The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A Aug 3 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 13–1 1–0 B Aug 10 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 33–13 2–0
Regular season
Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Montreal Alouettes 14 10 4 0 478 361 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 383 385 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 14 7 7 0 326 359 14Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 331 413 8
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 Aug 22 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 29–21 1–0 2 2 Aug 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 10–42 1–1 2 3 Sept 3 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–22 1–2 3 4 Sept 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 0–21 1–3 4 5 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–36 1–4 4 6 Sept 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–9 2–4 5 7 Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–20 3–4 6 8 Sept 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 43–22 4–4 7 9 Oct 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 35–42 4–5 7 10 Oct 8 at Montreal Alouettes L 9–24 4–6 8 11 Oct 13 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 24–40 4–7 9 12 Oct 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 37–26 5–7 10 13 Oct 27 at Toronto Argonauts W 17–15 6–7 11 14 Nov 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 17–15 7–7
Postseason
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record East Semi-Final Nov 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–46 7–8
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