1926 in Canadian football explained

Canadian Football News in 1926

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

Records indicate that while there were exhibition and playoff games, there was no league play in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union.

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] ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Ottawa Senators 6 5 1 0 72 57 10 6 3 3 0 67 45 6 6 3 3 0 53 55 6 6 1 5 0 48 83 2

Ontario Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 5 5 0 0 47 18 10 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 6 3 3 0 75 66 6 Camp Borden 6 3 3 0 55 51 6 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 5 0 5 0 24 63 0

• Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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

Queen's Golden Gaels	4	2	2	0	34	25	4
Varsity Blues	4	2	2	0	26	20	4
McGill Redmen	4	2	2	0	25	40	4

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

Winnipeg St.John's	6	4	2	0	63	27	8
	6	4	2	0	49	41	8
	5	2	3	0	33	58	4
University of Manitoba Varsity	5	1	4	0	11	30	2

• Final league game was cancelled

Western Inter-Collegiate Rugby Football Union - 2 game total points series ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

University of Alberta Polar Bears	2	1	1	0	29	12	2
University of Saskatchewan Varsity	2	1	1	0	12	29	2

British Columbia Rugby Football Union - BC Big Three! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

	3	2	0	1	33	18	5
Vancouver Meralomas	3	1	1	1	24	15	3
University of British Columbia Varsity	3	0	0	0	6	30	0

League Champions

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

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1926

MRFU Tie-Breaker

• Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final

WCRFU semifinal

• In overtime, Regina advances to Final

WCRFU semifinal

• University of Alberta advances to Final

WCRFU final

• The Regina Roughriders qualified for the Grey Cup but with their season ending in mid November, did not want to wait for the eastern clubs to finish their playoffs

CIRFU semifinal

• Varsity advances to the CIRFU Final.^[2]

CIRFU final

• Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.^[3]

East final

• Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.^[4]

Grey Cup Championship

December 414th Annual Grey Cup Game Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Ottawa Senators 10 Toronto 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]

Notes and 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. Web site: Grey Cup Memories: 1926. 2005-09-22. CFL.ca. en. 2019-10-05.