#1880s in Canadian Football

Canadian Football’s Quirky Playoffs, Part II: No Dominion Championship in 1885, An All-Star Game Instead

This is the second in an ongoing series of articles looking back at some of Canadian football’s rather quirky playoff systems used over the years. A previous article examined how tie schedules and cha…

Canadian Football History·Jun 3·4 min read

Canadian Football’s Quirky Playoffs, Part I: Tie Schedules and Challenge Cups in 1884

With the recent announcement that the CFL is changing its playoff format in 2027, I thought it would be an interesting learning experience to revisit some of the old playoff systems used in Canadian f…

Canadian Football History·May 13·5 min read

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100 Yard Fields in Early Canadian Football

When CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston announced sweeping rule changes to the Canadian game last month, one modification that probably alarmed traditionalists the most was the change to the size of th…

Canadian Football History·Oct 15·3 min read

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