1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1958
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with an 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
in the East Finals. This was also the Rough Riders' first season in the Canadian Football League
as the league was formed in this year.
1958 CFL season
The 1958 CFL season was the fifth season in modern Canadian professional football, although officially it would become known as the inaugural season of the Canadian Football League .-CFL news in 1958:...
Ottawa Rough Riders
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
finished in 3rd place in the IRFU with an 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
in the East Finals. This was also the Rough Riders' first season in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
as the league was formed in this year.
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| B | Aug 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–28 | Win | 1–0 |
| C | Aug 7 | vs. BC Lions | 33–27 | Win | 2–0 |
| C | Aug 11 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 26–6 | Win | 3–0 |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 235 | 21 |
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 265 | 269 | 15 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 243 | 12 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 308 | 8 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| 1 | Aug 19 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 44–7 | Win | 1–0 |
| 1 | Aug 23 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13–7 | Loss | 1–1 |
| 2 | Aug 30 | at Montreal Alouettes | 11–9 | Loss | 1–2 |
| 3 | Sept 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 17–1 | Win | 2–2 |
| 4 | Sept 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium) |
24–18 | Loss | 2–3 |
| 5 | Sept 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | 17–14 | Win | 3–3 |
| 6 | Sept 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 28–4 | Win | 4–3 |
| 7 | Oct 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14–1 | Loss | 4–4 |
| 8 | Oct 11 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 41–7 | Win | 5–4 |
| 8 | Oct 13 | at Montreal Alouettes | 34–13 | Loss | 5–5 |
| 9 | Oct 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 41–0 | Loss | 5–6 |
| 10 | Oct 25 | at Toronto Argonauts | 42–24 | Loss | 5–7 |
| 11 | Nov 1 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14–8 | Win | 6–7 |
| 12 | Nov 8 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23–0 | Loss | 6–8 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 12 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 26–12 | Win | 7–8 |
| East Final #1 | Nov 15 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–7 | Loss | 7–9 |
| East Final #2 | Nov 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19–7 | Loss | 7–10 |