

Away Home
Hamilton Tigers 31 Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 0

Dominion Championship

1908 Dominion Championship Game
Hamilton Tigers 21 Toronto Varsity Blues 17
Hamilton Tigers are the 1908 Dominion Champions

References

  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ^ a b http://www.cflapedia.com/
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