1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–5–0
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 4	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	61–0	Win	1–0
B	Aug 11	vs. New York Giants	41–18	Loss	1–1
C	Aug 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	38–17	Loss	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	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–17	Loss	0–1
2	Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	13–9	Win	1–1
2	Sept 9	at Montreal Alouettes	33–8	Win	2–1
3	Sept 15	at Toronto Argonauts	11–6	Loss	2–2
4	Sept 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–10	Loss	2–3
5	Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	20–18	Win	3–3
6	Oct 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	25–13	Win	4–3
6	Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	12–9	Win	5–3
7	Oct 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–19	Loss	5–4
8	Oct 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	32–16	Win	6–4
9	Oct 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–9	Win	7–4
10	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	23–18	Loss	7–5

Postseason

Playoffs

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