Peterborough Orfuns
Appearance
Founded | 1938 |
---|---|
Folded | 1939 |
Based in | Peterborough, Ontario |
League | Ontario Rugby Football Union |
The Peterborough Orfuns were a Canadian football team in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) that played in the 1938 and 1939 seasons. The name (pronounced like "orphans") was a play on the league name: O R F Uns. The team later competed in an intermediate league between Senior ORFU and Junior football, reaching the national championship game three times. In 1952, they lost 31–18 to the Norwood/St. Boniface Legionaries of Manitoba then in 1954 lost 16–12 to the Winnipeg Rams. In 1955, they finally became national champions.[citation needed]
ORFU season-by-season
[edit]Season | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 158 | 2 | 4th, IRFU | Last place |
1939 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 4th, IRFU | Last place |