Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club explained

Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club
Founded:1906
Folded:1934
Location:Calgary, Alberta
League:Calgary Rugby Football Union
Alberta Rugby Football Union
Western Canada Rugby Football Union
Nickname:Tigers
50th Battalion
Altomah-Tigers
Altomahs
Altomah-Indians
League Champs:11 league championships
1 WCRFU championship

Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club was one of the first football teams based in Calgary, Alberta, formed March 14, 1906, at Calgary City Hall.[1] It was part of the Calgary Rugby Football Union. Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club played its first game on October 31, 1907, defeating the Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15–0 at Calgary.

The Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, founded in 1945, do not trace their lineage to this club.

Calgary RFC was renamed the Calgary Tigers in 1908 and joined the Alberta Rugby Football League in the same year. It later joined the then newly formed Western Canada Rugby Football Union in 1911 and won the first-ever Western championship that year. The team would change names, fold and be reborn several names in next few decades:

These teams were succeeded by a separate club:

Seasons

SeasonNameGWLTPFPAFinishPlayoffs
1907Rugby Football Club ? - - - - - 1st CRFU Champion, lost Alberta Rugby Football League to Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club, 2 games to none, 26-5 & 10-5
1908Tigers 4 3 1 0 87 37 1st CRFU Champion, lost Alberta Rugby Football League to Edmonton Esquimaux, 2 games to none, 7-1 & 11–2)
1909Tigers 3 3 0 0 55 5 1st won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Esquimaux, 2 games to none, 25-1 & 23–6)
1910Tigers 3 2 0 1 29 21 1st won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Eskimos, 2 games to none, 25-7 & 14–12)
1911Tigers 6 51 0 10913 1st won AFRU championship, beating Edmonton Eskimos, 14–0; won WCRFU championship with 13–6 win over Winnipeg Rowing Club
1912Tigers 4 31 0 73 19 1st won AFRU championship, lost western semi final to Winnipeg Rowing Club, 4-3
1913Tigers 4 31 0 46 24 1st - tielost to Edmonton Eskimos in tiebreaker, 10–7, for ARFU championship
1914Tigers ? ? lost ARFU championship to University of Alberta Varsity, 2 games to none, 3-0 & 17-15
1915did not play (see Calgary Canucks)
1916 to 1918suspended due to war
1919Tigers 3 12 0 11 28 3rd
1920Tigers 3 30 0 50 10 1st won AFRU championship beating Edmonton Eskimos in 2-game series, total points 35–33; lost western semi final to Regina Rugby Club, 28-1
1921 to 1922did not play
192350th Battalion ? ? lost 13–7 to Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU final
192450th Battalion 211 0 11 9 1st beat Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU playoff, 2 games total points 16–15; beat University of Alberta Varsity in ARFU championship finals, 2 games total points 21–1; lost to Winnipeg Victorias 11–9 in western final
1925Tigers 202 0 15 37 2nd
1926did not play
1927no league play
1928Tigers 413 0 32 45 3rd
1929Tigers 550 0 117 28 1st ARFU champions, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 15-8
1930Tigers 541 0 69 32 1st ARFU champions, lost western semi final to Regina Roughriders, 9-6
1931Altomah-Tigers 431 0 24 20 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Athletic Club in semi finals, 2 games 20-5 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 26-2
1932Altomah-Indians 440 0 42 4 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi finals, 2 games 11-10 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 30-2
1933Altomah-Indians 431 0 38 14 1st ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi final, 13–11; lost western final to Winnipegs, 15-1
1934Altomah-Indians 312 0 31 28 2nd
1935List of Calgary Bronks (football) seasons
Totals - 11 Alberta Rugby Football Union or League championships & 1 WCRFU championship

Other Calgary football clubs

SeasonNameGWLTPFPAFinishPlayoffs
1908YMCA 4 3 1 0 93 40 2nd
1908Hillhurst Hornets 4 0 4 0 30 123 3rd
1909YMCA 3 1 2 0 18 49 2nd
1909Hillhurst Hornets 2 0 2 0 5 24 3rd
1910YMCA 3 0 2 1 21 29 2nd
1911Rough Riders 6 0 6 0 18 85 4th
1912YMCA4 0 4 0 3 92 3rd
1915?? beat University of Alberta Varsity 18-12 for ARFU championship, lost 17–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
191944 0 0 57 20 1st ARFU championship, lost 13–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
192030 3 0 10 50 2nd
1921Calgary Rugby Club 3 12 0 39 104 3rd

References

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070228064050/http://www.footballcanada.com/history_timeline.asp#1910s CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – PRESENT)