Canadian Football News in 1896 In the MRFU, the fall session saw the Winnipeg Football Club (Winnipegs) and the St.John's Rugby Football Club (St.John's) compete. In the spring session of the season, the Royal Canadian Dragoons were added to the competition. The Winnipegs and the St.John's played a final league game to determine the regular season champion. The St.John's received a bye to the MRFU playoff finals while the Winnipegs played the Dragoons in the MRFU playoff semi-final.
Final regular season standings Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points + Quebec Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa College 4 4 0 0 81 14 8 Ottawa City Football Club 4 2 2 0 40 59 4 Montreal Football Club 4 2 2 0 47 25 4 McGill University 4 2 2 0 80 44 4 Britannia Football Club 4 0 4 0 22 128 2+ Manitoba Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts St.John's Rugby Football Club 3 2 1 0 34 23 4 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 3 1 2 0 23 34 0 Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
League Champions Football Union League ChampionORFUUniversity of TorontoQRFUOttawa CollegeMRFUSt.John's Rugby Football ClubNorthwest ChampionshipWinnipeg Rugby Football Club
Playoffs
MRFU playoffs MRFU semifinal & final Winnipeg Football Club 25 Royal Canadian Dragoons 0 St.John's Rugby Football Club 7 Winnipeg Football Club 6 Royal Canadian Dragoons were a late entry to the MRFU
ORFU semifinals ORFU Semifinal 1 University of Toronto 18 Queen's University 16 University of Toronto 13 Queen's University 1 University of Toronto advances to the 1896 ORFU Final
ORFU Dominion Semifinal 2 Royal Military College 13 Toronto Athletic Club 8 Royal Military College 1 Toronto Athletic Club 42 Toronto Athletic Club advance to the 1896 ORFU Final
ORFU final ORFU Final University of Toronto 43 Toronto Athletic Club 6 University of Toronto 18 Toronto Athletic Club 16 University of Toronto advance to the 1896 Dominion Championship
Dominion Championship November 21 1896 Dominion Championship Game: Rosedale Field, Toronto, Ontario Ottawa College 12 University of Toronto 8 Ottawa College are the 1896 Dominion Champions
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