Overview of the events of 1891 in Canadian football
Years in Canadian football |
- ← 1888
- 1889
- 1890
- 1891
- 1892
- 1893
- 1894 →
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1891 in sports |
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- Air sports
- American football
- Aquatic sports
- Association football
- Athletics
- Australian rules football
- 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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On December 19, 1891, the Canadian Rugby (football) Union was formed as the new governing body of football in Canada. The CRU replaced the old CRFU of 1884–1887 and was to last until the birth of the Canadian Football League in 1958.[1]
McGill beat Bishop's College 38–8 in an exhibition game on October 3, in Montreal.
Final regular season standings
Key: GP = games played, W = wins, L = losses, T = ties, PF = points for, PA = points against, Pts = points
Quebec Rugby Football Union [2] Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Montreal Football Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 38 | 4 | McGill University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 62 | 2 | Britannia Football Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 2 | |
League Champions
Football Union | League Champion |
ORFU | Osgoode Hall |
QRFU | Montreal Football Club |
Northwest Championship | Moosomin |
Playoffs
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QRFU Final
QRFU Final | Montreal Football Club 33 | McGill University 9 | Montreal Football Club advance to the 1891 Dominion Championship | |
ORFU Semi-Finals
ORFU Semi-Final 1 | Hamilton Tigers 69 | London Kickers 0 | Hamilton Tigers advance to the ORFU Championship | |
ORFU Semi-Final 2 | Osgoode Hall 30 | Ottawa Football Club 3 | Osgoode Hall 42 | Ottawa Football Club 0 | Osgoode Hall advance to the ORFU Championship | |
ORFU Final
ORFU Final Game 1 | Osgoode Hall 28 | Hamilton Tigers 4 | Osgoode Hall advance to the 1891 Dominion Championship | |
November 21 1891 Dominion Championship Game: Montreal AAA Grounds - Montreal, Quebec[4] | Osgoode Hall 21 | Montreal Football Club 10 | Osgoode Hall are the 1891 Dominion Champions | |
References
- ^ Sproule, Robert. "The Balance Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.
- ^ "1891: The Return of Montreal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.
- ^ "1891 season".
- ^ "1891 Dominion Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-22.
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