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1955 Ottawa Rough Riders season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Ottawa Rough Riders

| year = 1955

| record = 3–9

| division_place = 4th, IRFU

| coach = Chan Caldwell

| stadium = Lansdowne Park

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro bowlers =

| uniform =

| shortnavlink = Other seasons

}}

The 1955 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in fourth place in the IRFU with a 3–9 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Preseason

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! A

| Aug 6

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 11–12

| 0–1

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! B

| Aug 12

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 24–17

| 1–1

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Regular season

=Standings=

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|+ Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" | Montreal Alouettes

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| align="left" | Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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| align="left" | Toronto Argonauts

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| align="left" |Ottawa Rough Riders

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=Schedule=

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Ottawa Rough Riders|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! 1

! 1

| Sept 3

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 22–34

| 0–1

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! 1

! 2

| Sept 5

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 19–18

| 1–1

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! 2

! 3

| Sept 10

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 12–23

| 1–2

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! 3

! 4

| Sept 17

| at Toronto Argonauts

| W 27–12

| 2–2

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! 4

! 5

| Sept 24

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 19–30

| 2–3

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! 5

! 6

| Oct 1

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 0–40

| 2–4

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! 6

! 7

| Oct 8

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 7–35

| 2–5

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! 6

! 8

| Oct 10

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 6–43

| 2–6

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! 7

! 9

| Oct 15

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 1–28

| 2–7

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! 8

! 10

| Oct 22

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 12–21

| 2–8

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! 9

! 11

| Oct 29

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 13–29

| 2–9

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! 10

! 12

| Nov 5

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 36–24

| 3–9

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{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1955irfuott.html|title=1955 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives}}

References

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{{Ottawa Rough Riders}}

{{Ottawa Rough Riders seasons}}

{{1955 Canadian football season by team}}

Category:Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Category:1955 Canadian football season by team

Category:1955 in sports in Ontario