The University of Toronto senior mens rugby football team won the first season of the Canadian inter-collegiate football league in 1898. Now known as the Yates Cup, this trophy was originally awarded to the winners of the regular season in the league until 1971, when it became awarded to the Ontario playoff champions.
University of Toronto. Students' Administrative Council
<p>"Torontonensis, 1899", page 168
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