History+of+Football

=History of Canadian Football =

Football Homepage  Canada's first football match is recorded as a game played at the University of Toronto on November 9th, 1862. Shortly later, a league was formed, however specific rules governing the league are not greatly known. Canadian football is thought to have originated based on rugby that was played in Montreal between British Army officers and local civilians in 1865. The first football club that was formed in Canada, other than those of universities was the Montreal Football Club, which formed in 1868. The leagues leading up to the Canadian Football League (CFL) were the Canadian Rugby Football Union (CRFU in 1882), and the Canadian Rugby Union. The CFL has remained connected to their American counterpart, being the National Football League. Many American players have come to Canada to play, if their bids in the NFL have failed, and also some Canadian players have gone from the CFL to the NFL. As the rules are similar, it is not very much of a transition.



There are currently eight teams in the CFL. They are the BC Lions, the Edmonton Eskimos, the Calgary Stampeders, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Winnepeg Blue Bombers, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the Toronto Argonauts, and the Montreal Alouettes.

The biggest televised CFL event every year is the Grey Cup. This past year, the Saskatchewan Roughriders fought against the Montreal Alouettes, with Montreal taking the Cup with a 28-27 win. The video following is the Sportscenter highlights from the game.

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