1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachFrank Clair
Home stadiumLansdowne Park
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd, IRFU
PlayoffsLost East Finals

The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 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

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
B Fri, Aug 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 29–28 1–0 Lansdowne Park 10,000
C Thu, Aug 7 vs. BC Lions W 33–27 2–0 Lansdowne Park 7,000
C Mon, Aug 11 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 26–6 3–0 Lansdowne Park 9,000

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 Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Tue, Aug 19 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 44–7 1–0 Lansdowne Park 18,470
1 2 Sat, Aug 23 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–13 1–1 Civic Stadium 21,297
2 3 Sat, Aug 30 at Montreal Alouettes L 9–11 1–2 McGill Stadium 22,943
3 4 Sat, Sept. 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–1 2–2 Lansdowne Park 17,056
4 5 Sun, Sept 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 18–24 2–3 Philadelphia Municipal Stadium 15,110
5 6 Sat, Sept 20 at Toronto Argonauts W 17–14 3–3 Varsity Stadium 20,166
6 7 Sat, Sept 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 28–4 4–3 Lansdowne Park 18,500
7 8 Sat, Oct 4 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 1–14 4–4 Lansdowne Park 18,000
8 9 Sat, Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 41–7 5–4 Lansdowne Park 15,000
8 10 Mon, Oct 13 at Montreal Alouettes L 13–34 5–5 McGill Stadium 24,133
9 11 Sat, Oct 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 0–41 5–6 Lansdowne Park 14,313
10 12 Sat, Oct 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 24–42 5–7 Varsity Stadium 23,334
11 13 Sat, Nov 1 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 14–8 6–7 Lansdowne Park 13,603
12 14 Sat, Nov 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–23 6–8 Civic Stadium 14,874

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Semi-Final Wed, Nov 12 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–12 1–0 McGill Stadium 18,048
East Final #1 Sat, Nov 15 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–35 1–1 Lansdowne Park 10,490
East Final #2 Sat, Nov 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 7–19 1–2 Civic Stadium 15,671

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References

  1. ^ "1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "1958 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
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