Ottawa Rough Riders 29 @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats 21

Game Details

  • Week 1
  • 10th Game of Regular Season (10th Overall)
  • Wednesday, Aug 22, 1956 8:30 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Civic Stadium in Hamilton, ON
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 19,500 (Sellout)
    • Capacity: 14,000
None and 1956 Hamilton and Ottawa Matchups
1956Week 1OTT 29 @ HAM 21
Week 3HAM 21 @ OTT 0
Week 8OTT 24 @ HAM 40
Week 11HAM 15 @ OTT 17
Division Semi-FinalOTT 21 @ HAM 46

Tiger-Cats record vs Rough Riders (Regular Season)

Last decade (1946 to 1955)
  • at Hamilton 12–4–0 (0.750)
  • at Ottawa 10–6–0 (0.625)
  • Hamilton Total 22–10–0 (0.688)
All-time (through 1956)
  • at Hamilton 35–17–2 (0.667)
  • at Ottawa 24–29–1 (0.454)
  • Hamilton Total 59–46–3 (0.560)

Streaks as of Aug. 22, 1956 (Regular Season)

Tiger-Cats streak at home vs Rough Riders
Tiger-Cats streak overall vs Rough Riders

Boxscore

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Rough Riders 0 8 7 14 29
Tiger-Cats 0 7 7 7 21

Rough Riders coach: Frank Clair (W)
Tiger-Cats coach: Jim Trimble (L)

Rough Riders (1-0-0) Next vs Alouettes Sep 01
Tiger-Cats (0-1-0) Next @ Argonauts Aug 30

Game Time Weather in Hamilton, ON

August 22nd Hourly Weather Summary for Hamilton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Pearson Int'l A 12:00 AM Mostly Cloudy 16.7°C NNE (200°) at 19 km/h 84% 98.98 kPa
Pearson Int'l A 8:00 PM Cloudy 18.3°C NNE (200°) at 16 km/h 65% 99.08 kPa
Pearson Int'l A 9:00 PM Cloudy 17.8°C NNE (200°) at 16 km/h 70% 99.09 kPa
Pearson Int'l A 10:00 PM Rain Showers 17.2°C NNE (230°) at 24 km/h 78% 99.09 kPa
Pearson Int'l A 11:00 PM Rain Showers 16.7°C NNE (200°) at 16 km/h 84% 99.08 kPa

Conditions at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int'l A (49.60 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

League Records Set and Approached in OTT @ HAM
Including known plays over 55 yards

CategoryCurrent
Rank		Original
Rank		ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR

Sources

  • CFL (Game score/boxscore)

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