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Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club
Canadian football team (1906–1934)
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:
- Calgary Tigers - 1908–1914, 1919–1920, 1925, 1928–1930
- 50th Battalion - 1923–1924
- Calgary Altomah-Tigers - 1931
- Calgary Altomah-Indians - 1932–1934
These teams were succeeded by a separate club:
Seasons
| Season
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Name
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G
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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Finish
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Playoffs
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| 1907 |
Rugby Football Club |
? |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1st |
CRFU Champion, lost Alberta Rugby Football League to Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club, 2 games to none, 26-5 & 10-5
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| 1908 |
Tigers |
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)
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| 1909 |
Tigers |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
5 |
1st |
won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Esquimaux, 2 games to none, 25-1 & 23–6)
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| 1910 |
Tigers |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
21 |
1st |
won Alberta Rugby Football League (beat Edmonton Eskimos, 2 games to none, 25-7 & 14–12)
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| 1911 |
Tigers |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
109 |
13 |
1st |
won AFRU championship, beating Edmonton Eskimos, 14–0; won WCRFU championship with 13–6 win over Winnipeg Rowing Club
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| 1912 |
Tigers |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
73 |
19 |
1st |
won AFRU championship, lost western semi final to Winnipeg Rowing Club, 4-3
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| 1913 |
Tigers |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
46 |
24 |
1st - tie |
lost to Edmonton Eskimos in tiebreaker, 10–7, for ARFU championship
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| 1914 |
Tigers |
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lost ARFU championship to University of Alberta Varsity, 2 games to none, 3-0 & 17-15
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| 1915 |
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did not play (see Calgary Canucks)
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| 1916 to 1918 |
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suspended due to war
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| 1919 |
Tigers |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
28 |
3rd |
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| 1920 |
Tigers |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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
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| 1921 to 1922 |
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did not play
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| 1923 |
50th Battalion |
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lost 13–7 to Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU final
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| 1924 |
50th Battalion |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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
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| 1925 |
Tigers |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
37 |
2nd |
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| 1926 |
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did not play
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| 1927 |
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no league play
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| 1928 |
Tigers |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
45 |
3rd |
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| 1929 |
Tigers |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
28 |
1st |
ARFU champions, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 15-8
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| 1930 |
Tigers |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
69 |
32 |
1st |
ARFU champions, lost western semi final to Regina Roughriders, 9-6
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| 1931 |
Altomah-Tigers |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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
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| 1932 |
Altomah-Indians |
4 |
4 |
0 |
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
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| 1933 |
Altomah-Indians |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
14 |
1st |
ARFU champions, beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi final, 13–11; lost western final to Winnipegs, 15-1
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| 1934 |
Altomah-Indians |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
28 |
2nd |
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| 1935 |
succeeded by Bronks |
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List of Calgary Bronks (football) seasons
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| Totals |
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11 Alberta Rugby Football Union or League championships & 1 WCRFU championship
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| Season
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Name
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G
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W
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L
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T
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PF
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PA
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Finish
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Playoffs
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| 1908 |
YMCA |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
93 |
40 |
2nd |
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| 1908 |
Hillhurst Hornets |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
30 |
123 |
3rd |
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| 1909 |
YMCA |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
49 |
2nd |
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| 1909 |
Hillhurst Hornets |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
24 |
3rd |
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| 1910 |
YMCA |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
29 |
2nd |
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| 1911 |
Rough Riders |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
85 |
4th |
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| 1912 |
YMCA |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
92 |
3rd |
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| 1915 |
Canucks |
? |
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? |
beat University of Alberta Varsity 18-12 for ARFU championship, lost 17–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
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| 1919 |
Canucks |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
20 |
1st |
ARFU championship, lost 13–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
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| 1920 |
Canucks |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
50 |
2nd |
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| 1921 |
Calgary Rugby Club |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
39 |
104 |
3rd |
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