1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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.

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
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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

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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

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References

1. "1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
2. "1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".