1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	6–8–0
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Finals

The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with an 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals. This was also the Rough Riders' first season in the Canadian Football League as the league was formed in this year.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	Aug 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–28	Win	1–0
C	Aug 7	vs. BC Lions	33–27	Win	2–0
C	Aug 11	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	26–6	Win	3–0

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	3	1	291	235	21
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	265	269	15
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	233	243	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	266	308	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 19	vs. Toronto Argonauts	44–7	Win	1–0
1	Aug 23	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–7	Loss	1–1
2	Aug 30	at Montreal Alouettes	11–9	Loss	1–2
3	Sept 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–1	Win	2–2
4	Sept 14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium)	24–18	Loss	2–3
5	Sept 20	at Toronto Argonauts	17–14	Win	3–3
6	Sept 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–4	Win	4–3
7	Oct 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14–1	Loss	4–4
8	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	41–7	Win	5–4
8	Oct 13	at Montreal Alouettes	34–13	Loss	5–5
9	Oct 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–0	Loss	5–6
10	Oct 25	at Toronto Argonauts	42–24	Loss	5–7
11	Nov 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14–8	Win	6–7
12	Nov 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–0	Loss	6–8

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 12	vs. Montreal Alouettes	26–12	Win	7–8
East Final #1	Nov 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	35–7	Loss	7–9
East Final #2	Nov 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	19–7	Loss	7–10

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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

1958 CFL season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1958 CFL Draft 46th Grey Cup

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