1916 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION
ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
| EASTERN PLAYOFFS | |||
| Hamilton 205th Battalion | defeated | Toronto 130th Battalion | 32-14* |
| Ottawa 207th Battalion | defeated | Queen’s University | 44-13* |
| EASTERN FINAL | |||
| Ottawa 207th Battalion | defeated | Hamilton 205th Battalion | 56-11* |
* in two games, total points series
WESTERN CANADA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
| SASKATCHEWAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Regina Rugby Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 |
| Saskatoon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 0 |
1917
| OTTAWA PATRIOTIC LEAGUE | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 4 |
| Ottawa Civil Service | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 2 |
| WINNIPEG PATRIOTIC SENIOR LEAGUE | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Winnipeg Arenas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 67 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Granites | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 64 | 2 |
1919 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION
| INTERPROVINCIAL RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Montréal Amateur Athletic Association | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 51 | 8 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 44 | 6 |
| Hamilton Tigers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 91 | 6 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 83 | 4 |
| ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Toronto Rowing & Athletic Association | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 4 | 8 |
| Toronto Capitals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 79 | 4 |
| Hamilton Rowing Club | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 101 | 0 |
| CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| McGill University | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 8 |
| University of Toronto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 42 | 4 |
| Queen’s University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 128 | 0 |
| WESTERN CANADA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | |||||||
| MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Winnipeg Victorias | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 8 |
| University of Manitoba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 2 |
| Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| SASKATCHEWAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Regina Rugby Club | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 10 |
| Saskatoon Quakers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 4 |
| Moose Jaw | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 106 | 2 |
| University of Saskatchewan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| ALBERTA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | PTS |
| Calgary Canucks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 6 |
| University of Alberta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Calgary Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 2 |
| Edmonton Canucks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
Calgary Tigers and Edmonton Canucks withdrew from the league
| WESTERN PLAYOFFS | |||
| Regina Rugby Club | 29 | Saskatoon Quakers | 0 |
| WESTERN SEMI-FINALS | |||
| Regina Rugby Club | 12 | Winnipeg Victorias | 0 |
| Calgary Canucks | 19 | University of Alberta | 17 |
| WESTERN FINAL | |||
| Regina Rugby Club | 13 | Calgary Canucks | 1 |
Report
For the duration of WWI the Canadian Rugby Union (Canadian Football) experieced a sharp drop in players able to play Football in Canada. From 1916 to 1919 the Grey Cup was not played at all. In 1916 the only Football played was in the Ontario Rugby Football Union, with the teams renamed after Battalions (Ottawa 207th Battalion won) and a two game series in the Saskatchewan RFU, where Regina Rugby Club won. In 1917 there was only the Ottawa Patriotic League won by Ottawa Rough Riders in a three-game series, and the Winnipeg Patriotic Senior League won by Winnipeg Arenas in a four-game series with only four teams playing in total in Canada Senior Football. In 1918 there was nothing. In 1919, however, the full league returned after the war ended although there were only playoffs in the Western Canada Rugby Football Union, with Regina Rugby Club winning 13-1 in the Grey Cup against Calgary Canucks. The Grey Cup returned in 1920.
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Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections
Acknowledgements
Thanks to David Stewart-Candy
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Data Compiled by Dave Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen, (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012, unpublished, Vancouver 2012).
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