1945 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1945 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Ross Trimble
Home Field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	5–1–0
Place	1st, IRFU
Playoff Finish	Lost in IRFU Final
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1942	1946

The 1945 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record but lost the IRFU Finals to the Toronto Argonauts by a total point score of 33-18.

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	105	40	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	0	92	44	10
Hamilton Tigers	6	1	5	0	36	68	2
Montreal Hornets	6	1	5	0	32	113	2

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	11–9	Loss	0–1
2	Sept 29	at Toronto Argonauts	8–6	Win	1–1
3	Oct 6	vs. Hamilton Tigers	19–10	Win	2–1
4	Oct 13	at Montreal Hornets	25–8	Win	3–1
5	Oct 20	vs. Montreal Hornets	28–5	Win	4–1
6	Oct 27	at Hamilton Tigers	16–0	Win	5–1

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
IRFU Final #1	Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	27–8	Loss
IRFU Final #2	Nov 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	10–6	Win