1904 in Canadian football

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Canadian Football News in 1904

The value of a Try (touchdown) was increased to five points and Goals from a Try was reduced to one point in the ORFU. The QRFU adopted a rule by Tom (King) Clancy of Ottawa that a team must make five yards on its third scrimmage to keep possession of the ball.

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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

Ontario Rugby Football Union [1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
First District
Peterborough Pets422061574
Toronto Torontos422088604
Toronto Argonauts 422038704
Second District
Hamilton Tigers 4400208218
London Kickers4220411104
Toronto Victorias4040261400
Quebec Rugby Football Union [2]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
University of Ottawa 6510743210
Montreal Football Club 642061548
Ottawa Rough Riders 633091636
Montreal Westmounts6060361130
Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union [1]
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Queen's University 431072323
McGill Redmen 431046326
Varsity Blues 404026800

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Winnipeg Rowing Club431055346
St.John's Rugby Football Club 431043206
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 404023670

League Champions

Football UnionLeague Champion
CIRFU Queen's University
ORFU Hamilton Tigers
QRFU Ottawa College
MRFU Winnipeg Rowing Club

Playoffs

MRFU Tie-Breaker

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Winnipeg Rowing Club 20St.John's Rugby Football Club 8

ORFU First District Semi-Final

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Toronto Argonauts 6Toronto Torontos 14

ORFU First District Final

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Toronto Torontos 21Peterborough Pets 7

ORFU Final - Game 1

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Hamilton Tigers 32Toronto Torontos 0

ORFU Final - Game 2

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Toronto Torontos 15 Hamilton Tigers 43

CIRFU Final

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McGill Redmen 0 Queen's University 6

Dominion Championship

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