1884 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1884 Canadian football sports The following is an overview of the events of 1884 in Canadian football, primarily focusing on the senior teams that played in this era. This includes news, standings, playoff games, and championships. This was the second season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883 and the first since the re-establishment of the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU).Canadian Rugby Football Union Formed in Montreal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SicHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3746%2C924871 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 November 7, 1884 July 11, 2020 The season was highlighted by the first ever Rugby Football Dominion Championship where the Montreal Football Club defeated the Toronto Football Club by a score of 30 to 0.Brunt Stephen 100 Grey Cups 20 September 2012 9780771017445 https://books.google.com/books?id=qB5M7JPyd7kC&q=hamilton+tigers+1906+dominion+location&pg=PR16 July 11, 2020The Rugby Championship of Canada Won by Montreal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LGxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6690%2C3528949 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 November 7, 1884 July 11, 2020Montreal Wins the Football Championship https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=jKotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6706%2C2594898 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 November 7, 1884 July 11, 2020 Canadian football news in 1884 On February 7, 1884, the Canadian Rugby Football Union was formed to provide a regulatory body for Rugby Football in Canada along with establishing a national championship game.1884 http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1884IanSpeers.pdf Football Canada Speers Ian July 11, 2020 The QRFU adopted a point based system this year, adopting the ORFU model, as opposed to the previous year where they recorded the number of tries and goals scored.The Quebec Rugby Football Union 1883-1906 – Part 1 http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/23-01-876.pdf Pro Football Researchers Sproule Robert July 11, 2020 QRFU results QRFU First RoundOctober 11, 1884 - Montreal, QuebecMontreal and McGill College victors in football https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=d6otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C831179 The Montreal Gazette 5 of 16 October 13, 1884 July 12, 2020 Montreal Football Club 14–2 Britannia Football ClubOctober 11, 1884 - Lennoxville, Quebec McGill College 50–0 Bishop's College QRFU Second RoundOctober 18, 1884 - Montreal, QuebecMcGill Defeated by Montreal Football Team https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=fKotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534%2C1298806 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 October 20, 1884 July 12, 2020 Montreal Football Club 21–0 McGill College QRFU FriendlyOctober 25, 1884 - Montreal, QuebecThe Cadets, Montreal and McGill Footballers Defeated https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=gqotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6487%2C1742898 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 October 27, 1884 July 13, 2020 Britannia Football Club 16–0 McGill College Quebec Challenge Cup The Montreal Football Club and the Britannia Football Club played for the Quebec Challenge Cup. The teams proved evenly matched with Montreal only scoring one rouge in the entire game while the Brits did not score. Since Montreal did not record enough points, the game ended in a draw. Because Britannia was not able to defeat Montreal, Montreal retained their Quebec title and were declared the champions of Quebec.Montreal vs Toronto https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=iqotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4145%2C2445449 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 November 5, 1884 July 12, 2020 QRFU Final November 1, 1884 - Montreal, QuebecMontreal vs Britannia https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=iKotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6899%2C2298817 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 November 3, 1884 July 12, 2020 Montreal Football Club 1–0 Britannia Football Club Montreal retains the QRFU championship by draw ORFU results At the beginning of the season, 14 Ontario rugby clubs were eligible to compete for the Ontario Challenge Cup.The contest for the Ontario Cup for 1884 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KWxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667%2C3780446 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 November 4, 1884 July 12, 2020 Five of these clubs either did not participate or forfeited immediately. The remaining nine teams competed in a series of sudden death matches until one undefeated team remained, being named the Ontario Rugby Challenge Cup champion.The Ontario Union https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=i6otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6993%2C2520532 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 November 6, 1884 July 11, 20201884 season https://www.cflapedia.com/Years/1884.html cflapedia.com July 11, 2020 ORFU First RoundOctober 11, 1884 - Strathroy, OntarioToronto defeats the Peterboro's by 29 points to 8 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FmxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3923%2C5506392 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 October 13, 1884 July 13, 2020 Strathroy Football Club 20–2 London Football ClubOctober 11, 1884 - Peterborough, Ontario Toronto Football Club 29–8 Peterborough Football ClubOctober 11, 1884 - Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Queen's 4–0 Kingston, R. M. C.Did not play, advanced to second round Ottawa Football Club 1–0 Kingston Football Club (defaulted) Hamilton Football Club Bye Toronto University Bye ORFU Second RoundOctober 18, 1884 - Hamilton, OntarioVictory of the champions by twenty-four points to nothing - good play all round https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HGxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C4961618 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 October 20, 1884 July 12, 2020 Hamilton Football Club 6–4 Strathroy Football ClubOctober 18, 1884 - Toronto, Ontario Toronto Football Club 24–0 Toronto UniversityOctober 19, 1884 - Ottawa, OntarioOttawa too much for Queen's University https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HWxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6502%2C4864324 The Toronto Mail 7 of 9 October 21, 1884 July 12, 2020 Ottawa Football Club 19–7 Kingston, Queen's ORFU Third RoundOctober 25, 1884 - Hamilton, OntarioVictory of the Toronto fifteen by 24 points to 4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ImxNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4840%2C4402440 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 October 27, 1884 July 12, 2020 Toronto Football Club 24–4 Hamilton Football Club Ottawa Football Club Bye Ontario Challenge Cup Prior to the scheduled final between Toronto and Ottawa, Ottawa declared forfeit due to seven of their players being unable to make the trip to Toronto.Note and comment https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGxKAAAAIBAJ&pg=6620%2C3864299 The Toronto Mail 6 of 8 November 3, 1884 July 12, 2020 Given the short notice, since the Toronto club received the telegram one day before the scheduled match, the integrity of the Ottawa club was questioned since they had at least 35 members and appeared reluctant to send a replacement team that would only lose. Since tickets had been paid for, Toronto attempted to schedule a match with Hamilton, but were refused due to the justifiably short notice. Consequently, the Toronto Football Club were Ontario Challenge Cup champions due to Ottawa's forfeit. ORFU FinalScheduled for November 1, 1884 - Toronto, Ontario Toronto Football Club 1–0 Ottawa Football Club (defaulted) Toronto won the ORFU championship by forfeit Dominion Championship 1884 Dominion Championship 1884 Dominion ChampionshipNovember 6, 1884 - University of Toronto Lawn - Toronto, Ontario Montreal Football Club 30–0 Toronto Football Club Montreal won the first ever Canadian Dominion Football ChampionshipFootball https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=k6otAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z30FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6777%2C3111772 The Montreal Gazette 8 of 8 November 15, 1884 July 13, 2020 References Category:Canadian Football League seasons Category:U Sports football seasons