1930 in Canadian football

Canadian Football News in 1930

The Winnipeg Rugby Club was formed on May 14 at the annual meeting of the MRFU. The team played as the Winnipegs and adopted the colours of green and white.

On September 29 in the first game played in Canada under floodlights, the Hamilton Tigers defeated the University of British Columbia in an exhibition game at Athletic Park.

The first game in Eastern Canada under floodlights was on October 29 between Oshawa and Toronto Balmy Beach in Toronto's Ulster Stadium.

The convert kicking spot was moved from the 35-yard line to the 25 but only drop kicks were allowed.

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Final regular season standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points

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*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

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Manitoba Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg St.John's	4	4	0	0	75	5	8
Winnipegs	4	0	4	0	5	75	0

Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Regina Roughriders	4	4	0	46	6	8
Saskatoon Quakers	4	2	2	44	10	4
Moose Jaw Maroons	4	0	4	6	80	0

Alberta Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Tigers	5	4	1	69	32	8
University of Alberta Polar Bears	4	2	2	19	37	4
Edmonton Boosters	5	1	4	42	61	2

BCRFU - BC Big Four
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Vancouver Meralomas	6	6	0	73	30	12
University of British Columbia Varsity	6	4	2	76	41	8
Vancouver Athletic Club Wolves	5	2	3	22	19	4
Victoria Capitals	4	1	3	36	28	2
New Westminster Wildcats	5	0	5	8	97	0

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Football Union	League Champion
IRFU	Hamilton Tigers
WCRFU	Regina Roughriders
CIRFU	Queen's University
ORFU	Toronto Balmy Beach
MRFU	Winnipeg St.John's
SRFU	Regina Roughriders
ARFU	Calgary Tigers
BCRFU	Vancouver Meralomas

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Note: All dates in 1930