1926 in Canadian football

1926 in Canadian football
Playoffs
East ChampionsOttawa Senators
CIRFU ChampionsVarsity Blues
14th Grey Cup
ChampionsOttawa Senators
Canadian Football Seasons

Canadian Football News in 1926

The British Columbia Rugby Football Union was formed on September 1.

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 Senators6510725710
Hamilton Tigers633067456
Toronto Argonauts633053556
Montreal AAA615048832
Ontario Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers5500471810
Toronto Varsity Orfuns633075666
Camp Borden633055516
Hamilton Tiger Cubs505024630

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Queen's Golden Gaels422034254
Varsity Blues422026204
McGill Redmen422025404
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg St.John's642063278
Winnipeg Victorias642049418
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers523033584
University of Manitoba Varsity514011302

* Final league game was cancelled

League Champions
Football Union League Champion
IRFU Ottawa Senators
WCRFU Regina Roughriders
CIRFU University of Toronto
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU St John's College
SRFU Regina Roughriders
ARFU University of Alberta
BCRFU Victoria Football Club

Grey Cup Playoffs

Note: All dates in 1926

MRFU Tie-Breaker
DateTeam 1Team 2
November 8Winnipeg St.John's 14Winnipeg Vcitorias 5
  • Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final

CIRFU Semi-Final
DateAwayHome
November 20Varsity Blues 12McGill Redmen 2
  • Varsity advances to the ICRFU Final.[2]

CIRFU Final
DateAwayHome
November 27Queen's Golden Gaels 0Varsity Blues 8
  • Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.[3]

East Final
DateAwayHome
November 20Ottawa Senators 7Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6
  • Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.[4]

Grey Cup Championship
December 4

14th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Ottawa Senators 10Toronto Varsity Blues 7
The Ottawa Senators are the 1926 Grey Cup Champions

This was the final time a university team made it to the Grey Cup final. Clubs in the Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union continued to play for the title until 1937, but could not make it past the eastern playoffs.[5]

References
  1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DsUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2848%2C4857607 Ottawa Citizen - November 15, 1926
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014%2C5677185 Ottawa Citizen - November 22, 1926
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T44uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458%2C3990707 Montreal Gazette - November 29, 1926
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SY4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545%2C2982691 The Montreal Gazette - November 22, 1926
  5. "Grey Cup Memories: 1926". CFL.ca. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.


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