Winnipeg Tammany Tigers football team

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The Winnipeg Tammany Tigers football team was a Canadian football team in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union and Western Canada Rugby Football Union between 1913 and 1929. On May 14, 1930, the Tammany Tigers disbanded due to financial difficulties and a month later was reorganized as a new team: the Winnipegs.[1] The team was part of one of the most successful and popular sports clubs in the city, the Tammany Tigers Athletic Association, which also fielded championship lacrosse, baseball and ice hockey teams.[2][3][4]

Winnipeg Tammany Tigers football team
Founded1913
Folded1929
Based inWinnipeg, Manitoba
Head coachLeland 'Tote' Mitchell
General managerHarold Roth
LeagueManitoba Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Nickname(s)Bengals
League titles1925 & 1927

The Association first fielded a football team in 1910, and had junior and intermediate teams for 3 seasons.[5] Led by popular coach and World War I veteran Leland 'Tote' Mitchell, the team managed to win two MRFU championships and played in the 13th Grey Cup game, losing to the Ottawa Senators 24–1.

While the Tammany Tigers did provide the nucleolus of the new Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, (known simply as the Winnipegs) the team is not part of the official history or records of Winnipeg's current team: the Blue Bombers.

MRFU season-by-season

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Season G W L T PF PA Pts Finish Playoffs
1913 4 2 2 0 36 23 4 2nd lost MRFU semi final to St.John's Rugby Football Club, 23-8
1914 5 2 3 0 36 43 4 2nd
1915 1 1 0 0 10 4 no league play[6]
1916 to 1918 suspended due to the Great War
1919 did not play
1920 4 1 3 0 19 43 2 3rd
1921 4 2 2 0 53 41 4 2nd
1922 4 1 3 0 29 55 2 3rd
1923 4 0 4 0 42 163 0 3rd
1924 4 2 2 0 46 66 4 2nd
1925 6 4 2 0 52 28 8 1st beat University of Manitoba Varsity, 11–0, for MRFU Championship, beat Regina, 11–1, for WCRFU Championship, lost to Ottawa Senators, 24–1, in 13th Grey Cup
1926 5 2 3 0 33 58 4 3rd
1927 4 3 1 0 54 21 6 1st beat Winnipeg Victorias, 11–1, for MRFU Championship, lost to Regina, 17–2, in west semi final
1928 5 1 4 0 27 64 2 3rd Tri-City Rugby Football League
1929 4 2 2 0 35 42 4 2nd Lost MRFU playoff to Winnipeg St.John's College, 10-1

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