page_title: 1909 in Canadian football
section_title: Dominion Semi-Final
hierarchical_section_title: 1909 in Canadian football / Grey Cup Playoffs / Dominion Semi-Final
caption_attribution_description: English: Original caption: “The varsity Ottawa rugby match.” [This is probably the Eastern Final match of the first Grey Cup, in Toronto on 27 November 1909; the Toronto Varsity Blues beat the Ottawa Rough Riders 31-7 and went on to win the Cup on 4 December.
context_page_description: The 1909 Canadian football season was the 18th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union was founded in 1892 and the 26th season since the creation of the founding leagues, the Ontario Rugby Football Union and the Quebec Rugby Football Union in 1883. The season concluded with Toronto Varsity defeating Toronto Parkdale in the 1909 Dominion Championship game. This year was notable for being the first year that the champions were awarded the Grey Cup trophy, although it was not delivered to the University of Toronto until March 1910.
caption: Panoramic photograph of the Grey Cup playoffs between the Ottawa Rough Riders and Toronto Varsity, 27 November 1909
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