title: 1897 in Canadian football
text: # 1897 in Canadian football
  
  ## Canadian Football News in 1897
  
  The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union was formed after the conclusion of the 1897 season.
  
  In the Manitoba Rugby Football Union, the Royal Canadian Dragoons dropped out of competition in the spring of 1898. The three remaining teams finished the schedule in a three-way tie for first place. Tie-breaker games could not be scheduled as the college teams were involved in final exams.
  
  ### Final regular season standings
  
  Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
  
  Quebec Rugby Football Union :
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ottawa College | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
  | Montreal Football Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
  | McGill University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  
  Manitoba Rugby Football Union :
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Wesley College Football Club | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 6 |
  | St.John's Rugby Football Club | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 69 | 6 |
  | Winnipeg Rugby Football Club | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 6 |
  | Royal Canadian Dragoons | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 0 |
  
  * Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
  
  ## League champions
  
  | Football Union | League Champion |
  | - | - |
  | ORFU | Hamilton Tigers |
  | QRFU | Ottawa College |
  | MRFU | No Champion |
  | Northwest Championship | St.John's Rugby Football Club |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### ORFU Final
  
  ORFU Dominion Semi-Final :
  
  | Hamilton Tigers 16 | Osgoode Hall 8 |
  | - | - |
  | Hamilton Tigers advance to the 1897 Dominion Championship ||
  
  ## Dominion Championship
  
  November 25
  
  1897 Dominion Championship Game: Montreal AAA Grounds - Montreal, Quebec :
  
  | Ottawa College 14 | Hamilton Tigers 10 |
  | - | - |
  | University of Ottawa are the 1897 Dominion Champions ||
  