1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1953 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1953 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachClem Crowe
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd, IRFU
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A Aug 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–18 0–1
A Aug 17 at Edmonton Eskimos L 9–12 0–2

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 8 6 0 292 229 16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 6 0 229 243 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 266 238 14
Toronto Argonauts 14 5 9 0 172 249 10

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Schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Result Record
1 1 Aug 29 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 10–14 0–1
2 2 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 26–6 1–1
3 3 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–16 2–1
4 4 Sept 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–13 3–1
4 4 Sept 20 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–37 3–2
5 6 Sept 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–18 3–3
6 7 Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 31–6 4–3
7 8 Oct 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 6–24 4–4
7 9 Oct 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–26 4–5
8 10 Oct 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–33 4–6
9 11 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–15 5–6
10 12 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–8 6–6
11 13 Nov 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–4 7–6
12 14 Nov 14 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 8–18 7–7

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References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ^ "1953 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".