| Ottawa Trojans | |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Folded | 1948 (Amalgamated with Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948) |
| Based in | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Ontario Rugby Football Union |
| Team History | Ottawa Combines (1943) Ottawa Trojans (1944-47) |
| Team Colors | Unknown |
| Head coaches | Gordie Perry (1943-1944) Arnie McWaters (1945-1946) Wally Masters (1947) |
| Home field(s) | Lansdowne Park |
The Ottawa Trojans were a Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario and competed in the Ontario Rugby Football Union from 1943-1947. After winning the 1947 ORFU championship, the team would merge with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1948.[1]
The team was first admitted into the ORFU on Friday, July 16, 1943, and played for one season as the Ottawa Combines, supplanting the Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers as the sixth team.[2] The club was renamed the Trojans prior to the 1944 season.[3] The team had their most successful season in 1947 where they won the ORFU championship before losing the East Final to the Toronto Argonauts.[4][5] After the 1947 season, they amalgamated with the Ottawa Rough Riders after the Riders were given exclusive rights to Ottawa's Lansdowne Park playing fields.[6] The new football organization would be known as the Ottawa Rough Riders Football Club[1] and would compete in the 1948 Grey Cup before finally winning it in 1951.
| Season | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 129 | 4 | 4th, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1944 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 6 | 3rd, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1945 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 78 | 6 | 3rd, ORFU | Missed Playoffs |
| 1946 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 36 | 127 | 0 | 6th, ORFU | Missed playoffs |
| 1947 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 148 | 133 | 11 | 3rd, ORFU | Lost Eastern Finals |
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