The 1907 Canadian football season was the 16th season of organized play since the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was founded in 1892 and the 25th season since the creation of the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) in 1883. This year also marked the first for the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, the first cross-provincial Canadian football league and the direct predecessor of the modern day's CFL East Division. 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 Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) and the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) to merge, which would allow for higher calibre of play and create rivalries. W. A. Hewitt and the Toronto Argonauts 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.;
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 Union2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, , p.294 Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Football Club 6 5 1 0 85 33 10 Hamilton Tigers 6 4 2 0 71 50 8 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 2 4 0 78 102 4 Toronto Argonauts 6 1 5 0 63 112 2+ Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsORFU West Toronto Victorias 2 1 1 0 32 60 2 Peterboro 2 1 1 0 60 32 2ORFU East Montreal Westmounts 2 2 0 0 37 6 4 Kingston Granites 2 0 2 0 6 37 0+ Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa 6 4 1 1 71 74 9 Toronto 6 3 3 0 70 58 6 Queen's 6 2 3 1 53 76 5 McGill 6 2 4 0 75 61 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 3 1 0 55 21 6 St.John's Rugby Football Club 4 1 3 0 21 55 2
+ Saskatchewan Rugby Football League Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Moose Jaw Tigers 4 2 1 1 38 21 5 Regina Civil Service 4 2 2 0 23 32 4 Regina City Football Club 4 1 2 1 28 36 3
League champions Football UnionLeague ChampionIRFUMontreal Football ClubCIRFUOttawa CollegeORFUPeterboroMRFUWinnipeg Rowing ClubSRFLMoose Jaw TigersARFLEdmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club
Playoffs
Alberta Rugby Football League Playoffs + ARFL Playoffs Game Date Away HomeOctober 31 Strathcona 0 Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club 15 Calgary advances to final
+ ARFL Finals Games 1 & 2 Date Away HomeNovember 9 Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club 5 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 26November 16 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 10 Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club 5 Edmonton wins the total-point series 36-10.
ORFU West Final Away Home Peterboro 15 Toronto Victorias 6 Peterboro advances to the ORFU Final.
ORFU Final Away Home Peterboro 25 Montreal Westmounts 4 Peterboro advances to the Dominion Championship.
Dominion Championship November 30 1907 Dominion Championship Game: McGill University - Montreal, Quebec Montreal 71 Peterboro 10 Montreal Football Club are the 1907 Dominion Champions
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