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{{Short description|Canadian football team (1906–1934)}}
{{Infobox American football team
| name = Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club
| founded = [[1906 in Canadian football|1906]]
| folded = [[1934 in Canadian football|1934]]
| location = [[Calgary, Alberta]]
| field = 
| league = Calgary Rugby Football Union<br>[[Alberta Rugby Football Union]]<br>[[Western Canada Rugby Football Union]]
| nickname= ''Tigers''<br>''[[50th Battalion (Calgary), CEF|50th Battalion]]''<br>''Altomah-Tigers''<br>''Altomahs''<br>''Altomah-Indians''
| league_champs = 11 league championships<br>1 WCRFU championship
}}
'''Calgary Rugby Foot-ball Club''' was one of the first football teams based in [[Calgary, Alberta]], formed March 14, 1906, at Calgary City Hall.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070228064050/http://www.footballcanada.com/history_timeline.asp#1910s CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – PRESENT)]</ref> It was part of the [[Alberta Rugby Football Union|Calgary Rugby Football Union]]. Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club played its first game on October 31, 1907, defeating the Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15–0 at Calgary.

The [[Calgary Stampeders]] of the [[Canadian Football League]], founded in 1945, do not trace their lineage to this club.

Calgary RFC was renamed the '''Calgary Tigers''' in 1908 and joined the [[Alberta Rugby Football Union|Alberta Rugby Football League]] in the same year. It later joined the then newly formed [[Western Canada Rugby Football Union]] in 1911 and won the first-ever Western championship that year. The team would change names, fold and be reborn several names in next few decades:

* '''Calgary Tigers -''' 1908–1914, 1919–1920, 1925, 1928–1930
* '''[[50th Battalion (Calgary), CEF|50th Battalion]]''' '''-''' 1923–1924
* '''Calgary Altomah-Tigers -''' 1931
* '''Calgary Altomah-Indians -''' 1932–1934

These teams were succeeded by a separate club:

* '''[[Calgary Bronks]] -''' 1935–1940

==Seasons==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Name
! G
! W
! L
! T
! PF
! PA
! Finish
! Playoffs 
|-
| [[1907 in Canadian football|1907]]|| Rugby Football Club || ? || - || - || - || - || - || 1st || CRFU Champion, lost ''Alberta Rugby Football League'' to [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club]], 2 games to none, 26-5 & 10-5
|-
| [[1908 in Canadian football|1908]]|| Tigers || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 87 || 37 || 1st || CRFU Champion, lost ''Alberta Rugby Football League'' to [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club|Edmonton Esquimaux]], 2 games to none, 7-1 & 11–2)
|-
| [[1909 in Canadian football|1909]]||Tigers || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||55 || 5 || 1st ||won '''Alberta Rugby Football League''' (beat [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club|Edmonton Esquimaux]], 2 games to none, 25-1 & 23–6)
|-
| [[1910 in Canadian football|1910]]|| Tigers || 3  || 2 || 0 || 1 ||29 || 21 || 1st  || won '''Alberta Rugby Football League''' (beat [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club|Edmonton Eskimos]], 2 games to none, 25-7 & 14–12)
|-
| [[1911 in Canadian football|1911]]|| Tigers || 6 || 5|| 1 || 0 || 109|| 13 || 1st || won '''[[Alberta Rugby Football Union|AFRU]] championship''', beating [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club|Edmonton Eskimos]], 14–0; won '''WCRFU championship''' with 13–6 win over Winnipeg Rowing Club
|-
| [[1912 in Canadian football|1912]]|| Tigers ||4 || 3|| 1 || 0 || 73 || 19 || 1st || '''won [[Alberta Rugby Football Union|AFRU]] championship''', lost western semi final to Winnipeg Rowing Club, 4-3
|-
| [[1913 in Canadian football|1913]]|| Tigers ||4 || 3|| 1 || 0 || 46 || 24 || 1st - tie|| lost to [[Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club|Edmonton Eskimos]] in tiebreaker, 10–7, for ''ARFU championship''
|-
| [[1914 in Canadian football|1914]]|| Tigers   || ? || ||  ||  ||  ||  || ? || lost ''ARFU championship'' to University of Alberta Varsity, 2 games to none, 3-0 & 17-15
|-
| [[1915 in Canadian football|1915]]|| ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || did not play (see '''''[[Calgary Canucks (football club)|Calgary Canucks]]''''')
|-
| 1916 to 1918||  ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || suspended due to war
|-
| [[1919 in Canadian football|1919]]||   Tigers ||3 || 1|| 2 || 0 || 11 || 28 || 3rd || 
|-
| [[1920 in Canadian football|1920]]|| Tigers ||3 || 3|| 0 || 0 || 50 || 10 || 1st || won '''[[Alberta Rugby Football Union|AFRU]] championship''' beating Edmonton Eskimos in 2-game series, total points 35–33; lost western semi final to Regina Rugby Club, 28-1
|-
| [[1921 in Canadian football|1921]] to [[1922 in Canadian football|1922]]|| ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || did not play 
|-
| [[1923 in Canadian football|1923]]|| 50th Battalion ||? || ||  ||  ||  ||  || ? || lost 13–7 to Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU final
|-
| [[1924 in Canadian football|1924]]|| 50th Battalion ||2|| 1|| 1 || 0 || 11 ||9 || 1st || beat Edmonton Eskimos in ARFU playoff, 2 games total points 16–15; beat University of Alberta Varsity in '''ARFU championship''' finals, 2 games total points 21–1; lost to Winnipeg Victorias 11–9 in western final
|-
| [[1925 in Canadian football|1925]]|| Tigers ||2|| 0|| 2 || 0 || 15 ||37 || 2nd || 
|-
| [[1926 in Canadian football|1926]]|| ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || did not play 
|-
| [[1927 in Canadian football|1927]]|| ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || no league play
|-
| [[1928 in Canadian football|1928]]|| Tigers ||4|| 1|| 3 || 0 || 32 ||45 || 3rd || 
|-
| [[1929 in Canadian football|1929]]|| Tigers ||5|| 5|| 0 || 0 || 117 ||28 || 1st ||'''ARFU champions''', lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 15-8
|-
| [[1930 in Canadian football|1930]]|| Tigers ||5|| 4|| 1 || 0 || 69 ||32 || 1st ||'''ARFU champions''', lost western semi final to Regina Roughriders, 9-6
|-
| [[1931 in Canadian football|1931]]|| Altomah-Tigers ||4|| 3|| 1 || 0 || 24 ||20 || 1st ||'''ARFU champions''', beat Vancouver Athletic Club in semi finals, 2 games 20-5 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 26-2
|-
| [[1932 in Canadian football|1932]]|| Altomah-Indians ||4|| 4|| 0 || 0 || 42 ||4 || 1st ||'''ARFU champions''', beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi finals, 2 games 11-10 points, lost western final to Regina Roughriders, 30-2
|-
| [[1933 in Canadian football|1933]]|| Altomah-Indians ||4|| 3|| 1 || 0 || 38 ||14 || 1st ||'''ARFU champions''', beat Vancouver Meralomas in semi final, 13–11; lost western final to Winnipegs, 15-1
|-
| [[1934 in Canadian football|1934]]|| Altomah-Indians ||3|| 1|| 2 || 0 || 31 ||28 || 2nd ||
|-
| [[1935 in Canadian football|1935]]|| succeeded by [[Calgary Bronks|Bronks]] ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || [[List of Calgary Bronks (football) seasons]]
|-
| '''Totals''' || || ||  || ||  || ||  || - || '''11 [[Alberta Rugby Football Union]]''' or League championships & '''1 WCRFU championship'''
|}

