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1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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Canadian football team season

1956 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
← 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
B	Aug 10	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 33–13	2–0

Regular season

Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
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
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

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 7	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 21–46	7–8

References

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders
Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Rough Riders records Ottawa records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium
Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic
Important figures	Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips
Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77
Dominion Championships (3)	1898 1900 1902
Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976
Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981
See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

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Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

v t e 1956 Canadian football season by team
Western Interprovicial Football Union	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1956 CFL Draft 44th Grey Cup