1903 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1903 Canadian football sports News The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) adopted the Burnside Rules which reduced teams to 12 men per side, put into play the snap-back system of moving the ball, required the offensive team to gain 10 yards on three downs, abolished the throw-in from the sidelines, permitted only six men on the line, stated that all goals by kicking were to be worth two points, and the opposition was to line up 10 yards from the defenders on all kicks. The rules were to be made uniform across the country as quickly as possible. The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union (CIRFU), Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) and Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) refused to adopt the new Rules. QRFU and CRU reduced their rosters from 15 to 14 players. CRU ruled that possession could not go beyond three scrimmages unless during the third scrimmage the ball was moved five yards on a run or a kick. Ottawa returned to the QRFU and the Manitoba Rugby Football Union (MRFU) moved to a fall schedule. 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 Unionhttp://www.cflapedia.com/ Home cflapedia.com Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 4 4 0 0 139 51 8 Toronto Torontos 4 2 2 0 73 75 4 Hamilton WEPC 4 0 4 0 35 97 0+ Quebec Rugby Football Unionhttp://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/23-06-916.pdf Archived copy 2011-06-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101218180627/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/23-06-916.pdf 2010-12-18 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 75 31 10 Montreal Football Club 6 4 2 0 78 43 8 University of Ottawa 6 3 3 0 57 43 6 Britannia Football Club 6 0 6 0 23 116 0+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T Pts Varsity Blues 4 3 0 1 7 McGill Redmen 4 2 2 0 4 Queen's University 4 0 3 1 1 + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Shamrocks 4 3 1 0 106 36 6 Winnipeg Rowing Club 4 2 2 0 38 59 4 St.John's Rugby Football Club 4 1 3 0 29 78 2 League champions Football union League championCIRFUUniversity of TorontoORFUHamilton TigersQRFUOttawa Rough RidersMRFUWinnipeg Shamrocks Playoffs No Dominion Final was played this year due to a rules dispute over the newly adopted Burnside Rules used by the ORFU. References Category:Canadian Football League seasons