| Team: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Record: | 7–7 |
| Division Place: | 3rd, IRFU |
| Coach: | Frank Clair |
| Playoffs: | Lost East Semi-Final |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
The 1956 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in third place in the IRFU with a 7–7 record but lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Semi-Final.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
| A | Aug 3 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 13–1 | 1–0 | |
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| B | Aug 10 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 33–13 | 2–0 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 478 | 361 | 20 | |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 383 | 385 | 14 | |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 359 | 14 | |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 331 | 413 | 8 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
| 1 | 1 | Aug 22 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–21 | 1–0 | |
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| 2 | 2 | Aug 31 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 10–42 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Sept 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–22 | 1–2 | |
| 3 | 4 | Sept 8 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 0–21 | 1–3 | |
| 4 | 5 | Sept 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 21–36 | 1–4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 20–9 | 2–4 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sept 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 31–20 | 3–4 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sept 29 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 43–22 | 4–4 | |
| 7 | 9 | Oct 6 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 35–42 | 4–5 | |
| 7 | 10 | Oct 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 9–24 | 4–6 | |
| 8 | 11 | Oct 13 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 24–40 | 4–7 | |
| 9 | 12 | Oct 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 37–26 | 5–7 | |
| 10 | 13 | Oct 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 17–15 | 6–7 | |
| 11 | 14 | Nov 3 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 17–15 | 7–7 |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
| East Semi-Final | Nov 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 21–46 | 7–8 |
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