1945 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1945 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 IRFU Final

The 1945 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record but lost the IRFU Finals to the Toronto Argonauts by a total point score of 33-18.

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	105	40	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	92	44	10
Hamilton Tigers	6	1	5	36	68	2
Montreal Hornets	6	1	5	32	113	2

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	11–9	Loss	0–1
2	Sept 29	at Toronto Argonauts	8–6	Win	1–1
3	Oct 6	vs. Hamilton Tigers	19–10	Win	2–1
4	Oct 13	at Montreal Hornets	25–8	Win	3–1
5	Oct 20	vs. Montreal Hornets	28–5	Win	4–1
6	Oct 27	at Hamilton Tigers	16–0	Win	5–1

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
IRFU Final #1	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	27–8	Loss
IRFU Final #2	Nov 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	10–6	Win

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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

1945 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Regina Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Balmy Beach Toronto Indians Windsor

See also	33rd Grey Cup

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