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1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachFrank Clair
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd, IRFU
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final

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

Preseason

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

Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 14 10 4 0 478 361 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 383 385 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 326 359 14
Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 331 413 8

Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 1 Aug 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–21 1–0
2 2 Aug 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 10–42 1–1
2 3 Sept 3 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–22 1–2
3 4 Sept 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–21 1–3
4 5 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–36 1–4
4 6 Sept 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–9 2–4
5 7 Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–20 3–4
6 8 Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 43–22 4–4
7 9 Oct 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 35–42 4–5
7 10 Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 9–24 4–6
8 11 Oct 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–40 4–7
9 12 Oct 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 37–26 5–7
10 13 Oct 27 at Toronto Argonauts W 17–15 6–7
11 14 Nov 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–15 7–7

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Postseason

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Playoffs

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

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References

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  1. ^ "1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "1956 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".