1926 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1926

The British Columbia Rugby Football Union was formed on September 1.

Records indicate that while there were exhibition and playoff games, there was no league play in the Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union.

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 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Senators 6 5 1 0 72 57 10 Hamilton Tigers 6 3 3 0 67 45 6 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 53 55 6 Montreal AAA 6 1 5 0 48 83 2

Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 5 5 0 0 47 18 10 Toronto Varsity Orfuns 6 3 3 0 75 66 6 Camp Borden 6 3 3 0 55 51 6 Hamilton Tiger Cubs 5 0 5 0 24 63 0

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Queen's Golden Gaels	4	2	2	0	34	25	4
Varsity Blues	4	2	2	0	26	20	4
McGill Redmen	4	2	2	0	25	40	4

Manitoba Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg St.John's	6	4	2	0	63	27	8
Winnipeg Victorias	6	4	2	0	49	41	8
Winnipeg Tammany Tigers	5	2	3	0	33	58	4
University of Manitoba Varsity	5	1	4	0	11	30	2

* Final league game was cancelled

Western Inter-Collegiate Rugby Football Union - 2 game total points series

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
University of Alberta Polar Bears	2	1	1	0	29	12	2
University of Saskatchewan Varsity	2	1	1	0	12	29	2

British Columbia Rugby Football Union - BC Big Three

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Victoria Travellers Football Club	3	2	0	1	33	18	5
Vancouver Meralomas	3	1	1	1	24	15	3
University of British Columbia Varsity	3	0	0	0	6	30	0

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Ottawa Senators
WCRFU	Regina Roughriders
CIRFU	University of Toronto
ORFU	Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU	Winnipeg St.John's
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	University of Alberta
BCRFU	Victoria Travellers Football Club

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1926

MRFU Tie-Breaker

Date Team 1 Team 2 November 8 Winnipeg St.John's 14 Winnipeg Victorias 5

• Winnipeg St.John's advance to western semi-final

WCRFU semifinal

Date Away Home November 13 Winnipeg St.John's 5 Regina Roughriders 13

• In overtime, Regina advances to Final

WCRFU semifinal

Date Away Home November 13 University of Alberta Polar Bears 21 Victoria Travellers 2

• University of Alberta advances to Final

WCRFU final

Date Away Home November 20 Regina Roughriders 13 University of Alberta Polar Bears 1

• The Regina Roughriders qualified for the Grey Cup but with their season ending in mid November, did not want to wait for the eastern clubs to finish their playoffs

CIRFU semifinal

Date Away Home November 20 Varsity Blues 12 McGill Redmen 2

• Varsity advances to the CIRFU Final.

CIRFU final

Date Away Home November 27 Queen's Golden Gaels 0 Varsity Blues 8

• Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.

East final

Date Away Home November 20 Ottawa Senators 7 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6

• Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grey Cup final

IRFU

Ottawa Senators

7

ORFU

Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

6

IRFU

Ottawa Senators

10

CIRFU

Toronto Varsity Blues

7

CIRFU

Toronto Varsity Blues

12

CIRFU

McGill Redmen

2

CIRFU

Toronto Varsity Blues

8

CIRFU

Queen's Golden Gaels

0

Grey Cup Championship

December 4 14th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario Ottawa Senators 10 Toronto Varsity Blues 7 The Ottawa Senators are the 1926 Grey Cup Champions

This was the final time a university team made it to the Grey Cup final. Clubs in the Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union continued to play for the title until 1937, but could not make it past the eastern playoffs.