1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup.

1951 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Won Grey Cup

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Sat, Aug 4	vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	W 61–0	1–0	Lansdowne Park	4,000
B	Sat, Aug 11	vs. New York Giants	L 18–41	1–1	Lansdowne Park	18,000
C	Sat, Aug 18	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–38	1–2	Civic Stadium	11,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	7	5	0	218	197	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	229	131	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	5	0	226	205	14
Montreal Alouettes	12	3	9	0	146	286	6

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Sat, Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 17–36	0–1	Lansdowne Park	15,000
2	2	Sat, Sept 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 13–9	1–1	Lansdowne Park	14,166
2	3	Sun, Sept 9	at Montreal Alouettes	W 33–8	2–1	Delorimier Stadium	21,812
3	4	Sat, Sept 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 6–11	2–2	Civic Stadium	15,000
4	5	Sat, Sept 22	at Toronto Argonauts	L 10–17	2–3	Varsity Stadium	16,250
5	5	Sat, Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 20–18	3–3	Lansdowne Park	18,000
6	7	Sat, Oct 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 25–13	4–3	Lansdowne Park	13,521
6	8	Mon, Oct 8	at Montreal Alouettes	W 12–9	5–3	Delorimier Stadium	15,322
7	9	Sat, Oct 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 19–28	5–4	Lansdowne Park	15,000
8	10	Sat, Oct 20	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 32–16	6–4	Lansdowne Park	14,000
9	11	Sat, Oct 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 13–9	7–4	Lansdowne Park	14,794
10	12	Sat, Nov 3	at Toronto Argonauts	L 18–23	7–5	Varsity Stadium	21,844

Postseason

Playoffs

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
IRFU Final #1	Wed, Nov 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–7	1–0	Civic Stadium	9,000
IRFU Final #2	Sat, Nov 17	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 11–9	2–0	Lansdowne Park	17,000
Eastern Final	Wed, Nov 21	vs. Sarnia Imperials	W 43–17	3–0	Lansdowne Park	17,000
Grey Cup	Sat, Nov 24	Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 21–14	4–0	Varsity Stadium	27,341

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Saskatchewan Roughriders	2	0	0	12	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	0	12	7	2	21