1906 in Canadian football explained

The 1906 Canadian football season was the 15th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 24th 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 McGill University Seniors in the 1906 Dominion Championship game.^{[2] [3]}

Canadian football news in 1906

Specifications were first made for the size of football, where the ball had to be 11 inches long, 23 inches in circumference and 13 3/4 ounces in weight.

Goals from the Field and Free Kicks were increased to four points in the ORFU. Games were four 15-minute quarters in length. CIRFU lowered Goals from the Field to four points and Free Kicks to three points. Calgary City Rugby Football Club was formed March 14 at Calgary City Hall.

The Manitoba Rugby Football Union saw the four teams play an unbalanced schedule. Each team could earn a maximum of 30 points on the season. The value for a win was determined by the formula (30 divided by number of games scheduled). The Winnipeg Football Club was awarded 5 points per win; the Winnipeg Rowing Club and the St.John's Rugby Football Club were awarded 6 points per win and the Brandon Football Club was awarded 7.5 points per win.

The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club had difficulty getting a full team to show up to games and they folded midway through the season. The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club defaulted one game to each of the other teams. The final game of the season between the Rowing Club and the St.John's was not played as the Winnipeg Rowing Club had already been crowned as champions.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Ontario Rugby Football Union^[4] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 169 34 10 6 4 2 0 129 51 8 Toronto Victorias 6 2 3 1 29 110 5 Peterborough Pets 6 0 5 1 38 170 1

Quebec Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Montreal Football Club 6 6 0 0 211 22 12 6 4 2 0 75 49 8 St. Patrick's College 6 1 5 0 45 169 2 Montreal Westmounts 6 1 5 0 43 134 2

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts McGill 6 4 2 0 97 72 8 6 3 3 0 74 36 6 6 3 3 0 42 110 6 6 2 4 0 89 84 4

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Winnipeg Rowing Club	4	4	0	0	59	7	24
Brandon Football Club	4	3	1	0	19	31	22.5
	4	1	3	0	8	52	6
	6	1	5	0	26	22	5

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
CIRFU	McGill University
ORFU	Hamilton Tigers
QRFU	Montreal Football Club
MRFU	Winnipeg Football Club

Playoffs

Dominion Semi-Final

• Hamilton advances to the Dominion Championship.

Dominion Championship

December 1 1906 Dominion Championship Game McGill University - Montreal, Quebec Hamilton Tigers 29 McGill 3 Hamilton Tigers are the 1906 Dominion Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ontario Rugby Football Union . Pro Football Researchers . Sproule . Robert . July 4, 2020.
2. News: Tigers Champions, Hamilton defeated McGill 29 to 3 and now hold Canadian Rugby Honors (page 2 of archive). The Montreal Gazette. December 3, 1906. April 5, 2020.
3. Web site: CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition . July 4, 2020.
4. Web site: 1906. cflapedia.com. July 4, 2020.