==Other Calgary football clubs==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Name
! G
! W
! L
! T
! PF
! PA
! Finish
! Playoffs 
|-
| [[1908 in Canadian football|1908]]|| YMCA || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 93 || 40 || 2nd ||
|-
| [[1908 in Canadian football|1908]]|| Hillhurst Hornets || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 30 ||123 || 3rd ||
|-
| [[1909 in Canadian football|1909]]|| YMCA || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 18 || 49 || 2nd ||
|-
| [[1909 in Canadian football|1909]]|| Hillhurst Hornets || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 5 ||24 || 3rd ||
|-
| [[1910 in Canadian football|1910]]|| YMCA || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 21 || 29 || 2nd ||
|-
| [[1911 in Canadian football|1911]]|| Rough Riders || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 18 || 85 || 4th ||
|-
| [[1912 in Canadian football|1912]]|| YMCA|| 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 3 || 92 || 3rd ||
|-
| [[1915 in Canadian football|1915]]|| [[Calgary Canucks (football club)|Canucks]] || ?||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ? || beat University of Alberta Varsity 18-12 for '''ARFU championship''', lost 17–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
|-
| [[1919 in Canadian football|1919]]|| [[Calgary Canucks (football club)|Canucks]] || 4|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 57 || 20 || 1st || '''ARFU championship''', lost 13–1 to Regina Rugby Club in western final
|-
| [[1920 in Canadian football|1920]]|| [[Calgary Canucks (football club)|Canucks]]  || 3|| 0 || 3 || 0 || 10 || 50 || 2nd || 
|-
| [[1921 in Canadian football|1921]]|| Calgary Rugby Club ||3 || 1|| 2 || 0 || 39 || 104 || 3rd ||  
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070228064050/http://www.footballcanada.com/history_timeline.asp#1860s Football Canada]

[[Category:Defunct Canadian football teams]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1906]]
[[Category:Canadian football teams in Calgary]]
[[Category:1906 establishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:1930s disestablishments in Alberta]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1934]]


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