The 1958 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 6–8 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals. This was also the Rough Riders' first season in the Canadian Football League as the league was formed in this year.
1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season | |
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Head coach | Frank Clair |
Home field | Lansdowne Park |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 3rd, IRFU |
Playoff finish | Lost East Finals |
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
B | Aug 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–28 | Win | 1–0 |
C | Aug 7 | vs. BC Lions | 33–27 | Win | 2–0 |
C | Aug 11 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 26–6 | Win | 3–0 |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 235 | 21 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 265 | 269 | 15 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 243 | 12 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 308 | 8 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
1 | Aug 19 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 44–7 | Win | 1–0 |
1 | Aug 23 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13–7 | Loss | 1–1 |
2 | Aug 30 | at Montreal Alouettes | 11–9 | Loss | 1–2 |
3 | Sept 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 17–1 | Win | 2–2 |
4 | Sept 14 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium) |
24–18 | Loss | 2–3 |
5 | Sept 20 | at Toronto Argonauts | 17–14 | Win | 3–3 |
6 | Sept 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 28–4 | Win | 4–3 |
7 | Oct 4 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14–1 | Loss | 4–4 |
8 | Oct 11 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 41–7 | Win | 5–4 |
8 | Oct 13 | at Montreal Alouettes | 34–13 | Loss | 5–5 |
9 | Oct 18 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 41–0 | Loss | 5–6 |
10 | Oct 25 | at Toronto Argonauts | 42–24 | Loss | 5–7 |
11 | Nov 1 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14–8 | Win | 6–7 |
12 | Nov 8 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23–0 | Loss | 6–8 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
East Semi-Final | Nov 12 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 26–12 | Win | 7–8 |
East Final #1 | Nov 15 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 35–7 | Loss | 7–9 |
East Final #2 | Nov 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19–7 | Loss | 7–10 |