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1909 Ottawa Rough Riders season

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1909 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coachTom Clancy
Home fieldLansdowne Park
Results
Record5–1
League place2nd, IRFU
Playoff finishLost Eastern Final

The 1909 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year. They defeated the Hamilton Tigers in a league playoff, avenging last year's loss, but lost to the Toronto Varsity Blues in the Eastern Final.

Regular season

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Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union[1]
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tigers 6 5 1 0 111 22 10
Ottawa Rough Riders 6 5 1 0 76 71 10
Toronto Argonauts 6 1 5 0 54 93 2
Montreal Football Club 6 1 5 0 36 91 2

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 Oct 2 vs. Montreal Football Club W 25–14 1–0
2 Oct 9 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 7–5 2–0
3 Oct 16 at Montreal Football Club W 5–3 3–0
4 Oct 23 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–10 4–0
5 Oct 30 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–9 5–0
6 Nov 6 at Hamilton Tigers L 5–30 5–1

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Result
IRFU Playoff Nov 20 at Hamilton Tigers W 14–8
Eastern Final Nov 27 at Toronto Varsity Blues L 7–31

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Panoramic photograph of the Grey Cup playoffs between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Toronto Varsity Blues, 27 November 1909

References

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  1. ^ 2009 Canadian Football League Facts, Figures & Records, Canadian Football League Properties/Publications, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 978-0-9739425-4-5, p.294
  2. ^ a b "The Ottawa Rough Riders' 1909 Season". stats.cfldb.ca.