1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Canadian football team season
- ← 1955
- Other seasons
- 1957 →
The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
A | Aug 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13–1 | 1–0 |
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B | Aug 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 33–13 | 2–0 |
Regular season
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 361 | 20 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 385 | 14 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 359 | 14 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 331 | 413 | 8 |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
1 | 1 | Aug 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–21 | 1–0 |
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2 | 2 | Aug 31 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 10–42 | 1–1 |
2 | 3 | Sept 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–22 | 1–2 |
3 | 4 | Sept 8 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 0–21 | 1–3 |
4 | 5 | Sept 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 21–36 | 1–4 |
4 | 6 | Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 20–9 | 2–4 |
5 | 7 | Sept 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 31–20 | 3–4 |
6 | 8 | Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 43–22 | 4–4 |
7 | 9 | Oct 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 35–42 | 4–5 |
7 | 10 | Oct 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 9–24 | 4–6 |
8 | 11 | Oct 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 24–40 | 4–7 |
9 | 12 | Oct 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 37–26 | 5–7 |
10 | 13 | Oct 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 17–15 | 6–7 |
11 | 14 | Nov 3 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 17–15 | 7–7 |
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Postseason
Playoffs
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
East Semi-Final | Nov 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 21–46 | 7–8 |
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References
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Ottawa Rough Riders
- Founded in 1876
- Folded in 1996
- Based in Ottawa, Ontario
- Frank Clair Stadium
- Ottawa Trojans
- Labour Day Classic
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