Canadian football team season
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.
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
|
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
|
[1]
Round |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record
|
East Semi-Final
|
Nov 7
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 21–46
|
7–8
|
[2]
|
---|
|
Franchise | |
---|
Stadiums | |
---|
Lore | |
---|
Important figures | |
---|
Retired numbers | |
---|
Dominion Championships (3) | |
---|
Grey Cup Championships (9) | |
---|
Eastern Division Championships (15) | |
---|
See also | |
---|
|
---|
Western Interprovicial Football Union | |
---|
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union | |
---|
See also | |
---|