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1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season Head coach Frank Clair Home field Lansdowne Park 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 [ ]
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
[1]
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
[2]
References [ ]
Franchise Stadiums Lore Important figures Retired numbers Dominion Championships (3) Grey Cup Championships (9) Eastern Division Championships (15) See also
Categories :
Ottawa Rough Riders seasons 1959 Canadian Football League season by team