| Team: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Record: | 11–1 |
| Division Place: | 1st, IRFU |
| Coach: | Wally Masters |
| Playoffs: | Lost IRFU Finals |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
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.
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 170 | 22 | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 295 | 204 | 16 | |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 209 | 254 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 147 | 284 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |