1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season

1958 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	3rd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Finals

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.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
B	Fri, Aug 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 29–28	1–0	Lansdowne Park	10,000
C	Thu, Aug 7	vs. BC Lions	W 33–27	2–0	Lansdowne Park	7,000
C	Mon, Aug 11	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–6	3–0	Lansdowne Park	9,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
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

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Tue, Aug 19	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 44–7	1–0	Lansdowne Park	18,470
1	2	Sat, Aug 23	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–13	1–1	Civic Stadium	21,297
2	3	Sat, Aug 30	at Montreal Alouettes	L 9–11	1–2	McGill Stadium	22,943
3	4	Sat, Sept. 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 17–1	2–2	Lansdowne Park	17,056
4	5	Sun, Sept 14	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 18–24	2–3	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium	15,110
5	6	Sat, Sept 20	at Toronto Argonauts	W 17–14	3–3	Varsity Stadium	20,166
6	7	Sat, Sept 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–4	4–3	Lansdowne Park	18,500
7	8	Sat, Oct 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 1–14	4–4	Lansdowne Park	18,000
8	9	Sat, Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 41–7	5–4	Lansdowne Park	15,000
8	10	Mon, Oct 13	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–34	5–5	McGill Stadium	24,133
9	11	Sat, Oct 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 0–41	5–6	Lansdowne Park	14,313
10	12	Sat, Oct 25	at Toronto Argonauts	L 24–42	5–7	Varsity Stadium	23,334
11	13	Sat, Nov 1	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 14–8	6–7	Lansdowne Park	13,603
12	14	Sat, Nov 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 0–23	6–8	Civic Stadium	14,874

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Wed, Nov 12	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 26–12	1–0	McGill Stadium	18,048
East Final #1	Sat, Nov 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–35	1–1	Lansdowne Park	10,490
East Final #2	Sat, Nov 22	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–19	1–2	Civic Stadium	15,671