Season Summary

  • 3 wins, 9 losses, 0 ties
  • Finished 4th in the IRFU
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Sat Aug 6 8:30 PM
CGY 12 @ OTT 11 L  
Ex
Fri Aug 12 8:30 PM
SSK 17 @ OTT 24 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Sat Sep 3 2:00 PM
OTT 22 @ MTL 34 L  
1
Mon Sep 5 8:30 PM
MTL 18 @ OTT 19 W  
2
Sat Sep 10 2:00 PM
OTT 12 @ HAM 23 L  
3
Sat Sep 17 2:00 PM
OTT 27 @ TOR 12 W  
4
Sat Sep 24 2:00 PM
TOR 30 @ OTT 19 L  
5
Sat Oct 1 2:00 PM
HAM 40 @ OTT 0 L  
6
Sat Oct 8 2:00 PM
MTL 35 @ OTT 7 L  
6
Mon Oct 10 2:00 PM
OTT 6 @ MTL 43 L  
7
Sat Oct 15 2:00 PM
OTT 1 @ HAM 28 L  
8
Sat Oct 22 2:00 PM
HAM 21 @ OTT 12 L  
9
Sat Oct 29 2:00 PM
OTT 13 @ TOR 29 L  
10
Sat Nov 5 2:00 PM
TOR 24 @ OTT 36 W  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 12 3 9 0 6 174 337 W1 1-5-0
    Home 6 2 4 0 4 93 168 W1 2-4-0
    Visitor 6 1 5 0 2 81 169 L3 1-5-0

Full 1955 League Standings

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (1-3-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 2nd 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
After 3rd 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0)
After 4th 2 (2-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 1 (1-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 9 (0-9-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.583 2-4-0 (6) 1-5-0 (6)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.667
Montreal Alouettes (4) 0.750
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.333
19551954 +/-
Average Combined Score 42.58 +9.30
Average Winning Score 27.33 +14.33
Average Losing Score 10.22 +1.64
Average Home Score 15.50 +4.93
Average Visitor Score 13.50 +5.64
Average Margin of Victory 9.33 +4.83
Average Margin of Loss 21.22 +3.14
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 93 (15.5) 81 (13.5) 174 (14.5)
Opponent 169 (28.2) 168 (28.0) 337 (28.1)
1st Ottawa 12 (2.0) 21 (3.5) 33 (2.8)
Opponent 8 (1.3) 42 (7.0) 50 (4.2)
2nd Ottawa 40 (6.7) 27 (4.5) 67 (5.6)
Opponent 47 (7.8) 39 (6.5) 86 (7.2)
3rd Ottawa 41 (6.8) 25 (4.2) 66 (5.5)
Opponent 52 (8.7) 46 (7.7) 98 (8.2)
4th Ottawa 0 (0.0) 8 (1.3) 8 (0.7)
Opponent 62 (10.3) 41 (6.8) 103 (8.6)
Head Coaches
Assistant Coach
  • John Idzik – Offensive
1955 Player Awards and Nominations
1955 Most Outstanding
1955 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1)   Gino Fracas (HB) Western Ontario
2–1 (5)   Bob Pinkney (HB) Toronto (UofT)
3–1 (9)   Pete Nicholson (T) Queen's
4–1 (13)   George Stulac (E) Toronto (UofT)
5–1 (17)   Murray Henderson (HB) Western Ontario
6–1 (21)   Bob Turner (E) Western Ontario
7–1 (25)   Frank Palermo (G) Toronto (UofT)
8–1 (29)   Joe O'Brien (G) Queen's
9–1 (33)   Jack Rogers (HB) Toronto (UofT)
10–1 (37)   Don Marston (E) Queen's
11–1 (41)   John Hiltz (T) McGill

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