1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Frank Clair
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 7–7
Division place| 3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish| Lost East Semi-Final

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The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.

## Preseason[edit]

Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record

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A | Aug 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–1 | Win | 1–0
B | Aug 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 33–13 | Win | 2–0

## Regular season[edit]

### Standings[edit]

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

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Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 361 | 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 385 | 14
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 359 | 14
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 331 | 413 | 8

### Schedule[edit]

Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record

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1 | Aug 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29–21 | Win | 1–0
2 | Aug 31 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 42–10 | Loss | 1–1
2 | Sept 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | 22–20 | Loss | 1–2
3 | Sept 8 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 21–0 | Loss | 1–3
4 | Sept 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | 36–21 | Loss | 1–4
4 | Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 20–9 | Win | 2–4
5 | Sept 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | 31–20 | Win | 3–4
6 | Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 43–22 | Win | 4–4
7 | Oct 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 42–35 | Loss | 4–5
7 | Oct 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | 24–9 | Loss | 4–6
8 | Oct 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 40–24 | Loss | 4–7
9 | Oct 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 37–26 | Win | 5–7
10 | Oct 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | 17–15 | Win | 6–7
11 | Nov 3 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17–15 | Win | 7–7

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## Postseason[edit]

### Playoffs[edit]

Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record

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East Semi-Final | Nov 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 46–21 | Loss | 7–8

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
2. ^ "1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".

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Ottawa Rough Riders

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

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Rough Riders records
* Ottawa records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches

Stadiums|

* Frank Clair Stadium

Lore|

* Ottawa Trojans
* Labour Day Classic

Important figures|

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

Retired numbers|

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

* 1898
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* 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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1956 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan
* Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Ottawa
* Toronto

See also|

* 1956 CFL Draft
* 44th Grey Cup

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