# 1908 in Canadian football

The 1908 Canadian football season was the 17th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 26th season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. The season concluded with the Hamilton Tigers defeating the Toronto University team in the 1908 Dominion Championship game.

## Canadian football news in 1908

The Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club 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 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
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 41 | 10 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 42 | 10 |
| Montreal Football Club | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 101 | 2 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 160 | 2 |
Ontario Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Toronto Amateur Athletic Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 4 |
| Peterboro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Queen's | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 50 | 10 |
| Toronto | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 54 | 10 |
| McGill | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 101 | 2 |
| Ottawa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 87 | 2 |
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| St.John's Rugby Football Club | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 43 | 7 |
| Winnipeg Rowing Club | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 64 | 3 |
Saskatchewan Rugby Football League :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Regina YMCA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Regina Civil Service | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Moose Jaw Tigers | | | | | | | |
Calgary Rugby Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Calgary Tigers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 37 | 6 |
| Calgary YMCA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 40 | 6 |
| Hillhurst Hornets | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 123 | 0 |

## League Champions

| Football Union | League Champion |
| IRFU | Hamilton Tigers |
| CIRFU | University of Toronto |
| ORFU | Toronto Amateur Athletic Club |
| MRFU | St.John's Rugby Football Club |
| ARFL | Edmonton Esquimaux |
| CRFU | Calgary Tigers |
| SRFL | Regina YMCA |

## Playoffs
### Saskatchewan Rugby Football League final

SRFL Finals :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Regina wins SRFL championship total points series: 12-7

### Calgary Rugby Football Union Final

November 28
CRFU Playoff: Calgary, Alberta :
| Calgary Tigers 6 | Calgary YMCA 0 |

### Alberta Rugby Football League Playoffs

ARFL Finals Games 1 & 2 :
| Date | Away | Home |
* Edmonton wins the total-point series 18-3.

### IRFU Final

November 14
IRFU Playoff: Kingston, Ontario :
| Hamilton Tigers 11 | Ottawa Rough Riders 9 |
* Hamilton advances to the East Semi-Final.

### CIRFU Final

November 21
1908 Yates Cup Game: Varsity Oval - Ottawa, Ontario :
| Toronto University 12 | Queen's University 0 |
* Toronto advances to the Dominion Championship.

### Dominion Semi-Final

November 21
Dominion Semi-Final: Cricket Grounds - Hamilton, Ontario :
| Hamilton Tigers 31 | Toronto Amateur Athletic Club 8 |
* Hamilton advances to the Dominion Championship.

## Dominion Championship

November 28
1908 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field - Toronto, Ontario :
| Hamilton Tigers 21 | Toronto Varsity 17 |
| Hamilton Tigers - 1908 Dominion Champions ||||