1910 in Canadian football

The University of Toronto successfully defended its inaugural Grey Cup championship with a victory over the Hamilton Tigers.^[1]

Canadian football news in 1910

The Regina Rugby Club was formed on September 13 at the Regina City Hall and adopted the colours of old gold and purple. Regina played the Moose Jaw Tigers in its first game on October 1 at the Moose Jaw Baseball Grounds, with the Tigers winning 16–6.

On September 22, the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union was organized in the Flanagan Hotel at Saskatoon. The SRFU adopted the CRU rules.

Edmonton changed its name from Esquimaux to the Eskimos.

Source:^[2]

Regular season

Final regular season standings

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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[3] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 4 2 0 76 43 8 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 68 92 6 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 3 3 0 70 66 6 Montreal Football Club 6 2 4 0 74 87 4

Ontario Rugby Football Union[4] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 6 5 1 0 78 46 10 Dundas Rugby Club 6 4 2 0 103 48 8 St. Michael's College 6 3 3 0 75 74 6 Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 6 0 6 0 25 113 0

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[4] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Varsity Blues 6 6 0 0 114 30 12 Queen's University 6 3 3 0 67 53 6 McGill Redmen 6 3 3 0 70 39 6 University of Ottawa 6 0 6 0 14 143 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	4	3	1	0	61	28	6
St.John's Rugby Football Club	4	1	3	0	28	61	2

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Moose Jaw Tigers	4	4	0	0	74	18	8
Regina Rugby Club	4	0	4	0	18	74	0

Calgary Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Tigers	3	2	0	1	29	21	5
Calgary YMCA	3	0	2	1	21	29	1

Alberta Rugby Football League schools exhibition games

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
University of Alberta Varsity	2	1	1	0	30	30	2
Western Canada College	2	1	1	0	30	30	2

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
CIRFU	University of Toronto
ORFU	Toronto Amateur Athletic Club
MRFU	Winnipeg Rowing Club
SRFU	Moose Jaw Tigers
ARFL	Calgary Tigers

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1910

Alberta Rugby Football League playoffs

Date Away Home ARFL Finals Games 1 & 2 October 31 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Calgary Tigers 25 November 5 Calgary Tigers 14 Edmonton Eskimos 12

• Calgary wins the total-point series 39-19.

East semi-final

Date Away Home November 19 Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 3 Toronto Varsity Blues 22

• Toronto Varsity Blues advance to the Grey Cup.

Playoff bracket

	Semifinals					Grey Cup final
	IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
		BYE
						IRFU	Hamilton Tigers	7
						CIRFU	University of Toronto	16
	CIRFU	University of Toronto	22
	ORFU	Toronto Amateur Athletic Club	3

Grey Cup Championship

November 26 2nd Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario Toronto Varsity Blues 16 Hamilton Tigers 7 Toronto Varsity Blues are the 1910 Grey Cup Champions

References

1. "Grey Cup Memories: 1910". CFL.ca. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
2. "CFL Historical Timeline 1910s". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
3. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
4. "Home". cflapedia.com.