1960 Ottawa Rough Riders season
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The 1960
Ottawa Rough Riders
finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup
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1960 CFL season
The 1960 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 7th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 3rd Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1960:...
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 2nd place in the East division with a 9–5 record and won the Grey Cup
48th Grey Cup
The 48th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's championship game of the 1960 season on November 26, 1960.The Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16 to 6 at Vancouver's Empire Stadium before a crowd of 38,102 fans-Box Score:...
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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| A | July 26 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 20–6 | Win | 1–0 |
| B | Aug 2 | at BC Lions | 27–26 | Loss | 1–1 |
| B | Aug 4 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18–14 | Loss | 1–2 |
| C | Aug 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 29–24 | Loss | 1–3 |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 265 | 20 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 283 | 18 |
| 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 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 340 | 458 | 10 |
| 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 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 273 | 377 | 8 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| 1 | Aug 16 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 21–7 | Loss | 0–1 |
| 2 | Aug 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–6 | Win | 1–1 |
| 3 | Aug 29 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 29–21 | Win | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sept 3 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 40–16 | Win | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sept 5 | at Montreal Alouettes | 39–22 | Loss | 3–2 |
| 5 | Sept 14 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 21–12 | Win | 4–2 |
| 6 | Sept 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | 26–12 | Win | 5–2 |
| 7 | Sept 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–21 | Win | 6–2 |
| 8 | Oct 1 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27–18 | Loss | 6–3 |
| 9 | Oct 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 41–23 | Win | 7–3 |
| 9 | Oct 10 | at Montreal Alouettes | 51–21 | Win | 8–3 |
| 10 | Oct 16 | at Toronto Argonauts | 37–13 | Loss | 8–4 |
| 11 | Oct 22 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 38–1 | Win | 9–4 |
| 12 | Oct 29 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26–24 | Loss | 9–5 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 5 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 30–14 | Win | 10–5 |
| East Final #1 | Nov 12 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 33–21 | Win | 11–5 |
| East Final #2 | Nov 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | 21–20 | Win | 12–5 |
| Grey Cup | Nov 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | 16–6 | Win | 13–5 |
Grey Cup
| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
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| Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ottawa Roughriders | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Passing
| Player | Games Played | Attempts | Completions | Percentage | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Ron Lancaster | 14 | 201 | 101 | 50.2% | 1843 | 16 | 18 |
| Russ Jackson | 14 | 52 | 20 | 38.5% | 222 | 2 | 3 |
Awards and honours
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardCFL's Most Outstanding Canadian AwardThe Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually rewarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. This is the second-last award to be given during the CFL Awards banquet, which takes place the week before Grey Cup weekend in the same city where it is hosted. The two nominees...
– Ron Stewart (RB) - Grey Cup Most Valuable PlayerGrey Cup Most Valuable PlayerThe Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game, the Canadian Football League's championship game.-Grey Cup Most Valuable Player Award winners:...
– Ron Stewart (RB)