1959 Ottawa Rough Riders 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 Score Result Record
B July 30 vs. BC Lions 24–22 Win 1–0
B Aug 3 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–7 Loss 1–1
C Aug 6 at BC Lions 35–14 Win 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 Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts 21–20 Loss 0–1
1 Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes 23–8 Loss 0–2
2 Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–10 Loss 0–3
3 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes 22–7 Loss 0–4
4 Sept 13 at Toronto Argonauts 19–6 Loss 0–5
5 Sept 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–1 Win 1–5
5 Sept 19 at Montreal Alouettes 43–6 Win 2–5
6 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 23–14 Loss 2–6
7 Oct 3 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9–7 Win 3–6
8 Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes 36–8 Win 4–6
8 Oct 12 at Montreal Alouettes 28–12 Win 5–6
9 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–16 Win 6–6
10 Oct 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts 18–4 Win 7–6
11 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts 31–21 Win 8–6

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
East Semi-Final Nov 7 vs. Montreal Alouettes 43–0 Win 9–6
East Final #1 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–5 Win 10–6
East Final #2 Nov 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21–7 Loss 10–7

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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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