1910 in Canadian football explained

The University of Toronto successfully defended its inaugural Grey Cup championship with a victory over the Hamilton Tigers.^[1]

Canadian football news in 1910

The Regina Rugby Club was formed on September 13 at the Regina City Hall and adopted the colours of old gold and purple. Regina played the Moose Jaw Tigers in its first game on October 1 at the Moose Jaw Baseball Grounds, with the Tigers winning 16–6.

On September 22, the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union was organized in the Flanagan Hotel at Saskatoon. The SRFU adopted the CRU rules.

Edmonton changed its name from Esquimaux to the Eskimos.

Source:^[2]

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^[3] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 4 2 0 76 43 8 6 3 3 0 68 92 6 6 3 3 0 70 66 6 6 2 4 0 74 87 4

Ontario Rugby Football Union^[4] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 6 5 1 0 78 46 10 Dundas Rugby Club 6 4 2 0 103 48 8 St. Michael's College 6 3 3 0 75 74 6 6 0 6 0 25 113 0

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Varsity Blues 6 6 0 0 114 30 12 6 3 3 0 67 53 6 6 3 3 0 70 39 6 6 0 6 0 14 143 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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

	4	3	1	0	61	28	6
	4	1	3	0	28	61	2

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

Moose Jaw Tigers	4	4	0	0	74	18	8
Regina Rugby Club	4	0	4	0	18	74	0

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

Calgary Tigers	3	2	0	1	29	21	5
Calgary YMCA	3	0	2	1	21	29	1

Alberta Rugby Football League schools exhibition games! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

University of Alberta Varsity	2	1	1	0	30	30	2
	2	1	1	0	30	30	2

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
CIRFU	University of Toronto
ORFU	Toronto Amateur Athletic Club
MRFU	Winnipeg Rowing Club
SRFU	Moose Jaw Tigers
ARFL	Calgary Tigers

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1910

Alberta Rugby Football League playoffs

Date Away Home + ARFL Finals Games 1 & 2 October 31 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Calgary Tigers 25 November 5 Calgary Tigers 14 Edmonton Eskimos 12

• Calgary wins the total-point series 39-19.

East semi-final

• Toronto Varsity Blues advance to the Grey Cup.

Grey Cup Championship

November 262nd Annual Grey Cup Game A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario Toronto Varsity Blues 16 Hamilton Tigers 7 Toronto Varsity Blues are the 1910 Grey Cup Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grey Cup Memories: 1910. 2005-08-29. CFL.ca. en. 2019-10-09.
2. Web site: CFL Historical Timeline 1910s. 27 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024000643/http://cfl.ca/page/his_timeline_1910. 24 October 2012.
3. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario,, p.294
4. Web site: Home . cflapedia.com.