The 1907 Canadian football season was the 16th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in

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and the 25th 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. This year also marked the first for the

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, which is a predecessor of the modern day's

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. The season concluded with the Montreal Football Club defeating Peterboro in the 1907 Dominion Championship game.

Canadian Football News in 1907

In December 1906, '' The Gazette'' reported that a proposal originated from Ottawa for the

(ORFU) and the

(QRFU) to merge, which would allow for higher calibre of play and create rivalries. W. A. Hewitt and the

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favoured the higher-level league, and sought for all players to have unquestioned amateur status. He helped organize the meeting which established the Inter-provincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) in 1907. The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (also referred to as the Big Four) grew out of an amalgamation between the

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and the Toronto Argonauts of the ORFU and the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Montreal Foot Ball Club of the QRFU on September 13. As a result of Ottawa and Montreal leaving, the QRFU withdrew from senior competition. The Ottawa entry was the result of the amalgamation of the Ottawa St. Pats and Rough Riders. Montreal won the Big Four's first game, 17–8 over Toronto and later became the league's first championship team. The CRU adopted the intercollegiate rule of one yard between opposing lines and stated that the lines could not move until the ball was put into play by the Scrimmage. Teams had to gain 10 yards in three downs; a Try was five points; a Goal from a Try was one point; a Goal from the Field was four points; a Free Kick was three points and a Penalty Kick was worth two points. The ORFU adopted the CRU rules. Calgary City Rugby Football Club played its first game on October 31 and defeated the Strathcona Rugby Football Club 15–0 at Calgary. The Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club was formed on April 10 and adopted the uniform colors of black with yellow facings. Edmonton played its first game on November 9 and defeated the Calgary City Rugby Football Club 23–5 at the Edmonton Exhibition Grounds. The Saskatchewan Rugby Football League was formed.

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

Canadian Football News in 1907

Regular season

Final regular season standings

League champions

Playoffs

Alberta Rugby Football League Playoffs

ORFU West Final

ORFU Final

Dominion Championship

References