1940 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1940 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Ross Trimble
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1940 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and won the Grey Cup.

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	116	40	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	2	58	79	8
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	45	73	4
Montreal Royals	6	1	5	39	66	2

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Oct 5	at Hamilton Tigers	21–1	Win	1–0
2	Oct 12	vs. Montreal Royals	19–0	Win	2–0
3	Oct 19	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–6	Win	3–0
4	Oct 26	at Toronto Argonauts	11–9	Loss	3–1
5	Nov 2	at Montreal Royals	7–4	Win	4–1
6	Nov 9	vs. Hamilton Tigers	19–18	Win	5–1

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	12–1	Win	6–1
IRFU Final #2	Nov 23	at Toronto Argonauts	8–1	Win	7–1
Grey Cup Game 1	Nov 30	at Toronto Balmy Beach	8–2	Win	8–1
Grey Cup Game 2	Dec 7	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach	12–5	Win	9–1

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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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