1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Finals

The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–6 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	July 30	vs. BC Lions	24–22	Win	1–0
B	Aug 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	20–7	Loss	1–1
C	Aug 6	at BC Lions	35–14	Win	2–1

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	298	162	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	275	217	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	193	305	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	192	274	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	21–20	Loss	0–1
1	Aug 21	at Montreal Alouettes	23–8	Loss	0–2
2	Aug 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	34–10	Loss	0–3
3	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	22–7	Loss	0–4
4	Sept 13	at Toronto Argonauts	19–6	Loss	0–5
5	Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–1	Win	1–5
5	Sept 19	at Montreal Alouettes	43–6	Win	2–5
6	Sept 26	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–14	Loss	2–6
7	Oct 3	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	9–7	Win	3–6
8	Oct 10	vs. Montreal Alouettes	36–8	Win	4–6
8	Oct 12	at Montreal Alouettes	28–12	Win	5–6
9	Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–16	Win	6–6
10	Oct 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	18–4	Win	7–6
11	Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	31–21	Win	8–6

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–0	Win	9–6
East Final #1	Nov 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–5	Win	10–6
East Final #2	Nov 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21–7	Loss	10–7