Overview of the events of 1915 in Canadian football
Years in Canadian football |
- ← 1912
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
- 1917
- 1918 →
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1915 in sports |
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- Air sports
- American football
- Aquatic sports
- Association football
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Canadian football
- Chess
- Climbing
- Combat sports
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Dance sports
- Darts
- Equestrianism
- Esports
- Field hockey
- Flying disc
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Ice hockey
- Ice sports
- Korfball
- Lumberjack sports
- Mind sports
- Modern pentathlon
- Motorsport
- Orienteering
- Paralympic sports
- Precision sports
- Racquetball
- Roller sports
- Sailing
- Skiing
- Speedway
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Snooker
- Strength sports
- Squash
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
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The Hamilton Tigers won their second Grey Cup in three years in a win over the Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association. With the First World War raging in Europe, both teams donated their share of the gate receipts to patriotic funds.[1]
Other than an abbreviated SRFU season the following year, this was the final season of Canadian football until 1919 due to the First World War.
The Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) elected W. A. Hewitt president for the 1915 season. He appointed a commission to establish uniforms rules of play at different levels including collegiate and senior.[2] He approached multiple football coaches and sought feedback on best ways to implement standard playing rules.[3]
While there was no regular season in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union, one game was played: the Winnipeg Tigers beat the Winnipeg Canoe Club, 10-4, at River Park in Winnipeg, Saturday, October 23.[citation needed]
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[4] Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 23 | 12 | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 49 | 6 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 50 | 4 | Montreal Football Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 136 | 0 | | |
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
South |
Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 8 | 8 |
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 0 |
North |
Saskatoon Rugby Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 4 |
University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 2 |
League Champions
Grey Cup playoffs
Note: All dates in 1915
ARFU final
Date | Away | Home | October 16 | Calgary Canucks 18 | University of Alberta Varsity 12 | |
- Calgary advances to western final.
Western final
Date | Away | Home | October 30 | Calgary Canucks 1 | Regina Rugby Club 17 | |
Date | Away | Home | ORFU Finals Games 1 & 2 November 6 | Hamilton Rowing Club 5 | Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 27 | November 23 | Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 11 | Hamilton Rowing Club 17 | |
- Toronto Rowing Club wins the total-point series 38-22
Playoff bracket
| Semifinals | | | Grey Cup final | |
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| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | | | |
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| | BYE | | |
| | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 13 | |
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| | | ORFU | Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association | 7 | |
| ORFU | Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association | 38 (27+11) | |
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| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club | 22 (5+17) | |
Grey Cup Championship
References
- ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1915". CFL.ca. 2005-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "The Sport Review". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. January 11, 1915. p. 5.; "Canadian Rugby Has Successful Season". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 11, 1915. p. 6.
- ^ "Commission Is Asking Advice". The Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. January 23, 1915. p. 23.
- ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
- ^ "CFLapedia frameset". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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