Canada reached the quarter-finals, losing to Brazil in a penalty shootout. 1985 CONCACAF
Canada didn't blindly follow Walter Camp's American innovations. While the US reduced players to 11 and introduced the down system, Canada kept the "scrum" (later the line of scrimmage) and stuck with 12 men. canada football history
: Harvard players so enjoyed the Canadian innovations—such as running with an oblong ball and the concept of "downs"—that they adopted them and introduced them to other American colleges, effectively planting the seeds for American football. 3. The Grey Cup and the Burnside Era (1900s–1950s) Canada reached the quarter-finals, losing to Brazil in