1939 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1939 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Ross Trimble
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup

The 1939 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record, but lost the 27th Grey Cup to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	145	44	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	1	1	58	43	9
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	0	29	84	4
Montreal Royals	6	0	5	1	23	84	1

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Oct 7	vs. Hamilton Tigers	32–4	Win	1–0
2	Oct 14	at Montreal Royals	35–13	Win	2–0
3	Oct 21	at Toronto Argonauts	18–7	Win	3–0
4	Oct 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	13–8	Loss	3–1
5	Nov 4	vs. Montreal Royals	27–0	Win	4–1
6	Nov 11	at Hamilton Tigers	25–7	Win	5–1

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	11–0	Win	6–1
IRFU Final #2	Nov 25	at Toronto Argonauts	28–6	Win	7–1
Eastern Final	Dec 2	vs. Sarnia Imperials	23–1	Win	8–1
Grey Cup	Dec 9	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	8–7	Loss	8–2

References

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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