The 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 10–2 record but lost the Grey Cup game to the Calgary Stampeders.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Aug 21 at Hamilton Tigers W 13–7 1–0
Regular season Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Ottawa Rough Riders 12 10 2 0 264 130 20 Montreal Alouettes 12 7 5 0 221 172 14Toronto Argonauts 12 5 6 1 160 191 11Hamilton Wildcats 12 1 10 1 88 240 3
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Tue, Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes W 36–18 1–0 Delormier Stadium 11,000 2 2 Sat, Sept 4 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 30–5 2–0 Lansdowne Park 11,000 3 3 Sat, Sept 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 8–11 2–1 Lansdowne Park 11,000 4 4 Sat, Sept 18 at Toronto Argonauts W 32–12 3–1 Varsity Stadium 19,500 5 5 Sat, Sept 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 12–5 4–1 Lansdowne Park 14,158 6 6 Sat, Oct 2 at Hamilton Wildcats W 26–6 5–1 Civic Stadium 7,000 7 7 Sat, Oct 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–7 6–1 Lansdowne Park 11,000 8 8 Sat, Oct 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 41–6 7–1 Lansdowne Park 14,000 9 9 Sat, Oct 23 at Hamilton Wildcats W 17–8 8–1 Civic Stadium 4,000 9 10 Sun, Oct 24 at Montreal Alouettes L 13–35 8–2 Delorimier Stadium 16,000 10 11 Sat, Oct 30 vs. Hamilton Wildcats W 18–5 9–2 Lansdowne Park 8,704 11 12 Sat, Nov 6 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–12 10–2 Varsity Stadium 18,000
Postseason Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record IRFU Final #1 Nov 11 at Montreal Alouettes L 19–21 0–1 Delorimier Stadium 15,000 IRFU Final #2 Nov 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 15–7 1–1 Lansdowne Park 14,000 Eastern Final Nov 20 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 19–0 2–1 Lansdowne Park 15,000 Grey Cup Nov 27 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 7–12 2–2 Varsity Stadium 20,013
Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Calgary Stampeders 0 6 0 6 12 Ottawa Rough Riders 1 0 6 0 7
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