1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season

The 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–6 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Finals.

1959 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Frank Clair
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Finals

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
B	July 30	vs. BC Lions	W 24–22	1–0
B	Aug 3	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 7–20	1–1
C	Aug 6	at BC Lions	L 14–35	2–1

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	10	4	0	298	162	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	8	6	0	275	217	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	193	305	12
Toronto Argonauts	14	4	10	0	192	274	8

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	Aug 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 20–21	0–1
1	2	Aug 21	at Montreal Alouettes	L 8–23	0–2
2	3	Aug 29	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 10–34	0–3
3	4	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 7–22	0–4
4	5	Sept 13	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–19	0–5
5	6	Sept 16	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–1	1–5
5	7	Sept 19	at Montreal Alouettes	W 43–6	2–5
6	8	Sept 26	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 14–23	2–6
7	9	Oct 3	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 9–7	3–6
8	10	Oct 10	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 36–8	4–6
8	11	Oct 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 28–12	5–6
9	12	Oct 17	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–16	6–6
10	13	Oct 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 18–4	7–6
11	14	Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	W 31–21	8–6

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 43–0	1–0
East Final #1	Nov 14	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 17–5	2–0
East Final #2	Nov 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 7–21	2–1