# 1913 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tigers won their first Grey Cup title over the Parkdale Canoe Club.

## Canadian Football News in 1913

The Hamilton Tigers played four exhibition matches in Western Canada, defeating Winnipeg 26–1, Regina 26–4, Moose Jaw 25–1 and Calgary 19–2. This is the first documented East-West series of games.
On September 6, the Hamilton Alerts applied for reinstatement in the ORFU under the name of the East Hamilton Athletic Association, but the request was denied. The Hamilton Rowing Club, however, was accepted.
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## 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 | 143 | 37 | 10 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 87 | 8 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 87 | 6 |
| Montreal Football Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 144 | 0 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Parkdale Canoe Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 47 | 6 |
| Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 50 | 4 |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 98 | 2 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| McGill Redmen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 52 | 10 |
| Varsity Blues | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 87 | 6 |
| Royal Military College | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 148 | 4 |
| Queen's University | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 121 | 4 |
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Rowing Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 4 |
| Winnipeg Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 4 |
| St.John's Rugby Football Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 4 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina Rugby Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 8 |
| Saskatoon Rugby Club | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 49 | 2 |
| Moose Jaw Tigers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 59 | 2 |
Alberta Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 28 | 6 |
| Calgary Tigers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 24 | 6 |
| University of Alberta Varsity | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| WCRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| CIRFU | McGill University |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale |
| MRFU | Winnipeg Rowing Club |
| SRFU | Regina Rugby Club |
| ARFU | Edmonton Eskimos |

## Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1913

### MRFU semifinal

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| November 5 | St.John's Rugby Football Club 23 | Winnipeg Tigers 8 |

### MRFU final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| November 8 | Winnipeg Rowing Club 13 | St.John's Rugby Football Club 2 |
* Winnipeg Rowing Club wins the MRFU championship

### ARFU final

| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| November 1 | Edmonton Eskimos 10 | Calgary Tigers 7 |
* Edmonton Eskimos wins the ARFU championship

### Western semifinal

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 8 | Edmonton Eskimos 7 | Regina Rugby Club 19 |

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

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 15 | Winnipeg Rowing Club 0 | Regina Rugby Club 29 |

### ORFU Playoff

| Date | Away | Home |
| November 22 | Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 5 | Parkdale Canoe Club 8 |
* Parkdale advances to the East Final.

### East final

* McGill declined the invitation to the East Final, making Toronto Parkdale the default winner. Toronto Parkdale advances to the Grey Cup.

## Playoff bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final | Grey Cup final |
| | | | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | | | | |
| | | | | BYE | | | | |
| | | | | | | IRFU | Hamilton Tigers | 44 |
| | | | | | | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 2 |
| ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 8 | | | | | | | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | 2 |
| ORFU | Toronto Rowing Club | 5 | | | | | | |
| ORFU | Toronto Rowing Club | 5 | ORFU | Toronto Parkdale | | | | |
| | | | CIRFU | McGill University | Forfeit | | | |

## Grey Cup Championship

November 29
5th Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario :
| Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 2 | Hamilton Tigers 44 |
| Hamilton Tigers are the 1913 Grey Cup Champions ||||