1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

IRFU Canadian football season

1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Wally Masters
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 10–2
Division place| 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish| Lost Grey Cup

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* Other seasons
* 1949 ->

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

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Score  | Record
A  | Aug 21  | at Hamilton Tigers | W 13–7  | 1–0  |  |

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## Regular season

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### Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts

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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

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | Tue, Aug 31  | at Montreal Alouettes | W 36–18  | 1–0  | Delormier Stadium | 11,000
2  | 2  | Sat, Sept 4  | vs. Hamilton Wildcats | W 30–5  | 2–0  | Lansdowne Park | 11,000
3  | 3  | Sat, Sept 11  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | L 8–11  | 2–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 11,000
4  | 4  | Sat, Sept 18  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 32–12  | 3–1  | Varsity Stadium | 19,500
5  | 5  | Sat, Sept 25  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 12–5  | 4–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,158
6  | 6  | Sat, Oct 2  | at Hamilton Wildcats  | W 26–6  | 5–1  | Civic Stadium | 7,000
7  | 7  | Sat, Oct 9  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 17–7  | 6–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 11,000
8  | 8  | Sat, Oct 16  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 41–6  | 7–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,000
9  | 9  | Sat, Oct 23  | at Hamilton Wildcats  | W 17–8  | 8–1  | Civic Stadium  | 4,000
9  | 10  | Sun, Oct 24  | at Montreal Alouettes  | L 13–35  | 8–2  | Delorimier Stadium  | 16,000
10  | 11  | Sat, Oct 30  | vs. Hamilton Wildcats  | W 18–5  | 9–2  | Lansdowne Park  | 8,704
11  | 12  | Sat, Nov 6  | at Toronto Argonauts  | W 14–12  | 10–2  | Varsity Stadium  | 18,000

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## Postseason

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### Playoffs

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Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
IRFU Final #1  | Nov 11  | at Montreal Alouettes | L 19–21  | 0–1  | Delorimier Stadium | 15,000
IRFU Final #2  | Nov 13  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 15–7  | 1–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,000
Eastern Final  | Nov 20  | vs. Hamilton Tigers  | W 19–0  | 2–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 15,000
Grey Cup | Nov 27  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–12  | 2–2  | Varsity Stadium | 20,013

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#### Grey Cup

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Teams  | 1 Q  | 2 Q  | 3 Q  | 4 Q  | Final

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Calgary Stampeders | 0  | 6  | 0  | 6  | 12
Ottawa Rough Riders  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 7

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## References

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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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Ottawa Rough Riders

* Founded in 1876
* Folded in 1996
* Based in Ottawa, Ontario

Franchise|

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Stadiums|

* Frank Clair Stadium

Lore|

* Ottawa Trojans
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Important figures|

* Frank Clair
* Tom Clements
* Tony Gabriel
* Russ Jackson
* Rudy Phillips

Retired numbers|

* 11
* 12
* 26
* 40
* 60
* 62
* 70
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Dominion
Championships (3)|

* 1898
* 1900
* 1902

Grey Cup
Championships (9)|

* 1925
* 1926
* 1940
* 1951
* 1960
* 1968
* 1969
* 1973
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Eastern Division
Championships (15)|

* 1925
* 1926
* 1936
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1948
* 1951
* 1960
* 1966
* 1968
* 1969
* 1973
* 1976
* 1981

See also|

* Ottawa Renegades
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Jeff Hunt

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1948 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union|

* Calgary
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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union|

* Hamilton
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Ontario Rugby Football Union|

* Hamilton
* Sarnia
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See also|

* 36th Grey Cup

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