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Canadian football team season

1947 Ottawa Rough Riders season
Head coach	Sammy Fox
Home field	Lansdowne Park
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost in IRFU Final
← 1946 Other seasons 1948 →

The 1947 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–4 record but lost the IRFU Finals to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	Sat, Aug 23	at Toronto Indians	W 13–1	1–0	Oakwood Stadium	3,200
B	Sat, Aug 30	vs. Regina Roughriders	W 54–0	2–0	Lansdowne Park	5,000

Regular season

Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	8	4	0	170	103	16
Toronto Argonauts	12	7	4	1	140	122	15
Montreal Alouettes	12	6	6	0	164	164	12
Hamilton Tigers	12	2	9	1	119	204	5

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	Sat, Sept 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 23–6	1–0	Lansdowne Park	12,000
2	2	Sat, Sept 13	at Hamilton Tigers	W 8–2	2–0	Civic Stadium	12,000
3	3	Sat, Sept 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 28–23	3–0	Lansdowne Park	12,000
3	4	Sun, Sept 21	at Montreal Alouettes	W 8–3	4–0	Delorimier Stadium	19,102
4	5	Sat, Sept 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 0–8	4–1	Varsity Stadium	19,000
5	6	Sat, Oct 4	at Hamilton Tigers	W 33–12	5–1	Lansdowne Park	10,000
6	7	Sat, Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 1–7	5–2	Lansdowne Park	9,586
6	8	Sun, Oct 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 22–3	6–2	Delorimier Stadium	14,000
7	9	Sat, Oct 18	vs. Hamilton Tigers	W 13–8	7–2	Lansdowne Park	9,089
8	10	Sun, Oct 26	at Hamilton Tigers	L 8–14	7–3	Civic Stadium	7,500
9	11	Sat, Nov 1	at Toronto Argonauts	W 15–5	8–3	Varsity Stadium	16,000
10	12	Sat, Nov 8	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 11–12	8–4	Lansdowne Park	8,500

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
IRFU Final #1	Tue, Nov 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 0–3	0–1	Lansdowne Park	10,000
IRFU Final #2	Sat, Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	L 0–21	0–2	Varsity Stadium	19,500

References

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"CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2017-08-22.

v t e Ottawa Rough Riders
Founded in 1876 Folded in 1996 Based in Ottawa, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Rough Riders records Ottawa records Players Seasons Head coaches
Stadiums	Frank Clair Stadium
Lore	Ottawa Trojans Labour Day Classic
Important figures	Frank Clair Tom Clements Tony Gabriel Russ Jackson Rudy Phillips
Retired numbers	11 12 26 40 60 62 70 71 72 77
Dominion Championships (3)	1898 1900 1902
Grey Cup Championships (9)	1925 1926 1940 1951 1960 1968 1969 1973 1976
Eastern Division Championships (15)	1925 1926 1936 1939 1940 1941 1948 1951 1960 1966 1968 1969 1973 1976 1981
See also	Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Redblacks Jeff Hunt

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Ottawa Rough Riders seasons

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

v t e 1947 Canadian football season by team
Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Regina Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Ottawa Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach Toronto Indians Windsor
See also	35th Grey Cup

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