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1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachWally Masters
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record10–2
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup

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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Aug 21 at Hamilton Tigers W 13–7 1–0

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Regular season

Standings

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

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
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

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
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

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Calgary Stampeders 0 6 0 6 12
Ottawa Rough Riders 1 0 6 0 7

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References

  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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