1908 in Canadian football

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]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders65101144110
Hamilton Tigers65101314210
Montreal Football Club6150491012
Toronto Argonauts6150501602
Ontario Rugby Football Union[2]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club22003764
Peterborough Pets20206370
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[2]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Queen's University6510905010
Varsity Blues65101125410
McGill Redmen6150241012
University of Ottawa615066872

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
St.John's Rugby Football Club531164437
Winnipeg Rowing Club513143643

League Champions
Football Union League Champion
IRFU Hamilton Tigers
CIRFU University of Toronto
ORFU Toronto Amateur Athletic Club
MRFU St. John's College
ARFU Edmonton Esquimaux

Playoffs

IRFU Final
AwayHome
Hamilton Tigers 11Ottawa Rough Riders 9
  • Hamilton advances to the East Semi-Final.

East Semi-Finals
AwayHome
Toronto Varsity Blues ?Queen's University 0
  • Toronto advances to the Dominion Championship.
AwayHome
Hamilton Tigers 31Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 0
  • Hamilton advances to the Dominion Championship.

Dominion Championship
November 28

1908 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field - Toronto, Ontario

Hamilton Tigers 21Toronto 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. http://www.cflapedia.com/


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