1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–6 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
B July 30 vs. BC Lions W 24–22 1–0
B Aug 3 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–20 1–1
C Aug 6 at BC Lions L 14–35 2–1

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 298 162 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 275 217 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 193 305 12
Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 192 274 8

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 1 Aug 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–21 0–1
1 2 Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes L 8–23 0–2
2 3 Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–34 0–3
3 4 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 7–22 0–4
4 5 Sept 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–19 0–5
5 6 Sept 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–1 1–5
5 7 Sept 19 at Montreal Alouettes W 43–6 2–5
6 8 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–23 2–6
7 9 Oct 3 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 9–7 3–6
8 10 Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 36–8 4–6
8 11 Oct 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–12 5–6
9 12 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–16 6–6
10 13 Oct 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 18–4 7–6
11 14 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–21 8–6

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record
East Semi-Final Nov 7 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 43–0 1–0
East Final #1 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–5 2–0
East Final #2 Nov 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–21 2–1

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References

  1. ^ "1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
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