1908 in Canadian football

The 1908 Canadian football season was the 17th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 26th season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883.^[1] The season concluded with the Hamilton Tigers defeating the Toronto University team in the 1908 Dominion Championship game.^[2]^[3]

Canadian football news in 1908

The Calgary 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 renamed 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**^[4]
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	114	41	10
Hamilton Tigers	6	5	1	131	42	10
Montreal Football Club	6	1	5	49	101	2
Toronto Argonauts	6	1	5	50	160	2

Ontario Rugby Football Union^[5]
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	2	2	0	0	37	6	4
Peterboro	2	0	2	0	6	37	0

**Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union**^[5]
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Queen's	6	5	1	90	50	10
Toronto	6	5	1	112	54	10
McGill	6	1	5	24	101	2
Ottawa	6	1	5	66	87	2

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
St.John's Rugby Football Club	5	3	1	1	64	43	7
Winnipeg Rowing Club	5	1	3	1	43	64	3

Saskatchewan Rugby Football League
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Regina YMCA	2	2	0	0	16	12	4
Regina Civil Service	2	0	2	0	12	16	0
Moose Jaw Tigers

Calgary Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Tigers	4	3	1	87	37	6
Calgary YMCA	4	3	1	93	40	6
Hillhurst Hornets	4	0	4	30	123	0

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
CIRFU	University of Toronto
ORFU	Toronto Amateur Athletic Club
MRFU	St.John's Rugby Football Club
ARFL	Edmonton Esquimaux
CRFU	Calgary Tigers
SRFL	Regina YMCA

Playoffs

Saskatchewan Rugby Football League final

**SRFL Finals**
Date	Away	Home
October 31	Moose Jaw Tigers 0	Regina YMCA 6
November 9	Regina YMCA 6	Moose Jaw Tigers 7

Regina wins SRFL championship total points series: 12-7

Calgary Rugby Football Union Final

November 28 CRFU Playoff: Calgary, Alberta
Calgary Tigers 6	Calgary YMCA 0

Alberta Rugby Football League Playoffs

**ARFL Finals Games 1 & 2**
Date	Away	Home
November 9	Edmonton Esquimaux 7	Calgary Tigers 1
November 21	Calgary Tigers 2	Edmonton Esquimaux 11

Edmonton wins the total-point series 18-3.

IRFU Final

November 14 IRFU Playoff: Kingston, Ontario
Hamilton Tigers 11	Ottawa Rough Riders 9

Hamilton advances to the East Semi-Final.^[6]

CIRFU Final

November 21 1908 Yates Cup Game: Varsity Oval - Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto University 12	Queen's University 0

Toronto advances to the Dominion Championship.^[7]^[8]

Dominion Semi-Final

November 21 Dominion Semi-Final: Cricket Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Tigers 31	Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 8

Hamilton advances to the Dominion Championship.^[9]

Dominion Championship

November 28 1908 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field - Toronto, Ontario
Hamilton Tigers 21	Toronto Varsity 17
Hamilton Tigers - 1908 Dominion Champions

References

^ Sproule, Robert. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "Tigers Champions, defeated Toronto University 21-17, in Final for Dominion Rugby Title (page 20 of archive, image mirrored)". The Montreal Gazette. November 30, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
^ ^a ^b "1908". cflapedia.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "Interprovincial Rugby Tie Decided by 11 to 9 in Greatest Game of Year". The Montreal Gazette. November 16, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "All-Time Game Results" (PDF). Toronto Varsity Blues. January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "Toronto University Easy Winner of College Championship by 12 to 0". The Montreal Gazette. November 23, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
^ "Tigers Won Easily But Showed Poor Form in Dominion Semi-Final Against Toronto A.A.C." The Montreal Gazette. November 23, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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[Sproule-1] Sproule, Robert. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[Gazette-2] "Tigers Champions, defeated Toronto University 21-17, in Final for Dominion Rugby Title (page 20 of archive, image mirrored)". The Montreal Gazette. November 30, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[Guide-3] "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[4] 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294

[cflapedia-5] "1908". cflapedia.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[GazetteIRFU-6] "Interprovincial Rugby Tie Decided by 11 to 9 in Greatest Game of Year". The Montreal Gazette. November 16, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[Varsity-7] "All-Time Game Results" (PDF). Toronto Varsity Blues. January 1, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[Gazette2-8] "Toronto University Easy Winner of College Championship by 12 to 0". The Montreal Gazette. November 23, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

[Gazette3-9] "Tigers Won Easily But Showed Poor Form in Dominion Semi-Final Against Toronto A.A.C." The Montreal Gazette. November 23, 1908. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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