1908 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1908 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach Tom Clancy
Home field Lansdowne Park
Results
Record 5–1–0
League place 1st, IRFU
Playoff finish Lost League Playoff

The 1908 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the IRFU playoffs for the first time since its inception in the previous year. The Rough Riders were defeated by the Hamilton Tigers in a league playoff.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 114 41 10
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 131 42 10
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 49 101 2
Toronto Argonauts 6 1 5 0 50 160 2

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 Oct 3 vs. Montreal Football Club 11–2 Win 1–0
2 Oct 10 at Toronto Argonauts 45–11 Win 2–0
3 Oct 17 at Hamilton Tigers 15–7 Loss 2–1
4 Oct 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts 21–2 Win 3–1
5 Oct 31 at Montreal Football Club 22–5 Win 4–1
6 Nov 7 vs. Hamilton Tigers 8–6 Win 5–1

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Score Result
IRFU Playoff Nov 20 at Hamilton Tigers 11–9 Loss

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References

  1. ↑ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. 1 2 "The Ottawa Rough Riders' 1908 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.
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