1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–7–0
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final

The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with an 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	13–1	Win	1–0
B	Aug 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	33–13	Win	2–0

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	14	10	4	478	361	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	383	385	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	7	7	326	359	14
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	331	413	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–21	Win	1–0
2	Aug 31	vs. Montreal Alouettes	42–10	Loss	1–1
2	Sept 3	at Montreal Alouettes	22–20	Loss	1–2
3	Sept 8	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21–0	Loss	1–3
4	Sept 12	at Montreal Alouettes	36–21	Loss	1–4
4	Sept 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	20–9	Win	2–4
5	Sept 22	at Toronto Argonauts	31–20	Win	3–4
6	Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	43–22	Win	4–4
7	Oct 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	42–35	Loss	4–5
7	Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	24–9	Loss	4–6
8	Oct 13	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	40–24	Loss	4–7
9	Oct 20	vs. Toronto Argonauts	37–26	Win	5–7
10	Oct 27	at Toronto Argonauts	17–15	Win	6–7
11	Nov 3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–15	Win	7–7

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	46–21	Loss	7–8

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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

1956 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1956 CFL Draft 44th Grey Cup

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