Overview of the events of 1919 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1919 [ edit ] Regular season play resumed followingWorld War I .
W. A. Hewitt served as president of theCanada Rugby Union for the 1919 season.[ 1]
There was no Grey Cup game. McGill University declined further play due to the lateness of the season and the approaching examinations. Montréal Winged Wheelers declined due to the arrival of cold weather and a frozen ground. Many players were businessmen, returning from World War I and were more interested in resuming their business affairs than playing football.[ 2]
Final regular season standings [ edit ] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, Pts = Points
*Bold text indicates that they have qualified for the playoffs, but did not play.
*Final league game was not played
Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Regina Rugby Club 5 5 0 0 180 7 10 Saskatoon Rugby Club 5 3 2 0 74 46 6 Moose Jaw Millers 5 2 3 0 23 106 4 University of Saskatchewan Varsity 5 0 5 0 1 119 0
*Two games from the final week were cancelled
* Six games were cancelled due to weather; Calgary Tigers and Edmonton Canucks withdrew from league and playoffs [ 5]
Note: All dates in 1919
[ edit ] Date Away Home November 1 Winnipeg Victorias 0 Regina Rugby Club 12
Regina Rugby Club advances to the WCRFU Final [ 6]
Regina Rugby Club wins the WCRFU championship [ 7]
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