1941 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1941 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Ross Trimble
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
Division place	1st, ECU
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup

The 1941 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Eastern Canada Union with a 5–1 record, but failed to defend as Grey Cup champions as the team lost the 29th Grey Cup to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Standings

**Eastern Canada Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	72	21	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	66	42	10
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	6	2	4	27	34	4
Montreal Royals	6	0	6	12	80	0

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 27	vs. Montreal Royals	18–5	Win	1–0
2	Oct 4	at Toronto Argonauts	7–3	Loss	1–1
3	Oct 11	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	13–1	Win	2–1
4	Oct 18	at Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	3–0	Win	3–1
5	Oct 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	24–6	Win	4–1
6	Nov 1	at Montreal Royals	11–2	Win	5–1

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 8	vs. Toronto Argonauts	16–8	Win	6–1
IRFU Final #2	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	10–1	Win	7–1
Eastern Final	Nov 22	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	7–2	Win	8–1
Grey Cup	Nov 29	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–16	Loss	8–2

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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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