The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 4 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 61–0 1–0 Lansdowne Park 4,000 B Sat, Aug 11 vs. New York Giants L 18–41 1–1 Lansdowne Park 18,000 C Sat, Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 17–38 1–2 Civic Stadium 11,000
Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 7 5 0 218 197 14 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 229 131 14 Toronto Argonauts 12 7 5 0 226 205 14Montreal Alouettes 12 3 9 0 146 286 6
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–36 0–1 Lansdowne Park 15,000 2 2 Sat, Sept 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 13–9 1–1 Lansdowne Park 14,166 2 3 Sun, Sept 9 at Montreal Alouettes W 33–8 2–1 Delorimier Stadium 21,812 3 4 Sat, Sept 15 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 6–11 2–2 Civic Stadium 15,000 4 5 Sat, Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts L 10–17 2–3 Varsity Stadium 16,250 5 5 Sat, Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 3–3 Lansdowne Park 18,000 6 7 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–13 4–3 Lansdowne Park 13,521 6 8 Mon, Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes W 12–9 5–3 Delorimier Stadium 15,322 7 9 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 19–28 5–4 Lansdowne Park 15,000 8 10 Sat, Oct 20 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–16 6–4 Lansdowne Park 14,000 9 11 Sat, Oct 27 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 13–9 7–4 Lansdowne Park 14,794 10 12 Sat, Nov 3 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–23 7–5 Varsity Stadium 21,8441951 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives
Postseason Playoffs Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record IRFU Final #1 Wed, Nov 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–7 1–0 Civic Stadium 9,000 IRFU Final #2 Sat, Nov 17 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 11–9 2–0 Lansdowne Park 17,000 Eastern Final Wed, Nov 21 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 43–17 3–0 Lansdowne Park 17,000 Grey Cup Sat, Nov 24 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–14 4–0 Varsity Stadium 27,341
Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 0 0 12 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 0 12 7 2 21HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1951 CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League
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