1955 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1955 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Chan Caldwell
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	3–9–0
Division place	4th, IRFU
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 4th place in the IRFU with a 3–9 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	12–11	Loss	0–1
B	Aug 12	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–17	Win	1–1

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	12	9	3	388	214	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	8	4	271	193	16
Toronto Argonauts	12	4	8	239	328	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	3	9	174	337	6

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 3	at Montreal Alouettes	34–22	Loss	0–1
1	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	19–18	Win	1–1
2	Sept 10	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	23–12	Loss	1–2
3	Sept 17	at Toronto Argonauts	27–12	Win	2–2
4	Sept 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	30–19	Loss	2–3
5	Oct 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	40–0	Loss	2–4
6	Oct 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	35–7	Loss	2–5
6	Oct 10	at Montreal Alouettes	43–6	Loss	2–6
7	Oct 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	28–1	Loss	2–7
8	Oct 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	21–12	Loss	2–8
9	Oct 29	at Toronto Argonauts	29–13	Loss	2–9
10	Nov 5	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–24	Win	3–9

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References

↑ http://www.profootballarchives.com/1955irfuott.html

Ottawa Rough Riders

Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario

Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium

Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic

Important figures	Frank Clair Less Browne Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips

Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77

Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976

Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981

See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

1955 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1955 CFL Draft 43rd Grey Cup

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