The 1949 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 11–1 record, but lost the IRFU Finals to the eventual Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes. This season was the best in franchise history, in terms of winning percentage, since the undefeated team from the 1905 season. This season also set the franchise record for most wins in a season, which would be matched, but not surpassed, four more times.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 13 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 25–1 1–0 Lansdowne Park 9,000
Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 11 1 0 261 170 22 Montreal Alouettes 12 8 4 0 295 204 16Toronto Argonauts 12 5 7 0 209 254 10Hamilton Wildcats 12 0 12 0 147 284 0
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Aug 27 at Montreal Alouettes W 7–6 1–0 Delorimier Stadium 14,958 2 2 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–21 2–0 Lansdowne Park 14,958 3 3 Mon, Sept 10 at Toronto Argonauts W 33–8 3–0 Varsity Stadium 19,000 4 4 Mon, Sept 17 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 11–6 4–0 Lansdowne Park 8,000 5 5 Mon, Sept 24 at Hamilton Wildcats W 17–10 5–0 Civic Stadium 7,000 6 6 Sat, Oct 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–18 6–0 Lansdowne Park 16,424 7 7 Sat, Oct 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–25 6–1 Lansdowne Park 14,000 7 8 Sun, Oct 9 at Montreal Alouettes W 12–9 7–1 Delorimier Stadium 20,000 8 9 Sat, Oct 15 at Hamilton Wildcats W 28–19 8–1 Civic Stadium 5,000 9 10 Sat, Oct 22 at Toronto Argonauts W 32–16 9–1 Varsity Stadium 19,000 10 11 Sat, Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–9 10–1 Lansdowne Park 15,000 11 12 Sat, Nov 5 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 23–18 11–1 Lansdowne Park 9,000
Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record IRFU Final #1 Wed, Nov 9 at Montreal Alouettes L 7–22 0–1 Delorimier Stadium 15,272 IRFU Final #2 Sat, Nov 12 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–14 0–2 Lansdowne Park 17,000
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