1904 in Canadian football
Canadian Football News in 1904
The value of a Try (touchdown) was increased to five points and Goals from a Try was reduced to one point in the ORFU. The QRFU adopted a rule by Tom (King) Clancy of Ottawa that a team must make five yards on its third scrimmage to keep possession of the ball.
Regular season
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
*Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs
Manitoba Rugby Football Union
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Winnipeg Rowing Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 34 | 6 |
| St.John's Rugby Football Club | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 6 |
| Winnipeg Football Club | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 67 | 0 |
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League Champions
Playoffs
MRFU Tie-Breaker
| Away | Home |
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| Winnipeg Rowing Club 20 | St.John's Rugby Football Club 8 |
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- Winnipeg Rowing Club wins the MRFU championship
ORFU First District Semi-Final
- Toronto Torontos advance to the ORFU First District Final.
ORFU First District Final
| Away | Home |
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| Toronto Torontos 21 | Peterborough Pets 7 |
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- Toronto advances to the ORFU Final.
ORFU Final - Game 1
ORFU Final - Game 2
- Hamilton wins the ORFU Final.
CIRFU Final
- Queen's wins the CIRFU Final.
Dominion Championship
- No Dominion Final was played this year due to a rules dispute.
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