The 1949 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 11–1 record, but lost the IRFU Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes. This season was the best in franchise history, in terms of winning percentage, since the undefeated team from the 1905 season. This season also set the franchise record for most wins in a season, which would be matched, but not surpassed, four more times.
1949 Ottawa Rough Riders season | |
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Head coach | Wally Masters |
Home field | Lansdowne Park |
Results | |
Record | 11–1 |
Division place | 1st, IRFU |
Playoff finish | Lost IRFU Finals |
Preseason
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
A | Aug 13 | vs. Hamilton Tigers | 25–1 | Win | 1–0 |
Regular season
editStandings
editTeam | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 170 | 22 |
Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 204 | 16 |
Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 209 | 254 | 10 |
Hamilton Wildcats | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 147 | 284 | 0 |
Schedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
1 | Aug 27 | at Montreal Alouettes | 7–6 | Win | 1–0 |
2 | Sept 3 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 22–21 | Win | 2–0 |
3 | Sept 10 | at Toronto Argonauts | 33–8 | Win | 3–0 |
4 | Sept 17 | vs. Hamilton Wildcats | 11–6 | Win | 4–0 |
5 | Sept 24 | at Hamilton Wildcats | 17–10 | Win | 5–0 |
6 | Oct 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 20–18 | Win | 6–0 |
7 | Oct 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 25–13 | Loss | 6–1 |
7 | Oct 9 | at Montreal Alouettes | 12–9 | Win | 7–1 |
8 | Oct 15 | at Hamilton Wildcats | 28–19 | Win | 8–1 |
9 | Oct 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | 32–16 | Win | 9–1 |
10 | Oct 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 13–9 | Win | 10–1 |
11 | Nov 5 | vs. Hamilton Wildcats | 23–18 | Win | 11–1 |
Postseason
editPlayoffs
editRound | Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
IRFU Final #1 | Nov 9 | at Montreal Alouettes | 22–7 | Loss |
IRFU Final #2 | Nov 12 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 14–13 | Loss |
References
edit- ^ a b c "1949 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-22.