Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Fri Aug 3 8:00 PM
SSK 1 @ OTT 13 W  
Ex
Fri Aug 10 8:30 PM
EDM 13 @ OTT 33 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Wed Aug 22 8:30 PM
OTT 29 @ HAM 21 W  
2
Fri Aug 31 8:30 PM
MTL 42 @ OTT 10 L CBCR
2
Mon Sep 3 2:00 PM
OTT 20 @ MTL 22 L  
3
Sat Sep 8 2:00 PM
HAM 21 @ OTT 0 L  
4
Wed Sep 12 4:00 PM
OTT 21 @ MTL 36 L  
4
Sat Sep 15 2:00 PM
MTL 9 @ OTT 20 W CBCR
5
Sat Sep 22 2:00 PM
OTT 31 @ TOR 20 W CBCR
6
Sat Sep 29 2:00 PM
TOR 22 @ OTT 43 W  
7
Sat Oct 6 2:00 PM
MTL 42 @ OTT 35 L  
7
Mon Oct 8 2:00 PM
OTT 9 @ MTL 24 L  
8
Sat Oct 13 2:00 PM
OTT 24 @ HAM 40 L  
9
Sat Oct 20 2:00 PM
TOR 26 @ OTT 37 W  
10
Sat Oct 27 2:00 PM
OTT 30 @ TOR 19 W  
11
Sat Nov 3 2:00 PM
HAM 15 @ OTT 17 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Wed Nov 7 1:00 PM
OTT 21 @ HAM 46 L  
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 7 7 0 14 326 359 W3 3-3-0
    Home 7 4 3 0 8 162 177 W2 4-2-0
    Visitor 7 3 4 0 6 164 182 W1 2-4-0

Full 1956 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 2 (1-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (2-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (3-3-0) 5 (2-3-0) 3 (2-1-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 8 (6-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0)
After 3rd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 7 (6-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (1-6-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.531 4-3-0 (7) 3-4-0 (7)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (6) 0.714
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.286
19561955 +/-
Average Combined Score 48.93 +6.35
Average Winning Score 29.57 +2.24
Average Losing Score 17.00 +6.78
Average Home Score 23.14 +7.64
Average Visitor Score 23.43 +9.93
Average Margin of Victory 10.71 +1.38
Average Margin of Loss 15.43 -5.79
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 162 (23.1) 164 (23.4) 326 (23.3)
Opponent 182 (26.0) 177 (25.3) 359 (25.6)
1st Ottawa 30 (4.3) 58 (8.3) 88 (6.3)
Opponent 32 (4.6) 62 (8.9) 94 (6.7)
2nd Ottawa 42 (6.0) 32 (4.6) 74 (5.3)
Opponent 36 (5.1) 42 (6.0) 78 (5.6)
3rd Ottawa 51 (7.3) 39 (5.6) 90 (6.4)
Opponent 45 (6.4) 39 (5.6) 84 (6.0)
4th Ottawa 39 (5.6) 35 (5.0) 74 (5.3)
Opponent 69 (9.9) 34 (4.9) 103 (7.4)
Head Coach
1956 Player Awards and Nominations
1956 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1956 All-Star Selections
6 All-Division Selections
E Bob Simpson
G Larry Hayes, Sr.
T Kaye Vaughan
DT Kaye Vaughan
SEC Ken Vargo
S Don Pinhey

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1956 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–1 (1)   Lou Bruce (E) Queen's
2–1 (10)   Ralph Simmons (FB) Western Ontario
3–1 (19)   Vic Uzbalis (G) Queen's
4–1 (28)   Jack Rome (HB) McMaster

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