1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach Clem Crowe
Home field Lansdowne Park
Results
Record 7–7–0
Division Place 3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1952 1954

The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Contents

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A Aug 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–11 Loss 0–1
A Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 12–9 Loss 0–2

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 14 8 6 0 292 229 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 6 0 229 243 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 266 238 14
Toronto Argonauts 14 5 9 0 172 249 10

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14–10 Loss 0–1
2 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes 26–6 Win 1–1
3 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts 20–16 Win 2–1
4 Sept 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes 22–13 Win 3–1
4 Sept 20 at Montreal Alouettes 37–21 Loss 3–2
5 Sept 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts 18–17 Loss 3–3
6 Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–6 Win 4–3
7 Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes 24–6 Loss 4–4
7 Oct 11 at Montreal Alouettes 26–18 Loss 4–5
8 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–24 Loss 4–6
9 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes 30–15 Win 5–6
10 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts 20–8 Win 6–6
11 Nov 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts 13–4 Win 7–6
12 Nov 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18–8 Loss 7–7

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References

  1. ^ http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1953/reg
  2. ^ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1953irfuott.html
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