The 1908 Canadian football season was the 17th season of organized play since the
Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...
and the 26th season since the creation of the
Ontario Rugby Football Union
The Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) was an early amateur Canadian football league comprising teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded on Saturday, January 6, 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt th ...
(ORFU) and the
Quebec Rugby Football Union The Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) was a football league consisting of teams from Quebec and formed in 1883. Eastern Ontario teams like Ottawa City and Ottawa College joined in 1894.
League formation and play
The QRFU was formed officially ...
(QRFU) in
1883
Events
January–March
* January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States.
* January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people.
* Ja ...
.
The season concluded with the
Hamilton Tigers
The Hamilton Tigers were a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1920 to 1925. The Tigers were formed by the sale of the Quebec Bulldogs NHL franchise to Hamilton intere ...
defeating the
Toronto University team in the
1908 Dominion Championship game.
Canadian football news in 1908
The
Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club
Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club was one of the first football teams based in Calgary, Alberta, formed March 14, 1906 at Calgary City Hall. It was part of the Calgary Rugby Football Union. Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club played its first game on Oct ...
was re-organized as the Tigers on August 27 and adopted yellow and black as the team colours.
The
Calgary Rugby Football Union was formed on September 29 in the offices of the Sovereign Life Insurance Company.
The Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for the championship of the Central Alberta Rugby Football League on September 4.
The
Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club
Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club was an early Canadian football - rugby union team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team was founded in 1907 as the ''Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club'', but football had been played in the city and environs for nearly 2 ...
was renamed the Esquimoux on October 16.
Goals from the Field were reduced to three points by the
CRU.
Regular season
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
Saskatchewan Rugby Football League final
*Regina wins SRFL championship total points series: 12-7
Calgary Rugby Football Union Final
Alberta Rugby Football League Playoffs
*''Edmonton wins the total-point series 18-3.''
IRFU Final
*''Hamilton advances to the East Semi-Final.''
CIRFU Final
*''Toronto advances to the Dominion Championship.''
Dominion Semi-Final
*''Hamilton advances to the Dominion Championship.''
Dominion Championship
References
Canadian Football League seasons
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