1926_in_Canadian_football
1926 in Canadian football
Overview of the events of 1926 in Canadian football
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.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Queen's Golden Gaels | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 4 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 4 |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 4 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg St.John's | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 27 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 41 | 8 |
| Winnipeg Tammany Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 58 | 4 |
| University of Manitoba Varsity | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 2 |
* Final league game was cancelled
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| University of Alberta Polar Bears | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 2 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Victoria Travellers Football Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| Vancouver Meralomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| University of British Columbia Varsity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 |
Note: All dates in 1926
MRFU Tie-Breaker
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- Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final
WCRFU semifinal
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- In overtime, Regina advances to Final
WCRFU semifinal
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- University of Alberta advances to Final
WCRFU final
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- 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
- Varsity advances to the CIRFU Final.[2]
CIRFU final
- Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.[3]
East final
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- Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.[4]
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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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]
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DsUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2848%2C4857607 Ottawa Citizen - November 15, 1926
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014%2C5677185 Ottawa Citizen - November 22, 1926
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T44uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458%2C3990707 Montreal Gazette - November 29, 1926
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SY4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545%2C2982691 The Montreal Gazette - November 22, 1926
- "Grey Cup Memories: 1926". CFL.ca. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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