1908 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1908 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Tom Clancy
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
League place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost League Playoff

The 1908 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the IRFU playoffs for the first time since its inception in the previous year. The Rough Riders were defeated by the Hamilton Tigers in a league playoff.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union^[1]

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	114	41	10
Hamilton Tigers	6	5	1	0	131	42	10
Montreal Football Club	6	1	5	0	49	101	2
Toronto Argonauts	6	1	5	0	50	160	2

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Oct 3	vs. Montreal Football Club	11–2	Win	1–0
2	Oct 10	at Toronto Argonauts	45–11	Win	2–0
3	Oct 17	at Hamilton Tigers	15–7	Loss	2–1
4	Oct 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	21–2	Win	3–1
5	Oct 31	at Montreal Football Club	22–5	Win	4–1
6	Nov 7	vs. Hamilton Tigers	8–6	Win	5–1

^[2]

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
IRFU Playoff	Nov 20	at Hamilton Tigers	11–9	Loss

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References

1. 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
2. "The Ottawa Rough Riders’ 1908 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.