Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club

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Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club was one of the first football teams based in Calgary, Alberta, formed March 14, 1906, at Calgary City Hall.[1] It was part of the Calgary Rugby Football Union. Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club played its first game on October 31, 1907, defeating the Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15–0 at Calgary.

Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club
Founded1906
Folded1934
Based inCalgary, Alberta
LeagueCalgary Rugby Football Union
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Tigers
50th Battalion
Altomah-Tigers
Altomahs
Altomah-Indians
League titles11 league championships
1 WCRFU championship

The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, founded in 1945, do not trace their lineage to this club.

Calgary RFC was renamed the Calgary Tigers in 1908 and joined the Alberta Rugby Football League in the same year. It later joined the then newly formed Western Canada Rugby Football Union in 1911 and won the first-ever Western championship that year. The team would change names, fold and be reborn several names in next few decades:

  • Calgary Tigers - 1908–1914, 1919–1920, 1925, 1928–1930
  • 50th Battalion - 1923–1924
  • Calgary Altomah-Tigers - 1931
  • Calgary Altomah-Indians - 1932–1934

These teams were succeeded by a separate club:

Seasons

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Season Name G W L T PF PA Finish Playoffs
1907 Rugby Football Club ? - - - - - 1st CRFU Champion, lost Alberta Rugby Football League to Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club, 2 games to none, 26-5 & 10-5
1908 Tigers 4 3 1 0 87 37 1st CRFU Champion, lost Alberta Rugby Football League to Edmonton Esquimaux, 2 games to none, 7-1 & 11–2)
1909 Tigers 3 3 0 0 55 5 1st won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Esquimaux, 2 games to none, 25-1 & 23–6)
1910 Tigers 3 2 0 1 29 21 1st won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Eskimos, 2 games to none, 25-7 & 14–12)
1911 Tigers 6 5 1 0 109 13 1st won AFRU championship, beating Edmonton Eskimos, 14–0; won WCRFU championship with 13–6 win over Winnipeg Rowing Club
1912 Tigers 4 3 1 0 73 19 1st won AFRU championship, lost western semi final to Winnipeg Rowing Club, 4-3
1913 Tigers 4 3 1 0 46 24 1st - tie lost to Edmonton Eskimos in tiebreaker, 10–7, for ARFU championship
1914 Tigers ? ? lost ARFU championship to University of Alberta Varsity, 2 games to none, 3-0 & 17-15
1915 did not play (see Calgary Canucks)
1916 to 1918 suspended due to war
1919 Tigers 3 1 2 0 11 28 3rd
1920 Tigers 3 3 0 0 50 10 1st won AFRU championship beating Edmonton Eskimos in 2-game series, total points 35–33; lost western semi final to Regina Rugby Club, 28-1
1921 to 1922 did not play
1923 50th Battalion ? ? lost 13–7 to Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU final
1924 50th Battalion 2 1 1 0 11 9 1st beat Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU playoff, 2 games total points 16–15; beat University of Alberta Varsity in ARFU championship finals, 2 games total points 21–1; lost to Winnipeg Victorias 11–9 in western final
1925 Tigers 2 0 2 0 15 37 2nd
1926 did not play
1927 no league play
1928 Tigers 4 1 3 0 32 45 3rd
1929 Tigers 5 5 0 0 117 28 1st ARFU champions, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 15-8
1930 Tigers 5 4 1 0 69 32 1st ARFU champions, lost western semi final to Regina Roughriders, 9-6
1931 Altomah-Tigers 4 3 1 0 24 20 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Athletic Club in semi finals, 2 games 20-5 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 26-2
1932 Altomah-Indians 4 4 0 0 42 4 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi finals, 2 games 11-10 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 30-2
1933 Altomah-Indians 4 3 1 0 38 14 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi final, 13–11; lost western final to Winnipegs, 15-1
1934 Altomah-Indians 3 1 2 0 31 28 2nd
1935 succeeded by Bronks List of Calgary Bronks (football) seasons
Totals - 11 Alberta Rugby Football Union or League championships & 1 WCRFU championship

Other Calgary football clubs

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Season Name G W L T PF PA Finish Playoffs
1908 YMCA 4 3 1 0 93 40 2nd
1908 Hillhurst Hornets 4 0 4 0 30 123 3rd
1909 YMCA 3 1 2 0 18 49 2nd
1909 Hillhurst Hornets 2 0 2 0 5 24 3rd
1910 YMCA 3 0 2 1 21 29 2nd
1911 Rough Riders 6 0 6 0 18 85 4th
1912 YMCA 4 0 4 0 3 92 3rd
1915 Canucks ? ? beat University of Alberta Varsity 18-12 for ARFU championship, lost 17–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
1919 Canucks 4 4 0 0 57 20 1st ARFU championship, lost 13–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
1920 Canucks 3 0 3 0 10 50 2nd
1921 Calgary Rugby Club 3 1 2 0 39 104 3rd

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