1955 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

1955 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Chan Caldwell
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 3–9
Division place| 4th, IRFU
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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The 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in fourth place in the IRFU with a 3–9 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

## Preseason

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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Score  | Record
A  | Aug 6  | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 11–12  | 0–1  |  |
B  | Aug 12  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 24–17  | 1–1  |  |

## 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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Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 388 | 214 | 18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 271 | 193 | 16
Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 328 | 8
Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 174 | 337 | 6

### Schedule

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

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Score  | Record
1  | 1  | Sept 3  | at Montreal Alouettes | L 22–34  | 0–1  |  |
1  | 2  | Sept 5  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 19–18  | 1–1  |  |
2  | 3  | Sept 10  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 12–23  | 1–2  |  |
3  | 4  | Sept 17  | at Toronto Argonauts | W 27–12  | 2–2  |  |
4  | 5  | Sept 24  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 19–30  | 2–3  |  |
5  | 6  | Oct 1  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 0–40  | 2–4  |  |
6  | 7  | Oct 8  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | L 7–35  | 2–5  |  |
6  | 8  | Oct 10  | at Montreal Alouettes  | L 6–43  | 2–6  |  |
7  | 9  | Oct 15  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 1–28  | 2–7  |  |
8  | 10  | Oct 22  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 12–21  | 2–8  |  |
9  | 11  | Oct 29  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 13–29  | 2–9  |  |
10  | 12  | Nov 5  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 36–24  | 3–9  |  |

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## References

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1. ^ "1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".

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Ottawa Rough Riders

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

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Stadiums|

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Lore|

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Retired numbers|

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See also|

* Ottawa Renegades
* Ottawa Redblacks
* Jeff Hunt

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1955 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union|

* BC
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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union|

* Hamilton
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See also|

* 1955 CFL Draft
* 43rd Grey Cup

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