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The Ottawa Rough Riders’ 1948 Season
Season Summary
- Finished 1st in the IRFU
- Won IRFU Final Total Point Series 34 – 28
- Nov. 11, 1948 Lost 19 – 21 @ Montreal
- Nov. 13, 1948 Won 15 – 7 vs Montreal
- CRU Grey Cup Semi-final
- Nov. 20, 1948 Won 19 – 0 vs Hamilton
- Grey Cup Championship
- Nov. 27, 1948 Lost 7 – 12 vs Calgary in Toronto, ON
Ottawa Rough Riders 1948 Full Schedule/Results
Team Roster and Stats
- Roster Turnover from 1947: 17 players
- 1948 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | PF | PA | Streak | L6 | 1948 Record for Ottawa Rough Riders unavilable as season pending. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 264 | 130 | W2 | 5-1-0 |
| Home | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 126 | 39 | W4 | 5-1-0 |
| Visitor | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 138 | 91 | W1 | 5-1-0 |
Ottawa Rough Riders 1948 Opponent Appearances
| Opponent | Opp. Win % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional | 0.389 | 5-1-0 (6) | 5-1-0 (6) |
| Non-Divisional | 0.000 | 0-0-0 (0) | 0-0-0 (0) |
| Montreal Alouettes (4) | 0.583 | ||
| Toronto Argonauts (4) | 0.458 | ||
| Hamilton Wildcats (4) | 0.125 |
Coaches
1948 Ottawa Rough Riders Attendance
- Capacity: 15,000
- Total: 50,205
- High: 11,853
- Avg: 10,041 (5 out of 6 games)
- Diff from 1947 Avg: +345
- Low: 8,704
- Sellouts: 0
- % of Capacity: 66.94
- Diff from League Avg: +7,374
Team Scoring
| 1948 | 1947 +/- | |
|---|---|---|
| Average Combined Score | 32.83 | 10.08  |
| Average Winning Score | 24.30 | 5.55 |
| Average Losing Score | 10.50 | 5.50 |
| Average Home Score | 21.00 | 2.83 |
| Average Visitor Score | 23.00 | 12.83 |
| Average Margin of Victory | 15.90 | 4.90 |
| Average Margin of Loss | 12.50 | 7.25 |
Stadium
- 1948 home stadium: Lansdowne Park
- Capacity: 15,000
- Playing surface: Natural Grass
- Previous stadium change: 1908 – Opened 1908
Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | V | T | H | V | T | H | V | T | H | V | T | H (PPG) | V (PPG) | T (PPG) | |
| Ottawa | 14 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 38 | 30 | 68 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 126 (21.0) | 138 (23.0) | 264 (22.0) |
| Opponent | 6 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 91 (15.2) | 39 (6.5) | 130 (10.8) |
Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter
| Home | Visitor | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Lead (Record) | Tied (Record) | Trailed (Record) | Lead (Record) | Tied (Record) | Trailed (Record) | Lead (Record) | Tied (Record) | Trailed (Record) |
| After 1st | 3 (3-0-0) | 1 (1-0-0) | 2 (1-1-0) | 1 (1-0-0) | 3 (3-0-0) | 2 (1-1-0) | 4 (4-0-0) | 4 (4-0-0) | 4 (2-2-0) |
| After 2nd | 3 (3-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 3 (2-1-0) | 3 (3-0-0) | 1 (1-0-0) | 2 (1-1-0) | 6 (6-0-0) | 1 (1-0-0) | 5 (3-2-0) |
| After 3rd | 5 (5-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 1 (0-1-0) | 4 (4-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 2 (1-1-0) | 9 (9-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 3 (1-2-0) |
| After 4th | 5 (5-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 1 (0-1-0) | 5 (5-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 1 (0-1-0) | 10 (10-0-0) | 0 (0-0-0) | 2 (0-2-0) |
Ottawa Rough Riders 1948 Schedule
| Week | Game | Details (EDT | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tue. Aug. 31
8:30 PM |
OTT 36 @ MTL 18 | W | 11,000 |
| 2 | Sat. Sept. 4
2:30 PM |
HAMWC 5 @ OTT 30 | W | 9,212 | |
| 2 | 5 | Sat. Sept. 11
2:30 PM |
MTL 11 @ OTT 8 | L | 10,436 |
| 3 | 8 | Sat. Sept. 18
3:00 PM |
OTT 32 @ TOR 12 | W | 19,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Sat. Sept. 25
|
TOR 5 @ OTT 12 | W | |
| 5 | 11 | Sat. Oct. 2
2:30 PM |
OTT 26 @ HAMWC 6 | W | 7,000 |
| 6 | 14 | Sat. Oct. 9
2:30 PM |
MTL 7 @ OTT 17 | W | 10,000 |
| 8 | 16 | Sat. Oct. 16
2:15 PM |
TOR 6 @ OTT 41 | W | 11,853 |
| 9 | 19 | Sat. Oct. 23
2:15 PM |
OTT 17 @ HAMWC 8 | W | 4,000 |
| 10 | 20 | Sun. Oct. 24
2:15 PM |
OTT 13 @ MTL 35 | L | 16,000 |
| 11 | 22 | Sat. Oct. 30
2:15 PM |
HAMWC 5 @ OTT 18 | W | 8,704 |
| 12 | 24 | Sat. Nov. 6
2:15 PM |
OTT 14 @ TOR 12 | W | 18,000 |
| P1 | 25 | Thu. Nov. 11
2:15 PM |
OTT 19 @ MTL 21 | L | 15,000 |
| 26 | Sat. Nov. 13
2:15 PM |
MTL 7 @ OTT 15 | W | 13,777 | |
| P2 | 27 | Sat. Nov. 20
1:45 PM |
HAM 0 @ OTT 19 | W | 14,400 |
| GC | 28 | Sat. Nov. 27
1:45 PM |
CGY 12 vs OTT 7 | L | 20,013 |