1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	Aug 4	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	W 61–0	1–0
B	Aug 11	vs. New York Giants	L 18–41	1–1
C	Aug 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–38	1–2

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	7	5	0	218	197	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	229	131	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	5	0	226	205	14
Montreal Alouettes	12	3	9	0	146	286	6

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–36	0–1
2	2	Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 13–9	1–1
2	3	Sept 9	at Montreal Alouettes	W 33–8	2–1
3	4	Sept 15	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–11	2–2
4	5	Sept 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–17	2–3
5	5	Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 20–18	3–3
6	7	Oct 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 25–13	4–3
6	8	Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	W 12–9	5–3
7	9	Oct 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 19–28	5–4
8	10	Oct 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 32–16	6–4
9	11	Oct 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 13–9	7–4
10	12	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	L 18–23	7–5

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–7	8–5
IRFU Final #2	Nov 17	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 11–9	9–5
Eastern Final	Nov 21	vs. Sarnia Imperials	W 43–17	10–5
Grey Cup	Nov 24	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 21–14	11–5

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	0	0	12	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	0	12	7	2	21