1906 Dominion Championship

1906 Dominion Championship
Hamilton Tigers McGill
(6–0) (4–2)
29 3
1234 Total
Hamilton Tigers 141221 29
McGill 0201 3
DateDecember 1, 1906
LocationMcGill University
Montreal, Quebec
RefereeW.B. Hendry
Attendance2,000[1]

The 1906 Dominion Championship was a Canadian football game that was played on December 1, 1906, between the Hamilton Tigers and the McGill University Seniors, that determined the Senior Rugby Football champion of Canada.[1][2] The Ontario Rugby Football Union champion Tigers defeated the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion McGill squad 29–3 to their first Dominion Championship.[3] This was the second appearance in the title game for the Tigers with the first coming in 1897.[4] This was the first and only appearance of a McGill team in the Dominion Championship game.

  1. ^ a b "Tigers Champions, Hamilton defeated McGill 29 to 3 and now hold Canadian Rugby Honors (page 2 of archive)". The Montreal Gazette. December 3, 1906. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Brunt, Stephen (20 September 2012). 100 Grey Cups. ISBN 9780771017445. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Sproule, Robert. "The Ontario Rugby Football Union" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers. Retrieved April 5, 2020.