1914 in Canadian football
# 1914 in Canadian football

## Canadian football news in 1914

The remnants of the Hamilton Alerts operated separately from any Union for several seasons before fading from the scene. The CRU appointed head linesmen and the CIRFU adopted a three-yard interference rule while the IRFU adopted a residence rule.

## Regular season

### Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 34 | 10 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 47 | 10 |
| Montreal Football Club | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 108 | 4 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 162 | 0 |

Ontario Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 28 | 6 |
| Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 4 |
| St. Patrick's College | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 2 |

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| McGill Redmen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 63 | 6 |
| Varsity Blues | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 29 | 6 |
| Queen's University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 93 | 0 |

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Winnipeg Rowing Club | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 4 |

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South ||||||||
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 22 | 8 |
| Moose Jaw Robin Hoods | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 70 | 0 |
| North ||||||||
| University of Saskatchewan Varsity | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| Saskatoon Rugby Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 |

Alberta Rugby Football Union - North :

| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
| Edmonton Civics | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 2 |

## League champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| - | - |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts |
| WCRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Rowing Club |
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| ARFU | University of Alberta |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1914

### Alberta Rugby Football Union playoffs

ARFU Finals Games 1 & 2 :

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |

* University of Alberta Varsity wins the total-point series 20-15.

### SRFU Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| October 24 | University of Saskatchewan Varsity 0 | Regina Rugby Club 31 |

* Regina advances to the West Final.

### West Final - SRFU–MRFU Inter-League Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| October 31 | Regina Rugby Club 20 | Winnipeg Rowing Club 12 |

### IRFU Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 21 | Hamilton Tigers 4 | Toronto Argonauts 11 |

* Toronto advances to the East Final.

### CIRFU playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 21 | McGill Redmen 13 | Toronto Varsity Blues 17 |

* Varsity advances to the Grey Cup.

### East final

| Date | Away | Home |
| - | - | - |
| November 28 | Toronto Argonauts 16 | Hamilton Rowing Club 14 |

* Toronto Argonauts advance to the Grey Cup.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 11 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 4 | | | | | | |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 4 | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | | | |
| | | | ORFU | Hamilton Rowing Club | 14 | | | |
| | | | | | | IRFU | Toronto Argonauts | 14 |
| | | | | | | CIRFU | University of Toronto | 2 |
| | | | CIRFU | University of Toronto | 17 | | | |
| | | | CIRFU | McGill University | 13 | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

December 5

6th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario :

| Toronto Argonauts 14 | Toronto Varsity Blues 2 |
| - | - |
| Toronto Argonauts are the 1914 Grey Cup Champions ||||
