1st Grey Cup

1st Grey Cup
Toronto Varsity Toronto Parkdale
(6–0) (3–1)
26 6
Head coach: 
 Head coach: 
1234 Total
Toronto Varsity 601010 26
Toronto Parkdale 0510 6
DateDecember 4, 1909
StadiumRosedale Field
LocationRosedale, Toronto
RefereeW.B. Hendry
Attendance3,807

The 1st Grey Cup was an inter-league championship game played on December 4, 1909, between the Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion Toronto Varsity and the Ontario Rugby Football Union champion Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club. The University of Toronto won the game, 26–6.[1][2][3]

While the Canadian Dominion Football Championship had been contested since 1884, this was the first such game that was awarded the Grey Cup trophy.[4] This was the University of Toronto's third Dominion Championship and their fifth appearance in the national championship game. This was Toronto Parkdale's first appearance in a Dominion Championship game.

  1. ^ "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Toronto off form (page 5 of archive)". The Montreal Gazette. December 3, 1906. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Varsity disposed of Ontario champions by 26 points to 6". Ottawa Citizen. December 6, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ^ History of the Grey Cup, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, retrieved August 4, 2024