1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Wally Masters
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	10–2–0
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup

The 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 10–2 record but lost the Grey Cup game to the Calgary Stampeders.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 21	at Hamilton Tigers	13–7	Win	1–0

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Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	10	2	0	264	130	20
Montreal Alouettes	12	7	5	0	221	172	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	5	6	1	160	191	11
Hamilton Wildcats	12	1	10	1	88	240	3

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	36–18	Win	1–0
2	Sept 4	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	30–5	Win	2–0
3	Sept 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	11–8	Loss	2–1
4	Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	32–12	Win	3–1
5	Sept 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	12–5	Win	4–1
6	Oct 2	at Hamilton Wildcats	26–6	Win	5–1
7	Oct 9	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–7	Win	6–1
8	Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–6	Win	7–1
9	Oct 23	at Hamilton Wildcats	17–8	Win	8–1
9	Oct 24	at Montreal Alouettes	35–13	Loss	8–2
10	Oct 30	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	18–5	Win	9–2
11	Nov 6	at Toronto Argonauts	14–12	Win	10–2

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	at Montreal Alouettes	21–19	Loss	10–3
IRFU Final #2	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	15–7	Win	11–3
Eastern Final	Nov 20	vs. Hamilton Tigers	19–0	Win	12–3
Grey Cup	Nov 27	Calgary Stampeders	12–7	Loss	12–4

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Calgary Stampeders	0	6	0	6	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	1	0	6	0	7

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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

1948 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 Sarnia Toronto Windsor

See also	36th Grey Cup

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