1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachFrank Clair
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final

The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the IRFU with an 8–6 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final.

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
B Aug 2 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–14 1–0
C Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 14–7 2–0
C Aug 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–36 2–1
C Aug 12 at Calgary Stampeders L 7–26 2–2

Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 10 4 0 250 189 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12
Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 1 Aug 20 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–7 1–0
1 2 Aug 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 22–17 2–0
2 3 Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–22 2–1
3 4 Sept 7 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–16 3–1
4 5 Sept 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 14–18 3–2
5 6 Sept 21 at Toronto Argonauts W 55–14 4–2
6 7 Sept 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 40–21 5–2
7 8 Oct 5 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–18 5–3
8 9 Oct 12 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 27–17 6–3
8 10 Oct 14 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–32 6–4
9 11 Oct 19 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–31 6–5
10 12 Oct 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–7 7–5
11 13 Nov 2 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 9–4 8–5
12 14 Nov 9 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 12–13 8–6

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Postseason

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Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
East Semi-Final Nov 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 15–24 8–7

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1957 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives". profootballarchives.com. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-07-28.