1926 in Canadian football

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]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Senators6510725710
Hamilton Tigers633067456
Toronto Argonauts633053556
Montreal AAA615048832
Ontario Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers5500471810
Toronto Varsity Orfuns633075666
Camp Borden633055516
Hamilton Tiger Cubs505024630

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Queen's Golden Gaels422034254
Varsity Blues422026204
McGill Redmen422025404
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg St.John's642063278
Winnipeg Victorias642049418
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers523033584
University of Manitoba Varsity514011302

* Final league game was cancelled

Western Inter-Collegiate Rugby Football Union - 2 game total points series
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
University of Alberta Polar Bears211029122
University of Saskatchewan Varsity211012292
British Columbia Rugby Football Union - BC Big Three
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Victoria Travellers Football Club320133185
Vancouver Meralomas311124153
University of British Columbia Varsity30006300

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

DateTeam 1Team 2
November 8Winnipeg St.John's 14Winnipeg Victorias 5
  • Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final

WCRFU semifinal

DateAwayHome
November 13Winnipeg St.John's 5Regina Roughriders 13
  • In overtime, Regina advances to Final

WCRFU semifinal

DateAwayHome
November 13University of Alberta Polar Bears 21Victoria Travellers 2
  • University of Alberta advances to Final

WCRFU final

DateAwayHome
November 20Regina Roughriders 13University of Alberta Polar Bears 1
  • 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

DateAwayHome
November 20Varsity Blues 12McGill Redmen 2
  • Varsity advances to the CIRFU Final.[2]

CIRFU final

DateAwayHome
November 27Queen's Golden Gaels 0Varsity Blues 8
  • Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.[3]

East final

DateAwayHome
November 20Ottawa Senators 7Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6
  • Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.[4]

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
 
 
IRFU Ottawa Senators 7
ORFU Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6
 
 
IRFU Ottawa Senators 10
CIRFU Toronto Varsity Blues 7
CIRFU Toronto Varsity Blues 12
CIRFU McGill Redmen 2
CIRFU Toronto Varsity Blues 8
CIRFU Queen's Golden Gaels 0
 
 

Grey Cup Championship

December 4

14th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Ottawa Senators 10Toronto 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]

References


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