1947 Ottawa Rough Riders season explained

The 1947 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–4 record but lost the IRFU Finals to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	Sat, Aug 23	at Toronto Indians	W 13–1	1–0	Oakwood Stadium	3,200
B	Sat, Aug 30	vs. Regina Roughriders	W 54–0	2–0	Lansdowne Park	5,000

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Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Ottawa Rough Riders	12	8	4	0	170	103	16
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	4	1	140	122	15
	12	6	6	0	164	164	12
	12	2	9	1	119	204	5

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Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
1	1	Sat, Sept 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 23–6	1–0	Lansdowne Park	12,000
2	2	Sat, Sept 13	at Hamilton Tigers	W 8–2	2–0	Civic Stadium	12,000
3	3	Sat, Sept 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 28–23	3–0	Lansdowne Park	12,000
3	4	Sun, Sept 21	at Montreal Alouettes	W 8–3	4–0	Delorimier Stadium	19,102
4	5	Sat, Sept 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 0–8	4–1	Varsity Stadium	19,000
5	6	Sat, Oct 4	at Hamilton Tigers	W 33–12	5–1	Lansdowne Park	10,000
6	7	Sat, Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 1–7	5–2	Lansdowne Park	9,586
6	8	Sun, Oct 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 22–3	6–2	Delorimier Stadium	14,000
7	9	Sat, Oct 18	vs. Hamilton Tigers	W 13–8	7–2	Lansdowne Park	9,089
8	10	Sun, Oct 26	at Hamilton Tigers	L 8–14	7–3	Civic Stadium	7,500
9	11	Sat, Nov 1	at Toronto Argonauts	W 15–5	8–3	Varsity Stadium	16,000
10	12	Sat, Nov 8	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 11–12	8–4	Lansdowne Park	8,500

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Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
IRFU Final #1	Tue, Nov 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 0–3	0–1	Lansdowne Park	10,000
IRFU Final #2	Sat, Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	L 0–21	0–2	Varsity Stadium	19,500

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-11-09 . 2012-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610160434/http://www.profootballarchives.com/1947irfuottr.html . dead .
2. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302183649/http://cfl.ca/standings/1947/reg . 2012-03-02 . dead .