1896 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1896
In the MRFU, the fall session saw the Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipegs) and the St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) compete. In the spring session of the season, the Royal Canadian Dragoons were added to the competition. The Winnipegs and the St.John's played a final league game to determine the regular season champion. The St.John's received a bye to the MRFU playoff finals while the Winnipegs played the Dragoons in the MRFU playoff semi-final.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
League Champions
Playoffs
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MRFU Playoffs
| MRFU Semi-Final & Final |
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| Winnipeg Football Club 25 | Royal Canadian Dragoons 0 |
| St.John's Rugby Football Club 7 | Winnipeg Football Club 6 |
| Royal Canadian Dragoons were a late entry to the MRFU |
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ORFU Semi Finals
| ORFU Semi-Final 1 |
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| University of Toronto 18 | Queen's University 16 |
| University of Toronto 13 | Queen's University 1 |
| University of University Toronto advances to the 1896 ORFU Final |
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| ORFU Dominion Semi-Final 2 |
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| Royal Military College 13 | Toronto AC Lornes 6 |
| Royal Military College 1 | Toronto AC Lornes 42 |
| Toronto AC Lornes advance to the 1896 ORFU Final |
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ORFU Final
| ORFU Final |
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| University of Toronto 43 | Toronto AC Lornes 6 |
| University of Toronto 18 | Toronto AC Lornes 16 |
| University of Toronto advance to the 1896 Dominion Championship |
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