1904 in Canadian football

1904 in Canadian football
Canadian Football Seasons

Canadian Football News in 1904

The value of a Try (touchdown) was increased to five points and Goals from a Try was reduced to one point in the ORFU. The QRFU adopted a rule by Tom (King) Clancy of Ottawa that a team must make five yards on its third scrimmage to keep possession of the ball.

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[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
First District
Peterborough Pets422061574
Toronto Torontos422088604
Toronto Argonauts422038704
Second District
Hamilton Tigers4400208218
London Kickers4220411104
Toronto Victorias4040261400
Quebec Rugby Football Union[2]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
University of Ottawa6510743210
Montreal Football Club642061548
Ottawa Rough Riders633091636
Montreal Westmounts6060361130
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Queen's University431072323
McGill Redmen431046326
Varsity Blues404026800

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Rowing Club431055346
St.John's Rugby Football Club431043206
Winnipeg Football Club404023670

League Champions
Football Union League Champion
CIRFU Queen's University
ORFU Hamilton Tigers
QRFU Ottawa College
MRFU Winnipeg Rowing Club

Playoffs

MRFU Tie-Breaker
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Winnipeg Rowing Club 20St.John's Rugby Football Club 8
  • Winnipeg Rowing Club wins the MRFU championship

ORFU First District Semi-Final
AwayHome
Toronto Argonauts 6Toronto Torontos 14
  • Toronto Torontos advance to the ORFU First District Final.

ORFU First District Final
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Toronto Torontos 21Peterborough Pets 7
  • Toronto advances to the ORFU Final.

ORFU Final - Game 1
AwayHome
Hamilton Tigers 32Toronto Torontos 0

ORFU Final - Game 2
AwayHome
Toronto Torontos 15Hamilton Tigers 43
  • Hamilton wins the ORFU Final.

CIRFU Final
AwayHome
McGill Redmen 0Queen's University 6
  • Queen's wins the CIRFU Final.

Dominion Championship
  • No Dominion Final was played this year due to a rules dispute.

References
  1. http://www.cflapedia.com/
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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