1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Canadian football team season

1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

Head coach| Frank Clair
Home field| Lansdowne Park
Results
Record| 6–8
Division place| 3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish| Lost East Finals

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* Other seasons
* 1959 ->

The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals. This was also the Rough Riders' first season in the Canadian Football League as the league was formed in this year.

## Preseason

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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B  | Fri, Aug 1  | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 29–28  | 1–0  | Lansdowne Park | 10,000
C  | Thu, Aug 7  | vs. BC Lions | W 33–27  | 2–0  | Lansdowne Park  | 7,000
C  | Mon, Aug 11  | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 26–6  | 3–0  | Lansdowne Park  | 9,000

## 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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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 235 | 21
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 265 | 269 | 15
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 243 | 12
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 308 | 8

### Schedule

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

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1  | 1  | Tue, Aug 19  | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 44–7  | 1–0  | Lansdowne Park | 18,470
1  | 2  | Sat, Aug 23  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–13  | 1–1  | Civic Stadium | 21,297
2  | 3  | Sat, Aug 30  | at Montreal Alouettes | L 9–11  | 1–2  | McGill Stadium | 22,943
3  | 4  | Sat, Sept. 6  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 17–1  | 2–2  | Lansdowne Park  | 17,056
4  | 5  | Sun, Sept 14  | Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 18–24  | 2–3  | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 15,110
5  | 6  | Sat, Sept 20  | at Toronto Argonauts  | W 17–14  | 3–3  | Varsity Stadium | 20,166
6  | 7  | Sat, Sept 27  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | W 28–4  | 4–3  | Lansdowne Park  | 18,500
7  | 8  | Sat, Oct 4  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 1–14  | 4–4  | Lansdowne Park  | 18,000
8  | 9  | Sat, Oct 11  | vs. Montreal Alouettes  | W 41–7  | 5–4  | Lansdowne Park  | 15,000
8  | 10  | Mon, Oct 13  | at Montreal Alouettes  | L 13–34  | 5–5  | McGill Stadium  | 24,133
9  | 11  | Sat, Oct 18  | vs. Toronto Argonauts  | L 0–41  | 5–6  | Lansdowne Park  | 14,313
10  | 12  | Sat, Oct 25  | at Toronto Argonauts  | L 24–42  | 5–7  | Varsity Stadium  | 23,334
11  | 13  | Sat, Nov 1  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | W 14–8  | 6–7  | Lansdowne Park  | 13,603
12  | 14  | Sat, Nov 8  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 0–23  | 6–8  | Civic Stadium  | 14,874

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## Postseason

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### Playoffs

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Round  | Date  | Opponent  | Results  | Venue  | Attendance

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East Semi-Final  | Wed, Nov 12  | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 26–12  | 1–0  | McGill Stadium | 18,048
East Final #1  | Sat, Nov 15  | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–35  | 1–1  | Lansdowne Park | 10,490
East Final #2  | Sat, Nov 22  | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats  | L 7–19  | 1–2  | Civic Stadium | 15,671

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## References

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1. ^ "1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
2. ^ "1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".

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Ottawa Rough Riders

* Founded in 1876
* Folded in 1996
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* Ottawa Renegades
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1958 CFL season by team

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See also|

* 1958 CFL Draft
* 46th Grey Cup

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