Peterborough Orfuns

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Peterborough Orfuns
Founded1938;87 years ago (1938)
Folded1939;86 years ago (1939)
Based in Peterborough, Ontario
League Ontario Rugby Football Union

The Peterborough Orfuns were a Canadian football team in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) that played in the 1938 and 1939 seasons. The name (pronounced like "orphans") was a play on the league name: O R F Uns. The team later competed in an intermediate league between Senior ORFU and Junior football, reaching the national championship game three times. In 1952, they lost 31–18 to the Norwood/St. Boniface Legionaries of Manitoba then in 1954 lost 16–12 to the Winnipeg Rams. In 1955, they finally became national champions.[ citation needed ]

ORFU season-by-season

SeasonWLTPFPAPtsFinishPlayoffs
1938 1501515824th, IRFULast place
1939 0601610504th, IRFULast place

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