1949 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1949 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachWally Masters
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record11–1
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishLost IRFU Finals

The 1949 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 11–1 record, but lost the IRFU Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes. This season was the best in franchise history, in terms of winning percentage, since the undefeated team from the 1905 season. This season also set the franchise record for most wins in a season, which would be matched, but not surpassed, four more times.

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 25–1 1–0 Lansdowne Park 9,000

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Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 11 1 0 261 170 22
Montreal Alouettes 12 8 4 0 295 204 16
Toronto Argonauts 12 5 7 0 209 254 10
Hamilton Wildcats 12 0 12 0 147 284 0

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 27 at Montreal Alouettes W 7–6 1–0 Delorimier Stadium 14,958
2 2 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–21 2–0 Lansdowne Park 14,958
3 3 Mon, Sept 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 33–8 3–0 Varsity Stadium 19,000
4 4 Mon, Sept 17 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 11–6 4–0 Lansdowne Park 8,000
5 5 Mon, Sept 24 at Hamilton Wildcats W 17–10 5–0 Civic Stadium 7,000
6 6 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 6–0 Lansdowne Park 16,424
7 7 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–25 6–1 Lansdowne Park 14,000
7 8 Sun, Oct 9 at Montreal Alouettes W 12–9 7–1 Delorimier Stadium 20,000
8 9 Sat, Oct 15 at Hamilton Wildcats W 28–19 8–1 Civic Stadium 5,000
9 10 Sat, Oct 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 32–16 9–1 Varsity Stadium 19,000
10 11 Sat, Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–9 10–1 Lansdowne Park 15,000
11 12 Sat, Nov 5 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 23–18 11–1 Lansdowne Park 9,000

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Postseason

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Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
IRFU Final #1 Wed, Nov 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 7–22 0–1 Delorimier Stadium 15,272
IRFU Final #2 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–14 0–2 Lansdowne Park 17,000

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1949 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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