Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
Ex
Thu Jul 30 8:30 PM
BC 22 @ OTT 24 W  
Ex
Mon Aug 3 11:30 PM
OTT 7 @ EDM 20 L  
Ex
Thu Aug 6 11:30 PM
OTT 35 @ BC 14 W  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Tue Aug 18 8:00 PM
TOR 21 @ OTT 20 L  
1
Fri Aug 21 8:00 PM
OTT 8 @ MTL 23 L  
2
Sat Aug 29 2:00 PM
OTT 10 @ HAM 34 L  
3
Sat Sep 5 2:00 PM
MTL 22 @ OTT 7 L  
4
Sun Sep 13 2:00 PM
OTT 6 @ TOR 19 L  
5
Wed Sep 16 8:00 PM
TOR 1 @ OTT 28 W CBCE
5
Sat Sep 19 2:00 PM
OTT 43 @ MTL 6 W  
6
Sat Sep 26 2:00 PM
HAM 23 @ OTT 14 L  
7
Sat Oct 3 2:00 PM
OTT 9 @ HAM 7 W  
8
Sat Oct 10 2:00 PM
MTL 8 @ OTT 36 W  
8
Mon Oct 12 2:00 PM
OTT 28 @ MTL 12 W R/C
9
Sat Oct 17 2:00 PM
HAM 16 @ OTT 17 W  
10
Sat Oct 24 2:00 PM
TOR 4 @ OTT 18 W  
11
Sat Oct 31 1:00 PM
OTT 31 @ TOR 21 W  
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sat Nov 7 1:00 PM
MTL 0 @ OTT 43 W CBC
Final
Sat Nov 14 1:00 PM
HAM 5 @ OTT 17 W CBCE
P2
Sat Nov 21 1:00 PM
OTT 7 @ HAM 21 L CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 8 6 0 16 275 217 W6 6-0-0
    Home 7 4 3 0 8 140 95 W3 4-2-0
    Visitor 7 4 3 0 8 135 122 W4 4-2-0

Full 1959 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 5 (3-2-0) 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 9 (6-3-0) 3 (2-1-0) 2 (0-2-0)
After 2nd 4 (3-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 7 (6-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (2-4-0)
After 3rd 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (1-2-0) 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (1-3-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 7 (2-5-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 8 (8-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (0-6-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.459 4-3-0 (7) 4-3-0 (7)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4) 0.714
Montreal Alouettes (5) 0.429
Toronto Argonauts (5) 0.286
19591958 +/-
Average Combined Score 35.14 +1.14
Average Winning Score 26.25 -0.58
Average Losing Score 10.83 +1.83
Average Home Score 20.00 -0.71
Average Visitor Score 19.29 +6.71
Average Margin of Victory 16.88 -3.12
Average Margin of Loss 12.83 -3.42
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Ottawa 140 (20.0) 135 (19.3) 275 (19.6)
Opponent 122 (17.4) 95 (13.6) 217 (15.5)
1st Ottawa 33 (4.7) 41 (5.9) 74 (5.3)
Opponent 27 (3.9) 4 (0.6) 31 (2.2)
2nd Ottawa 21 (3.0) 10 (1.4) 31 (2.2)
Opponent 54 (7.7) 34 (4.9) 88 (6.3)
3rd Ottawa 42 (6.0) 37 (5.3) 79 (5.6)
Opponent 29 (4.1) 33 (4.7) 62 (4.4)
4th Ottawa 44 (6.3) 47 (6.7) 91 (6.5)
Opponent 12 (1.7) 24 (3.4) 36 (2.6)
Head Coach
1959 Player Awards and Nominations
1959 Most Outstanding
Ottawa Rough Riders 1959 All-Star Selections
6 All-Division Selections
HB Dave Thelen*
E Bob Simpson
G Kaye Vaughan
DT Kaye Vaughan
ILB Larry Hayes, Sr.
CLB Bill Sowalski

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1959 Ottawa Rough Riders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–4 (4) [BC, CGY] John “Jocko” Thompson (HB) Queen's
2–5 (14)   Bob Dann (HB) Toronto (UofT)
3–5 (20)   Steve O'Farrell (HB) McGill
4–5   Pass

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