Canadian Football News in 1887
The ORFU withdrew from the CRFU and the governing body ceased to function. The
St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) formed in October 1887. The St. John's team met the
Winnipeg Football Club
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play their h ...
(Winnipegs) to determine the first ever Manitoba champions. After splitting the first two games, a third game was scheduled to determine the winner. The Winnipegs won by a goal and a try to nil. All games were scored using the challenge system which credited the team with the most goals as the winner. The games were unofficially scored using the points system used by the CRU in eastern Canada. Based on the points system, the Winnipegs won all three games.
Final regular season standings
''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points''
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
League Champions
Playoffs
QRFU Final
ORFU City Final
ORFU College Final
ORFU Final
Dominion Championship
References
Canadian Football League seasons
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