1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–5–0
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 4	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	61–0	Win	1–0
B	Aug 11	vs. New York Giants	41–18	Loss	1–1
C	Aug 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38–17	Loss	1–2

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	7	5	218	197	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	229	131	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	5	226	205	14
Montreal Alouettes	12	3	9	146	286	6

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–17	Loss	0–1
2	Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	13–9	Win	1–1
2	Sept 9	at Montreal Alouettes	33–8	Win	2–1
3	Sept 15	at Toronto Argonauts	11–6	Loss	2–2
4	Sept 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–10	Loss	2–3
5	Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	20–18	Win	3–3
6	Oct 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	25–13	Win	4–3
6	Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	12–9	Win	5–3
7	Oct 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–19	Loss	5–4
8	Oct 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–16	Win	6–4
9	Oct 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–9	Win	7–4
10	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	23–18	Loss	7–5

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–7	Win	8–5
IRFU Final #2	Nov 17	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	11–9	Win	9–5
Eastern Final	Nov 21	vs. Sarnia Imperials	43–17	Win	10–5
Grey Cup	Nov 24	Saskatchewan Roughriders	21–14	Win	11–5

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Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	0	0	12	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	0	12	7	2	21

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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

1951 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach Windsor

See also	39th Grey Cup

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