1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachWally Masters
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record10–2
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

The 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 10–2 record but lost the Grey Cup game to the Calgary Stampeders.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A Aug 21 at Hamilton Tigers 13–7 Win 1–0

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Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 10 2 0 264 130 20
Montreal Alouettes 12 7 5 0 221 172 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 5 6 1 160 191 11
Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 88 240 3

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes 36–18 Win 1–0
2 Sept 4 vs. Hamilton Wildcats 30–5 Win 2–0
3 Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes 11–8 Loss 2–1
4 Sept 18 at Toronto Argonauts 32–12 Win 3–1
5 Sept 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts 12–5 Win 4–1
6 Oct 2 at Hamilton Wildcats 26–6 Win 5–1
7 Oct 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes 17–7 Win 6–1
8 Oct 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts 41–6 Win 7–1
9 Oct 23 at Hamilton Wildcats 17–8 Win 8–1
9 Oct 24 at Montreal Alouettes 35–13 Loss 8–2
10 Oct 30 vs. Hamilton Wildcats 18–5 Win 9–2
11 Nov 6 at Toronto Argonauts 14–12 Win 10–2

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
IRFU Final #1 Nov 11 at Montreal Alouettes 21–19 Loss 10–3
IRFU Final #2 Nov 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes 15–7 Win 11–3
Eastern Final Nov 20 vs. Hamilton Tigers 19–0 Win 12–3
Grey Cup Nov 27 Calgary Stampeders 12–7 Loss 12–4

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Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Calgary Stampeders 0 6 0 6 12
Ottawa Rough Riders 1 0 6 0 7

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References

  1. ^ a b c "1948 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.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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