1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–6 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachFrank Clair
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishLost East Finals

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
BJuly 30vs. BC Lions24–22Win1–0
BAug 3at Edmonton Eskimos20–7Loss1–1
CAug 6at BC Lions35–14Win2–1

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14104029816220
Ottawa Rough Riders1486027521716
Montreal Alouettes1468019330512
Toronto Argonauts1441001922748

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1Aug 18vs. Toronto Argonauts21–20Loss0–1
1Aug 21at Montreal Alouettes23–8Loss0–2
2Aug 29at Hamilton Tiger-Cats34–10Loss0–3
3Sept 5vs. Montreal Alouettes22–7Loss0–4
4Sept 13at Toronto Argonauts19–6Loss0–5
5Sept 16vs. Toronto Argonauts28–1Win1–5
5Sept 19at Montreal Alouettes43–6Win2–5
6Sept 26vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats23–14Loss2–6
7Oct 3at Hamilton Tiger-Cats9–7Win3–6
8Oct 10vs. Montreal Alouettes36–8Win4–6
8Oct 12at Montreal Alouettes28–12Win5–6
9Oct 17vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats17–16Win6–6
10Oct 24vs. Toronto Argonauts18–4Win7–6
11Oct 31at Toronto Argonauts31–21Win8–6

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Postseason

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
East Semi-FinalNov 7vs. Montreal Alouettes43–0Win9–6
East Final #1Nov 14vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats17–5Win10–6
East Final #2Nov 21at Hamilton Tiger-Cats21–7Loss10–7

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References

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