The
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...
's
Grey Cup dynasty continued in 1911, when they defeated their cross-town rival
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
at the new
Varsity Stadium
Varsity Stadium is an outdoor collegiate football stadium located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the Toronto Varsity Blues, the athletic teams of the University of Toronto. Athletic events have been hosted on the site since 1898; the ...
.
Canadian football news in 1911
Manitoba
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,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
and
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
Unions formed the
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), its counterpart being the East Division. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagu ...
on October 21. The
Regina Rugby Club
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
changed its colours to blue and white. Winnipeg realtor Hugo Ross donated the
championship trophy bearing his name; he subsequently drowned in the sinking of the
S.S. Titanic in April 1912.
The Calgary Tigers won the Western Championship, contested by the Alberta and Manitoba Unions, and challenged for the
Grey Cup, but the
CRU would not accept the challenge because the WCRFU was not a full member of 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
''Note: All dates in 1911''
SRFU tie-breaker final
* Regina is SRFU champions
Alberta Rugby Football Union final
Western final
*CRU would not accept Calgary's Grey Cup challenge because the WCRFU was not a full member of the CRU
East semifinal
*''Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.''
Playoff bracket
Grey Cup Championship
References
Canadian Football League seasons
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