1914 in Canadian football

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Canadian football news in 1914

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The remnants of the Hamilton Alerts operated separately from any Union for several seasons before fading from the scene. The CRU appointed head linesmen and the CIRFU adopted a three-yard interference rule while the IRFU adopted a residence rule.[1]

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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[2]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 105 34 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 5 1 0 145 47 10
Montreal Football Club 6 2 4 0 62 108 4
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 0 6 0 39 162 0
Ontario Rugby Football Union[3]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Rowing Club 4 3 1 0 57 28 6
Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 4 2 2 0 63 41 4
St. Patrick's College 4 1 3 0 27 77 2
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[3]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
McGill Redmen 4 3 1 0 59 63 6
Varsity Blues 4 3 1 0 79 29 6
Queen's University 4 0 4 0 47 93 0

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Rowing Club 5 3 2 0 43 36 6
Winnipeg Tigers 5 2 3 0 36 43 4
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
South
Regina Rugby Club 4 4 0 0 70 22 8
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods 4 0 4 0 22 70 0
North
University of Saskatchewan Varsity 2 2 0 0 22 10 4
Saskatoon Rugby Club 2 0 2 0 10 22 0
Alberta Rugby Football Union - North
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
University of Alberta Varsity 3 2 1 0 21 20 4
Edmonton Civics 3 1 2 0 20 21 2

League champions

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Football Union League Champion
IRFU Toronto Argonauts
WCRFU Regina Rugby Club
CIRFU University of Toronto
ORFU Hamilton Rowing Club
MRFU Winnipeg Rowing Club
SRFU Regina Rugby Club
ARFU University of Alberta

Grey Cup playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1914

Alberta Rugby Football Union playoffs

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Date Away Home
ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2
November 7 Calgary Tigers 0 University of Alberta Varsity 3
November 21 University of Alberta Varsity 17 Calgary Tigers 15
  • University of Alberta Varsity wins the total-point series 20-15.

SRFU Playoff

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Date Away Home
October 24 University of Saskatchewan Varsity 0 Regina Rugby Club 31
  • Regina advances to the West Final.

West Final - SRFU–MRFU Inter-League Playoff

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Date Away Home
October 31 Regina Rugby Club 20 Winnipeg Rowing Club 12

IRFU Playoff

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Date Away Home
November 21 Hamilton Tigers 4 Toronto Argonauts 11
  • Toronto advances to the East Final.

CIRFU playoff

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Date Away Home
November 21 McGill Redmen 13 Toronto Varsity Blues 17
  • Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.

East final

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Date Away Home
November 28 Toronto Argonauts 16 Hamilton Rowing Club 14
  • Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 11
IRFU Hamilton Tigers 4
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 16
ORFU Hamilton Rowing Club 14
 
 
IRFU Toronto Argonauts 14
CIRFU University of Toronto 2
 
 
CIRFU University of Toronto 17
CIRFU McGill University 13
 
 

Grey Cup Championship

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December 5

6th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Argonauts 14 Toronto Varsity Blues 2
Toronto Argonauts are the 1914 Grey Cup Champions

References

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  1. ^ "CFL Historical Timeline 1910s". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  3. ^ a b "Home". cflapedia.com.