1905 in Canadian football
The 1905 Canadian football season was the 14th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 23rd season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. The season concluded with the Toronto University team defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 1905 Dominion Championship game.[1][2]
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Canadian football news in 1905
The Intercollegiate and Quebec Unions refused the Burnside Rules. For championship games, the CRU ruled the teams would use QRFU rules for the first half and the intercollegiate rules for the second half.[3]
QRFU moved to four 15-minute quarters; Tries worth five points and Goals from Tries worth one point. CIRFU adopted 10-yard rule for three downs and the ORFU gave captains the option of playing four 15-minute quarters. Goals from the Field were increased to three points and the Fair Catch rule was replaced by a three-yard Punt Return rule.
The Toronto Football Club merged with the Toronto Argonauts in 1905, with W. A. Hewitt serving as manager.[4] He also served as vice-president of the ORFU for the 1905 and 1906 seasons,[5][6] and sought for uniform rules of play with the CRU, with a preference for the snap-back system of play used in Ontario.[7]
Regular season
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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| Winnipeg Rowing Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 7 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Rugby Football Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Shamrocks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 0 |
| St.John's Rugby Football Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
League Champions
| Football Union | League Champion |
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| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| QRFU | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Rowing Club |
Playoffs
- The ORFU champion Hamilton Tigers refused to play in Ottawa for the Dominion Semi-Final, so they were banned from the championship final by the CRU.[2]
Dominion Championship
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References
- "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- Sproule, Robert. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- "Beat Rough Riders". The Montreal Gazette. November 27, 1905. p. 2 of 16. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- Sullivan, Jack (December 8, 1953). "After 60 Years In Sport: 500 Sportsmen To Honor William "Billy" Hewitt". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 19.
; Sullivan, Jack (December 8, 1953). "Sportsmen Honour W. A. (Billy) Hewitt at Dinner Tonight". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian Press. p. 11. - "Sport Review". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. December 7, 1904. p. 4.
- "The Sport Review". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. December 5, 1906. p. 2.
- "Meet In Kingston". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. December 11, 1905. p. 3.
- "CFLapedia - the online Canadian Football League Encyclopedia".
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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