Peterborough Orfuns

Canadian football team

Peterborough OrfunsFounded| 1938; 87 years ago (1938)

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Folded| 1939; 86 years ago (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

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Season  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts  | Finish  | Playoffs

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1938 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 158 | 2 | 4th, IRFU | Last place
1939 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 4th, IRFU | Last place

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