1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachClem Crowe
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record7–5
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

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

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Aug 4 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 61–0 1–0 Lansdowne Park 4,000
B Sat, Aug 11 vs. New York Giants L 18–41 1–1 Lansdowne Park 18,000
C Sat, Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–38 1–2 Civic Stadium 11,000

Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 7 5 0 218 197 14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 229 131 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 7 5 0 226 205 14
Montreal Alouettes 12 3 9 0 146 286 6

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–36 0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,000
2 2 Sat, Sept 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 13–9 1–1 Lansdowne Park 14,166
2 3 Sun, Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes W 33–8 2–1 Delorimier Stadium 21,812
3 4 Sat, Sept 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 6–11 2–2 Civic Stadium 15,000
4 5 Sat, Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts L 10–17 2–3 Varsity Stadium 16,250
5 5 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 3–3 Lansdowne Park 18,000
6 7 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–13 4–3 Lansdowne Park 13,521
6 8 Mon, Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes W 12–9 5–3 Delorimier Stadium 15,322
7 9 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 19–28 5–4 Lansdowne Park 15,000
8 10 Sat, Oct 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–16 6–4 Lansdowne Park 14,000
9 11 Sat, Oct 27 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 13–9 7–4 Lansdowne Park 14,794
10 12 Sat, Nov 3 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–23 7–5 Varsity Stadium 21,844

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Postseason

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Playoffs

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
IRFU Final #1 Wed, Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–7 1–0 Civic Stadium 9,000
IRFU Final #2 Sat, Nov 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 11–9 2–0 Lansdowne Park 17,000
Eastern Final Wed, Nov 21 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 43–17 3–0 Lansdowne Park 17,000
Grey Cup Sat, Nov 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–14 4–0 Varsity Stadium 27,341

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Grey Cup

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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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Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives
  2. ^ HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1951 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
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