1913 in Canadian football

The Hamilton Tigers won their first Grey Cup title over the Parkdale Canoe Club.^[1]

Canadian Football News in 1913

The Hamilton Tigers played four exhibition matches in Western Canada, defeating Winnipeg 26–1, Regina 26–4, Moose Jaw 25–1 and Calgary 19–2. This is the first documented East-West series of games.

On September 6, the Hamilton Alerts applied for reinstatement in the ORFU under the name of the East Hamilton Athletic Association, but the request was denied. The Hamilton Rowing Club, however, was accepted.

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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

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[3] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 143 37 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 6 4 2 0 84 87 8 Toronto Argonauts 6 3 3 0 101 87 6 Montreal Football Club 6 0 6 0 27 144 0

Ontario Rugby Football Union[4] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Parkdale Canoe Club 4 3 1 0 90 47 6 Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 4 2 2 0 79 50 4 Hamilton Rowing Club 4 1 3 0 26 98 2

Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union[4] Team GP W L T PF PA Pts McGill Redmen 6 5 1 0 177 52 10 Varsity Blues 6 3 3 0 116 87 6 Royal Military College 6 2 4 0 69 148 4 Queen's University 6 2 4 0 46 121 4

*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs

Manitoba Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Rowing Club	4	2	2	0	46	40	4
Winnipeg Tigers	4	2	2	0	36	23	4
St.John's Rugby Football Club	4	2	2	0	32	51	4

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Rugby Club	4	4	0	0	52	12	8
Saskatoon Rugby Club	4	1	3	0	42	49	2
Moose Jaw Tigers	4	1	3	0	24	59	2

Alberta Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	4	3	1	0	74	28	6
Calgary Tigers	4	3	1	0	46	24	6
University of Alberta Varsity	4	0	4	0	5	73	0

League Champions

Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Regina Rugby Club
CIRFU	McGill University
ORFU	Toronto Parkdale
MRFU	Winnipeg Rowing Club
SRFU	Regina Rugby Club
ARFU	Edmonton Eskimos

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1913

MRFU semifinal

Date Team 1 Team 2 November 5 St.John's Rugby Football Club 23 Winnipeg Tigers 8

MRFU final

Date Team 1 Team 2 November 8 Winnipeg Rowing Club 13 St.John's Rugby Football Club 2

• Winnipeg Rowing Club wins the MRFU championship

ARFU final

Date Team 1 Team 2 November 1 Edmonton Eskimos 10 Calgary Tigers 7 * Neutral site game - at Red Deer

• Edmonton Eskimos wins the ARFU championship

Western semifinal

Date Away Home November 8 Edmonton Eskimos 7 Regina Rugby Club 19

Western Final - MRFU–SRFU Inter-League Playoff

Date Away Home November 15 Winnipeg Rowing Club 0 Regina Rugby Club 29

ORFU Playoff

Date Away Home November 22 Toronto Rowing and Athletic Association 5 Parkdale Canoe Club 8

• Parkdale advances to the East Final.

East final

• McGill declined the invitation to the East Final, making Toronto Parkdale the default winner. Toronto Parkdale advances to the Grey Cup.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grey Cup final

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

BYE

IRFU

Hamilton Tigers

44

ORFU

Toronto Parkdale

2

ORFU

Toronto Parkdale

8

ORFU

Toronto Rowing Club

5

ORFU

Toronto Parkdale

CIRFU

McGill University

Forfeit

Grey Cup Championship

November 29 5th Annual Grey Cup Game: A.A.A. Grounds – Hamilton, Ontario Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 2 Hamilton Tigers 44 Hamilton Tigers are the 1913 Grey Cup Champions