Canadian Football News in 1930
The
Winnipeg Winnipegs Rugby Football ClubThe Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
was formed on June 10 and adopted the colours of green and white.
On September 29 in the first game played in Canada under floodlights, the
Hamilton TigersThe Hamilton Tigers were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1883 to 1906 and 1948 to 1949 and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1907 to 1947. The club was a founding member of both the ORFU in 1883 and the IRFU in...
defeated the
University of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
in an exhibition game at Athletic Park.
The first game in Eastern Canada under floodlights was on October 29 between Oshawa and
Toronto Balmy BeachThe Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers were a Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League...
in Toronto's Ulster Stadium.
The convert kicking spot was moved from the 35-line to the 25 but only drop kicks were allowed.
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
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
Hamilton Tigers The Hamilton Tigers were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1883 to 1906 and 1948 to 1949 and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union from 1907 to 1947. The club was a founding member of both the ORFU in 1883 and the IRFU in... |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
87 |
11 |
10 |
Toronto ArgonautsThe Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
40 |
24 |
6 |
Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers The Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers were a member of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League. It was likely a team from the fabled Montreal AAA founded in 1872 as the Montreal Foot Ball Club. The MFBC joined the Quebec Rugby Football Union in... |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
44 |
6 |
Ottawa SenatorsThe Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
90 |
0 |
|
Ontario Rugby Football UnionThe Ontario Rugby Football Union or ORFU was an early amateur Canadian football league with teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded in 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt the Burnside Rules, from which the modern Canadian football code would...
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
Eastern Section |
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers The Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers were a Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League... |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
44 |
8 |
Toronto Varsity Orfuns |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
63 |
4 |
Camp Borden |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
39 |
89 |
0 |
Western Section |
Hamilton Cubs |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
74 |
44 |
10 |
Sarnia Imperials The Sarnia Imperials were a football team from Sarnia, Ontario and a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, a league that preceded the Canadian Football League and contested for the Grey Cup until 1955... |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
76 |
25 |
8 |
Kitchener Panthers |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
37 |
76 |
4 |
Windsor Greyhounds |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
64 |
2 |
|
Intercollegiate Rugby Football UnionTwenty-six universities across Canada compete in football under the auspices of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The teams are divided into four conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of the CIS: Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, Quebec...
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
Queen's Golden GaelsThe Queen's Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium on West Campus.... |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
39 |
12 |
10 |
Varsity Blues The Varsity Blues is the name for the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 26 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and Canadian Interuniversity Sport. The Varsity Blues traces its founding to 1877, with the formation... |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
34 |
32 |
7 |
Western Ontario MustangsThe Western Ontario Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada... |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
4 |
McGill RedmenThe McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game... |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
42 |
3 |
|
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.