1900 in Canadian football

The following is an overview of the events of 1900 in Canadian football, primarily focusing on the senior teams that played in this era. This includes news, standings, playoff games, and championships.

Canadian Football News in 1900

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The ORFU prohibited the use of CIRFU players and the CRU stated that players must block with their bodies and not hold opponents with their arms or hands.

Regular season

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Final regular season standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Ontario Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 4 2 0 89 26 8
Toronto Argonauts 6 4 2 0 82 42 8
Kingston Granites 6 3 3 0 26 71 6
Hamilton Tigers 6 1 5 0 32 90 2
Quebec Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Brockville Football Club 6 6 0 0 171 16 12
Montreal Football Club 6 4 2 0 73 87 8
University of Ottawa 6 1 5 0 45 121 2
Britannia Football Club 6 1 5 0 41 106 2
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T Pts
McGill University 4 3 1 0 6
Queen's University 4 1 2 1 3
Toronto Varsity 4 1 2 1 3

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 6 3 2 1 39 23 7
St.John's Rugby Football Club 6 2 3 1 23 39 5

League Champions

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Football Union League Champion
CIRFU Queen's
ORFU Ottawa Rough Riders
QRFU Brockville Football Club
MRFU Winnipeg Rugby Football Club

Playoffs

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ORFU Playoff

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Away Home
Toronto Argonauts 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 20
  • Ottawa advances to the Dominion Championship.
November 24

1900 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field - Toronto, Ontario

Brockville Football Club 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 17
Ottawa Rough Riders are the 1900 Dominion Champions

References

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  1. ^ "CFLapedia - The online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia". www.cflapedia.com.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)