| Team: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Year: | 1946 |
| Record: | 6–4–2 |
| Division Place: | 3rd, IRFU |
| Coach: | George Fraser |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Rough Riders seasons |
The 1946 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 6–4–2 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
| Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 211 | 118 | 16 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 140 | 124 | 16 | |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 175 | 128 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 234 | 2 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sat, Sept 7 | at Hamilton Tigers | W 34–17 | 1–0 | Civic Stadium | 7,000 | |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 4–0 | 2–0 | Lansdowne Park | 10,000 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, Sept 21 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 12–13 | 2–1 | Oakwood Stadium | 8,500 | |
| 4 | 4 | Sat, Sept 28 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 6–12 | 2–2 | Lansdowne Park | 12,000 | |
| 5 | 5 | Sat, Oct 5 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 24–14 | 3–2 | Lansdowne Park | 10,000 | |
| 5 | 6 | Sun, Oct 6 | at Montreal Alouettes | T 23–23 | 3–2–1 | Delorimier Stadium | 12,500 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sat, Oct 12 | vs. Hamilton Tigers | T 6–6 | 3–2–2 | Lansdowne Park | 4,000 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sat, Oct 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 12–3 | 4–2–2 | Varsity Stadium | 17,000 | |
| 7 | 9 | Sun, Oct 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 15–25 | 4–3–2 | Delorimier Stadium | 17,308 | |
| 8 | 10 | Sat, Oct 26 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 8–5 | 4–4–2 | Lansdowne Park | 12,000 | |
| 9 | 11 | Sat, Nov 2 | at Hamilton Tigers | W 11–1 | 5–4–2 | Civic Stadium | 2,000 | |
| 10 | 12 | Sat, Nov 9 | vs. Hamilton Tigers | W 23–6 | 6–4–2 | Lansdowne Park | 8,000 |