1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1957 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head Coach	Frank Clair
Home Field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	8–6–0
Place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff Finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1956	1958

The 1957 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 2nd place in the IRFU with an 8–6 record but lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the East Semi-Final.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	Aug 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	23–14	Win	1–0
C	Aug 8	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	14–7	Win	2–0
C	Aug 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–6	Loss	2–1
C	Aug 12	at Calgary Stampeders	26–7	Loss	2–2

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	250	189	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	326	237	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	287	301	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	274	410	8

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 20	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	20–7	Win	1–0
1	Aug 23	at Toronto Argonauts	22–17	Win	2–0
2	Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	22–21	Loss	2–1
3	Sept 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	17–16	Win	3–1
4	Sept 14	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–14	Loss	3–2
5	Sept 21	at Toronto Argonauts	55–14	Win	4–2
6	Sept 28	vs. Toronto Argonauts	40–21	Win	5–2
7	Oct 5	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18–17	Loss	5–3
8	Oct 12	vs. Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Win	6–3
8	Oct 14	at Montreal Alouettes	32–24	Loss	6–4
9	Oct 19	at Toronto Argonauts	31–23	Loss	6–5
10	Oct 26	vs. Toronto Argonauts	25–7	Win	7–5
11	Nov 2	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	9–4	Win	8–5
12	Nov 9	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13–12	Loss	8–6

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	24–15	Loss	8–7

References

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