1909 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1909 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Tom Clancy
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
League place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Final

The 1909 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year. They defeated the Hamilton Tigers in a league playoff, avenging last year's loss, but lost to the Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Final.

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**^[1]
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tigers	6	5	1	111	22	10
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	76	71	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	1	5	54	93	2
Montreal Football Club	6	1	5	36	91	2

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Oct 2	vs. Montreal Football Club	25–14	Win	1–0
2	Oct 9	vs. Hamilton Tigers	7–5	Win	2–0
3	Oct 16	at Montreal Football Club	5–3	Win	3–0
4	Oct 23	vs. Toronto Argonauts	20–10	Win	4–0
5	Oct 30	at Toronto Argonauts	14–9	Win	5–0
6	Nov 6	at Hamilton Tigers	30–5	Loss	5–1

^[2]

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
IRFU Playoff	Nov 20	at Hamilton Tigers	14–8	Win
Eastern Final	Nov 27	at Toronto Varsity Blues	31–7	Loss

^[2]

Panoramic photograph of the Grey Cup playoffs between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Varsity Blues, 27 November 1909

References

↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
1 2 "The Ottawa Rough Riders’ 1909 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.

Ottawa Rough Riders

Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium

Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic

Important Figures	Frank Clair Less Browne Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips

Retired Numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77

Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976

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

Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

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