1905 in Canadian football

none March 2026 1905 Canadian football sports The 1905 Canadian football season was the 14th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 23rd season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. The season concluded with the Toronto University team defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1905 Dominion Championship game.CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf July 4, 2020 December 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171203043108/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CFL-Book-2017-Perfect-Bind.pdf deadThe Ontario Rugby Football Union http://www.profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/07-An-245.pdf Pro Football Researchers Sproule Robert July 4, 2020 Canadian football news in 1905 The Intercollegiate and Quebec Unions refused the Burnside Rules. For championship games, the CRU ruled the teams would use QRFU rules for the first half and the intercollegiate rules for the second half.Beat Rough Riders https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=f3ouAAAAIBAJ&sjid=coYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6730%2C4599348 The Montreal Gazette 2 of 16 November 27, 1905 July 4, 2020 QRFU moved to four 15-minute quarters; Tries worth five points and Goals from Tries worth one point. CIRFU adopted 10-yard rule for three downs and the ORFU gave captains the option of playing four 15-minute quarters. Goals from the Field were increased to three points and the Fair Catch rule was replaced by a three-yard Punt Return rule.April 2022 The Toronto Football Club merged with the Toronto Argonauts in 1905, with W. A. Hewitt serving as manager.After 60 Years In Sport: 500 Sportsmen To Honor William "Billy" Hewitt Sullivan Jack Jack Sullivan (journalist) December 8, 1953 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 19 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-dec-08-1953-2975367/; Sportsmen Honour W. A. (Billy) Hewitt at Dinner Tonight Sullivan Jack Jack Sullivan (journalist) The Canadian Press December 8, 1953 The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston, Ontario 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97010768/hewitt-1953/ He also served as vice-president of the ORFU for the 1905 and 1906 seasons,Sport Review December 7, 1904 The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston, Ontario 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97029085/hewitt-1904/The Sport Review December 5, 1906 The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston, Ontario 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97031382/hewitt-1906/ and sought for uniform rules of play with the CRU, with a preference for the snap-back system of play used in Ontario.Meet In Kingston December 11, 1905 The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston, Ontario 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97031138/hewitt-1905/ 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/ CFLapedia - the online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 6 0 0 248 23 12 Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 67 74 8 Toronto Victorias 6 2 4 0 11 127 4 London Kickers 6 0 6 0 6 108 0+ Quebec Rugby Football Unionhttp://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-01-919.pdf Archived copy 2011-06-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101218193052/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-01-919.pdf 2010-12-18 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 6 6 0 0 126 36 12 Montreal Football Club 6 4 2 0 87 50 8 Montreal Westmounts 6 1 5 0 55 98 2 St. Patrick's College 6 1 5 0 40 124 2+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto 6 6 0 0 63 43 12 McGill 6 2 2 2 91 71 6 Ottawa 6 1 4 1 68 98 3 Queen's 6 1 4 1 75 105 3 Bold text means that they had clinched the playoffs. + Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Winnipeg Rowing Club 3 3 0 0 76 7 6 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 3 2 1 0 28 23 4 Winnipeg Shamrocks 2 0 2 0 14 41 0 St.John's Rugby Football Club 2 0 2 0 3 50 0 League Champions Football Union League ChampionCIRFUUniversity of TorontoORFUHamilton TigersQRFUOttawa Rough RidersMRFUWinnipeg Rowing Club Playoffs The ORFU champion Hamilton Tigers refused to play in Ottawa for the Dominion Semi-Final, so they were banned from the championship final by the CRU. Dominion Championship November 25 1905 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field - Toronto, Ontario Ottawa Rough Riders 9 Toronto Varsity 11 Toronto Varsity were the 1905 Dominion Champions. References 30em Category:Canadian Football League seasons