1913 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tigers won their first Grey Cup title over the Parkdale Canoe Club.[1]

Canadian Football News in 1913

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The Hamilton Tigers played four exhibition matches in Western Canada, defeating Winnipeg 26–1, Regina 26–4, Moose Jaw 25–1 and Calgary 19–2. This is the first documented East-West series of games.

On September 6, the Hamilton Alerts applied for reinstatement in the ORFU under the name of the East Hamilton Athletic Association, but the request was denied. The Hamilton Rowing Club, however, was accepted.

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Regular season

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Final regular season standings

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[3]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 143 37 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 4 2 0 84 87 8
Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 101 87 6
Montreal Football Club 6 0 6 0 27 144 0
Ontario Rugby Football Union[4]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Parkdale Canoe Club 4 3 1 0 90 47 6
Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 4 2 2 0 79 50 4
Hamilton Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 26 98 2
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[4]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
McGill Redmen 6 5 1 0 177 52 10
Varsity Blues 6 3 3 0 116 87 6
Royal Military College 6 2 4 0 69 148 4
Queen's University 6 2 4 0 46 121 4

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Rowing Club 4 2 2 0 46 40 4
Winnipeg Tigers 4 2 2 0 36 23 4
St.John's Rugby Football Club 4 2 2 0 32 51 4
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Regina Rugby Club 4 4 0 0 52 12 8
Saskatoon Rugby Club 4 1 3 0 42 49 2
Moose Jaw Tigers 4 1 3 0 24 59 2
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 4 3 1 0 74 28 6
Calgary Tigers 4 3 1 0 46 24 6
University of Alberta Varsity 4 0 4 0 5 73 0

League Champions

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Football Union League Champion
IRFU Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU Regina Rugby Club
CIRFU McGill University
ORFU Toronto Parkdale
MRFU Winnipeg Rowing Club
SRFU Regina Rugby Club
ARFU Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup playoffs

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Note: All dates in 1913

MRFU semifinal

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Date Team 1 Team 2
November 5 St.John's Rugby Football Club 23 Winnipeg Tigers 8

MRFU final

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Date Team 1 Team 2
November 8 Winnipeg Rowing Club 13 St.John's Rugby Football Club 2
  • Winnipeg Rowing Club wins the MRFU championship

ARFU final

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Date Team 1 Team 2
November 1 Edmonton Eskimos 10 Calgary Tigers 7
* Neutral site game - at Red Deer
  • Edmonton Eskimos wins the ARFU championship

Western semifinal

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Date Away Home
November 8 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Regina Rugby Club 19

Western Final - MRFU–SRFU Inter-League Playoff

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Date Away Home
November 15 Winnipeg Rowing Club 0 Regina Rugby Club 29

ORFU Playoff

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Date Away Home
November 22 Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 5 Parkdale Canoe Club 8
  • Parkdale advances to the East Final.

East final

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  • McGill declined the invitation to the East Final, making Toronto Parkdale the default winner. Toronto Parkdale advances to the Grey Cup.

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Grey Cup final
         
 
 
IRFU Hamilton Tigers
BYE
 
 
IRFU Hamilton Tigers 44
ORFU Toronto Parkdale 2
ORFU Toronto Parkdale 8
ORFU Toronto Rowing Club 5
ORFU Toronto Parkdale
CIRFU McGill University Forfeit
 
 

Grey Cup Championship

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November 29

5th Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. GroundsHamilton, Ontario

Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 2 Hamilton Tigers 44
Hamilton Tigers are the 1913 Grey Cup Champions

References

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  1. ^ "Grey Cup Memories: 1913". CFL.ca. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. ^ "CFL Historical Timeline 1910s". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  4. ^ a b "Home". cflapedia.com.