1949 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1949 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach Wally Masters
Home field Lansdowne Park
Results
Record 11–1–0
Division place 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish Lost IRFU Finals

The 1949 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st 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

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AAug 13vs. Hamilton Tigers25–1Win1–0

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Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders12111026117022
Montreal Alouettes1284029520416
Toronto Argonauts1257020925410
Hamilton Wildcats1201201472840

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1Aug 27at Montreal Alouettes7–6Win1–0
2Sept 3vs. Montreal Alouettes22–21Win2–0
3Sept 10at Toronto Argonauts33–8Win3–0
4Sept 17vs. Hamilton Wildcats11–6Win4–0
5Sept 24at Hamilton Wildcats17–10Win5–0
6Oct 1vs. Toronto Argonauts20–18Win6–0
7Oct 8vs. Montreal Alouettes25–13Loss6–1
7Oct 9at Montreal Alouettes12–9Win7–1
8Oct 15at Hamilton Wildcats28–19Win8–1
9Oct 22at Toronto Argonauts32–16Win9–1
10Oct 29vs. Toronto Argonauts13–9Win10–1
11Nov 5vs. Hamilton Wildcats23–18Win11–1

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Postseason

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentScoreResult
IRFU Final #1Nov 9at Montreal Alouettes22–7Loss
IRFU Final #2Nov 12vs. Montreal Alouettes14–13Loss

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References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1949irfuott.html
  2. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1949/reg
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