1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach Clem Crowe
Home field Lansdowne Park
Results
Record 7–5–0
Division place 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish Won Grey Cup

The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A Aug 4 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 61–0 Win 1–0
B Aug 11 vs. New York Giants 41–18 Loss 1–1
C Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 38–17 Loss 1–2

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 7 5 0 218 197 14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 229 131 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 7 5 0 226 205 14
Montreal Alouettes 12 3 9 0 146 286 6

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–17 Loss 0–1
2 Sept 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes 13–9 Win 1–1
2 Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes 33–8 Win 2–1
3 Sept 15 at Toronto Argonauts 11–6 Loss 2–2
4 Sept 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–10 Loss 2–3
5 Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 20–18 Win 3–3
6 Oct 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes 25–13 Win 4–3
6 Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes 12–9 Win 5–3
7 Oct 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–19 Loss 5–4
8 Oct 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32–16 Win 6–4
9 Oct 27 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13–9 Win 7–4
10 Nov 3 at Toronto Argonauts 23–18 Loss 7–5

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Score Result Record
IRFU Final #1 Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17–7 Win 8–5
IRFU Final #2 Nov 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11–9 Win 9–5
Eastern Final Nov 21 vs. Sarnia Imperials 43–17 Win 10–5
Grey Cup Nov 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–14 Win 11–5

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Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 0 0 12 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 0 12 7 2 21

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References

  1. 1 2 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives
  2. ↑ HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1951 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League
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