1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–7–0
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 15	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–11	Loss	0–1
A	Aug 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	12–9	Loss	0–2

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	14	8	6	292	229	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	8	6	229	243	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	7	7	266	238	14
Toronto Argonauts	14	5	9	172	249	10

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14–10	Loss	0–1
2	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	26–6	Win	1–1
3	Sept 12	at Toronto Argonauts	20–16	Win	2–1
4	Sept 16	vs. Montreal Alouettes	22–13	Win	3–1
4	Sept 20	at Montreal Alouettes	37–21	Loss	3–2
5	Sept 26	vs. Toronto Argonauts	18–17	Loss	3–3
6	Oct 3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–6	Win	4–3
7	Oct 10	vs. Montreal Alouettes	24–6	Loss	4–4
7	Oct 11	at Montreal Alouettes	26–18	Loss	4–5
8	Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	33–24	Loss	4–6
9	Oct 25	at Montreal Alouettes	30–15	Win	5–6
10	Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	20–8	Win	6–6
11	Nov 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	13–4	Win	7–6
12	Nov 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–8	Loss	7–7

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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

1953 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	Brantford Kitchener-Waterloo Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach

See also	1953 CFL Draft 41st Grey Cup

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