1926 in Canadian football

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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

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|+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Unionhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DsUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2848%2C4857607 Ottawa Citizen - November 15, 1926

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Ottawa Senators

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| align="left" | Hamilton Tigers

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| align="left" | Toronto Argonauts

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| align="left" | Montreal AAA

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|+ Ontario Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

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| align="left" | Toronto Varsity Orfuns

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| align="left" | Camp Borden

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| align="left" | Hamilton Tiger Cubs

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|}*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

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|+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Queen's Golden Gaels

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| align="left" | Varsity Blues

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| align="left" | McGill Redmen

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|+ Manitoba Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Winnipeg St.John's

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Victorias

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| align="left" | Winnipeg Tammany Tigers

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| align="left" | University of Manitoba Varsity

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* Final league game was cancelled

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

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | University of Alberta Polar Bears

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| align="left" | University of Saskatchewan Varsity

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|+ British Columbia Rugby Football Union - BC Big Three

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Victoria Travellers Football Club

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| align="left" | Vancouver Meralomas

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| align="left" | University of British Columbia Varsity

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League Champions

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scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Football Union

! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | 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=

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! Date !! Team 1 !! Team 2

November 8Winnipeg St.John's 14Winnipeg Victorias 5

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

=WCRFU semifinal=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 13Winnipeg St.John's 5Regina Roughriders 13

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  • In overtime, Regina advances to Final

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=WCRFU semifinal=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 13University of Alberta Polar Bears 21Victoria Travellers 2

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  • University of Alberta advances to Final

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=WCRFU final=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 20Regina Roughriders 13University of Alberta Polar Bears 1

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  • 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

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=CIRFU semifinal=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 20Varsity Blues 12McGill Redmen 2

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  • Varsity advances to the CIRFU Final.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMUuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o9kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7014%2C5677185 Ottawa Citizen - November 22, 1926

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=CIRFU final=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 27Queen's Golden Gaels 0Varsity Blues 8

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  • Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T44uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458%2C3990707 Montreal Gazette - November 29, 1926

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=East final=

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! Date !! Away !! Home

November 20Ottawa Senators 7Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 6

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  • Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SY4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=94sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545%2C2982691 The Montreal Gazette - November 22, 1926

Playoff bracket

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| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Grey Cup final

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| RD1-seed5=CIRFU

| RD1-team5=Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD1-score5=12

| RD1-seed6=CIRFU

| RD1-team6=McGill Redmen

| RD1-score6=2

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| RD2-seed1=IRFU

| RD2-team1=Ottawa Senators

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-seed2=ORFU

| RD2-team2=Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers

| RD2-score2=6

| RD2-seed3=CIRFU

| RD2-team3=Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD2-score3=8

| RD2-seed4=CIRFU

| RD2-team4=Queen's Golden Gaels

| RD2-score4=0

| RD3-seed1=IRFU

| RD3-team1=Ottawa Senators

| RD3-score1=10

| RD3-seed2=CIRFU

| RD3-team2=Toronto Varsity Blues

| RD3-score2=7

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Grey Cup Championship

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! bgcolor="#DDDDDD" colspan="4" |December 4

14th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario

| Ottawa Senators 10Toronto Varsity Blues 7
align="center" colspan="4" | The Ottawa Senators are the 1926 Grey Cup Champions

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2005/09/22/grey_cup_memories__1926/|title=Grey Cup Memories: 1926|date=2005-09-22|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-10-05}}{{Clear}}

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