1898 University Of Ottawa Rugby Team Cabinet Photo Vintage AntiqueUniversity Of Ottawa 1898 Rugby Team Cabinet photo Football had its inception at Ottawa in 1881. At the time, the game looked much more like its rugby union predecessor, the first organized college football game was only played a handful of years earlier in 1874 between McGill and Harvard. In 1884, the Garnet and Grey joined the Quebec Rugby Football Union (QRFU) and dominated from their first year of play. The team won eight QRFU championships 1894,