1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Clem Crowe
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 7–5
Division place| 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish| Won Grey Cup

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

## Preseason

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A  | Sat, Aug 4  | vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers  | W 61–0  | 1–0  | Lansdowne Park | 4,000
B  | Sat, Aug 11  | vs. New York Giants | L 18–41  | 1–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 18,000
C  | Sat, Aug 18  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 17–38  | 1–2  | Civic Stadium | 11,000

## 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 | 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

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

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1  | 1  | Sat, Sept 1  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 17–36  | 0–1  | Lansdowne Park | 15,000
2  | 2  | Sat, Sept 8  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 13–9  | 1–1  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,166
2  | 3  | Sun, Sept 9  | at Montreal Alouettes  | W 33–8  | 2–1  | Delorimier Stadium | 21,812
3  | 4  | Sat, Sept 15  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 6–11  | 2–2  | Civic Stadium | 15,000
4  | 5  | Sat, Sept 22  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 10–17  | 2–3  | Varsity Stadium | 16,250
5  | 5  | Sat, Sept 29  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 20–18  | 3–3  | Lansdowne Park  | 18,000
6  | 7  | Sat, Oct 6  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 25–13  | 4–3  | Lansdowne Park  | 13,521
6  | 8  | Mon, Oct 8  | at Montreal Alouettes  | W 12–9  | 5–3  | Delorimier Stadium  | 15,322
7  | 9  | Sat, Oct 13  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 19–28  | 5–4  | Lansdowne Park  | 15,000
8  | 10  | Sat, Oct 20  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 32–16  | 6–4  | Lansdowne Park | 14,000
9  | 11  | Sat, Oct 27  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 13–9  | 7–4  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,794
10  | 12  | Sat, Nov 3  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 18–23  | 7–5  | Varsity Stadium  | 21,844

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## Postseason

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### Playoffs

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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IRFU Final #1  | Wed, Nov 14  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 17–7  | 1–0  | Civic Stadium | 9,000
IRFU Final #2  | Sat, Nov 17  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 11–9  | 2–0  | Lansdowne Park | 17,000
Eastern Final  | Wed, Nov 21  | vs. Sarnia Imperials | W 43–17  | 3–0  | Lansdowne Park  | 17,000
Grey Cup | Sat, Nov 24  | Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 21–14  | 4–0  | Varsity Stadium | 27,341

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#### Grey Cup

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

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Saskatchewan Roughriders  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 14
Ottawa Rough Riders | 0  | 12  | 7  | 2  | 21

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## Awards and honours

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## References

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1. ^ a b 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives
2. ^ HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1951 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine

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* 39th Grey Cup

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