1887 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1887
The ORFU withdrew from the CRFU and the governing body ceased to function.[1] The St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) formed in October 1887. The St.John's team met the Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipegs) to determine the first ever Manitoba champions. After splitting the first two games, a third game was scheduled to determine the winner. The Winnipegs won by a goal and a try to nil. All games were scored using the challenge system which credited the team with the most goals as the winner. The games were unofficially scored using the points system used by the CRU in eastern Canada. Based on the points system, the Winnipegs won all three games.
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
League Champions
Playoffs
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QRFU Final
| QRFU Final |
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| Montreal Football Club 19 | McGill University 0 |
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ORFU City Final
| ORFU Final |
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| Hamilton Tigers 13 | Ottawa Football Club |
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ORFU College Final
| ORFU Final |
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| Ottawa College 9 | University of Toronto 0 |
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ORFU Final
| ORFU Final |
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| Ottawa College 15 | Hamilton Tigers 0 |
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