1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1948 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Wally Masters
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 10–2 record but lost the Grey Cup game to the Calgary Stampeders.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Aug 21	at Hamilton Tigers	W 13–7	1–0

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	10	2	0	264	130	20
Montreal Alouettes	12	7	5	0	221	172	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	5	6	1	160	191	11
Hamilton Wildcats	12	1	10	1	88	240	3

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Tue, Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	W 36–18	1–0	Delormier Stadium	11,000
2	2	Sat, Sept 4	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	W 30–5	2–0	Lansdowne Park	11,000
3	3	Sat, Sept 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 8–11	2–1	Lansdowne Park	11,000
4	4	Sat, Sept 18	at Toronto Argonauts	W 32–12	3–1	Varsity Stadium	19,500
5	5	Sat, Sept 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 12–5	4–1	Lansdowne Park	14,158
6	6	Sat, Oct 2	at Hamilton Wildcats	W 26–6	5–1	Civic Stadium	7,000
7	7	Sat, Oct 9	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 17–7	6–1	Lansdowne Park	11,000
8	8	Sat, Oct 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 41–6	7–1	Lansdowne Park	14,000
9	9	Sat, Oct 23	at Hamilton Wildcats	W 17–8	8–1	Civic Stadium	4,000
9	10	Sun, Oct 24	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–35	8–2	Delorimier Stadium	16,000
10	11	Sat, Oct 30	vs. Hamilton Wildcats	W 18–5	9–2	Lansdowne Park	8,704
11	12	Sat, Nov 6	at Toronto Argonauts	W 14–12	10–2	Varsity Stadium	18,000

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	at Montreal Alouettes	L 19–21	0–1	Delorimier Stadium	15,000
IRFU Final #2	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 15–7	1–1	Lansdowne Park	14,000
Eastern Final	Nov 20	vs. Hamilton Tigers	W 19–0	2–1	Lansdowne Park	15,000
Grey Cup	Nov 27	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 7–12	2–2	Varsity Stadium	20,013

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Calgary Stampeders	0	6	0	6	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	1	0	6	0	7