- Preseason
- Regular season Standings Schedule
- Postseason Playoffs Grey Cup
- Awards and honours
- References
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo =
| team = Ottawa Rough Riders
| year = 1951
| record = 7–5–0
| division_place = 1st, IRFU
| coach = Clem Crowe
| stadium = Lansdowne Park
| playoffs = Won Grey Cup
| pro bowlers =
| uniform =
| shortnavlink = Other seasons
}}The 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–5 record and won the Grey Cup. Preseason| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | | A | Aug 4 | vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers | 61–0 | Win | 1–0 | | B | Aug 11 | vs. New York Giants | 41–18 | Loss | 1–1 | | C | Aug 18 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 38–17 | Loss | 1–2 |
Regular seasonStandings Interprovincial Rugby Football Union| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 197 | 14 | | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 229 | 131 | 14 | | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 226 | 205 | 14 | | Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 146 | 286 | 6 | Schedule| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | | 1 | Sept 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 36–17 | Loss | 0–1 | | 2 | Sept 8 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 13–9 | Win | 1–1 | | 2 | Sept 9 | at Montreal Alouettes | 33–8 | Win | 2–1 | | 3 | Sept 15 | at Toronto Argonauts | 11–6 | Loss | 2–2 | | 4 | Sept 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17–10 | Loss | 2–3 | | 5 | Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 20–18 | Win | 3–3 | | 6 | Oct 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 25–13 | Win | 4–3 | | 6 | Oct 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | 12–9 | Win | 5–3 | | 7 | Oct 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 28–19 | Loss | 5–4 | | 8 | Oct 20 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 32–16 | Win | 6–4 | | 9 | Oct 27 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 13–9 | Win | 7–4 | | 10 | Nov 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | 23–18 | Loss | 7–5 |
[1]PostseasonPlayoffs| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | | IRFU Final #1 | Nov 14 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17–7 | Win | 8–5 | | IRFU Final #2 | Nov 17 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11–9 | Win | 9–5 | | Eastern Final | Nov 21 | vs. Sarnia Imperials | 43–17 | Win | 10–5 | | Grey Cup | Nov 24 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 21–14 | Win | 11–5 |
[1]Grey Cup| Teams | 1 Q | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 Q | Final |
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| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | | Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
[2]Awards and honours{{Empty section|date=December 2010}}References1. ^1 1951 Ottawa Rough Riders - The Pro Football Archives
2. ^[https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1951 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1951 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214124615/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1951 |date=2012-02-14 }}
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