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.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Score 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-Cats14104029816220 Ottawa Rough Riders1486027521716 Montreal Alouettes1468019330512Toronto Argonauts1441001922748
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Score 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 Results Score 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
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