1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Wally Masters
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 10–2 record but lost the Grey Cup game to the Calgary Stampeders.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 21	at Hamilton Tigers	13–7	Win	1–0

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	10	2	0	264	130	20
Montreal Alouettes	12	7	5	0	221	172	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	5	6	1	160	191	11
Hamilton Wildcats	12	1	10	1	88	240	3

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	36–18	Win	1–0
2	Sept 4	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	30–5	Win	2–0
3	Sept 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	11–8	Loss	2–1
4	Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	32–12	Win	3–1
5	Sept 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	12–5	Win	4–1
6	Oct 2	at Hamilton Wildcats	26–6	Win	5–1
7	Oct 9	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–7	Win	6–1
8	Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	41–6	Win	7–1
9	Oct 23	at Hamilton Wildcats	17–8	Win	8–1
9	Oct 24	at Montreal Alouettes	35–13	Loss	8–2
10	Oct 30	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	18–5	Win	9–2
11	Nov 6	at Toronto Argonauts	14–12	Win	10–2

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	at Montreal Alouettes	21–19	Loss	10–3
IRFU Final #2	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	15–7	Win	11–3
Eastern Final	Nov 20	vs. Hamilton Tigers	19–0	Win	12–3
Grey Cup	Nov 27	Calgary Stampeders	12–7	Loss	12–4

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Calgary Stampeders	0	6	0	6	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	1	0	6	0	7