1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–7–0
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final

The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.

Preseason

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

Regular season

Standings

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

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

Postseason

Playoffs

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