1939 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1939 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachRoss Trimble
Home stadiumLansdowne Park
Results
Record5–1
Division place1st, IRFU
PlayoffsLost Grey Cup

The 1939 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record, but lost the 27th Grey Cup to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 145 44 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 4 1 1 58 43 9
Hamilton Tigers 6 2 4 0 29 84 4
Montreal Royals 6 0 5 1 23 84 1

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 Oct 7 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 32–4 1–0
2 Oct 14 at Montreal Royals W 35–13 2–0
3 Oct 21 at Toronto Argonauts W 18–7 3–0
4 Oct 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 8–13 3–1
5 Nov 4 vs. Montreal Royals W 27–0 4–1
6 Nov 11 at Hamilton Tigers W 25–7 5–1

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Result Record
IRFU Final #1 Nov 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 11–0 1–0
IRFU Final #2 Nov 25 at Toronto Argonauts W 28–6 2–0
Eastern Final Dec 2 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 23–1 3–0
Grey Cup Dec 9 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–8 3–1

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References

  1. ^ "1939 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ^ a b "Ottawa Rough Riders Game Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2017-08-22.